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- Crypto exchange Coinbase open sources its automated security scaling tool Salus and makes it available on GitHub (Daniel Palmer/CoinDesk)
- Independent merchants allege Amazon has an unfair advantage by sending free samples via Vine to get their own brands reviewed fast, amid an EU antitrust probe (Spencer Soper/Bloomberg)
- UK publishes guidelines on proposed law governing sites that host pornographic content, but critics say there are still problems around enforcement and more (James Vincent/The Verge)
- YouTube announces partnership with Eventbrite to sell concert tickets on artists' video channels in US, says it now covers more than 70% of US ticketing market (Jon Fingas/Engadget)
- Chicago Mercantile Exchange report shows Bitcoin futures have continually risen through Q3 2018, with average daily volume up 41% since Q2 (Stan Higgins/CoinDesk)
- Micron to buy out Intel's stake in IM Flash Technologies joint venture for $1.5B in cash and assume responsibility for $1B debt (Vibhuti Sharma/Reuters)
- JD.com announces a parcel delivery service in China to send items through its app or request pickups via WeChat, starting in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou (Jennifer Smith/Wall Street Journal)
- China-based online retailer JD.com to launch a flagship online store on Google's shopping platforms by year's end to sell directly to US consumers (Bloomberg)
- Source: Twitter suspended hundreds of accounts for violating spam rules; the accounts had posted pro-Saudi Arabia tweets about the disappearance of Khashoggi (NBC News)
- As Facebook promotes its "war room" and efforts to fight interference, a study of disinformation on WhatsApp during Brazil's election shows more could be done (Sam Levin/The Guardian)
- As banks compete to become top underwriter for Uber's 2019 IPO, sources say Morgan Stanley, whose top tech banker moonlights as an Uber driver, is the favorite (Wall Street Journal)
- The SEC launches FinHub, a new division to help fintech startups, including those launching ICOs, navigate the legal implications of their products (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
- PayPal reports Q3 revenues of $3.68B, up 14% YoY, vs. $3.66B est., net income of $436M, up from $380M YoY (Kate Rooney/CNBC)
- A look at how SoftBank, whose Vision Fund received $45B from Saudi Arabia, is handling the growing crisis over Khashoggi's disappearance (New York Times)
- Uber redesigns its home screen to contextually recommend JUMP bikes or its cars depending on trip length, destination, and personal ride history (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)
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- Uber hired a special adviser to a British minister, and it highlights tech firms' thirst for political influencers
- Plaid, the fintech startup that quietly powers tech behemoths like Robinhood, Venmo, and Coinbase, is seeking funding at a $2 billion valuation
- Lena Dunham's feminist newsletter, which ran articles by Jennifer Lawrence and Michelle Obama, is reportedly shutting down
- Bill Gates says Paul Allen 'deserved more time in life' in a moving tribute to his Microsoft cofounder
- Amazon is opening a new office in Manchester as it makes a big bet on research and development in the UK
- The video game industry is going to have a very happy holiday season ? these 6 charts show why (EA, ATVI)
- 10 things in tech you need to know today
- How insurers, providers, and employers can harness new market opportunities using wearables
- Here's why current smart home device owners are appealing to tech companies
- The parent company of MoviePass just gave another indication that shareholders are balking at its plan to reverse split its stock (HMNY)
- Tesla is finally making a lower-cost Model 3 (TSLA)
- Sprint took the unusual step of touting its miserable performance, and doing so could save it's business
- YouTube's latest partnership shows how it's had to learn to play a different game to win in the music business (GOOG, GOOGL, LYV)
- China's biggest retailer is coming to America with the help of Google
- Some MoviePass investors are cheering on a new government investigation into the company's finances (HMNY)
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- PayPal beats on earnings, revenue, and guidance (PYPL)
- Top cannabis VCs give their best advice on how to invest in the booming marijuana industry
- Some publishers blame Facebook for destroying jobs with inaccurate metrics, but others say the industry should have known better
- The game developer behind 'Grand Theft Auto' and 'Red Dead Redemption' is embroiled in an ongoing controversy ? here's what's been going on
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