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- Sony updates its PlayStation App for iOS and Android, introducing in-app voice chat support, a revamped UI, PlayStation Store integration, and more (Brandon Russell/XDA Developers)
- eBay reports Q3 revenue of $2.6B, up 25% YoY, 183M active buyers, up 5% YoY, with total gross merchandise volume of $25.0B, up 22% YoY (Clark Schultz/Seeking Alpha)
- Pinterest reports Q3 revenue of $443M, up 58% and beating estimates of $383.5M, and 442M MAUs, up 37% YoY and above estimates of 436.4M; stock up 15%+ (Salvador Rodriguez/CNBC)
- The Senate's Section 230 hearing, with Dorsey, Zuckerberg, and Pichai, only briefly discussed the law, instead letting Republicans berate Dorsey for soundbites (Gilad Edelman/Wired)
- Tomo Networks, a startup founded a few months ago by former Zillow execs that develops mortgage tools for real estate agents and buyers, raises $40M seed round (Taylor Soper/GeekWire)
- Lunchbox, which helps restaurants build ordering tools on their own websites and apps, raises $20M Series A led by Coatue (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
- Amazon Echo Dot (2020) review: surprisingly good sound quality with nice mics at a low price, but new spherical design is more conspicuous and hard to mount (Dan Seifert/The Verge)
- Robust.AI raises $15M Series A led by Jazz Venture Partners to improve problem solving for collaborative robots (Brian Heater/TechCrunch)
- Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group breached, leaking tens of thousands of docs online, including schematics of client bank vaults and surveillance systems (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)
- Internal email: Spotify defends Joe Rogan interviewing Alex Jones, saying it won't "ban specific individuals from being guests on other people's shows" (Jane Lytvynenko/BuzzFeed News)
- AMD unveils new GPUs: $999 Radeon 6900 XT, coming 12/8 for $500 less than RTX 3090, $649 Radeon 6800 XT, coming 12/8 for $50 less than RTX 3080, and more (Tom Warren/The Verge)
- Study of political news Facebook Pages from Jan.-Sept.: right-leaning Pages received 6B interactions, or 43% of the total, while left-leaning pages received 26% (Media Matters for America)
- LG Wing review: interesting design, excellent build quality, and solid performance, but pricey and there are not many uses for its fold-out second display (Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge)
- Following social media crackdowns, QAnon content is continuing to thrive on Amazon and platforms like Parler and Telegram with limited moderation (Washington Post)
- Coinbase brings its Coinbase Card, a debit Visa card for cryptocurrency, to the US, after launching in Europe (Monica Chin/The Verge)
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- Former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor revealed as 'Anonymous' author who said there was a 'resistance' in the Trump administration
- The best KitchenAid stand mixers
- Home Depot's Black Friday sale starts November 6, but you can already see the best deals
- Trump says 'hopefully' states won't be allowed to count ballots after Election Day, which is a normal part of the electoral process
- Trump's COVID-19 treatment would have cost an estimated $650,000 out of pocket
- 'Dirty money': Key border communities are rejecting $2.5 million in federal money over Trump's wall and extreme immigration policies
- This NYC tailor is rebelling against fashion industry waste by fixing clothes from a street cart
- Fly larvae eat food waste and can be turned into animal feed ? and it's a trend that's catching on around the world
- Big Tech argues against repealing Section 230
- US Air Force F-16s intercepted an unauthorized aircraft flying in a restricted area over a Trump rally
- Which is safer: Airbnb or hotels? Here's what doctors say
- The nightmare that Joe Biden could inherit
- The best deals on PlayStation 4 consoles, controllers, and games right now ? including $10 off 'The Outer Worlds'
- Spotify reportedly emails managers after podcaster Joe Rogan hosts conspiracy theorist Alex Jones: 'We are not going to ban specific individuals from being guests'
- Fauci says it's time for the US to 'put aside these extraordinary excuses' and mandate masks
- Best Buy has announced some of its early Cyber Monday deals ? here's what's on sale now and what to expect on November 30
- The S&P 500 will tumble up to 20% before the inauguration as investors have lost hope that COVID-19 would be controlled, an investment chief says
- How to watch videos on your Apple Watch by sending them through the Messages app
- The best online deals and sales happening now ? including Twillory shirts for $39 when you buy 2
- Osmo's learning kits are a fun way to introduce STEAM concepts to kids with engaging math and word games
- Nancy Pelosi says the stock-market slide could force Trump to quickly negotiate a large stimulus deal
- Electoral strength from key minority groups keeps Trump competitive in Florida in the campaign's final stretch
- Dow craters 943 points in worst day since June as virus spike spurs new lockdowns
- Walmart CEO urges Congress to pass another stimulus bill, assisting those who 'really need help' and boosting holiday sales by billions of dollars
- 17 top-rated products to clean every room in your house
- This beauty startup uses a highly accurate foundation-matching quiz to help you find the right shade ? I found my match on the first try
- 25 fun and useful gifts that new dads will love
- The best deals on Nintendo Switch consoles, games, and accessories right now ? including $20 off 'Pokémon Sword and Shield'
- A Navy veteran reveals the nasty food served aboard warships in a viral Facebook post
- The best bike pumps
- Republicans used a Senate hearing to criticize tech CEOs for fact-checking Trump's posts before the election
- How the QAnon conspiracy theory seeped into Trump rallies and efforts to stop child trafficking
- Kushner boasted that Trump was 'getting the country back from the doctors' in newly released recording
- Tech stocks lead the market lower amid disappointing Microsoft outlook and congressional hearing with industry CEOs
- An alleged fraudster CEO's car collection just auctioned for $44 million ? see the 15 priciest rides, including a $3 million Ferrari and a $1 million Toyota
- How the electoral college works and how the president will be selected this year
- Walmart has already announced early Black Friday deals ? here's what will be on sale in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving
- Twitter's moderation policies are in place to protect the integrity of US elections, Jack Dorsey says
- How the deployment of the Army's brand-new training unit became a headache for one of the US's closest allies
- Amazon's new Echo packs powerful sound and smarter features into a $100 speaker, signaling a big upgrade for the company's popular smart home device
- Genesis already makes terrific cars ? now it just has to win US buyers away from Mercedes and BMW
- Nearly 100 IHOP locations will close across the US in the coming months, as the chain's sales slump amid the pandemic
- James Comey's wife tried to convince him not to make his surprise October announcement about Hillary Clinton's emails in 2016
- I still love using this bath towel after more than 2 years ? it's a simple everyday luxury after every shower
- RV sales continue to soar through the coronavirus pandemic with no end in sight and shipments rising 30% in September alone
- Why men get beer bellies
- 28 last-minute gifts that are still thoughtful and unique
- How to navigate pre-election market madness ? and how to trade a K-shaped recovery
- You can now apply to work remotely from the Cayman Islands ? if you earn more than $100,000 a year
- 27 pharma execs involved in the hunt for COVID-19 vaccines have raked in more than $1 billion by selling stock this year. Here's who's cashed in the most from Regeneron, Moderna, Vir, and more.
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