AT&T's DirecTV Now streaming TV service launches Nov. 30 starting at $35/mo. for 60+ channels, up to $70/month for 120+ channels
[UPDATE: Channel lineup below the fold.] — AT&T has officially unveiled details about its upcoming streaming TV service called DirecTV Now.
Sources: Amazon developing premium Echo-like speaker with a 7-inch touchscreen and high-grade speakers, to be announced as soon as Q1 2017
Company may release higher-end device early next year — New speaker targets kitchens; to cost more than Echo gadgets
UK's Investigatory Powers bill becomes law, mandates everyone's browsing histories be stored and available to police, as well as several government agencies
Home secretary hails ‘world-leading’ laws, which include forcing web and phone companies to collect browsing histories
Report: Cyber Monday was the biggest online shopping day in US history with $3.39B in sales, up 10.2% YoY; mobile revenue was 35% of sales, up 48% YoY at $1.19B
Online frenzy for Lego, iPads and Playstations saw $3.39bn spent: mobile spending grew fast and shoppers using iOS devices outspent Android users.
Instagram will now inform users, just like Snapchat, when a screenshot of their private Instagram Direct message is taken
People are deeply worried that Instagram is tattling on them whenever they take a screenshot. See this inflammatory tweet as an example:
Canada begins testing self-driving cars in Ontario with partners BlackBerry QNX, University of Waterloo, and Erwin Hymer Group
Erwin Hymer Group, University of Waterloo, BlackBerry part of 1st pilot — Ontario has achieved an important first by putting automated cars on the road for the first time …
Samsung will allocate 50% of free cash flow to shareholders, add at least one outside director, and review its corporate structure
Company considering adding at least one new outside director — Stock buybacks, increased dividends will make up cash return
Uber defends its business model as a digital platform, not a transportation service, in landmark case in EU's highest court
LUXEMBOURG — Uber asserted on Tuesday that it was helping to bolster Europe's digital economy as part of its defense in a long-awaited hearing to decide …
AT&T mobile subscribers will be able to stream DirecTV Now without using their data, as the company doubles down on disregard for the ethos of net neutrality
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The White House partners with Stanford University and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to host an event on Wednesday to discuss how tech can help address poverty
President Obama and Mark Zuckerberg in 2011 — Tomorrow, the White House will partner with Stanford University …
German officials demand further action from Facebook against hate speech posts, after it took 48 hours and a social media outcry to remove an anti-semitic post
BERLIN — Yorai Feinberg was going about his daily routine this month when his social media feeds and cellphone began lighting up. Tweets: @deborahkops and @puiwingtam Tweets: Deborah Kops / @deborahko...
Source: embattled HR startup Zenefits agrees to $7M settlement with California regulators, will keep operating in the state
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Lenovo Phab 2 Pro review: first Google Tango phone shows promise with small yet compelling AR app library but is mediocre for day-to-day tasks
I just spent 15 minutes wandering around the office, trying to shoot ghouls in the face with lightning. Before that, I dropped a virtual rococo sofa …
Filings: Chinese government money backs US-based Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, which made a $1.3B deal for US chipmaker Lattice Semiconductor Corp this month
Amazon expands its Interesting Finds online gift shop, which is now on mobile, and adds human curation
Following its debut earlier this year, Amazon quietly launched a revamped and expanded version of Pinterest-like feature called “Interesting Finds,” which is also now available on mobile.
Silicon Valley's biggest failing is its lack of empathy for the lives disrupted by its tech: from self-driving trucks to the proliferation of fake news
Om Malik / New Yorker :
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