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    • Facebook's YouTube competitor Watch is pivoting to older audiences as teens tune out and the company pares down the number of shows it purchases (Michelle Castillo/CNBC)

    Michelle Castillo / CNBC: Facebook’s YouTube competitor Watch is pivoting to older audiences as teens tune out and the company pares down the number of shows it purchases  —  – Facebook’s Watch, a hub for shows and premium video content, was intended to be its big competitor to YouTube. Facebook's YouTube competitor Watch is pivoting

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    • Securitize, which helps companies issue asset-backed security tokens, raises $12.75 Series A from investors including Coinbase Ventures and Ripple's Xpring fund (Jon Russell/TechCrunch)

    Jon Russell / TechCrunch: Securitize, which helps companies issue asset-backed security tokens, raises $12.75 Series A from investors including Coinbase Ventures and Ripple’s Xpring fund  —  Coinbase, the $8 billion crypto exchange giant, is one of a bevy of big name crypto investors backing a project aimed … Securitize, which helps companies issue asset-backed security

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    • The best Cyber Monday 2018 deals on phones, fitness trackers, smart speakers, streaming devices, and more, from Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Amazon, and others (Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge)

    Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: The best Cyber Monday 2018 deals on phones, fitness trackers, smart speakers, streaming devices, and more, from Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Amazon, and others  —  Cyber Monday is here, and so are the deals  —  Black Friday may be over, but the deals are still going strong. The best Cyber

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    • During a hearing SCOTUS justices appeared open to letting Apple App Store antitrust lawsuit proceed; the plaintiffs have backing from 30 state attorneys general (Andrew Chung/Reuters)

    Andrew Chung / Reuters: During a hearing SCOTUS justices appeared open to letting Apple App Store antitrust lawsuit proceed; the plaintiffs have backing from 30 state attorneys general  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared open to letting a lawsuit proceed against Apple Inc … During a hearing SCOTUS justices appeared

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    • Internal docs: Venmo had operating loss of ~$40M in Q1 2018, 40% bigger than expected, largely due to fraud that led the company to reduce website functionality (Peter Rudegeair/Wall Street Journal)

    Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal: Internal docs: Venmo had operating loss of ~$40M in Q1 2018, 40% bigger than expected, largely due to fraud that led the company to reduce website functionality  —  A spike in fraudulent activity earlier this year led to higher losses than the payments company had expected Internal docs: Venmo

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    • Sources: Russia's considering legislation that would fine tech companies up to 1% of their annual revenue in the country for failing to comply with Russian laws (Reuters)

    Reuters: Sources: Russia’s considering legislation that would fine tech companies up to 1% of their annual revenue in the country for failing to comply with Russian laws  —  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has launched a civil case against Google (GOOGL.O), accusing it of failing to comply with a legal requirement … Sources: Russia's considering legislation

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