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Alt-right commentator Laura Loomer handcuffed self to Twitter NYC door to protest her ban from the service; NYPD cut cuffs at Loomer's request after a few hours (The Verge)

SEC settles with Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled on charges of promoting ICOs without disclosing payments; Mayweather to pay $600K+ in fees, Khaled to pay $150K+ (Liz Moyer/CNBC)

Coinbase Pro says it is adding Zcash to its professional trading platform in the US, UK, European Union, Canada, Singapore, and Australia (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Vista Equity Partners takes majority stake in Wrike, a work management platform that says it has nearly a $100M run rate, source says at a valuation of ~$800M (Katie Roof/Wall Street Journal)

Techmeme now publishing paid and free "Leaderboards" showing the most influential reporters around a specific news topic (Gabe Rivera/Techmeme News)

SITE NEWS: Techmeme now publishing paid and free "Leaderboards" showing the most influential reporters around a specific news topic

Memo: the White House plans to host a roundtable on December 6 to discuss innovation with tech executives, including Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, and others (Wall Street Journal)

Sources detail the measures Google took to keep Dragonfly under wraps, including shutting out some members of the security and privacy teams from key meetings (Ryan Gallagher/The Intercept)

GM's President Dan Ammann to become CEO of self-driving car unit Cruise; current Cruise CEO and co-founder Kyle Vogt will stay on as unit president and CTO (Kia Kokalitcheva/Axios)

Lyft closes its acquisition of bike-rental startup Motivate, says it will invest $100M in NY's Citi Bike, tripling the number of bikes available to 40K by 2023 (Kate Clark/TechCrunch)

Elon Musk Ducks Out Of One Los Angeles Tunnel But Pursues Another

Facebook Has Had A Very Bad Week. Again.

Ohio Becomes First U.S. State To Allow Businesses To Pay Taxes With Bitcoin

iPhone battery dying? Hurry, Apple's cheap replacement offer is ending SOON

Red Dead Redemption 2 online money hack - how to earn fast in multiplayer

Your penis likes the winter months way more than you think

EE now runs entirely on renewable energy, eliminating 100,000 tonnes of carbon emissions

Red Dead Redemption 2 online: more players can join the mutiplayer game from TODAY

Loot boxes are being investigated as concerns over children gambling increase

Women who SNORE have a higher risk of developing heart disease, study warns

Amazon Alexa-enabled Big Mouth Billy Bass goes on sale just in time for Christmas

Red Dead Online issues could cause players to LOSE progress, developer warns

Hoard of 7,000 Ottoman silver coins discovered by INMATES in Bulgarian prison

Forget dating apps! Singletons will be paired in LABS based on their DNA by 2025

US soldiers will wear Microsoft AR headsets to 'increase lethality' on the battlefield

Vodafone is launching its own deals and loyalty programme for mobile customers

Earth will look very different in 100 million years

Huawei BANNED in another country as concerns grow over spying

Xbox Live Games with Gold: Xbox One and Xbox 360 free games for December 2018

NASA reveals final Mars photo from InSight's tiny companion MarCO

PS Plus free PlayStation 4 games for December 2018, including Onrush and SOMA

Most people expect to have a robot in their home in the near future

'Krazzy Rhino' sex enhancement drugs can cause PERMANENT penis damage, experts warn

Costa launch reusable coffee cup with built in contactless card

Penis enlargement DANGERS revealed - including gangrene and 'severe shortening'

Red Dead Online beta released: How to play Red Dead Redemption 2 Multiplayer

Ergoflex 5G Mattress review: Fantastic for back pain and a cool night's sleep

Has Atlantis been found? Wreck off Spain could be ruins of lost city, experts claim

Facebook may let you block certain words, emoji from appearing in comments - CNET

22 great phones with headphone jacks you can buy right now - CNET

Bill Burr's F is for Family returns to Netflix - CNET

Spider-Man is now the cuddliest superhero in the Spider-Verse - CNET

Netflix cancelled Marvel's Daredevil after 3 seasons - CNET

Sheryl Sandberg reportedly asked Facebook staff to probe Soros' finances - CNET

The Princess Switch review: Not the classic holiday rom-com 2018 deserves - CNET

How Google's 'Frankenphone' taught the Pixel 3 AI to take portrait photos - CNET

Elon Musk's public pot smoking days are over, NASA chief says - CNET

New Blade Runner anime series headed to Adult Swim - CNET

Anna and the Apocalypse: A Christmas zombie movie, with singing - CNET

So crypto didn’t kill venture capital after all

2020 Toyota Corolla sedan gets a bold new look in its 12th generation - Roadshow

The 2020 Hyundai Palisade is a boldly styled three-row crossover - Roadshow

The 2020 Toyota Corolla wears a striking new face - Roadshow

Right-wing activist Laura Loomer handcuffs herself to Twitter's NYC office - CNET

2019 Mazda3 debuts at LA Auto Show with Skyactiv-X tech - Roadshow

Airbnb is designing and building houses now - CNET

DJ Khaled, Floyd Mayweather settle with SEC over cryptocurrency charges - CNET

GM's Dan Ammann takes over as CEO of Cruise Automation - Roadshow

Activists make final push to save net neutrality - CNET

Mopar makes the 2020 Jeep Gladiator even better - Roadshow

The Elder Scrolls: Blades has been delayed until next year - CNET

Google excluded privacy team from Dragonfly China project, report says - CNET

Google Assistant will now be nicer if you say “Please” and “Thank you”

Congress: Amazon didn’t give “sufficient answers” about facial recognition - "Does Amazon Rekognition contain a mechanism for… deleting unused biometric data?"

DHL will invest $300 million to quadruple robots in warehouses in 2019

Christopher Wylie: 'The fashion industry was crucial to the election of Donald Trump': The Cambridge Analytica whistleblower reveals how certain brands were weaponised during the US election campaign

ESPN Has Lost 14 Million Viewers In 7 Years Thanks To Cord Cutting

Sheryl Sandberg reportedly wanted to know if George Soros, who publicly criticized Facebook, was shorting the company's stock.

Apple executive claims iPhone XR is company's best-selling model

How a phone app detected Sprint’s alleged throttling of Skype

Mass router hack exposes millions of devices to potent NSA exploit

Black box data shows pilots fought control system in Indonesia crash

Sennheiser discloses monumental blunder that cripples HTTPS on PCs and Macs

New beta-test version of Win10 1809 arrives, and — mirabile dictu! — it’s in the Release Preview ring

Now THAT'S the old-school way to pull wire!

Outlook 2016 cheat sheet

Windows Hello for Business: Next-gen authentication for Windows shops

Ohio becomes the first state to accept bitcoin for tax payments

IDG Contributor Network: Amazon Echo sets the bar for the perfect PC, smartphone or tablet upgrade experience

Apple feels the tech transition heat

What is Windows Hello? Microsoft’s biometrics security system explained

The Strange Phenomenon of L.O.L. Surprise Dolls

The Infinite Weirdness of Never-Ending Chat Histories

How Restaurants Got So Loud

Everything on Social Media Is for Sale

Making AI algorithms crazy fast using chips powered by light

Italy's League wants single broadband network under state control

Facebook starts verification for UK political ads

The federal government is cracking down on DJ Khaled and Floyd Mayweather for telling fans to invest in cryptocurrencies

Here’s why an app for finding bikini pics is Facebook’s latest headache

Mic has laid off the majority of its staff

Recode Daily: ‘I don’t think Amazon understands how close they are to blowing themselves up’

An Amazon revolt could be brewing as the tech giant exerts more control over brands

Scientists reveal the 10 funniest WORDS - and they're guaranteed to make you giggle

Red Dead Redemption 2: Where is Gavin? RDR2 mystery theories and how Nigel fits in

Potentially DEADLY bacteria related to MRSA is on your skin right now, study warns

'Digital smell' technology could let you send ODOURS in dating apps

Facebook Messenger bug makes old chats reappear - including from friends who have DIED

Red Dead Redemption 2 Update 1.03 patch notes including Online Multiplayer mode

Red Dead Online DOWN: Xbox One server status for RDR2 multiplayer

Australia's deadliest ANIMAL revealed - and it will surprise you

Google Pixel Lite leak reveals an affordable new phone

Fortnite gets brand new skin designed by an eight-year-old

Watch Disrupt Berlin Day One live right here!

Microsoft wins $480M military contract to outfit soldiers with HoloLens AR tech