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<p>A hacker got away with roughly $72 million in bitcoin this week.</p>

Bitcoin hits $6,000, making its creator even more insanely rich

The cryptocurrency reached a new high Friday, keeping up a huge gain for 2017.

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Tech blogger Robert Scoble, one of the earliest Glass owners, thinks the problem with the device didn't have to do with surveillance.

Robert Scoble regrets being 'really hurtful to women'

The tech evangelist issues apologetic comments after being accused of sexual harassment by three women.

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<p>You scratch my back...</p>

Google's Pixel 2 gets bent out of shape during torture test

Commentary: The torturers at JerryRig Everything get ahold of Google's new phone and it doesn't appear to stand up so well. Especially the back.

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Get the iPhone X ASAP

Five tips to get the Apple's new iPhone on launch day before it goes out of stock.

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Honest Ads Act looks to regulate election ads, Nielsen to track streaming services

Today's major tech stories include the bipartisan Honest Ads Act that would regulate political advertisements online, Nielsen's plan to track viewership on subscription streaming services and Alphabet leading a $1 billion investment in Lyft.

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<p>RISE comes to Spotify.</p>

Spotify introduces Rise for emerging artists

Rise seeks to promote talented musicians and singers across Spotify and beyond.

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The Pixel 2 verdict and Huawei's odd Mate decisions (CNET UK podcast 530 show notes)

Nate Lanxon joins Andy to discuss the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, the 4K Apple TV and why Nate filmed his wedding in VR.

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<p>Halloween treats coming to Pokemon GO</p>

Pokemon Go introduces new creatures for Halloween

Are they too spooky for you?

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<p>On the left, a real engineer. On the right, a real actor who plays an engineer.</p>

Verizon talks engineers into becoming Pixel 2 salespeople

Commentary: Can engineers act? You decide as Verizon's first ad for Pixel 2 gives Google and Verizon's finest an (almost) starring role.

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<p>After facing criticism for allowing abusive behavior, Twitter aims to be more transparent.</p>

Twitter now has a timeline to go after bullies and trolls

For the first time, the social network makes its safety calendar public. Now you can see when it plans to enforce rules against abusive behavior.

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Silliness aside, Amazon now has to pick a new second home

All the wacky stunts from cities to get Amazon's attention will probably wrap up soon, as the hard numbers take over in the company's choice for HQ2.

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<p>One can never look at Jeff Bezos the same way again after this picture.</p>

Jeff Bezos posing on wind turbine may be peak Jeff Bezos

Commentary: Amazon's CEO has a new way of christening wind farms.

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