Lost Seoul: South Korea Blocks Google From Expanding Local Maps and other top stories.

• Lost Seoul: South Korea Blocks Google From Expanding Local Maps

  

  SEOUL—South Korea denied a request by Alphabet Inc.’s Google to export digital-map data from the country, effectively blocking the U.S. technology giant from expanding its limited local-map services there. For eight years, Google has sought approval to store South Korean map data on its foreign servers, a step it says is necessary to provide a full range of mapping services, including 3-D maps and traffic updates. South Korea is a...

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• SpaceX just asked permission to launch 4425 satellites - more than currently orbit Earth

  

  Flickr/SpaceX SpaceX, the aerospace company founded by the Mars-hungry tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, just made a big move to envelop the Earth in high-speed internet coverage. On Tuesday, the company filed a lengthy application with the Federal Communications Commission to launch 4,425 satellites. (We first heard about the filing through the r/SpaceX community on Reddit.) That is a lot of satellites. According to a database compiled by the Union of Concerned ..

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• Shareholders give green light to $2.6B merger of Tesla, SolarCity

  

  WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Shareholders for Tesla and SolarCity approved a proposed merger of the companies on Thursday, giving Elon Musk the means to sell and install the solar panel roof tiles he unveiled at a recent event. Musk's now-approved purchase of SolarCity for $2.6 billion and his plan to combine it with Tesla will allow the company to sell systems that generate electricity using the roof tiles to power homes and charge electric cars. "Tesla's shareholders have overwhelmingly appro..

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• Amazon is rolling out Alexa-only shopping deals

  

  Amazon has already stoked the holiday consumption fire by rolling out a bunch of deals well ahead of Black Friday, but this weekend’s shopping opportunity comes with a giant catch: starting November 18 and running through the 21st, certain deals are only available if you order through Alexa, the voice-controlled virtual assistant that runs on Amazon’s Echo speakers and Fire TV products. Over the next few days, if you ask Alexa "Alexa, what are your deals?" you’ll be able to order a variety of d..

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• Climate change worries escalate as Trump elevates top deniers

  

  Trump's ascendance is threatening not to simply undo a series of already tenuous international agreements, but give a boost to interests opposed to fossil fuel regulation, while amplifying voices who express doubt -- or outright deny -- that climate change is real. It is. Scientists agree people are causing climate change primarily by burning fossil fuels, and the longterm consequences are expected to be disastrous.""The disaster that Donald Trump represents for the climate cannot be understated..

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• Airbnb hosts can now also make money as tour guides

  

  Airbnb staged a big event in L.A. for its hosts and showed how they can make more money by offering personalized local tours, but sidestepped its controversial battles with cities over regulations. Jefferson Graham talks to hosts on #TalkingTech USA TODAYAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky announces the company's new trips program, which allows hosts to make money as tour guides.(Photo: Jefferson Graham)LOS ANGELES — Airbnb broadened its offerings Thursday with news the short-term rental site will ..

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• Xiaomi Mi Mix review—This is what the future of smartphones looks like

  

  reader comments 169 Behold, Xiaomi's Mi Mix.Edited/produced by Jennifer Hahn SPECS AT A GLANCE: XIAOMI MI MIX SCREEN 2040×1080 6.4" (362ppi) IPS LCD OS Android 6.0 with Miui 8 CPU Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 (two 2.35GHz Kryo cores and two 2.12 GHz Kryo cores) RAM Standard: 4GB "18K" version: 6GB GPU Adreno 530 STORAGE Standard: 128GB"18K" version: 256GB NETWORKING 802.11b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, NFC BANDS GSM: B2, 3, 5, 8 WCDMA: B1, 2, 5, 8 CDMA: BC0 TD-SCDMA: B..

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