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An exterior view of Tesla's Model S beta prototype. Photographed on Nov. 10, 2011 at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto. (Dai Sugano/Mercury News)
An exterior view of Tesla’s Model S beta prototype. Photographed on Nov. 10, 2011 at Tesla headquarters in Palo Alto. (Dai Sugano/Mercury News)
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Here s what s going on in tech.

Yahoo may restructure its media unit, Recode reports.

Tesla is hiring more than 1,600 people around the world, according to its website.

More Facebook shuttle drivers join Teamsters.

 

After being slammed by Donald Trump on Twitter over taxes and more, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tweeted that he wants to send Trump to space.

Blue Coat Systems is reportedly in talks for an IPO. The Sunnyvale network security company was was taken private in 2012 and was taken over by Bain just nine months ago.

Former Google life sciences unit renames itself Verily.

Digital ad spending is expected to soon surpass TV, according to a new report. (NYT)

AOL cuts 100 jobs, mostly in its dial-up business.

After blowback, IBM cancels campaign to get women interested in science by hacking a hair dryer. (WSJ)

Another security problem on Lenovo computers: Lenovo is asking users to uninstall the Lenovo Solution Center software because of a security risk on certain computers.

The New York attorney general is investigating T-Mobile for false advertising over its claims of no service contracts.

Qualcomm accused of violating European antitrust rules.

 

Photo: Closeup of a Tesla Model S. (Dai Sugano/Mercury News)

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