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Mobile Minutes: Amazon unveils Echo; Morgan Stanley adds Uber; Facebook's Ebola campaign; Nexus devices

Amazon reveals the Echo, a Siri-like home assistant that doubles as a DJ
In a surprise announcement Thursday, Amazon unveiled the Echo, a cylindrical Internet-connected speaker that has an intelligence of its own. Like the mobile digital assistants we?ve come to know (if not love), the Echo responds to natural-language voice commands.
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Morgan Stanley among first to add Uber to travel policy
Morgan Stanley employees can use Uber Technologies Inc. cars for company trips, making the bank one of the first firms to make it policy to reimburse employees for the service.
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Facebook launches Ebola fundraising campaign
Facebook is launching a fundraising campaign to help groups fighting Ebola. The social network, whose founder Mark Zuckerberg announced a personal $25 million donation to help battle the deadly disease, will make it easier for others to donate as well.
Read more on CNN Money

Lollipop, the latest version of Android, is grown-up and accessible
Google has just released its new version of Android, and the company is showing it off on a new slate of Nexus devices: A 9-inch tablet and a coming phone, the Nexus 6.
Read more on New York Times