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The biggest tech news you missed over Thanksgiving
1 month ago | By Fortune
Good morning, Term Sheet readers. I'm glad to be back from Thanksgiving break, when I finally gave up trying to like turkey and opted for lasagna.
Much like lasagna , the news layered on over the long U.S. holiday as investors continued to take advantage of these strange market conditions to IPO or merge with other businesses.
Here are five things you need to know to jumpstart your week:
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