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Sources: Alphabet plans ride-sharing service with Fiat Chrysler, will deploy semi-autonomous version of the Chrysler Pacifica minivan as early as end of 2017 — Parent Alphabet said to announce automotive-unit plans Tuesday — Semi-autonomous Chrysler Pacifica set for fleet, people say
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Google to spin off its self-driving car unit as a new company within Alphabet called Waymo; ex-Hyundai North America executive Jon Krafcik to be CEO — Dec 13, 2016, 9:16 amDec 13, 2016, 9:33 am — Google is spinning out its self-driving car unit as a separate company called Waymo, the company announced today.
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Report: Google no longer developing self-driving car without a steering wheel and pedals — Google has refocused its autonomous driving efforts away from developing its own car without a steering wheel and pedals, according to a report from The Information.
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Tweets: @johnkirk, @amir, @theinformation, @natisho, @jessicalessin, and @amir
| New York Times: |
How Russia executed an effective, hard to trace and mitigate cyber offensive on the DNC, aided by an FBI response that lacked speed, urgency, comprehensiveness — WASHINGTON — When Special Agent Adrian Hawkins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation called the Democratic National Committee …
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| Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors: |
Apple starts selling AirPods online in 100 countries, with units available in retail stores over the coming weeks; shipping times slip to 4+ weeks in US — Apple's AirPods are now available to order from the company's online store for $159.00, following weeks of speculation on exactly when the wireless headphones would launch.
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Tweets: @stevekovach, @jury, @9to5mac, and @johnpaczkowski
| David Jagneaux / UploadVR: |
Oculus splits into two divisions: PC VR, with co-founder Iribe stepping down as CEO to lead, and mobile VR, led by an ex-Qualcomm exec; Luckey not mentioned — Some days when you work on the media side of the tech industry, you get through the day by going through the motions …
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Google debuts Android Things, a platform for building IoT devices with Google services and Android APIs, available today in developer preview — Google today announced Android Things, its new comprehensive IoT platform for building smart devices on top of Android APIs and Google's own services.
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Android Developers Blog, VentureBeat, The Register, Digital Trends, PCWorld, Android Authority, ZDNet, Android Police, 9to5Google, ARC, Ars Technica, PhoneDog.com, Tom's Hardware, and Phandroid. Tweets: @thewinkapp
| Nitasha Tiku / BuzzFeed: |
A group of nearly 60 employees at major tech firms sign pledge refusing to help build a Muslim registry — A group of nearly 60 employees at major tech companies have signed a pledge refusing to help build a Muslim registry. The pledge states that signatories will advocate within …
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CNNMoney and The Guardian. Tweets: @davewiner, @carnage4life, @mat, and @davidgaliel. Thanks:@ravichandrans25
| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat adds 16-person ephemeral group messaging to its app, Shazam support, and new creative tools including paintbrush and scissors features — Snapchat has added some new features, including Groups, a new group chat that lets up to 16 friends share conversation and media.
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Tweets: @realsimonburns, @richbtig, @kantrowitz, @samsheffer, @chrismessina, @samsheffer, @joshconstine, and @mekosoff
| Windows Blog: |
Microsoft announces Cortana Devices SDK for OEMs, in private preview, and Cortana Skills Kit preview for developers to publish Bot Framework bots to Cortana — We believe that everyone deserves a personal assistant. One to help you cope as you battle to stay on top of everything, from work to your home life.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple releases macOS update for 2016 MacBook Pro, which removes “battery remaining” readout, fixes graphics problems, more — Apple today is rolling out an update to macOS Sierra that addresses several issues with MacBook Pro computers, including the graphicsproblems on late 2016 MacBook Pro computers.
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Tweets: @stroughtonsmith, @panzer, @tapbot_paul, @lessien, and @panzer
| Several People Are Typing: |
Slack adds video calling to Mac and Windows 10 apps as well as Google Chrome, with up to 15 participants on paid accounts; mobile users can join with audio-only — Talking face-to-face with your team is just one click away — Since we added voice calling to Slack earlier this year …
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CNET, AppleInsider, ZDNet, The Next Web, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @ow, @stewart, and @g33konaut
| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
New Microsoft Translator feature enables real-time, in-person, multi-language translations for conversations across multiple devices — Microsoft this morning announced a new feature for its Translator program that will let people use their smartphones to have conversations in several languages at the same time.
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Next at Microsoft, The Verge, VentureBeat, CNET, The Fire Hose, PCWorld, and YouTube
| Michael Weissenstein / Associated Press: |
Google to install servers in Cuba to host its most popular content in hopes of speeding up load times of its sites by up to 10x — HAVANA (AP) — Google and the Cuban government signed a deal Monday allowing the internet giant to provide faster access to its data by installing servers …
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Tweets: @prrosado, @mweissenstein, and @abc
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Google publishes 8 NSLs from FBI, in keeping with indefinite gag order restrictions from the USA Freedom Act — In a post today, Google published a series of eight National Security Letters, in which the Federal Bureau of Investigation secretly requested subscriber information on specific accounts.
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
First HMD devices are Nokia 150 and Nokia 150 Dual SIM feature phones with 2.4" screen, up to 22 hours of talk and 31 days standby time, starting at $26 — Just last week, HMD was priming the press for the return of Nokia-branded handsets, slated to arrive at some point in the first half of next year.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Imgur matures into a meme social network with the launch of new following and chat features; anyone can message anyone, which raises spam and abuse concerns — There should be a term for how, given long enough, every social app adds a chat feature. Maybe “Carson's Law”, named after Johnny Carson … Sponsor Posts
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