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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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| Bloomberg: |
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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Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Detroit Free Press, Business Insider, Vox, and Investor's Business Daily
Tweets: @markmilian, @sarahcuda, and @mhbergen
| 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: @amir, @theinformation, @natisho, @jessicalessin, and @amir
| 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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| 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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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
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 Verge, Android Authority, Android Police, ZDNet, 9to5Google, Ars Technica, PhoneDog.com, Tom's Hardware, Phandroid, Android Central, Android Beat, and Liliputing. 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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| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
As Trumplethinskin lets down his hair for tech, shame on Silicon Valley for climbing the Tower in silence — But don't expect a fairy tale ending! — Hoo boy, would I have liked to be in the room when Sheryl Sandberg/Tim Cook/Larry Page/fill-in-your-billionaire-tech- leader-here were reacting …
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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 … | 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: @kantrowitz, @realsimonburns, @chrismessina, @richbtig, @mekosoff, @samsheffer, @samsheffer, and @joshconstine
| 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: @mweissenstein and @abc
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
HMD and Nokia partnership yields two $26 dumbphones, the 150/150 Dual SIM, with 2.4-inch screens, numeric keypads, and 22 hour battery life, available next year — 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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HMD Global, Digital Trends, Softpedia News, VentureBeat, and Reuters
| 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: @tapbot_paul, @panzer, @lessien, and @panzer
| Pali Bhat / The Keyword: |
Android Pay launches in Japan with Rakuten Edy eMoney support at over 470K locations; support for Visa, Mastercard, and other payment platforms coming next year — The next time you pop into your local “conbini”, your Android phone will be all you need to take with you.
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