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App download trackers show 2.8M-5M+ Super Mario Run downloads on its first day; App Annie says Mario is top downloaded app in 49 countries, top grossing in 8 — Pokémon Go, step aside. In the first 24 hours, Nintendo's Super Mario Run has beaten the record-breaking Pokémon game in terms of day one downloads.
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The US Election Assistance Commission, which oversees security of voting systems, was hacked around the time of the election, allegedly by a Russian hacker — The U.S. Election Assistance Commission, which is responsible for testing and certifying voting systems, among other things …
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| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Inside Trump's tech summit: Nadella talks immigration, Sandberg brings up STEM, and Bezos raises China; execs say Trump's kids involvement was inappropriate — It's almost like Recode was in the air duct at Trump Tower. — The leaders of tech were closemouthed about their meeting …
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| Andrew J . Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber refuses to apply for autonomous vehicle testing permit, asks DMV to clarify how self-driving Ubers in SF are different from Teslas with autopilot — Your move, California — Uber is sticking to its guns in refusing to apply for a $150 permit that the California Department of Motor Vehicles …
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| Aaron Souppouris / Engadget: |
BAMTech, owned by MLB and Disney, buys League of Legends esport tournament streaming rights through 2023 from Riot Games, reportedly in a $300M+ deal — BAMTech, the Major League Baseball- and Disney-owned streaming tech company, has signed a deal with Riot Games for the rights to League of Legends tournaments.
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| Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider: |
Facebook underreported iPhone traffic to Instant Articles tracked by comScore from Sept. 30 to Nov. 30; report says some publishers' numbers affected by 10-20% — Facebook announced on Friday that it had made another measurement error, this time affecting publishers that use its Instant Articles content platform.
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‘Ok Google’ hotword support in Android Auto is now enabled for all — Following a major update that added a phone optimized experience, Android Auto's next major feature is hotword detection for distraction-free driving. Some users began spotting the feature earlier in the month, but …
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NTSB says Facebook's Aquila drone crashed because its autopilot failed to compensate for unexpectedly high winds during landing — Dec 16, 2016, 8:00 amDec 16, 2016, 8:37 am — The right wing of Facebook's solar-powered drone Aquila failed, causing a crash landing of its first test flight …
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Vine won't be removed from app stores, will instead relaunch as “Vine Camera” in January — In October, Twitter announced it was shutting down Vine, its app that let users create and share 6-second looping videos. Today, the company says it won't actually pull the Vine app …
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Mercedes-Benz starts testing Croove, a pure peer-to-peer car rental service in Munich; owners can rent out cars in good condition from any brand — It's become a well-trod refrain, but carmakers are looking at what comes after ownership, and car-sharing between individual owners and renters is one of those models.
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Hopper flight booking app raises $61M Series C after raising $12M in March and growing sales 23X in the past year, to about $1M in gross bookings a day — Pictured are representations of Hopper's apps. Hopper enables consumers to track flights, and counsels them whether to wait or buy now for the best deal.
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Tweets: @mr_davewright and @daveambrose
| Greg Chiemingo / Evernote Blog: |
Evernote backtracks, will no longer change its privacy policy in January after user backlash, will not let employees read notes unless users opt-in — “Trust is at the heart of our service. That means we need to be transparent, admit our missteps, and commit to making the Evernote experience …
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Tweets: @croneill, @croneill, @christanyc, @evernote, @s_m_i, and @harrymccracken
| Peter Henderson / Reuters: |
Oracle co-CEO Safra Catz to join executive committee of Donald Trump's transition team while remaining at the firm — Oracle Corp Chief Executive Safra Catz will join the executive committee of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team, and she will remain at the company in the process …
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