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Google launches Android Things for appliances as earlier spinoffs scramble to catch on (Reuters: Top News)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday launched a spinoff of its Android operating system for home appliances …
Google’s new Android TV push: Soundbars with Google Assistant (VentureBeat)
Google is doubling down on its Google Assistant strategy for Android TV. The company and JBL today announced the JBL …
Android Things 1.0 arrives to help IoT developers leverage Google Assistant and machine learning (VentureBeat)
Google today released version 1.0 of Android Things, letting manufacturers build and maintain Internet of Things (IoT) devices using its …
How Amazon got its name (AMZN) (Business Insider)
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Amazon was originally called "Cadabra," as in "abracadabra," according to Brad Stone's book "The Everything Store."
But CEO Jeff …
Facebook is trading at its best level since the Cambridge Analytica data scandal (FB) (Tech Insider)
Facebook is trading at its best level since the Cambridge Analytica data scandal broke.
Shares are about 3% below where they …
Amazon’s Allegedly Harsh Work Culture Has Made Headlines: Here’s What You Can Learn (Entrepreneur: Latest Articles)
Whether or not you bought the allegation that Amazon workers 'peed in bottles' to survive brutally long work shifts, you …
YouTube just pulled hundreds of videos endorsing a homework service that encourages students to cheat (Tech Insider)
YouTube just pulled hundreds of videos sponsored by paid essay-writing service EduBirdie, which encourages academic cheating.
The videos were removed following …