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Big Tech Archive

Archives for January 2017

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The Google Car was supposed to disrupt the car industry. Now Waymo is taking on suppliers.The Google Car was supposed to disrupt the car industry. Now Waymo is taking on suppliers.
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Waymo’s move to bring its hardware manufacturing in-house shows the company’s attempt to edge out suppliers like Delphi and Mobileye.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Sundar Pichai makes the case for Google versus AlexaSundar Pichai makes the case for Google versus Alexa
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Google’s CEO says voice search is just part of the bigger search puzzle — and that Google has some real advantages.

By Tess Townsend
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Microsoft’s Azure cloud business almost doubled in the past yearMicrosoft’s Azure cloud business almost doubled in the past year
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Windows sales picked up a bit, too, allowing the company to beat sales and earnings estimates.

By Ina Fried
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Google shares are down after missing on fourth-quarter earningsGoogle shares are down after missing on fourth-quarter earnings
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Alphabet’s sales beat expectations, but profits fell short.

By Tess Townsend
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Alphabet’s health-tech company, Verily, is getting $800 million from a Singapore investment firmAlphabet’s health-tech company, Verily, is getting $800 million from a Singapore investment firm
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The investment should take some weight off Alphabet to fund R&D for the medical business.

By Tess Townsend
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The future of advertising is ‘fewer, better ads’The future of advertising is ‘fewer, better ads’
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“By giving away stuff for free for so long, we’ve created an ad economy that is bigger than it should be,” Deep Focus CEO Ian Schafer says.

By Eric Johnson
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Mobile search and YouTube are still driving Google’s growth. What about hardware?Mobile search and YouTube are still driving Google’s growth. What about hardware?
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That’s one thing we’ll look for in Google’s fourth-quarter results, set for Thursday after the bell.

By Tess Townsend
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Dropcam founder and Nest employee Greg Duffy is heading to AppleDropcam founder and Nest employee Greg Duffy is heading to Apple
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The iPhone maker confirmed the hire but won’t say what Duffy will be doing.

By Ina Fried
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Google has banned 200 publishers since it passed a new policy against fake newsGoogle has banned 200 publishers since it passed a new policy against fake news
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The company routinely weeds out “bad ads.” Now it weeds out more bad ad publishers, too.

By Tess Townsend
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Apple is trying to limit how often your iPhone apps can bug you to give them a ratingApple is trying to limit how often your iPhone apps can bug you to give them a rating
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With the next version of iOS, users will also be able to rate programs without having to go to the App Store.

By Ina Fried
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LinkedIn’s top engineering executive just got promoted to be Microsoft’s new CTOLinkedIn’s top engineering executive just got promoted to be Microsoft’s new CTO
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Kevin Scott, senior VP of engineering at LinkedIn, is joining its new parent company.

By Kurt Wagner
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Apple’s head of global retail marketing is going to be Ford’s first chief brand officerApple’s head of global retail marketing is going to be Ford’s first chief brand officer
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Before joining Apple in 2014, Musa Tariq headed up Nike’s digital marketing.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Qualcomm won’t stop shipping chips for the iPhone even though Apple is suing it for $1 billionQualcomm won’t stop shipping chips for the iPhone even though Apple is suing it for $1 billion
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The chipmaker is considering its own lawsuit against Apple, sources tell Recode.

By Ina Fried
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Nest has hired back robotics whiz Yoky Matsuoka as CTONest has hired back robotics whiz Yoky Matsuoka as CTO
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Matsuoka recently left Apple, where she was working on health tech.

By Tess Townsend
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New York Times editor Quentin Hardy is heading to GoogleNew York Times editor Quentin Hardy is heading to Google
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He announced on Twitter Monday that he will be head of editorial for Google Cloud.

By Tess Townsend