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Big Tech Archive

Archives for January 2017

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Android co-founder Andy Rubin hopes to reinvent the smartphone — againAndroid co-founder Andy Rubin hopes to reinvent the smartphone — again
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His startup, Essential, is working on a phone as well as “smart home” gear

By Ina Fried
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Amazon just poached one of Target’s rising stars to run Prime in important new marketsAmazon just poached one of Target’s rising stars to run Prime in important new markets
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Jamil Ghani, the SVP of strategy and innovation, is heading to Seattle.

By Jason Del Rey
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Apple wants to make its own movies and TV shows — to help it compete with SpotifyApple wants to make its own movies and TV shows — to help it compete with Spotify
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Buy Apple Music for $10 a month and get some free TV shows, too?

By Peter Kafka
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Amazon didn’t kill Macy’s. Macy’s did.Amazon didn’t kill Macy’s. Macy’s did.
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A case study in the risks of complacency.

By Jason Del Rey
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Siri creator Dag Kittlaus went in for a simple exam and found a pancreatic tumorSiri creator Dag Kittlaus went in for a simple exam and found a pancreatic tumor
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Death (and life) comes for the entrepreneur and Silicon Valley.

By Kara Swisher
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Amazon just got slapped with a $1 million fine for misleading pricingAmazon just got slapped with a $1 million fine for misleading pricing
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List prices, shmist prices.

By Jason Del Rey
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This new drone footage shows that Apple’s ‘spaceship campus’ still has a long way to goThis new drone footage shows that Apple’s ‘spaceship campus’ still has a long way to go
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Lots of earthmoving for the new spaceship.

By April Glaser
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The iPhone is gaining ground on Android in the U.S.The iPhone is gaining ground on Android in the U.S.
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However, Apple’s market share dipped below 20 percent in China, according to a market research firm.

By Ina Fried
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Former Obama campaign adviser David Plouffe is joining Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy teamFormer Obama campaign adviser David Plouffe is joining Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy team
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Plouffe is officially leaving Uber to join the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

By Kurt Wagner and Johana Bhuiyan
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The creator of Swift, Apple’s new programming language, is leaving for TeslaThe creator of Swift, Apple’s new programming language, is leaving for Tesla
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Chris Lattner is the father of Apple’s app creation tool that debuted in 2014.

By Ina Fried
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Apple convinced Consumer Reports to retest the MacBook Pro’s battery after uncovering an ‘obscure’ bugApple convinced Consumer Reports to retest the MacBook Pro’s battery after uncovering an ‘obscure’ bug
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The magazine had initially withheld its recommendation, a first for an Apple laptop.

By Ina Fried
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Ten years after the iPhone, Apple is still looking for something to top itTen years after the iPhone, Apple is still looking for something to top it
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Recode’s Ina Fried reflects on the iPhone’s first decade and why Apple has its work cut out to repeat the success.

By Ina Fried
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These people thought the iPhone was a dud when it was announced 10 years agoThese people thought the iPhone was a dud when it was announced 10 years ago
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Not surprisingly, most were people who ran companies Apple would soon crush.

By Ina Fried
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Watch Steve Jobs unveil the first iPhone — his greatest performance everWatch Steve Jobs unveil the first iPhone — his greatest performance ever
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Ten years ago today, Jobs surprised everyone with a truly revolutionary product.

By Dan Frommer
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Alphabet’s Waymo says it has cut the cost of crucial self-driving car technology by 90 percentAlphabet’s Waymo says it has cut the cost of crucial self-driving car technology by 90 percent
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The key? Building it in-house.

By Jason Del Rey