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Big Tech Archive

Archives for July 2017

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Alphabet doesn’t intend to settle its lawsuit against Uber 	just yetAlphabet doesn’t intend to settle its lawsuit against Uber 	just yet
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The two companies are in court-mandated settlement talks.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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The Uber manager who headed Susan Fowler’s department has departedThe Uber manager who headed Susan Fowler’s department has departed
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AG Gangadhar ran the engineering unit where the former female engineer — whose blog post on sexism sparked recent investigations — worked.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Watch Amazon wreak stock-price havoc this month on competitors of all stripesWatch Amazon wreak stock-price havoc this month on competitors of all stripes
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Internet retailer. Competitor killer.

By Rani Molla
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Best Buy lost $1 billion in value on the news of Amazon’s Geek Squad competitorBest Buy lost $1 billion in value on the news of Amazon’s Geek Squad competitor
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The new service is now live in seven West Coast cities.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon is quietly rolling out its own Geek Squad to set up gadgets in your homeAmazon is quietly rolling out its own Geek Squad to set up gadgets in your home
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The new service is aimed at educating customers about “the smart home” — and, naturally, about Alexa.

By Jason Del Rey
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A $4 billion clothing company created an exclusive brand for Amazon PrimeA $4 billion clothing company created an exclusive brand for Amazon Prime
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Carter’s rolled out Simple Joys in the spring.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon Prime is on pace to become more popular than cable TVAmazon Prime is on pace to become more popular than cable TV
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Estimates show that nearly as many U.S. households subscribe to Prime as to pay TV.

By Jason Del Rey and Rani Molla
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Uber will be allowed to depose Alphabet CEO Larry PageUber will be allowed to depose Alphabet CEO Larry Page
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The court has ordered that Uber can depose Page for up to four hours.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Alphabet has dismissed three of its four patent infringement claims against UberAlphabet has dismissed three of its four patent infringement claims against Uber
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Alphabet still claims the designs infringe on its patents.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Amazon threatened to kill its Whole Foods deal if the grocer started a bidding warAmazon threatened to kill its Whole Foods deal if the grocer started a bidding war
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... or if the M&A talks leaked to the press.

By Jason Del Rey
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Here’s how to tip your Uber driver in the appHere’s how to tip your Uber driver in the app
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It’s really easy — and totally optional.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Is there room for both Amazon and Walmart?Is there room for both Amazon and Walmart?
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Recode’s Jason Del Rey talks about Amazon’s planned acquisition of Whole Foods, what Walmart is doing with Jet.com and more on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

By Eric Johnson
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Google’s parent company is letting its geothermal energy startup, Dandelion, become an independent companyGoogle’s parent company is letting its geothermal energy startup, Dandelion, become an independent company
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Wait, Alphabet was working on geothermal energy?

By Tess Townsend
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Get ready, the smart speaker market pioneered by Amazon’s Echo is about to get crowdedGet ready, the smart speaker market pioneered by Amazon’s Echo is about to get crowded
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It’s going to be fascinating to watch this market unfold, as it probably won’t follow any of the established patterns from other recent hot devices.

By Jan Dawson
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As podcast analytics get better, who wins and who loses?As podcast analytics get better, who wins and who loses?
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Apple is going to start sharing more data about podcasts with their creators. Hot Pod’s Nick Quah breaks down what that means on Recode Media.

By Eric Johnson