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Samsung put a Chromecast clone inside its 2017 QLED TVs

HP refreshes 15.6-inch Spectre x360 with 7th-gen Intel chip, 16GB RAM, starts at $1,280

Speak Music launches Melody, a voice-powered app that streams music through Bluetooth speakers

Amazon brings Fire TV OS to Element, Seiki, and Westinghouse 4K TVs

RAM Mounts creates docking stations that support USB Type-C phones

Mayfield Robotics launches $700 home robot Kuri

What venture capitalists are looking for at CES 2017

TrackR launches Atlas, a $40 wall plug to track all misplaced items in your home

Samsung updates Galaxy A phones with 16MP cameras, water resistance, microSD slots

Twitter’s China director Kathy Chen departs after 8 months

4 Twitter fixes Jack Dorsey says he’ll consider in 2017

Opinion
Facebook in 2016: Live, fake, and half-baked

Review
15 interesting startups to watch in 2017

Twitter now lets you watch 360-degree Periscope streams

Facebook acquires eye tracking company The Eye Tribe

Samsung extends ‘TV plus’ service with Fandango deal

Watsi now lets you donate unwanted gift cards to fund patient healthcare needs

Snap reportedly acquired augmented reality startup Cimagine Media for up to $40 million

Twitter admits ‘technical error’ in product update impacted video ad campaign reporting

Uber’s self-driving cars flee to Arizona after California shutdown

Uber stops testing self-driving cars in San Francisco, says ‘committed to California’

Facebook Mentions brings new tools for social media managers: mod tools and controls for Live

Uber partners with Snapchat for custom filters that only work during your ride

Greylock names Twitter product VP Josh McFarland as its newest partner

Facebook Live now lets you broadcast audio-only content

Instagram Stories get stickers and a hands-free camera option

Yahoo killed Radar, its chatbot-like mobile travel assistant

Twitter starts showing search results by relevance, not reverse chronological order

Facebook Messenger now supports group video chat

Silicon Valley may be popular for innovation centers, but it’s losing ground to Asia

Here’s why Uber doesn’t think it needs a permit for its self-driving cars in San Francisco

Gusto launches survey tool to help companies measure employee happiness

Twitter turning Vine into pared-down version, lets users download videos

Google, Adobe, and Twitter’s Crashlytics rank among the most popular mobile SDKs in 2016

AmpMe now lets you stream music to Bluetooth speakers

Facebook Messenger’s new camera lets you apply art and special effects to photos and videos

Amino Apps raises $19.2 million to create mobile apps for interest-based communities

DMV: Uber can’t continue self-driving car tests in San Francisco without a permit
