- Amazon Announces Amazon Prime Air - Packages at your door within 30 minutes? Amazon testing drone delivery
- HBO Go Finally Comes to Google Chromecast - Big news for fans of Game of Thrones and Girls: HBO Go will finally offer support for Google's Chromecast device, which plugs into any HDTV to stream online videos and music, controlled from your tablet or smartphone.
- UPS Also Said To Be Testing Drone Delivery - UPS is also looking into getting flying robots to deliver packages, according to The Verge, along with Internet ecommerce giant Amazon.
- Computer Driven Cars Will Convulse the Automotive Industry - You’ll have to rethink everything you thought you knew about cars when they start driving themselves.
- Apple Purchases Topsy - So Apple bought Topsy, a social media analytics firm looking at conversations on Twitter, for a rumored $200m. But why?
- Cards Against Humanity’s Sales Increased During Black Friday Price Hike - Even though it brazenly advertised itself as costing more than it normally does, the game outperformed its sales from both the previous Black Friday and the week of normally priced days before the “sale.”
- Facebook Tweaks News Feed for More 'High Quality' Content - Facebook updated its News Feed algorithm yet again, this time with the hope of presenting users with more "high quality content" like news articles and current events.
- SpaceX to Make Third Launch Attempt Tuesday - The private spaceflight company SpaceX is counting down to launch a critical commercial satellite mission from Florida Dec. 3 after two delays due to technical glitches, and you can watch the liftoff live online.
- Google Wants to Build a "New Generation" of Robots for Same-Day Delivery - Forget Amazon and UPS drones; Google is working on robots that could one day deliver items to customers.
- Snapchat Snaps Up Instagram Director Of Business Operations - Photo-messaging application Snapchat turned down a $3 billion-plus acquisition offer from Facebook last month, and now the company poached Instagram Director of Business Operations Emily White, who was named its new chief operating officer.
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