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Google Tracker: Calling For Backup From Smartphone Producer HTC

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How could Google benefit from acquiring smartphone maker HTC? Is Google Home safe from hackers? This and everything else you may have missed in this week’s Google tracker. Taiwanese news outlet Commercial Times reported Google has nearly completed an acquisition of HTC, the smartphone maker that builds the Google Pixel.

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Facebook’s Libra, Uber Losses, Instant Deposits Top Week’s News

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8, Levchin told Karen Webster, Affirm can give an entirely new answer to that question as it has rolled out a new app that will allow customers to use the service to pay almost anywhere online or (with an assist from Google Pay and Apple Pay) in the real world. As of Oct. Trackers and Reports.

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33 Ways Drones Will Impact Society: From Fighting War to Forecasting Weather, UAVs Change Everything

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Compliance is a challenge for many industries, but the airline industry must adhere to particularly stringent levels of regulatory standards. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AT&T and Verizon launched drones in Houston, Texas to inspect their towers — a process which would have been too dangerous and time-consuming to do manually.

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From Energy To Telecom: 30 Big Industries Drones Could Disrupt

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Compliance is a challenge for many industries, but the airline industry must adhere to particularly stringent levels of regulatory standards. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AT&T and Verizon launched drones in Houston, Texas to inspect their towers — a processes which would have been too dangerous and time-consuming to do manually.