Intelligent Machines 360

Google releases the new My Activity tool to control how Google tracks you, Android N is officially Nougat, and what can you see through Google Goggles?

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Links

• Uber alternatives in Austin
• Android N is now Android Nougat
• Uh Oh: Google Expands Its Ad Tracking. But, Yay: It’s Opt-In | WIRED
• How to Use Google’s New My Activity Privacy Tool
• Google to step up smartphone wars with release of own handset
• This is what Google's upcoming Nexus phone may look like
• Google Chrome now comes with casting functionality baked in
• Fearing surveillance, man allegedly shot at Google and set self-driving car ablaze
• Google updates Now on Tap with ability to translate text from any screen, Discover mode, search by QR codes and bar codes
• 10 million Android devices reportedly infected with Chinese malware
• How to tell if your Android phone has the HummingBad malware
• Amazon robot challenge winner counts on deep learning AI
• Boston Dynamics Spot Mini Robot
• Yahoo sales process to reach final steps this month
• Sen. Warren says Apple, Google and Amazon have too much power
• San Francisco Considers Tax on Tech Companies to Pay for Boom’s Downside
• Comcast will let customers get Netflix on its set-top box (which is a very big deal)
• Sorry teens, olds are slowly taking over Snapchat
• Facebook launches OpenCellular, an open-source networking hardware project
• FCC Reverse Spectrum Auction
• New Alexa Skills for Amazon Echo
• Sonos Hack for Amazon Echo
• Pro tip: Transcribe text from images in Google Keep - TechRepublic