Intelligent Machines 367

A loving eulogy to Gawker, Nougat is here, Samsung is developing an Echo competitor, and it's National Waffle Day!

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• Jeff's farewell to Gawker
• Google's ​Android Nougat is finally here for your Nexus phone and tablet
• Google begins posting Nexus images for the Android 7.0 Nougat update
• The Note 7 Still Delivers Embarrassing Real-World Performance
• Android Nougat drops support for Nexus 5 and 2013 Nexus 7
• Speech is 3X faster than typing on a phone
• Google Duo edges out Pokemon Go on Android
• ​McDonald's Happy Meal Step-It fitness trackers officially recalled
• “Samsung Scoop”—a portable Amazon Echo clone—spotted in FCC database
• Amazon wants to sell a cheaper music subscription service that will only work on its Echo player
• Chase to start supporting Android Pay on Sept. 7
• Google will phase out Chrome apps for Windows, Mac and Linux
• Google is using AI to compress photos, just like on HBO’s Silicon Valley
• Fi's wifi assistant comes to all Nexus phones
• It's national Waffle day!
• The bizarre inspiration behind Nike's first pair of running shoes
• Comcast's 'Gigabit' is twice as expensive in non-Google Fiber markets
• Google is up 1,700% since its IPO. But these stocks have done better.