Tech News Today 1797

Avis Budget Group will help Waymo manage its self-driving car fleet of Chrysler minivans in Phoenix, where it started offering rides back in April. Avis Budget owns the two traditional rental car companies, plus on demand rental car company ZipCar.

Nintendo unveiled the SNES Classic, an $80 mini console of the Super Nintendo with 20 classic games from the era along with an as-yet-unreleased game, Star Fox 2. The package will include two controllers and be available on September 29.

Pandora CEO Tim Westergren is stepping down. ReCode reports that sources familiar with the matter say Westegren, who founded the company 17 years ago, will stay on until Pandora names a successor.

Plus, HMD is bringing the Nokia 6 to the US, Google said its goodbyes to Google Talk, and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman joins to share his thoughts on the Echo Show, Amazon's upgrade to the Echo that includes a touchscreen for video calls.

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Links

• Waymo and Avis team up on self-driving cars
• The mini SNES Classic launches in September for $80
• The European SNES Classic is even more adorable than the US version
• Dylan Cuthbert Talks About Star Fox
• Pandora CEO Tim Westergren plans to step down
• Nokia 6 arrives in the United States
• The Nokia 6 is coming to the US in July for $229
• You’ll be forced to switch from Gchat to Hangouts today
• Amazon's Echo Show: Do You Need Another Screen?
• Gadgets With Gurman
• An ARKit demo brings the Falcon 9 to the backyard