Tech Roundup: Android O, Uber FTC Settlement & More

[A recurring feature on the latest in Science & Technology.]

Alphabet/Google:
Amazon:
  • Begins its first step towards creating a retail profile of all Amazon users with a new social feed of interests called Spark, a commerce-focused Pinterest or Instagram rival that allows Prime users to share their favourite Amazon products with others.
  • Targets meal-kit delivery services like Blue Apron with its own variant; currently being tested in Seattle.
  • Reportedly plans to enter ticketing business for music and sporting events in the United States in a bid to loosen Ticketmaster's stranglehold over the business.
Amazon Spark
Apple:
Facebook:
Netflix:
Snap Inc:
  • Updates its app with capabilities to recolour any object (a feature called Tint Brush) and record multiple snaps.
  • Faces heightened growth concerns after daily active user base nearly stagnates at 173 million (up 4% from previous quarter).
  • Adds daily news broadcast in partnership with NBC News with a new program called Stay Tuned.
Uber:
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