Morning Tech Crawl: Apple invests against Uber, Facebook under fire
Happy Friday, Austin! Let's TGIF this till happy hour, shall we? Here's what tech blogs are buzzing about this morning:
A few weeks ago we mentioned Uber's biggest rival, the Chinese company Didi Kuaidi. Now Apple has invested $1 billion in the company, which is now known as Didi Chuxing. It's only a small bit of Apple $233 billion fortune, but seems like a good indicator that Apple sees transportation as part of its future.
After accusations from former employees that it has suppressed conservative news, Facebook is now having to explain how it chooses trending topics. Apparently, it follows 1,000 websites to mine those subjects. Think we could get on the list?
Gboard is the name of Google's new GIF-friendly third-party keyboard for iOS devices. It has full search right from the keyboard and is yet another place you'll find Google in your life should you choose to install the add-on.
Interested in home automation and smart-home technology? CNET set up one of their own and they've posted a big explainer on how they did it and what they've learned.
And your treat for today, "Full Frontal" comic Samantha Bee talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about how to hire more women:
