Fitbit unveils a new smartwatch and lowers prices across the board, Samsung is working on two more foldable phones, Grab grabs $1.4 billion from Masa Son and Waymo finally found a way to make money.
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Fitbit’s new $160 Versa Lite is a stripped-down version of its entry-level smartwatch (The Verge)
Fitbit kills Alta, Alta HR, Flex 2, and Zip (VentureBeat)
Samsung Working on Two More Foldable Smartphones (Bloomberg)
WANT A FOLDABLE PHONE? HOLD OUT FOR REAL GLASS (Wired)
Chinese Hackers Target Universities in Pursuit of Maritime Military Secrets (WSJ)
Uber found not criminally liable in last year’s self-driving car death (QZ)
Grab confirms $1.46B investment from SoftBank’s Vision Fund (TechCrunch)
Waymo Starts Selling Sensors to Lower Cost of Self-Driving Cars (Bloomberg)
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