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10 things in tech you need to know today

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March 29, 2017

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Good morning! Here is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday.

1. Amazon announced that it has agreed to acquire Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com. The value of the deal was not disclosed.

2. Apple rolled out a new software update for iPhones and iPads that changes the way files are stored. The update should help Apple devices run faster and more smoothly going forward, Apple says.

3. Sam Altman, the head of startup incubator Y Combinator, said the future of humanity is a "merge" with technology. He suggested that humans could plug electrodes into their brains and upload them to computers.

4. Facebook has released its Stories feature in its main mobile app. Stories has been widely referred to as a clone of Snapchat.

5. Uber is ending its services in Denmark. The company is withdrawing from Denmark due to a law that sets out new requirements for drivers such as mandatory fare meters.

6. Snapchat's stock price fell 3.7% after Facebook launched its clone. Much like Snapchat, Facebook Stories will allow users to post photos and videos that will disappear after 24 hours.

7. SpaceX is about to try something 'potentially revolutionary' in the history of space travel. The goal is to re-launch and recover a first-stage booster, or lower half, of a 229-foot-tall (70-meter-tall) Falcon 9 rocket that SpaceX first fired off on April 8, 2016.

8. A Tesla employee is suing the company over claims of racial harassment and discrimination. The lawsuit was filed in the Alameda County Courthouse in California.

9. Tinder is testing a web version of its matchmaking platform. The web version is initially being rolled out to Tinder users in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, Philippines, Italy, and Sweden.

10. Apple is finally letting developers respond to iOS app reviews. Developers will be able to look through users' reviews in the iTunes Connect dashboard, along with filters to sift through reviews from users located in different countries.

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