10 Things In Tech You Need To Know This Morning, July 31

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   10 Things You Need To Know SAI   July 31, 2014 Advertisement It's the last day of the month, let's make it special. It will be sunny, with a high in the low 80s here in New York. Here's the news du jour. Apple's plans to transform the television industry have once again hit a wall. Apple is telling its engineers not to expect a new Apple TV to come out this year. Snapchat was reportedly talking to Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba about raising money at a $10 billion valuation, but we've heard from four sources that it's not in talks with Alibaba. Here's what it's like to be one of Google's elite employees. Why Amazon needs drones to fight the next major fight in e-commerce. Same-day delivery is taking off, and for Amazon drones are the answer. Apple is firing people at Beats as it works its way through that acquisition. Yelp earned its first ever quarterly profit. Wireless guru John Stanton joined the board of Microsoft. After a bad earnings report, the Wall Street Journal says Samsung's Co-CEO of mobile J.K. Shin is on the hot seat. "Critics say ... he may have been too optimistic in his projections for phone sales, leading to a glut of unsold devices." Critics think that Microsoft should just kill off Windows Phone altogether. A small town in Tennessee has the cable companies frightened. It's delivering 1 gig internet speeds without an established company backing it. Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to: ipat39@gmail.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, 8th fl, NYC 10011