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10 things in tech you need to know today

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December 01, 2016

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

1. Apple officials have been in regular contact with the Food and Drug Administration in the US over the past few years. The company has been discussing diagnostic apps and other unreleased health products.

2. Amazon is going to use physical trucks to help companies transfer data from their data center to Amazon's cloud. The trucks are called Snowmobiles.

3. Netflix will now let you download videos and watch them offline. However, not all videos will work with the new offline mode.

4. GoPro is laying off 15% of its workforce and shutting down its entertainment division. About 200 full-time positions will be cut.

5. Facebook is reportedly looking to open an office in an Irish city where Apple employs around 5,000 people. The office is on the top floor of a new office development.

6. Fitbit is on the brink of buying smartwatch maker Pebble for around just $40 million. Investors have backed Pebble with over $58 million during its lifetime.

7. Slack has hired Dropbox's Kevin Egan as its new head of North America sales. Egan is the second high-profile sales hire this year for Slack, the $3.8 billion startup best known for its viral messaging app.

8. Ad tech company AppNexus has filed for an IPO. The IPO is expected to come around the second quarter next year and the company may seek a valuation of up to $2 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.

9. Apple's futuristic wireless headphones will ship "over the next few weeks." Tim Cook, Apple's CEO, made the announcement in an email to a customer.

10. Pokémon Go is finally fixing its biggest problem. After months where many players could not find Pokémon in Pokémon Go, players in the US and most of Europe will finally get a working "Nearby" tracker.

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