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Alphabet, Apple, Facebook and Uber are working with other companies on a joint letter opposing President Trump’s travel ban. Meanwhile, Trump had a testy exchange with Australia’s prime minister over refugee resettlement, but did not, according to the White House, threaten Mexico’s president with the use of U.S. troops to go after the “bad hombres,” as reported by the AP. — [Kara Swisher / Recode]
Facebook’s Q4 earnings easily topped analysts’ expectations, and Mark Zuckerberg made it clear that the company is aiming to become your next TV. On the down side, Facebook’s Oculus VR unit lost a suit to ZeniMax and was hit with $500 million in damages. — [Kurt Wagner / Recode]
Apple is developing an ARM-based chip to handle low-power tasks in future Mac laptops, reducing the role of Intel processors. — [Mark Gurman and Ian King / Bloomberg]
Streaming isn’t the best way to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday, but if you want to, you have some options. Here’s a guide. — [Peter Kafka / Recode]
On the latest episode of Recode Media with Peter Kafka, Business Insider CEO Henry Blodget says Trump smartly tapped into economic anger as a candidate, but now is implementing policies that are anti-American. — [Eric Johnson / Recode]
Top Stories From Recode
The FAA gave the first ever go-ahead for a drone to fly at an airport
At the Atlanta airport, the busiest airport in the world.
The tools we build in Silicon Valley represent the best hope for fixing our democracy
As with all technologies, whether they are leveraged for good or bad is ultimately up to those who use them.
Google’s former security chief is retiring from the company
Eric Grosse confirmed today that he is leaving Google after a decade with the company.
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg ‘feels bad’ she missed the women’s march and says we’re in ‘challenging times’ under Trump
“But no matter how challenging it looks, history is on our side.”
After the Wells Fargo scandal, millennials deserve a ‘Netflix model’ for banking
The days of traditional banking, and the hegemony of big brand-name banks, are coming to a close as consumers demand more transparent, responsive and honest treatment.
Drones tethered to the ground could someday supply internet access to the Super Bowl stadium
A drone connected to a power supply can fly indefinitely.
Full transcript: Recode Executive Editor Kara Swisher on Recode Media
If she were to interview Trump, her first question would be: “So you lie a lot, can you explain that to me?”
GoPro’s future is now tied to the revival of its Karma drone — the one that fell out of the sky last year
After a year of job cuts and shuttering its entertainment division, the drone relaunch may not be enough.
Mossberg: Immigration builds America’s tech dominance
Nativist policies threaten not just American values, but its economy.
This Is Cool
An autonomous drone that flaps and swoops like a bat
Cal Tech researchers created the lightweight, soft-winged Bat Bot because “bat flight is the Holy Grail of aerial robotics.”
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
