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10 things in tech you need to know today (GOOG)

Uber's fired Anthony Levandowski, Android creator Andy Rubin launched a new smartphone, and SoundCloud has lost another top executive.

One of Kitty Hawk's drone-like aircraft prototypes.

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

1. Uber fired the man who is central to its legal fight against Google about self-driving cars. Anthony Levandowski was the ex-head of Uber's self-driving car programme, and was fired for refusing to co-operate in the case.

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7. Larry Page's flying car, Kitty Hawk, is as easy to operate as an Xbox, according to one of its engineers. Cameron Robertson said the flyer handles complexities that the pilot would usually have to think about in a normal aircraft.

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9. Apple first big original video series, "Carpool Karaoke", is finally coming to Apple Music on August 8. The show has reportedly suffered months of delays, and involves high-profile people doing karaoke in a car.

10. Two former directors at Theranos, the healthcare startup which collapsed spectacularly, said they didn't think to question the company's CEO Elizabeth Holmes even as allegations about its tech stacked up. The company used third-party tech rather than its own to analyse blood samples, and has been accused of misselling its capabilities.

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