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10 things in tech you need to know today (AAPL, FB)

Some Uber employees want Travis Kalanick back, Tesla is considering a music streaming service, and Imagination Technologies is up for sale.

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

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1. Uber employees are conflicted over Travis Kalanick's resignation. Over 1,000 have petitioned for his return.

2. Tesla is planning on creating its own proprietary music-streaming service, Recode first reported.Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in talks with major labels about creating a streaming service that would come bundled in all Tesla vehicles, according to the report.

3. Imagination Technologies has put itself up for sale.The move comes less than three months after Apple said it no longer wants to use its chip designs.

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4. Facebook is fighting hate speech with the husband of murdered MP Jo Cox.It's launched the "Online Civil Courage Initiative" (OCCI) in the UK and enlisted the help of Brendan Cox.

5. Online luxury fashion retailer Farfetch has raised close to $400 million (£315.5 million). The money came from online Chinese mall JD.com, which is one of China's biggest e-commerce companies.

6. Facebook is trying to stop scammers from stealing users' profile pictures.The social network has developed new tools designed to protect people's images from theft.

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