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A United Parcel Service driver delivers packages from Amazon.com in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday, June 30, 0211. Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that it will stop working with online affiliates based in California since the state passed a new rule that forces online retailers to collect sales tax there. In an email Wednesday to California-based affiliates â   individuals or companies who run websites that refer visitors to Amazon and then get a cut of any resulting sales â   the Seattle-based company said it would cut ties with those who reside in the nation's most populous state if the law became effective. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the law Wednesday as part of a larger state budget package.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
A United Parcel Service driver delivers packages from Amazon.com in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday, June 30, 0211. Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday that it will stop working with online affiliates based in California since the state passed a new rule that forces online retailers to collect sales tax there. In an email Wednesday to California-based affiliates â individuals or companies who run websites that refer visitors to Amazon and then get a cut of any resulting sales â the Seattle-based company said it would cut ties with those who reside in the nation’s most populous state if the law became effective. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the law Wednesday as part of a larger state budget package. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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Here s what s going on in tech.

GoPro will make a drone. Also, a virtual-reality filming kit. The company s shares are up almost 7 percent.

Google confirms a buy button is coming to search results.

Apple will take on Google Now with Proactive, which combines the power of Siri, Contacts, Calendar and third-party apps. That s according to 9to5Mac.

More fuel for the Apple car rumor: Executive Jeff Williams calls cars the ultimate mobile device.

Oculus Rift VR hardware, which is set to go on sale next year, will cost $1,500.

Location, location, location: How to stalk someone using Facebook Messenger. (And how to disable location sharing on Messenger.)

Amazon is launching same-day delivery for Prime members in 500 U.S. cities, including in the Bay Area.

Who would ve thought? Netflix says streaming is greener than reading and even breathing.

The IRS thinks the hack that resulted in a massive data theft of tax returns originated in Russia, according to CNN.

FCC Chief Tom Wheeler is expected to propose plan to subsidize broadband access for the poor.

Former Google executive Alan Davidson heads to Commerce Department for newly created position of director of digital economy.

Emojis app that depict abuse has been downloaded tens of thousands of times from the App Store over the past week or so.

 

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