It's another week of random news from all corners as we try and piece together what's happening in the tech world. The short answer is . . . not a whole lot.

Uber may just get a break from Google after all, but their former engineer might be going to prison. Microsoft has hatched a genius way to get businesses to give it more money, while Apple has come up with a really dumb way to bribe students. And that "hacker" that your aunt sent the warning about (over Facebook no less) isn't real. Like that was a surprise, right?

• Waymo drops some patent claims against Uber
• ... but not against its former employee
• The web may get a lot less "stock-photoey"
• New ransomware threatens to send your private info to everyone you know
• Jayden K Smith hacker a hoax
• Valve dropped the ban hammer
• Facebook planning new Oculus headset
• Tech companies battling government gag order
• Apple giving students free Beats headphones
• Verizon customer's data exposed
• Windows 365 may be the best idea Microsoft ever had
• Amazon competing with Geek Squad
• Amazon coming out with premium version of the Echo

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