| Drones could actually start delivering things thanks to this crucial demonstration, and Uber's latest problems make calls for Travis to resign even more legitimate. All that and more in The Daily Crunch for June 8, 2017. 1. Google makes progress on drone delivery plans Drones? Delivering stuff? It could be a real thing, provided the pieces come together. One key component is airborne traffic management, and that's what Project Wing, the Alphabet-owned drone concern born under Google X, hopes to accomplish. This test, which also included participation by DJI and Intel, showed that drones can operate in concert across a variety of missions and manufacturers. There's still a lot left to do, but it's a good step. 
2. Uber exec fired after reporters ask about privacy violation Uber's President of Asia-Pacific business Eric Alexander has been let go following a report that revealed he obtained the medical records of a passenger who was raped during an Uber ride in India. The gross violation of privacy included him showing the records to Uber's Travis Kalanick and SVP Emil Michael, which means they should probably go, too, for not doing something before now. 3. Judge denies Uber request for stay of trial Uber suffered another setback in court, too, as the judge in the Waymo case denied a stay of the trial, coming in early October, pending Uber's appeal for arbitration as a solution instead. 4. U.S. intelligence agencies want to make FISA Section 702 permanent Section 702 of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act is set to expire at the end of this year, but the portion of the rule, which lets the government intercept communications for targets suspected of foreign intelligence activity, is something intelligence agencies would like to keep around. 5. Apple's MacBook update includes a better keyboard Apple may have made more changes than you realize with the update to their super slim MacBook: The keyboard, which received a mixed reception at launch, actually got a major revision that makes things better. 6. Verizon to cut around 15% of combined AOL/Yahoo staff Hey! It's our parent company, and it's planning significant cuts of the soon-to-be-combined workforce. The numbers are higher than originally reported by Recode, which first broke the news. 7. Amazon now lets video service providers integrate with Alexa voice control This is good news, because there's not much better than controlling your TV with your voice. | 
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