| Waymo gets new DMV approval, Facebook bans the Proud Boys and we go hands-on with the just-announced iPad Pro. 1. Waymo, take the wheel: Self-driving cars go fully driverless on California roads The Alphabet-owned company has been testing on public roads for years now. But this permit, issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, allows Waymo to test these self-driving cars without a human driver behind the wheel. Waymo said its driverless test cars will initially hit the streets near its Silicon Valley headquarters, including parts of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto. 
2. Facebook bans the Proud Boys, cutting the group off from its main recruitment platform We reported in August that the Proud Boys operate a surprisingly sophisticated network for getting new members into the fold via many local and regional Facebook groups. 3. Up close and hands-on with the new iPad Pro The new Pro, which Apple unveiled yesterday, marks what is arguably the single largest design change to the iPad line in its eight-and-a-half-year existence. 4. Facebook shares climb despite Q3 user growth and revenue The social network stumbled again in Q3, but shares climbed after its latest earnings report, thanks in part to Facebook's $5.14 billion profit and the addition of 1 million users in North America. 5. Twitter's doubling of character count from 140 to 280 had little impact on length of tweets According to new data released by Twitter, only 1 percent of tweets hit the 280-character limit, and only 12 percent are longer than 140 characters. 6. Apple pulls WatchOS 5.1 update after it bricked some Apple Watches If you're an Apple Watch owner having trouble finding the shiny new WatchOS 5.1 update, turns out it isn't quite ready yet. 7. Starship is using self-driving robots to deliver packages on demand Once your package arrives at a local Starship facility, the app will notify you. Then you can request a Starship bot that will deliver the package to you, wherever you are. | 
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