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Flickr faces financial issues, Apple open-sources parts of HomeKit and IBM may have made a breakthrough with battery technology.

Quick News:

• Uber promises changes to avoid Germany ban [Link]
• Apple opens bug bounty program to the public [Link]
• Self-Driving Mercedes Will Be Programmed To Sacrifice Pedestrians To Save The Driver [Link]
• Facebook scraps phone number friend recommendations [Link]

Topics talked about today:

• Flickr owner SmugMug says it needs more money to ‘keep the Flickr dream alive’ [Link]
• Apple open-sources HomeKit tools to speed up smart home push [Link]
• IBM announces battery technology breakthrough [Link]