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Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday. 1. Uber is shutting down its self-driving truck division and will instead focus on self-driving cars . Uber Freight, a unit which connects truck drivers connect with shipping companies, will be unaffected. 2. The CEO of Moviepass announced in an all-hands meeting that tickets to big upcoming movies will not be available on the app .  The implication was that the practice of not offering tickets to major releases would continue for the foreseeable future. 3.  'Fortnite' is reportedly heading to Android as an exclusive to a brand-new Samsung phone . Rumours point to the game being exclusive to Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note 9 smartphone when the phone arrives in late August, with wide availability a month later. 4.  It looks like photos of Google’s next phone have leaked .  New leaked photos supposedly show the white version of Google's upcoming Pixel 3 XL smartphone, which has a surprisingl...

Opera is a distant also-ran in the web browser market. But the company is profitable and growing, noted Frode Jacobsen, Opera's chief financial officer, in an interview with Business Insider. The company has found a niche in the developing world and with a new news reader, he said. In the web-browser market, Opera is an afterthought at best. The company's browser software has about 2% of the market in terms of usage, trailing far behind not just Google Chrome, the market leader, but Apple's Safari and even Mozilla's Firefox. Few give it a chance of displacing those leaders. But if you ask Frode Jacobsen, Opera's chief financial officer, browser share doesn't really matter all that much — if it's even accurate. Despite only catering to a small share of the internet market, the company, whose shares debuted on the Nasdaq on Friday, has built a growing and profitable business with lots of potential, he said. "Our business model is very scalable,...

It takes a lot more than some hotshot computer programmers to run a successful tech company.  From marketing to business development, there's a wide range of tasks that every tech company must be good at to succeed, and experts in some of these fields are in high demand at tech companies right now.  In fact, 18% of all open jobs at tech companies are currently for non-tech related positions, according to a report from career site Glassdoor.  Here are the 10 non-tech roles that tech companies want to hire the most right now. SEE ALSO:  We compared Spotify and Apple Music subscriptions — and the winner is clear 10. Outside sales Someone working in outside sales will regularly meet with potential clients , and will focus on securing sales of the company's product.  9. Sales manager A sales manager will be in charge of a team of sales associates within a company.  8. Financial analyst A financial analyst focuses on advising businesses on w...

Uber  is ending its self-driving truck program, TechCrunch  first reported. An Uber representative confirmed the news to Business Insider and said the company had determined that developing autonomous trucks was not necessary to stay competitive in the freight logistics industry. Uber Freight, which allows companies to find truck drivers to haul their cargo, will not be affected by the decision. The company recently said it was taking the first steps toward resuming its self-driving car program. Uber is ending its self-driving truck program, TechCrunch  first reported. An Uber representative confirmed the news to Business Insider and said the company had determined that developing autonomous trucks was not necessary to stay competitive in the freight logistics industry. Uber Freight, which allows companies to find truck drivers to haul their cargo, will not be affected by the decision. "We've decided to stop development on our self-driving t...

MoviePass' owner, Helios and Matheson Analytics, closed below $1 on Monday, less than a week after the company underwent a reverse stock split to boost its share price. The stock has plummeted from $14 on Wednesday, trading as low as $0.77 on Monday, days after MoviePass experienced a service outage and HMNY borrowed $5 million in cash to turn the app back on. Shares of HMNY have to close at $1 or above for 10 straight trading days for the stock to no longer be at risk of being delisted in mid-December. HMNY closed at $0.80 on Monday, putting it at risk of delisting.  MoviePass' parent company, Helios and Matheson Analytics, closed below $1 on Monday, less than a week after the company underwent a reverse stock split in an attempt to stay listed on the Nasdaq. HMNY was trading as low as $0.77 Monday before closing at $0.80 — a sharp drop from its $14 share price on Wednesday after performing a 1-for-250 reverse stock split on Tuesday. The stock's plummet comes as...