The Morning After: Thursday December 22, 2016

If you need some last-minute gift ideas, don't worry -- we've got your back. Issues in the news include Uber ending its self-driving car tests in San Francisco, a Nokia vs. Apple patent battle and an early look at Sling TV's AirTV player. It's pretty bad when the DMV has the moral high groundUber shuts down its self-driving cars in San Francisco After a week or so of posturing, the battle between California regulators and Uber has come to an end. The ride-sharing company pulled 16 self-driving cars off the road after the DMV revoked their registrations, insisting that Uber needs to obtain an autonomous permit for testing. According to the state, getting the permit (as 20 other companies already have, including Google, Tesla and Ford) could take less than 72 hours.