Re/code Daily - The Fed Hikes Interest Rates for First Time Since '06. Here's What It Means.

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•	The Federal Reserve officially said it's going to raise interest rates for the first time in almost a decade, a measure that chairwoman Janet Yellen says gives the central bank more flexibility to handle an economic downturn or increased inflation. The New Yorker's John Cassidy says that this reflects Yellen's upbeat attitude about the American economy. The Washington Post's Matt O'Brien points out that every country that has recently raised interest rates has been forced to lower them again. Wired makes the bear case for why slightly tighter credit will slow Silicon Valley's roll. [Binyamin Applebaum \| The New York Times]
•	Facebook and Uber are partnering to let Messenger users order rides straight from the app, plans that Re/code first reported on last year. It's not clear what the terms of the deal are, though Facebook has been adding a lot of similar third-party integrations all year. [Kurt Wagner \| Re/code]
•	Federal judges ruled yesterday that Pandora will have to pay 17 cents per 100 plays of a song, which is three cents more than what it currently pays, but substantially less than what the music labels want it to pay. Pandora's stock, which has stayed low in part because of uncertainty about royalties, shot up about 20 percent on news of the decision. [Peter Kafka \| Re/code]
•	Google is reportedly planning to launch a fleet of self-driving cars for hire next year, which sets it on a collision course with a company it has long claimed it's not competing with (and has actually invested in): Uber. [Mark Bergen \| Re/code]
•	FBI Director James Comey poured cold water on earlier New York Times, AP and NBC reports that San Bernardino attacker Tashfeen Malik publicly pledged allegiance to ISIS on Facebook prior to the shooting. Comey also continued to whine very loudly about tech companies' comms encryption, even though it hasn't been tied to either the Paris or San Bernardino attacks. [Noah Kulwin and Kurt Wagner \| Re/code]
•	Katie Nolan is the host of "Garbage Time" a biting and funny sports comedy show on Fox Sports. On this week's "Re/code Decode" podcast interview hosted by Peter Kafka, Nolan talks about her sudden, Internet-fueled ascent to stardom, how she deals with online abuse and why she transcribes John Oliver every week. [Eric Johnson \| Re/code]