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California passes a strong net neutrality bill, which now goes to governor; EFF has called it a “gold standard net neutrality bill” — It heads for the Governor's desk next — California's legislature has approved a bill being called the strongest net neutrality law in the US.
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Twitter's director of product management tweets pics of changes being weighed to make Twitter more “conversational”: improved reply threads, status indicators — No thanks — Sara Haider, Twitter's director of product management, tweeted a couple screenshots today showing off changes …
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| Renee DiResta / Wired: |
As politicians accuse search and social media firms of censorship, the real focus should be on opaque algorithms and reckless amplification of harmful content — THE ALGORITHMS THAT govern how we find information online are once again in the news—but you have to squint to find them.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
DMV report: Apple, which has 66 self-driving cars approved for road testing in CA, says one of the SUVs was rear-ended, its first self-driving collision in CA — Apple said that its first autonomous vehicle crash in California occurred last week. — The accident during …
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Microsoft says it is updating Skype to restore simplicity and familiarity, will kill its Stories-like feature called Highlights, which launched last year — Microsoft just announced a number of changes the company is rolling out to restore Skype's simplicity and familiarity.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Qualtrics, an experience-management and analytics platform for customers and employees, is preparing for an IPO; Qualtrics was valued at $2.5B in 2017 — - Software maker valued at $2.5 billion in last funding round — Qualtrics joins U.S. tech listings rush as IPO pace quickens| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft quietly ends its Surface Plus hardware subscription program that allowed trade-in upgrades after 18 months and no-interest financing for two years — Microsoft is ending its Surface Plus financing program for consumers and students today, August 31, just a little over a year after announcing it.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Next major Windows update will be called Windows 10 October 2018 Update and will arrive that month — Microsoft is officially unveiling the name for its next major Windows 10 update today. Previously codenamed Redstone 5, the “Windows 10 October 2018 Update” will arrive at some point in October.
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Tweets: @maryjofoley and @thurrott
| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Huawei announces the AI Cube, a 360-degree smart speaker with an ethernet port, LTE, Wi-Fi router, and Alexa integration, coming to Europe for Christmas season — When Samsung launched the Galaxy Home speaker earlier this month, people were quick to point out how its name seemed ripped off from Google.
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US counter-intelligence chief says China's spy services are aggressively using fake LinkedIn accounts to target US government workers for recruitment — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' top spy catcher said Chinese espionage agencies are using fake LinkedIn accounts to try …
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Fortune, Gizmodo, Engadget, Vanity Fair, MSPoweruser, CSO, On MSFT, The Hill, and Axios
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Line launches its own cryptocurrency, Link, as an incentive for using Line services and exclusively available on Line's own Bitbox exchange — Line, the Japanese messaging app firm that's best known for its cutesy characters and stickers, is pushing deeper into crypto after it launched …
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CNET, ETHNews, Neowin, SludgeFeed, CoinSpeaker, CryptoGlobe, The Verge, and The Next Web. Tweets: @coinstatsapp
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Following the murder of a Didi rider, China's transport ministry says it will conduct comprehensive inspections of all ride-hailing services starting Sept. 5 — HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will conduct comprehensive inspections on all ride-hailing service companies, the transport ministry said on Friday …
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