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July 26, 2015, 11:05 PM

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Dante D'Orazio / The Verge:
Twitter is deleting stolen jokes on copyright grounds  —  Let's face it: coming up with a grade-A tweet isn't easy.  That's why some people just copy good tweets from other people and act like they came up with the 140-character witticism on their own.  This has been going on since the beginning of Twitter.
Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch:
Uber, Airbnb And The Conflict Between Policy's Ratchet Effect And Tech's Accelerating Speed  —  One day before New York's city council was about to vote on capping Uber's growth, the company and Mayor Bill de Blasio reached a last-minute agreement for a four-month study on the company's impact on city congestion.
Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal:
YouTube offers money and help to top creators to ward off online video rivals like Facebook  —  YouTube Creates Stars.  Can It Keep Them?  —  At VidCon, Google battles with Facebook and startups to woo ‘MyCupcakeAddiction’ and other popular online video creators  —  YouTube created a new kind of celebrity.
More: USA Today
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Karma Go review: a $149 pay-as-you-go mobile hotspot that uses Sprint's LTE and 3G networks  —  Karma Go review: a mobile hotspot minus the monthly fee  —  Karma was always intriguing, at least in theory.  You get a relatively cheap MiFi and data, but it's open to anybody.
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:
Android Auto review: A beautiful, but beta alternative to awful OEM solutions  —  The occasional frustration still beats the very low bar set by car manufacturers.  —  Car infotainment systems suck.  Using the touchscreen in a modern vehicle usually feels more like interacting with an ATM …
More: TechSpot

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