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July 4, 2018, 9:55 PM

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Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Wikipedia redirects all of its Italian, Spanish, and Polish pages to a statement protesting July 5 EU Parliament initial vote on changes to copyright law  —  Wikipedia's Italian and Spanish language versions have temporarily shut off access to their respective versions of the free online encyclopedia …
Catalin Cimpanu / BleepingComputer:
German privacy-focused organizations Zwiebelfreunde, a nonprofit that runs Tor relay servers, and Chaos Computer Club say police raided their offices and homes  —  Two privacy-focused organizations have accused today German police of carrying out raids at their offices and members' private homes …
Adrian Chen / New Yorker:
Profile of Paul Denino, an “IRL” streamer who goes by Ice Poseidon and streams most of his life on YouTube, often with serious consequences  —  When your job is to constantly share your life, even your worst moments are an opportunity to please your audience.
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
VW unveils WE vehicle on-demand service, starting with car sharing, then other transport modes like scooters, launching next year in Germany, globally from 2020  —  Volkswagen Group is launching a car-sharing service called WE that only uses electric vehicles, following the lead of rivals …
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Under its new rules, Facebook reveals some details of the political ads about the SCOTUS nomination, but the money behind some groups buying ads remains opaque  —  Even before President Trump's new Supreme Court nominee is announced, a fight over the choice is raging on social media.
Steve Ranger / ZDNet:
Interview with Stephen Hunter, who manages the International Space Station's computer resources, on the tech they use, issues they face, AI, and more  —  Tech support, but in space: A look at the tech which astronauts use on the ISS.  —  It's orbiting the Earth at 28,000 kilometres an hour …
Bloomberg:
China's large rural population and competition between JD.com and Alibaba are fueling the race to develop large-scale drone delivery systems in the country  —  The day after Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc.'s mid-year sale, a company drone took off from a playground in the city of Xi'an …

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