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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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CNNMoney, Washington Post, cyberlaw.stanford.edu, New York Times, Ars Technica, Firstpost, Slashdot, The Hill, Axios, Gizmodo, and Electronic Frontier Foundation
Tweets: @superwuster, @dabeard, @eff, @nytimestech, @internetlawcent, @vanschewick, and @jrosenworcel
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
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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TechCrunch, Social Media Today, SlashGear, Search Engine Journal, Firstpost, iPhone Hacks, and Mehedi Hassan
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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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Engadget, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, The Verge, CNET, TechCrunch, Mercury News, SlashGear, Business Insider, and Patently Apple. Tweets: @daveleebbc
| Mehedi Hassan / Thurrott.com: |
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.
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BleepingComputer, Skype Blogs, Neowin, Windows Latest, Windows Central, and MSPoweruser. Tweets: @brianmcc
| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
In Q&A, Alphabet chairman John Hennessy says it's not clear to him if Chinese people are better off with a “limited version” of Google or no access to it at all — John L. Hennessy talks about the future that Silicon Valley is creating, the rise of employee activism and how Google should address censorship
Tweets: @stevekovach, @matthewstoller, and @jason_kint
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Russian search giant Yandex launches a trial of a free autonomous ride-hailing service in Innopolis, a small tech-focused town, with two cars — Russian internet giant Yandex has announced a new autonomous ride-hailing service in the fledgling tech-focused town of Innopolis.| 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.| Vindu Goel / New York Times: |
Indian regulators call for European-style rules on big tech, focused on privacy and protecting local firms from competition; sources say new rules are coming — NEW DELHI — In India, American companies dominate the internet. Facebook's WhatsApp is the most popular app on phones.
Tweets: @eastdakota, @vindugoel, and @anandwrites
| 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| Reuters: |
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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The Register, Fortune, Gizmodo, Vanity Fair, Engadget, MSPoweruser, CSO, On MSFT, The Hill, and Axios. Tweets: @reuters
| 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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VentureBeat, Thurrott.com, Softpedia News, ITworld.com, BleepingComputer, On MSFT, TechSpot, MSPoweruser, Windows Central, Windows Experience Blog, TechCrunch, Windows Central, ZDNet, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @maryjofoley and @thurrott
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