July, 2019

• 19 July

  Instagram is now hiding photo ‘like’ counts in 7 countries

  

  Instagram can take quite the toll on the mental health of its users, particularly the young ones. The struggle to keep up with the highlight reels of your friends and internet celebrities can be exhausting, after all. But Instagram and its owner, Facebook, are working to ameliorate some of this stress by hiding how many …

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• 19 July

  Harry Potter: Wizards Unite fan festival tickets are going now

  

  Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the wizard-themed augmented reality mobile app game, is holding its first fan festival next month and registration to go into the ticket draw is now open. The fan fest will take place in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, and entering the draw will give you the chance to purchase a $30 ticket to …

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• 19 July

  Uber and Lyft drivers protest for better working conditions

  

  Edan Alva started driving for Lyft more than four years ago as your typical side hustle. Then he lost his job and began relying on his Lyft wages to pay the bills. It didn’t take take long for Alva to realize he couldn’t make enough to pay for rent or his son’s health insurance.  “[Lyft] seemed like a promising solution, …

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• 19 July

  Google reportedly fined over children’s privacy on YouTube

  

  Google has reportedly reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission over alleged violations of children’s data privacy laws on YouTube. The settlement comes after an FTC investigation over whether the tech giant sufficiently protected the data of children using the platform, according to a Friday report from The Washington Post citing two people familiar with the matter.  …

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• 19 July

  Walmart’s Summer Sale ends Sunday: Last chance for savings on Nintendo Switch, TVs and laptops

  

  Prime Day is done, and Walmart‘s sale was scheduled to end two nights ago. Some deals have disappeared, but many Summer Savings discounts are still available. If you’re in the market for a Nintendo Switch, TV, Chromebook, iPad or Apple Watch, it’s worth a look. We’ve identified some of our favorite deals below. Last updated at 8 a.m. PT on July 19 …

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• 19 July

  UK’s Brexit

  

  Oh, the agony of indecision. It’s something the UK government knows a thing or two about. For a change, the big question the the country’s dithering over this week isn’t Brexit, but whether to allow mobile carriers to use Huawei equipment in their 5G network infrastructure. This dilemma has been quietly dragging on for months, and in the meantime, the …

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• 19 July

  New cars that keep you from speeding

  

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• 19 July

  KGB tech: These gadgets powered the notorious spy agency

  

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• 19 July

  Viral FaceApp facing scrutiny, YouTube cracking down on stream

  

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• 19 July

  2020 Chevy Corvette: First look at the mid

  

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