The Pulitzer Prize-winning image by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut is at the center of a heated debate about freedom of speech in Norway after Facebook deleted it from a Norwegian author’s page last month. AP Photo/Nick Ut, File[/caption]
Facebook made headlines this week after removing and then re-instating an iconic image from the Vietnam war over a nudity report. Tesla announced new safety measures for their Autopilot car feature. Samsung shares dipped following the Galaxy Note 7 recall and Apple revealed their next round of product releases.
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1. Zuckerberg criticized over censorship after Facebook deletes ‘napalm girl’ photo—The Verge, James Vincent
Top line: “The editor-in-chief of Norway’s biggest newspaper has accused Mark Zuckerberg of abusing his power after Facebook deleted a post containing a historic image from the Vietnam War.”
Topic to follow: Mark Zuckerberg
2. Tesla adds 200 new safety features for its Autopilot—Wired UK, Matt Burgess
Top line: “Drivers will see more prominent alerts on screen, vehicles will steer to avoid collisions when they’re around 100 per cent sure a crash will happen, and automatic braking will help drivers who have to stop in an emergency.”
Topic to follow: Tesla
3. Samsung will mark replacement Note 7 devices with a blue S on the box—The Verge, Chris Welch
Top line: “You’ll see a small black box on the white barcode label, but the more obvious identifier will be a circular sticker with a blue S in the middle.”
Topic to follow: Samsung
4. Everything Apple announced at today’s iPhone 7 launch event—The Next Web, Bryan Clark
Top line: “
- iOS 10
- Apple Music
- Mario is coming to iOS!
- Education and iWork
- Apple Watch
- iPhone 7 and 7 Plus
- Headphones”
Topic to follow: Apple
5. Twitter now acts more like a messaging app with read receipts, typing indicators & web link previews—TechCrunch, Sarah Perez
Top line: “The company says it’s introducing a number of new features for Direct Messages – its private messaging feature – including things like Read Receipts, typing indicators, and web link previews, for example.”
Topic to follow: Twitter
6. Yahoo dishes the details behind its sale to Verizon in 360-page legal filing—Mashable, Patrick Kulp
Top line: “The 360-page document describes the long and meandering road — and the dozens of meetings with buyers along the way — leading to the dilapidated web portal’s sale to the telecom giant.”
Topic to follow: Yahoo
7. Raspberry Pi has now sold 10 million computers—Engadget, Matt Brian
Top line: “In four and a half years, we’ve seen the company expand its line-up to cater for smaller budgets, incorporate more features into its computing boards and inspire kids all over the world to get into coding.”
Topic to follow: Raspberry Pi
8. Google will acquire Apigee for $625 million—TechCrunch, Ron Miller
Top line: “What we do know is that by acquiring Apigee, Google gets an established player in the API management space with a strong customer list to help companies going through the difficult process of becoming more digital.”
Topic to follow: Google
9. Elon Musk asks for help solving the “complex” riddle of SpaceX’s rocket explosion—TechCrunch, Darrell Etherington
Top line: “Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to seek clues about the cause from any third-party footage of the incident that may exist. Plus, he’s not ruling out some kind of third-party interference.”
Topic to follow: Elon Musk
10. Arrests over hacks of CIA and FBI staff—BBC
Top line: “Two Americans have been arrested and charged for allegedly helping to hack high-ranking US government officials.”
Topic to follow: Cyber Security
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