A look at TopBuzz, the English version of ByteDance's Chinese AI-powered news aggregator Toutiao, that rose from 1.8M MAUs in Nov. 2017 to 23M MAUs by Oct. 2018 (What's New in Publishing) - Techmeme
AI can gauge the risk of dying from heart conditions - Engadget
As AT&T's CEO plans to retire, AT&T's TV business keeps declining, the Time Warner integration looks shaky, and now an activist shareholder pushes for changes (Wall Street Journal) - Techmeme
Casey Viner: Teenage US gamer jailed over deadly 911 hoax - BBC
Central banks to question Facebook over Libra cryptocurrency - Engadget
Despite what media and politicians say, there is no tangible tech backlash from consumers, who shrug off warnings of a dystopian future and embrace new tech (Rob Walker/New York Times) - Techmeme
Digital Encode cautions organizations on over dependence on cyber security products - Daily Trust
FCC Fails, Robocalls (and Complaints) Increase, Along with Number-Hijacking - Slashdot
Google employee resigns, warns 'killer robots' could start war - Vanguard
How to achieve authenticity for sustainable value creation ' Texem - Daily Trust
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How to get people to open your emails - Techcrunch
Inspired By Harry Potter, 150 Colleges Now Have Quidditch Teams - Slashdot
King of Kong' Billy Mitchell Argues He Was Framed for Donkey Kong Cheating, Threatens Legal Action - Slashdot
Land Rover Defender: A closer look at the redesigned icon - Pocket Lint
Minecraft' now has 112 million players per month - Engadget
Nissan envisions car-themed esports gaming chairs - Engadget
OnePlus 7T Pro may debut on October 10th - Engadget
Online Lenders Publicly Shame Debtors in the Philippines Using Their Facebook Contacts - Slashdot
Pine64 Confirms $25 'PineTime' Smartwatch for Linux Smartphones - Slashdot
Please get your digital affairs in order - Techcrunch
StarTimes pledges to facilitate digital revolution for agricultural transformation - Daily Trust
The dearth of TikTok videos on Hong Kong protests offers a glimpse of how China could shape the perception of real-world events by US and global audiences (Washington Post) - Techmeme
The iPhone 11: New, cheaper, iPhone that does more - Daily Trust
US investigates escort and massage sites over human trafficking - Engadget
Verizon will launch home 5G everywhere mobile service is available - Engadget
Volkswagen is unifying its fragmented IT efforts under a new Car.Software unit, which will develop "vw.os", with first cars with new software shipping next year (Christoph Rauwald/Bloomberg) - Techmeme
10 tasks which are being automated at South African companies - BusinessTech
11 tactics criminals use to hijack vehicles in South Africa - BusinessTech
2019's 'Ig Nobel' Prizes Honor Strange, Unusual, and Hilarious Research - Slashdot
3 interview questions job seekers struggle with the most - BusinessTech
8 things that millionaires still love about South Africa - BusinessTech
A Detox Drug Promises Miracles'If It Doesn't Kill You First - Wired
After conquering smartphones, PopSocket sets its sights on beverages - Techcrunch
After Math: Shut it down, shut it all down - Engadget
An overview of Qualcomm's various R&D projects aimed at making 5G technology ubiquitous over the next few years (Jeremy Horwitz/VentureBeat) - Techmeme
Analysis: ~51% of capital invested into US VC-funded companies exiting over the last decade lost money, while less than 4% generated a 10x or greater return (David Coats/VC by the Numbers) - Techmeme
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Ask Slashdot: Can A Lack of Privacy Be Weaponized - Slashdot
Caper, which is developing smart grocery carts that use AI and various sensors to let shoppers quickly scan items and checkout, raises $10M Series A (Lucas Matney/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
China Unicom and China Telecom, the two smaller mobile carriers among China's big three operators, are teaming up to build 5G networks across 15 Chinese cities (Cyrus Lee/ZDNet) - Techmeme
CIMCON Lighting, whose smart city platform simplifies the deployment of sensors, cameras, and other devices, such as Wi-Fi access points, raises $33M Series C (Srividya Kalyanaraman/AmericanInno) - Techmeme
ComplianceQuest, which develops cloud-based quality management software for life sciences and manufacturing sectors, raises $36M Series A (Margie Manning/St Pete Catalyst) - Techmeme
Court rulings threaten APCON's attempt to regulate online ads in Nigeria - Techcabal
Decades-old missing person case solved with Google Earth photos - Engadget
Deluge of Pixel 4 photos confirms a few of the phone's key specs - Engadget
DHL expands its DHL Africa eShop to 13 additional markets, upping the presence of the global shipping company's e-commerce platform to 34 African countries (Jake Bright/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
Discord is pulling its subscription service's free games library - Engadget
Europe's Space Industry Is Working On Reusable Rockets With Environmentally-Friendly Fuel - Slashdot
Ex-Donkey Kong Champ Threatens to Sue Over Record Removal - Wired
Facebook removes altered Conservative advertisement - BBC
Fitbit Versa 2 Review: Still Not An Apple Watch - Wired
Garmin's private consumer data stolen - Itnewsafrica
Gears 5' will add new modes and maps in its first six months - Engadget
Get the word on product-market fit from leads at Instagram, Tinder, Uber, and Okta at Disrupt SF - Techcrunch
Google's Search Results Begin Prioritizing 'Original Reporting - Slashdot
Here is the expected petrol price for October - BusinessTech
Here's how many South Africans are graduating with computer science degrees - BusinessTech
How government plans to cut its wage bill without firing anyone - BusinessTech
How Rich Donors Like Epstein (and Others) Undermine Science - Wired
How to avoid scams when renting or buying property - BusinessTech
How to get your ads working, and whether PR is worth it - Techcrunch
Hulu's 'Castle Rock' season 2 teaser shows the origins of 'Misery - Engadget
Imo government set to take science, technology to next level Commissioner - Daily Times
Initial Creative Emmy winners include Apple, Netflix and NASA - Engadget
Interview with Cloudflare co-founder Michelle Zatlyn on its IPO, its dual-class stock structure giving employees 10x the voting rights over public shares, more (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch) - Techmeme
IOS 13 Lock Screen Lets Anyone See Your Address Book - Slashdot
Java EE 'Goes All In' on Open Source with Jakarta EE 8 - Slashdot
Launched 20 years ago, Wi-Fi nearly lost out to the rival HomeRF standard, which was being promoted by the group of Compaq, HP, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft (Jeff Abramowitz/Wired) - Techmeme
Little Mix's Jesy Nelson doc: Online bullying and what to do about it - BBC
Men hired to test court security arrested for doing job too well - Vanguard
Microsoft's Surface Laptop 3 may come in a 15-inch model - Engadget
Missing man since 1997 discovered in pond on Google Maps - Vanguard
New Electrics, New Laws, and Other Car News This Week - Wired
New law will allow South African government to take free stake in energy projects - BusinessTech
New York state bans sales of flavored e-cigarettes - Engadget