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1. Access to Safe and Affordable Prescription Medications Online is a Human Right
(English/CircleID)

... the inner workings of the Internet, but they do understand its mission of providing global access to information, products, and services. They know there are "bad actors" out there, as there are in any ...

2. MoviePass will start charging subscribers an extra $2 in July for movies it deems popular
(English/Neowin)

MoviePass subscribers will see changes to the ticketing service beginning next month when surge pricing will be added. In August, members will have the option to watch movies in IMAX or Real 3D. Read ...

3. Amid 'idiotic blockchain phase,' EY and Microsoft tout smart contracts
(English/TheRegister)

Blockchain might actually prove helpful for a change In an effort to demonstrate there are actual uses for blockchain technology, global professional services biz EY and Microsoft have teamed up to offer ...

4. Amazon tweaks its word processor for easier online Office edits
(English/TheRegister)

Which is just what you’d do if you planned to compete with Microsoft, perhaps? Earlier this week we reported that Amazon Web Services appears to be planning the launch of a new end-user computing service ...

5. Steam's Summer Sale offers discounts on 'Fallout,' 'Sonic' and more
(English/engadget)

... its first deal ever on the game distribution service... Read all  ...

6. Get this Amazon Web Services Certification Training Bundle for just $69
(English/Neowin)

With today's highlighted deal, you can save 94% off the cost and bag eight certification courses (50+ hours!). This bundle is your one-stop track to a career in the cloud with Amazon Web Services. Read ...

7. Architect of Charlottesville receives preliminary approval for a "white civil rights rally" in DC
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Jason Kessler, organizer of last summer's violent, murderous "unite the right" rally in Charlottesville, has received preliminary National Parks Service approval to stage a "white civil rights rally" ...

8. Facebook announces further measures to tackle “false news”
(English/Neowin)

Facebook has announced a raft of updates for its platform which it says will help improve the service by protecting users from false news. It detailed new methods it uses to detect false news too. Read ...

9. China has perfected the internet control playbook and now it's exporting it to the world
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... of huge boiler-rooms full of censors, centralization of internet services under tight government control, and control over standards to ensure that surveillance and censorship are always possible. (more…) ...

10. Fujifilm Professional Service per i professionisti
(Italiano/webnews)

Un servizio post-vendita per i professionisti, così da ridurre al minimo gli effetti dei fermi macchina: Fujifilm lancia Professional Service in Italia. The post Fujifilm Professional Service per i professionisti ...

11. AT&T's latest unlimited plans include a new live TV service
(English/engadget)

AT&T isn't wasting any time milking its nearly completed acquisition of Time Warner for all it's worth. The carrier has unveiled two new wireless plans, Unlimited &More and Unlimited ...

12. Motorola Moto Z3 Play and G6 Play are the newest Amazon Prime Exclusive Phones
(English/Betanews)

An Amazon Prime membership is a great thing, especially if you take advantage of all of its offerings. The free 2-day shipping by itself makes it worthwhile for many, but the Prime Video streaming service ...

13. Car2Go's carsharing service expands to Chicago starting July 25th
(English/engadget)

Carsharing service Car2Go is coming to Chicago July 25th. Residents of the big city can register for free now, and new members will get a $15 credit for doing so. This brings the total number of cities ...

14. Instagram celebrates 1 billion users by announcing IGTV video platform
(English/Betanews)

... than stagnate. Today, yet another video service debuts, and it is backed by a major player in the social network space -- Instagram. Just how major is it? Today, Instagram announces it has achieved 1 billion ...

15. Italy’s Matteo Salvini is back on his racist bullshit again
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... recently to create areas of segregation where Roma are permitted to set up camp – often far from essential services such as schools and medical aid. From the New York Times: Reaction was immediate. Luigi ...

16. IBM’s McAfee-as-a-service cloudy antivirus wobbled for nearly a day
(English/TheRegister)

Big Blue’s restored its backups and says A-V-as-a-service is serviceable again Updated  IBM’s cloud experienced an “unplanned event” that caused its McAfee-as-a-service offering to operate with sub-par ...

17. Volvo’s new US-made S60 sedan will be available via subscription
(English/engadget)

... be included in the company's car subscription service. Give... Read all  ...

18. Instagram launches hour-long videos as it celebrates one billion users
(English/Neowin)

Instagram is today announcing that its service has reached one billion users worldwide and it's taken the opportunity to launch a new video service focused on mobile creators and devices. Read more... ...

19. Private sector needs a little sumthin' sumthin' to get it sharing threat intel – US security chap
(English/TheRegister)

... services before settling into the role of encouraging better cybersecurity.… Read all  ...

20. Evernote announces integration with Microsoft Teams
(English/Neowin)

In a bid to enhance its Slack competitor, Microsoft and Evernote have announced an integration between the two services. Evernote for Teams is available now in the relevant app directory. Read more... ...

21. All Amazon Prime members can now try clothes before they buy
(English/engadget)

Amazon has been testing out a fee-free clothing-box service in the vein of Stitch Fix since last June. Prime Wardrobe allowed customer to try out selected clothing before buying; customers would only be ...

22. LG's G7 and V35 are available for pre-order on Project Fi
(English/engadget)

You no longer have to spring for a Pixel if you want a high-end smartphone on Project Fi. In the wake of an announcement late last month, Google's wireless service has made LG's G7 ThinQ and ...

23. AMC's 'Stubs A-List' subscription is a direct attack on MoviePass
(English/engadget)

That took.... longer than expected: To compete with MoviePass, AMC Theaters will launch a monthly subscription service starting June 26th. With the AMC Stubs A-List program, in exchange for $19.95 per ...

24. Attackers use hidden tunnels to steal financial data
(English/Betanews)

Global financial services organizations are targeted by sophisticated cyber attackers in an attempt to steal critical data, according to a new report. The study from threat hunting company Vectra says ...

25. The Wizard Algorithm
(English/WTF)

... least it's better than the standard way people normally do it! [Advertisement] BuildMaster allows you to create a self-service release management platform that allows different teams to manage ...