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1. AI service gives 'Overwatch' players in-game coaching
(English/engadget)

A typical Overwatch match is hectic and fast-paced. You can't exactly consult strategy guides in the middle of a manic team fight to figure out the best course of action, so you've probably had ...

2. T-Mobile is offering free 30-day trials in three cities
(English/engadget)

T-Mobile has one of the fastest mobile networks around, according to a recent study, and it's eager for more people to check out its service. To give potential customers a taste of the network, T-Mobile ...

3. Jack Dorsey is finally realizing Twitter is a terrible place
(English/engadget)

Twitter's attempts to clean up its service using policies often feel like a Band-Aid on a bullet wound, and the company's leadership finally appears to be acknowledging that fact. CEO Jack Dorsey ...

4. Cuba Testing 3G Internet Access
(English/CircleID)

...  ETECSA has not announced when commercial 3G service will commence, where it will be available at first and what it will cost, but the following image at the start of the @ETECSA_Cuba Twitter page ...

5. Google is reportedly working on a new fitness service called Coach
(English/Neowin)

Google is reportedly working on a new fitness service that will apparently be more proactive when it comes to suggestions. Google Coach will most likely land on Wear OS devices first. Read more... Read ...

6. Knowledge commerce: Building a solid brand with Kajabi
(English/Betanews)

... science: You can’t just expect your visitors to subscribe to your blog, subscribe to your services, or purchase your products if they don’t trust your brand. That’s why marketers invest in branding strategies ...

7. Share price for MoviePass drops $132, now trades at 5¢
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Helios and Matheson, the company that owns MoviePass, the ailing movie theatre subscription service, posted a $126.6 million loss in the second quarter and its cash reserves have dwindled to $15 million. ...

8. In an Eight-Hour Test, Cuba Makes Internet Access Available Nationwide
(English/CircleID)

Cuba's government provided free internet to more than 5 million cellphone users on Tuesday as an eight-hour test prior to launching sales of the service. Reuter reports: "Cuba is one of the Western Hemisphere's ...

9. Xbox Game Pass adds the newly released Graveyard Keeper to its roster
(English/Neowin)

Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription program received a new addition today, as the newly released management title Graveyard Keeper by Lazy Bear Games has entered the service on day one. Read more... ...

10. T-Mobile tackles lousy customer service with 'Team of Experts'
(English/engadget)

... foggiest idea of your service history and are encouraged to get yo... Read all  ...

11. T-Mobile debuts 'Team of Experts' during Un-carrier Next event
(English/Neowin)

T-Mobile held another Un-carrier Next event, introducing its 'Team of Experts' service, that will allow its customers to instantly connect with customer service through the phone or through text. Read ...

12. AT&T faces $224 million lawsuit over cryptocurrency theft
(English/engadget)

... that in January, while AT&T was his service pro... Read all  ...

13. OneDrive makes it easier to backup your desktop clutter
(English/engadget)

... back up to Microsoft's cloud service -- deskt... Read all  ...

14. SnapLogic integrates with GitHub to speed up DevOps capabilities
(English/Betanews)

Self-service application specialist SnapLogic is announcing new integration with GitHub to automate critical elements of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). The integration enables ...

15. MoviePass owner posts huge loss as investors launch lawsuits
(English/engadget)

... MoviePass, the movie ticketing service's parent company, He... Read all  ...

16. Hulu’s ‘Castle Rock’ will return for a second season
(English/engadget)

Hulu's Castle Rock, the anthology series from JJ Abrams and Stephen King, will return for a second season. The streaming service announced the renewal today, just shortly after the first season's ...

17. Alex Jones gets a week suspension from Twitter
(English/engadget)

More than a week after other services pulled the plug on Alex Jones and InfoWars, CNN reports that Twitter has given the personality a one-week suspension. The move came after a Periscope video session ...

18. Verizon looks to Apple and Google for live TV over 5G
(English/engadget)

... service it will offer in Houston, Los Angel... Read all  ...

19. HTTP request routing and validation with gorilla/mux
(English/Linuxtoday)

opensource.com: The gorilla/mux package provides request routing, validation, and other services in a straightforward, intuitive API. Read all  ...

20. Google Assistant can play songs from Pandora Premium
(English/engadget)

Pandora's Plus and ad-supported users have been able to listen using Google Home for almost two years, and the streaming service is now meshing more tightly with Google Assistant. Starting today, ...

21. Lyft charges man $150 for vomit clean-up, his wife proves it's a fraud
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... that took a different tone: "This sort of behavior by a driver is a violation of our Terms of Service and is something we absolutely do not tolerate in the Lyft community. I have ensured that you were ...

22. The platforms control our public discourse, and who they disconnect is arbitrary and capricious
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... or five companies, being kicked off of Big Tech's services is likely to be an extinction-level event. (more…) Read all  ...

23. MoviePass has been resurrecting recently cancelled accounts
(English/engadget)

We've been following the seeming death spiral of MoviePass for awhile now, as the company has run out of cash, limited services, raised prices and more. Now, there's a new issue for subscribers ...

24. Finance remains top target for phishing attacks as scammers exploit GDPR
(English/Betanews)

New figures from Kaspersky Lab show that more than a third (35.7 percent) of phishing attempts in the second quarter of 2018 attempts were related to financial services via fraudulent banking or payment ...

25. The Future Of Smart Technology in the Classroom
(English/Geeksuper)

... dramatically. The leading smart technology expert at Bedrock IT services Ottawa gave us a quick outline of what the future of smart technology in the classroom looks like. 1. IoT Will Spread Faster than ...