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1. Egypt signs censorship-focused cybercrime bill into law
(English/engadget)

Egypt's increasingly strict regulation of internet use just became that much harsher. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signed a cybercrime law that makes it illegal to run and even visit sites considered ...

2. Valve quietly unveils streaming platform Steam TV
(English/engadget)

Valve seems to have unveiled a Twitch competitor with nary a peep of fanfare. A few hours after Steam Database founder Pavel Djundik discovered that the company registered the domain steam.tv, the website ...

3. OnePlus could be partnering with T-Mobile for next smartphone release
(English/Neowin)

OnePlus is expected to debut its next smartphone within the next few months. Although it will offer the phone through its website, the firm could also be partnering with a wireless carrier in the U.S. ...

4. How to Create a Valid Contact Form
(English/Geeksuper)

If you have a business website, a travel blog, an online shopping platform or any other type of website, then you know the importance of communicating with your visitors. Whether to inquire the price of ...

5. Google admits it tracks users' location after they turn off location history
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... works, clarifying for users that it still tracks their location even if they turn the setting off. On Monday, an Associated Press investigation revealed that several Google apps and websites store user ...

6. Twitter tries to reassure users amid backlash over third-party apps
(English/engadget)

In April, Twitter announced that it would replace developer access to User and Site streams with new API. Several third-party app developers warned that this would disrupt their ability to work with the ...

7. Trump's Outrageous ITU Elections Gambit
(English/CircleID)

... a former member of the Dept of Commerce's staff who has worked in a variety of staff support roles in the ITU's Geneva secretariats for the past twenty-five years. Commerce's promotional website simply ...

8. Steve Bannon tries to sleaze his way into European far-right, they tell him to go home
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... cock-eyed proposal to form a pan-European coalition of ultraconservative groups: “We’re not in America,” Gauland told Der Westen, a news website in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. “The interests ...

9. This Visualmodo WordPress Themes Mega Bundle only costs $29.99
(English/Neowin)

With today's highlighted deal, and for only the next two days, you can score 31 responsive themes and templates for any type of WordPress site at 97% off the normal price, via Neowin Deals. Read more... ...

10. Game review plagiarist surprisingly prolific
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Filip Miucin wrote many game reviews, but it took until last week for the rampant plagiarism in his work to be identified by a victim. The gaming site IGN is working to remove all of the posts written ...

11. Opera 55 brings more control over visited web pages and more accessible bookmarks
(English/Neowin)

Opera Software has just released Opera 55. The new update brings an updated settings menu that supports the dark theme, if it's enabled. In addition, the bookmarks bar is now enabled by default. Read ...

12. How to Reduce Bounce Rate: Six Successful Strategies
(English/Geeksuper)

... and paid searches, social media links, and mobile usage data to probe your marketing weaknesses and analyze customer preferences. One of the metrics you’ll hear a lot about is a website’s “bounce rate.” ...

13. This week’s tabloids: They’re not lies. They’re just Trumpian thinking
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... daughter, who the happy couple found in Botswana on their “secret honeymoon." Would it be churlish to point out that this photo was taken when Harry visited the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Bridgetown, ...

14. Google publishes its own archive of US political ads
(English/engadget)

In the months leading up to the US midterm elections, the big online sites that inadvertently hosted the worst manipulation back in 2016, like Facebook and Twitter, have adopted new advertising policies ...

15. Dad Rock fans rejoice: Steve Perry is back
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... After 24 long years, the wait is over. Perry announced his new album, Traces, on his new website and explained the reason for his return. “Years ago, I disappeared. There were many reasons, but mainly ...

16. Reebok's first plant-based shoes go on sale for $95
(English/engadget)

It took a while, but Reebok's first plant-based shoes are ready for your feet -- the company is now selling limited numbers of the NPC UK Cotton + Corn through its website for $95 a pair in unisex ...

17. This colorful homage to classic desktops could occupy you for hours
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Mariano Pascual has created a delightful nod to classic desktop layouts for his new site, but it's updated with all kinds of colorful bells, whistles, and Easter eggs. (more…) Read all  ...

18. English and Welsh local governments use "terrorism" as the excuse to block publication of commercial vacancies
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Gavin Chait is an "economist, engineer, data scientist and author" who created a website called Pikhaya where UK entrepreneurs can get lists of vacant commercial properties, their advertised rents, and ...

19. 11-year-old hacks replica of Florida's state election website in less than ten minutes
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Can we please have paper ballots nationwide? Last week at DEFCON 26 in Las Vegas, eleven-year-old Emmett Brewer hacked into a replica of Florida's state election site and changed the voting results. That's ...

20. Lazy loading now available in Chrome canary builds, allows faster page loading
(English/Neowin)

Google is currently working on built-in lazy loading capabilities in Chrome, which allow for significantly faster page load times, as only specific website elements will be loaded instead of all. Read ...

21. Save 91% off Lifetime access to SitePoint Premium Courses - $39.99 limited time deal
(English/Neowin)

Save hundreds of dollars on a lifetime subscription to SitePoint Premium Courses. Developers created SitePoint to share information and knowledge — now you can access all of it. Read more... Read all ...

22. Tweaks made to Android OS are causing massive security holes
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... a shady torrenting website or click an email link that’ll fill your handset up with malware in order to compromise your smartphone’s security. Twenty-five different Android smartphone models, made by well-known ...

23. DisplayMate declares Galaxy Note9's screen to be the greatest one ever made
(English/Neowin)

DisplayMate, a website known for its in-depth screen analyses, has said that Samsung's new Galaxy Note9 handset currently - and predictably - possesses the best smartphone screen you can get. Read more... ...

24. Dozens of kids hack election site replicas in just minutes
(English/engadget)

The Def Con hacker conference has been demonstrating how vulnerable voting machines are to hacks through its Voting Village, wherein adults are given the chance to compromise various models of voting devices. ...