Stranger Things breaks Netflix viewing records

Retro sci-fi series "Stranger Things" has broken Netflix viewing records with the global launch of its third season, the streaming giant said in a rare tweet publishing viewing data. https://ift.tt/2XWrlZW https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

HBO Max set for 2020 streaming launch, nabs 'Friends' from Netflix

WarnerMedia will launch its new Netflix rival 'HBO Max' in early 2020 after reclaiming the rights to stream its hugely popular television comedy "Friends" https://ift.tt/30wKBLn https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Instagram rolls out new anti-bullying features

There have been growing calls around the world for greater oversight of platforms like Facebook and Twitter, amid widespread criticism over bullying, as well as the spread of hate speech and fake news. https://ift.tt/2XS42Ap https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

IBM's big deal for Red Hat gives it a chance to reshape open source

Much of the signal in IBM's acquisition of Red Hat revolves around containers and application development, but don’t forget the potential to make IBM the center of the commercial open source universe.

Dropped your phone in water? 10 things you should never do

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Samsung VC arm buys 20% stake in Indus OS

Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, VC arm of South Korean conglomerate Samsung, will take a seat on the board of the Mumbai-based Indus OS. https://ift.tt/2NLytED https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

ETtech Top 5: Paytm's growth strategy, Amazon & Flipkart's plan to cut discounts & more

A closer look at today's biggest tech and startup news and why they matter. https://ift.tt/2NLa1mR https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Leaked documents from surveillance company Perceptics show its pitch to New York's MTA on how it could automatically track and profile vehicles and drivers (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)

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Leaked documents from surveillance company Perceptics show its pitch to New York's MTA on how it could automatically track and profile vehicles and drivers  —  Just months before millions of its internal documents were stolen and dumped on the internet, the Tennessee-based surveillance company Perceptics …

Amazon, Flipkart put discounts in brands’ cart to stick to FDI norms

Amazon & Flipkart officials have informed sellers that there will be no preferential treatment for any vendor, all will be levied uniform seller commission and logistics rates. https://ift.tt/2XWdNO6 https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Redmi Note 7 Pro to Go on Sale in India at 12pm Today via Flipkart, Mi.com

Redmi Note 7 Pro sale offers from Xiaomi include the Jio cashback offer, which bestows double data benefit on all the prepaid recharges worth Rs. 198 and above. https://ift.tt/2XCkW70

LG W30, W10 to Go on Sale in India Today via Amazon: All You Need to Know

LG W30 and W10 will go on sale again in India today. This is the second time that the duo will go on sale since their launch in the country late last month. https://ift.tt/30oAyaX

Zero merchant fee is a force multiplier for digital payments: Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma

Paytm is eyeing multiple ways to expand products and start making money off users including tapping gaming, content, commerce and wealth management, said founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma in an exclusive interview with ET. https://ift.tt/2Jz1xKm https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

AT&T says it will enable Call Protect, its free service to block robocalls, by default for new customers, and "in the coming months" for existing customers (Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge)

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AT&T says it will enable Call Protect, its free service to block robocalls, by default for new customers, and “in the coming months” for existing customers  —  The first major carrier to automatically block fraudulent calls  —  In June, the Federal Communications Commission ruled …

Researchers say a networking protocol flaw in two popular hospital anesthesia and respiratory devices made by GE could enable malicious remote tampering (Zack Whittaker/TechCrunch)

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Researchers say a networking protocol flaw in two popular hospital anesthesia and respiratory devices made by GE could enable malicious remote tampering  —  Security researchers have found a vulnerability in a networking protocol used in popular hospital anesthesia and respiratory machines …

Mozilla says it will not include root certificates of surveillance company DarkMatter, which has been accused of helping UAE hack its citizens, inside Firefox (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

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Mozilla says it will not include root certificates of surveillance company DarkMatter, which has been accused of helping UAE hack its citizens, inside Firefox  —  Mozilla declines DarkMatter's application to have its root certificates included in Firefox's root store.