" As vital as Twitter is in many respects, the product itself has suffered from a lack of direction at various points. It took Twitter a long time to figure out what the service is truly for and why people should use it, though after doubling down on n..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/28/twitter-head-of-product-periscope-executive/
California lawmakers just made it harder for companies to sell your data
" The ruling is in: The Golden State will adopt the California Consumer Privacy Act. The law will give residents the right to know what kind of data companies have collected of theirs and to be able to tell said firms to not sell it." https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/28/california-consumer-privacy-act-ruling/
Instagram now lets you add a soundtrack to your Stories
" As was rumored in May, Instagram is now letting users add soundtracks to their Stories. Attaching music is as easy as adding a sticker, and folks can choose a backing track to their Stories before or after recording video. When anyone watches them, they'll he…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/28/instagram-add-music-to-stories/
Facebook quiz app maker exposed data on over 120 million users
" While Facebook tries to close the book on its Cambridge Analytica scandal, it's still dealing with many more. The FTC is conducting a non-public probe into the company's behavior around privacy data, the EU's stricter laws are making it hard for the company a…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/28/facebook-quiz-app-exposed-data-120-million-users/
Kroger teams with startup Nuro for driverless grocery delivery
"Today, Kroger announced it is partnering with self-driving vehicle startup Nuro in order to deliver groceries directly to customers' homes, according to Reuters. It's not clear where the test program will take place. Nuro is still obtaining regulator..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/28/kroger-nuro-driverless-grocery-delivery/
Netflix offers a brief look at Matt Groening’s ‘Disenchanted’
" Matt Groening's third animated series Disenchanted is expected to take a wry look at fantasy and medieval stereotypes when its first ten-episode season debuts on Netflix August 17th. A new teaser gives us a first (very brief) look at the show itself,..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/28/netflix-matt-groening-disenchanted-teaser/
'Uncharted' creative director Amy Hennig is going indie
" Amy Hennig, former writer and creative director of the Uncharted series for PlayStation's Naughty Dog studio, is striking out on her own. After EA shut down Visceral Games she left the company in January to start her "own little independent studio," according…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/28/uncharted-creative-director-amy-hennig-indie-studio/
Police are using ancestry sites to track down more cold case suspects
" In April, California investigators arrested Joseph James DeAngelo for some of the crimes committed by the elusive Golden State Killer (GSK), a man who is believed to have raped over 50 women and murdered at least 12 people between 1978 and 1986. Inve..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/28/police-using-ancestry-site-cold-case-suspects/
Niantic will let developers use the 'Pokemon Go' AR platform
" Niantic Labs, the developer behind Pokémon Go, Ingress and the upcoming Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, will allow third-party developers to use the AR platform that drives those games. It's called the Real World Platform and developers intereste..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/28/niantic-developers-use-pokemon-go-ar-platform/
