Reuters: Court filing: DOJ has proposed an expedited schedule for its appeal of the ruling allowing AT&T to buy Time Warner, seeking briefs by Oct. 18  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has proposed an expedited schedule for an appeal of a judge’s ruling that allowed AT&T Inc … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2mtNvi2

Marshall Allen / ProPublica: Investigation: the health insurance industry is working with data brokers to collect “lifestyle” details on hundreds of millions of Americans to predict costs  —  To an outsider, the fancy booths at last month’s health insurance industry gathering in San Diego aren’t very compelling. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2LnKGNk

Casey Newton / The Verge: Facebook says it has begun removing misinformation that contributes to violence on its site, will review text and images in partnership with local organizations  —  The policy was used for the first time last month in Sri Lanka  —  Hours after CEO Mark Zuckerberg spurred history by defending … from… Read More Facebook says it has begun removing misinformation that contributes to violence on its site, will review text and images in partnership with local organizations (Casey Newton/The Verge)

Jeremy C. Owens / MarketWatch: Amazon Web Services CEO says that AWS is not actively building a commercial network switch, after a report said the company was considering selling its own  —  Report that Amazon would start selling switches to businesses hit stock of Cisco and other networking providers from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2zT3j7u

Rachel Sandler / INSIDER: Openpath, a workplace security startup that lets employees enter offices with their phone, raises $20M Series B led by Emergence Capital  —  – Openpath, a startup that lets employees enter offices with their phone, raised $20 million in a series B funding round led by Emergence Capital, the company told Business… Read More Openpath, a workplace security startup that lets employees enter offices with their phone, raises $20M Series B led by Emergence Capital (Rachel Sandler/INSIDER)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Facebook confirms users can now sync their Instagram contacts to Messenger  —  Facebook wants to expand your Messenger contact list with a little help from Instagram.  The company has launched a feature in Messenger that pulls in your contacts from Instagram, if you opt to connect your account. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2L2OjZT

Kara Swisher / Recode: Mark Zuckerberg clarifies his comments about Holocaust deniers on Facebook: “I absolutely didn’t intend to defend the intent of people who deny that”  —  The Facebook founder has attracted controversy for how the social network deals with content that is offensive to many, such as Holocaust deniers from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2mqvJfn

Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: eBay reports Q2 revenues of $2.6B, up 9% YoY, vs. $2.66B est., with non-GAAP net income of $533M, up 7% YoY, and gross merchandise volume of $23.6B  —  eBay said gross merchandise volume came in at $23.6 billion.  —  eBay delivered in-line second quarter financial results Wednesday. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2uy3X5g

Jordan Novet / CNBC: IBM reports Q2 revenues of $20B, vs. $19.85B expected, up 4% YoY, marking IBM’s third consecutive quarter of revenue growth after five years of YoY declines  —  IBM stock rose 1 percent after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings results on Wednesday. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2mr6Jog

Lily Katz / Bloomberg: Coinbase, which on Monday said it got the green light from the SEC to move forward with a trio of acquisitions, now says it never got such an endorsement  —  Coinbase Inc., which on Monday said it got the green light from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to move forward… Read More Coinbase, which on Monday said it got the green light from the SEC to move forward with a trio of acquisitions, now says it never got such an endorsement (Lily Katz/Bloomberg)

Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: Researcher: a robocalling company has left hundreds of thousands of voters’ data including personal details and audio recordings exposed on a public server  —  Each record contains a voter’s name, address, and “calculated” political affiliation.  —  Another cache of US voter data has leaked. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2Li5Dt1

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Uber hires Ruby Zefo, Intel’s chief privacy and security counsel, as its first-ever chief privacy officer, to report to Uber’s chief legal officer  —  Uber has hired its first chief privacy officer as well as a former TomTom executive in charge ensuring the ride-hailing company complies with the EU’s data protection… Read More Uber hires Ruby Zefo, Intel’s chief privacy and security counsel, as its first-ever chief privacy officer, to report to Uber’s chief legal officer (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

Stephen Babcock / Technical.ly DC: Verodin, which assesses cybersecurity tools’ effectiveness on enterprise networks, raises $21M Series B led by TenEleven Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners  —  McLean, Va.-based Verodin closed on $21 million in Series B funding, and is planning to open a new office based in the United Kingdom. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2mpQyHN

BBC: Roblox, an MMO game popular with kids, blames the virtual gang rape of a seven year old’s character on a hack, saying malicious code was uploaded to a server  —  A popular children’s video game has blamed a virtual “gang rape” on a hack of its systems.  —  Amber Petersen’s seven-year-old daughter … from… Read More Roblox, an MMO game popular with kids, blames the virtual gang rape of a seven year old’s character on a hack, saying malicious code was uploaded to a server (BBC)