Stewart Clarke / Variety: Ofcom report: UK subscribers to Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Sky’s Now TV hit 15.4M in Q1, overtaking the 15.1M traditional pay-TV subscribers for the first time  —  The level to which Netflix and Amazon are redefining the TV picture has hit home in the U.K. as new data from media regulator… Read More Ofcom report: UK subscribers to Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Sky’s Now TV hit 15.4M in Q1, overtaking the 15.1M traditional pay-TV subscribers for the first time (Stewart Clarke/Variety)

Rich Gordon / Nieman Lab: For stories like the Trump-Putin summit, Google News needs to be clearer about how its algorithm works and learn to separate commentary from factual reporting  —  The algorithm that ranks content can make some truly strange decisions.  What set of signals is Google News looking for? from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2uzG0dL

Felix Salmon / Wired: Amazon has built its empire by playing freely with new ideas; besides book-selling, there isn’t any market where Amazon has really disrupted the incumbents  —  AMAZON IS ONE of the largest and most formidable companies in the world.  It’s run with brutal efficiency, a keen focus on keeping … from Techmeme… Read More Amazon has built its empire by playing freely with new ideas; besides book-selling, there isn’t any market where Amazon has really disrupted the incumbents (Felix Salmon/Wired)

Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Glovo, a Barcelona-based on-demand delivery business, raises €115M Series C with Spanish press reporting the round values the startup at more than €300M  —  Spanish startup Glovo, whose platform lets app users summon a gig economy worker to shop on their behalf … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2NpkFuq

Biz Carson / Forbes: Chinese bike-sharing company Ofo lays off majority of staff in the US as Ofo insiders say it is scaling back its global operations to focus on China  —  Chris Taylor rides an Ofo bike in Seattle, the company’s first city in the U.S. Taylor resigned from Ofo two weeks ago. from… Read More Chinese bike-sharing company Ofo lays off majority of staff in the US as Ofo insiders say it is scaling back its global operations to focus on China (Biz Carson/Forbes)

The Information: Siri cofounder Tom Gruber and Apple’s head of search Vipul Ved Prakash have left the company after John Giannandrea was named as the leader of the Siri Group  —  Tom Gruber, one of the original Siri cofounders, has left Apple, where he was recently the head of Siri’s Advanced Development group … from… Read More Siri cofounder Tom Gruber and Apple’s head of search Vipul Ved Prakash have left the company after John Giannandrea was named as the leader of the Siri Group (The Information)

Richard Speed / The Register: Microsoft announces public preview of Windows 10 IoT Core Services, which will let device manufacturers control updates for $.30/device/month after preview ends  —  Gizmos gain control over Windows 10 updates – at a price  —  Be still your beating hearts, Microsoft’s Windows 10 IoT Core Services … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2uvrrbe

Davey Alba / BuzzFeed News: Despite repeated requests, Spotify does not let users block followers to deal with harassers and says a block feature is not in its current road map  —  When Meghan, a 26-year-old bookseller in Boston, left her boyfriend after months of emotional abuse, she made every effort to cut him out… Read More Despite repeated requests, Spotify does not let users block followers to deal with harassers and says a block feature is not in its current road map (Davey Alba/BuzzFeed News)

Joseph Cox / Motherboard: Leaked documents: Facebook moderators can ban Pages if admins get 5 “strikes” or if 30%+ of other people’s posts violate its community standards within 90 days  —  During testimony to lawmakers, Facebook did not provide specifics on the threshold Pages or Groups have to cross before being deleted. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2uzKXmN

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