Mobile Minutes: Germany fines hate speech; Alphabet jargon; Netflix takes aim at studios; Sound wave phone hacks
Germany plans to fine social media sites over hate speech
Germany plans a new law calling for social networks like Facebook (FB.O) to remove slanderous or threatening online postings quickly or face fines of up to 50 million euros ($53 mln).
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Alphabet’s Jigsaw wants to explain tech jargon to you
The tech incubator, owned by Google’s parent company, partners with the Washington Post to make technical terms easier to understand.
Read more at CNET
Netflix tries to outdo theaters with films a studio can envy
Will Smith’s next movie — part cop flick, part sci-fi — has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster except one. When “Bright” is released later this year it’ll be playing on Netflix Inc.’s streaming service, not thousands of theater screens.
Read more at Bloomberg
It’s possible to hack a phone with sound waves, researchers show
SAN FRANCISCO — A security loophole that would allow someone to add extra steps to the counter on your Fitbit monitor might seem harmless. But researchers say it points to the broader risks that come with technology’s embedding into the nooks of our lives.
Read more at New York Times