Tech News Today 1509

Russ Pitts joins Megan Morrone and Jason Howell to discuss the evolution of video game journalism over the past ten years. Facebook has a team managing what's trending on its service and isn't disclosing enough about it. Twitter is cutting off government surveillance from advanced data analytics firm Dataminr. Uber pushes back on an Austin regulation that requires them to collect fingerprints for background checks of its drivers. Finally, we have the final word on Boaty McBoatface.

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Links

• Report: Facebook omitted conservative topics from trending list
• Is facebook a media organization? What's the distinction?
• Apple, Google and Mobile Carriers Asked About Security Fixes
• Twitter Bars Intelligence Agencies From Using Analytics Service
• Uber, Lyft Shut Down in Austin Over Fingerprint Vote
• Boaty McBoatface to Bear David Attenborough’s Name, and the Web Pouts
• 'Crowd Control,' our crowdsourced science fiction novel, starts here
• Sex, Drugs and Cartoon Violence: My Decade as a Video Game Journalist Kindle Edition
• Michigan Bill Would Give Life Sentence To Car Hackers, As Car Hacking Threat Grows
• Couple wins real cow playing free-to-play mobile game