Report: Apple Watch 2 won't include cellular, focusing instead on GPS for fitness features and other top stories.

• Report: Apple Watch 2 won't include cellular, focusing instead on GPS for fitness features

  

  The Apple Watch 2 may not have a cellular option after all, according to a new Bloomberg report. Back in April, the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple was considering the option for cellular connectivity in the next Apple Watch version — something that I wasn’t sure the watch needed yet — but today’s report says the company has “hit roadblocks in making major changes that would connect its Watch to cellular networks and make it less dependent on the iPhone.” The report further corrobora..

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• Uber Aims for an Edge in the Race for a Self-Driving Future

  

  But the Ford and Uber initiatives are not without risk. Federal auto safety regulators are preparing guidelines for autonomous vehicles that may or may not include the need for a steering wheel or require the presence of a driver who can step in should computerized systems falter.In a nod to the highly experimental nature of its Pittsburgh plan, Uber intends to have an actual human being behind the wheel — just in case. But while Ford is looking five years out, Uber is moving aggressively towar..

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• US astronauts prepare spacewalk to install new docking port

  

  With more private spaceship traffic expected at the International Space Station in the coming years, two US astronauts are set to embark on a spacewalk Friday to install a special parking spot for them. Americans Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins will step ...

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• Twitter suspends 235000 accounts for extremism

  

  Twitter's San Francisco headquarters(Photo: Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY)SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter said it has suspended 235,000 accounts for violating policies on the promotion of extremism and terrorism over the past six months, bringing the overall number of suspended accounts to 360,000 in the last year.The company has also expanded the teams that review reports of misuse of the networking service, which had become a go-to tool for some terror and extremist groups looking to get their message out...

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• Twitter rolls out new tools to hide harassment, threats

  

  Twitter headquarters in San Francisco.(Photo: Elizabeth Weise)Twitter took another swing at protecting its users from online harassment by rolling out a quality filter and making it easier to hide offensive notifications.The San Francisco, Calif.-based social media service will allow all users to block notifications for "low quality" tweets, or those that appear to be automated. The service determines low quality content using signals like account origin and behavior.Twitter will also let users ..

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