Recent changes at Facebook and Instagram, more about Windows 10, the latest rumors on new phones and tablets, a way to battle ransomware and the headline of the year are all featured in this week’s tech news. Of course, there is even more. Read the various articles and catch up on all the news.

• Facebook to give ‘informative’ posts more weight
• Instagram castrated Snapchat like Facebook neutered Twitter
• On-the-go technology resonates with ‘early settlers’
• Sex pigs halt traffic after laser attack on Pokémon teens
• How Frank Abagnale thinks like a con artist to improve security
• Windows 7, 8.1 moving to Windows 10’s cumulative update model
• Report: 10.5-inch iPad Pro could precede ‘radical’ design changes in 2018
• Windows 10 Anniversary Update freezing: Microsoft offers temporary fix
• All Windows 10 PCs will get Windows Holographic access next year
• Samsung swings for the fences with the Galaxy Note 7
• Intel’s next-gen PC chip works, it’s the fastest ever, and it’s coming this fall
• The ad battle between Apple and Microsoft is back
• Cerber 2 Ransomware: Free Decryption Tool Released
• 4 tips for getting started with new Google video-calling app Duo
• AT&T ends data overages with new plans
• USB Type-C could kill your headphone jack. Here’s how
• The TV of the future is incredibly bright — literally

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