Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 has started to be delivered. I got mine and love it so far. A few reviews are included in the headlines below if you want to know more. Next week will feature the announcement of the new iPhone and a story about what to expect is also included this week. Social media is a big deal and people are looking for ways to get verified. I’ve not tried with Instagram and I won’t pay outrageous sums for it, but some do. Twitter has yet to verify my account, but Facebook has verified each of the pages I maintain. Check out all the headlines below and get caught up on the latest in tech news.

• Inside the black market where people pay thousands of dollars for Instagram verification
• Hackers claim to have personal info of millions of Instagram accounts, including celebs
• Google tied search results position to promotion of its own social network: report
• How to access free and legal copies of English and American classic literature online
• $800 Millennium Falcon soars as Lego’s biggest set ever
• Want free Netflix? T-Mobile hopes so
• Facebook to demote content from oversharers in News Feed: What you need to know
• Apple’s Sept. 12 event: What to expect from the new iPhone 8, Apple Watch and more
• Microsoft expands availability of colored Surface Laptops, Windows 10 Pro upgrade
• Credit-reporting giant Equifax says cyber breach could affect 143M U.S. consumers
• The Biggest Things Ever to be Transported by Sea
• Samsung Galaxy Note 8 review: The epitome of a business-first smartphone
• Google reveals the top things people want to find out ‘How to’ do
• Every Stephen King Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
• Coffee technology: How to brew like a barista at home, using the latest gear
• DACA’s demise puts tech Dreamers in a tough position
• Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 8
• Alexa’s ‘flash briefing’ can now update you on the latest music news and events
• The Definitive Sandwich Family Tree
• Twitter’s new random notifications are awful and I hate them
• This Tiny Country Feeds the World
• Amazon to add second headquarters with up to 50,000 jobs
• Why I still wear the Apple Watch
• The Ultimate Preview: The Most Recommended Books of Fall
• How Apple Finally Made Siri Sound More Human
• Opera singers dubbed with dial up modems could be the next big thing

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