Some weeks it just seems like a lot of headlines catch my eye and make it into the Tech News Digest. This week is one of the weeks where there is a lot of news. For headlines about a specific product, I’ve also included links to the product page on Amazon. Yes, I get a puny commission. No, I didn’t get anything free. Below are the headlines, click on them to read the full story.

• Compulsive gambling, sex from popular drug? Answer to 100s of lawsuits looms
• Here’s how Airstream is updating the classic American travel trailer
• It’s time to take a long, hard look at our Instagram etiquette
• Naked Labs’ 3-D Body Scanner Shows You the Naked Truth
• Even cops say this new Alexa ‘skill’ might scare off potential burglars
• Sir Paul McCartney ‘misremembers’ writing ‘In My Life’ – it was really John Lennon, says Harvard analysis
• Tips for throwing a Perseid meteor shower party
• The commas that cost companies millions
• Facebook redesigns biz Pages for utility as feed reach declines
• Samsung Galaxy Note9 first look: Better S Pen and a camera that detects when a subject blinks
• The Top Six Dinosaur Myths
• Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch runs Tizen, lasts “several days” on one charge
• Why more people don’t use simple two-factor authentication
• Edifier’s S350DB speakers: modern sound with an old-school style
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• Google’s Android P launches with a new name–it’s Pie–and focus on screen time addiction
• Android 9 Pie proves Android’s update situation is actually getting better
• The real reason people rent middle-aged men in Japan
• Start your printer shopping with this cheap, reliable laser printer
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• Owning a TV could put a damper on your sex life
• A tour through the wildest, most absurd sex laws in America
• Second-generation Threadripper goes on sale: $1,799 for 32 cores
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• Number of people sleeping in Hong Kong McDonald’s branches skyrockets, as residents battle high rents and substandard housing
• Vertical video sheds its black bars on YouTube, Android app adds dark mode
• Microsoft decides to support Skype Classic ‘for some time’ after users revolt
• The 24 best places to find free vector art online
• Palm-branded smartphones could return this year
• When Eating Crow Was an American Food Trend
• Verizon lied about 4G coverage—and it could hurt rural America, group says
• Few Alexa owners use voice to shop, despite big projections
• Facebook has started internal testing of its dating app
• RIP EmuParadise, a haven for retro gamers for almost two decades
• Angry wasps are getting drunk on rotten fruit
• In-vehicle wireless devices are endangering emergency first-responders
• This gadget hand washes dishes for you—but does it work?
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• Amazon launches an Alexa Auto SDK to bring its voice assistant to more cars
• Want to work for Amazon? Now you can do it from home as company seeks 200 virtual workers

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