Techmeme

• Google's Android O is named Oreo, rolls out soon to Nexus/Pixel devices; update includes background activity limits, picture-in-picture, notification channels (Emil Protalinski/VentureBeat)
• After wave of neo-Nazi bans, tech firms' censorship policies were shown again to be arbitrary, not derived from moral awakening or newfound sense of civic duty (John Herrman/New York Times)
• Sources: Spotify's plan to skip a traditional IPO and list directly on NYSE draws scrutiny from the SEC, as NYSE's direct listing rule-change is still pending (Lucas Shaw/Bloomberg)
• Cisco buys hyperconvergence software startup Springpath for $320M to bolster its data center infrastructure portfolio (Natalie Gagliordi/ZDNet)
• A look at challenges facing Verizon's Oath as the integration of NYC's AOL and SV's Yahoo struggles along, after 2,100 were laid off in mid-June (Joe Pompeo/Vanity Fair)
• Inside Argo AI, an autonomous vehicle technology startup in which Ford pledged to invest $1B (Kirsten Korosec/The Verge)
• Chinese bike-sharing startup Ofo enters US with Seattle launch (Sarah Anne Lloyd/Curbed Seattle)
• Sources: after Article 50 was triggered to start Brexit, the European Investment Fund, a key source of capital for many EU VC funds, stopped backing UK VCs (Mark Scott/Politico)
• HTC cuts Vive VR headset's price by $200, to $599, to remain competitive with Oculus Rift (Jon Fingas/Engadget)
• Intel unveils first 8th gen processors, dubbed "Kaby Lake refresh", based on an updated Kaby Lake architecture, claims 40% performance increase over 7th gen (Peter Bright/Ars Technica)
• An excerpt from Ellen Pao's book "Reset": This is how sexism works in Silicon Valley. My lawsuit failed. Others won't. (Ellen Pao/The Cut)
• How iMessage came to dominate messaging among US teens, with studies showing ~70% use it, and where Apple may go to disrupt apps like Snapchat and Messenger (Giuseppe Stuto)
• ZeroEx raises $24M in an ICO for 0x protocol that enables the trading of Ethereum's ERC-20 compliant tokens without the need of centralized exchanges (Christine Chiang/Brave New Coin)
• Researchers: October's Mirai botnet attack on Dyn DNS service was incidental; original target was PlayStation Network name servers used by Dyn (Russell Brandom/The Verge)
• Decentraland, a virtual reality world project that uses blockchain tech to track ownership of digital plots of land, raises $25M via ICO (Stan Higgins/CoinDesk)

TechCrunch

• Android Oreo vs iOS 11: What?s different and what?s the same?
• Facebook?s Safety Check feature gets its own dedicated button, can be accessed anytime
• Meet Android Oreo?s all-new emoji
• What?s new in Android Oreo
• Android O is officially called Android Oreo
• Watch Google unveil the next version of Android live right here
• GoodTime nabs $2M to match job applicants with interviewers to save time and build rapport
• Google Home finally gets bluetooth audio playback
• Markforged announces two 3D printers that produce items as strong as steel
• Covetly gives collectors a better way to buy and sell the things they covet
• Apple just shared iOS 11 beta 7 to developers
• New drone perches on walls like a robotic bird
• No, shooting the eclipse will not break your iPhone
• Proposed bill targets sexual harassment in venture capital industry
• Entocycle uses larvae to fuel a more sustainable food chain
• Watch the solar eclipse live right here!
• ClassPass CEO Fritz Lanman will discuss making difficult decisions at Disrupt SF
• As Android O debuts, Marshmallow still commands about a third of devices
• Plex changes its new privacy policy after backlash, clarified it?s not trying to see what?s in your library
• Why design is too important to be left to designers

GigaOm

Silicon Alley Insider

• New drone footage shows just how huge Tesla's Gigafactory really is
• Here's what the total solar eclipse looks like in 14 cities across the US
• Carrier disruption works in T-Mobile's favor (TMUS)
• THE PAYMENTS INDUSTRY EXPLAINED: The Trends Creating New Winners And Losers In The Card-Processing Ecosystem
• Eclipse-chasers came out in droves to watch the solar eclipse across the US ? take a look
• Google's latest version of Android is called 'Oreo' ? here are the 11 best features (GOOG, GOOGL)
• This special-edition Xbox One is a beautiful love letter to 'Minecraft' superfans
• Microsoft's voice-recognition tech is now better than even teams of humans at transcribing conversations (MSFT)
• NASA just recorded the International Space Station flying in front of the solar eclipse
• Ellen Pao explains how the affair she had at work led to her infamous gender discrimination lawsuit
• We ranked the remaining 'Game of Thrones' leaders by their abilities ? here's how they're doing this week
• The 9 biggest questions after this week's 'Game of Thrones'
• What would happen if the moon suddenly blew up
• 30,000 people are descending on Oregon for a festival that's like Burning Man for eclipse-chasers ? here are the photos
• Bitcoin cash is crashing
• Apple's $1 billion video plan should worry Spotify, not Netflix (AAPL)
• Brands including Chiquita and Corona are trying to cash in on one of the biggest natural phenomena of our time
• The explosive stock that's dividing Wall Street (BABA)
• Watch live: NASA TV is broadcasting video of the total solar eclipse online
• THE VOICE ASSISTANT LANDSCAPE REPORT: How artificially intelligent voice assistants are changing the relationship between consumers and computers

VentureBeat

Mashable

• 'Game of Thrones' is not good anymore because there aren't any stakes
• Trump looked right at the eclipse with no glasses lol
• If using a VPN seems too complicated for you, then this could be a good place to start
• The moon literally blocked the sun on Twitter
• It's official: Android O is now Android Oreo
• 'Stashing' is the newest way to get screwed over in love
• Get a good night's sleep on a plane with this travel hoodie pillow
• You've never looked as cool as Javier Baez does sliding into home for the win
• Bonnie Tyler gives a sneak peek of her big eclipse performance of 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'
• This jacket uses solar power to give off a Kryptonite-like glow in the dark
• One conversation in 'Game of Thrones' episode 6 could be Daenerys' downfall
• This Solar Eclipse is bigger than all of us
• Eclipse nails are the beauty trend of choice for space geeks
• 'Overwatch' embarks into the Outback with new Junkertown map
• Everyone's wrestling with the Joss Whedon revelations
• UK politicians hold a tearful vigil for a clock because they clearly have nothing better to do
• 'American Horror Story: Cult' debuts creepy credits featuring Trump and Clinton
• The Secret Service spent $60,000 on golf carts alone protecting Trump
• 'Overwatch' voice actor receives anime body pillow, responds perfectly
• Enhanced 'Rise of the Tomb Raider' shows off the power of the Xbox One X
• 10 geeky kitchen gadgets that can make cooking easier and more fun
• Facebook is making it easier to see how people are using Safety Check
• Cloudflare CEO: It's easy to kick out Nazis, but I'm worried about the long term
• Taylor Swift casually prepares to eclipse the eclipse
• Yes, Donald Trump just retweeted a bot to rant about the 'fake news media'
• Thanks to his fans, Bruno Mars just learned about this super basic Twitter feature
• Yes, you can now tip strippers with Bitcoin
• How to build your business on what’s not going to change
• Test your knowledge of 'Beyond the Wall' with a 'Game of Thrones' quiz
• Dude on Tinder somehow uses memes to win his match's heart