Technology news, reviews and columns for August 17

August 17 August 17     FOLLOW US      NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER USATODAY.COM   TECH   news   A 'Netflix tax'? Yes, and it's already a thing in some states     Cities and states increasingly are looking to tax streaming services and downloaded content as a way to increase revenue.     Read Story     tech           Neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer rebuffed by Russia, China The site can only be accessed by using an anonymizing browser such as Tor     talkingtech           Apple to donate $2 million to anti-hate groups, Tim Cook tells staff Saying 'hate is a cancer,' Cook says Apple will also match employee donations and set up iTunes for customers to chip in.     tech           Mark Zuckerberg pledges to remove physical threats from Facebook after Charlottesville "With the potential for more rallies, we're watching the situation closely," the Facebook CEO wrote in a post on his Facebook page.   Advertisement   tech           Spotify pulls white supremacist 'hate music' from platform Spotify pulled the songs just days after a white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Va. turned violent.     news           Twitter boots The Daily Stormer in latest eviction for neo-Nazi site Anyone trying to access accounts affiliated with The Daily Stormer receives a notification that they have been suspended.     tech           Cloudflare CEO explains why it finally booted neo-Nazi site It had been a hold-out among tech companies that dumped the neo-Nazi website.     talkingtech           One movie a day for $9.95 a month? MoviePass seems too good to be true Subscription service led by Netflix co-founder Mitch Lowe lets you watch one movie per day at select theaters nationwide.     tv           HBO, 'Game of Thrones' Twitter accounts hacked by OurMine Several HBO Twitter accounts, including the official Game of Thrones page, were hacked in yet another cyberattack targeting the network.     weather           The latest solar eclipse weather forecast: Clouds could mar view in Oregon, South Carolina The best weather conditions will likely be from interior Oregon to Idaho, where clouds are expected to be few and far between.     The Day In Pictures Gallery Workers remove a monument dedicated to the Confederate Women of Maryland early Aug. 16, 2017, after it was taken down in Baltimore. Local news outlets reported that workers hauled several monuments away, days after a white nationalist rally in Virgin     Popular Stories Fox News host: No Republicans would defend Trump's Charlottesville comments on air Trump economic councils disbanded after Charlottesville response Mitch McConnell's secret fury over Charlottesville response highlights GOP's Trump dilemma   To forward this e-mail to a friend, click here You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: reed791.worldnews@blogger.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please click here. Manage Subscriptions | Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108