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• Internet giants to block child porn images using a common list

  Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo and Microsoft will take a new step toward combating the spread of child pornography, by blocking images identified in partnership with an industry group.

• Twitter mulling big changes to how you view tweets

  Desperate times call for desperate measures. For Twitter, that could mean a new approach to the way it displays tweets.

• Twitter surprises with a sales gain, but user growth lags

  Twitter reported a higher than expected increase in revenue on Tuesday, suggesting progress in the company's efforts to grow its ad sales.

• Hacker: 'Hundreds of thousands' of vehicles are at risk of attack

  A security expert who recently demonstrated he could hack into a Jeep and control its most vital functions said the same could be done with hundreds of thousands of other vehicles on the road today.

• Twitter will reconvene Flight for mobile developers

  Last year, Twitter sought to broaden the reach of its software by giving outside developers new tools at its first Flight conference. This year the company will try again, as the pressure on it to grow its user base has only increased.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, July 15

  ,Intel's second quarter unlikely to shine, Hacking Team CEO says customers shouldn't worry, Google "forget" requests are mostly covering plain folks, and more tech news

• Fake Bloomberg news story causes Twitter shares to spike

  Twitter's stock spiked in midday trading Tuesday after a fake Bloomberg news report said the company had received an offer to be acquired for US$31 billion.

• Hacker group that hit Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft intensifies attacks

  The hackers that targeted Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft developers two years ago have escalated their economic espionage efforts as they seek confidential business information and intellectual property they can profit from.

• In Pictures: 7 things we hate about Twitter

  You probably either love Twitter for its quirkiness and brevity or see it as a pointless waste of time. After nearly a decade on the social scene, Twitter still needs to improve its user experience and fill in notable gaps in the service. These seven problems are long overdue for a fix.

• Kiwis comfortable with mining social media to identify terrorist activity, but not for marketing: Unisys

  “Organisations must not abuse their relationship with their customers and citizens in the way that they collect, analyse and use publicly available data,” says Steve Griffin, Unisys NZ country manager.

• Tech throws its weight behind US marriage ruling ... with rainbows, emojis and software

  When the Supreme Court issued its historic ruling on Friday legalizing same-sex marriage across the U.S., many of the biggest technology companies embraced the decision with characteristic flair through social media, on their sites, and with tools that others could use to show their support as well.

• Pressure mounts in EU to treat Facebook and Twitter as critical infrastructure

  Pressure is mounting in the European Union to subject companies including Google, Twitter, eBay and Facebook to the same critical IT infrastructure security requirements as banks or energy networks.

• Twitter looking for a 'full-time' CEO, deflating Dorsey's candidacy

  A week and a half after Dick Costolo announced that he would be stepping down from the CEO role at Twitter, the company's board of directors has sent a shot across the bow of one of the expected front-runner candidates to take the social network's top job.

• Twitter a trap for Italy's communications gurus

  In Umberto Eco's novel The Name of the Rose it emerges that a number of monks have been killed by a poison placed on the corners of the books in their monastery library. This month the author discovered that modern vehicles of communication can be equally treacherous.

• Twitter tests a new way to sell goods

  Twitter has long positioned its site as a way to see what's happening in the world. Now, it wants to tap into our desires as consumers.