Summary: After a two-week hiatus, El Kaiser and J.D. are back with the tech news of the week — including Amazon’s latest experiments for making money and Google Glass finally finding a home of sorts. And how about that Doctor Who announcement last weekend, eh? Oh, and if you have to ride the New York City subway system, do we have a tip for you!<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/entries/399b321f-63cb-4b83-8bd3-e6874d09579f">Introducing Jodie Whittaker: The Thirteenth Doctor </a>(BBC)<br> * <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/house-cards-helps-boost-netflix-subscriber-base-by-5-million-1021852" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Netflix spending spree spurs subscriber growth of 5 million in second quarter</a> (Reuters)<br> * <a href="https://www.axios.com/amazon-makes-moves-into-the-meal-kit-delivery-2460837310.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiospm&stream=top-stories" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Amazon wants to plan your dinner</a> (Axios)<br> * <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/18/amazon-launches-spark-a-shoppable-feed-of-stories-and-photos-aimed-at-prime-members/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Amazon launches Spark, a shoppable feed of stories and photos aimed at Prime members</a> (TechCrunch)<br> * <a href="http://www.htc.com/us/about/newsroom/2017/2017-07-17-htc-alexa/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Alexa on your phone is now hands-free: HTC U11 takes Amazon Alexa on the go</a> (HTC blog)<br> * <a href="https://www.zerofox.com/blog/inside-massive-siren-social-network-spam-botnet/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Inside the massive siren social network spam botnet</a> (ZeroFOX)<br> * <a href="http://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/07/porn-spam-botnet-has-evil-twitter-twin/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Porn spam botnet has evil Twitter twin</a> (Krebs on Security)<br> * <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-40628909" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">UK plans age verification for porn websites from 2018</a> (BBC)<br> * <a href="https://blog.linkedin.com/2017/july/17/work-smarter-and-stay-connected-with-new-linkedin-app-windows" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Work smarter and stay connected with the new LinkedIn app for Windows 10</a> (LinkedIn blog)<br> * <a href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/07/14/google-maps-started-showing-travel-time-graph-directions/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Google Maps has started showing a travel time graph for directions</a> (Android Police)<br> * <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/17/15980990/atari-ataribox-specs-pictures" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Atari’s new Ataribox console will be like an NES Classic</a> (The Verge)<br> * <a href="https://blog.x.company/a-new-chapter-for-glass-c7875d40bf24" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">A new chapter for Glass</a> (Google Project X)<br> <br> (Hopefully) Helpful Hint<br> <br> * <a href="http://www.mta.info" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Metropolitan Transit Authority</a><br> * <a href="http://web.mta.info/apps/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Metropolitan Transit Authority mobile apps</a><br> <br> <br>
