10 things in tech you need to know today, September 12

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Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this
Wednesday.

1.
Google appeared before the EU’s highest court on Tuesday to argue
against the global application of Europe’s “right to be
forgotten”, which lets individuals ask for search results to be
scrubbed. France’s data protection agency is arguing
that the deleted information should disappear from all Google
search engines, not just EU versions of the site, but Google and
others argue this amounts to censorship.

2.
Apple is expected to launch three new iPhones today, including
the jumbo-sized iPhone XS. Apple is also expected to
launch a revamped Apple Watch.

3.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is open to investigating social
media companies for anti-competitive behaviour, and issues of
freedom of speech, according to Bloomberg. He will
meet state attorneys general later this month who are already
investigating the firms’ practices.

4.
An Amazon patent has caused public outrage because it appears to
show human warehouse workers in cages for their own
safety. The patent was granted in 2016, but was
unearthed by a new research paper this week — and Amazon said it
has never implemented the system.

5.
Dozens of Amazon delivery drivers have revealed what it’s like to
drop off packages for the firm, citing a lack of overtime pay,
intimidation, and a physically tough working
environment. Drivers don’t work with Amazon
directly, but are managed by third-party firms that work out of
Amazon facilities.

6.
People are spending less time on Facebook’s main social network,
according to research by Nielsen. The amount of
time people are spending on the Silicon Valley company’s main
social network has dropped by almost 7% from a year ago.

7.
Tesla’s share price dropped Tuesday after being downgraded by
Nomura Instinet, which was formerly one of the most bullish firms
on Wall Street toward the stock. Analyst Romit Shah
expressed concerns over the rising frequency of CEO Elon Musk’s
tweeting as well as Musk’s taunts of short sellers, his recent
earnings call outburst, and his increasingly unpredictable
behavior.

8. British
health tech startup Medopad has acquired Silicon Valley heath
data firm Sherbit as part of its US expansion.
Medopad didn’t disclose financials, but said the deal would help
it expand into US teaching hospitals.

9.
Amazon has joined the Washington, DC Chamber of Commerce,
the chamber’s president told the Washington Business
Journal. That’s amid massive speculation about where
the company will put its second headquarters, with many of the
rumours focusing on DC.

10.
A popular gamer on Twitch, known online as Dr. Disrespect,
reportedly had to abruptly pause his broadcast on Tuesday after a
drive-by shooter shot at his house. Authorities have
reportedly confirmed that this is the second time this has
happened to the streamer.

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