Technology news, reviews and columns for September 28

September 28 September 28     FOLLOW US      NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER USATODAY.COM   TECH   news   Facebook's vow to halt shadowy political ads fails to quiet critics     They are calling for regulators, who have not kept up with the fast-growing political ads business on social media, to rein in Facebook.     Read Story     talkingtech           iPhone X supply crunch mean you may wait till February to get one Apple needs all the OLED screens and face-mapping parts it can get     columnist           Watch out, Apple: Amazon announces new $99, Alexa-powered Echo Amazon's new speaker arrives just as Apple is preparing to release its own Siri-based rival in December, the higher-priced HomePod.     tech           Sonic Drive-In hit by security breach Hackers may have made off with millions of credit card and debit card accounts used at Sonic Drive-In locations, according to a security blog.   Advertisement   business           NFL controversy creates dilemma for DirecTV, other companies that depend on pro football DirectTV gives refunds to customers who want to drop NFL programming over player protests. Doing so could make it appear that it agrees with Trump.     news           GPS spoofing makes ships in Russian waters think they're on land On Monday, the GPS of two ships in Russian waters told them they were actually 12 miles away at the Sochi airport, site of the 2014 winter Olympics.     nation-now           Infamous fake-news writer Paul Horner dies Fake-news pioneer Paul Horner, whose hoaxes drew international attention, died Sept. 18, 2017, in Phoenix. He was 38.     tech           Mark Zuckerberg fires back at Trump: Facebook is not 'anti-Trump' Trump's Twitter comment came as the giant social network faces intensifying scrutiny over Russia-linked ads designed to help Trump's candidacy.     tech           Play nice, now: Google and Amazon in a new product spat, this time over YouTube It's a reminder that these tech companies will fight hard for market share.     talkingtech           Amazon on YouTube fracas: We're ready to fix it Google insists that Amazon doesn't comply with its terms of service.     The Day In Pictures Gallery Manolo Gonzales crosses through the Rio San Lorenzo de Morovis, since the bridge that crosses the river was swept away by Hurricane Maria, in Morovis, Puerto Rico.     Popular Stories Trump waives Jones Act shipping restrictions for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico 'Playboy' founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91 Expert: Here's what to do if there's a nuclear blast   To forward this e-mail to a friend, click here You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: bimagroup2.onlineincome@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