Morning Bulletin: Microsoft makes it easier to report hate speech, Fired Facebook News editor tweets insights & iPhone 7 could be revealed soon
A round-up of some of the major media, marketing and tech news being reported around the world that you should know now.
Morning Bulletin
One of the Facebook news team reportedly fired on Friday in favor of the use of an algorithm has posted a series of tweets to highlight the most absurd things she saw while working there. The tweets from Saira Khan, reported by Business Insider, included insights into the working conditions and that sports and entertainment were the two most popular topics.
The iPhone 7 could be revealed a week on Wednesday (7 September) when Apple has called a press conference at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Digital Spy has surmised that this is likely to be when the new handset is shown to the world for the first time.
A prototype driverless electric racing car has been tested at Donington Park's circuit according to BBC News. The car only completed a single lap around the circuit with the funding company Kinetik reportedly hoping to launch a competition featuring a number of the cars in the coming months.
A rare prototype of an Apple 1 built by Steve Wozniak has sold for $815,000 (£623,482) at auction, Gizmodo has said after the final bid of $1.2m was pulled at the last moment.
Microsoft is making it easier to report hate speech through its Xbox and Skype platforms, says RT. The tech giant is to launch a customer support service to allow users to report any hate mongering through its services.