Equifax keeps surprising us with nonsense, additional iPhone X specifications are released, while the iPhone 8 seems to be having some hardware or possibly software issues similar to the launch of the iPhone 7. Amazon releases a huge line of Echo devices, while Google pulls away YouTube from Amazon's Echo Show without any explanation, oops.

Headlines:* Equifax CEO gets paid * Showtime websites hijacking browsers for cryptocurrency mining * Showtime remains silent on cryptocurrency mining * LG releasing a phone that allegedly repels mosquitoes * iPhone X battery specs * iPhone 8 experiences crackling issues * iPhone 8 splitting open * Alarming number of Macs vulnerable to firmware hacks * House probes Russian social media influence * Google removes YouTube from Amazon Echo Show * The Amazon Echo Show * Google to Create Home with a Screen? * London kicks out Uber * WeChat is giving all of your data to the Chinese government

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