Google London
Google employees at offices around the world have been walking out to protest the way Google has handled sexual misconduct in the past — and the way they're still being handled today. The employees are demanding several key changes in how sexual misconduct allegations are dealt with at the firm, including a call to end forced arbitration - a move which would make it possible for victims to sue.
OnePlus has announced that they are finally dropping their Invite System in order to buy one of their devices. This will kick off from the release of the OnePlus 3 which will be able to purchase invite-free, right from launch day.
Android Security
Google has released the August 2019 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install. Google device firmware images have also been released to the Google Developer site. Though Google puts out the Android security patches each month, the job of actually getting the fixes to end users falls on the telcos and/or device manufacturers themselves. Those partners vary in their ability to release the patches in a timely fashion.