|
March 4, 2018, 4:40 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Gary McWilliams / Reuters: |
MIT researcher behind study claiming Uber and Lyft drivers earn median profit of $3.37/hour says Uber's rebuttal was “thoughtful” and he'll re-run the analysis — (Reuters) - A Massachusetts Institute of Technology research group that this week reported nearly three-quarters of Uber Technologies …
More:
The Guardian, The Rideshare Guy Blog …, NPR, Uber Under the Hood, Mashable, TechCrunch, Fortune, Fortune, CNET, San Francisco Chronicle, Recode, Forbes, Forbes, Axios, Gizmodo, The Hill, and Slate
Tweets: @dkhos, @dkhos, @therideshareguy, @went1955, @rochelle, @petri_rouvinen, @ferenstein, @jposhaughnessy, @amir, @judy_chevalier, @judy_chevalier, @mdudas, and @kerrymflynn
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
KGI: Apple to release more affordable 13-inch MacBook Air in Q2, HomePod demand ‘mediocre’ so far — Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities is today out with a pair of new investor notes on Apple. The analyst offers new supply chain details on the new iPhones coming this year, AirPods demand, and more.
More:
MacRumors, Digital Trends, The Verge, Mashable, ZDNet, SlashGear, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, iPhone Hacks, Firstpost, Forbes, AppleInsider, Engadget, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @lewis_lin and @lanceulanoff
| Wayne Ma / Wall Street Journal: |
Marriott US staffer says he was fired after HR questioned him on Tibet related tweet he liked via Marriott's account; China pressured Marriott over Tibet issue — The severity of the penalty—termination, not reprimand—highlights the unforgiving consequences for companies that offend China| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
More:
VentureBeat. Tweets: @marcorubio, @theresaafallon, @joshchin, @paulmozur, @jmohanmalik, @ehundman, @nytimestech, @dgtam86, @rasmus_kleis, and @scs_disputes
| Karl Bode / Motherboard: |
Google Fiber deployment has slowed due to high costs, challenges from politically-powerful incumbent ISPs, and the potential of next-gen wireless broadband — Google's ‘pause’ is driven largely by executive frustrations with fiber deployment costs and a fascination with the potential of next-generation wireless.
Tweets: @counternotions and @hoofnagle
| Steve Kovach / Business Insider: |
Source: after Amazon refused to sell newer Nest products like its latest thermostat and alarm system, Nest decided to stop selling any of its products on Amazon — - Amazon decided not to sell any of the newer products from Google's smart home division Nest.
More:
Fortune, Engadget, The Verge, Ubergizmo, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, Neowin, Android Central, Digital Trends, CNET, AFTVnews, Mashable, AppleInsider, Tech Times, SlashGear, Android Police, and reddit.com
Tweets: @lieber2k, @ow, @stevekovach, @devindra, and @stevekovach
| Pew Research Center: |
Study: in the US, 78% of 18-24 year olds use Snapchat, 71% use Instagram, 45% use Twitter; nearly 75% of US adults and 94% of 18-24 year olds use YouTube — A majority of Americans use Facebook and YouTube, but young adults are especially heavy users of Snapchat and Instagram
More:
Tech Times, Digital Trends, Forbes, Social Media Today, TheStreet, The Verge, and DW.COM
Tweets: @pewresearch and @conradhackett
| Lina M. Khan / New York Times: |
If SCOTUS rules for Amex in a case on antitrust exemptions it will enable tech giants to engage in anti-competitive behavior if they can claim no harm to users — Big tech platforms — Amazon, Facebook, Google — control a large and growing share of our commerce and communications … | Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab: |
BuzzSumo study of 100M articles posted in 2017 shows social sharing halved since 2015 and Google sites drove 2x more referrals to publishers than social media — Publishers may be getting dinged — and in some cases destroyed — by Facebook's move to decrease the amount of publisher content … | Alexandre Boksenbaum-Granier / Bloomberg: |
French economy minister: EU will unveil a proposal for 2% to 6% tax on European revenues of big technology companies within weeks — The European Union will unveil a directive within weeks on taxing between 2 percent and 6 percent of big technology companies' revenue, French economy minister Bruno Le Maire …
| David Luhnow / Wall Street Journal: |
Coding schools and startups in Mexico's growing tech hub in Guadalajara are increasingly courting US-raised deported Mexicans and English-speaking tech workers — U.S.-raised millennials deported back to Mexico are helping to drive a growing tech sector south of the border
Tweets: @davidluhnow
| Issie Lapowsky / Wired: |
Facebook says it doesn't know how many followed Russia's IRA accounts on Instagram; researcher finds that 27 of 170 deleted accounts had ~2.2M followers total — FOR MORE THAN a year, Jonathan Albright has served as something of a one-man General Accounting Office for the tech industry.
Tweets: @rasmus_kleis, @justinhendrix, @wired, and @benioff
| Richard Chirgwin / The Register: |
Researchers use speculative execution flaws to design an attack, called SgxPectre, that reads the contents of SGX secure enclaves on Intel CPUs — And no, you're not supposed to be able to do that — Vid The Spectre design flaws in modern CPUs can be exploited to punch holes through …
More:
ZDNet, MSPoweruser, Neowin, and BleepingComputer.com
Sponsor Posts
Tribe AI:
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Zoho:
How to choose the right live chat software for your business — In a world where instant communication is the norm, live chat software enables businesses to meet customer expectations with real-time assistance.
How to choose the right live chat software for your business — In a world where instant communication is the norm, live chat software enables businesses to meet customer expectations with real-time assistance.
Hamming:
Make AI Voice Agents trustworthy — Hamming AI automatically tests AI voice agents and continuously monitors them in production.
Make AI Voice Agents trustworthy — Hamming AI automatically tests AI voice agents and continuously monitors them in production.
Techmeme Leaderboards:
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more — We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics. Download reports immediately for just $100.
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more — We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics. Download reports immediately for just $100.Who's Hiring In Tech?
Techmeme Ride Home:
Wed. 11/13 - Amazon Haul
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via
Apple Podcasts,
Spotify, or
RSS.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 4:40 PM ET, March 4, 2018.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:Todd Spangler / Variety:
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Nathan Vanderklippe / Globe and Mail: |
More:
Human Rights Watch, Foreign Policy, Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Reuters, v3.co.uk, Inverse, BuzzFeed, Associated Press, China Digital Times, and Wall Street Journal
Tweets: @ilumium, @mims, @ehundman, @jtarr1, @jashkenas, @kenroth, and @jorge_guajardo
| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
More:
SlashGear, Mashable, BetaNews, Tech Times, Firstpost, Engadget, Tubefilter, The Mac Observer, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @stevesi and @avtarramsingh
Earlier Picks
| Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: |
More:
Bitcoinist.com, VentureBeat, Crowdfund Insider, Cointelegraph.com News, and CoinDesk
Tweets: @mdudas, @arrington, and @twobitidiot
| Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal: |
Tweets: @rebeccaballhaus, @kirstengrind, @persuasivepr, @noahshachtman, @juliacarriew, and @dseetharaman