|
June 22, 2018, 9:50 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple acknowledges unresponsive or “sticky” key problem for some MacBook and MacBook Pro keyboards, launches free repair program — Apple today launched a new MacBook & MacBook Pro service program that it says covers a small percentage of users that might experience sticky, repeated characters or unresponsive keys.
More:
Apple, CNET, The Verge, The Outline, iMore, Wired, CNET, The Register, Digital Trends, Business Insider, Gizmodo, ZDNet, Axios, The Next Web, Macworld, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Softpedia News, Engadget, Six Colors, Daring Fireball, AppleInsider, BGR, MacRumors, Ars Technica, Pocket-lint, iDownloadBlog.com, CNBC, Tom's Guide, iPhone Hacks, Fortune, SlashGear, The Loop, Fast Company, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @caseyjohnston, @tomwarren, @cgartenberg, @caseyjohnston, @whatthebit, @andrewwrites, @caseynewton, and @chriswelch
| Bloomberg: |
US Supreme Court rules that law enforcement officials need a warrant to get mobile-phone tower records that show someone's location over an extended period — Law enforcement officials need a warrant to get mobile-phone tower records that show someone's location over an extended period …
More:
The Next Web, Supreme Court …, Computerworld, DSLreports, New York Times, 9to5Mac, CNET, USA Today, Washington Post, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Krebs on Security, Ars Technica, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Techdirt, Engadget, Motherboard, NBC News, VentureBeat, Concurring Opinions, Cult of Mac, Freedom of the Press …, Digital Trends, iPhone Hacks, The Guardian, FierceWireless, Mashable, ExtremeTech, Reason, Android Police, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, ZDNet, Hit & Run, MIT Technology Review, Gizmodo, MacRumors, Axios, Mercury News, iDownloadBlog.com, and SlashGear
Tweets: @briankrebs, @jameeljaffer, @scotusblog, @xor, @pgourevitch, @orinkerr, @tribelaw, @wangcecillia, @kevinbankston, @sarahfrier, @privacyint, @ronwyden, @hbuskirk, @hbuskirk, @knightcolumbia, @thomas_drake1, @eff, @eff, @renato_mariotti, @renato_mariotti, @renato_mariotti, @zackwhittaker, @briankrebs, @trevortimm, @snowden, and @gregstohr
| Reuters: |
Police say Uber's safety driver in a self-driving vehicle was streaming a Hulu show before the car hit and killed a pedestrian in Arizona in March — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Police in Tempe, Arizona said evidence showed the “safety” driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber was distracted …
More:
Gizmodo, Mashable, TechCrunch, Quartz, The Hill, Wired, Ars Technica, The Daily Caller, Motherboard, GeekWire, TechSpot, Engadget, Newser, SlashGear, The Verge, CNET, The Register, Fortune, and Automotive News …
Tweets: @safeselfdrive, @kateconger, @stshank, @sambeal, and @mat
| Issie Lapowsky / Wired: |
California lawmakers introduce privacy bill supported by group behind Consumer Privacy Act, which will withdraw ballot initiative if bill is passed next week — LAWMAKERS IN CALIFORNIA have introduced a sweeping privacy bill to the state legislature that would give Californians unprecedented control … | Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Facebook has hired a team that will try to spot vulnerabilities in its systems before bad actors exploit them to prevent abuses like 2016 US elections debacle — Silicon Valley's giants are looking for future crises before they happen. — In an attempt to spot vulnerabilities in its system … | reddit: |
Reddit upgrades News tab, which surfaces content from subreddits frequently engaging with news, from alpha to beta and makes it available to most iOS users — People have come to Reddit for news since the site first launched back in 2005. In the decade-plus since then …
More:
TechCrunch, Engadget, SludgeFeed, SlashGear, Neowin, 9to5Mac, and Upvoted. Tweets: @mediagazer
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Facebook launches Messenger Kids app in Canada and Peru, the first markets outside the US, and makes the app available in Spanish and French — Facebook is expanding its controversial Messenger Kids app beyond the U.S. and into Canada and Peru, the company announced today.
More:
Facebook, Engadget, TechCrunch, CNET, Gizmodo, Android Police, Neowin, Fortune, and The Verge
| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Researcher finds method to bypass iOS passcode entry limit without losing data on devices with firmware as recent as iOS 11.3; requires connection to a computer — The attack allows any would-be-hacker to run as many passcodes as they want, without destroying the data.
More:
MacRumors, Cyberscoop, Naked Security, and Fortune
Tweets: @zackwhittaker, @lorenzofb, and @kimzetter
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook says it is working on “time well spent” features; Android app shows features like time spent in the app, reminders for self-imposed limits, and more — Are you ready for some scary numbers? After months of Mark Zuckerberg talking about how “Protecting our community …
More:
The Verge, Gizmodo, SiliconANGLE, International Business Times, The Next Web, Engadget, SlashGear, Neowin, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @joshconstine, @joshconstine, and @joshconstine
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook confirms that 3% of apps using Facebook Analytics had their weekly summary reports sent to their app's testers, who may have been outsiders — Set the “days without a Facebook's privacy problem” counter to zero. This week, an alarmed developer contacted TechCrunch …
More:
Engadget, CNET, and Marketing Land
| Wall Street Journal: |
bitFlyer, Japan's biggest crypto exchange, stops taking new clients after regulators found its anti-money laundering and security practices inadequate — Regulator orders bitFlyer and other cryptocurrency exchange operators to review business practices — TOKYO—Japan's biggest bitcoin exchange …
More:
Nikkei, The Next Web, NewsBTC, and CCN
| Jen Wieczner / Fortune: |
Court changes Mt. Gox bankruptcy into civil rehabilitation, allowing Mt. Gox customer compensation in bitcoins, which will more than cover their losses in cash — A Japanese court ruled Friday to pull infamous Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox out of bankruptcy, opening the door for at least $1 billion worth …
More:
PYMNTS.com and The Verge
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
UiPath:
Introducing the UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation — UiPath's new platform empowers enterprises to experience the full power of AI to transform industries
Introducing the UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation — UiPath's new platform empowers enterprises to experience the full power of AI to transform industries
Zoho:
Mastering bot filtering and Apple MPP compliance — Why is bot filtering important for your business? As marketers, we live and breathe data. Open rates, click-through rates, conversions—these metrics serve as the compass that guides our campaigns.
Mastering bot filtering and Apple MPP compliance — Why is bot filtering important for your business? As marketers, we live and breathe data. Open rates, click-through rates, conversions—these metrics serve as the compass that guides our campaigns.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Techmeme Ride Home:
The New Netflix
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Ian Rogers tells me I need a crypto wallet
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Azeem Azhar's Exponential View:
What does Spain's blackout mean for the future of clean energy?
Azeem Azhar explores how AI and exponential technologies are shaping our future.
Subscribe to Azeem Azhar's Exponential View.
Invest Like the Best:
David Senra - The Focused Few
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Grit:
HubSpot CEO on the Future of SaaS, AI, & Leading Through Change
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
Inside Devin: The world's first autonomous AI engineer that's set to write 50% of its company's code by end of year | Scott Wu (CEO and co-founder of Cognition)
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9:50 PM ET, June 22, 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
David Folkenflik / NPR:Todd Spangler / Variety:
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Allison Prang / Wall Street Journal: |
| Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian: |
More:
The Verge, The Next Web, BBC, SecurityWeek, Business Insider, CNBC, Silicon Valley Business …, Mercury News, Slate, CNET, BGR, Electrek, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @drewharwell, @drewharwell, @drewharwell, @talesftf, @thedoktor16, @tweetermeyer, and @tweetermeyer
Earlier Picks
| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
More:
MIT Technology Review and Axios
Tweets: @nytimesbusiness, @matthewstoller, @matthewstoller, @shelzhang, @jacklgoldsmith, @gerryshih, @paulmozur, and @paulmozur
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More:
The Register, Adweek, 9to5Mac, IGN, ProgrammableWeb.com, CNET, Social Media Today, MediaNama, Fast Company, Silicon Republic, and Scripting News
| Lawrence Hurley / Reuters: |
More:
Axios, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, Digital Photography Review, CNNMoney, The Verge, WebProNews, Geek.com, Etsy Blog, TechSpot, NBC News, KnowTechie, USA Today, Wayfair Inc., Fast Company, Associated Press, VentureBeat, Wired, Mashable, Bloomberg, ABC News, The Digital Reader, CoinDesk, SlashGear, Racked, ExtremeTech, Silicon Valley Business …, Tom's Guide, PC Gamer, Quartz, PYMNTS.com, Highsnobiety, Android Police, Liliputing, Florida Politics, New York Times, and Pocketables. Tweets: @repthomasmassie
| Sara Salinas / CNBC: |
More:
The Verge, Silicon Valley Business …, Fortune, Refinery29, Mercury News, The Daily Caller, Intel, eWeek, GamesIndustry.biz, Xconomy, The Next Web, SemiAccurate, USA Today, Slate, Ars Technica, Bloomberg, PC Gamer, Business Insider, TheStreet, BetaNews, Gizmodo, Thurrott.com, SiliconANGLE, Tom's Hardware, GeekWire, Laptop Mag, Tom's Guide, Washington Post, Investor's Business Daily, Inquirer, CNET, MSPoweruser, VentureBeat, The Tech Report, Axios, and Slashdot