|
July 13, 2018, 11:40 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Sam Lionheart / iFixit: |
MacBook Pro 2018 teardown finds silicone layer under its quieter keys that is similar to Apple's patent application for protecting a keyboard from contaminants — BREAKING (July 13, 2018): Here's an inflammatory take for you: Apple's new quieter keyboard is actually a conspiracy to fix their keyboard reliability issues.
More:
The Verge, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Engadget, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, United States Patent …, 512 Pixels, and The Verge
Tweets: @ifixit, @reckless, @mgsiegler, @backlon, and @backlon
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
True Tone feature in 2018 MacBook Pro models extends to LG UltraFine and Apple Thunderbolt Displays, according to Apple support document published today — When using certain external monitors with the new 2018 MacBook Pro models, the built-in True Tone feature that matches the color …
More:
Apple Support, The Verge, ZDNet, iMore, The Next Web, The Mac Observer, iPhone Hacks, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Hands-on with the top-of-the-line 2018 15-inch MacBook Pro: it's fast, keyboard is quieter with similar key travel as the 2017 model, and True Tone works well — It's a MacBook, alright — The new MacBook Pro keyboards are quieter. — We've had a top-of-the-line 15-inch MacBook Pro review unit …
More:
Laptop Mag, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, CNET, PCMag, Neowin, Austin Mann, MacRumors, Macworld, Engadget, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews, The Verge, AppleInsider, and Daring Fireball
Tweets: @mgsiegler, @whatthebit, and @reneritchie
| Dan Mangan / CNBC: |
Special counsel Mueller charges 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking DNC, Clinton campaign, and others and releasing their emails during 2016 election — Special counsel Robert Mueller has obtained a new indictment charging 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking Democrats during the 2016 presidential election.
More:
New York Times, U.S. Department of Justice, New York Times, New York Times, ZDNet, Bloomberg, U.S. Department of Justice, Gizmodo, Motherboard, Slate, Mashable, The Intercept, CCN, Axios, ETHNews, The Verge, BBC, CBS News, Ars Technica, theconversation.com, RedState, CNN, Engadget, Axios, Reuters, Motherboard, East Bay Times, and Hit & Run
Tweets: @nathanielpopper, @arimelber, @coindesk, @reuters, @pwnallthethings, @chrisvanhollen, @bradheath, @reuters, @bartongellman, @mitchellreports, @samfbiddle, @alfredwkng, @a_greenberg, @therickwilson, @froomkin, @thenewnewnews, @pwnallthethings, @jbenton, @digiphile, @dnvolz, @coindesk, @brianstelter, and @ncweaver
| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Bitcoin transactions tied to real purchases and email addresses used by Russian spies in Mueller's indictments show the limits of the cryptocurrency's anonymity — The indictment filed today against 12 Russian officials accused of, among other things, hacking the DNC and undermining Hillary … | Scott Thurm / Wired: |
Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for government regulation of facial recognition, says Microsoft's ICE contract did not involve facial recognition — OVER THE PAST year, Silicon Valley has been grappling with the way it handles our data, our elections, and our speech. Now it's got a new concern: our faces.
More:
New York Times, Microsoft on the Issues, The Hill, Washington Post, Gizmodo, CNET, Bloomberg, Digital Trends, Engadget, Reuters, GeekWire, VentureBeat, ZDNet, Boing Boing, PYMNTS.com, East Bay Times, Quartz, The Verge, Mashable, The Register, CNBC, Forbes, Windows Central, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @drewharwell, @nytimes, @drewharwell, @russellbrandom, @bradsmi, @drewharwell, and @verge
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
PC shipments in Q2 grew 2.7% according to IDC, while Gartner estimates 1.4% increase; both firms agree this quarter's YoY growth was the best since Q1 2012 — Gartner and IDC agree — Shipments of PCs are definitely growing, for the first time in six years.
More:
Gartner, IDC, BGR, VentureBeat, Windows Central, Gizmodo, SlashGear, The Tech Report, Engadget, TechCrunch, On MSFT, Ars Technica, eWeek, TechSpot, WRAL TechWire, Inquirer, and Fortune. Tweets: @bryanbma
| The Information: |
Sources: Amazon Web Services is considering selling its own networking switches to business customers, challenging companies like Cisco, Juniper, and Arista — Amazon Web Services already dominates the market for cloud services. Now, it is eyeing a part of the cloud business it doesn't already control …
More:
Bloomberg, Zero Hedge, MarketWatch, Light Reading, CRN, East Bay Times, Business Insider, GeekWire, Investor's Business Daily, and CNBC
Tweets: @mattdrange, @patrickmoorhead, @nickwingfield, @kmclaughlinsf, and @benbajarin
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Adobe plans to unveil the full version of Photoshop for iPad at its annual MAX creative conference in October and release it in 2019 — - Users in media, entertainment want to edit work ‘on the fly’ — Long-term effort will spread to other Adobe programs later
More:
iDrop News, The Verge, Computerworld, Gizmodo, InvestorPlace, Digital Trends, The Phoblographer, Redmond Pie, Pocketnow, The Mac Observer, Macworld, 9to5Mac, Patently Apple, Engadget, MacRumors, MSPoweruser, The Next Web, Fortune, MacDailyNews, CNET, iLounge, TechCrunch, TechSpot, iPhone in Canada Blog, Mashable, Cult of Mac, SlashGear, Ars Technica, KnowTechie, AppleInsider, iMore, The Tech Report, 512 Pixels, iPhone Hacks, Boing Boing, Thurrott.com, VentureBeat, Inquirer, MacStories, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @stevesi, @heyjenbartel, @stevesi, @dcseifert, @reckless, @vladsavov, @tomwarren, @briantong, @markgurman, @tomwarren, @ohmdee, and @stroughtonsmith
| Dominik Bosnjak / AndroidHeadlines.com: |
Report: Huawei has an internal initiative to add AI to everything from consumer electronics to telecom equipment, including data center chips for China — Huawei is seeking to embrace artificial intelligence technologies across a wide variety of product categories through Project Da Vinci … | Rob Price / INSIDER: |
Many Facebook Groups with thousands of members openly share pirated movies, but Facebook says it does not remove the videos unless contacted by rights-holders — - Business Insider found numerous groups openly advertising illegal copies of the latest blockbuster films.
More:
The Verge
| Karen Freifeld / Reuters: |
US Department of Commerce on Friday officially lifted a ban on US companies selling goods to ZTE — (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday lifted a ban on U.S. companies selling goods to ZTE Corp, allowing China's second-largest telecommunications equipment maker to resume business.Sponsor Posts
Meta:
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Zoho:
Celebrate and collaborate this holiday season with Zoho Cliq — The holiday season is a time for celebration, relaxation, and reflection. While some people are busy wrapping presents for their loved ones …
Celebrate and collaborate this holiday season with Zoho Cliq — The holiday season is a time for celebration, relaxation, and reflection. While some people are busy wrapping presents for their loved ones …
Genesys:
Executive Insights: The Era of Contact Center AI Copilots — How AI copilots are transforming customer experience and agent performance.
Executive Insights: The Era of Contact Center AI Copilots — How AI copilots are transforming customer experience and agent performance.
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.Who's Hiring In Tech?
Techmeme Ride Home:
Mon. 12/23 - The Revenge Of Google Glass?
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 11:40 PM ET, July 13, 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
Brian Stelter / CNN:Todd Spangler / Variety:
Jon Phillips / PCWorld:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Mallory Locklear / Engadget: |
More:
VentureBeat, Forbes, PCWorld, SlashGear, WRAL TechWire, Twinfinite, SludgeFeed, Unreal Engine, TechSpot, Polygon, and PC Gamer
| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
More:
TechCrunch, The Next Web, BGR, The Guardian, BBC, Mashable, Forbes, Motherboard, Silicon Republic, Slate, Business Insider, Nieman Lab, Engadget, Vanity Fair, Axios, CNET, The Hill, Boing Boing, Mercury News, and Beyond Search
Tweets: @max_read, @markdice, @seldo, @rosenbergerlm, @facebook, @edmundlee, and @ashleyfeinberg
| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |