|
March 9, 2019, 9:20 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sam Altman steps down as president of Y Combinator, will transition into a chairman role — Sam Altman is stepping down as president of influential startup incubator Y Combinator, in order to spend more time on outside interests like the OpenAI research organization.
More:
Y Combinator, Business Insider, VentureBeat, Silicon Valley Business …, Forbes, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @rrhoover, @alexisohanian, @kateclarktweets, @nealkhosla, @brianhurley, @kylebrussell, and @imkialikethecar
| Dennis Crowley / Foursquare Intersections: |
Foursquare's Hypertrending app uses Pilgrim, its SDK used by thousands of apps on millions of phones, to show where people congregate in Austin, in real time — Where 10 Years of Foursquare Has Led Us — It's been 10 years since we launched Foursquare at SXSW in 2009.
More:
Wired, TechCrunch, and The Verge
Tweets: @jbillinson, @db, @lauriesegall, @antoniocasilli, @parismartineau, @parismartineau, and @dens
| Will Oremus / Slate: |
By shifting focus to private messaging, Facebook is getting closer to emulating WeChat, which has made Apple's control of iOS largely irrelevant in China — The social network's “pivot to privacy” puts iOS in its crosshairs. Welcome to tech's next big rivalry.
More:
New York Times, New York Times, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Nieman Lab, CoinDesk, and Wired
Tweets: @willoremus and @liyuan6
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman share content plans for Quibi, their streaming service launching in April 2020, including a show on Evan Spiegel and Snapchat — Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman today announced a slate of new series and projects heading to their forthcoming video streaming service, Quibi.| Stan Black / Citrix Blogs: |
Citrix says it was informed by the FBI that Citrix's internal network has been breached, believes some business documents may have been accessed and downloaded — On March 6, 2019, the FBI contacted Citrix to advise they had reason to believe that international cyber criminals gained access to the internal Citrix network.
More:
CNBC, Threatpost, ZDNet, The Register, The Register, Ars Technica, Security Affairs, Financial Times, CyberScoop, BleepingComputer, Dark Reading, and Reuters
Tweets: @katefazzini, @briankrebs, and @kennwhite
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Senator Warren's plan to curb the power of big tech, while addressing valid concerns, feels like a grandstanding populism without enough substance behind it — This isn't necessarily a big surprise, given that she's suggested this many times over the past few years, but 2020 Presidential …
More:
Business Insider, TechCrunch, and Forbes
| Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren: |
More:
New York Times, Washington Post, New York Times, Business Insider, Quartz, CNBC, The Verge, Wired, Recode, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, The Information, Boing Boing, Wired, CNN, Bloomberg, TIME, The Guardian, New York Magazine, The Verge, Vox, Mashable, EnterpriseTech, The Register, Forbes, San Francisco Chronicle, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, SlashGear, Nextgov, Crunchbase News, Recode, SiliconANGLE, 9to5Mac, Investor's Business Daily, The Intercept, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, AdExchanger, TheStreet, PCWorld, The Mac Observer, KnowTechie, GeekWire, Newser, Communications …, Android Police, MIT Technology Review, Adweek, Financial Times, Telegraph, MacRumors, USA Today, Bloomberg, BuzzFeed News, The Daily Dot, Thurrott, FutureSin, iPhone Hacks, ZDNet, CNET, TechSpot, 9to5Google, Washington Post, The Seattle Times, Engadget, Reuters, Axios, PYMNTS.com, Fortune, Observer, MacDailyNews, and Slate
Tweets: @ewarren, @profgalloway, @jamestitcomb, @ewarren, @petepachal, @tuckerhiggins, @kyweise, @gbgrick, @hchoudry, @dhh, @stucchio, @captain_m0rgan3, @seldo, @issielapowsky, @cnbc, @eriqgardner, @slpng_giants, @antoniogm, @linamkhan, @kubernan, @lexnfx, @armandodkos, @iansherr, @dhh, @jeffjohnroberts, @henereyg, @historein, @ftrain, @reckless, @carnage4life, @ggreeneva, @russellbrandom, @owillis, @matthewstoller, @matthewstoller, @patrickhealynyt, @davecoion, @nickriccardi, @peteharrisonnyc, @ajs, @benzevgreen, @moonalice, @donie, and @tomwatson. Thanks:@varun_mathur
| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
After YouTube recategorized “Brie Larson”, star of Captain Marvel, as news in search, its algorithm surfaced videos from news publishers, pushing down trolls — How a simple ‘news’ tag can change everything — If you searched “Brie Larson” on YouTube a couple of days ago …
More:
Business Insider, Tubefilter, and Telegraph
Tweets: @loudmouthjulia, @loudmouthjulia, @carnage4life, @loudmouthjulia, @ilvestoomas, @kevinroose, and @loudmouthjulia
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy Buds review: compact and unobtrusive, with better than expected sound, but are finicky outside of the Samsung ecosystem — Getting as many things right as wrong — When I was in high school, shopping for new earphones with a single £20 note as my budget, I used to dream of earbuds without the wire.| New York Times: |
Sources: Amazon teams up with the NY Yankees, Sinclair Broadcasting, and others in a bid to buy the YES sports network from majority owner 21st Century Fox — Amazon is coming to New York — to grab a piece of the Yankees sports network. — Jeff Bezos' tech giant has teamed … | Joe Maring / Android Central: |
Google is rolling out Continued Conversations, Assistant's feature to avoid saying “Hey Google” repeatedly in a conversation, to smart displays in the US — Smart Displays, like the Google Home Hub and Lenovo Smart Display, are great. They're helpful smart home gadgets … | Steven Zheng / The Block: |
US indicts and arrests some key persons allegedly behind the OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that generated €3B+ sales revenue between Q4 2014 and Q3 2016 — The Southern District of New York (SDNY) has charged Konstantin Ignatov, Ruja Ignatova, and Mark Scott, for wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering.
More:
The Verge, U.S. Department of Justice, ETHNews, Quartz, CoinDesk, and Cointelegraph. Tweets: @davidgerard. Thanks:@dogetoshi
| Maddie Stone / Gizmodo: |
A deep dive into Apple's plan to stop mining the earth “one day” suggests that it will not happen until Apple overhauls its business model — This week, we are writing about waste and trash, examining the junk that dominates our lives, and digging through garbage for treasure.Sponsor Posts
TELUS Digital:
Are you ready for the era of agentic AI? — Tech leaders are always talking about what's next, and right now, agentic AI is dominating the discourse. Equip yourself with the info you need in this recorded webinar.
Are you ready for the era of agentic AI? — Tech leaders are always talking about what's next, and right now, agentic AI is dominating the discourse. Equip yourself with the info you need in this recorded webinar.
Tribe AI:
State of AI: Adoption, Challenges and Recommendations — Examining the current state of AI, the key challenges organizations face, and practical recommendations for utilizing AI integration alongside other best practices.
State of AI: Adoption, Challenges and Recommendations — Examining the current state of AI, the key challenges organizations face, and practical recommendations for utilizing AI integration alongside other best practices.
Zoho:
Everything new in the Zoho Sign iOS mobile app — Ranked highly in the iOS App Store (4.9 stars), Zoho Sign's mobile app for iPhone is a user favorite. We're thrilled to share that the app has been enhanced …
Everything new in the Zoho Sign iOS mobile app — Ranked highly in the iOS App Store (4.9 stars), Zoho Sign's mobile app for iPhone is a user favorite. We're thrilled to share that the app has been enhanced …
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:
Why COULDN'T Apple Make An iPhone In The US?
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
The Logan Bartlett Show:
Derek Thompson (Writer, The Atlantic) and Zach Weinberg (Co-founder & CEO, Curie.Bio) Discuss the Tariff Withdrawal and America's Future
A podcast hosted by Logan Bartlett, an investor at Redpoint Ventures, covering tech with industry insiders.
Subscribe to The Logan Bartlett Show.
Hard Fork:
Big Tech's Tariff Chaos + A.I. 2027 + Llama Drama
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Great Chat:
The bull case for domestic manufacturing
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
Why DOGE is killing the agency that keeps banks from ripping you off
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Lenny's Podcast:
OpenAI's CPO on how AI changes must-have skills, moats, coding, startup playbooks, more | Kevin Weil (CPO at OpenAI, ex-Instagram, Twitter)
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 9:20 AM ET, March 9, 2019.
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
Harshita Mary Varghese / Reuters:Natalie Korach / Vanity Fair:
Julian Clover / Broadband TV News:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Jordan Crucchiola / Vulture: |
More:
The Blast, GamesIndustry.biz, Fortnite INTEL, The Daily Beast, Fortune, Associated Press, and CBS Los Angeles
Tweets: @mollywood and @shiraovide
Earlier Picks
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
More:
MacRumors, AppleInsider, Tom's Guide, Redmond Pie, AppleInsider, Firstpost, Engadget, Investor's Business Daily, Macworld, InvestorPlace, VentureBeat, KnowTechie, Variety, SiliconANGLE, Business Insider, Forbes, Digital Trends, WinBuzzer, CNET, Apple Must, Thurrott, Mashable, The Verge, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, TechCrunch, MSPoweruser, Inquirer, MacDailyNews, VentureBeat, Fortune, iPhone Hacks, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @danielnewmanuv, @cnet, @evankirstel, @jetscott, and @rdrv3
| Clement Lecigne / Google Online Security Blog: |
More:
The Blagoblag, ZDNet, Forbes, AppleInsider, Wired, The Verge, PCMag, Malwarebytes Labs, BetaNews, Security Affairs, SlashGear, Engadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, BBC, BGR, KnowTechie, IT PRO, Fossbytes, OnMSFT.com, Ars Technica, WinBuzzer, Inquirer, TechSpot, Slashdot, Firstpost, SecurityWeek, AskWoody, Neowin, Softpedia News, Help Net Security, bit-tech.net, CyberScoop, BleepingComputer, and The Duo Blog
Tweets: @campuscodi, @campuscodi, and @anttitikkanen
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
More:
The Register, Security Discovery, ZDNet, BleepingComputer, Inquirer, TechSpot, IT PRO, SlashGear, DataBreaches.net, and Boing Boing
Tweets: @profcarroll, @anildash, @alexwhitcomb, and @troyhunt
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
More:
Social Media Today, East Bay Times, Mashable, Adweek, MSPoweruser, Firstpost, iDownloadBlog.com, Engadget, PYMNTS.com, Android Police, SlashGear, CNET, 9to5Mac, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @twittersafety and @adambeam