|
June 22, 2019, 7:30 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google was never really serious about tablets, with years of scattershot reboots; its decision to stop making tablets was rational but could be shortsighted — Google's getting out of the tablet hardware business, canceling two different tablets it was building and reassigning those employees to other projects.
More:
iMore, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, 9to5Google, Digital Information World, Chrome Unboxed, Computerworld, Android Central, SiliconANGLE, Financial Times, and Pocket-lint
Tweets: @rosterloh, @sriramk, @timbray, @backlon, @rosterloh, @reneritchie, and @edbott
| Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post: |
Sources: US Cyber Command launched an offensive cyber strike on Thursday, that disabled Iranian computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches — President Trump approved an offensive cyber-strike that disabled Iranian computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches …
More:
Engadget, Yahoo News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, CNET, Associated Press, Gizmodo, Axios, and Business Insider
Tweets: @julianbarnes, @jgeltzer, @redsteeze, @mdubowitz, and @colinkahl
| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
Leaked Microsoft memo says Slack, AWS, Google Docs, PagerDuty, and even GitHub are prohibited or discouraged from internal use, primarily over security concerns — As Slack makes its stock market debut, there's a major company that won't be allowing its employees to use the business collaboration …
More:
The Verge, Beyond Search, TechSpot, FutureSin, BetaNews, OnMSFT.com, and CNBC
Tweets: @maria_puertas_, @dcseifert, @canterrain, @dcseifert, @ow, @quinnypig, @sean_michael_uk, and @jordannovet. Thanks:@nickabouzeid
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
NASA says it was hacked in April 2018 via an unauthorized Raspberry Pi on the network; hackers had access for nearly a year, stealing Mars mission-related data — NASA described the hackers as an “advanced persistent threat,” a term generally used for nation-state hacking groups.
More:
Digital Trends, NASA OIG, ExtremeTech, Tom's Hardware, Forbes, Computer Business Review, TechWorm, HotHardware, PCMag, Fortune, Fossbytes, HackRead, Tom's Hardware, and Inquirer
Tweets: @adam_k_levin, @trickfreee, @brianlinuxing, and @xbindx
| Anna Baydakova / CoinDesk: |
FATF says its members, including US and EU countries, should adopt regulations within 12 months requiring crypto exchanges share customer info when moving funds — A powerful intergovernmental organization devoted to combating money laundering and terrorism financing has finalized …
More:
Coin Center, U.S. Department …, Bloomberg, Inc42 Media, CryptoGlobe, InsideBitcoins.com, Messari Crypto, Cointelegraph, and ETHNews
Tweets: @codiox and @jerrybrito
| Wall Street Journal: |
Less than a day after breaching $10K, Bitcoin climbs to $11K+, as the unveiling of Libra and increased institutional support spur hopes of mainstream adoption — The world's most popular cryptocurrency gets a boost from Facebook's plan to launch Libra — Bitcoin rose over $10,000 …
More:
CoinDesk, Bloomberg, Forbes, Yahoo Finance, Cointelegraph, Coinspeaker, Ars Technica, and Mashable
Tweets: @rjparkerjr09, @foldablehuman, @iamjosephyoung, @apompliano, @ceterispar1bus, @cryptomanran, @fundstrat, and @mdudas
| Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg: |
Magic Leap sues Chi Xu, a former employee who founded the China-based AR startup Nreal, for alleged IP theft — - The startup says the former employee stole its AR secrets — Alleged technology theft a sore point in U.S.-China relations — Magic Leap Inc., a U.S. startup that makes …
Tweets: @technology
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Owners of Jibo, a social robot designed to be loved, on their attachment to the robot companion and their slow mourning knowing its servers will go dark soon — The story of Jibo — The robot showed up at Kenneth Williams' doorstep when he needed it most.
Tweets: @ashleyrcarman, @joannastern, @jake_k, @caseynewton, @iroqu0isp1iskin, @verge, @katienotopoulos, and @dcseifert
| Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
Livepeer, a decentralized marketplace for encoding providers and developers who need video-streaming services, based on Ethereum network, raises $8M Series A — Video is the core entertainment medium of the web. Platforms like YouTube, Twitch, Netflix and more deliver millions of hours … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Legal tech startup Atrium's business model incentivizes efficiency over milking billable hours, as most law firms do, giving it a leg up in automating busywork — Law firms have little incentive to build or buy software that will save their lawyers time since they often bill clients by the hour.
Tweets: @joshconstine
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
Inside Apple's app review unit, where 300+ staffers check every app and update, escalate controversial cases to an executive review board led by Phil Schiller — KEY POINTS — Every single app and update on Apple's App Store platforms is approved by an Apple employee working in a division called App Review.| Sarah Dai / South China Morning Post: |
Didi begins opening its ride-hailing platform to rivals, starting with a pilot project in Chengdu, allowing users to hail cars dispatched by competitor Miaozou — Chengdu, capital of southwest Sichuan province, has been used to trial a pilot project since late May Didi is battling new competition …
More:
KrASIA
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.
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:
5 common accounting mistakes — This is a guest post by Yaali Bizappln Solutions. A lot of businesses manage their customers and finances on separate platforms. This disconnect often leads to missed invoices …
5 common accounting mistakes — This is a guest post by Yaali Bizappln Solutions. A lot of businesses manage their customers and finances on separate platforms. This disconnect often leads to missed invoices …
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.Who's Hiring In Tech?
Techmeme Ride Home:
(BNS) Brian's Appearance On Daily Detroit
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 7:30 PM ET, June 22, 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
Peter White / Deadline:Andrew Deck / Nieman Lab:
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Kate O'Keeffe / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
New York Times, CNBC, CNET, Engadget, Patently Apple, FutureSin, Fortune, MIT Technology Review, The Register, The Mac Observer, Bloomberg, PCWorld, CNN, Tom's Hardware, HPCwire, and Reuters
Tweets: @willmauldin, @paulmozur, and @jc_mittelstadt
Earlier Picks
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
More:
Sensor Tower Blog, Financial Times, VentureBeat, iMore, CNET, Variety, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Telegraph, Gotta Be Mobile, Kotaku, and IGN
Tweets: @axios, @getfandom, @msquinn, and @tim
| Francesco Canepa / Reuters: |
More:
Reuters, InsideBitcoins.com, The Block, PYMNTS.com, Bitcoinist.com, UtopiaPress, The Next Web, CoinDesk, CryptoGlobe, Coinspeaker, and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @reuters, @neerajka, @kwerb, @reuters, @davidgerard, @icodrops, @mdudas, @mrapptech, and @theblock__
| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
| Wall Street Journal: |
More:
Search Engine Land, Search Engine Journal, The Keyword, Digital Information World, Lifehacker, Boing Boing, Fortune, Street Fight, Android Central, Silicon Valley Business …, Android Police, Search Engine Roundtable, 9to5Google, TechSpot, The Loop, TechCrunch, The Next Web, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @hoofnagle, @waltmossberg, @raju, @reckless, @brodieseo, @reckless, @trippmickle, @joyannehawkins, @kammie_jenkins, @kevinrmadigan, @auren, @eliotwb, @bobmcmillan, @modestproposal1, and @asharma. Thanks:@lutherlowe