Note: Techmeme is hiring part-time editors. Go here to apply, or tell a friend!
|
August 8, 2019, 11:45 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Samsung debuts the Galaxy Note10 with 6.3" screen, wide angle and telephoto rear cameras, Snapdragon 855, coming Aug. 23 with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage for $949 — Available on August 23rd starting at $949 — Samsung is announcing not one, but two versions of its flagship Galaxy Note 10 smartphone …
More:
The Verge, VentureBeat, Engadget, T-Mobile, Windows Central, The Register, AnandTech, The Next Web, Samsung Global Newsroom, Engadget, Tom's Guide, Softpedia News, SlashGear, Nikkei Asian Review, CNET, Neowin, Android Headlines, Android Police, Pocketnow, BetaNews, SiliconANGLE, Telegraph, and Fortune
Tweets: @anshelsag, @laurengoode, @andrewmartonik, @mkbhd, @backlon, @sharatibken, and @backlon
| Tommy Palladino / Mobile AR News: |
More:
Android Police, Engadget, CNET, and TechCrunch
| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
More:
CNET, Android Police, CNET, ZDNet, Bloomberg, Samsung Global Newsroom, Bloomberg, LarrysWorld.com, The Verge, SamMobile, and Samsung Global Newsroom
Tweets: @geoffreyfowler and @backlon
| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
More:
The Verge, Android Authority, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, OneZero, Engadget, Engadget, Samsung Global Newsroom, and YouTube. Tweets: @tomemrich
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
More:
9to5Mac, Android Police, CNET, Telegraph, Gizchina, CNET, SamMobile, Android Headlines, Engadget, Windows Central, and CNN
Tweets: @andrewmartonik, @stevekovach, @geoffreyfowler, and @backlon
| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Google expands its beta AR walking navigation feature, now called Live View, to all Android and iOS devices that support ARCore and ARKit, starting this week — Google wants its Maps app to be about more than just getting directions. The search giant on Thursday announced a handful …
More:
The Keyword, The Keyword, The Verge, Android Police, 9to5Google, Engadget, 9to5Google, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, Mashable, Thurrott, Thurrott, Neowin, The Next Web, VentureBeat, VentureBeat, Fast Company, Mashable, Neowin, and MSPoweruser. Tweets: @asianmack
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Google will start surfacing individual podcast episodes in search results and will soon let users ask Google Assistant to play podcasts about specific topics — Search for what you want to hear — Google is taking the next step in making podcasts easier to find.
More:
The Keyword, Nieman Lab, Android Police, Search Engine Land, TechCrunch, CNET, Engadget, Android Central, and Fast Company. Tweets: @ashleyrcarman
| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Source: 5.7" Pixel 4 and 6.3" Pixel 4 XL will have 90Hz OLED displays, rear camera with 12MP sensor with phase-detect auto-focus and 16MP telephoto lens, more — The physical appearance and some headlining features of the Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL have already been confirmed by Google itself …
More:
Business Insider, Ars Technica, Android Headlines, Inquirer, TechSpot, Android Beat, Firstpost Tech, Pocketnow, Tom's Guide, Neowin, MSPoweruser, The Next Web, Pocket-lint, Engadget, CNET, SlashGear, XDA Developers, The Verge, Droid Life, Android Police, Android Authority, and Android Central. Tweets: @joshuaswingle
| Rob Price / Business Insider: |
Sources: Instagram has banned “preferred marketing partner” HYP3R, which scraped millions of posts per month, including Stories, and tracked users' locations — - A buzzy San Francisco startup has been secretly saving what appears to be millions of Instagram users' stories and tracking their locations.
More:
BBC, TechCrunch, CNET, ZDNet, Gizmodo, Digital Information World, SiliconANGLE, 9to5Mac, CNBC, Engadget, and Mashable
Tweets: @robaeprice, @robaeprice, @jason_kint, @ilvestoomas, @wongmjane, @mattnavarra, @robaeprice, @wongmjane, @joelwinston, @lemberg, @uradn, @willoremus, @luca, @robaeprice, @alexeheath, @robaeprice, and @ajs. Thanks:@lexnfx
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Twitter says it may have shared users' data with its ad partners without user consent due to two ad targeting-related bugs that it says were fixed on August 5 — Twitter has disclosed more bugs related to how it uses personal data for ad targeting that means it may have shared users data …
More:
Twitter Help Center, CNET, Inquirer, Reuters, Naked Security, The Next Web, MediaNama, and Engadget
Tweets: @lukolejnik, @frank_rieger, @zackwhittaker, and @jedisct1
| Craig Lloyd / iFixit: |
iPhones now do not display the Battery Health feature when their batteries are replaced by unauthorized service providers — By activating a software lock on newer iPhones, Apple is announcing a drastic new policy: only Apple batteries go in iPhones, and only they can install them.| Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter: |
Netflix signs multi-year film and TV deal with Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss; sources say the deal is worth $200M — David Benioff and Dan Weiss have signed a multiple-year film and TV pact with the streamer, which was bidding for the duo's services alongside Disney and Amazon.
More:
Deadline, Business Insider, Variety, Observer, Gizmodo, The Wrap, The Verge, IGN, BGR, CNBC, and Slate
Tweets: @tvmojoe, @johnwilson, @hello_tailor, @kaludiasays, @brett_a_taylor, @snoodit, @charlespulliam, and @caseyjohnston
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
How user-facing platforms, infrastructure companies, and democratically elected governments can get better at deciding what content should be moderated and when — On Sunday night, when Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince announced in a blog post that the company was terminating service for 8chan, the response was nearly universal: Finally.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Facebook is testing selling video streaming subscriptions in the US, starting with four services including BBC and ITV's BritBox and CollegeHumor's Dropout — Facebook is dipping its toes into the subscription VOD waters — as an aggregator and reseller. — The social giant is launching … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Samsung and Microsoft extend partnership with tighter integration of Outlook, OneDrive, Office, Your Phone in Galaxy Note10, more; Microsoft to sell Note10 — Samsung is working with Microsoft to integrate Redmond's apps and services on the Galaxy Note 10 and coming Galaxy Book S devices as part of the pair's extended partnership.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Samsung unveils Galaxy Book S, a $999 ultra-thin 13" Windows 10 laptop with LTE, a Snapdragon 8cx chipset, and a claimed 23 hour battery life, coming September — New smartphones weren't the only thing Samsung announced today at its Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event in Brooklyn.| Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab: |
How Piano created a “propensity” paywall that uses machine learning with 76 metrics to predict how likely someone is to subscribe, and adjusts accordingly — They went from being the kid nobody wanted to talk with to one of the cool kids on the block. (Apparently showing the other kids how to make money helps.)| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
Robinhood gets approval to operate as a broker by UK regulator, as it gears up for a UK launch — Robinhood, the Silicon Valley-based stock trading app that was recently valued by investors at $7.6 billion, has received regulatory approval in the U.K., breaking cover on its plans to set up shop in London …
More:
Under the Hood, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, The Block, CryptoGlobe, CNBC, Crowdfund Insider, and Telegraph
Tweets: @sam_l_shead and @andybenouali
| CNBC: |
Apple, Eli Lilly, and health data startup Evidation team up on a study on how iPhones, Watches, and Beddit sleep monitors may help detect dementia — KEY POINTS — Apple has teamed up with Eli Lilly on new research to detect evidence of brain decline by using data from popular connected devices.
More:
Yahoo Finance, Apple Must, Apple Gazette, MacRumors, SlashGear, Patently Apple, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, and iDownloadBlog.com. Tweets: @mattrosoff. Thanks:@chrissyfarr
| Lyft, Inc.: |
Lyft reports Q2 revenue of $867M, up 72% YoY, and an adjusted net loss of $197.3M compared to $176.5M a year ago — Second quarter revenue grew to $867 million, up 72% year-over-year — Based on execution and improving market environment, raising outlook for fiscal 2019
More:
TechCrunch, CNBC, Bloomberg, Lyft, Inc., PYMNTS.com, Associated Press, and CNET
Tweets: @amir, @bizcarson, @alex, and @ericnewcomer
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Generate videos with Veo 3 in Google Gemini — Create high-quality, 8-second videos with Veo 3, our state-of-the-art AI video generator. Try it with a Google AI Pro plan or get the highest access with the Ultra plan.
Generate videos with Veo 3 in Google Gemini — Create high-quality, 8-second videos with Veo 3, our state-of-the-art AI video generator. Try it with a Google AI Pro plan or get the highest access with the Ultra plan.
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:
Template champs unite! Build, share, and win. — Are you the planner of your group? The one who loves organising every little detail? Then this is your moment! Here's an opportunity to showcase your creativity …
Template champs unite! Build, share, and win. — Are you the planner of your group? The one who loves organising every little detail? Then this is your moment! Here's an opportunity to showcase your creativity …
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:
Framing The AI Debate
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
Invest Like the Best:
John Zito - Inside Apollo
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Spotlight On:
Vercel's Guillermo Rauch on bold visions for the future delivered incrementally
A podcast from Accel about how companies are built, from the people doing the building.
Subscribe to Spotlight On.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky wants to build the everything app
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Grit:
Bret Taylor's Journey Leading Salesforce, Sierra & OpenAI
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Acquired:
The Steve Ballmer Interview
Learn the playbooks that built the world's greatest companies - and how you can apply them as a founder, operator, or investor.
Subscribe to Acquired.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 11:45 AM ET, August 8, 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
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:John Koblin / New York Times:
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
More:
Engadget, Engadget, Law360, New York Daily News, New York Post, Curbed NY, VentureBeat, CNN, and CNN
Earlier Picks
| Bloomberg: |
More:
Gizchina, Digital Trends, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @bloombergtv, @jason_kint, @sarahfrier, @markdistef, @kurtwagner8, @kurtwagner8, @kurtwagner8, and @kurtwagner8
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
More:
Entertainment Software …, Inquirer, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, The Overspill, Polygon, and ExtremeTech
Tweets: @kellymakena, @harrymccracken, @tonyromm, and @db