|
December 3, 2019, 6:20 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Tim Cook, Satya Nadella, and Sundar Pichai sign a renewed commitment to the Paris Agreement and urge the US to stay in, joining 70+ CEOs and US labor leaders — The U.S. government may be in the process of formally withdrawing from the term of the Paris Agreement, an International accord …
More:
United For The Paris Agreement, MacRumors, Fox News, Silicon Republic, TechSpot, MacTech.com, MacDailyNews, Patently Apple, MSPoweruser, CNET, Engadget, AppleInsider, iMore, 9to5Google, The Keyword, Slashdot, and socalTECH.com
Tweets: @tim_cook, @f_kaltheuner, @tristanharris, @billpeduto, @benioff, @chadenelsen, @jacknicas, and @paulpolman
| James Politi / Financial Times: |
US proposes tariffs on up to $2.4B of French goods after concluding that France's digital services tax unfairly discriminates against US tech companies — The Trump administration on Monday proposed the imposition of 100 per cent tariffs on up to $2.4bn of French goods, including champagne …
More:
USTR, Associated Press, Associated Press, Silicon Republic, Reuters, Politico, CNET, Washington Post, The Hill, New York Times, Law360, Wall Street Journal, CNET, MarketWatch, BBC, Politico, Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, MacDailyNews, and Business Insider
Tweets: @markscott82, @brexitastrophe, @martinsfp, @hadas_gold, @adrianweckler, @faisalislam, and @repronestes
| Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters: |
Twitter updates global privacy policy to comply with CCPA, will move non-EU/US accounts to US to reduce GDPR risks, launches Privacy Center site to inform users — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc is updating its global privacy policy to give users more information …
More:
Twitter, VentureBeat, BetaNews, TechCrunch, Reuters, Engadget, Neowin, CNET, and IT Management
Tweets: @twittersafety and @lindsmccallum
| New York Times: |
Facebook created a chatbot called “Liam Bot” that teaches employees official company talking points for responding to friends and family critiquing the company — The “Liam Bot” teaches employees what to say if friends or family ask difficult questions about the company over the holidays.
More:
The Verge, Silicon Republic, SiliconANGLE, and Mashable
Tweets: @sarahfrier, @kateconger, @puiwingtam, @heatherkelly, @jason_kint, @monteiro, @hypervisible, @sivavaid, @liamstack, @sheeraf, @thekenyeung, @aprilaser, @mgsiegler, @slpng_giants, @eringriffith, @caseynewton, @rosenbergerlm, @sarahnemerson, @slpng_giants, @harrymccracken, @bendwalsh, @sivavaid, @cwarzel, and @selenalarson
| netzpolitik.org: |
Source: through September, TikTok limited the reach of disabled, “fat and self-confident”, and LGBT users, in a misplaced bid to prevent them from being bullied — In order to protect people with disabilities, TikTok simply made them less visible. Gemeinfrei-ähnlich freigegeben durch unsplash.com
More:
Business Insider, The Verge, Pandaily, CNET, TechNode, Tubefilter, Firstpost Tech, and The Next Web
Tweets: @netzpolitik, @carnage4life, @claudiaalick, @elizejackson, @alexstamos, @sfdirewolf, and @ckoever
| Jeremy Bogaisky / Forbes: |
Inside the struggles of Larry Page-backed flying car company Kitty Hawk as sources suggest it may have ceded control of its self-flying taxi program to Boeing — Deputy editor for Industry; eyes on the skies — In 2017, success seemed to be just around the corner for Kitty Hawk … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Amazon previews Braket, a service to let AWS customers use D-Wave, IonQ, and Rigetti quantum computers, and debuts a Quantum Solutions Lab and research center — While Google, Microsoft, IBM and others have made a lot of noise around their quantum computing efforts in recent months, AWS remained quiet.
More:
AWS News Blog, Amazon Web Services, Inc., The Verge, Business Wire, Mostly Cloudy, Wired, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, ARN, iTnews, CRN, GeekWire, Gizmodo, ZDNet, CNET, SiliconANGLE, MSPoweruser, VentureBeat, and Cord Cutters News
Tweets: @leopd and @jonmlevine
| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott: |
Report: Huawei's latest Mate 30 handsets do not include any American parts; Huawei also says its 5G networking gear is now “America-free”, thanks to the US ban — Here's one thing the U.S. government might not have considered when it banned Huawei from doing business in the country …
More:
The Verge, Wall Street Journal, Telecoms.com, Android Authority, and Gizchina
Tweets: @danielnewmanuv and @whatthebit
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Filing: DHS proposes removing exemptions for US citizens and green card holders from going through facial recognition scans before arriving or departing the US — Homeland Security wants to expand facial recognition checks for travelers arriving and departing the U.S. to also include citizens …
More:
International Business Times, PYMNTS.com, Engadget, and CNN
Tweets: @aclu, @evan_greer, @zackwhittaker, @davegershgorn, @petersterne, and @b_fung
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Singapore-based FinAccel raises $90M Series C for its credit lending app Kredivo, bringing its total equity fundraising to $140M — Singapore-headquartered FinAccel has secured $90 million in what is the largest funding round for a fintech startup in Southeast Asia as it looks to further grow … | John Furrier / SiliconANGLE: |
Wide-ranging interview with AWS CEO Andy Jassy on the future of the cloud, the competition, market shifts, changing customer requirements, and more — In an exclusive one-on-one conversation, Amazon's cloud chief reveals how he views the future of the cloud, the competition, market shifts, customer demands and controversies| Charles Riley / CNN: |
EU antitrust regulator launches preliminary investigations into how Google and Facebook gather, process, use, and monetize data for advertising purposes — London (CNN Business)Europe's top antitrust regulator is probing how Google and Facebook use data, putting the companies' huge advertising businesses in the spotlight once again.
More:
BetaNews, Reuters, The Guardian, Silicon Republic, SiliconANGLE, MSPoweruser, Engadget, CNET, Search Engine Land, Bloomberg Law, International Business Times, MediaNama, Inquirer, Business Insider, The Overspill, Seeking Alpha, Exciit Privacy and Technology, Blue's News, SiliconANGLE, MSPoweruser, Patently Apple, Gizchina, PYMNTS.com, and BetaNews
Tweets: @hadas_gold, @markscott82, @hoofnagle, @wsjemre, @rasmus_kleis, @orskov, @sub8u, @hntweets, @adivawoman, @mdudas, @honestduane, @fabiochiusi, and @andrewknight226
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro 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 is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
UiPath:
UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
Zoho:
Pay bosses in units of purpose — On average, it takes just 14 seconds for candidates to decide whether to apply for a job. How can you craft job descriptions that truly connect — from entry-level to C-suite?
Pay bosses in units of purpose — On average, it takes just 14 seconds for candidates to decide whether to apply for a job. How can you craft job descriptions that truly connect — from entry-level to C-suite?
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:
Apple Playing Games Again
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:
How to Reinvent a Magazine, with Wired's Katie Drummond
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:
GitHub CEO on what AI means for developer salaries, SaaS, and more
Azeem Azhar explores how AI and exponential technologies are shaping our future.
Subscribe to Azeem Azhar's Exponential View.
Spotlight On:
*Live from Accel's 2025 People Summit* Behind the Netflix Culture Deck with Patty McCord and Jessica Neal
A podcast from Accel about how companies are built, from the people doing the building.
Subscribe to Spotlight On.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the future of search, AI agents, and selling Chrome
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Invest Like the Best:
Graham Weaver - Building Alpine
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:20 AM ET, December 3, 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
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Lachlan Cartwright / Breaker:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Mark Sullivan / Fast Company: |
More:
AWS News Blog, Inquirer, GeekWire, ZDNet, The Next Web, BBC, Engadget, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @albertwenger, @amazonnews, @fastcompany, @harrymccracken, @fastcodesign, and @curious_task
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More:
CNBC, AWS News Blog, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @kasshout, @nxthompson, @notdan, @awscloud, @atomless, and @patrickmoorhead
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
More:
Business Wire, BGR, Wccftech, iMore, Thurrott, CNBC, XDA Developers, Macworld, PhoneArena, iPhone Hacks, Phandroid, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Patently Apple, Droid Life, Android Central, TechSpot, and Gizmodo. Tweets: @robpegoraro
Earlier Picks
| ProPublica: |
More:
The Daily Dot, KnowTechie, The Next Web, The Verge, and Business Insider
Tweets: @elizabethpicc, @propublica, @wagatwe, @kenvogel, @slkollmann, and @devinkofsky
| Steve Satterfield / About Facebook: |
More:
Facebook Engineering, Associated Press, TalkAndroid.com, The Verge, Ars Technica, XDA Developers, Social Media Today, BGR India, Digital Trends, Lifehacker, CNBC, Mashable, TweakTown News, The Mac Observer, Android Police, The Next Web, PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, iPhone Hacks, Marketing Land, Memeburn, Gizmodo, The Hacker News, KnowTechie, BBC, 9to5Google, Bloomberg, iPhone in Canada Blog, Inquirer, TechSpot, cloudpro.co.uk, WebProNews, Wccftech, Reuters, Pocket-lint, 9to5Mac, Android Authority, Neowin, Android Central, MSPoweruser, CNET, Digital Photography Review, Silicon Republic, Thurrott, ZDNet, Engadget, VentureBeat, BetaNews, and Firstpost Tech
| Annabelle Timsit / Quartz: |
More:
KnowTechie, CNN, TechSpot, CNET, The Guardian, Android Authority, ChinAI Newsletter, The Next Web, SlashGear, NullTX, BBC, IT Management, Yahoo Finance, and Altdeep Newsletter
Tweets: @scclemons, @gladstein, @staska, @kenroth, and @dtunkelang