|
April 11, 2022, 1:25 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Parag Agrawal / @paraga: |
Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal says Elon Musk has decided not to join Twitter's board despite being offered a seat — Elon has decided not to join our board. I sent a brief note to the company, sharing with you all here. https://twitter.com/...
More:
Bloomberg, Bloomberg, The Verge, Reuters, SiliconANGLE, Fortune, VICE, Politico, CNN, The Guardian, New York Times, Ars Technica, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, The Economic Times, CNBC, Protocol, Bloomberg, Washington Post, TechCrunch, Axios, Not Boring by Packy McCormick, NBC News, MobileSyrup, Scott Galloway, CoinDesk, Decrypt, JOMO, SEC.gov, CNBC, SlashGear, Weekly Crypto News, Rate of Return, SEC.gov, Insider, HotHardware.com News, Associated Press, Financial Times, Engadget, Barron's Online, Android Central, Mashable, CoinQuora, Coinspeaker, Wccftech, Bitcoinist.com, Crypto Adventure, TechSpot, Silicon Republic, Bloomberg, Ethereum World News, Tech in Asia, Gizchina, Benzinga, The Register, CryptoPotato, Silicon Canals, Cryptonews, Telecoms.com, Firstpost Tech, Variety, ZDNet, ZeroHedge, Digital Trends, Australian Financial Review, CNET, International Business Times, NPR, Input, iPhone in Canada Blog, BuzzFeed News, Digital gefesselt, Dexerto, KnowTechie, iClarified, Gizmodo, MindWar, THE FREEDOM BLOG, TNW, Newser, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Neowin, AppleInsider, Understandably, iMore, Campaign Update, The Week, Webb Chatham Report, The Block, and Boing Boing
Tweets: @reckless, @ruchowdh, @hunterw, @nycsouthpaw, @trungtphan, @kateconger, @bendwalsh, @bendwalsh, @neilcybart, @sarahfrier, @symonedsanders, @jank0, @j_dot_j, @girlsreallyrule, @mikeisaac, @neilcybart, @meowmeowmeuw, @allahliker, @mmasnick, @sherman4949, @mikeisaac, @tha_rami, @sherman4949, @willoremus, @sarahfrier, @willoremus, @migueldeicaza, @kantrowitz, @sarahfrier, @alexweprin, @radishharmers, @gknauss, @byyourlogic, @budrykzack, @kurtwagner8, @karaswisher, @nickbilton, @neilcybart, @carnage4life, @jason_kint, @mgsiegler, @durranimix, @semaforben, @mikeisaac, @alexstamos, @alexeheath, @caseynewton, @loudmouthjulia, @alfonslopeztena, @levie, @semil, @loganbartlett, @tculpan, @willchamberlain, @carnage4life, @sherman4949, @mgsiegler, @kt_so_it_goes, @anthony, @thestalwart, @jangles, @mikeindustries, @kfury, @digiphile, @thestalwart, @tamoorh, and @vladsavov
| Omar Abdel-Baqui / Wall Street Journal: |
Elon Musk appears to have deleted some tweets critical of Twitter and its leadership; Musk liked a tweet saying he was “told to play nice and not speak freely” — Elon Musk appears to have deleted some tweets taking aim at Twitter Inc. amid his decision not to join the social-media company's board of directors.
More:
Bloomberg, Protocol, San Francisco Business Journal, New York Post, The Verge, Coinspeaker, Benzinga, Techaeris, and The Economic Times
Tweets: @elonmusk, @carnage4life, @campuscodi, @dsilverman, @josephwulfsohn, @samir_madani, @srinathariharan, @kantrowitz, @sarthakgh, @wsj, @tanktds, and @russellbrandom
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
More:
TheStreet, Crunchbase News, Livemint, The Wolf of Water Street, Australian Financial Review, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, Benzinga, Reuters, The Economic Times, Telegraph, and New York Post
Tweets: @jeffbezos, @ashleevance, and @pmarca
| Axios: |
More:
Forbes, CNBC, Bloomberg, Coinspeaker, Newser, The Signal, The Hill, Benzinga, PCMag, Telegraph, CNBC, Insider, TheStreet, BGR India, Reuters, Bloomberg, Bloomberg, and The Shortcut
Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @parkermolloy, @elonmusk, @th3j35t3r, @ppathole, @muddywatersre, @pamkeithfl, @cliffschecter, @tomfitton, @tedcruz, @mayavada, @sollenbergerrc, @shanley, @jacobwolf, @garywhitta, @kantrowitz, @leah_boustan, @kgreifeld, @andyostroy, @vladsavov, @pnjaban, @newatlantissun, @dsilverman, @kruse, @bigcheesekit, @pmarca, @elonmusk, @jason, @joelkatz, @carnage4life, @manakgupta, @carnage4life, @chandrarsrikant, @reuterstech, @slpng_giants, and @shaig
| Reuters: |
Epic Games, which makes Fortnite, raises $2B from Sony and KIRKBI, the holding company behind LEGO, at a $31.5B post-money valuation — Epic Games said on Monday it had raised $2 billion from Sony Group Corp (6758.T) and the family owned holding company behind the Lego Group, giving the “Fortnite” maker a valuation of $31.5 billion.
More:
Epic Games, HotHardware.com News, Engadget, Crunchbase News, VentureBeat, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, CNBC, PCMag, Protocol, TechCrunch, PC Gamer, Game Developer, Polygon, GamesIndustry.biz, KnowTechie, Gameranx, Wccftech, Destructoid, Crypto Briefing, Dot Esports, The Wrap, Bloomberg, GamingBolt, GameSpot, WRAL TechWire, The Hollywood Reporter, and Blue's News
Tweets: @epicnewsroom, @eringriffith, @ifiremonkey, @ballmatthew, @nibellion, @ballmatthew, @ryan_browne_, @ballmatthew, and @nickstatt
| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Google says YouTube's Picture-in-Picture support will be coming to all iOS 15 and later devices “in a matter of days” for premium and non-premium users — Following a lengthy testing period, YouTube's picture-in-picture support for iOS will begin rolling out in the next few days …
Source:
@teamyoutube. More:
9to5Google, 9to5Google, The Verge, iMore, Thurrott, TechCrunch, Macworld, Engadget, iDownloadBlog.com, TechRadar, KnowTechie, Tom's Guide, Cult of Mac, iMore, AppleInsider, iThinkDifferent, PhoneArena, iPhone in Canada Blog, Fossbytes, iPhone Hacks, and iClarified
Tweets: @philewing, @chartier, and @manan
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Source: Apple will face an additional EU antitrust charge in the coming weeks, in an investigation into music streaming triggered by a complaint from Spotify — Apple (AAPL.O) faces an additional EU antitrust charge in the coming weeks in an investigation triggered by a complaint from Spotify … | New York Times: |
In the absence of federal crypto regulations in the US, lobbyists and executives are helping to draft and pass favorable bills at state level — In the absence of federal regulations, crypto lobbyists and executives are going state by state to get favorable rules enacted. Many lawmakers have been willing partners.
More:
CoinDesk and Cryptonews
| Reuters: |
Sources and leaked docs: senior EU officials were targeted last year with Israeli spyware, including Belgian statesman Didier Reynders; NSO denies involvement — Senior officials at the European Commission were targeted last year with spy software designed by an Israeli surveillance firm …
More:
Slashdot, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, ITC.ua, and cybernews.com
Tweets: @razhael, @mseltzermayr, @guyverhofstadt, @amnestyeu, @donnchac, @panyiszabolcs, @sophieintveld, and @garvanwalshe
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
French social app BeReal, which encourages users to post one selfie per day, has exploded in popularity with Gen Z users; Apptopia says MAUs are up 315% in 2022 — Downloads of BeReal, Gen Z's hot new social media app, have skyrocketed in recent months, giving the world's mobile-first generation … | Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
China has approved the first batch of video game licenses since its freeze in July; games from Tencent and NetEase were not approved — China has approved the first batch of new video game licenses since July, people familiar with the matter said, ending a months-long hiatus that put the world's largest mobile gaming arena on edge.
More:
Reuters, Wall Street Journal, GamesIndustry.biz, Financial Times, TheGamer, TechSpot, and Dot Esports
Tweets: @therealjoshye, @therealjoshye, @therealjoshye, and @therealjoshye
| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Netflix is rolling out a “two thumbs up” ratings option, which will appear next to the thumbs up and down buttons, to let it refine content recommendations — For nearly five years, Netflix has had simple thumbs-up and thumbs-down icons to express viewing preferences and help its algorithms provide better recommendations.
More:
About Netflix, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Android Police, CNET, The Verge, Engadget, Variety, and iMore
| Antoine Gara / Financial Times: |
Thoma Bravo is buying SailPoint Technologies, which helps businesses give employees secure access to remote working tools, for $6.9B — Leveraged buyout market is roaring back to life after a pause amid rising volatility and war in Ukraine — US private equity group Thoma Bravo …
More:
Cybersecurity Dive, TechCrunch, The Register, PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, CRN, SailPoint, and CNBC. Tweets: @danprimack
| Brad Stone / Bloomberg: |
Marc Andreessen has tweeted ~350 times in the past two weeks, often referring to “the current thing” meme, joined by Elon Musk and others — Three of America's top technologists are talking and tweeting with unusual fervor. But first... - Beijing is targeting tech companies' algorithms
More:
Paul Graham. Tweets: @spakhm, @jesslivingston, @ldrogen, @retalk_network, @paulg, @paulg, @elonmusk, @bradstone, @elonmusk, @pmarca, @pmarca, @pmarca, @pmarca, @paulg, @pmarca, @pmarca, and @pmarca
Sponsor Posts
TELUS Digital:
The brand supporting the biggest brands in tech — Deliver memorable experiences throughout the customer journey with customer experience support from TELUS Digital. Scale quickly, automate efficiently and win decisively.
The brand supporting the biggest brands in tech — Deliver memorable experiences throughout the customer journey with customer experience support from TELUS Digital. Scale quickly, automate efficiently and win decisively.
Intel:
Intel Delivers powerful CPUs for AI and Networking — With the onset of AI, businesses demand powerful and efficient CPUs. Explore new Intel Xeon 6 processors, for the broadest set of workloads with leadership performance and lower TCO.
Intel Delivers powerful CPUs for AI and Networking — With the onset of AI, businesses demand powerful and efficient CPUs. Explore new Intel Xeon 6 processors, for the broadest set of workloads with leadership performance and lower TCO.
Zoho:
Gamification: A simple way to enjoy getting more work done — Work doesn't have to be boring. Gamification transforms everyday tasks into exciting challenges, making employees feel more engaged and motivated.
Gamification: A simple way to enjoy getting more work done — Work doesn't have to be boring. Gamification transforms everyday tasks into exciting challenges, making employees feel more engaged and motivated.
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
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
How Trump's tariff chaos is already changing global trade
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Grit:
From Bootstrapped to $12B: Mailchimp's Ben Chestnut on Life After the Exit
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
The hidden power of introverts: How to thrive without changing who you are | Susan Cain (author of "Quiet")
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.
Techmeme Ride Home:
E2EE For All!
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:
Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen Breaks Down the Global Impact of Trump's New Tariffs
A podcast hosted by Logan Bartlett, an investor at Redpoint Ventures, covering tech with industry insiders.
Subscribe to The Logan Bartlett Show.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:25 PM ET, April 11, 2022.
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
Filip Timotija / The Hill:Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire:
Ben Smith / Semafor:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Bloomberg: |
More:
Newslit Daily and Menagerie, the Newsletter
Tweets: @sarahfrier, @bponsot, @bobonmarkets, @binarybits, @carnage4life, @business, @bloombergasia, and @business