Note: Techmeme is hiring part-time editors. Go here to apply, or tell a friend!
|
September 23, 2022, 1:20 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Nelson Wang / CoinDesk: |
The CFTC has fined the blockchain protocol bZeroX team $250K and filed an action against its successor Ooki Dao for offering illegal off-exchange crypto trading — The commission said bZeroX offered illegal, off-exchange trading of digital assets, and has also filed a civil action against the Ooki Dao.
More:
CFTC, CFTC, Cointelegraph, and The Block
Tweets: @punk6529, @jchervinsky, @z0r0zzz, @mdudas, @punk6529, @evan_van_ness, @silvermanjacob, @altcoinpsycho, @jwverret, @jerallaire, and @twobitidiot
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple releases iOS 16.0.2 to fix repeated copy and paste prompts, a bug that caused cameras in iPhone 14 Pro models to shake in some third-party apps, and more — Apple today released iOS 16..2, addressing a number of bugs that iPhone 14 owners have been experiencing since …
More:
CNBC, PhoneArena, Appleosophy, GSMArena.com, iDownloadBlog.com, Digital Trends, iMore, MacDailyNews, The Mac Observer, Macworld, MobileSyrup, 9to5Mac, CNET, SlashGear, Forbes, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, BGR, XDA Developers, Wccftech, ZDNet, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, and iPhone Hacks
Tweets: @markgurman, @samifathi_, @rsgnl, @epro, @twostraws, @dcseifert, and @jonyiveparody
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple AirPods Pro (second-gen) review: improved ANC, sound quality, and clarity, but same old design, a Lightning connector, and no major new software features — Redesigned inside but not out, the new AirPods Pro are destined to be another hit — even if the magic is waning
More:
Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Apple, Engadget, Wired, Digital Trends, Tom's Guide, PCMag, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, MacDailyNews, AppleInsider, Forbes, XDA Developers, Brandon Butch on YouTube, iMore, MacRumors, BGR, Cult of Mac, Gizmodo, and MobileSyrup
Tweets: @chriswelch, @chriswelch, @chriswelch, @nicnguyen, @kylebrussell, @mydealsecrets, @dcseifert, @jetscott, @cnet, @mrcippy, @jetscott, @chriswelch, and @jordibruin
| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
A look at the quiet success of AirPods, of which Apple sold an estimated ~120M pairs in 2021, showing how big a business its upcoming niche VR headset could be — Sometime next year, Tim Cook will appear before the Apple Inc. faithful and unveil the company's next major computing platform …
More:
MacRumors and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @chafkin, @clairehoworth, @chafkin, @emilyjnicolle, @retogregori, @chafkin, @chafkin, and @joelwebershow
| Dhruv Mehrotra / Wired: |
A look at anti-pornography “accountability apps” used by churches and parents; two apps exploited Android's accessibility permissions to track users' every move — Churches are using invasive phone-monitoring tech to discourage “sinful” behavior. Some software is seeing more than congregants realize.| TechCrunch: |
Twitter informs some users that due to a bug, the company didn't close all of their active logged-in sessions on Android and iOS after their password was reset — Weeks after Twitter's ex-security chief accused the company of cybersecurity mismanagement, Twitter has now informed its users …
More:
Privacy, Engadget, Adweek, Gizmodo Australia, iTech Post, PCMag, Tech.co, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @twittersupport, @runasand, @bagder, and @bagder
| Bloomberg: |
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he's confident regulators will approve the company's $69B Activision Blizzard purchase, citing several recent Sony acquisitions — Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said he's confident the company can gain regulatory approval …
More:
MSPoweruser, Destructoid, Game Developer, Game Rant, Gamereactor UK, Eurogamer.net, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @benjisales, @fxshaw, @domsplaying, @tomwarren, @tomwarren, @slomobackslap, and @everbornsaga
| New York Times: |
An investigation based on nearly 160K Roskomnadzor documents details Russia's expansive surveillance and censorship apparatus, which helps Putin maintain power — Four days into the war in Ukraine, Russia's expansive surveillance and censorship apparatus was already hard at work.
More:
Slashdot. Tweets: @paulmozur, @paulmozur, @paulmozur, @satariano, @cgreensit, @fcdservicea_llc, @paulmozur, @davidenrich, @paulmozur, @fcdservicea_llc, @rmac18, @paulmozur, @dylanprimakoff, @silvermanjacob, @bbhorne, @satariano, @kevincollier, @profcarroll, @leonidragozin, @satariano, @arictoler, @bbhorne, @kimzetter, @serghei, @fcdservicea_llc, @puiwingtam, @jane__bradley, and @paulmozur
| Michael Kan / PCMag: |
Ookla says global download and upload speeds for SpaceX's Starlink dropped from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022, amid network congestion problems due to soaring popularity — Median download speeds for Starlink users in the US reached only 62.53Mbps during the second quarter, a significant decrease from 90.55Mbps in Q1, according to Ookla.| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Instagram, and now TikTok, have fallen afoul of the “Bootleg Ratio”, as clout-chasing accounts overtake content created by users specifically for each platform — TikTok is changing. … That stuff is still on the platform, but it's largely fallen off my For You page … | Naomi Nix / Washington Post: |
Some civil rights groups say they have seen little action from Meta, Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube to bolster election policies ahead of the 2022 US midterms — For months, civil rights groups have unsuccessfully pleaded with Big Tech companies to bolster their election policies| Joel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg: |
In 70+ lawsuits against Meta, Snap, TikTok, and Google, parents are making product liability claims, blaming algorithms for kids' mental health issues, and more — A 16-year-old girl in Utah becomes so obsessed with her body image after getting hooked on Instagram that she develops anorexia and bulimia.
Tweets: @katiaporzo
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Google unveils Chromecast with Google TV (HD), featuring a remote control and supporting only 1080p content with HDR, for $30; the 4K version costs $50 — Confirming rumors, Google has unveiled the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) device that offers features from the $50 4K model at a significantly cheaper $30 price.
More:
The Keyword, Protocol, TechRadar, and HotHardware
Tweets: @philnickinson, @richontech, and @chriswelch
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
DocuSign hires Google executive Allan Thygesen as its CEO, starting on October 10; the company's CEO for the past five years, Dan Springer, stepped down in June — DocuSign shares rose almost 5% in extended trading after the electronic signature software maker announced it has hired an Alphabet executive …
More:
DocuSign, Inc., SiliconANGLE, Benzinga, Investor's Business Daily, TechCrunch, and LinkedIn. Tweets: @mhbergen. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Gina Chon / Semafor Media: |
Nick Clegg says Meta could lift its ban on Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in January 2023, when his suspension expires, after consulting experts — Former President Donald Trump could be allowed back on Facebook once a suspension of his account expires in 2023 …
More:
Politico, Deadline, Media Matters for America, MarketWatch, The Independent, BGR, Mashable, TheStreet, USA Today, Adweek, The Hill, Accountable Tech, Gizmodo, and Insider
Tweets: @semaforben, @semafor, @b_fung, @mmfa, @dicktofel, @ldrogen, @jason, @davidclinchnews, @deitaone, @samyoungman, @brendannyhan, @travis_view, @danpfeiffer, @semafor, @semafor, @b_fung, @viacristiano, @donie, @justinhendrix, @corinne_podger, @gregmepstein, @existentialfish, @byron_tollefson, @counternotions, @kimcrayton1, @mchalfant16, @whotargetsme, @jason_kint, @mmfa, @kurtwagner8, @mirandadevine, @mikeassenti, @brettredacted, and @jeffsharlet
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Fitbit to require a Google account to use its newest devices and features starting in 2023; current users can use non-Google accounts until at least early 2025 — With the launch of Fitbit's latest devices, “Fitbit by Google” branding was introduced. The Sense 2 and Versa 4 already …
More:
PhoneArena, Android Authority, and Phandroid
| Rita Liao / TechCrunch: |
Alibaba Cloud, the world's third-largest public cloud provider with a 9.5% market share in 2021, commits $1B to boost overseas alliances over the next 3 years — Alibaba is known for its sprawling e-commerce empire, but like Amazon, cloud service has been a big driver of its revenues in recent years.
More:
Alibaba Cloud, Benzinga, Tech Times, and CNBC
| Finextra: |
AccessFintech, which helps financial institutions collaborate by sharing data, raised a $60M Series C led by WestCap, bringing its total funding to $97M — Capital markets specialist AccessFintech has closed a $60 million Series C funding round led by WestCap and joined by a host of big banks, including BNY Mellon and Bank of America.
More:
CTech, FinSMEs, Asset Servicing Times, and Business Wire
| Deeksha Bhardwaj / Hindustan Times: |
India proposes a legal framework to regulate over-the-top communications services, including encrypted apps like WhatsApp and Signal, and intercept messages — The bill, if implemented in its current form, will have reaching ramification for the industry that is based on the premise of privacy and security of encrypted messages
More:
Times of India, Moneycontrol, Moneycontrol, The Economic Times, Neowin, and ThePrint
Tweets: @ashwinivaishnaw, @mallufideintent, @manan, @alex, and @harsh8848
| Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Nielsen says Amazon Prime Video's first Thursday Night Football game averaged 13.03M viewers; Amazon claimed 15.3M viewers after guaranteeing advertisers 12.5M — Nielsen says 13 million viewers watched the Sept. 15 contest on Prime Video and local over-the-air affiliates.
More:
Bloomberg, Amazon Studios, CNBC, Axios, Digital Trends, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @lucas_shaw, @gerryfsmith, @alexweprin, and @bmarcello
| Brandy Betz / CoinDesk: |
Estonia-based 3Commas, an automated crypto trading and portfolio management service, raised a $37M Series B led by Target Global, Alameda, Jump Crypto, and more — The CEO of crypto custodian Copper also led the round for the trading bot-driven ecosystem. — 3Commas, an automated crypto … 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.
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:
AI meeting assistants: A game-changer in communication — We've come a long way from live video call demonstrations at world's fairs. What was once considered a futuristic idea is now a vital part of how we collaborate …
AI meeting assistants: A game-changer in communication — We've come a long way from live video call demonstrations at world's fairs. What was once considered a futuristic idea is now a vital part of how we collaborate …
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
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.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why Uber's CPO delivers food on weekends | Sachin Kansal
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:
Big Meta/Anduril Deal Is A Big Deal
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
The Social Radars:
Ron Conway, Founder, SV Angel Part 4 (Bonus)
Come be a fly on the wall as Y Combinator's Jessica Livingston and Carolynn Levy talk to some of the most successful founders in Silicon Valley about how they did it.
Subscribe to The Social Radars.
Hard Fork:
The A.I. Jobpocalypse + Building at Anthropic with Mike Krieger + Hard Fork Crimes Division
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:20 AM ET, September 23, 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
Sara Fischer / Axios:Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Ally Jarmanning / New Hampshire Public Radio:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Diane Bartz / Reuters: |
More:
Free Press and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas
Tweets: @mattdpearce, @vwpickard, @netchoice, @techfreedom, @berinszoka, @berinszoka, @fightfortheftr, @sentedcruz, @blakereid, @techfreedom, @canyonbrimhall, @carlszabo, @neil_chilson, @matthewstoller, @techdirt, @sentedcruz, @vwpickard, @haroldfeld, @viacristiano, @amyklobuchar, @amyklobuchar, @steveguest, @mathewi, @jeffjarvis, @freepress, @rebeccaklar_, @berinszoka, @mattdpearce, @nyguild, @netchoice, @sentedcruz, @sarahmillerdc, @sentedcruz, @itifdc, and @senmikelee
| Melissa Heikkilä / MIT Technology Review: |
More:
The Register, DeepMind Blog, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @quinnypig, @floorter, @jeffsonstein, and @marypcbuk
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
More:
CNET, UploadVR, The Ghost Howls, and Laptop Mag
Tweets: @kentbye, @sadlyitsbradley, @nathievr, @purplemikey, @heaney555, and @anshelsag
| Matthew Boyle / Bloomberg: |
More:
Big Technology, Transistori, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @bizboyle, @bizboyle, @alexweprin, @martinsfp, @carlquintanilla, @jonathanex, @halaljew, @mmasnick, @armstrongdrew, @mattnavarra, @tomfgoodwin, @oliviasolon, and @eliotwb
Earlier Picks
| Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
Associated Press, WRAL TechWire, New York Post, and CNBC
Tweets: @revolvingdoordc, @sarahmillerdc, @matthewstoller, and @matthewstoller
| Gregory Zuckerman / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
The Coinbase Blog, Bloomberg, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, crypto.news, and Protos
Tweets: @alex, @readdanwrite, @kimcrayton1, @buckycantor, and @mayazi
| Sam Biddle / The Intercept: |
More:
Meta, BSR, Gizmodo, City A.M., Associated Press, World Jewish Congress, Washington Post, and Engadget
Tweets: @brianfishman, @samfbiddle, @samfbiddle, @drewpusateri, @andrewcouts, @deblebrown, @rmac18, @drewpusateri, @deblebrown, @rmac18, @rmac18, @iainlevine, @farahkanaan, @evelyndouek, @jeffhorwitz, @brianfishman, @iwillleavenow, @jeffhorwitz, @evelyndouek, @oversightboard, @ariezrawaldman, @oversightboard, @monashtayya, @jason_kint, @shahdabusalama, @rmac18, @deblebrown, @drewpusateri, @deblebrown, @7amleh, @itxasdo, @gregmepstein, @bsrnews, @bsrnews, @monashtayya, and @bsrnews