Note: Techmeme is hiring part-time editors. Go here to apply, or tell a friend!
|
April 11, 2023, 12:40 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Matt Taibbi's account, including the Twitter Files, was shadowbanned for a while after a spat with Elon Musk, preventing users from finding his tweets in search — The refrain to remember with Twitter under Elon Musk: it can always get dumber. — Quick(ish) recap:
More:
Platformer, The Verge, Forbes, 9to5Mac, Mediaite, SlashGear, and TechCrunch
Mastodon:
@mmasnick@mastodon.social, @Agora@mindly.social, @chadloder@kolektiva.social, @ianbetteridge@mastodon.me.uk, and @mmasnick@mastodon.social
Tweets:
@mattbinder, @caseynewton, @mattbinder, @darth, @titterdaily, @benedictevans, @mehdirhasan, @howardlindzon, @davemcclure, @fabiochiusi, @digiphile, @strngwys, @mehdirhasan, @nberlat, @gnrosenberg, @niubi, @joshtpm, @rayminehane, @jonporty, @vilile, @jamesfourm, @kensilverstein1, @oalexanderdk, @carlbeijer, @junlper, @kaivanshroff, @lib_crusher, @_punjaab, @jamesfourm, and @theserfstv
| Bloomberg: |
In draft guidelines, the Cyberspace Administration of China details plans to require a security review of generative AI tools before their release — China plans to require a security review of generative AI services before they're allowed to operate, casting uncertainty over ChatGPT … | Sheila Chiang / CNBC: |
Alibaba Cloud unveils its ChatGPT-style tool Tongyi Qianwen and plans to roll out the AI chatbot into all of its products starting with DingTalk and Tmall Genie — - Chinese tech giant Alibaba revealed its ChatGPT-style product Tongyi Qianwen at a Tuesday summit.
More:
Ars Technica, South China Morning Post, CNN, Bloomberg, TechRadar, BBC, International Business Times, BGR, Reuters, Cryptopolitan, TechNode, CNET, Tom's Guide, Pandaily, Tech in Asia, The Information, Tech Monitor, Silicon Republic, Fortune, Nikkei Asia, Coinspeaker, South China Morning Post, and CoinGape
Mastodon:
@ukuku@mstdn.social. Tweets:
@onlyyoontv, @muradahmed, @kennedycsis, @bolthype, and @arjunkharpal
| Laurie Clarke / VICE: |
Reddit moderators describe recent waves of spam, generated by ChatGPT or other AIs, the main issues being coordinated attacks and the speed and volume of posts — Reddit moderators say they already see an increase in spam and that the future will “require a lot of human labor.” — LC| Sharon Goldman / VentureBeat: |
Open-source LLMs are having a moment after the LLaMA leak and releases from Stanford and others, prompting debates over the pros and cons of open and closed AI — The open-source technology movement has been having a moment over the past few weeks thanks to AI — following a wave …
More:
Simon Willison's Weblog, Tech Startups, and Metaverse Post
Tweets:
@dan_jeffries1, @sharongoldman, @iethics, @simonw, and @_msw_
| Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal: |
The Commerce Department's NTIA begins exploring possible rules for ChatGPT and other generative AI tools, requesting comment from the public over accountability — Fears grow over the potential use of artificial intelligence to commit crimes and spread falsehoods
More:
Washington Post, Reuters, Associated Press, Axios, Benzinga, WinBuzzer, NTIA, Wccftech, Bloomberg, and CoinGape
Tweets:
@senatorbennet, @davidu, @carlquintanilla, @geomblog, and @carlquintanilla
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
Citizen Lab and Microsoft detail spyware created by secretive Israeli company QuaDream, used to hack iPhones running iOS 14 used by politicians and journalists — Microsoft and Citizen Lab have new reports out about QuaDream, a little-known Israeli mercenary spyware provider.
More:
The Citizen Lab, Washington Post, The Guardian, and Microsoft Security Blog
Tweets:
@skirchy, @jsrailton, @jsrailton, @citizenlab, @citizenlab, @lorenzofb, @lorenzofb, and @jsrailton
| Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: |
Substack rolls out Notes, its Twitter-like service, to all users; writers have used Notes in beta to talk with their readers, promote newsletters, and network — Notes, the platform's new feature, functions similarly to its rival social app — LOS ANGELES — The newsletter platform Substack's …
More:
The Verge, Forbes, Substack - Casey Newton, Mashable, On Substack, On Substack, ZDNet, and gHacks Technology News
Mastodon:
@davew@mastodon.social. Tweets:
@hamishmckenzie, @citizenlab, @citizenlab, @hamishmckenzie, and @pt
| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
a16z releases 2023 State of Crypto, trying to show the dichotomy between market and product cycles, and creates an index that shows stable product development — - a16z has released its latest State of Crypto report. — It also produced a new index that shows stable product development …
More:
CoinDesk, TechCrunch, a16z crypto, Blockworks, CoinJournal, and Watcher Guru
Tweets:
@molly0xfff, @a16zcrypto, @matt_willemsen, @rhhackett, @_danilo, @a16zcrypto, @darenmatsuoka, @tim_org, and @cryptadamist
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Katie Cotton, Apple's former VP of worldwide communications for 18 years, who mostly worked directly for Steve Jobs before retiring in 2014, died on April 6 — Katie Cotton, a longtime Apple Inc. communications chief who served as a steward for the company's iconic brand during the Steve Jobs era and beyond, has died.
More:
The Express-Times, AppleInsider, Daring Fireball, Macworld, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, iMore, gHacks Technology News, and iClarified
LinkedIn:
Dianne Rambke, Cameron Craig, and Jennifer Bowcock
Tweets:
@waltmossberg, @jackrandalll, @richardkerris, @techledes, @raywert, @scobleizer, @cam_commsguy, @karaswisher, @scobleizer, @ashleygjovik, @j_lacroix, @katieboehret, @classicii_mrmac, @parkerortolani, @kyledaustin, @waltmossberg, @ashleygjovik, @joshdmorg, @waltmossberg, @s_broyles, @yoda, @scottbudman, and @colinjordan
| Heejin Kim / Bloomberg: |
South Korea fines Google ~$32M for squeezing out a rival app store by allegedly asking local and Chinese companies to release games exclusively on Google Play — South Korea fined Alphabet Inc.'s Google 42.1 billion won ($32 million) for using its clout in the mobile app market to squeeze out a local rival … | Pew Research Center: |
A survey of 10,701 US adults: ~66% are not confident current ways to invest, trade, and use crypto are reliable and safe; 17% have used crypto, up from 16% YoY — Cryptocurrency markets are taking hits from all sides - from declines in value to multiple corporate bankruptcies to lawsuits and regulatory threats.
More:
The Information, Blockworks, Bitcoinist.com, Watcher Guru, CryptoSlate, and Cointelegraph
Mastodon:
@ukuku@mstdn.social. Tweets:
@lrainie, @pewresearch, @johngramlich, @pewresearch, @monicaranders, and @pewresearch
| David Pierce / The Verge: |
YouTube says NFL Sunday Ticket passes will cost between $249 to $489 depending on subscription and package; the company reportedly paid $2B for the NFL package — Football fans, start saving those pennies. YouTube just announced pricing for its new Sunday Ticket package …
More:
YouTube Official Blog, XDA Developers, Thurrott, CNET, PCMag, Reuters, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, USA Today, Bloomberg, Neowin, Deadline, Droid Life, Tubefilter, Variety, Digital Trends, The Streamable, The Hollywood Reporter, Android Headlines, and The Athletic
Tweets:
@lucas_shaw, @jbflint, @jbenton, @eriqgardner, @benfischersbj, @mysportsupdate, and @fos
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple plans to open Apple BKC in Mumbai on April 18, its first retail store in India, followed by Apple Saket in Delhi on April 20 — Apple recently confirmed that the first Apple Retail Store in India would be opened later this month. Now the company has confirmed that Apple BKC in Mumbai will open to the public on April 18.
More:
Apple, Bloomberg, MacRumors, Moneycontrol, AppleInsider, PhoneArena, Barron's Online, Apple Must, Livemint, Inc42 Media, Digit, TechCircle, Cult of Mac, iPhone Hacks, Patently Apple, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Techlusive, TechCrunch, International Business Times, Business Standard, and iPhone in Canada Blog
| Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch: |
NY-based fintech startup Clear Street, building “modern infrastructure” for capital markets, raised $270M in the second tranche of a Series B at a $2B valuation — Clear Street, which says it is building “modern infrastructure” for capital markets, has raised $270 million …
Tweets:
@bayareawriter
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
NYC-based financial data company AlphaSense raised $100M led by Alphabet's CapitalG at a $1.8B valuation, after raising $225M at $1.7B valuation in June 2022 — - Alphabet's CapitalG led a $100 million funding round in AlphaSense at a $1.8 billion valuation.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
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.
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12:40 PM ET, April 11, 2023.
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
Ally Jarmanning / New Hampshire Public Radio:Max Tani / Semafor:
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
FinSMEs, Tonal, and San Francisco Business Journal
Tweets:
@stevenpdennis, @laurenthomas, and @trengriffin
| Australian Financial Review: |
More:
TechCrunch, Sydney Morning Herald, 7NEWS, SmartCompany, Inside FMCG, 9News, The Australian, news.com.au, and Daily Mail
Tweets:
@markdistef and @markdistef
Earlier Picks
| Bloomberg: |
More:
CoinDesk, Cryptonews, The Straits Times, Inside Bitcoins, The Block, CryptoPotato, DL News, crypto.news, Crypto Daily, Cryptopolitan, CoinGape, Cointelegraph, and CryptoSlate
Tweets:
@silvermanjacob and @yoda
| Jessica Piper / Politico: |
More:
Knight First Amendment …. Tweets:
@random_walker, @jsscppr, @digiphile, @fsfp, @whotargetsme, @rudnicknoah, @mjbeckel, and @politico
| Morgan Sung / TechCrunch: |
More:
MSPoweruser, BGR, The Information, and Digital Trends
Tweets:
@hikyleharris, @michaelg, @liddleworks, @mattnavarra, @mikestabile, @ashleylatke, and @morgan_sung
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More:
YouTube Official Blog, AppleInsider, HotHardware, MobileSyrup, Tubefilter, KnowTechie, Techlusive, iDownloadBlog.com, Google Help Center, Phandroid, TechRadar, iMore, Android Authority, The Shortcut, Techpoint Africa, iThinkDifferent, gHacks Technology News, SamMobile, 9to5Google, ZDNet, Social Media Today, SlashGear, Appleosophy, Android Central, The Verge, Droid Life, PCWorld, XDA Developers, BGR, Tom's Guide, iPhone in Canada Blog, WRAL TechWire, iClarified, PhoneArena, Thurrott, Neowin, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, and Engadget
| Molly White / @molly0xfff: |
More:
Metacurity, CourtListener, Coinmonks, FTX, Cointelegraph, Bloomberg, The Block, CryptoGlobe, Gizmodo, CoinDesk, Bitcoinist.com, CryptoSlate, and Forkast
LinkedIn:
Anton Golub. Mastodon:
@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social. Tweets:
@molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @jconorgrogan, @jmeickle, @wublockchain, @molly0xfff, @ben11kehoe, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @tradermayne, @bitfinexed, @moo9000, @tmnxeq, @idrawcharts, @defiyst, @0xg00gly, @cryptonator1337, @brettharrison88, @wawin, @coinbureau, @alvinfoo, @mayhem4markets, @zhusu, @nash076, @aftxcreditor, @0xabad1dea, @drivenbyboredom, @antonhand, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @blackamazon, @bradmichelson, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @wublockchain, @lopp, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, @molly0xfff, and @molly0xfff