|
January 9, 2024, 10:30 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| CoinDesk: |
An X post from US SEC Chair Gary Gensler says that the @SECGov's “twitter account was compromised”, and that the agency has not approved spot bitcoin ETFs — The X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which is deciding whether to approve bitcoin ETFs, “was compromised,” the regulator told CoinDesk.
More: Bloomberg, The Hill, Unchained, TechCrunch, Decrypt, Financial Times, The Verge, South China Morning Post, Bloomberg, Decrypt, Wall Street Journal, The Record, Washington Post, PCMag, The Block, The Hill, Engadget, CoinGape, Newser, CNBC, The Information, Cybernews.com, The Register, BleepingComputer, Bitcoin News, Reuters, Wired, Fortune, Crowdfund Insider, Cointelegraph, SiliconANGLE, The Daily Hodl, CryptoSlate, and Watcher Guru
Threads: @pkedrosky. X: @garygensler, @secgov, @cgasparino, @senatorhagerty, @senlummis, @eric_bigfund, @denniskelleher, @rephuizenga, @greg16676935420, @taylorbuley, @coinbase, @danprimack, @jseyff, @theflowhorse, @packym, and @robinwigg. Forums: Hacker News
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Twitch could cut ~500 employees, or ~35% of its staff, as soon as January 10 amid concerns over company losses and after several top executives left — Move is designed to stem losses after two rounds of layoffs last year. — Amazon.com Inc.'s livestreaming site Twitch is poised …
More: TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, Business Today, The Information, Reuters, Push Square, TheGamer, The Messenger, Dexerto, Aftermath, PC Gamer, and IGN
X: @eshumarneedi, @jakesucky, @zacharydiaz, @carnage4life, and @cixliv. LinkedIn: Jalyssa Eliasen. Forums: Hacker News
| Nelson Aguilar / CNET: |
Google and Samsung merge their respective Nearby Share and Quick Share features under the Quick Share name, for a more unified cross-Android sharing experience — Apple has AirDrop. Android now has Quick Share. — At CES 2024 today, Google announced Quick Share, a collaboration … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
HPE plans to acquire Juniper Networks for about $14B, or $40 per share, in an all-cash deal — Hewlett Packard Enterprise said in a statement on Tuesday that it plans to buy data center networking hardware maker Juniper Networks for about $14 billion, or $40 per share, in an all-cash deal.
| Gene Maddaus / Variety: |
SAG-AFTRA signs a deal with AI voiceover company Replica Studios, requiring consent to create voice replicas for use in video games and safe storage of assets — The union announced the deal with Replica Studios on Tuesday at CES in Las Vegas. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union's executive director …
More: SAG-AFTRA, CNET, gamedeveloper, NBC News, Los Angeles Times, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, Decrypt, GamesHub, Shacknews, Deadline, Game Rant, GamesIndustry.biz, Mashable, IGN, Deadline, Dot Esports, Bloomberg, Axios, Engadget, and Deadline
Mastodon: @GreenFire@mstdn.social. X: @lilyprojp, @pumpkindaddyy, @the_streamr, @cathycryan, @bravadochara, @therealrutledge, @sirlarr, and @discussingfilm
| Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal: |
Meta plans to start automatically restricting teen Instagram and Facebook accounts from harmful content, including posts about self-harm, in the coming weeks — Efforts to curb harmful material and reduce unwanted interactions with teen social-media accounts come as states sue parent company Meta
More: Meta, TechCrunch, The Guardian, Platformer, The Hill, Ars Technica, Social Media Today, CNBC, Reuters, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo, USA Today, The Information, The Record, PCMag, Mashable, PetaPixel, Proactive, NBC News, PhoneArena, NBC Bay Area, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Agence France-Presse, NPR, and The Verge
Threads: @mollyrosefoundation and @antoniovieirasantos
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases visionOS marketing style guidelines, asking developers to refer to Apple Vision Pro apps as “spatial computing apps”, not AR, VR, XR, or MR apps — Apple on Monday finally confirmed that Vision Pro will arrive in stores early next month.
More: Apple Developer, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Business Insider, iDownloadBlog.com, TechSpot, MUO, Computerworld, PCMag, TechRadar, Mashable, iMore, MIXED Reality News, The Apple Post, AppleInsider, and The Verge
Threads: @documentingmeta. Mastodon: @stroughtonsmith …. X: @pkafka, @heysaik, and @dylanmcd8. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
More: MacRumors, NFT News Today, Apple, Business Insider, Advanced Television, SlashGear, PC Gamer, KnowTechie, CNET, On my Om, 9to5Mac, WWD, Matthew Cassinelli, Techsponential, Worms and Viruses, Daring Fireball, mjtsai.com, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Quartz, Constellation Research, Bloomberg, CNBC, Six Colors, TechCrunch, Road to VR, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, Deadline, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, MacStories, Supercharged, and AppleInsider
Threads: @anildash, @pkafka, @katienotopoulos, and @benedictevans
Mastodon: @johnvoorhees@mastodon …, @waynedixon@mastodon.social, @stroughtonsmith …, @BenRiceM@mastodon.social, @tchaten@mastodon.world, @thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io, @modocache@types.pl, @stroughtonsmith …, and @stroughtonsmith …
X: @rihardjarc, @ianzelbo, @tailosivetech, @munster_gene, @linasbeliunas, @tailosivetech, @tina__nigro, @tailosivetech, @lukemiani, @markoznewz, @charlesarthur, @markgurman, @mgsiegler, @sigjudge, @scobleizer, @vnchocotaco, @markgurman, @maxwinebach, @dharmesh, @bzamayo, @vadimyuryev, @markgurman, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @jasminezroberts, @adamhlavac, @jetscott, @joannastern, @joannastern, @llsethj, @stevemoser, @carnage4life, @benbajarin, @parkerortolani, @parkerortolani, @tim_cook, @mgsiegler, @bzamayo, @aaronp613, and @aaronp613. Forums: Slashdot
| Thomas Germain / Gizmodo: |
X suspended several journalists and podcasters for hours with no explanation; Elon Musk says that sometimes real accounts get caught up in anti-spam/scam sweeps — Elon Musk's “free speech” social media platform banned a number of accounts recently critical of Israel.
More: NBC News, VICE, Mashable, Reuters, Business Insider, Fortune, The Messenger, and New Republic
Threads: @esqueer_, @tweet_removed, @kbode, @keubikooriginal, and @bobschooley
Mastodon: @danilo@hachyderm.io and @Brendanjones@fosstodon.org
X: @elonmusk, @texasobserver, @liz_franczak, @kenklippenstein, @elonmusk, @ggreenwald, @ggreenwald, @mikaelthalen, @dancow, @elonmusk, @digiphile, @shayan86, @yugopnik, @stevanzetti, @ggreenwald, @ecomarxi, @yugopnik, @yugopnik, @georgegalloway, @jacksonhinklle, and @yugopnik
Forums: Hacker News and r/technology
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Source: Humane laid off 10 employees this week in a cost cutting measure and plans to lower budgets in 2024, as the company reshuffles some executive positions — Humane laid off 4 percent of employees this week in a move that was described as a cost cutting measure to those who were impacted … | Carly Page / TechCrunch: |
In a first, the US FTC bans data broker Outlogic, formerly X-Mode Social, from selling phone location data and orders the company to delete all collected data — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has banned the data broker X-Mode Social from sharing or selling users' sensitive location data, the federal regulator said Tuesday.
More: Federal Trade Commission, Politico, Reuters, The Record, and BleepingComputer
Forums: Hacker News and Slashdot
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Amazon announces Matter Casting, an Apple AirPlay-like feature to send videos from Android and iOS to Amazon devices, initially supporting Echo Show devices — Amazon.com Inc. introduced a new feature that mimics Apple Inc.'s AirPlay while working across different platforms … | Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
The FCC plans shutdown of the two-year-old Affordable Connectivity Program, which currently has 23M enrolled households, as GOP withholds funding — FCC must start winding down low-income program as Congress fails to add money. — The Federal Communications Commission is about to start winding …
More: CNN, The Hill, The Verge, The Register, The White House, RCR Wireless News, Total Telecom, Washington Post, and Fierce Telecom Industry News. Forums: Ars OpenForum
| Bloomberg: |
Beijing's judicial bureau says a state-backed institution cracked Apple's AirDrop to identify message senders, and police found multiple suspects via the method — - Beijing agency claims to have found way to identify senders — Declaration follows efforts to crack down on sensitive content
More: 9to5Mac, BleepingComputer, Global Times, PCMag, Supercharged, Dexerto, iClarified, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, The Messenger, Android Authority, Gizmodo, Engadget, PhoneArena, and South China Morning Post
X: @iblametom, @benlovejoy, @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @sehof, @globaltimesnews, and @appcensorship
Forums: Slashdot and MacRumors Forums
| Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: |
X announces new shows with former CNN host Don Lemon, former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, and sports commentator Jim Rome, amid a push into video — The tech company also announced a 10-show deal with Range Media Partners, and a deal with Tulsi Gabbard.
More: Gizmodo, Wall Street Journal, Social Media Today, Business Insider, New York Daily News, The Hill, Bloomberg, NBC News, Reclaim The Net, Reuters, The Verge, and Deadline
Threads: @meal_fitforaking. Bluesky: @thepeterha.bsky.social. X: @donlemon, @lindayax, @viacristiano, @mehdirhasan, @mehdirhasan, @themaxburns, @tuckercarlson, @elonmusk, @karaswisher, @tulsigabbard, and @jimrome
| Adam D'Angelo / Quora: |
Quora says it raised $75M from Andreessen Horowitz, to be used to accelerate the growth of Poe and pay bot creators through its creator monetization program — We are excited to announce that we have raised $75M from Andreessen Horowitz. This funding will be used to accelerate the growth of Poe …
More: TechCrunch and Andreessen Horowitz
X: @rakeshlobster, @adamdangelo, @ednewtonrex, and @martyswant
| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
Startup Rabbit Inc. debuts the R1, a $199 handheld AI device meant to be a virtual assistant to complete tasks without a smartphone, shipping in late March — The startup has developed a virtual assistant that learns whatever digital errands you teach it. The interface is extra cute …
More: ZDNet, The Verge, Tom's Guide, Engadget, TechRadar, Business Wire, The Decoder, Liliputing, TechCrunch, TechSpot, 9to5Google, AppleInsider, and The Bondi Blog
Threads: @reckless1280. X: @rabbit_hmi, @gfodor, @mahyarm8, @doganuraldesign, @raywongy, @holdenmatt, @ianzelbo, @levelsio, @stevemoser, and @simonw
| New York Times: |
Elections and disinfo are colliding like never before in 2024, as social networks reduce protections and state influence campaigns and AI-fueled disinfo ramp up — A wave of elections coincides with state influence operations, a surge of extremism, A.I. advances and a pullback in social media protections.| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Keith Rabois is returning to Khosla Ventures as a managing director, after five years at Founders Fund — With $3.1 billion in new funds, Khosla Ventures and founder Vinod Khosla are bringing back Keith Rabois, a high-profile former partner and outspoken Miami resident.
More: TechCrunch, Vinod Khosla, and The Information
Threads: @anildash. X: @vkhosla, @zebulgar, @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, @ericnewcomer, @rabois, @alexrkonrad, and @kevg1412
| Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press: |
A US federal judge temporarily halts the enforcement of a pending Ohio law that would require children to get parental consent to use social media apps — A federal judge issued an order Tuesday temporarily halting enforcement of a pending Ohio law that would require children to get parental consent to use social media apps.| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Adobe General Counsel and Chief Trust Officer Dana Rao on generative AI, IP issues, cloud security, the Figma deal, regulation, antitrust, and more — Adobe's top lawyer discusses the future of copyright, why the Figma acquisition fell through, and why he's optimistic AI won't put creatives out of work.
More: PetaPixel
| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
Microsoft finds a material that could replace ~70% of lithium in a battery, by using Azure Quantum Elements HPC resources to run simulations and AI models — Recently, Microsoft built a clock. — Well, “built” may be overstating things. Members of the company's quantum computing team found …
More: Microsoft, The Verge, BBC, Source, VentureBeat, GeekWire, The Quantum Insider, Proactive, Bloomberg, Windows Central, and TechCrunch
LinkedIn: Frank X. Shaw, Satya Nadella, Peter Lee, Harry McCracken, and Eric Horvitz
| Siddharth Cavale / Reuters: |
At CES 2024, Walmart unveils a generative AI search tool and says it is developing a tool to help InHome users quickly add commonly ordered items to their carts — Walmart (WMT.N) on Tuesday unveiled two new AI-powered tools at the CES conference in Las Vegas to help shoppers quickly search …
More: PYMNTS.com, Walmart Inc., Bloomberg, Lifewire, The Official Microsoft Blog, TechCrunch, and Chain Store Age. Bluesky: @2xaught7.bsky.social
| Nguyen Kieu Giang / Bloomberg: |
Vietnam-based Be Group, which provides ride-hailing, delivery, and digital financial services, raised ~$30M from VPBank, in a bid to take on Grab and GoTo — - Be Group expanding its ride, delivery and fintech offerings — Upstart targets $200 million in gross revenue in two yearsSponsor Posts
Tribe AI:
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Zoho:
CIO challenge 6: Can we find an effective solution that also minimizes operational costs? — Welcome to the next and final installment of our CIO series! After what feels like a thousand cups of coffee …
CIO challenge 6: Can we find an effective solution that also minimizes operational costs? — Welcome to the next and final installment of our CIO series! After what feels like a thousand cups of coffee …
Hamming:
Make AI Voice Agents trustworthy — Hamming AI automatically tests AI voice agents and continuously monitors them in production.
Make AI Voice Agents trustworthy — Hamming AI automatically tests AI voice agents and continuously monitors them in production.
Techmeme Leaderboards:
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more — We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics. Download reports immediately for just $100.
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more — We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics. Download reports immediately for just $100.Who's Hiring In Tech?
Techmeme Ride Home:
(BNS) How To Know When To Kill Your Startup
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via
Apple Podcasts,
Spotify, or
RSS.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:30 PM ET, January 9, 2024.
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
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:Sohee Kim / Bloomberg:
Ben Mullin / @benmullin:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo: |
More: Governor Josh Shapiro, The Verge, and GovTech
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Earlier Picks
| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
More: European Commission, SiliconANGLE, CNBC, Computerworld, Decrypt, MSPoweruser, Cointelegraph, Cryptopolitan, Ars Technica, Fortune, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Sifted, The Korea Herald, The Register, The Information, and TechCrunch
LinkedIn: Raymond Philippe, Maroš Šefč, and James Webber
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
More: iPhone in Canada Blog, Supercharged, The Verge, and EU Law Live
X: @dhh, @lewis_crofts, @zach_cer, @lewis_crofts, @brendaneich, @brendaneich, @brendaneich, and @timsweeneyepic. Forums: Hacker News
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
More: Search Engine Roundtable and Search Engine Journal
X: @searchliaison, @searchliaison, @dandoescontent, @firstshowing, @rustybrick, @miarsato, and @brianstelter
Forums: Hacker News and Beehaw