|
October 26, 2017, 4:10 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Benny Evangelista / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Trump unveils program to loosen FAA rules on drone testing to include flights over people, beyond line-of-sight, more, for companies and local government — The Trump administration on Wednesday smoothed the way for companies like Alphabet and Amazon to ramp up testing of drones for package deliveries and other commercial uses.
More:
The White House, US Department …, Reuters, CNET, SiliconANGLE, Recode, New York Times, Associated Press, Fortune, The Register, TechSpot, Washington Post, SlashGear, The Hill, The Verge, Engadget, USA Today, and Axios. Tweets: @faanews
| New York Times: |
A look at Google's new Advanced Protection Program, which requires two $20 physical keys: easy to set up, offers good security, but limited app support for now — Why won't the password just go away? The silly pet names, movie titles or sports teams that many people punch …
Tweets: @miisshislop, @nicoleperlroth, and @bxchen
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
As it expands into TV, Apple is seeking family-friendly shows and avoiding edgy content, but some Hollywood insiders doubt the company has a clear strategy — A conservative corporation takes its first steps into a new industry. — Days before Apple Inc. planned to celebrate the release …
More:
Engadget, Financial Times, BGR, Silicon Valley Business …, Six Colors, AppleInsider, CNET, AppAdvice.com, iDownloadBlog.com, Ubergizmo, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, FierceCable, RAIN News, Business Insider, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Recode, Mashable, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @recode, @tim, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, and @kerrymflynn
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Reddit shuts down Nazi and white supremacist subreddits, after updating policy to ban content encouraging violence; subreddits banned had 25 to 7,000 users each — Reddit has shut down several Nazi and white supremacist subreddits after a policy change banning material that “encourages … | Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Sources: Roku to start streaming to third-party hardware that doesn't run its OS; one source says move will likely involve mobile devices — In a major twist, Roku is looking to start streaming videos on devices made or controlled by competitors like Apple and Google, Variety has learned …
More:
VideoInk, Pocket-lint, Phandroid, and Engadget
| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
DxO to acquire and continue developing the Nik Collection after Google stopped updating it earlier this year — Photographers can breathe easy knowing that a beloved tool will avoid dying a premature death. Google announced earlier this year that it would discontinue development …
More:
Android Authority and PetaPixel
| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Slack updates screen sharing feature to allow collaborative editing, marking up of docs, more and says Screenhero to be shuttered in December — As Slack moves more and more into trying to become a go-to tool for workplace collaboration — especially in the face of competition from Atlassian …
More:
Several People Are Typing, ZDNet, MSPoweruser, Engadget, Windows Central, Mashable, and Slack. Tweets: @slackhq
| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Nintendo announces Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for Android and iOS, coming in late November — Nintendo has announced Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for smartphones, due for release on iOS and Android in late November. The title looks much like other games in the Animal Crossing series …
More:
VentureBeat, App Store, BGR, Polygon, Polygon, Kotaku, Gotta Be Mobile, The Next Web, Bloomberg, MacStories, BBC, Seeking Alpha, Engadget, Business Wire, Android Police, 9to5Mac, Kotaku, TechCrunch, MacRumors, BGR, GamesIndustry.biz, Ubergizmo, International Business Times, Wall Street Journal, Tech Times, Engadget, Ars Technica, and Polygon
Tweets: @ac_isabelle, @polygon, @serkantoto, and @serkantoto
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google brings Science Journal data monitoring app to iOS and redesigns it to improve note taking — Last year, Google released a nifty Science Journal app that takes advantage of the sensors in your Android device to capture various scientific readings. Google has now redesigned the app … | Nicole Nguyen / BuzzFeed: |
Profile of Angela Ahrendts, who's reimagined Apple Stores and the community role they serve as “modern-day town squares”, amid lean years for physical retailers — The mall is dying — but Apple's retail chief Angela Ahrendts is reimagining the company's stores anyway.
More:
9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacStories, Business Insider, Ubergizmo, San Francisco Chronicle, Cult of Mac, and CNET
Tweets: @chartier and @_danielsinclair
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon tests pricing for Alexa skills, launching paid subs and offering monetization for devs, starting with Jeopardy! skill from Sony Pictures Television — After grabbing70 percent of the voice-controlled speaker market, Amazon says it's now opening up a way for third-party developers … | Mark Wilson / Co.Design: |
Microsoft has stopped manufacturing Kinect, the depth camera and microphone that sold ~35M units since 2010, but will continue to support it for Xbox customers — But its influence, and core technology, lives on across the industry. — Manufacturing of the Kinect has shut down.
More:
VentureBeat, Fone Arena, Business Insider, Patently Apple, AppleInsider, Mashable, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, Geek.com, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, New York Magazine, Digital Trends, The Next Web, Ubergizmo, TechSpot, VG247, Neowin, SlashGear, GeekWire, ExtremeTech, GamesIndustry.biz, International Business Times, Polygon, Fortune, TechCrunch, Kotaku, CNET, On MSFT, destructoid, The Verge, Windows Central, MSPoweruser, Engadget, and ZDNet
Tweets: @thurrott, @laurengoode, @benfinoradin, @radicalbytes, and @harrymccracken. Thanks:@hellomountfuji
Sponsor Posts
Airtable:
Meet Airtable ProductCentral — The unified solution for managing your entire product development process in the AI era.
Meet Airtable ProductCentral — The unified solution for managing your entire product development process in the AI era.
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:
Zoho Forms for successful Black Friday sales — Black Friday is a retail frenzy that can significantly impact your bottom line. To make the most of this shopping bonanza, you need a strategy that not only attracts customers …
Zoho Forms for successful Black Friday sales — Black Friday is a retail frenzy that can significantly impact your bottom line. To make the most of this shopping bonanza, you need a strategy that not only attracts customers …
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.Who's Hiring In Tech?
Techmeme Ride Home:
Tue 11/05 - Apple: Maybe Smartglasses Are The Way To Go
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 4:10 AM ET, October 26, 2017.
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
Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
More:
Wired, SiliconANGLE, SecurityWeek, eWeek, The Register, BleepingComputer.com, Nextgov, International Business Times, The Verge, Bloomberg, CSO, Ars Technica, Associated Press, emptywheel, Inquirer, Engadget, CNET, Reuters, ABC News, Gizmodo, Slashdot, and Axios
Tweets: @briankrebs, @e_kaspersky, @x0rz, @ryanaraine, @josephfcox, @miriamelder, and @kimzetter
Earlier Picks
| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
More:
Cisco, ZDNet, EnterpriseTech, SiliconANGLE, Cisco Blog, Mirantis, The Keyword, TechCrunch, cloudcomputing-news.net, VentureBeat, New York Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and CRN. Tweets: @googlecloud
| Ben Fox Rubin / CNET: |
More:
Washington Post, Amazon.com, Wired, CNBC, Ars Technica, Pocket-lint, Stock Market News …, SiliconANGLE, TalkAndroid.com, Neowin, International Business Times, Digital Trends, Digital Commerce 360, 9to5Toys, The Register, NPR, Droid Life, Six Colors, The Daily Caller, Android Police, Retail Dive, Slate, AppleInsider, Digital Commerce 360, Android Authority, SiliconBeat, ZDNet, iMore, MSPoweruser, AndroidHeadlines.com, Boing Boing, Ubergizmo, 9to5Mac, Business Wire, ABC News, Reuters, Gizmodo, Axios, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, BetaNews, Inquirer, NFC World, iPhone in Canada Blog, Fortune, BGR, AndroidHeadlines.com, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, BuzzFeed, MacRumors, GeekWire, Engadget, and Engadget
Tweets: @brianmcc, @ws, @caseynewton, @benpopper, @pkafka, @attackerman, @zackwhittaker, @iamxavier, @seananmcguire, and @davezatz