|
November 2, 2017, 9:30 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
SEC: paid endorsements of ICOs may be illegal if compensation is not properly disclosed, and, even with disclosure, paid promoters may be liable in some cases — The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a stern warning to the celebrities, athletes and social media stars pitching investment opportunities in virtual currencies.
More:
New York Times, U.S. Securities …, BBC, Engadget, Investor.gov, Forbes, CNBC, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, Virtual Mining Bitcoin News, USA Today, Fortune, and CoinDesk
Tweets: @sec_news, @ricburton, @ofnumbers, and @nathanielpopper
| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
The value of the Bancor token has dropped 56% since the June ICO, which raised ~$153M — Bancor has lost more than half of value since June offering — Developers question usefulness of market-making token — Bancor, one of the most successful initial coin offerings in the short history … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: US DoJ identified more than six members of the Russian government involved in hacking the DNC and could charge them next year, but arrests are unlikely — At least six Russian government officials are identified as part of ongoing investigation — The Justice Department … | Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
HTC launches U11 Plus with 6-inch 2880x1440 LCD display, small bezels, 3,930mAh battery, IP68 water resistance, Alexa and Google Assistant support, for €799 — Ships with Oreo and more of the good stuff that made the U11 so appealing — The HTC U11 has been one of the best flagship Android phones …
More:
Engadget, Inquirer, Gizmodo, The Register, Business Insider, Android Police, Android Authority, International Business Times, Neowin, ZDNet, SlashGear, SlashGear, TechCrunch, and Ars Technica. Tweets: @vladsavov
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google to shut down its QPX Express API for airfare data, which launched out of its ITA acquisition, on April 10, 2018 — As Google gradually builds out its footprint in travel search, the company is also making a move to shut down one of its data feeds to others in the travel space.| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook's efforts to prevent abuse will cut into future profits as company plans to double employees to police its platform — Under fire, the social network plans to spend big on security — Facebook was front and center in the news today, testifying before legislators …
More:
TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Tubefilter, New York Times, GeekWire, Business Insider, Recode, GeekWire, and SiliconANGLE
| Alex Heath / Business Insider: |
Facebook says 10% or ~207M accounts are estimated to be duplicates, up from 6% and fake accounts total ~60M, up to 2-3% from 1%, as detection methods improve — - Facebook quietly increased its number of estimated duplicate accounts from 6% to 10%. — Estimated fake accounts were raised to 2-3% from 1%.| Facebook: |
More:
Business Insider, Axios, TechCrunch, TheStreet, Social Media Today, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, The Register, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, Business Insider, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, and GeekWire
Tweets: @mattzeitlin, @pkafka, @zerohedge, @anthony, @recode, @pkafka, and @mikeisaac
| Bloomberg: |
Lenovo buys 51% of Fujitsu's PC business for $157M+, as its Q2 earnings beat estimates with revenue up 5% to $11.8B YoY, profit down 11% to $139M YoY — Lenovo Group Ltd. posted better-than-expected revenue as the PC maker benefited from a stabilizing global personal computer market.
More:
Reuters, Lenovo Newsroom, Engadget, ZDNet, The Register, MSPoweruser, IT ProPortal, Reuters, Nikkei, NASDAQ.com, and Yahoo! Finance. Tweets: @technology
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Razer Phone: 5.7" 120Hz 1440p display, 8GB RAM, Snapdragon 835, 12MP dual cameras, 4000mAh battery, but no audio jack, Oreo update 2018; ships Nov. 17 for $699 — Can you actually make an Android phone for gamers? Aren't they all spec-heavy beasts of incredible processing burden?
More:
Android Police, 9to5Google, ZDNet, BetaNews, Phandroid, HYPEBEAST, TechCrunch, AnandTech, Mashable, VentureBeat, and Engadget
Tweets: @andyboxall, @gadgetsboy, and @corbindavenport
| Washington Post: |
Lawmakers release a sampling of Russian Facebook ads placed during and after campaign — Lawmakers on Wednesday publicly shared several of the 3,000 Facebook ads bought by Russian operatives as they sought to shape American political conversation during the 2016 presidential election …
More:
BuzzFeed, Recode, Fortune, Silicon Valley Business …, and The Verge
Tweets: @alexismadrigal and @ashk4n
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
More:
CNET, Morning Consult, Recode, Engadget, Motherboard, and The Verge
Tweets: @joshconstine, @whatthebit, and @techcrunch
| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
More:
Talking New Media, TechCrunch, Mercury News, Mashable, Slate, DFRLab - Medium, NPR, USA Today, TechCrunch, Washington Post, and The Verge
Tweets: @cwarzel, @sarahfrier, @noupside, @noupside, @jguynn, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @jguynn, @jguynn, @mathewi, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @willoremus, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, and @mikeisaac
| Jeremy Kahn / Bloomberg: |
London-based TransferWise raises $280M Series E, sources say at a $1.6B valuation and that the co-founders and others sold some shares to the new investors — Old Mutual, IVP lead investment round in London fintech — Company now valued at $1.6 billion, source familiar saidEMBARG
More:
Tech.eu, Business Insider, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, PE Hub Blog, Financial Times, Reuters, and Fortune. Tweets: @jeremyakahn
| Joan Lowy / Associated Press: |
Sources: Trump admin quietly set aside Obama-proposed mandate requiring new cars to have wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology — https://apnews.com/9a605019eeba4ad29347 41091105de42 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has quietly set aside plans … | Kevin McLaughlin / The Information: |
Source: VMware to acquire software-based networking startup VeloCloud; VeloCloud has raised $84M in funding since launch in 2012 — VMware has struck a deal to acquire software-based networking startup VeloCloud Networks, according to a person close to VeloCloud, in a move that is likely …
More:
SiliconANGLE and Light Reading
Sponsor Posts
Meta:
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Zoho:
The crossroads of AI and SaaS — Enabling businesses of all sizes to build products in-house and disqualifying SaaS tools that are not AI-powered. In a span of just two years, AI has made a name for itself as the key driver for innovation.
The crossroads of AI and SaaS — Enabling businesses of all sizes to build products in-house and disqualifying SaaS tools that are not AI-powered. In a span of just two years, AI has made a name for itself as the key driver for innovation.
Genesys:
Executive Insights: The Era of Contact Center AI Copilots — How AI copilots are transforming customer experience and agent performance.
Executive Insights: The Era of Contact Center AI Copilots — How AI copilots are transforming customer experience and agent performance.
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.Who's Hiring In Tech?
Techmeme Ride Home:
Fri. 12/20 - Gemini Flash Thinking
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 9:30 AM ET, November 2, 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
New York Times:Jack Dunn / Variety:
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
More:
Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Redmond Pie, Mashable, Daring Fireball, iPhone Hacks, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @panzer, @panzer, @mgsiegler, @reneritchie, @panzer, @panzer, and @panzer
Earlier Picks
| David Pierce / Wired: |
More:
Tech Times, Business Insider, Gizmodo, Forbes, SlashGear, CNET, TechCrunch, The Verge, Engadget, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @joshconstine, @peterpham, @fromedome, and @jasonlk
| Thuy Ong / The Verge: |
More:
SiliconANGLE, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, TechSpot, Ubergizmo, International Business Times, iMore, MacStories, Retail Dive, Neowin, iDownloadBlog.com, PC Magazine, HotHardware, ZDNet, 9to5Toys, Amazon.com, MSPoweruser, Engadget, TechCrunch, CNNMoney, GeekWire, Mashable, Neowin, CNET, and 9to5Mac