|
April 3, 2018, 4:50 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| KRON: |
Police are responding to multiple 911 calls from YouTube HQ in San Bruno about a possible active shooter — SAN BRUNO (KRON) - KRON4 is hearing reports of an active shooter at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno. — The City Manager tells KRON4 they've received multiple 9-1-1 calls from YouTube …
More:
TechCrunch, BBC, CBS San Francisco, Recode, GeekWire, CNET, Gizmodo, The Verge, Los Angeles Times, Washington Times, and CNBC
Tweets: @lavrusik, @google_comms, @sanbrunopolice, @sanbrunopolice, @tdd, @etharkamal, @theryanparker, @mrwilltolive, @tdd, @erinjeanc, @tdd, @tdd, @cnbcnow, @sallyshin, @caseynewton, @cwarzel, @socalmike_sd, @petepachal, @mikeisaac, @erinjeanc, @tdd, @erinjeanc, @tdd, @mrraisedbrow, and @mr_rosewater
| VentureBeat: |
Spotify opens at $165.90/share, up ~25% from its reference price, in its NYSE direct listing, valuing the company at ~$29.5B — Spotify's stock soared today after making its hotly-anticipated and highly-unusual debut on the public markets. The $165.90 opening price of the stock valued Spotify …
More:
The Verge, CNBC, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Recode, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Android Police, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, The Verge, CNNMoney, MacRumors, CNNMoney, Music Business Research, USA Today, Business Insider, Reuters, Financial Times, New York Post, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider, Crunchbase News, SlashGear, Axios, and Mashable
Tweets: @lisahopeking, @eringriffith, @asymco, @sarahcuda, @eringriffith, @katie_roof, @wsjtech, @thedomino, @lucas_shaw, @shiraovide, @lisahopeking, @kgittleson, and @stevekovach
| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Spotify's direct listing is an inflection point in the push-and-pull power struggle between Silicon Valley and Wall Street — You should care what happens on Tuesday — even if you don't care about Spotify. — Tuesday will be an abnormal day in the history of the IPO. — “Normally, companies ring bells.
More:
Spotify Newsroom, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, Bloomberg, Axios, The Guardian, CNET, The Verge, Quartz, Wall Street Journal, MSPoweruser, Gizmodo, Business Insider, Axios, Bloomberg, New York Times, BGR, UKTN, PE Hub Blog, The Guardian, CNBC, Tech Times, BBC, TechCrunch, and Fortune
Tweets: @lucas_shaw and @maureenmfarrell
| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
More:
Slate, Digital Trends, SlashGear, CNBC, Mashable, and RAIN News
Tweets: @mgsiegler, @recode, @mgsiegler, and @cheddar
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Overview of gaming laptops using Intel 6-core CPUs, including Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z, Acer Nitro 5, Gigabyte AERO 15/15x, Asus ROG Zephyrus M, Asus ROG G703 — Gaming laptops are getting faster and thinner — Intel unveiled its first Core i9 chip for laptops earlier today …
More:
Samsung Global Newsroom, Business Wire, Engadget, Windows Central, AnandTech, Introducing …, CNET, Engadget, PR Newswire, PR Newswire, NDTV Gadgets 360, PCWorld, MSPoweruser, Beebom, The Tech Report, SlashGear, TweakTown, Tom's Hardware, AnandTech, Liliputing, Tech Advisor, Liliputing, Neowin, SlashGear, Trusted Reviews, PCWorld, Engadget, PCWorld, TechSpot, SamMobile, HEXUS.net Tech Latest Content, Ubergizmo, CNET, SlashGear, Neowin, and CNET
Tweets: @samsung and @dcseifert
| Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Intel debuts new 8th Gen CPUs: i9 and i7 chips with 6 cores at 45W for laptops, U-Series chips with Iris Plus graphics at 28W, 17 desktop Coffee Lake CPUs, more — The march from Intel for everything to be under the ‘8th Gen Intel Core’ branding is now at its climax: today is the official launch …
More:
Intel Newsroom, The Next Web, Engadget, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, Thurrott.com, Windows Central, MacRumors, Engadget, Neowin, On MSFT, Mashable, CRN, Softpedia News, iPhone Hacks, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @asususa and @tapbot_paul
| Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet: |
Dell debuts a new range of lower-priced G Series gaming laptops and refreshes XPS, Alienware, and Inspiron lines, some with new 6-core Intel chips — Dell unveils a huge refresh of the Inspiron PC line, as well as the XPS and Alienware line, as well as introducing a new, lower-priced G series gaming laptops.
More:
PCWorld, Laptop Mag, CNET, PCWorld, The Verge, The Verge, Laptop Mag, TechRadar.com, Trusted Reviews, Trusted Reviews, PCWorld, Liliputing, Neowin, AnandTech, Laptop Mag, Laptop Mag, and Digital Trends
| Thuy Ong / The Verge: |
Snapchat introduces group video chat for up to 16 people, group audio chat for up to 32 people, and “Mentions” in Stories that allow users to tag friends — You can video chat with up to 16 friends or 32 with just voice — Snapchat is introducing several new features this week … | Sean White / The Mozilla Blog: |
Mozilla says it is building Firefox Reality, a new cross-platform web browser designed from the ground up to work on standalone VR and AR headsets — Today, we primarily access the Internet through our phones, tablets and computers. But how will the world access the web in five years … | Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
HTC Vive Pro review: new head-strap design is very comfortable and high resolution screen is nice, but at $799 without peripherals, it's only for enthusiasts — What if HTC could make the Vive VR headset again, but with better ergonomics, and higher quality screens? That's basically the Vive Pro.
More:
VIVE Blog, Windows Central, The Next Web, Digital Trends, PCWorld, Ars Technica, VRFocus, Gizmodo, and VentureBeat
| Frank Bajak / Associated Press: |
In letter to Sen. Ron Wyden, DHS acknowledges existence in Washington DC of unauthorized “stingray” devices, used to track cell phones, intercept SMS messages — For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear … | Facebook: |
Facebook Messenger gets support for sending 360-degree photos and HD video — Visuals are the best way to add delightful expression and meaningful emotions to your chats. Earlier this year we shared that the ability to send photos, videos, stickers and GIFs in Messenger is extremely popular …
More:
Android Police, The Verge, ZDNet, The Next Web, MSPoweruser, Mashable, Forbes, TechCrunch, Thurrott.com, VentureBeat, iDownloadBlog.com, Neowin, and 9to5Mac
| Forbes: |
36 female VCs launch All Raise, an initiative to increase funding for women from 15% to 25% in 5 years and double the percentage in partner roles in 10 years — AILEEN LEE STARED at the email in her drafts folder for nearly a month, unsure what to do. The summer of 2017 had been brutal for venture capital.
More:
All Raise, All Raise, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @bizcarson, @karanortman, @jesskah, @eva_ho, @alexia, @karanortman, @dfjjosh, @msquinn, and @jodij
| Dan Rys / Billboard: |
Amazon Music says it now has “tens of millions” of paid subscribers, with Amazon Music Unlimited subscriptions doubling in the past six months — Amazon Music tells Billboard it has “tens of millions” of paid customers, with Amazon Music Unlimited subscriptions having more than doubled … | Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Instagram abandons its Apple Watch app, as Apple begins requiring native apps in updates starting this week — Despite dramatic improvements to Apple Watch speed, some high profile apps have been actively pulled from watchOS over the last several months. Instagram is the latest major app …
More:
MacRumors, Engadget, SlashGear, The Verge, Business Insider, and AppleInsider. Tweets: @curtisparadis
| Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair: |
Sources: Trump wants USPS to increase Amazon's shipping costs as advisers encourage the president to cancel Amazon's cloud computing contract with the Pentagon — With the West Wing finally calm, Trump is contemplating a multi-front campaign against Jeff Bezos.
More:
CNNMoney, Recode, Wall Street Journal, MIT Technology Review, CNBC, VentureBeat, Fortune, CNET, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Seeking Alpha, and CBS San Francisco
| Facebook: |
Facebook is rolling out an “About this article” button in the US, showing where an article's been shared, the publisher's Wikipedia entry, and related stories — By Taylor Hughes, Software Engineer; Jeff Smith, Product Designer; and Alex Leavitt, UX Researcher
More:
TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Facebook Design, Engadget, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @joshconstine and @joshconstine
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Intel sells embedded software unit Wind River to TPG for an undisclosed sum, after acquiring the company in 2009 in a deal valued at $884M — Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Wind River gets more investment and Intel gets more focus. Intel bought Wind River in 2009 in a deal valued at $884 million.
More:
SiliconANGLE, Wind River, VentureBeat, and Light Reading
| CNBC: |
Sources: Snap in advanced talks to open office in Saudi Arabia; source: content deal with MiSK Foundation is in works to teach Saudi youth how to use Snapchat — - The company is also developing a content deal MiSK Foundation to teach Saudi youth how to use Snapchat, according to a source.Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
A timeline of how Microsoft came to accept the reality of Windows' decline with Nadella's reorg, leaving it without a dedicated PC division, a first since 1980 — The story of Windows' decline is relatively straightforward and a classic case of disruption: — The Internet dramatically reduced application lock-in
More:
GeekWire and Boing Boing
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat brings back GIPHY after removal due to racist GIF, following Instagram's reinstatement of the service last week — After a racial slur GIF caused Snapchat to remove its GIPHY sticker feature, Snapchat confirms to TechCrunch it's reinstated its integration.
Tweets: @joshconstine
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Grindr's security chief Bryce Case says company has been unfairly singled out and that it has stopped sharing users' HIV status with its third-party vendors — Grindr has stopped sharing users' HIV status with its third-party vendors, the company's head of security told Axios.
More:
Techdirt, Mercury News, The Guardian, Digital Trends, BuzzFeed, abc7news.com, Grindr, Silicon Republic, Vox, Newser, and Inquirer
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 4:50 PM ET, April 3, 2018.
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:Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| CoinDesk: |
More:
The Verge, PYMNTS.com, ZDNet, finder US, Engadget, Motherboard, Trustnodes, The Register, The Next Web, Bitcoinist.com, SiliconANGLE, Mashable, and Bitsonline
Tweets: @newyork_sec, @newyork_sec, @sec_news, @bitcoinkhaleesi, and @newyork_sec
| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
More:
The Register, Fox Business, eWeek, The Verge, CBS Philly, CSO, Threatpost, TechSpot, Naked Security, PaymentsSource, Eater, Nextgov, PYMNTS.com, grubstreet, ZDNet, Business Insider, Mashable, Fortune, and ABC News. Tweets: @alienvault