|
March 6, 2019, 9:55 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Sam Kim / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Samsung is working on two new foldable smartphones, a vertical clamshell-like device with an extra outside screen and another that folds like Mate X — - Device that folds from top to bottom is next in line — ‘Outfolding’ model may also challenge Huawei, Xiaomi
More:
AppleInsider, XDA Developers, Android Authority, Digital Trends, Australian Financial Review, Thurrott, CNBC, Inquirer, Patently Apple, TechSpot, BGR, Softpedia News, SlashGear, Phandroid, Pocket-lint, Pocketnow, SamMobile, Mashable, The Next Web, MSPoweruser, Neowin, Engadget, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors, CNET, and The Verge. Tweets: @samkimasia
| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Report: hackers believed to be sponsored by the Chinese government targeted over two dozen universities in an apparent bid to access maritime military research — Chinese hackers singled out over two dozen universities in the US and around the world in an apparent bid to gain access …
More:
FireEye, Wall Street Journal, BBC, ZDNet, The Register, Business Insider, IT PRO, SecurityWeek, Bloomberg, SiliconANGLE, and Fortune
Tweets: @rebeccaballhaus, @johnhultquist, @dnvolz, @fbajak, and @dnvolz
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Google is testing shoppable sponsored ads within image search results that highlight products available for sale, with details like prices and brands — Google is borrowing a few cues from Instagram and Pinterest to encourage more shopping in its search results.
More:
The Keyword, Thurrott, CNET, Search Engine Roundtable, PYMNTS.com, MSPoweruser, Neowin, Search Engine Land, Search Engine Journal, and 9to5Google. Tweets: @glenngabe
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Grab confirms $1.46B investment from SoftBank's Vision Fund, which takes Grab's ongoing Series H to $4.5B, source says at a $14B valuation — Grab has become the newest addition to the SoftBank Vision Fund after it announced today that it has pulled in a $1.46 billion investment from the super fund.
More:
Financial Times, Telegraph, Reuters, PYMNTS.com, Tech in Asia, CNBC, and Bloomberg. Tweets: @epro
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Following its Dec. report, Privacy International finds seven major Android apps, including Yelp and Duolingo, still send personal data to Facebook upon launch — Even when you're not logged in or don't have a Facebook account — Major Android mobile apps from companies including Yelp … | Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Internal doc: iPhones with batteries installed by third-party repair shops are now eligible for being repaired at Apple Stores and authorized service providers — iPhones with aftermarket batteries installed by third-party repair shops are now eligible for service at Genius Bars … | Natt Garun / The Verge: |
Fitbit announces new $160 Versa Lite smartwatch, Inspire and Inspire HR lower-cost fitness trackers, and discontinues the Zip, Flex 2, Alta, and Alta HR — It's also discontinuing the Zip, Flex 2, Alta, and Alta HR — Fitbit's renewed take on the smartwatch appeared to have worked with the Versa …
More:
TechCrunch, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Reuters, Digital Trends, ZDNet, Android Authority, VentureBeat, VentureBeat, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Android Police, iMore, Business Insider, Engadget, Engadget, CNET, Fortune, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Wired, SlashGear, SlashGear, and SlashGear. Tweets: @nattgarun
| ayah bdeir: |
littleBits founder claims the central focus of the recent 60 Minutes segment on women and computing was changed from her company to Code.org during production — How 60 Minutes cut women's voices from a segment on . . . girls and women — I must have spent four hours on the phone on Monday.
More:
Reshma Saujani, CBS News, Forbes, and AVC
| Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Mountain View-based Y Combinator is looking for space in San Francisco for its HQ, following other VC firms that have opened offices in the city — Y Combinator, a longtime resident of Silicon Valley, is planning to move its HQ to San Francisco — For a long time … | Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post: |
Proposed agreement from Amazon HQ2 winner Arlington County, Virginia says Amazon must only meet specific office space targets to get about $23M in incentives — In exchange for giving Amazon about $23 million in incentives, activists wanted Arlington County to require the retail giant …
More:
The Verge, Axios, CNN, GeekWire, Gizmodo, and CNBC
Tweets: @mffisher, @suzykhimm, @aterkel, @jrreed, @postlocal, @ceciliakang, @hshaban, @hqpoo, and @perrystein
| Tom Randall / Bloomberg: |
Waymo starts selling lidar sensors to customers who don't compete with its robotaxi business, expects increased production of sensors to lower costs — Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit, Waymo, is getting into the sensor business. — Waymo is set on Wednesday to begin selling …
More:
VentureBeat, The Verge, and Waymo
| Steven Melendez / Gizmodo: |
Inside the world of digital hoarders, who enjoy collecting terabytes worth of data and take pride in archiving files that often disappear from the internet — This week, we are writing about waste and trash, examining the junk that dominates our lives, and digging through garbage for treasure.| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
How Corning is working to create truly bendable, ultra-thin glass, as Samsung and others announce folding phones with plastic polymer screens — Foldable phones like Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Huwaei's Mate X are coming, whether you're ready or not. In fact, they're coming whether they're ready or not.
More:
The Verge, Engadget, SlashGear, Gizmochina, iLounge, Pocket-lint, MSPoweruser, Fortune, Android Authority, BGR, Gizchina, Insanely Great Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo, TechSpot, XDA Developers, Redmond Pie, Mashable, MacRumors, CNBC, iPhone Hacks, VentureBeat, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @wired, @wired, @pascalaram, @kkieller, and @laurengoode
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Echo owners can now ask Alexa to control their Roku devices via a new skill, months after a similar capability came to Google Assistant-powered devices — Roku this morning announced its devices will now be compatible with Amazon's Alexa. Through a new Roku skill for Alexa …
More:
Roku Online Newsroom, The Verge, iMore, Mashable, BetaNews, Android Police, CNET, KnowTechie, TechRadar.com, Mashable, Voicebot, Digital Trends, Engadget, USA Today, TechnoBuffalo, and Variety
| Matt Wales / Eurogamer.net: |
Valve faces criticism for its hands-off approach to content moderation as upcoming game glorifying rape and sexual assault is listed on Steam — Valve's ‘anything goes’ content policy has come under fire once more as a game enabling players to “control the choices of a menacing serial killer rapist” is listed on Steam.
More:
GamesIndustry.biz, Polygon, Shacknews, Kotaku, Business Insider, PC Gamer, Fortune, and Rock, Paper, Shotgun
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Singapore-based Sea is raising as much as $1.5B from a new share offering, most likely for its Shopee e-commerce business in Southeast Asia — Alibaba is about to get a jolt from its largest rival in Southeast Asia. Sea, the Nasdaq-listed business, is raising as much as $1.5 billion …
More:
Bloomberg
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Researchers find that ~400 servers running unpatched Docker instances are also cryptojacked, after a flaw was found last month in runC, a command line utility — Hundreds of vulnerable and exposed Docker hosts are being abused in cryptojacking campaigns after being compromised with the help …
More:
Just another Imperva …, SiliconANGLE, and The Block
| Stefanie Eschenbacher / Reuters: |
Amazon and Mexico's central bank are working on CoDi, a mobile payments system that lets consumers make payments using QR codes; testing begins this month — MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank is in talks with Amazon.com Inc to launch a new government-backed mobile payment system …
More:
Engadget, PaymentsSource, PYMNTS.com, and CoinSpeaker
| Alison Griswold / Quartz: |
In a letter, a county attorney in Tempe, Arizona says that Uber has not been found criminally liable in last year's fatal crash of one of its self-driving cars — Uber has been found not criminally liable in a fatal crash last year involving one of its self-driving cars in Tempe, Arizona.
More:
The Next Web, Yavapai County Attorney, Reuters, BBC, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, The Verge, and Engadget
Sponsor 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:
Fri. 11/15 - Crypto Ascendant
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 9:55 AM ET, March 6, 2019.
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
Michael Gold / New York Times:John Koblin / New York Times:
Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
More:
Nieman Lab and MacRumors
Tweets: @ohmdee, @ashleyrcarman, @joshsternberg, @verge, @mikeduncan, @overcastfm, @dansinker, @nicktheandersen, and @letsgoayo
Earlier Picks
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More:
SoundCloud, Digital Music News, MacRumors, Digital Trends, RAIN News, The Verge, Engadget, and MacRumors
Tweets: @caro_milanesi and @soundcloud
| Washington Post: |
More:
Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Reuters, The Verge, TmoNews, CNET, GeekWire, The Hill, and Fortune
Tweets: @ewarren, @brianklaas, @senwarren, @fahrenthold, @vgescobar, @fahrenthold, @fahrenthold, @fahrenthold, and @robertmaguire_
| Jessica Davies / Digiday: |
More:
Crunchbase News, Financial Times, and Inside TNW press releases
Tweets: @ftpressoffice, @thenextweb, @rafat, @emilybell, @bryanclark, @mattnavarra, @robinwauters, and @martinsfp
| Megan Wollerton / CNET: |
More:
TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, The Verge, MacRumors, Android Authority, TechHive, Digital Trends, Engadget, VentureBeat, AppleInsider, and SlashGear
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
| Aliya Ram / Financial Times: |
More:
Forbes, The Register, MIT Technology Review, and The Verge
Tweets: @parmy, @dax30dji30, @josephmosby, and @went1955
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
More:
Boing Boing, KnowTechie, CNET, BBC, Digital Trends, and Pocket-lint
Tweets: @dylanljmartin, @pulpfictionaly, @joannastern, @jennyenicholson, @eringriffith, and @neerajka