|
January 8, 2020, 9:10 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| New York Times: |
Internal Facebook memo from longtime exec Andrew Bosworth says he “desperately” wants Trump to lose in 2020, but Facebook should not tilt the scales against him — In an internal memo, Andrew Bosworth said he “desperately” wanted the president to lose.
More:
New York Times, Vox, The Verge, Social Media Today, SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, Firstpost Tech, Engadget, CNN, Telegraph, Adweek, New York Post, Business Insider, Input, and Mashable
Tweets: @boztank, @alexstamos, @kevinroose, @kevinroose, @timoreilly, @mikeisaac, @kevinroose, @jameeljaffer, @oliverdarcy, @moonalice, @benedictevans, @jbenton, @jimmyeatcarbs, @benedictevans, @jonschweppe, @brianmcc, @jason_kint, @donie, @benedictevans, @mattgreenfield, @dangillmor, @juddlegum, @danbarker, @dylanmatt, @anandwrites, @profcarroll, @carolecadwalla, @carolecadwalla, @wiczipedia, @andrewmarantz, @alecmuffett, @b_fung, @sriramk, @b_fung, @sheeraf, @juliacarriew, @rmac18, @katienotopoulos, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @mikeisaac, @levynews, @rmac18, @nytimesbusiness, @qjurecic, @sheeraf, @tomgara, @cwarzel, @mollymckew, @lexnfx, @donie, @kevinroose, and @kevinroose
| Andrew Bosworth / Facebook: |
Andrew Bosworth publicly releases his internal post on Facebook's role in 2016 election, Cambridge Analytica, polarization, algorithmic transparency, and more — The NYT recently obtained a copy of a post I made to the wall of my internal profile within Facebook.
More:
Mercury News, CNBC, The Verge, HuffPost, Axios, BuzzFeed News, Washington Post, CNET, Gizmodo, The Hill, Adweek, and Politico
Tweets: @emilybell, @telenardo, @sivavaid, @kentbye, and @brian_armstrong
| Apple: |
Apple says App Store customers spent $1.42B during holidays, up 16% YoY, and $386M on New Year's Day, up 20% YoY, touts 2019 as the biggest year for Services — Apple has marked the close of a historic 2019 for its Services offerings, a year that introduced Apple Arcade, Apple TV+ …
More:
MacRumors, Axios, ZDNet, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, VentureBeat, Macworld, iMore, CNET, 9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, Patently Apple, PhoneArena, iPhone Hacks, Mashable, and MacStories
| New York Times: |
TikTok says it has fixed major security vulnerabilities that could have let hackers manipulate content, gain access to private videos, and extract personal data — The vulnerabilities, which the app says it has fixed, could have let attackers manipulate content and extract personal data.| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Google says Assistant now has 500M users and announces upcoming features: Scheduled Actions, privacy-focused voice controls, longform reading, and Sticky Notes — Google Assistant is now used by 500 million monthly active users, and today Google is previewing features on the way in 2020 …
More:
The Keyword, The Keyword, The Next Web, CNET, cloudpro.co.uk, CNBC, PYMNTS.com, XDA Developers, PhoneArena, Firstpost Tech, CNET, SiliconANGLE, Tom's Hardware, Slashdot, Digital Trends, Android Central, Search Engine Journal, Android Beat, Tom's Guide, Neowin, USA Today, BGR, MSPoweruser, Android Police, Bloomberg, GeekWire, Business Insider, and Engadget
Tweets: @privacyproject, @cnet, @google, @brianroemmele, and @pinboard
| New York Times: |
Sonos sues Google, seeking financial damages and a ban on the sale of Google's speakers, smartphones, and laptops in US for allegedly infringing on five patents — The maker of home speakers said Google and Amazon stole its technology and abused their power, but it could only risk suing one.
More:
The Verge, GeekWire, International Business Times, Axios, The Next Web, Input, 9to5Mac, PYMNTS.com, Morning Brew, The Overspill, iPhone Hacks, Android Headlines, Voicebot.ai, ZDNet, Digital Trends, XDA Developers, Android Authority, TechSpot, Newser, Droid Life, BGR, Gizmodo, Pocket-lint, SiliconANGLE, Cult of Mac, RAIN News, Mashable, TechCrunch, Financial Times, Washington Post, PCWorld, MSPoweruser, Tom's Guide, Android Central, Android Police, SlashGear, Thurrott, CNET, 9to5Google, CNBC, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, iPhone in Canada Blog, and socalTECH.com
Tweets: @jacknicas, @ckindel, @jordimash, @joyehoward, @apollozac, @delrey, @summerson, @dcseifert, @tomwarren, @ow, @shiraovide, @samharrelson, @robaeprice, @waltmossberg, @alecstapp, @nickstatt, @backlon, @mcwm, and @backlon
| BuzzFeed News: |
A look at the worldwide industry of PR and marketing firms offering disinformation services including fake accounts, false narratives, and pseudo news sites — Peng Kuan Chin pulled out his phone, eager to show the future of online manipulation. — Unseen servers began crawling the web for Chinese articles and posts.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google's Project Zero is trialing a new policy under which all vulnerabilities will be publicly disclosed after 90 days, irrespective of when the bug is fixed — Project Zero is widely regarded for finding major vulnerabilities, but criticized by industry peers for their relatively fast disclosure times.
More:
Project Zero, Android Police, The Verge, infosecurity-magazine.com, ZDNet, and Engadget
| Cory Weinberg / The Information: |
Sources: Softbank-backed car-rental startup Getaround plans to lay off ~150 employees, or about a quarter of its staff, to mitigate rising costs — Car-rental startup Getaround plans to lay off roughly 150 employees, or about a quarter of its staff, in a bid to reduce rising costs, people familiar with the matter said.
More:
The Road Ahead, Business Insider, and Yahoo Finance
Tweets: @jessicalessin, @sophiakunthara, @samkottler, @joshconstine, @eliotwb, @chrismessina, and @amir
| Anna Baydakova / CoinDesk: |
Telegram says it will not integrate TON Blockchain and a Gram cryptocurrency wallet into its messenger app for now — Telegram will not integrate a crypto wallet into its messaging app, at least until it gets the green light from U.S. regulators, the company said Monday on its official website.
More:
Telegram, ZDNet, intellinews.com, Crowdfund Insider, The Block, Blockonomi, The Next Web, Decrypt, CoinDesk, CoinGeek, Cointelegraph, InsideBitcoins.com, The Capital, Off The Chain, CryptoGlobe, and Crypto Briefing
Tweets: @coindesk, @baidakova, @icodrops, @melt_dem, @icodrops, @doveywan, and @robinwauters
| Natasha Mascarenhas / Crunchbase News: |
Report: pizza-making robot startup Zume, which raised $375M from SoftBank Vision Fund in 2018, plans to lay off up to 400 staff, or about 80% of its employees — In a little over a year, pizza-making robot startup Zume has gone from getting $375 million from SoftBank, to pivoting …
More:
Axios, Silicon Valley Business …, Business Insider, Inc42 Media, Boing Boing, Reuters, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @chrisbrogan, @stevecheney, @clawrence, @meliarobin, @thestalwart, @edbott, @levynews, @kantrowitz, @megan_hernbroth, @yoda, @paulg, @eringriffith, @paulg, @jonrussell, @grummz, @ychernova, and @sallyshin
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Lyft open sources Flyte, a platform for maintaining AI workflows that currently manages over 7,000 unique workflows at the company — Hot on the heels of Uber's open-sourcing of an AI debugging tool this morning, Lyft announced the release of Flyte, which it describes as a structured … | Asha Barbaschow / ZDNet: |
Intel previews Tiger Lake mobile CPUs, with Xe-based discrete-level graphics, and Thunderbolt 4, which it says will have four times the throughput of USB 3 — CEO Bob Swan said the chip giant is focused on ‘relentless innovation’. — Intel has offered a first look of its newest Intel Core mobile processors, code named Tiger Lake.
More:
9to5Mac, Silicon Valley Business …, Tom's Hardware, Ars Technica, PCWorld, and CNET
Sponsor Posts
Tribe AI:
State of AI: Adoption, Challenges and Recommendations — Examining the current state of AI, the key challenges organizations face, and practical recommendations for utilizing AI integration alongside other best practices.
State of AI: Adoption, Challenges and Recommendations — Examining the current state of AI, the key challenges organizations face, and practical recommendations for utilizing AI integration alongside other best practices.
SignalFire:
SignalFire raises another $1 billion to back applied AI startups — We build AI too. It tracks 650M tech employees so we can help companies with recruiting and GTM across enterprise, infra, healthcare, security, and consumer.
SignalFire raises another $1 billion to back applied AI startups — We build AI too. It tracks 650M tech employees so we can help companies with recruiting and GTM across enterprise, infra, healthcare, security, and consumer.
Zoho:
5 low-cost strategies to grow your ecommerce — This is a guest post by Ani Asatryan, Senior Content Writer of Ucraft.The best-kept secrets in ecommerce aren't secret at all—they're hiding in plain sight.
5 low-cost strategies to grow your ecommerce — This is a guest post by Ani Asatryan, Senior Content Writer of Ucraft.The best-kept secrets in ecommerce aren't secret at all—they're hiding in plain sight.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Techmeme Ride Home:
OpenAI Shopping?
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
Spotlight On:
*S3 Feature* Transcend's Kate Parker on putting data back into the hands of users in an AI-driven world
A podcast from Accel about how companies are built, from the people doing the building.
Subscribe to Spotlight On.
Invest Like the Best:
Cliff Sosin - Investing in Carvana
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
Illegally fired FTC commissioners on Meta, bribes, and fighting for privacy
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Grit:
From White House to Wall Street: David Rubenstein
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
Inside monday.com's transformation: radical transparency, impact over output, and their path to $1B ARR | Daniel Lereya (Chief Product and Technology Officer)
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9:10 AM ET, January 8, 2020.
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
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:New York Times:
Mark Stenberg / Adweek:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
More:
Android Authority, Windows Central, Engadget, ExtremeTech, TechSpot, PC Gamer, Tom's Hardware, DISPLAYBLOG, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, CNET, and IGN
Tweets: @tomwarren, @talinns11, @hondanhon, @starfire2258, @tapbot_paul, @ozgurozturknet, @xsplit, and @dcseifert
Earlier Picks
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
More:
TechHive, TechCrunch, XDA Developers, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, 9to5Toys, and Engadget. Tweets: @tubetattle
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
More:
The Verge, Music Ally, PR Newswire, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, 9to5Google, 9to5Google, Engadget, What Hi-Fi?, CNN, Belkin, Android Police, 9to5Google, and TechHive