|
March 24, 2020, 10:00 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft says attackers are exploiting a critical zero-day flaw in font rendering that is found in all supported versions of Windows; no patch is available — Microsoft says attackers are exploiting a previously undisclosed security vulnerability found in all supported versions of Windows, including Windows 10.
More:
Ars Technica, Windows Blog, The Hacker News, LaptopMag, Thurrott, Softpedia News, ZDNet, Tom's Guide, TechRadar.com, WinBuzzer, The Next Web, Neowin, Engadget, Gizmodo, TechSpot, MediaNama, Silicon Republic, SiliconANGLE, Dark Reading, SANS Internet Storm Center …, BleepingComputer, Windows Central, The Verge, Threatpost, MSPoweruser, OnMSFT.com, Wccftech, The Register, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @thehackersnews
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces that the App Store is launching in 20 new countries this year, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Serbia, Morocco, and Myanmar — In a post on its developer website this afternoon, Apple has announced that the App Store is launching in 20 new countries this year.
More:
Apple Developer, CNET, Thurrott, TechSpot, MSPoweruser, Neowin, iMore, iPhone Hacks, The Verge, AppleInsider, MacRumors, PYMNTS.com, and Engadget
| Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed News: |
Amazon now offers all US part-time and seasonal delivery employees paid time off amid COVID-19 outbreak; an employee group had been pressuring Amazon since Dec. — Thousands of Amazon Logistics employees will start accruing paid time off for the first time today, according to photos …
More:
Medium, Input, Business Insider, CNBC, and The Hill
Tweets: @dch1united, @carolynporco, @saramornell, @rko1814, @womensmarch, @sarahnemerson, and @ceodonovan
| Ariel Shapiro / Forbes: |
Streaming services see signup spikes over the past week, boosted by free trials, with Disney+ up 300%+, HBO Now 90%, Showtime 78%, Netflix 47%, and Apple 10% — Topline: As Americans brace for spending weeks (or months) inside as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, they are subscribing … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google unveils the Stadia Makers program to attract more indie developers, promising funding, technical assistance from Unity experts, free developer hardware — At the virtual Google for Games Developer Summit today, the company announced “Stadia Makers” to bring more indie titles to the platform.
More:
stadia.dev, Thurrott, VentureBeat, Android Developers Blog, The Keyword, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, GameSpot, TechSpot, Engadget, and Neowin
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
More:
Android Authority, ZDNet, Android Developers, The Keyword, 9to5Google, YouTube, Search Engine Land, and Thurrott
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Mobile-only banking app Revolut, which has 10M+ customers in Europe, is launching in the US today — European fintech startup Revolut is launching its app and service in the U.S. Starting today, anybody can sign up and get a Revolut debit card. In the U.S., Revolut has partnered …
More:
The Verge, MacRumors, BetaNews, Revolut Blog, Reuters, Crowdfund Insider, and The Block
| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Study: speech recognition systems from Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft misidentify words 19% of the time with white people vs. 35% with black people — Technology from Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft misidentified 35 percent of words from people who were black.
More:
PNAS, Business Insider, 9to5Mac, Ars Technica, and Mashable
Tweets: @cpayan_, @nytimesbusiness, @_blusummers, @srchvrs, and @profjeffries
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
iPad Pro 2020 review: it is fast and has trackpad support and a great display, but iPadOS limitations still grate, and it lacks a headphone jack — An iterative year-over-year update — Apple's tagline for the new 2020 iPad Pro models is “Your next computer is not a computer.”
More:
TechCrunch, Six Colors, International Business Times, International Business Times, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, CNN, and CNBC
Tweets: @dcseifert and @backlon
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India launches a WhatsApp chatbot to create awareness about coronavirus and asks social media services to curb spread of misinformation — India is turning to WhatsApp, the most popular app in the country, to create awareness about the coronavirus pandemic and has urged social media services … | Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
In a letter to Trump, Uber CEO seeks updated labor laws to provide a “third way” of classifying workers, between contractors and employees — - Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi asked President Donald Trump to provide relief to gig workers whose income has been significantly cut due to the coronavirus crisis.
More:
PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @dkhos, @julietschor, @davecraige, @fvck_faisal_, @lauren_feiner, @lorenasgonzalez, and @mikeisaac
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Mozilla launches Firefox Better Web with Scroll for Firefox tracking protection and Scroll's ad-free browsing experience for $2.50/mo. for the first six months — Mozilla just announced a new initiative called Firefox Better Web with Scroll, which combines the tracking protection built … | Eleanor Cummins / OneZero : |
The spread of COVID-19 has marked an uptick in livestreamed funerals and ancestor ceremonies, forcing the technological stagnant death industry to adapt — It's easier than ever to bury your loved ones online — Shanghai last spring, more than two million people flocked to their local cemeteries …
Tweets: @ozm, @yeahyeahyasmin, @elliepses, @dlberes, and @bcmerchant
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google open sources SEED RL, a TensorFlow 2.0-based architecture for scaling AI model training to thousands of machines while reducing costs by up to 80% — Google researchers recently published a paper describing a framework — SEED RL — that scales AI model training to thousands of machines.
More:
Google AI Blog
| Reuters: |
Mobile operators in Italy, Germany, and Austria are now sharing anonymized aggregated data with health authorities, to map people's concentrations and movements — MILAN/BERLIN (Reuters) - Mobile carriers are sharing data with the health authorities in Italy, Germany and Austria …
More:
BBC, Rachel Coldicutt, Social Media Today, The Overspill, The Verge, Telecoms.com, Business Insider, Fossbytes, and Reuters
Tweets: @milohsieh, @shannonvallor, @yuanfenyang, @mediocrickey, and @arrington
| New York Times: |
More:
Associated Press, Protocol, Wired, Ross Dawson, KnowTechie, Decrypt, and Slashdot
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:
Transform sales efficiency with VoIP-CRM integration — This is a guest post by CallHippo. Sales efficiency is critical for success in today's competitive business landscape. However, many businesses struggle …
Transform sales efficiency with VoIP-CRM integration — This is a guest post by CallHippo. Sales efficiency is critical for success in today's competitive business landscape. However, many businesses struggle …
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:
Thu. 12/19 - 1800CHATGPT
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 10:00 AM ET, March 24, 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
Katie Robertson / New York Times:Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Deadline:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Tom Wilson / Financial Times: |
More:
Bloomberg Law, Dignited, Gadgets Africa, UREPORT-CITIZEN JOURNALISM, Mobile World Live, Facebook, KBC, The Star, and Engadget. Tweets: @thomas_m_wilson
| Jim Waterson / The Guardian: |
More:
BBC, The Verge, and Telecoms.com
Tweets: @jimwaterson, @cg_williams, @bleddb, @yorksranter, @cassiesmyth, @pwnallthethings, and @nazaninemoshiri
| PR Newswire: |
More:
Reuters, CNBC, Bloomberg, Zero Hedge, Variety, Social Media Today, Tubefilter, Wall Street Journal, today.rtl.lu, Ad Age, Hollywood Reporter, ZDNet, and Reuters
Tweets: @alexeheath, @nongaap, and @twitterir
Earlier Picks
| Chris Nuttall / Financial Times: |
More:
iLounge and International Business Times
Tweets: @macaesbruno, @alecstapp, @erikbrattberg, and @hoofnagle
| Nikkei Asian Review: |
More:
MacRumors, O'Grady's PowerPage, Wccftech, TechRadar.com, Pocketnow, Appleosophy, MacDailyNews, SiliconANGLE, Cult of Mac, iPhone Hacks, PhoneArena, TheStreet, iMore, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Patently Apple, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @nar and @benbajarin
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
More:
International Business Times, Appleosophy, iPhone Hacks, iDownloadBlog.com, Wccftech, AppleInsider, and iMore. Tweets: @apollozac
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
More:
9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Ubergizmo, Gizchina, Digital Trends, The Next Web, The Verge, International Business Times, Pocketnow, Redmond Pie, Business Insider, TechRadar.com, Thurrott, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, iMore, Input, MacDailyNews, iPhone Hacks, Tom's Guide, and MACお宝 …
Tweets: @mcelhearn, @deijdotcom, @macrumors, and @benlovejoy
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
More:
Axios, The White House, Microsoft on the Issues, IBM News Room, TechSpot, WinBuzzer, Nextgov, ITworld.com, The Next Platform, VICE, FedScoop, Mashable, SiliconANGLE, Digital Trends, Android Authority, SDxCentral, Tom's Hardware, CNET, GeekWire, Silicon Republic, hitconsultant.net, Wall Street Journal, WRAL TechWire, TechCrunch, WebProNews, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @kevinspell, @sundarpichai, @msftissues, @jimbridenstine, @antonioneri_hpe, and @hpe_news