|
June 17, 2020, 1:05 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| David Pierce / Protocol: |
Shortly after Basecamp debuted its email service, HEY, it says its next iOS app update was rejected because Apple wasn't getting its cut of subscription revenue — Right around the time the team at Basecamp was launching their Hey email service to the public on Monday, Zach Waugh …
More:
The Verge, App Store, Washington Post, Wired, 9to5Mac, 500ish, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors, Michael Tsai, Business Insider, AppleInsider, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, iMore, iDownloadBlog.com, Reclaim The Net, Cord Cutters News, and Financial Times
Tweets: @dhh, @dhh, @pierce, @maxlynch, @dhh, @benthompson, @dhh, @mgsiegler, @stroughtonsmith, @benthompson, @benthompson, @dhh, @kantrowitz, @benthompson, @dhh, @akitaonrails, @taylorlorenz, @jsusek, @amyhoy, @benthompson, @romaindillet, @dhh, @benedictevans, @dhh, @jacknicas, @dhh, @briannawu, @5tu, @ow, @lazerwalker, @jamesrbuk, @timbray, @bzamayo, @dhh, @gruber, @dhh, @dhh, @dhh, @dhh, @matthewkeyslive, @sarthakgh, @firstadopter, @themacalope, @protocol, @fmanjoo, @dhh, @stroughtonsmith, @dhh, @lehrjulian, @caseynewton, @dhh, @brian_henderson, @backlon, @dhh, @sephr, @jdeamattson, @reneritchie, @reckless, @pierce, @steven_aquino, @chrismessina, @mvolpe, @dhh, @mynameismurray, @harrymccracken, @caseynewton, @davewiner, @shiraovide, @rustyshelf, and @dhh
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
The European Commission opens two antitrust investigations into Apple's App Store and Apple Pay practices — Both investigations begin today — The European Commission is opening two antitrust investigations into Apple's App Store and Apple Pay practices today.| Aaron Holmes / Business Insider: |
Google cracks down on The Federalist and ZeroHedge for violating policies on race-related content and may permanently suspend their access to Google Ads revenue — - Google is cracking down on two right-wing outlets, ZeroHedge and The Federalist, for violating its policies on race-related content.
More:
NBC News, The Verge, The Hill, CNBC, Reclaim The Net, Gizmodo, Adweek, TechCrunch, Variety, and Forbes
Tweets: @google_comms, @google_comms, @scottnover, @hawleymo, @google_comms, @dangillmor, @brendancarrfcc, @thedextriarchy, @drwinarick, @redsteeze, @rossbarkan, @profcarroll, @tonybalogna, @reckless, @file411, @chuckrossdc, @jason_kint, @ravmabay, @oliverdarcy, @mtracey, @alex, @donaldjtrumpjr, @dloesch, @waynedupreeshow, @baldingsworld, @brianhartpr, @mmasnick, @cernovich, and @michaelbd
| Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Graphika report details a Russia-based influence campaign, known as Secondary Infektion, that ran over 6 years and 300 sites, but failed to win a large audience — Group known as Secondary Infektion used multiple languages, burner accounts to circumvent attempts to detect it
More:
Graphika, Wired, Washington Post, Graphika, and Graphika
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Boston Dynamics says Spot, its quadruped robot, is now available to businesses in the US as part of a developer kit for $74,500 — Boston Dynamics today opened commercial sales of Spot, its quadruped robot that can climb stairs and traverse rough terrain. Businesses can purchase … | Bloomberg: |
Being a Black CEO in Silicon Valley can be humiliating, from being advised to have a white wingman in meetings, to being judged on a different rubric by VCs — Will Hayes has grown accustomed to an awkward start to business meetings. On numerous occasions, venture capitalists would confuse Hayes … | Mark Zuckerberg / USA Today: |
Facebook launches Voting Information Center for accurate election information and tools for voter registration, aims to help register 4M people via its apps — The 2020 election is going to be unlike any other. It was already going to be a heated campaign, and that was before the pandemic …
More:
Vox, Axios, About Facebook, NBC News, CNET, The Verge, Social Media Today, and Digital Trends
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @tvietor08, @donnabrazile, @mikeisaac, and @thekenyeung. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
More:
Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, and Seeking Alpha
| Washington Post: |
CIA report: security was so lax at the time of the Vault 7 breach that if WikiLeaks hadn't published its trove, CIA may have never known they were compromised — The theft of top-secret computer hacking tools from the CIA in 2016 was the result of a workplace culture in which the agency's … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Researchers disclose 19 flaws in a TCP/IP library, first released in 1997, found in many IoT products; patches are available but unlikely to be widely applied — Security researchers disclose 19 vulnerabilities impacting a TCP/IP library found at the base of many IoT products.
More:
Wired, JSOF, US-CERT, SiliconANGLE, SC Media, Dark Reading, and infosecurity-magazine.com
Tweets: @mikedecesare, @campuscodi, @a_greenberg, @campuscodi, and @reverseics
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
San Francisco's district attorney sues DoorDash for allegedly misclassifying workers as contractors instead of employees despite California's AB5 law — The largest food delivery service in the US is accused of misclassifying workers — DoorDash, the high-flying food delivery startup …
More:
Mission Local, Engadget, TechCrunch, Eater SF, Business Insider, LAW.com, and San Francisco Chronicle
Tweets: @chesaboudin, @djlouise, @gigworkersrise, @openfilesite, @davidminpdx, @lorenaad80, and @drtecoyportersr
| Andrew Hayward / Decrypt: |
Robert Farkas, co-founder of Centra Tech, a celebrity-backed crypto startup, pled guilty to securities and wire fraud after raising $25M+ in a fraudulent ICO — The Centra Tech ICO debacle finally results in a verdict for one co-founder, with the others still set to go on trial. — In brief| Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
Amazon says it is deploying AI-powered software called Distance Assistant in warehouses that tells workers if they are too close to colleagues — - Workers failing to keep safe distance will be circled in red — Robotics engineer likens technology to highway speed checkers| Janko Roettgers / Protocol: |
Bose is shutting down its AR program, saying its technology couldn't be commercialized as planned, with current AR apps ceasing to function within 30 days — Bose has become the latest company to throw in the towel on immersive computing, shutting down its ambitious Bose AR program.| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
ConsenSys launches a pilot “staking-as-a-service” tool, with customers including Binance, ahead of proof-of-stake tech being rolled out with Ethereum 2.0 — Ethereum development house ConsenSys is being backed by heavy hitters like Binance and Huobi to test its new …
More:
ConsenSys, Decrypt, and ihodl.com
Tweets: @coindesk, @vladzamfir, @thevladcostea, @sightpm, and @koeppelmann
| Bloomberg: |
Apple's head of diversity and inclusion Christie Smith, who joined Apple in 2017, is leaving — - Apple VP of Diversity and Inclusion Smith had joined in 2017 — Company planning $100 million initiative to promote equality — Apple Inc.'s head of diversity and inclusion Christie Smith is leaving the iPhone company.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Oracle reports Q4 revenue of $10.44B, down 6% YoY, missing expectations of $10.65B, cloud and on-premises license revenue fell 22% to $1.96B — - Revenue declined more than the company had predicted in the quarter — The company won business from video-calling software provider Zoom in the quarter.
More:
TheStreet, ZDNet, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, and Barron's Online
Tweets: @jordannovet, @danielnewmanuv, @lamonicabuzz, and @jordannovet
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Nearly a week after its removal from Google's Play Store, Chinese TikTok clone Zynn has been removed from Apple's App Store following claims of stolen videos — The app was taken off Google's Play Store last week following reports of plagiarism — Zynn, the Chinese video sharing app that's …
More:
TechCrunch and Business Insider
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Dropbox launches a password manager, a secure vault for storing documents like birth certificates, a backup service, and a family plan — The company announced a bunch of new updates today — Dropbox is launching a bunch of new features today, many of which are security-focused …
More:
Work in Progress, SlashGear, Android Police, Android Central, and PCWorld
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Gmail on Android and iOS now lets you join a Meet video call by simply clicking an event link in an email, without needing the standalone Meet app — Google today announced a deeper integration between Gmail on mobile and its Meet video conferencing service.| David Cohen / Adweek: |
LinkedIn outlines steps to address racial inequality within the company and on its site, following CEO's apology for employees' Black Lives Matter comments — Internally, the professional network is focused on diversity, inclusion, retention and development
More:
Official LinkedIn Blog
| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Helsinki-based Swappie, an iPhone-only refurb marketplace with its own refurbishment factory, has raised $40M to expand across Europe — Swappie has raised $40 million in venture capital to expand its refurbished iPhone marketplace across Europe, where sales of used consumer electronics continue to surge.
More:
RTÉ
Sponsor Posts
TELUS Digital:
See how your customer experience priorities compare — TELUS Digital surveyed leaders about the tech they're investing in, the KPIs they're tracking and their plans for outsourcing. Get the results. No form fill required!
See how your customer experience priorities compare — TELUS Digital surveyed leaders about the tech they're investing in, the KPIs they're tracking and their plans for outsourcing. Get the results. No form fill required!
Intel:
Intel Delivers powerful CPUs for AI and Networking — With the onset of AI, businesses demand powerful and efficient CPUs. Explore new Intel Xeon 6 processors, for the broadest set of workloads with leadership performance and lower TCO.
Intel Delivers powerful CPUs for AI and Networking — With the onset of AI, businesses demand powerful and efficient CPUs. Explore new Intel Xeon 6 processors, for the broadest set of workloads with leadership performance and lower TCO.
Zoho:
Zoho Sign at Kenya's Digital Trust Forum 2025 organized by Evrotrust and Geda — Kenyan businesses and government services are adapting to digital alternatives to explore opportunities in the nation's newly launched ten-year Digital Master Plan.
Zoho Sign at Kenya's Digital Trust Forum 2025 organized by Evrotrust and Geda — Kenyan businesses and government services are adapting to digital alternatives to explore opportunities in the nation's newly launched ten-year Digital Master Plan.
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:
How Tariffs Might Impact Tech
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
What AI anime memes tell us about the future of art and humanity
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Great Chat:
Battle of the startup cities
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
The Logan Bartlett Show:
Zach Weinberg (Co-Founder & CEO, Curie.Bio) on The Tariff Trap, Self-Inflicted Recession Risk, and Open AI's Fundraise
A podcast hosted by Logan Bartlett, an investor at Redpoint Ventures, covering tech with industry insiders.
Subscribe to The Logan Bartlett Show.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Trump vs The Media, Round 2, with Sara Fischer
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
Spotlight On:
Graphite's Merrill Lutsky on Revolutionizing Code Review for the AI Era
A podcast from Accel about how companies are built, from the people doing the building.
Subscribe to Spotlight On.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:05 AM ET, June 17, 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
Bron Maher / Press Gazette:Yun Li / CNBC:
Jerusalem Post:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
More:
NBC News, Politico, Bloomberg, and Input
Tweets: @midwincharles, @ccieby30, @chrismessina, and @dylanbyers
Earlier Picks
| BBC: |
More:
Reuters Institute, Nieman Lab, and Digital Trends