|
January 6, 2021, 7:40 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
As a mob of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol building, Facebook and Twitter allowed Trump to cheer them on using their platforms — As rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, President Donald Trump clung to his last vestiges of power: his social media accounts.
More:
Slate, Protocol, TechCrunch, NBC News, Business Insider, OneZero , The Verge, TechCrunch, VICE, New York Times, OneZero , The Verge, Washington Post, NPR, Politico, Fast Company, Fortune, Vox, Deadline, TVLine, Deadline, Mashable, Axios, Slate, and Platformer
Tweets: @realdonaldtrump, @twittersafety, @sacca, @realdonaldtrump, @alexstamos, @twittersafety, @mikeisaac, @elijahschaffer, @moonalice, @vanessid, @oneunderscore__, @jason_koebler, @jnalv, @karaswisher, @katestarbird, @broderick, @rmac18, @willsommer, @tedcruz, @alexeheath, @seungminkim, @kayleighmcenany, @abcholmes, @rmac18, @zachstafford, @karaswisher, @sheeraf, @scottygb, @monicalewinsky, @triketora, @mmasnick, @oneunderscore__, @karaswisher, @yamiche, @rmac18, @ddale8, @jason_koebler, @vote4robgill, @acosta, @broderick, @mat, @markdistef, @piersmorgan, @kevinroose, @juliacarriew, @noupside, @reckless, @rmac18, @rmac18, @tonyromm, @svantemyrick, @kevinroose, @inafried, @sarahnemerson, and @senschumer
| @twittersafety: |
[Thread] Twitter says Trump's account will be locked for 12 hours following removal of recent tweets, and further violations will result in permanent suspension — As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy. https://help.twitter.com/...
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Facebook and YouTube have removed a video of Trump addressing supporters; Facebook says it risked adding to violence, YouTube says it violated election rules — YouTube also removed it, but Twitter left it up — As rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, Facebook removed a video …
More:
About Facebook, NBC News, Forbes, TechCrunch, The Independent, and Forbes
Tweets: @guyro, @mikeisaac, @jason, @mikeisaac, @kellymakena, @kevinroose, @shujarabbani, @nbcnews, @drericding, @b_fung, @martyswant, and @emilydreyfuss
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
After labeling some Trump tweets due to “risk of violence”, Twitter appears to have removed at least three Trump tweets, including the video to his supporters — The company says it's ‘exploring other escalated enforcement actions.’
More:
The Verge, The Hill, CNBC, Axios, TechCrunch, Protocol, Engadget, The Verge, and TechCrunch
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says App Store users spent $1.8B on goods and services between December 24 and New Year's Eve and $540M on New Year's Day alone; Books has 90M MAUs — Apple has announced today that App Store customers spent a record amount throughout the holiday season.
More:
Apple, MacRumors, appleosophy.com, MacTrast, HYPEBEAST, Michael Tsai, Agence France-Presse, TheStreet, AppleInsider, Bloomberg, Computerworld, appadvice.com, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, TechCrunch, and Thurrott
Tweets: @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @asymco, @dcseifert, @asymco, @kifleswing, and @bzamayo
| Queenie Wong / CNET: |
Facebook updates Pages with a cleaner design, tools for hosting text-based Q&As, a dedicated News Feed, removes the total amount of “likes”, and more — The social network will also remove the total amount of “likes” a Page receives.
More:
About Facebook, TechCrunch, Japan Today, TechRadar, Social Media Today, SlashGear, Pocketnow, Neowin, Tubefilter, Engadget, XDA Developers, Android Central, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, iClarified, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @alexvoica, @alexvoica, @sarafischer, @elanazak, @stshank, @mattnavarra, @alexvoica, and @taylorlorenz
| Pranob Mehrotra / XDA Developers: |
WhatsApp updates its Terms and Privacy Policy to mandate data sharing with Facebook, including transaction data, mobile device information, IP address, and more — WhatsApp users are receiving an in-app notice today regarding the service's new terms and privacy policy.
More:
The Hacker News, PCMag, Ars Technica, WhatsApp.com, Slashdot, MakeUseOf, Security Affairs, Social Media Today, iDownloadBlog.com, BleepingComputer, HackRead, The Economic Times, Tom's Guide, iPhone Hacks, Input, HotHardware.com News, and Wccftech
Tweets: @hypervisible, @ediggs, @pitermach, @psawers, @stilldelvingh, @martinsfp, and @jochendo
| Bloomberg: |
Facebook's Andrew Bosworth says its smart glasses, built in partnership with Ray-Ban, will arrive “sooner than later” in 2021 without AR features — - Company has more than 6,000 staff on AR, VR and hardware tasks — Zuckerberg seeking the next computer platform after smartphone
More:
Facebook Technology, Social Media Today, UploadVR, VRFocus, Axios, Input, and TechSpot
Tweets: @kurtwagner8, @boztank, @sarahfrier, @boztank, @alexvoica, @grady_booch, @mshannahmurphy, @techatfacebook, @schrep, @nickstatt, and @nickstatt
| Emily Birnbaum / Protocol: |
After Democrats won both of Georgia's Senate seats, a look at potential tech legislation under a unified government, including a federal privacy bill — Democrats have won both Senate races in Georgia, taking back control of the Senate after five years of Republican leadership.
More:
Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, Politico, Fortune, Politico, Variety, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
Tweets: @cat_zakrzewski, @freepress, @jason_kint, @foxcahn, @eff, @reckless, @repjones, and @issielapowsky
| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
An oral history from 24 people describing how Microsoft developed the original Xbox, initially an over-budget ungainly product, and reshaped the gaming industry — The original product was ungainly, over-budget and nearly canceled. Here's how it became a hit and reshaped an industry.
More:
Wccftech, Gamasutra, MSPoweruser, OnMSFT.com, Game Rant, Neowin, GameSpot, IGN, The Verge, Thurrott, Windows Central, and Kotaku
Tweets: @dinabass, @dinabass, @jeffsand, @nickstatt, @bradstone, @newsynick, @markmilian, @bdsams, @inafried, @swiftonsecurity, @tomwarren, @dinabass, and @jasonschreier
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Intel launches RealSense ID, an on-device facial authentication tool, launching in Q1 2021 for $99 and aimed at smart locks, ATMs, and kiosks — Intel today launched the newest addition to RealSense, its product range of depth and tracking technologies designed to give machines depth perception capabilities.
More:
Intel Newsroom, SiliconANGLE, ZDNet, MacRumors, and Gizmodo
| Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Jim Keller, a star chip designer at Apple, AMD, Tesla, Broadcom, and Intel, has joined Toronto-based Tenstorrent, a startup building AI chips — It is high praise when someone like Jim Keller says that your company ‘has made impressive progress, and has the most promising architecture out there’.| Andrew Brust / ZDNet: |
Starburst, a startup based around an open-source data analytics project from Facebook called Presto, raises $100M Series C led by a16z, valuing it at $1.2B — The second data lake funding announcement of the day brings Starburst's valuation to $1.2B — Data virtualization … | Alexandra Alper / Reuters: |
Trump signs an executive order banning transactions with Ant Group's Alipay, Tencent's WeChat Pay and QQ, and five other Chinese payment apps — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group's Alipay.
More:
The White House, Reuters, Bloomberg, Bloomberg, MacRumors, CyberScoop, Android Headlines, AppleInsider, PYMNTS.com, HotHardware.com News, The Hill, Neowin, Fast Company, and Android Central. Tweets: @secretaryross
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
DOJ says SolarWinds hackers accessed about 3% of its email accounts, but there's no indication that the breach impacted classified systems — - Hackers who tapped into government networks through SolarWinds software potentially accessed about 3% of the Justice Department's email accounts, a spokesperson said Wednesday.
More:
ZDNet, The Hill, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, CRN, Fortune, Security Affairs, Politico, CyberScoop, and BleepingComputer
Tweets: @b_fung, @ericgeller, @b_fung, and @dnvolz
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
| Nicole Friedman / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon commits $2B+ over five years to create and preserve affordable housing in three of its employment hubs: Seattle, WA; Arlington, VA; and Nashville, TN — Tech giant to make investments over next five years in and around Seattle, Arlington, Va., and Nashville, Tenn.
More:
The Verge, Reuters, aboutamazon.com, GeekWire, Fortune, GeekWire, New York Post, The Hill, Engadget, and PCMag
Tweets: @q_kingwv, @jdryznar, @kylebrussell, @quinnemmett, @kcexec, @brycecovert, @amazonnews, @delrey, @alexhern, and @davidzapolsky
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it will shut down Minecraft Earth, which let users play Minecraft in real life through AR, on June 30, due to the pandemic — The ambitious project to cover the world in blocks is over — Microsoft is closing down its Minecraft Earth mobile game in June, due to the ongoing pandemic.
More:
Minecraft.net, Stevivor, Engadget, Game Rant, SiliconANGLE, iPhone in Canada Blog, WinBuzzer, TechRadar, and VRFocus
Tweets: @minecraftearth, @minecraft, @alexhern, and @sithaizawa
| Will Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
OpenAI introduces two new GPT-3 models: CLIP, which classifies images into categories from arbitrary text, and DALL·E, which can generate images from text — With GPT-3, OpenAI showed that a single deep-learning model could be trained to use language in a variety of ways simply by throwing it vast amounts of text.
More:
OpenAI, BBC, Axios, EnterpriseAI, Towards Data Science, TechSpot, Digital Photography Review, ExtremeTech, and The Next Web
Tweets: @calebwatney, @humansofflat, @0x49fa98, @liv_boeree, @sama, @esyudkowsky, and @fcain
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Atlanta-based SalesLoft, which provides AI-based tools to help salespeople run their sales process virtually, raises $100M at a $1.1B post-money valuation — The Covid-19 pandemic and specifically need for social distancing to slow the spread of the virus have continued to keep many of us away from the office.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Dremio, which offers tools for companies to help streamline and curate data, raises $135M Series D led by Sapphire Ventures at a $1B post-money valuation — Dremio, a startup offering tools to help streamline and curate data, today announced that it raised $135 million in series D funding at a post-money valuation of $1 billion.
More:
SiliconANGLE, FinSMEs, ZDNet, and News ‘n’ Updates
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
UK's competition authority launches an investigation into Nvidia's $40B acquisition of Arm, after rivals raised concerns — CMA probe comes after rivals raised concerns over acquisition — The UK's competition regulator is preparing to launch a probe of Nvidia's $40bn acquisition of UK chip designer Arm …
More:
GOV.UK, The Guardian, Tom's Hardware, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, iTnews, Associated Press, CNBC, Bloomberg, MarketWatch, TechCrunch, and Telegraph
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:
(BNS) How To Know When To Kill Your Startup
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 7:40 PM ET, January 6, 2021.
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
Matthew Keys / The Desk:Michael Gold / New York Times:
Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: |
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
More:
THE ELEC, Korea …, Forbes, HotHardware.com News, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, 9to5Mac, BGR, iMore, AppleInsider, and Gizchina