|
January 25, 2023, 2:50 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Akriti Sharma / Reuters: |
Microsoft resolved a networking issue impacting Azure, Outlook, Teams, and other services globally for hours; services in China and for governments were not hit — Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Wednesday said it had recovered all of its cloud services after a networking outage took …
More:
BBC, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, The Week, New York Times, CRN, CNBC, Data Center Knowledge, Sky News, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, Bloomberg, NPR, DataBreachToday.com, BGR India, ComputerWeekly.com, Club386, BigTechWire, TechCircle, Forbes, Mashable, DCD, Silicon Republic, ZDNet, Petri IT Knowledgebase, Gizmodo, WinBuzzer, BetaNews, The Guardian, The Irish Times, The Register, HackRead, BleepingComputer, City A.M., DevOps.com, Coinspeaker, Windows Central, TechRadar, gHacks Technology News, Top Startups 2023, Digit, Tech Monitor, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, WRAL TechWire, Associated Press, Computerworld, and Neowin
| Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter reinstates some Hindu nationalist accounts popular in India, including some denigrating Muslims, and blocks links to a BBC documentary on Narendra Modi — Human-rights groups say they have seen a rise in anti-Muslim material on the platform — Elon Musk's Unconventional Management Style: Former Employees Share Stories
More:
The Intercept, VICE, Washington Post, The Guardian, BBC, CNN, Foreign Policy, New York Times, and The Guardian
Tweets: @kanchangupta, @ryangrim, @kanchangupta, @jdcmedlock, @kenroth, @espiers, @arjunsethi81, @mujmash, @khanumarfa, @sarahemclaugh, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @alansipress, @mattyglesias, @evelyndouek, @gerryshih, @aaschapiro, @jamessurowiecki, @newley, @hrw, @tvietor08, @sarahemclaugh, @mc_of_a, and @bradmossesq
| Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News: |
Wharton School Professor Christian Terwiesch found that OpenAI's ChatGPT was able to pass the final exam for the school's MBA program, scoring between B- and B — ChatGPT uses AI to pass final exam at UPenn's Wharton — New research conducted by a professor at University … | Bloomberg: |
How Elon Musk's Twitter usage and stewardship is making him toxic for many Tesla customers and shareholders at a time when the company badly needs new business — If Elon Musk has a tragic flaw, it isn't his temper, or his treatment of underlings, or his refusal to follow securities laws.
More:
Top Startups 2023. Tweets: @elonmusk, @billym2k, @joelwebershow, @randfish, @owasow, @mhbergen, @rstephens, @ritholtz, @junkscience, @techwontsaveus, @danahull, @chafkin, @eelarson, @chafkin, @brianreports, @jessefelder, and @johnauthers
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
After an antitrust order in India, Google plans to add third-party billing for apps and games in February, revise phone maker and partner agreements, and more — Google is revising its business agreements with phonemakers and other partners in India and making a series of other changes …
More:
Google, Android Police, Engadget, The Verge, 9to5Google, Android Authority, Neowin, The Economic Times, Gizchina, Livemint, SamNews 24, Inc42 Media, SPARROWS NEWS, and MediaNama
Tweets: @ajaydata, @mishaalrahman, and @refsrc
| Bryce Elder / Financial Times: |
FT Alphaville closes its Mastodon server and reflects on why running a social media site is a bad idea, including due to reputational, legal, and security risks — Extinction looms for FTAV's Mastodon presence — A few months ago, FT Alphaville thought it might be fun to host a Mastodon server.| Financial Times: |
Sources: Marc Benioff's controversial acquisitions, preference for growth over profits, celebrity relations, and philanthropic pursuits have grated shareholders — Marc Benioff helped build software group into a Silicon Valley giant but shareholders are agitating for change| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Elon Musk's team has been exploring selling up to $3B in potential new Twitter shares to help repay some of the $13B in debt tacked on for the buyout — Billionaire has held talks with investors about selling new Twitter shares — Elon Musk's team has been exploring using … | Nate Lanxon / Bloomberg: |
After unofficial walkouts in 2022, hundreds of Amazon workers in a UK warehouse go on strike, an unprecedented step in the country, after ~98% voted in favor — Hundreds of Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center workers in the UK plan to strike on Wednesday as part of unprecedented industrial action by the company's British employees.| Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast: |
After an uproar, Twitter suspends US white nationalist Nick Fuentes' verified account, one day after lifting the Holocaust denier's ban that began in July 2021 — ‘FUN WHILE IT LASTED’ — Twitter's decision to reinstate the account of unabashed neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes worked out about exactly … | Microsoft: |
Microsoft reports Q2 revenue up 2% YoY to $52.7B, net income down 12% YoY to $16.4B, Dynamics 365 revenue up 21% YoY, and LinkedIn revenue up 10% YoY — Earnings Release FY23 Q2 Microsoft Cloud Strength Drives Second Quarter Results REDMOND, Wash. — January 24, 2023 …
More:
MSPoweruser, Neowin, Search Engine Roundtable, and WinBuzzer
Tweets: @benjisales, @fxshaw, @tomwarren, @fxshaw, @fxshaw, @fxshaw, @stephanie_link, @jowens510, @genexdividend, @microsoft, @carlquintanilla, @wholemarsblog, @epro, @tomwarren, and @rustybrick
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
More:
CNN, BigTechWire, Video Games Chronicle, Silicon Republic, Gameranx, The Register, Game Developer, and GameSpot
Tweets: @astaniscia86, @tomwarren, @tomwarren, and @logmey92
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Dutch chip equipment maker ASML reports Q4 sales up 29% YoY to €6.4B, 2022 net sales up 13% YoY to €21.1B, and forecasts 25% YoY net sales growth in 2023 — - Dutch chip equipment maker ASML forecast a 25% jump in 2023 revenue. — ASML CEO Wennink said China accounted …
More:
Reuters, The Register, ASML, Financial Times, Bloomberg, The Verge, Coinspeaker, Appuals.com, Tech Monitor, Bloomberg, and Reuters. Tweets: @epro
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google previews features for its open-source multiplatform UI framework Flutter, like RISC-V support and easier embedding of Flutter code into existing apps — Flutter, Google's open-source framework for building multi-platform apps for mobile, web and desktop, is hosting its Flutter Forward event in Nairobi, Kenya today.
More:
SiliconANGLE, Flutter, Thurrott, The Register, XDA Developers, 9to5Google, and 9to5Google. Mastodon: @timbray@hachyderm.io
| Samuel Stolton / Politico: |
Sources: EU antitrust regulators plan to investigate Microsoft over allegedly unfairly tying Teams and other software to Office, after a Slack complaint in 2020 — European Union antitrust enforcers are planning to open an antitrust probe into Microsoft over its video and messaging service Teams …
More:
Thurrott, Neowin, Windows Central, and Android Police
Tweets: @renaudfoucart, @bdsams, and @samuelstolton
| Loni Prinsloo / Bloomberg: |
Amsterdam-listed e-commerce company Prosus and parent company Naspers plan to cut 30% of their corporate workforce, citing a “more difficult” macro environment — Amsterdam-listed Prosus NV and its parent Naspers Ltd. are planning to cut their corporate workforce by 30% … | Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal: |
Whirlpool and LG say only around 50% of their smart appliances remain internet connected after purchase, hindering efforts to sell parts and subscriptions — The appliance makers continue to invest in efforts to drum up revenue through internet-connected devices, but many customers aren't logging on
More:
ExtremeTech, Total Telecom, TechSpot, Slashdot, and The Overspill
Tweets: @kidnate, @andrewbellbnn, @paulpage, @wandrme, @robpegoraro, and @katebevan
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Seattle-based DevZero, which offers tools to help developers build and test code in the cloud, raised a $5M seed and a $21M Series A and launches its platform — Developers tend to build and test software on their local laptops, but these machines often lack the necessary resources to run …
More:
FinSMEs, GeekWire, and SiliconANGLE
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Gemini-owned NFT platform Nifty Gateway's co-founders Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster leave the company, as Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss battle to save Gemini — - Nifty Gateway co-founders Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster are leaving Gemini. — Their departure comes amid challenging times at Gemini …
More:
Decrypt, CoinDesk, and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @dccockfoster, @niftygateway, @dccockfoster, @mdudas, and @dccockfoster
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
The US DOJ's case against Google could succeed due to being rooted in real harms and a prime example of market consolidation resulting in overcharged customers — The US government is coming after the company's ad business — and it might win — Today let's talk about a major new antitrust case …
More:
Bloomberg, Silicon Republic, The Verge, AI Supremacy, MediaNama, TechCircle, IPWatchdog.com, and RTÉ
Tweets: @caseynewton, @adamnash, @platformer, and @digiphile
| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
More:
The Keyword, Department of Justice, New York Times, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, HotHardware, Financial Times, Barron's Online, DOJ, Reuters, The Verge, TechCrunch, Reclaim The Net, Tubefilter, Axios, CNBC, Reuters, Search Engine Roundtable, Beyond Search, Search Engine Journal, Livemint, Huawei Central, Associated Press, and Music Ally
Tweets: @joshua_sisco, @sarafischer, @thejusticedept, @matthewstoller, @matthewstoller, @superwuster, @repcicilline, @stevesi, @alexeheath, @brave, @_imjason, @loudmouthjulia, @file411, @swodinsky, @tarunchitra, @nash076, @googlepubpolicy, @ericgarland, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, @digiphile, @kantrowitz, @adamkovac, @tonyajoriley, @jason, @pkafka, @b_fung, @swiftstories, @jenn_elias, and @nycsouthpaw
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
UiPath:
Introducing the UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation — UiPath's new platform empowers enterprises to experience the full power of AI to transform industries
Introducing the UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation — UiPath's new platform empowers enterprises to experience the full power of AI to transform industries
Zoho:
The power of asynchronous communication: Striking the right balance in the workplace — Asynchronous communication may have surged during the transition to remote work, but as the years passed and teams returned …
The power of asynchronous communication: Striking the right balance in the workplace — Asynchronous communication may have surged during the transition to remote work, but as the years passed and teams returned …
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 Backtracks
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
How to fight Apple and (maybe) win, with Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney
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.
Invest Like the Best:
David Senra - The Focused Few
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Grit:
HubSpot CEO on the Future of SaaS, AI, & Leading Through Change
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
Inside Devin: The world's first autonomous AI engineer that's set to write 50% of its company's code by end of year | Scott Wu (CEO and co-founder of Cognition)
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.
Hard Fork:
The Dangers of A.I. Flattery + Kevin Meets the Orb + Group Chat Chat
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 2:50 PM ET, January 25, 2023.
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
New York Times:Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider: |
More:
Redmond Pie, ZDNet, Gizchina, BGR India, Pocket-lint, Tom's Guide, TechRadar, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @austinnotduncan, @hillitech, @lumberjackry, and @appleinsider
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
More:
9to5Mac, Wired, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews, Tom's Hardware, fpt., O'Grady's PowerPage, MobileSyrup, TechRadar, iMore, BGR, Digital Trends, Macworld, Wccftech, iPhone Hacks, iThinkDifferent, Cult of Mac, and Redmond Pie
Tweets: @saranbyte and @rsgnl
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
More:
Gizmodo, TechCrunch, and KnowTechie
| Alexander Martin / The Record: |
More:
VICE, Ars Technica, Gizchina, Insider, TechRadar, Game Rant, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, and GamesIndustry.biz
Tweets: @riotgames, @riotgames, @riotgames, and @josephfcox