Techmeme
May 29, 2013, 10:05 AM

Top News

Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Apple Has More Game-Changing Tech in the Works, Says CEO Tim Cook  —  Last year, Apple CEO Tim Cook spent a lot of time answering questions about how Apple would be different from what it was under Steve Jobs, and just how he would continue Jobs's incredible legacy.
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
Apple's Tim Cook: The Full D11 Interview (Video)  —  There was a lot to talk about as Apple CEO Tim Cook made his second appearance on the D: All Things Digital stage.  —  Cook declined many, many opportunities to talk about new products.  —  But he did give his view on taxes …
Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Apple Has Bought Nine Companies Since October, and Is Going to Pick Up the Pace, Says Tim Cook  —  What is Apple doing with its big pile of cash?  Shouldn't they go buy some companies with a chunk of that dough?  —  Well, they are, said Tim Cook.  —  The Apple CEO said that in the company's …
More: memeburn and App AdviceTweets: @scottmaustin
T.C. Sottek / The Verge:
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Critical Ruby on Rails bug exploited in wild, hacked servers join botnet  —  Attackers are exploiting an extremely critical vulnerability in the Ruby on Rails framework to commandeer servers and make them part of a malicious network of hacked machines, a security researcher said.
David Beren / TmoNews:
HTC One, BlackBerry Q10 Launching Nationwide On Wednesday, June 5th  —  A bit of good news this morning as word just arrived that T-Mobile is planning to release the HTC One nationwide on June 5th.  That's very welcome news considering the original retail/branded launch took place …
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Sony's Bread and Butter?  It's Not Electronics  —  TOKYO — Sony is best known as a consumer electronics company, making PlayStation game consoles and televisions.  And it loses money on almost every gadget it sells.  —  Sony has made money making Hollywood movies and selling music.
Ryan Tate / Wired:
Marissa Mayer Is Bringing Back the Internet Portal.  Here's Why  —  Since Marissa Mayer took over as CEO of Yahoo last year, there's been a lot of talk about how the famously detail-oriented ex-Googler will “refocus” the company.  But it's becoming increasingly clear that Mayer is broadening …
Sam Biddle / Valleywag:
Here's How Facebook Will Invade Your TV with Product Placement  —  Facebook's TV ads are still young, experimental, and a bit strange.  But not for long: the site is launching an old-school product-placement campaign to buy its way onto your favorite television show.  Or at least VH1's “Best Week Ever.”
Jack Clark / The Register:
Microsoft loads botnet-crushing data into Azure  —  C-TIP gives ISPs near-realtime access to MARS data  —  Microsoft is plugging its security intelligence systems into Azure so that service providers and local authorities can get near-realtime information on botnets and malware detected by Redmond.
Ian Sherr / Wall Street Journal:
Apple Settles iPhone Water Damage Lawsuit for $53 Million  —  Apple Inc. has agreed to pay $53 million to settle a class-action suit associated with warranties for iPhones and iPods, according to lawyers representing plaintiffs in the litigation.  —  In documents filed with the United States District Court …
Tom Cheredar / VentureBeat:
YouTube now lets you add slow-motion effect to your videos  —  If you've ever been annoyed by the speed of your user-generated videos on YouTube, then fear not avid creator.  —  YouTube has just added a new “slowmo” tool to its YouTube Editor enhancements, which does pretty much exactly what it sounds like.
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Hollywood Studios Want Google to Censor Dotcom's Mega  —  Every week copyright holders send millions of DMCA takedown notices to Google, hoping to make pirated movies and music harder to find.  —  Unfortunately not all of these requests are correct.  Because of the high number …

Sponsor Posts

Google:
Try Gemini 3 Pro  —  Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Soxton:
AI-powered law for startups  —  Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better.  We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts.  Join the waitlist for early access!
Zoho:
Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements  —  2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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.

Featured Podcasts

Big Technology Podcast:
Alex And Ranjan's 2026 Outlook: ChatGPT 1 Billion, AI Shopping, Apple's Big Year, AI Love Boom
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Hard Fork:
Where Is All the A.I.-Driven Scientific Progress?
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.
The Talk Show With John Gruber:
'A Naughty Citizen', With Quinn Nelson
The director's commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Subscribe to The Talk Show With John Gruber.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Podcast Pioneer PJ Vogt's Second Act: Less Budget, More Control
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.
BG2 Pod:
AI Enterprise - Databricks & Glean
Open-source podcast on all things tech, markets, investing, and capitalism, hosted by Brad Gerstner.
Subscribe to BG2 Pod.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Ted Sarandos: Netflix and how tech changed storytelling
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:05 AM ET, May 29, 2013.

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.

More News

Earlier Picks

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Scott Moritz / Bloomberg:
Lisa Rapaport / Bloomberg: