|
March 1, 2014, 7:15 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Bryan Chaffin / The Mac Observer: |
Tim Cook to conservative think tank on sustainability: if you only care about ROI, stop investing in us — Tim Cook Soundly Rejects Politics of the NCPPR, Suggests Group Sell Apple's Stock — In an emotional response to the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) …
More:
Ars Technica, National Center …, Mashable, CNET, Los Angeles Times, The Verge, Fortune, Gizmodo, ThinkProgress, AppleInsider, MacRumors, I4U News, iPhone in Canada Blog, Softpedia News, Breaking Apple News …, MacNN, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, Business Insider and The Register
Tweets: @monkbent, @fxshaw, @olebegemann, @sgblank, @aral, @sulka and @williampietri
| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
| Robin Wauters: |
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum scolds writer for 2011 TechCrunch fundraising scoop that inconvenienced him — An unexpected chat with WhatsApp founder Jan Koum — Things were getting pretty quiet in the speaker / press lounge backstage at the 4YFN conference in Barcelona.
More:
Tech.eu. Tweets: @pkafka, @nero, @joehas, @jaimenovoa, @ingridlunden, @hunterwalk, @robinwauters, @danprimack, @robinwauters and @neerajarora
| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Comcast Is Acquiring Video Ad Company FreeWheel For $320 Million — Over the years, FreeWheel has become the go-to ad-serving platform for many TV networks that stream their content online. And it's about to become part of one of the biggest distributors of content online and off.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nokia X hacked to run Google's Android apps and services — Nokia unveiled its X Android phones less than a week ago, with plans to use the handset to promote Microsoft services and not Google's. After just a few days, hackers have managed to gain root access to the Nokia X and covert …
More:
Android Central, Engadget, AndroidGuys, TechnoBuffalo, My Nokia Blog, The Next Web, WMPoweruser and AndroidSPIN. Tweets: @nokiadeveloper
| Billboard: |
Apple Presses Labels For More 'Beyonce'-Type Exclusives In Wake of Downloads' Slide — Apple Inc.'s music chief Robert Kondrk has been pressuring major labels for releases similar to last year's Beyonce exclusive, excluding services like YouTube and Spotify to help shore up slowing download sales …
More:
iPhone in Canada Blog, iMore, AppleInsider, App Advice, MacRumors and Gigaom
Tweets: @zseward and @jherskowitz
See also Mediagazer| Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
Ferrari, Volvo, and Mercedes to unveil first iOS in the Car-integrated vehicles next week — When announcing iOS 7 last year, Apple previewed an upcoming featured called iOS in the Car that will allow automotive manufacturers to integrate iOS-powered mobile devices into the media centers in their cars.| Jake Adelstein / The Daily Beast: |
Former employee says incompetent management and faulty accounting led to collapse of Mt. Gox — Inside Japan's Bitcoin Heist — A former Mt. Gox employee says incompetent management and faulty accounting—not virtual robbers—are the real culprits in the missing millions.| Pete Rizzo / CoinDesk: |
More:
Ars Technica, Softpedia News, Bloomberg, Reuters, SlashGear, Engadget, PC World, theWHIR.com, Forbes, Wall Street Journal and Ars Technica. Tweets: @clipperchip
| Nicole Perlroth / New York Times: |
At the RSA Security Conference, Things Get Testy and Then They Get Awkward — SAN FRANCISCO — It was hard to avoid the shadow of Edward J. Snowden at the annual RSA security conference this week. — The sprawling computer security conference held in the city's Moscone Center had protesters …
More:
Business Insider, Tom's Guide, Softpedia News and The Register
| James Ball / Guardian: |
A look at the elaborate ICANN ceremony for its seven keyholders that underpins DNS security — Meet the seven people who hold the keys to worldwide internet security — It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: seven keys, held by individuals from all over the world, that together control security at the core of the web.| Katie Roof / Fox Business: |
Square IPO Postponed Indefinitely — Square, the mobile payments startup created by Twitter (TWTR) founder Jack Dorsey, has postponed its IPO indefinitely, FOX Business has learned. People with knowledge of Square's finances have indicated that the company is not ready to go public this year.
More:
Business Insider and The Technology Chronicles. Tweets: @mhelft, @mikeisaac, @om, @rakeshlobster, @howardlindzon, @peterjhebert, @gilluria, @jyarow and @davegirouard. Thanks:@justinkahnmusic
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Seattle set to cap ride-sharing drivers that are ‘active’ at any given time — Seattle councilmember Bruce Harrell, right, speaks at Thursday's committee meeting. — Seattle is set to regulate the number of drivers that companies like UberX, SideCar and Lyft have active on their systems at any given time.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Adds Full Restaurant Menus To Its Search Results Pages — Here is a small but nifty update to Google Search: if you ask it to find a restaurant menu for you, it will now often just show you the menu right on the search results page. Try this for a search like “show me the menu for fogo de chao” …
More:
Google, Softpedia News, Search Engine Land, Techie News, Digital Trends, CNET, The Verge, GeekWire, Engadget, Pocketnow and WebProNews
Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
SubQ Snap 1.1: the first long-context decision model for real enterprise work — Tied for #1 on the AA Decision Index, Snap is a multimodal model with a 384k-token context window for fast reasoning and agentic decisions.
SubQ Snap 1.1: the first long-context decision model for real enterprise work — Tied for #1 on the AA Decision Index, Snap is a multimodal model with a 384k-token context window for fast reasoning and agentic decisions.
Zoho:
How EWS deprecation affects Zoho Calendar Interoperability — Understanding the impactMicrosoft began blocking Exchange Web Services (EWS) requests in Exchange Online (Microsoft 365) as of October 1, 2026.
How EWS deprecation affects Zoho Calendar Interoperability — Understanding the impactMicrosoft began blocking Exchange Web Services (EWS) requests in Exchange Online (Microsoft 365) as of October 1, 2026.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce 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 & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
WebBrain:
WebBrain: an open-source AI agent for your browser — Read pages, fill forms and automate tasks in Chrome or Firefox. Use local models or your preferred AI provider. Get started free.
WebBrain: an open-source AI agent for your browser — Read pages, fill forms and automate tasks in Chrome or Firefox. Use local models or your preferred AI provider. Get started free.Featured Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast:
AI Stockpocalypse, Anthropic Nears RSI?, Prediction Markets vs. Pollsters
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.
Machine Gods:
The Purple Tsunami Against Data Centers
The official podcast of the singularity, from Casey Newton and Kevin Roose. Twice-weekly news, analysis, and interviews with the people who are building the future.
Subscribe to Machine Gods.
Invest Like the Best:
Ramtin Naimi - The State of Venture
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
The Upstarts Podcast:
How Ramp Built A $60B AI Product Factory Off A Corporate Card | Co-CEO Eric Glyman
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
Great Chat:
Would you let a robot do it?
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.
Training Data:
A Model For Everyone: How Ronak From Trajectory Is Building Products For Continual Learning
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 7:15 PM ET, March 1, 2014.
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
Ethan Gach / Kotaku:Denise Petski / Deadline:
The Athletic:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Thanks:@mjburnsy
| Declan McCullagh / CNET: |
Tweets: @declanm, @nytimesbits and @dangillmor
| Dara Kerr / CNET: |
More:
Engadget, eWeek, TechnologyAdvice, Gigaom, SiliconANGLE, TheStreet.com, Burlington Free Press, poughkeepsiejournal.com, EE Times and Bloomberg. Tweets: @qthrul
| Daniel Eran Dilger / AppleInsider: |
Earlier Picks
| Kana Inagaki / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
TechCrunch, SlashGear, Electronista, Engadget, GamesIndustry International, Softpedia News and CNET
| Spencer E. Ante / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
Re/code and Business Insider
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
More:
ZDNet, Lastest ITProPortal news, The Next Web, Softpedia News, Forbes, TechCrunch, SuperSite for Windows, eWeek, GSMArena Blog, ReadWrite, BetaNews, TechnoBuffalo, Fox News, Windows Phone Central, Electronista, PC Magazine, Search Engine Land, LAPTOP Magazine, Mashable, ExtremeTech, TechSpot, Computerworld, WebProNews, Gotta Be Mobile, OMG!, TheStreet.com, SlashGear, Inquirer, Gizmodo, CITEworld and The Tech Report