|
February 3, 2015, 2:50 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Bloomberg Business: |
Amazon discussed buying some RadioShack stores to showcase its hardware and serve as pickup/drop-off centers — Amazon in Talks to Buy Some of RadioShack's Stores — Don't Miss Out — (Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc., aiming to bolster its brick-and-mortar operations …
More:
PandoDaily, Ink, Bits, & Pixels, PC Magazine, Daring Fireball, ScreenwerkScreenwerk, Macworld, CNET, Engadget, ir.theice.com, CNNMoney, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, Gigaom, Tech Trader Daily, Wired, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, BBC, TechSpot, Consumerist, SlashGear, ParisLemon, Forbes, TWICE, PYMNTS.com, Ubergizmo, The Verge, Mashable, AppleInsider, VentureBeat, Tech Times, Fortune, BetaBoston, Business Insider, GeekWire, internetretailer.com, App Advice, Gizmodo and Reuters
Tweets: @rakeshlobster and @sfnick
| Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg Business: |
Inside RadioShack's Slow-Motion Collapse … Nathan Hill learned a lot about entertaining himself during his time as a RadioShack employee. For 15 months during 2013 and 2014, he worked at two locations in two separate strip malls in suburban Phoenix. It was dull, but Hill …
More:
Gizmodo, TechnoBuffalo, Phandroid, MacDailyNews, SlashGear, CNBC, The Register, The Next Web, Hit & Run and Slashdot. Tweets: @llsethj
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Report of Google's plan for Uber rival overblown; app is only internal tool for carpooling — Uber Chases Google in Self-Driving Cars With Carnegie Mellon Deal — Uber on Monday said it formed a partnership with Carnegie Mellon University to develop driverless car and mapping technology …
More:
The Awl, Daring Fireball, Electronista, BGR, WebProNews, SiliconBeat, Tech2, CNET, The Technology Chronicles and VentureBeat
Tweets: @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @rolfewinkler and @evelynrusli
| Brad Stone / Bloomberg Business: |
Google developing its own Uber competitor, likely in conjunction with driverless car project — Exclusive: Google Is Developing Its Own Uber Competitor — The two companies are going to war over self-driving taxis — Don't Miss Out — … Uber faces an ever-growing cast of adversaries …
More:
Washington Post, The Verge, PC Magazine, Daring Fireball, Forbes, ABC News, The Hill, CBS San Francisco, Re/code, Web Strategy …, Upstart Business Journal, Consumerist, Digital Trends, Autoblog, Tech Times, ValueWalk, BBC, Inquirer, Slashdot, Wired.co.uk, Techcircle.in, The Daily Dot, Business Insider, GSMArena Blog, Android Authority, GeekWire and AppleInsider
Tweets: @google, @fmanjoo, @joshelman, @startupljackson, @joshelman, @valleyhack, @sacca, @mikeisaac, @acce and @johnbattelle
| John Biggs / TechCrunch: |
More:
GeekWire, Associated Press, Daring Fireball, TUAW, Techaeris, PC World, VatorNews, SlashGear, New York Times, The Verge and Droid Life
Tweets: @hunterwalk and @mikeisaac
Thanks:@mjburnsy| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
With an Eye on Wall Street, Twitter Starts Selling Twitter Ads Outside of Twitter — Twitter is rolling out plans for a new revenue stream: Twitter ads that don't appear on Twitter. — Starting today, the company will start running its core “Promoted Tweet” ad unit on other people's apps and sites.
More:
The Twitter Blog, Tech Trader Daily, Marketing Land, TheStreet.com, AdExchanger, Wall Street Journal, Guardian, Wired, Telegraph, Tubefilter, iDownloadBlog.com, SocialTimes, The Next Web, VentureBeat, internetretailer.com, Business Insider, Ubergizmo, Ubergizmo, ValueWalk, Mashable, TechCrunch, WebProNews and Engadget. Tweets: @jeffgibb. See also Mediagazer
| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Eero aims to eliminate WiFi dead-spots in homes using a mesh network created by a set of boxes — Eero Is A Smart Wireless Routing System That Wants To Do For WiFi What Nest Did For Thermostats — Have you tried to purchase or install a wireless router lately? I have, and it is hell.
More:
The Register, VentureBeat, The Next Web, PC Magazine, The Verge, Wired, Macworld, Medium, Gizmodo, Pocket-lint, Ars Technica, Engadget, SlashGear, CNET, Xconomy, Electronista and Gigaom
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
New Adware Found In Google Play Apps With Millions Of Downloads — A new report from security firm Avast out this morning reveals the discovery of a new form of malware on the Google Play store, which begins to display advertisements disguised as warning messages to end users when they unlock their Android smartphone.
More:
Avast blog, BGR and Ars Technica
| David E. Sanger / New York Times: |
NSA analysts will be required to delete incidental information on Americans within one year, on foreigners within five — President Tweaks the Rules on Data Collection — WASHINGTON — A year after President Obama ordered modest changes in how the nation's intelligence agencies collect …
More:
Bloomberg Business, PandoDaily, Gizmodo, The Hill, The Verge, The Next Web and Gigaom. Tweets: @trevortimm
| Se Young Lee / Reuters: |
Samsung Electronics names new mobile marketing chief ahead of the expected launch of next flagship Galaxy S handset — Samsung Electronics names new mobile marketing head before key launch — (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it has appointed … | Danny D. / SamMobile: |
More:
The Verge, CNET, MobileSyrup.com, Business Insider, GadgeTell, Ubergizmo, ValueWalk, The Register, Tech2, Android Central, VentureBeat, Droid Life, Gotta Be Mobile, Neowin, Android and Me, GSMArena Blog and BGR. Tweets: @mkbhd
| Toby Wolpe / ZDNet: |
DataStax snaps up Aurelius and its Titan team to build new graph database — Summary:The prize in DataStax's acquisition of open-source firm Aurelius is not the Titan database but rather engineering expertise, which will be used in developing a new graph database.
More:
DataStax, SiliconANGLE, The Register, Fortune, Data Center Knowledge, Forbes, Aurelius, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Gigaom and bizjournals
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Fundable Acquires Mentorship Service Clarity.fm As Part Of Its New Launch Platform, Startups.co — Equity crowdfunding platform Fundable is announcing that it has acquired Clarity.fm, the Dan Martell-founded startup that connects entrepreneurs with mentors like Mark Cuban, Brad Feld and Eric Ries over the phone.
More:
VentureBeat, Techvibes Global News, BetaKit and tech.co
| Lauren Goode / Re/code: |
Review of three new Fitbits: accuracy of heart-rate sensors in Charge HR and Surge disappoints — Three New Fitbits: See How They Run — Depending on what you read, the market for step-and-sleep-tracking wristbands is either set to explode, or is hanging in a wobbly balance while everyone waits …
More:
Wearable Tech Insider, Gizmag and Tom's Guide
| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
ARM says next-generation A72 chip can triple the performance of today's chips, or match performance while using 75% less power — ARM Says Next-Gen A72 Chip Paves Way for Thinner, More Power-Efficient Phones — ARM, the British company whose chip designs are at the core of nearly …
More:
CNET, The Register and Bloomberg Business
| Mat Honan / BuzzFeed: |
US Department of Transportation looks to vehicle-to-vehicle communication, automation, and other technologies to solve future gridlock — Transportation Department Releases Tech-Focused 30-Year Report — It's all crumbling bridges, flight delays, and gridlocked traffic unless we get deeper ports …
More:
Mashable, CNET, Washington Post and The Verge
Tweets: @digiphile, @mikeisaac and @secretaryfoxx
Thanks:@fwd| Kyle Russell / TechCrunch: |
Nest Touts Three Studies Claiming Its Thermostat Pays For Itself In Two Years — Google-subsidiary Nest claims that the results of three studies based on longitudinal data show that its thermostat pays for itself in less than two years from savings from heating and cooling costs.
More:
Nest, ITProPortal and SlashGear
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Shopify:
Shopify's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Shopify's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Zoho:
Zoho People in 2025: A year in review — As we wrap up 2025, we're taking a moment to look back on a year filled with progress and transformation at Zoho People. Our team has been constantly pushing boundaries …
Zoho People in 2025: A year in review — As we wrap up 2025, we're taking a moment to look back on a year filled with progress and transformation at Zoho People. Our team has been constantly pushing boundaries …
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
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's Potential, Google's Speedy Model, Copilot Hits Turbulence
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:
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin' Xmas Song
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.
Access:
Betting on reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Lenny's Podcast:
The new AI growth playbook for 2026: How Lovable hit $200M ARR in one year | Elena Verna (Head of Growth)
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
"Neither Side Is Used to Losing." Lucas Shaw on What's Next for Netflix and Paramount in the Battle for Warner Bros.
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.
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 2:50 PM ET, February 3, 2015.
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
Paul Glynn / BBC:Ken Vogel / @kenvogel:
Nicholas Henriquez / New Yorker:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Earlier Picks
| Steven Musil / CNET: |
More:
Lenovo Newsroom, 9to5Google, Reuters, Bloomberg Business, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, ZDNet, MarketWatch, BBC, South China Morning Post, Android Central and Reuters. Tweets: @inafried
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |