|
May 14, 2015, 8:50 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Daisuke Wakabayashi / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple refutes report claiming HomeKit is delayed, says first devices are coming in June — Apple Says First HomeKit Smart Devices Coming in June — Apple said the first HomeKit-enabled smart-home devices are coming out next month, refuting a report that said delays with the home automation …
More:
Daring Fireball, MacNN, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, Macworld, Cult of Mac, App Advice and MobileSyrup.com. Tweets: @gigastacey
| Stacey Higginbotham / Fortune: |
More:
ReadWrite, Forbes, Digital Trends, AppleInsider, The Verge, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Mashable, Macworld, iMore, The Mac Observer, 9to5Mac, bizjournals, InvestorPlace, Pocketnow, Engadget, MacRumors, SlashGear, Ubergizmo, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, ZDNet, iPhone in Canada Blog, iLounge and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @jsnell, @gigastacey and @digiphile
| BuzzFeed: |
Travis Kalanick, Garrett Camp, and early Uber investors sued by founder of startup called Celluride who claims they stole his idea — An Entrepreneur Is Suing Travis Kalanick And Others For Stealing The Idea For Uber — Kevin Halpern argues that his company, Celluride, was the basis for Uber.
More:
PandoDaily, Ars Technica, San Francisco Chronicle and bizjournals
| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Reddit staff to field user complaints in new anti-harassment policy emphasizing safety — Reddit Introduces Anti-Harassment Policy — Reddit, the popular online message forum, has long been a free-for-all for the collective id of the Internet. A few sacred commandments kept users in check …
More:
reddit, ABC News, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, The Verge, USA Today, WebProNews, VentureBeat, Re/code, Salon and The Next Web
Tweets: @mikeisaac, @nytimes, @nostrich and @violetblue
See also Mediagazer| Jeff Benjamin / iDownloadBlog.com: |
Apple Watch, which lacks iPhone's Activation Lock feature, can easily be reset if stolen — Watch OS 1.0 lacks the necessary security features to dissuade thieves — The Apple Watch contains security measures to prevent thieves from accessing your data, but it doesn't include …
More:
CNNMoney, Gizmodo, The Register, Daring Fireball, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Ars Technica, Fortune, iMore, Neowin, TechnoBuffalo, Digital Trends, BetaNews, Mashable, Gotta Be Mobile, International Business Times, iMore, bizjournals, MacRumors, PhoneDog.com, Slate, WatchAware, SlashGear, O'Grady's PowerPage, Inquirer, ValueWalk, AppleInsider, iLounge, Engadget, BGR, CNET, Daily Mail, TIME, Cult of Mac, MacNN, The Next Web, ConnectedArena, Business Insider, The Overspill, Ubergizmo, The Loop, iPhone in Canada Blog, App Advice and MacDailyNews. Tweets: @panzer. Thanks:@jeffbenjam
| Jose Pagliery / CNNMoney: |
Criminals steal money from Starbucks app users with weak passwords by loading gift cards using their stored payment methods — Hackers are draining bank accounts via the Starbucks app — Thieves are stealing money from people's credit cards, bank and PayPal accounts — by first tapping into their Starbucks mobile app.
More:
VentureBeat, Starbucks Newsroom, PandoDaily, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Ubergizmo, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, iMore, Gotta Be Mobile, iDownloadBlog.com, PC Magazine, Android Central, Engadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, WebProNews, Quartz, Silicon Republic, SC Magazine, Help Net Security, Eater and Computerworld
| Neil Hughes / AppleInsider: |
Apple asks court to prevent RadioShack from selling data RadioShack collected about customers buying Apple products, citing reseller agreement — Apple intervenes in Radio Shack sale in effort to protect customer data — Bidding for the RadioShack brand and customer data has ended … | Rdio Blog: |
Rdio launches Rdio Select streaming service at $3.99 per month, with ad-free radio stations and ability to keep 25 songs downloaded — Introducing Rdio Select: Enhanced Stations and Your Choice of Songs to Play Anytime. Only $3.99/month. — We're thrilled to announce a brand new way to enjoy …
More:
The Next Web, iMore, BGR, Electronista, PC Magazine, New York Times, MobileSyrup.com, CNET, Android Police, PhoneDog.com, App Advice, Bloomberg Business, TechHive, Lifehacker, The Daily Dot, WebProNews, TechSpot, Ubergizmo, Fone Arena, MediaNama, Mashable, Digital Trends, SlashGear, TechCrunch, BuzzFeed, iPhone Hacks, The Verge, GSMArena Blog, 9to5Mac, Engadget, Gizmodo, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @pkafka, @pkafka and @caseynewton
See also Mediagazer| Jeremy Kirk / PCWorld: |
Chinese hackers hid malware attack controls in Microsoft TechNet comments — Microsoft has taken steps to stop a China-based hacking group from using its TechNet website as part of its attack infrastructure, according to security vendor FireEye. — The group, which FireEye calls APT …
More:
TechCrunch, ValueWalk, The Register, V3.co.uk and MarketWatch
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
OpenSignal now helps you find the world's free Wi-Fi hotspots — Crowdsourced wireless coverage startup OpenSignal has launched a new app that shows you all the free Wi-Fi hotspots in your locale. — With Wifimapper, the London-based startup is taking its swath of existing data and pushing it into a new standalone app for iPhone.
More:
TechCrunch, MacRumors, SlashGear, FierceMobileIT News and The Next Web
| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Bing Will Roll Out Their Mobile Friendly Ranking Algorithm In The Upcoming Months — Bing has announced they will be introducing their own version of mobile friendly ranking signals in the upcoming months. With that, Bing explained how they determine if a web page is mobile friendly … | Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Sunrise launches Meet, a keyboard for iOS and Android that displays your schedule availability to make booking meetings easier — Sunrise's new keyboard makes it easy to book your next meeting — Scheduling a meeting can be a pain: it usually involves a lot of back and forth …
More:
Sunrise, 9to5Mac, The Next Web, MacStories, iMore, AppleInsider, Engadget, TechCrunch, Business Insider, SlashGear and FierceMobileIT News
Tweets: @mat, @jxnblk, @benbajarin and @dcseifert
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Marketing startup Percolate raises $40M Series C led by Lightspeed Ventures — Marketing Startup Percolate Raises $40M More — Percolate is announcing that it has raised $40 million in Series C funding. — I've written previously about the company's social media tools …
More:
Adweek, VentureBeat, PCWorld, PE Hub Blog, Marketing Land, Fortune, CMSWire.com and SocialTimes
Sponsor Posts
Tribe AI:
Build AI that works — Tribe builds tech for top AI companies. Get in touch to learn how our bench of 500+ engineers and researchers can accelerate your roadmap.
Build AI that works — Tribe builds tech for top AI companies. Get in touch to learn how our bench of 500+ engineers and researchers can accelerate your roadmap.
Kulkan Security:
Hire Kulkan as your penetration testing partner — Kulkan prioritizes deep-dive manual security reviews, dissecting your software and infrastructure to find issues that once remediated can truly reduce security risk.
Hire Kulkan as your penetration testing partner — Kulkan prioritizes deep-dive manual security reviews, dissecting your software and infrastructure to find issues that once remediated can truly reduce security risk.
Zoho:
Environmental impact of remote support: Reducing carbon footprints in IT — Information technology is essential for powering core business processes and facilitating communication.
Environmental impact of remote support: Reducing carbon footprints in IT — Information technology is essential for powering core business processes and facilitating communication.
Mastodon:
Donate to Mastodon — Mastodon gGmbH, the non-profit behind the open-source software powering the social web, relies entirely on support from users like you. Donate directly with a credit card or through Patreon.
Donate to Mastodon — Mastodon gGmbH, the non-profit behind the open-source software powering the social web, relies entirely on support from users like you. Donate directly with a credit card or through Patreon.Who's Hiring In Tech?
The Kevin Rose Show:
Magatte Wade, Unlocking Prosperity in Africa (#53)
Gain unconventional wisdom and insights through conversations with top expert in AI, investing, wellness, technology, and culture.
Subscribe to the Kevin Rose Show!
Techmeme Ride Home:
Wed. 04/17 - Copilots Or The Biggest Model Wins? The Competing AI Visions.
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 8:50 PM ET, May 14, 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
Oliver Darcy / CNN:Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Souhail Karam / Bloomberg:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
More:
Xconomy and SHIFT Newsroom
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
More:
PayPal Forward, USA Today, PandoDaily and CNET
| Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
More:
Re/code, PandoDaily, TechCrunch, Fortune, Wired and Forbes
Earlier Picks
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
| Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch: |
More:
Fortune, PandoDaily, Wall Street Journal, bizjournals, StrictlyVC and PE Hub Blog. Tweets: @aspectvc
| Josh Lowensohn / The Verge: |