|
May 22, 2015, 2:45 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 to bring quality focus, smaller apps, legacy iPhone/iPad support, and better security with new Trusted Wi-Fi and Rootless features — iOS 9 & OS X 10.11 to bring ‘quality’ focus, smaller apps, Rootless security, legacy iPhone/iPad support
More:
Ars Technica, PC Magazine, The Daily Dot, Business Insider, MacRumors, iMore, TIME, TechCrunch, The Verge, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gotta Be Mobile, App Advice, Pocketnow, PhoneDog.com, iLounge, iDownloadBlog.com, Tech News Today, The Register, KitGuru, SiliconANGLE, The Loop, iPhone, Ubergizmo, Digital Trends, TechSpot, Pocket-lint, Redmond Pie, MacStories, ZDNet, Macworld, Neowin, TechnoBuffalo, Engadget, TodaysiPhone.com, Search Engine Land, Seeking Alpha and iPhone Hacks
Tweets: @javi, @drbarnard, @steipete, @markgurman, @markgurman and @llsethj
| Re/code: |
Apple wants local TV stations in its TV service, complicating negotiations with broadcast TV networks; service may not be ready launch this fall as Apple hoped — Apple Wants Local TV in Its Web TV Service, Which Could Lead to Delays — If Apple launches a TV service …
More:
SiliconBeat, TIME, Engadget, Macworld, Washington Post, The Verge, MacRumors, iMore, Business Insider, Seeking Alpha, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, iLounge, Mashable, TodaysiPhone.com, App Advice, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @alexjamesfitz and @modestproposal1
See also Mediagazer| David Faber / CNBC: |
Sources: Microsoft offered to pay $55B for Salesforce, but Marc Benioff wanted $70B; talks ended in early May — Microsoft, Salesforce talks fizzled over price: Sources — Microsoft and Salesforce.com had significant talks earlier this spring about a purchase of Salesforce by Microsoft …
More:
Business Insider, GeekWire, Re/code, VentureBeat, Reuters and Seeking Alpha
| Geoff White / Channel 4 News: |
Dating site Adult FriendFinder hacked, personal information of 3.9M users leaked, including sexual preferences, emails, usernames, IP addresses — Adult dating site hack exposes millions of users — Hackers have struck one of the world's largest internet dating websites …
More:
CNNMoney, USA Today, Ars Technica, GeekWire, CNET, Inquirer, Business Insider, Gizmodo, InvestorPlace, Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Geek.com, TIME, PCWorld, Naked Security, TechSpot, BGR, Consumerist, Digital Trends, SC Magazine, The Overspill, The Register, International Business Times, The Geek Byte, Help Net Security, Mashable, BBC, Slashdot, WebProNews, SiliconANGLE, Graham Cluley, BetaNews and Mirror.co.uk
| Nina Strochlic / The Daily Beast: |
Uber is dodging compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act by claiming it's a technology company, not a transportation service — Uber: Disability Laws Don't Apply to Us — Is Uber letting its drivers dodge The Americans With Disabilities Act? — Sometimes it slips Kristin Parisi's mind that she's disabled.
Tweets: @harrymccracken
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Study Shows Security Questions Aren't All That Secure — What is your favorite food? What was your first teacher's name? What's the name of your first pet? Do those questions sound familiar to you? If they do, it's probably because you either have really boring … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers find an estimated 500M+ Android devices may not fully wipe data after factory reset — Flawed Android factory reset leaves crypto and login keys ripe for picking — An estimated 630 million phones fail to purge contacts, e-mails, images, and more.| Justine Coyne / Pittsburgh Business Times: |
Uber Advanced Technologies Center vehicle testing “mapping, safety and autonomy systems” spotted in Pittsburgh streets — Exclusive: Here's your first look at Uber's self-driving test car (and why you'll see it around Pittsburgh) — Uber's test vehicle driving in the Strip District on May 13, 2015.| Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Uber in talks with six or seven banks for a $1B credit line — Uber in Talks for $1 Billion Credit Facility With Banks — About six to seven banks are expected to be part of the facility — Uber Technologies Inc. is seeking a $1 billion credit line from investment banks, people familiar with the matter said.| Vincent Wehren / Bing Blogs: |
Bing indexing app content for use in search results, suggests markup that links webpages with corresponding app content, actions on that content — Make Apps Stand Out in Search with App Linking — You've focused your energy on optimizing your website to get traffic from search engines.| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Sources: Samsung's media unit, responsible for Milk Music, Milk Video, and Milk VR, lays off up to 15% of staff — Samsung's Content Unit Hit by Layoffs, Exec Departure (Exclusive) — Samsung's Media Solutions Center America, which is responsible for the company's Milk Music and Milk Video services … | Chris Sacca / LOWERCASE capital: |
Major Twitter shareholder Chris Sacca bemoans his outsider status, turns critic, says he's still bullish — I Bleed Aqua. — Disclaimers: 1) I own a lot of Twitter stock personally and in my funds. 2) I definitely do not speak on behalf of Twitter. 3) I do not have any inside information about Twitter.
More:
Bloomberg Business, Business Insider and Re/code
Tweets: @hunterwalk, @dcurtis, @arrington, @rsarver, @sacca, @loyalelectron, @amir, @mattcutts, @caseynewton, @stuartlodge, @mikeisaac, @jyarow, @sarahfrier, @raju, @jfccohen, @alexia, @semil, @marketsqueeze and @abargmann
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Messaging app firm Line is testing a $2/month standalone music streaming app in Thailand — Messaging App Firm Line Is Testing A $2 Per Month Music Streaming Service — Line, the Japanese messaging app with 205 million active users, is continuing its push into entertainment services …
More:
bangkokpost.com, Diffuser.fm, Telecompaper, Billboard, Music Ally and Bloomberg Business
Tweets: @jonrussell and @jonrussell
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:
Enhancements to Zoho Writer's automation flow designer: New PDF operations, password protection, and more — Once we rolled out the automation flow designer in Zoho Writer's merge templates …
Enhancements to Zoho Writer's automation flow designer: New PDF operations, password protection, and more — Once we rolled out the automation flow designer in Zoho Writer's merge templates …
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
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.
Great Chat:
The stories we told ourselves in 2025
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.
Grit:
How Brands Stay Visible When AI Decides | Profound CEO James Cadwallader
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
The coming AI security crisis (and what to do about it) | Sander Schulhoff
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.
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.
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 2:45 PM ET, May 22, 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
Sara Fischer / Axios:Todd Spangler / Variety:
Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land: |
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Earlier Picks
| Brent Dirks / App Advice: |
| Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed: |
More:
Ars Technica, AppleInsider, Pocketnow, Electronista, USA Today, iDownloadBlog.com, Mashable, Droid Life, Android Police, FierceWireless, TechnoBuffalo, BGR, SiliconANGLE, CNET, Ubergizmo, 9to5Google, Engadget, NFC World+, PhoneDog.com, AndroidHeadlines.com, MobileSyrup.com and The Mac Observer
| Harrison Weber / VentureBeat: |
More:
Wall Street Journal, Quartz, PE Hub Blog, VatorNews and Re/code
Tweets: @obviousvc and @kevinroose