|
January 25, 2016, 2:15 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jack Dorsey / @jack: |
Jack Dorsey says product VP Kevin Weil, media VP Katie Stanton, engineering VP Alex Roetter, and HR VP Skip Schipper have “chosen to leave” Twitter — Was really hoping to talk to Twitter employees about this later this week, but want to set the record straight now: http://twitter.com/...
More:
Mashable, Katie Jacobs Stanton, Wall Street Journal, PC Magazine, Tech Trader Daily, Re/code, Inquirer, Bloomberg Business, Business Insider, The Verge, We Are Social UK, TechnoBuffalo, SocialTimes, USA Today, MobileSyrup.com, Washington Post, Ars Technica UK, Marketing Land, Tech Times, CNET, BBC, PYMNTS.com, Fortune, USA Today, TechCrunch, New York Times, Digital Trends, International Business Times, Wired.co.uk, Deadline, VatorNews, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, TechSpot, CNNMoney, 9to5Google, Silicon Republic, AdExchanger, Variety, Guardian, The Next Web, Business Insider, Neowin, Forbes, Gizmodo UK, Network World, SiliconANGLE, Investor's Business Daily, SiliconBeat and TechCrunch
Tweets: @jasontoff, @kevinweil, @katies, @rstephens, @aroetter, @vindugoel, @kurtwagner8, @raju, @mcgd, @anildash, @anthonynoto, @jess, @kurtwagner8, @mathewi, @dangillmor, @jess and @rsarver
See also Mediagazer| Re/code: |
Vine head Jason Toff confirms he is leaving for Google to work on VR, sources say Twitter will appoint two new board members soon — Another Twitter Goodbye: Vine Head Jason Toff Out — According to sources, Vine head Jason Toff is leaving the Twitter. — Re/code had previously reported …
More:
The Daily Dot, Tech Trader Daily, Business Insider, GeekWire, MediaNama, International Business Times, Engadget, New York Times, Forbes, BuzzFeed, Seeking Alpha and PC Magazine
Tweets: @jasontoff, @mikeisaac and @hunterwalk
| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Sources: Top choice for Twitter CMO role is American Express marketing VP Leslie Berland — Amex Marketing Executive Tops Twitter CMO List — It's a woman. She is from a major brand company. The hire will report directly to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. — So far, that is the person … | Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal: |
Spotify to roll out video to all Android users this week, iOS users next week, in US, UK, Germany and Sweden — Spotify Ready to Introduce Video Product — Content from BBC, Maker Studios, ESPN will soon be added to popular music app — Spotify AB is finally rolling out its video product to the masses.
More:
AppleInsider, Digital Trends, TechHive, 9to5Google, Android Police, Android Authority, iMore, Business Insider, Quartz, TIME, App Advice, CNET, RAIN News, TechSpot, BGR, The Stack, The Next Web, Forbes, Mashable, Android Beat, Phandroid, Ubergizmo, Gizmodo, Tech Times, MobileSyrup.com, Fone Arena, The Verge and Silicon Republic. Tweets: @wsj. See also Mediagazer
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
‘iPhone 5se’ likely to have faster A9/M9 chips & always-on Siri, come in 16/64GB capacities — Last week we reported that Apple is preparing to announce a new 4-inch iPhone dubbed the “iPhone 5se” as soon as mid-March. Our report noted that the new iPhone is essentially an upgraded iPhone 5s …
More:
iMore, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Engadget, iPhone Hacks, International Business Times, ZDNet, MacRumors, InvestorPlace, Business Insider, Redmond Pie, The Verge, Pocketnow, Tech Insider, Silicon Republic, The Tech Portal, App Advice, Dice Insights, Network World, iPhone in Canada Blog, O'Grady's PowerPage, Fone Arena, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, SlashGear, Patently Apple, TechnoBuffalo, PhoneDog.com, DISPLAYBLOG and Insanely Great Mac
Tweets: @markgurman, @stroughtonsmith and @stroughtonsmith
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Cortana will soon recognize commitments you make in e-mails, transform them into reminders, suggest rescheduling options for meetings outside regular hours — Cortana now scans your emails to make sure you're keeping promises — Microsoft is putting a lot of emphasis on its Cortana digital assistant for its next Windows 10 update.| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Samsung begins rollout of Gear S2 Classic in China, coming soon to other regions, available in rose gold plate and platinum plate — Samsung's gold Gear S2 smartwatch ships for a fraction of the price of Apple's — It's apparently cheaper to buy a gold smartwatch from Samsung than it is from Apple.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat Leak Reveals An Upgraded Messaging Experience With Audio & Video Calling, Stickers & More — A number of new features have been spotted within the existing code for Snapchat's mobile app, including audio and video calling, as well as stickers within Snapchat's chat interface, among other things.
More:
9to5Google, The Verge, The Next Web, Engadget, App Advice, Ubergizmo, Business Insider and iPhone Hacks
| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Google shuts down Glass social media accounts as it refocuses on Glass Enterprise Edition — Google Glass social media finally goes dead as Enterprise Edition rollout widens — The Google Glass social media accounts—including Twitter, Google+, Instagram, and others … | Cody Toombs / Android Police: |
Google Streamlines Play Games API: Allows Automatic Sign-In And Only Shows A Prompt When Google+ Access Is Requested — If you're an avid gamer on Android, get ready to see quite a bit fewer of those pesky Google+ sign-in prompts. Google is rearranging things a bit in the Games API to cut … | Kelly Liyakasa / AdExchanger: |
AOL expands ONE platform for publishers, buys ad analytics and management startup AlephD — AOL Debuts A Publisher Platform, Acquires French RTB Shop AlephD — AOL rolled a slew of sell-side tools into a unified publisher platform called ONE by AOL: Publishers, which launched Monday … | Globes Online: |
After developing software for Israel's Iron Dome, mPrest raises $20M Series A for its IoT monitoring and control technology — Monitoring and control co mPrest raises $20m — The Israeli startup, which developed the brains for Iron Dome, provides monitoring and control software for Internet of Things.
More:
The Times of Israel, Yahoo! Finance, GeekTime and Crowdfund Insider
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:
Transform ML Experimentation with Tangle — Save months of compute time with Tangle, built by Shopify. Try this open-source platform to simplify ML workflows, ensure reproducibility, and seamlessly share with collaborators.
Transform ML Experimentation with Tangle — Save months of compute time with Tangle, built by Shopify. Try this open-source platform to simplify ML workflows, ensure reproducibility, and seamlessly share with collaborators.
Zoho:
Top shortcuts to work your way through Zoho Cliq — The debate between mouse and keyboard users has been around for years. Whether it's about efficiency, speed, or productivity, there's always this question …
Top shortcuts to work your way through Zoho Cliq — The debate between mouse and keyboard users has been around for years. Whether it's about efficiency, speed, or productivity, there's always this question …
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:
AI Device Wars Heat Up, RIP Metaverse?, Netflix Acquires Warner Brothers
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.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
Square's product chief on the death of the penny and the future of money
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
The Social Radars:
Blake Scholl, Founder & CEO of Boom Supersonic
Come be a fly on the wall as Y Combinator's Jessica Livingston and Carolynn Levy talk to some of the most successful founders in Silicon Valley about how they did it.
Subscribe to The Social Radars.
Grit:
The Pull to Build: Joubin Mirzadegan on Grit and Starting Roadrunner
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
The 100-person AI lab that became Anthropic and Google's secret weapon | Edwin Chen (Surge AI)
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:
"Hollywood is Truly Freaked Out." Inside the Netflix/WBD Deal with Lucas Shaw
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 2:15 PM ET, January 25, 2016.
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
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:Mark Kleinman / Sky News:
Max Tani / Semafor: