|
March 15, 2016, 10:05 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Instagram to begin testing an algorithm-based personalized feed for users, moving away from reverse chronological order — Instagram May Change Your Feed, Personalizing It With an Algorithm — For years, we have been trained to view web postings from our friends in a certain order.
More:
Instagram Blog, Wall Street Journal, AppleInsider, TechCrunch, MacRumors, BuzzFeed, 9to5Google, Adweek, GeekWire, San Francisco Chronicle, Marketing Land, Engadget, TIME, The Verge, Gizmodo, Windows Central, ZDNet, VentureBeat, internetretailer.com, Cult of Mac, quintly Blog, Social Media Today, Social, iPhone in Canada Blog, Mashable, Forbes, PhoneDog.com, Pocketnow, SlashGear, New York Magazine, Fortune, Tech Insider, SocialTimes, MobileSyrup.com, iDownloadBlog.com and Droid Life
Tweets: @film_girl, @sarahfrier, @tomob, @dannysullivan, @caseynewton, @joshdickson40 and @ericnewcomer
See also Mediagazer| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
PlayStation VR headset to arrive in October for $399, less than Oculus Rift at $599 and HTC Vive at $799, but excludes camera required for gameplay — PlayStation VR Will Arrive in October for $399 — Sony took to the stage today during GDC 2016 in SF to show off the consumer-ready version of its PlayStation VR headset.
More:
The Verge, The Verge, Business Insider, CNET, TechHive, Tech Insider, Variety, VentureBeat, Re/code, The Next Web, BGR, NEWS.com.au, Tech Insider, Ubergizmo and TechRadar.com
Tweets: @tim, @dcseifert, @stevekovach, @jandawson and @stevekovach
See also Mediagazer| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google Maps goes beyond Uber, adds Ola, Hailo and more car services to its app — Google reportedly is working on building its own Uber competitor, and while some believe this will come in the form of a fleet of autonomous cars, there is a more immediate option for how Google can position itself …
More:
Google Lat Long, Android Police, Pocketnow, Droid Life, Phandroid, The Verge, Gizmodo, Android Central, The Next Web, 9to5Google and VentureBeat. Tweets: @mhbergen
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Google says 75% of web requests to its non-YouTube sites are now encrypted, up from about 50% two years ago — Google is giving itself an encryption report card — Today, Google added a new section to its transparency report, giving users a running tally of how many Google requests use HTTPS encryption.
More:
Google Online Security Blog, Google, Marketing Land, Forbes, Motherboard, SecurityWeek, CircleID, TechCrunch, Engadget, SlashGear, PCWorld and ZDNet. Tweets: @verge
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Meal delivery service SpoonRocket, which has raised $13.5M to date, shuts down after failing to raise new financing — SpoonRocket shuts down amongst on-demand apocalypse — SpoonRocketinformed its investors it's shutting down its on-demand pre-made meal delivery service after failing …
More:
SpoonRocket, Mercury News, Berkeleyside, Mashable, Wall Street Journal, Digital Trends, VatorNews, Business Insider, SlashGear, Engadget, SiliconBeat, USA Today, VentureBeat, Fortune and Ars Technica
Tweets: @rurikbradbury, @jasonlk, @ktbenner, @harrymccracken, @rmac18, @joshconstine and @joshconstine
| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Apple asks court to guard civil liberties in final filing ahead of March 22 San Bernardino iPhone court case — Apple just filed its final response before it meets the FBI in court — Apple will face the FBI in federal court in California on March 22 to address whether it needs to help …
More:
Apple Car Fans, The Verge, Techdirt, MacRumors, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, Re/code, The Verge, Ubergizmo, Bloomberg Business, Daring Fireball, Pocketnow and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @swiftonsecurity, @usatoday, @csoghoian, @jennamc_laugh, @verge, @swiftonsecurity and @emptywheel
Thanks:@stevetweedie| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Snapchat Hires Longtime Pandora Exec Tom Conrad as VP of Product — Snapchat has hired longtime Pandora executive Tom Conrad as its new VP of Product. — Conrad spent a decade at Pandora and was running product and also serving as the company's CTO by the time he left back in 2014.| Samantha Murphy Kelly / Mashable: |
Fossil launches two $275 Android Wear smartwatches and other connected wearables as it expands its Q line and aims for 100 new “connected devices” in 2016 — Fossil launches 7 new fashion-forward smartwatches, trackers — Fossil Group is hard at work delivering its tall-order promise …
More:
Fossil, The Verge, Digital Trends, BetaNews, PR Newswire, ZDNet, Phandroid, Pocket-lint, Pocketnow, Android Authority, Engadget and Android Central
| Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair: |
Apple News now lets publishers of all sizes edit and deliver their stories in the Apple News format, improves statistics dashboard, and launches ad campaign — Apple Just Opened Up Its News App In a Big Way — Apple will now let individuals and independent publishers deliver content through its native news platform.
More:
Wired, Bloomberg Business, Marketing Land, Fortune, Washington Post, MacRumors, Re/code, Fortune, Business Insider, AppleInsider, Digiday, iPhone Hacks, The Next Web, Tech Times, iLounge, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider, Yahoo Tech, iMore, The Verge and Engadget
Tweets: @dannysullivan and @caseynewton
See also Mediagazer| Nathan Donato-Weinstein / Silicon Valley Business …: |
Google reveals renderings of new Charleston East campus in planning application to city of Mountain View — Here are the latest images of Google's project in Mountain View (slideshow) — Last month, I brought you details of Google's latest concept for Charleston East … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Here Maps drops support for Windows Phone and Windows 10 — Here maps has been a strong part of Microsoft's Windows Phone offering for years, but that's coming to an end later this month. Here is announcing today that it plans to pull its mapping apps for Windows 10 on March 29th, and …
More:
HERE 360, Windows Central, Digital Trends, The Register, Windows Central, PhoneDog.com, WinBeta, Business Insider, PCWorld, GeekWire, BetaNews, ZDNet, Pocketnow, Engadget, Paul Thurrott, WinBeta, Neowin and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @weemundo, @benthompson, @drpizza, @thurrott and @dcseifert
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google puts presidential campaign finance information and more directly in search — Just in time for “Mega Tuesday,” Google has rolled out new features to Google Search that will allow you to better track the primaries and learn more about the candidates. One new addition provides easy … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
After 0 successful submissions, Google doubles top reward for hacking a Chromebook to $100,000 — Over the past six years, Google has paid security researchers over $6 million (over $2 million last year alone) since launching its bug bounty program in 2010.
More:
Google Online Security Blog, Digital Trends, ZDNet, The Next Web, Inquirer, Laptop Mag, TechSpot, Tech Times, TIME, Help Net Security, Slashdot, Motherboard, BetaNews, SecurityWeek, CSO and TechCrunch
Tweets: @ingridlunden and @whatthebit
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:
Contract Signed. Project Ready. Tasks Created. — Every project begins with a promise; a contract that outlines the deliverables, the timelines, and the terms. But for most businesses …
Contract Signed. Project Ready. Tasks Created. — Every project begins with a promise; a contract that outlines the deliverables, the timelines, and the terms. But for most businesses …
Bitrix24:
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
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.
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.
Hard Fork:
OpenAI Calls a 'Code Red' + Which Model Should I Use? + The Hard Fork Review of Slop
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:
Is Roblox making the internet better or worse? We asked the CEO
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
Anthropic's quest to study the negative effects of AI is under pressure
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why LinkedIn is turning PMs into AI-powered "full stack builders" | Tomer Cohen (LinkedIn CPO)
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:05 PM ET, March 15, 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
Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:Oliver Darcy / Status:
Dylan Byers / @dylanbyers:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Nathan Bomey / USA Today: |
| Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
More:
Accel Insights, Business Insider, VentureBeat, VatorNews, TechCrunch and PE Hub Blog
| Mark Hachman / PCWorld: |
More:
Digital Trends, VentureBeat, Windows Central, AMD, ZDNet, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, AnandTech, Road to VR, The Tech Report, PCWorld, NDTV Gadgets360.com, Engadget, Tech Times, VG247, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, AMD, SlashGear, CIO.com, AMD, Polygon, TechSpot, SiliconANGLE, PCWorld and Gizmodo
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Earlier Picks
| Cade Metz / Wired: |
More:
Reuters, The Verge, Slate, Guardian, The Huffington Post, Gizmodo, Ubergizmo, USA Today, News. Pop Culture. Satire., The Verge, Yonhap News Agency, Guardian, Tech Insider, Gizmodo, Mashable, Wired, GeekWire, Fortune, BGR, 9to5Google, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, Associated Press and Engadget
Tweets: @demishassabis, @mattcutts and @wired
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
More:
SiliconBeat, Geek.com, Tech Times, The Next Web, TechSpot, Gizmodo, PCWorld and BetaNews. Tweets: @albertwenger
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |