|
April 18, 2016, 9:50 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple confirms June 13-17 for WWDC 2016; ticket applications begin at 10 a.m. PT on April 22, with recipients notified April 25 — Siri announces WWDC 2016 will be held June 13th through June 17th in San Francisco [Update] — [UPDATE: Apple has confirmed what Siri told us earlier today.
More:
Apple, iMore, AppleInsider, The Verge, MacRumors, VentureBeat, TIME, Six Colors, The Loop, MacMagazine, International Business Times, Softpedia News, MacStories, iPhone in Canada Blog, ZDNet, The Next Web, MacNN, BGR, Fortune, Mashable, MobileSyrup.com, iDownloadBlog.com, Tech Times, Pocket-lint, Gizmodo, Pocketnow, Neowin, TechnoBuffalo, Re/code, Engadget, ZDNet, iPhone Hacks, 512 Pixels and WebProNews
| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Bill Campbell, legendary “Coach” to Silicon Valley execs, and former Intuit CEO, has died of cancer at age 75 — Silicon Valley's Legendary ‘Coach’ Bill Campbell Has Died — Bill Campbell — who garnered the name “The Coach” for the sage advice and counsel he gave numerous tech leaders …
More:
Ben Horowitz, SiliconANGLE, Eric Schmidt, Business Insider, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, CNET, Bloomberg, Washington Post, 9to5Google, iPhone in Canada Blog, Silicon Valley Business …, iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, SiliconBeat, TechSpot, 9to5Mac, Fortune, Tech Insider, Reuters, Associated Press, Forbes, iMore, TechCrunch, PE HUB, AppleInsider, VentureBeat and MacDailyNews
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube debuts live 360 video, releases API for hardware makers to integrate into devices, also launches spatial audio for on-demand YouTube videos — YouTube rolls out support for 360-degree live streams and spatial audio — YouTube will today begin supporting 360-degree live streaming on its service …
More:
YouTube Blog, The Verge, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, TechnoBuffalo, Pocket-lint, Android Police, MacNN, Tubefilter, VentureBeat, Digital Trends, Pocketnow, AndroidGuys, Tech Times, PhoneDog.com, Phandroid, 9to5Google, Android Authority, The Next Web, ABC News, SlashGear, UploadVR, Android Central, BGR, Engadget, Business Insider, Mashable, SocialTimes and BuzzFeed
Tweets: @dantemarquis and @youtube
See also Mediagazer| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google Play Music gets podcast support on Android and the Web — As promised, Google today added podcast support to Google Play Music. The new functionality is available today in Google Play Music for Android (grab the latest version from Google Play) and on the Web.| Lawrence Hurley / Reuters: |
Supreme Court declines appeal by the Authors Guild to challenge Google Books, leaving in place the 2015 ruling in favor of Google, and ending the copyright suit — Supreme Court rejects challenge to Google book-scanning project — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge …
More:
The Authors Guild, Engadget, Digital Trends, Ars Technica, Copyright Alliance, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, R Street Institute, The Hill, BBC, New York Times, Computerworld, SiliconBeat, Fusion, Bloomberg, Investor's Business Daily, Fortune, Tech Times, InvestorPlace, The Verge, LJ INFOdocket, Yahoo, Fortune, Android Central and Consumerist
Tweets: @hunterwalk, @alec_empire and @amir
See also Mediagazer| Adam Conner-Simons / MIT News: |
MIT's new AI platform, which incorporates input from human experts, can predict 85% of cyberattacks, which is 3x better than previous benchmarks — System predicts 85 percent of cyber-attacks using input from human experts — Virtual artificial intelligence analyst developed … | Alex Sherman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: YP Holdings, once called YellowPages.com, plans first-round Yahoo bid as it works with Goldman Sachs on strategic options — YP Plans First-Round Bid for Yahoo — Online directory said working with Goldman Sachs on strategy — YP Holdings separated from Yellow Pages print business in 2015
More:
Hollywood Reporter, Business Insider Australia, Reuters and Business Insider. Tweets: @eringriffith
| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
IBM beats Q1 earnings targets with quarterly revenue of $18.7B; strategic businesses including cloud and analytics grew revenue 14% year-over-year — IBM beats Q1 earnings targets on double-digit cloud growth — IBM said quarterly revenue from its strategic businesses including cloud … | Jordan Pearson / Motherboard: |
BlackBerry Won't Confirm or Deny it Gave Encryption Keys to Law Enforcement — Last week, a joint investigation by Motherboard and VICE News revealed that Canada's federal police are in possession of the “global encryption key” that unlocks every non-corporate BlackBerry user's encrypted BBM messages.
More:
CNET, The Verge, Inside BlackBerry, The Register, Digital Trends, PhoneArena, Engadget, CrackBerry.com, Re/code and MobileSyrup.com
Tweets: @zackwhittaker and @zackwhittaker
| Josh Horwitz / Quartz: |
Twitter's new managing director for China worked in state security role, alarms Chinese Twitter users with plea to “work together” with state media — Twitter's new China head was a Communist Party engineer who worked on military security — Twitter's deeper foray into China …
More:
China Change, USA Today, Bloomberg, VatorNews, China Digital Times, New York Times, gdnonline.com and Washington Post
Tweets: @jack, @sarahfrier, @pekingmike and @kathychen2016
See also Mediagazer| Juro Osawa / Wall Street Journal: |
Tencent launches Enterprise WeChat, an office communications and administration service, for mobile and desktop in mainland China — Tencent Targets Corporate Clients With Enterprise WeChat Launch — China's biggest Internet companies are trying to provide more services designed for workplaces
More:
The Next Web, Tech in Asia, Digital Trends and Mashable
| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Sequoia Capital's newest partner is Mike Vernal, an eight-year Facebook veteran — Facebook VP Mike Vernal Is Leaving for Sequoia Capital — One of Facebook's top executives, Mike Vernal, is leaving the company and headed to Sequoia Capital to be the firm's newest partner.
More:
Forbes, USA Today, TechCrunch, Mike Vernal, Bloomberg and Bloomberg
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:
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
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
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
Saam Motamedi from Greylock Partners
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
Invest Like the Best:
Henry Ellenbogen - Man Versus Machine
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Grit:
How Evan Spiegel Is Building the Future of Computing
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Acquired:
10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)
Learn the playbooks that built the world's greatest companies - and how you can apply them as a founder, operator, or investor.
Subscribe to Acquired.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why humans are AI's biggest bottleneck (and what's coming in 2026) | Alexander Embiricos (OpenAI Codex Product Lead)
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.
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 9:50 PM ET, April 18, 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
Dan Mangan / CNBC:Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Jacob Savage / Compact:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Dr. Raymond M. Soneira / DisplayMate: |
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
More:
Bloomberg, Silicon Republic, GGV Capital, Silicon Valley Daily, PR Newswire, Pensions & Investments, Forbes, Bloomberg, Fortune, Going Long, Forbes, Fortune and Reuters
Tweets: @jrichlive and @glennsolomon
| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
More:
Official LinkedIn Blog, eWeek, 9to5Mac, EdSurge, tech.co, Re/code, International Business Times, Mashable, ZDNet, Softpedia News, GeekWire, Pocketnow, SocialTimes, SlashGear, Engadget, 9to5Google, WebProNews, The Next Web and Android Police. Tweets: @sree
| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
Android Police, The Next Web, CNNMoney, VentureBeat, GeekWire, TechHive, TechCrunch, Tech Trader Daily, USA Today, Engadget, Light Reading, Fortune, ZDNet, Mashable, LostRemote, TechnoBuffalo, SlashGear, FierceCable, TechSpot, Tubefilter, MobileSyrup.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacNN, Digital Trends, Lifehacker, Tech Insider, Newser, TWICE, Refinery29, TIME, POPSUGAR, Guardian, Android Authority, Tech Times, Pocket-lint, Business Insider, BGR, internetretailer.com, 9to5Mac, Marketing Land, The Digital Reader, VatorNews, Engadget, AVC, Technology Personalized, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, cdn.ampproject.org, PhoneDog.com, International Business Times, Consumerist and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @jtoeman, @dstrausser83, @nytimesbusiness and @suzanneboyd
See also Mediagazer