|
May 9, 2016, 12:00 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Dataminr, which utilizes Twitter's full firehose, bars US intelligence agencies from accessing its services at Twitter's request — Social media firm cuts access to Dataminr, a service used to identify unfolding terror attacks, political unrest — Twitter Inc. cut off U.S …
More:
Digital Trends, The Verge, USA Today, Forbes, Tech Times, InfoWorld, Mashable, ZDNet, Engadget, International Business Times, The Next Web, Business Insider, VatorNews, Fortune, Neowin and Gizmodo
Tweets: @jenvalentino, @scottmaustin, @wsj, @howardlindzon, @asanwal, @kenli729 and @froomkin
See also Mediagazer| Michael Nunez / Gizmodo: |
Ex-Facebook news curators describe suppressing conservative news, being instructed to include non-trending stories, removing news about Facebook itself — Facebook workers routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers from the social network's influential “trending” …
More:
The Hill, Re/code, Boing Boing and Tech Insider
Tweets: @kerpen, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @oliverdarcy, @zeynep, @esotericcd, @seanmdav, @attackerman, @ggreenwald, @alecmacgillis, @buzzfeedben, @sethamandel, @pkafka and @pkafka
See also Mediagazer| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Moto X leaks point to an all-metal device — A rear speaker and huge camera mark a departure from past models. — The back of the alleged Moto X. … After getting a sneak peek of the 2016 Moto G, it looks like we're now getting reliable leaks of the 2016 Moto X. Both Evleaks and HelloMotoHK … | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Opera launches a free and unlimited VPN app for iOS — European technology titan Opera Software is today launching a virtual private network (VPN) client for iPhones and iPads. This launch comes three weeks after the announcement of such a feature for its desktop Opera browser.| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Founder of underground bank Liberty Reserve sentenced to 20 years behind bars — Arthur Budovsky will be in his sixties when his sentence for money laundering through the online bank ends. — The founder of Liberty Reserve, an underground bank widely used by criminals, has been given a 20-year prison sentence by US prosecutors.
More:
U.S. Department of Justice, Computerworld and BBC
| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
HTC Q1 revenue down 64% YoY to NT $14.8B, profits down 78% YoY — HTC is finding itself on the wrong side of a rapidly evolving smartphone market. — The Taiwanese company reported today that its revenues fell 64 percent in the first quarter and that profits fell 78 percent compared to the same period a year ago.
More:
Engadget, TechCrunch, ZDNet, HTC, 9to5Google, BGR, Softpedia News, Pocketnow, Neowin, PhoneArena, Pocketnow and Phandroid
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Spotify expands its video offerings, unveils slate of 12 original series which will be available to both free and paid users in the U.S., 3 other countries — Russell Simmons, Tim Robbins to produce programs for Spotify — Videos will help Spotify compete with YouTube, Apple| Andrew J . Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber offering flat fee $5 carpool rides in Manhattan from 7-10AM and 5-8PM on weekdays, says riders may be prompted to walk a few blocks so routes are efficient — Good news for New Yorkers who like deals and don't mind sharing a cab ride with a complete stranger or two …
More:
Uber Global, The Next Web, TIME, Fortune, New York Post, BetaNews and Gizmodo
| Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Magna Global shifts $250M from its clients' TV ad budgets to spend on YouTube between October 2016 and December 2017 — Magna Global signs upfront deal with YouTube for October 2016 through December 2017, as TV ratings remain under pressure — Magna Global, the ad buying arm … | Ina Fried / Re/code: |
NextVR signs five-year deal with Live Nation to broadcast concerts in virtual reality — NextVR is teaming up with music promoter Live Nation to offer hundreds of concerts in virtual reality. Could this be the non-gaming experience the industry has been waiting for? — NextVR
More:
Engadget, SiliconANGLE, CNET, USA Today, MusicRadar, Bloomberg, Variety, The Verge, Road to VR, Digital Trends, TWICE, Gizmodo and TechCrunch. Tweets: @benbajarin
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Groupon sells its Breadcrumb point-of-sale business which it acquired in 2012 to Upserve for an undisclosed minority stake in the restaurant software startup — Former daily deals darling Groupon has sold its Breadcrumb point-of-sale (POS) business to Upserve, a restaurant technology startup … | Tom Corrigan / Wall Street Journal: |
Jumio assets to be sold to private equity firm Centana for $850K after shareholders oppose higher offer by Saverin that would have shielded him from litigation — Private-equity firm's bid for identity verification company gets green light over higher offer from Facebook co-founder Saverin
Tweets: @robinwauters
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 12:00 PM ET, May 9, 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
Oliver Darcy / CNN:Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Sam Tobin / Reuters:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
More:
Tech Times, Guardian, Re/code, Bloomberg, Jerusalem Post, Jewish Business News, NoCamels, Fortune, GeekTime, TechCrunch, Digital Trends and Motherboard. Tweets: @c4ventures
Earlier Picks
| Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed: |
Tweets: @jacksmithiv, @mckaycoppins, @bryce, @johnknotwell and @daveambrose
| Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal: |