|
August 25, 2016, 7:35 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Andrea Peterson / Washington Post: |
Researchers uncover zero-day iOS flaws used to try to remotely steal data from activists, likely sold by malware vendor NSO; Apple releases patch with iOS 9.3.5 — Many people assume their iPhones are secure, but new research sent Apple scrambling to fix vulnerabilities that left users at risk.
More:
Motherboard, Lookout Blog, New York Times, The Verge, MacRumors, Ars Technica, 9to5Mac, The Register, AppleInsider, Forbes, CNET, The Mac Observer, International Business Times, USA Today, Apple Support, AppleInsider, Ars Technica, The Hacker News, VentureBeat, Nextgov, BGR, ZDNet, Business Insider, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, Gotta Be Mobile and MacDailyNews
| The Citizen Lab: |
How a government targeted Ahmed Mansoor, an activist in the UAE, with three zero-day exploits meant to infect his iPhone with sophisticated commercial spyware — Ahmed Mansoor is an internationally recognized human rights defender, based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) …
More:
Lookout Blog, Forbes, Business Insider, eWeek, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Quartz, BBC, CNNMoney, Wired, BGR, PCWorld, CNET, The Atlantic, Techdirt, Gizmodo, FedScoop, Fortune, Errata Security, Tom's Hardware, TechCrunch, Motherboard, BleepingComputer.com, ABC News, The Tech Report, POPSUGAR, Network World, Mashable, Macworld, Engadget, Gotta Be Mobile, Tom's Guide, Softpedia News, iPhone Hacks, PhoneDog.com, iDownloadBlog.com, MobileSyrup.com, Consumerist, ValueWalk, TIME, Cult of Mac, MacDailyNews, Neowin, 512 Pixels and AppAdvice.com Latest
Tweets: @micahflee and @fbajak
| New York Times: |
WhatsApp to share phone numbers and analytics data of users with Facebook, two years after it said it had no plans to collect data — SAN FRANCISCO — When Facebook bought the start-up WhatsApp in 2014, Jan Koum, one of WhatsApp's founders, declared that the deal would not affect …
More:
WhatsApp Blog, Wired, The Next Web, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, Recode, Gizmodo, MobileSyrup.com, Boing Boing, CNNMoney, Telegraph, Lifehacker, BBC, Marketing Land, TG Daily, Breitbart, TechCrunch, NPR, VentureBeat, Nextgov, SiliconBeat, MacRumors, Ubergizmo, AppleInsider, Android Police, SlashGear, iPhone Hacks, Guardian, Softpedia News, iPhone in Canada Blog, Technology Personalized, Windows Central, Digital Trends, BuzzFeed, InvestorPlace, ValueWalk, CNET, Help Net Security, 9to5Mac, SocialTimes, The Register, Inquirer, Business Insider, The Hacker News, Motherboard, Forbes, TechSpot, Fortune, TalkAndroid.com, Tech Times, Quartz, Phandroid, Android Central, Mashable, USA Today, New York Magazine, WebProNews, The Economic Times and Engadget
Tweets: @pkafka, @pankajontech, @dannysullivan, @xor, @mikeisaac, @mikeisaac, @privacymatters, @s_m_i, @chrismessina, @joshelman and @stevetweedie
See also Mediagazer| Adam Satariano / Bloomberg: |
WhatsApp lays groundwork to monetize its service by easing privacy rules and allowing businesses to message users — New privacy policy opens up service for texts from businesses — WhatsApp begins sharing more user data with Facebook — Facebook Inc. is laying the groundwork …
More:
WhatsApp Blog, TheStreet.com, Socialnomics, iDownloadBlog.com and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @joshconstine, @sarahfrier, @alistairmbarr and @evacide
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple developing a Snapchat-like video sharing and editing app and multiple social features for iOS — Company looks to catch up as video sharing gains popularity — Engineers test deeper social ties across iPhone, iPad software — Apple Inc., seeking to capitalize on the popularity …
More:
VatorNews, Forbes, TechCrunch, The Verge, Computerworld, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, Tech Times, Vanity Fair, O'Grady's PowerPage, The Next Web, Ubergizmo, iDownloadBlog.com, Macworld, Business Insider, TechSpot, Tom's Guide, Ars Technica UK, TIME, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Inquirer, BGR, TechnoBuffalo, iLounge, Fortune, Tubefilter, Consumerist, InvestorPlace, SlashGear, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, Cult of Mac, HYPEBEAST, iPhone Hacks, MobileSyrup.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, USA Today, New York Magazine, MAC blog, Engadget, MacDailyNews and Investor's Business Daily
Tweets: @freialobo, @_hairforceone, @shiraovide, @mbongomuffin, @abrams, @marcoarment, @kantrowitz, @alexeheath, @alexeheath, @benbajarin, @markgurman and @bzamayo
| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Uber lost $1.2B in first half of 2016, including $520M in Q1 and $750M in Q2; net revenue grew 18% from $960M in Q1 to $1.1B in Q2 — After touting profitability in the U.S. early this year, the ride-hailing company is said to post second-quarter losses exceeding $100 million.
More:
USA Today, CNNMoney, Motherboard, The Verge, Business Insider, Reuters, Vanity Fair, Neowin, Boing Boing, Mattermark, GeekWire, Recode, Engadget, Investor's Business Daily, CNET, Gizmodo, TIME and Fortune
Tweets: @hunterwalk, @ericnewcomer, @laura_nelson, @ktbenner, @cd_hooks, @ericnewcomer, @hunterwalk, @pt, @dtsteele, @jen_keesmaat, @danprimack, @yfreemark, @rianvdm, @nycsouthpaw, @amir and @mims
| Mark Bergen / Recode: |
Report: Google Fiber chief Craig Barratt was told by Larry Page to halve staff to 500; Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat interceded to defend business model — Another bump in the road for Alphabet. — For the past year, Ruth Porat, the CFO of Google and its parent Alphabet, has told Wall Street …
More:
The Information, Light Reading, CNET, Engadget, Gizmodo, Fast Company, The Next Web, Fortune, Business Insider, The Register, DSLreports and Salt Lake Tribune
Tweets: @theinformation and @amir
| Associated Press: |
Autonomous vehicle software startup nuTonomy begins invite-only testing of six self-driving taxis in Singapore; cars will have driver and researcher on board — SINGAPORE (AP) — The world's first self-driving taxis will be picking up passengers in Singapore starting Thursday.
More:
Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Recode, Guardian, TechCrunch, Engadget, eWeek, Xconomy, International Business Times, Forbes, SiliconANGLE, Infowars, Fortune, Digital Trends, MacRumors, Silicon Republic, ZDNet and Guardian
Tweets: @danriversitv, @matinastevis and @jonrussell
Thanks:@ravichandrans25| Jim Weber / LinkedIn Pulse: |
Sports writer says Twitter permanently banned his account with nearly 100K followers after he tweeted three Olympics GIFs — I thought the only people to get permanently banned from Twitter were Leslie Jones' online bully and terrorists. Apparently those who post a GIF …
More:
CNET, Mashable, Techdirt, TechCrunch, Wired, New York Magazine and Gizmodo
Tweets: @aaronklein, @danfrakes, @xor, @gaberivera, @kantrowitz, @warandpeace, @mik3cap and @fmanjoo
See also Mediagazer| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Sources: Twitter's Promoted Sticker ad campaigns have a minimum $500K ad spend, while the company has been lowering minimums on other ad products — Advertisers who want to run Promoted Sticker ad campaigns on Twitter will have to fork over at least $500,000 to do it, multiple sources tell BuzzFeed News.| Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed: |
Nextdoor, a social network for neighbors, debuts a new tool to stem racial profiling on its platform, claims 75% success rate in tests — Nextdoor, a location-based social network for neighbors that has more than 10 million registered users, is rolling out a new tool today that the company …
More:
CNET, Fusion, Coding Horror, GeekWire, valleynewslive.com, NBC Bay Area, KCTV, San Francisco Chronicle, CNET and Nextdoor Blog
Tweets: @ceodonovan, @digiphile and @carnage4life
| Biz Carson / Business Insider: |
Legalist, a startup launched by a Thiel Fellow, will fund lawsuits in exchange for up to 50% cut of settlement based on algorithmic calculation of winning — It's a startup idea that looks like it's ripped straight from the headlines. — This summer, Forbes revealed that tech luminary Peter Thiel …
More:
Motherboard, Boing Boing, Slate, Guardian, Vanity Fair, The Memo, SiliconANGLE and Engadget
Tweets: @andersem, @ashleymayer, @davidlee, @bryce, @tylerkingkade, @nickhanauer and @aexm
Thanks:@lexnfx| Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney: |
Five years after Tim Cook became Apple CEO, the company has doubled staff, is more socially conscious, but hasn't created a new product category rivaling iPhone — Hours after Steve Jobs resigned as the CEO of Apple, his successor Tim Cook sent an email to reassure employees about the company's future.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:
Connecting, collaborating, and growing: Zoho Mail 2025 wrap-up — Your inbox has been home to a lot this year—quick updates, long threads, approvals, reminders, and the occasional late-night draft you weren't sure about.
Connecting, collaborating, and growing: Zoho Mail 2025 wrap-up — Your inbox has been home to a lot this year—quick updates, long threads, approvals, reminders, and the occasional late-night draft you weren't sure about.
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
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.
Hard Fork:
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin' Xmas Song
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:
Betting on reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
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 7:35 PM ET, August 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
Sara Fischer / Axios:Ali Watkins / New York Times:
Reuters: