|
September 19, 2016, 12:50 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Google launches Trips, a free Android and iOS app that serves as trip planner and travel guide, with custom itineraries as well as flight, hotel info, more — Going places — Google today announced Trips, a new app that serves as a trip planner and travel guide for anyone who is exploring a new place.| Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
John Zimmer, co-founder and president of Lyft, on the firm's self-driving vision: semi-autonomous cars on fixed routes by 2017, fully autonomous fleets by 2022 — Expect to see semi-autonomous vehicles driving on fixed routes by 2017 in a subscription model.
More:
John Zimmer, Quartz, Digital Trends, The Verge, CNET, Consumerist, Silicon Valley Business …, BBC, Macworld, TODAY.com, Vanity Fair, Tech Times, Gizmodo, TIME, International Business Times, Mashable, SiliconANGLE, SlashGear, Computerworld, ZDNet, USA Today, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Associated Press, Engadget, GeekWire, Fortune, Business Insider and The Loop
| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Oracle launches new cloud computing and storage offerings to compete with AWS, as Larry Ellison says “Amazon's lead is over” at OpenWorld conference — Just as Larry Ellison said it would, Oracle has unveiled its second generation of cloud infrastructure for third-party developers … | Sam Rutherford / Tom's Guide: |
iPhone 7, 7 Plus cameras don't produce as sharp or well exposed images as Samsung's Galaxy S7 line, but OIS, f/1.8 aperture, 2x optical zoom are major upgrades — While their resolution may have stayed the same, the 12-megapixel rear cameras in Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus look offer a big improvement in picture quality.
More:
Austin Mann, ZDNet, The Verge, Business Insider, Consumer Reports, CNET, Christian Post, PC Magazine, AppleInsider, BGR, MacRumors and TechnoBuffalo
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Wearable tech company Thalmic Labs raises $120 million from Intel, Amazon, and others — Thalmic Labs, the Canada-based wearable technology company, has announced a substantial $120 million (USD) Series B funding round led by Intel Capital, the Amazon Alexa Fund, and Fidelity Investments Canada.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Oracle buys Palerra, a cloud security startup co-founded by Oracle alums Rohit Gupta and Ganesh Kirti, which had raised $25M — Oracle is kicking off a big customer confab in San Francisco this week, and to mark the event, it's announced an acquisition. Oracle is buying Palerra …
More:
Palerra, eWeek, CSO, Tech Times, VatorNews, Silicon Valley Business … and PE Hub Blog
| Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter: |
As Netflix asserts itself, studios and cable channels fret that the streaming company is headed for a near-monopoly in entertainment — The streaming service is spending $6 billion a year on content, choking basic cable and brusquely rattling the relationship business of the town as fears …
Tweets: @janicemin, @mccarthyryanj, @stevesi, @ktmckenna, @drgmlatulippe, @johngary and @tvgrimreaper. See also Mediagazer
| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Salesforce debuts Einstein AI platform that integrates with many Salesforce products like Sales Cloud and Marketing Cloud, and forms Salesforce Research group — Salesforce is announcing today the launch of its Einstein artificial intelligence (A.I.) platform that's implemented into several …
More:
New York Times, GeekWire, ZDNet, USA Today, eWeek, PC Magazine, diginomica, Tech Times, Fortune, SiliconANGLE, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, International Business Times, The Register, TechCrunch and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check
Tweets: @valaafshar, @petercoffee, @kevin2kelly and @ingridlunden
| Cade Metz / Wired: |
Apple Pay on the web makes it much easier for websites to acquire new customers on mobile — Apple's not talking about it. Tim Cook and company are too busy trumpeting a new iPhone that's pretty much like the old iPhone (except there's—gasp—no headphone jack!).| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Google's tech incubator and think tank, Jigsaw, will soon release Conversation AI, a set of tools that use machine learning to combat online trolls — Around midnight one Saturday in January, Sarah Jeong was on her couch, browsing Twitter, when she spontaneously wrote what she now bitterly refers to as … | Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider: |
Google Maps lead Jen Fitzpatrick on the advantages that rich geographic data gives Google in smart assistant race — Over the last several months, Google has mapped out a vision of its future where you'll have a smart assistant following you from phone to wrist to flatscreen and beyond …
More:
Engadget, Android Authority and Fortune
| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
Updated Nutanix IPO filing: revenue of $444.9M, up 84% YoY, billings of $637M, up 106% YoY, $165M operating loss, up 40% YoY, positive $3.6M operating cash flow — Nutanix, the $2 billion infrastructure company, has updated its regulatory filing on Monday, hinting that its stalled IPO could be back on track.
Tweets: @gunnarwb
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:
Zoho People in 2025: A year in review — As we wrap up 2025, we're taking a moment to look back on a year filled with progress and transformation at Zoho People. Our team has been constantly pushing boundaries …
Zoho People in 2025: A year in review — As we wrap up 2025, we're taking a moment to look back on a year filled with progress and transformation at Zoho People. Our team has been constantly pushing boundaries …
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
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
"Neither Side Is Used to Losing." Lucas Shaw on What's Next for Netflix and Paramount in the Battle for Warner Bros.
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.
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 12:50 PM ET, September 19, 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
Paul Glynn / BBC:Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times: