|
January 26, 2017, 4:08 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Twitter says it's replacing the Moments tab with an Explore tab, which emphasizes trending topics and live video — Content advisory — Twitter's central Moments tab, which once terrorized obsessive-compulsive users with a blue dot that never went away, is going away.
More:
The Twitter Blog, International Business Times, AppleInsider, Android Police, Axios, Marketing Land, VentureBeat, Android Authority, MacRumors, The Next Web, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Adweek, Engadget, iDownloadBlog.com, SocialTimes, MacStories, MSPoweruser, The FADER, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @ab1132, @twitter, @rustyk5, @sokane1, @ow, @mathewi, @sarahintampa, and @joshuatopolsky
See also Mediagazer| Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook: |
Hugo Barra to lead all of Facebook's virtual reality efforts including Oculus team — I'm excited that Hugo Barra is joining Facebook to lead all of our virtual reality efforts, including our Oculus team. Hugo's in China right now, so here we are together in VR. It seems fitting.
More:
Hugo Barra, Digital Trends, Ars Technica, Tech Times, New York Times, internetretailer.com, TalkAndroid.com, SocialTimes, Redmond Pie, CNNMoney, InvestorPlace, iDownloadBlog.com, Phandroid, Tom's Hardware, TechnoBuffalo, ValueWalk, Reuters, Patently Apple, TechSpot, Polygon, BGR, AndroidGuys, MacRumors, Gizchina.com, Ubergizmo, PhoneDog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, Axios, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, Recode, Inquirer, Bloomberg, PCWorld, The Next Web, CNET, Android Police, Business Insider, SlashGear, SiliconANGLE, Android Central, USA Today, 9to5Google, The Verge, Technology Personalized, Engadget, bit-tech.net, TIME, Fortune, TechCrunch, UploadVR, TECHSEEN, Neowin, Android and Me, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @hbarra, @oculus, @nytimesbusiness, @postwar, @joshconstine, and @tculpan
Thanks:@nastybadhombre| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Facebook adds support for physical USB security keys, including Yubico's NFC key for Android — A new kind of two-factor authentication — Today, Facebook announced support for security keys, giving users the chance secure their logins with a physical device.
More:
Facebook, ZDNet, The Register, Forbes, International Business Times, Yubico, AppleInsider, PCWorld, eWeek, Digital Trends, SocialTimes, TechSpot, and SecurityWeek. Tweets: @alexstamos
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Claude Zellweger, HTC's head of design who focused on the Vive headset, is leaving to work on Google Daydream — Switching VR camps from the Vive to Google's mobile alternative — It seems like Silicon Valley hiring season right now, as swiftly on the heels of Hugo Barra announcing … | Alex Webb / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple to join Partnership on AI, the research group that includes Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, possibly as soon as this week — Partnership on AI formed last year to establish best practices — Move is latest sign that Apple is becoming less secretive| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Chrome 56 arrives with 28% faster page reloading, “Not secure” warning for HTTP password and credit card forms — Google has launched Chrome 56 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Among the additions is a new warning for websites that collect passwords or credit card numbers … | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Google Translate's Word Lens can now translate Japanese text to English, on both iOS and Android, and can also work offline — English-speaking travelers seeking speedy translations of Japanese text are in luck today, with the news that the Google Translate app for Android and iOS now lets …
More:
Google, AppleInsider, Fortune, MacRumors, TechCrunch, Mashable, 9to5Mac, Ubergizmo, and iPhone in Canada Blog
| Bloomberg: |
Alphabet's medical arm Verily gets $800M investment from Singapore-based investment firm Temasek, which gets a minority stake and a seat on operating board — Funds will support the biotech firm's entrance into Asia — Investment is first outside investor for Google's Other Bets
More:
Business Wire, Wall Street Journal, SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, Recode, TechCrunch, and Business Insider. Tweets: @mhbergen
| Evan Blass / VentureBeat: |
Leaked image shows Samsung Galaxy S8 with rear-facing fingerprint reader, no home button; source says S8 will be unveiled March 29 in 5.8", 6.2" configurations — EXCLUSIVE: — Samsung is preparing to unveil a pair of Galaxy S8 smartphones significantly different from past models … | Microsoft: |
Microsoft Cloud Strength Highlights Second Quarter Results — REDMOND, Wash. — January 26, 2017 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016: · Revenue was $24.1 billion GAAP, and $26.1 billion non-GAAP
More:
Business Insider
| JC Torres / SlashGear: |
Google opens up Daydream VR platform and app store to all developers, but distribution of apps requires approval — While virtual reality technology and hardware are almost “there”, actual significant content remains hard to come by. With more powerful systems like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive …
More:
Google Developers, ZDNet, The Verge, Digital Trends, Droid Life, 9to5Google, AndroidGuys, and Ubergizmo
| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Facebook says it will promote longer videos with high completion rates in News Feed — Because that's what's on TV. — You know how mobile + social is supposed to = short attention span? — No more, says Facebook: It says it is going to start rewarding video makers who create longer clips — if people actually finish them.
More:
Facebook, Marketing Land, TechCrunch, Business Insider, SocialTimes, The Next Web, and Recode
Tweets: @alexeheath and @edmundlee
| BuzzFeed: |
Sources: Peter Thiel is leading search for new FTC chair, DoJ head of antitrust; Google-affiliate Joshua Wright, Utah AG Sean Reyes in contention for FTC chair — The billionaire Facebook board member is on the hunt for candidates to chair the Federal Trade Commission and lead antitrust enforcement …
More:
Gizmodo and Axios. Tweets: @johnpaczkowski, @jilliancyork, @vogon, @hshaban, @b_fung, @mattzeitlin, @nandorvila, @paulblu, @fmanjoo, and @mikeisaac. Thanks:@hshaban. See also Mediagazer
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 4:08 PM ET, January 26, 2017.
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:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Jane Smith / G Suite Update Alerts: |
| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
| Colin Lecher / The Verge: |
More:
Ars Technica, Techdirt, New York Times, Fox News, Business Insider, Computerworld, TechCrunch, The Next Web, ZDNet, Vanity Fair, TechSpot, BGR, Naked Security, Tech Times, Inquirer, Schneier on Security, Android Beat, Wired, Recode, Android Central, Gizmodo, Mashable, CNET, Phandroid, Quartz, Forbes, TalkAndroid.com, AOL, SlashGear, Engadget, Yahoo! Finance, The Register, Droid Life, and GeekWire
Tweets: @lazybeard, @pierre, @kelly_carlin, @maggienyt, and @mattyglesias
| Ginny Marvin / Search Engine Land: |
More:
New York Times, Breitbart, Boing Boing, TechEye, Fortune, Tech Times, TechSpot, Ubergizmo, Google, eWeek, Forbes, Seeking Alpha, Android Authority, Adweek, and Consumerist. See also Mediagazer