|
July 18, 2017, 1:35 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Kelly Fiveash / Ars Technica UK: |
UK government announces that porn websites will have to verify UK users are aged 18+ by April 2018; users may be asked to verify with credit card details — UK gov't brings in online porn watchdog to police site operators and force compliance. — The wobbly, squabbling, minority Tory government …
More:
Gizmodo, BBC, GOV.UK, Daily Mail, UK Parliament, The Guardian, Digital Trends, BBC, Open Rights Group, Business Insider, The Independent, The Register, The Next Web, TechSpot, BetaNews, CNBC, gizmodo, Fortune, Engadget, HuffPost UK, Refinery29, Alphr, The Independent, RT, Daily Express, The Times & The Sunday Times, mirror, Inquirer, WIRED UK, Neowin, Newsweek, Press Association, and Metro.co.uk
Tweets: @nickbilton, @justinpickard, @tomhfh, @mattophobia, @drpizza, @tomhfh, @dannyjpalmer, and @sonyaellenmann
| BuzzFeed: |
How Uber's hard-charging corporate culture left employees drained, according to interviews with over two dozen sources — After a highly publicized corporate meltdown this spring, Uber is working to repair a culture employees and observers say is aggressive, cutthroat, and demanding.
Tweets: @cindygallop, @elcush, @rmac18, @_am1t, @cczona, @chrissyfarr, @kf, @mattrosoff, @susanthesquark, @ana_m_medina, and @taniel
| Caroline Cakebread / Business Insider: |
Myspace's account recovery form, which had a flaw that let anyone who knew a user's email, full name, birthday, and username gain access, has now been removed — You may not have thought much about your Myspace page in a long time, but you might want to give it some thought now.
More:
The Verge, Leigh-Anne Galloway, Wired, International Business Times, TechSpot, Consumerist, Gizmodo, The Next Web, Engadget, Neowin, Inquirer, Motherboard, The Register, New York Magazine, and Tom's Hardware. Tweets: @acedtect
| Alexandria Arnold / Bloomberg: |
A startup named CoinDash halts its ICO, saying a hacker stole $7M by simply changing the ethereum address on its site that was intended to receive ICO funds — Social trading platform tells investors to stop sending money — Token sale garnered $6.4 million from early participants| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Alphabet's Access CEO Gregory McCray is stepping down after five months as Larry Page reiterates commitment to Google Fiber — McCray had replaced Barratt, who stepped down in October 2016 — Alphabet Inc.'s high-speed internet business is undergoing another shake-up as its leader, Gregory McCray, is stepping down.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Netflix reports Q2 revenue of $2.79B, vs. $2.76B expected, and total streaming subs grew 5.2M to 104M, vs. 3.2M expected; stock up 10%+ — Netflix added 4.95 million overall streaming subscribers in the second quarter of 2017, handily beating investor expectations for both U.S. and international growth.| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google's offering some science labs and AI experts early cloud access to its quantum computers, following IBM's similar effort to spur app development — Company offers early access to its machines over the internet — IBM began quantum computing cloud service earlier this year
More:
SiliconANGLE, Engadget, ZDNet, 9to5Google, and Seeking Alpha
| Corbin Davenport / Android Police: |
Jide discontinues Android-based Remix OS for PCs and promises refunds to Kickstarter backers of its Remix IO/IO+ device — There have been plenty of attempts to make Android a desktop operating system, with most of them not being very good. Jide Technology burst onto the scene …
More:
Digital Trends, 9to5Google, Jide Tech, AndroidHeadlines.com, Softpedia News, and Liliputing
| Tim Peterson / Marketing Land: |
Snapchat launches its Snap Publisher self-serve ad creation tool, which can convert horizontal videos and websites into vertical video ads — Snap Publisher enables brands to edit a horizontal video into a vertical one or to have have Snapchat's computer vision technology do the work.| Dylan Martin / BostInno: |
Metal 3D printing startup Desktop Metal raises $115M Series D with New Enterprise Associates, GV, GE Ventures among investors — Boston has a new unicorn. — Desktop Metal, a metal 3D printing startup led by A123 Systems founder Ric Fulop, announced on Monday that it has raised …
More:
VentureBeat, Business Wire, SiliconANGLE, The Voice of 3D Printing, and Fortune
| Natt Garun / The Verge: |
Samsung Pay adds PayPal as a payment method while PayPal's Braintree merchants can now add Samsung Pay as a checkout option in US — Samsung Pay will soon accept PayPal as a payment method in addition to bank accounts, credit cards, and gift cards. It's a tiny update that could be useful … | The Drum: |
Interview with Google's Madhav Chinnappa on the goals of the Digital News Initiative, projects like WikiTribune, and natural-language reporting tool Radar — Under fire from several quarters for an array of accusations ranging from monopolistic practices to the dissemination (and even funding) …
Tweets: @estherkeziat and @jason_kint
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:
Why eIDAS 2.0 might be the EU's boldest digital move yet — eIDAS: The first building block of digital trust More than a decade ago, the EU introduced the eIDAS regulation (Regulation [EU] No 910/2014) …
Why eIDAS 2.0 might be the EU's boldest digital move yet — eIDAS: The first building block of digital trust More than a decade ago, the EU introduced the eIDAS regulation (Regulation [EU] No 910/2014) …
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
Big Technology Podcast:
Sam Altman: How OpenAI Wins, AI Buildout Logic, IPO in 2026?
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.
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.
Lenny's Podcast:
The new AI growth playbook for 2026: How Lovable hit $200M ARR in one year | Elena Verna (Head of Growth)
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.
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.
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.
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 1:35 AM ET, July 18, 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
Todd Spangler / Variety:Shane O'Neill / Washington Post:
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
More:
eWeek, MSPoweruser, ZDNet, Windows Blog, Official LinkedIn Blog, gHacks Technology News, GeekWire, Engadget, BetaNews, Fortune, Adweek, On MSFT, Neowin, Windows Central, Seeking Alpha, SiliconANGLE, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @maryjofoley and @maryjofoley
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |