|
August 7, 2017, 10:35 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Yonatan Zunger: |
Former Google manager says anti-diversity manifesto author harmed Google, doesn't understand role of empathy in engineering, and deserves to be fired — You have probably heard about the manifesto a Googler (not someone senior) published internally about, essentially, how women and men …
More:
Fortune, Continuations, and USA Today
Tweets: @j_zimms, @hwitteman, @neha, @jessitron, @espiers, @beep, @joshelman, @farriss, @siracusa, @cindygallop, and @ekp
| Louise Matsakis / Motherboard: |
Manifesto criticizing Google's diversity initiatives on an internal message board circulates within the company, provoking derision and some support — Update 8/5/17 6:39 p.m.: This post has been updated to note that Google has written a memo to its employees about the document.
More:
The Atlantic, Reuters, Breitbart, Fortune, Quartz, CNNMoney, Tech Times, Bloomberg, East Bay Times, Project Include, BetaNews, The Verge, EricaJoy, CNBC, Business Insider, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Engadget, Neowin, and Mashable
Tweets: @justkelly_ok, @ibogost, @theatlantic, @drbarnard, @jessienyc, @sarahlerner, @aimeeble, @rakyll, @sadams007, @mor10, @britfitzpatrick, @miriamkp, @rakyll, @rakyll, @andybons, @triketora, @ekp, @mjb_sf, @lovehoesright, @shenomads, @jenniferfraser, @mayli, @spacekatgal, @ericajoy, @triketora, @ekp, @cindygallop, @lizthegrey, and @aimeeble
| Kate Conger / Gizmodo: |
Exclusive: Here's The Full 10-Page Anti-Diversity Screed Circulating Internally at Google — Update 7:25pm ET: Google's new Vice President of Diversity, Integrity & Governance Danielle Brown has issued her own memo to Google employees in response to the now-viral memo, “Google's Ideological Echo Chamber.”
More:
ABC News, Breitbart, Bloomberg, The Verge, Inquirer, diginomica, Beyond Search, Motherboard, Newser, Associated Press, Fortune, TechSpot, The Register, The Next Web, TechCrunch, CNET, Washington Post, The Guardian, Global Nerdy, 9to5Google, International Business Times, reddit.com, USA Today, and Mashable
Tweets: @inannamute, @tomwarren, @noahpinion, @noahpinion, @noahpinion, @noahpinion, @glennf, @sarahmei, @espiers, @annielowrey, @mims, @jason_koebler, @sarahmei, @sarahmei, @sarahmei, @anildash, @freemarketjay, @angeladsaini, @onidavin, @yeyoza, @jbu3, @brad_glasgow, @juliacarriew, @charlesmurray, @artypapers, @goutaste, @marcosc, @hypatiadotca, @deplorabristol, @ohammersmith, @mikeisaac, @amandamarcotte, @adampash, @bafeldman, @lorenraedej, @toadmeister, @atabarrok, @dylanw, @mjb_sf, and @spacekatgal
| Sarah Emerson / Motherboard: |
Google diversity VP affirms the company's belief in diversity and inclusion but says it includes safe spaces for alt. views within equal-employment principles — On Saturday, we reported about an anti-diversity manifesto penned by a Google software engineer that was shared widely within the company.
More:
Breitbart, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and CNBC
Tweets: @jennifer_deg, @startupljackson, @baekdal, @damienmiller, @cindygallop, @justinmduke, and @loudmouthjulia
| Jeff Dunn / Business Insider: |
Samsung unveils the rugged Galaxy S8 Active, available on AT&T for $28.34/month for 30 months; pre-orders begin August 8, full release on August 11 — Samsung on Monday officially announced the Galaxy S8 Active, a more rugged version of its flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone.
More:
The Verge, 9to5Google, Engadget, TechCrunch, and Mashable
| Brendan Koerner / Wired: |
How a Russian hacking team reverse-engineers slot machine pseudorandom generators, then sends agents to casinos to beat machine's odds, blackmail manufacturers — LATE LAST AUTUMN, a Russian mathematician and programmer named Alex decided he'd had enough of running his eight-year-old business.
More:
Schneier on Security. Tweets: @stevesilberman, @nzkoz, @kevinmitnick, @codelancer, @emilydreyfuss, @wired, and @nxthompson
| Tom Simonite / Wired: |
A look at Google's Ray Kurzweil-led internal group, Kona, which is responsible for neural net-powered Smart Reply feature in Gmail — RAY KURZWEIL HAS invented a few things in his time. In his teens, he built a computer that composed classical music, which won him an audience with President Lyndon B. Johnson.| Netflix Media Center: |
In first acquisition for the streaming giant, Netflix buys comic book publisher Millarworld, the company behind the Kingsman franchise — Comics Legend Mark Millar Joins Forces With the Leading Global Internet Entertainment Platform to Blow Minds Everywhere. — Hollywood Ca.
More:
TechCrunch, Business Insider, Recode, Variety, Reuters, and Engadget
| Julie Bort / Business Insider: |
Inside the world of Silicon Valley's ‘coasters’ — the millionaire engineers who get paid gobs of money and barely work — The least-secret secret in the Valley is called “resters and vesters,” or “coasters” - which refers to engineers who get paid big bucks without doing too much work, waiting for their stock to vest.| Philip Michaels / Tom's Guide: |
After data collection “false alarm”, Amazon resumes selling some Blu smartphones — The Amazon-imposed timeout for Blu smartphones appears to be over. After the retail giant halted sales of its phones earlier this week when spyware allegations resurfaced, Blu announced today (Aug. 4) that sales had resumed.
More:
Inquirer, Engadget, Ubergizmo, Business Insider, The Verge, SlashGear, Neowin, CNET, PhoneDog.com, and 9to5Google. Tweets: @blu_products
| Gary Mortimer / sUAS News: |
US Army calls for units to discontinue use of products from Chinese drone maker DJI due to “cyber vulnerabilities” — According to a U.S. Army memo obtained by sUAS News, the U.S. Army Research Lab and U.S. Navy have concluded that there are operational risks associated with DJI equipment …
More:
SiliconANGLE, Ubergizmo, Ars Technica, South China Morning Post, Mashable, and Gizmodo. Thanks:@cptblondbeard
| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Strict hacking laws, outdated government hiring rules, and a lack of incentives prevent ethical hackers from pitching in on cyber defense — If there's a single lesson Americans have learned from the events of the past year, it might be this: Hackers are dangerous people.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:
Thu. 04/18 - Game Emulators On iOS And The Atlas Robot Lives!
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 10:35 AM ET, August 7, 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:Neel Dhanesha / Nieman Lab:
Jessica Testa / New York Times: