|
August 9, 2017, 4:00 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press: |
James Damore says he filed complaint with National Labor Relations Board before being fired by Google, claims he was subjected to “coercive statements” — MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — A 28-year-old former Google engineer who was fired over a memo he wrote about gender differences …
More:
Recode, New York Times, National Labor Relations Board, Bloomberg, Wired, ZDNet, Wired, Recode, Fortune, New York Times, Bloomberg, YouTube, Bloomberg, Vox, Wall Street Journal, Wired, The Register, Business Insider, New York Times, International Business Times, Reuters, Breitbart, East Bay Times, National Review, MEL Magazine, Slate, Gizmodo, USA Today, eWeek, Investor's Business Daily, WeSearchr, Wall Street Journal, Refinery29, Bloomberg, Telegraph, CNNMoney, Above the Law, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, National Review, The Hill, Vanity Fair, Silicon Valley Business …, The Guardian, Media Matters for America, bgr.in, CNBC, and 500ish Words
Tweets: @julianassange, @google, @mcclure111, @stefanmolyneux, @ohthatflo, @sarahnemerson, and @caro_milanesi
| The Walt Disney Company: |
Disney will pay $1.58B to acquire additional 42% stake in BAMTech, making it a majority stakeholder — The Walt Disney Company announced today that it has agreed to acquire majority ownership of BAMTech, LLC and will launch its ESPN-branded multi-sport video streaming service in early 2018 …
More:
Deadline, The Verge, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Silicon Valley Business …, 9to5Mac, International Business Times, Engadget, Fortune, Forbes, The Hill, SlashGear, GeekWire, Business Insider, LAist, SiliconBeat, CNBC, CNET, Variety, Ars Technica, and Gizmodo. Tweets: @katinaespn
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Disney to end Netflix film distribution deal in 2019, will launch ESPN streaming service in 2018 and Disney streaming services in 2019 — Disney will end its distribution deal with Netflix and launch its own streaming service, the company announced today. It intends to launch the service in 2019.
More:
Wall Street Journal, Recode, Walt Disney Company, CNBC, Recode, Ubergizmo, Mashable, TechCrunch, New York Times, East Bay Times, Axios, The Next Web, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, TechCrunch, Android Central, Business Insider, iMore, MacDailyNews, NBC Bay Area, and iPhone Hacks
Tweets: @yadingoid, @ianfortey, @recode, @edmundlee, @backlon, @jowens510, @jowens510, and @patricknorton
| Neil Hughes / AppleInsider: |
KGI: “iPhone 8” to debut same day as other iPhones in mid-September and come in black, silver, gold; Apple can produce 2M-4M this quarter, 45M-50M by year's end — Rumors about an “iPhone 8” delay may have been unfounded, as analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities indicated …
More:
SiliconANGLE, MacRumors, CNBC, Gear | MySmartPrice, International Business Times, 9to5Mac, bgr.in, The Next Web, SlashGear, Mashable, Softpedia News, Forbes, Engadget, AppAdvice.com, The Verge, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, Business Insider, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tom's Guide, Seeking Alpha, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @jandawson, @bzamayo, and @bzamayo
| Madeline Buxton / Refinery29: |
Instagram tests letting you add a guest to your Live video, rolling out as a trial today with a full release expected in the coming months — Double the people, double the fun? That's what Instagram is banking on with its latest update, which will give you the chance to go Live with a friend … | Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for employees in SF 16+ hours a day seven days a week, to expand fleet by 100+ cars over next few months — Cruise, the self-driving startup acquired by GM last year, is already operating a complete autonomous ride hailing service in San Francisco for its employees.
More:
SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Electrek, Engadget, San Francisco Chronicle, and SlashGear
| Susan Heavey / Reuters: |
US ITC to review Qualcomm's complaints about Apple iPhone patents, sets date for completing its investigation within the next 45 days — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. trade officials have agreed to investigate Qualcomm Inc's allegations that Apple Inc infringed on patents with its iPhone7 and other devices …
More:
USITC, Qualcomm, AppleInsider, EE Times, SiliconANGLE, Ubergizmo, iPhone Hacks, The Register, Forbes, 9to5Mac, iMore, TechCrunch, Engadget, ZDNet, CNET, and MacDailyNews
| Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: |
Microsoft disables security certificates from Chinese CA WoSign and its StartCom subsidiary because of bad practices, joining Apple, Google, and Mozilla — Microsoft has joined Apple, Google, and Mozilla in disabling security certificates from Chinese company WoSign and its StartCom subsidiary.
More:
Windows Security, Threatpost, MSPoweruser, and SecurityWeek
| BuzzFeed: |
Study of 450+ websites, associated Facebook pages, and their owners reveals inner workings of partisan pages: FB is kingmaker, right-wing's more prolific, more — How ideologues, opportunists, growth hackers, and internet marketers built a massive new universe of partisan news on the web and on Facebook.| Shona Ghosh / Business Insider: |
UK enterprise software startup Huddle sold to San Francisco-based PE firm Turn/River after months of financial struggles, source says for about $89M — Enterprise software startup Huddle is selling to San Francisco-based private equity firm Turn/River, after months of financial struggles left … | Nikhil Pahwa / MediaNama: |
Internet Archive appears to be blocked by Indian government; Indian Department of Telecom, Ministry of Electronics & Info Tech not responding to IA queries — Update 2: Chris Butler, Office Manager at the Internet Archive, responding to a query from MediaNama, saying that their attempts …
More:
The Next Web, The Economic Times, NDTV Gadgets 360, India Today, and BuzzFeed
Tweets: @aruna_sekhar and @jackerhack
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: online sports retailer Fanatics raises $1B from SoftBank's Vision Fund and is now valued at $4.5B — Online sports retailer Fanatics is valued at $4.5 billion — SoftBank Group Corp. 9984 -.94% and its Vision Fund are closing a $1 billion investment in online sports retail company … 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
Soxton:
AI-powered law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
AI-powered law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Zoho:
Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements — 2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements — 2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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:
Alex And Ranjan's 2026 Outlook: ChatGPT 1 Billion, AI Shopping, Apple's Big Year, AI Love Boom
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:
Where Is All the A.I.-Driven Scientific Progress?
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.
The Talk Show With John Gruber:
'A Naughty Citizen', With Quinn Nelson
The director's commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Subscribe to The Talk Show With John Gruber.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Podcast Pioneer PJ Vogt's Second Act: Less Budget, More Control
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.
BG2 Pod:
AI Enterprise - Databricks & Glean
Open-source podcast on all things tech, markets, investing, and capitalism, hosted by Brad Gerstner.
Subscribe to BG2 Pod.
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 4:00 AM ET, August 9, 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
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:Alex Ritman / Variety:
Henry Blodget / Regenerator:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
More:
Cointelegraph.com News. Tweets: @mikecollett, @nytimes, @pascalbouvier, @nytimesbusiness, and @counternotions
| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
More:
CNNMoney, BGR, TechSpot, TechCrunch, Mashable, news.spotify.com, On MSFT, Xbox Live's Major Nelson, Business Insider, Tech Times, The Fire Hose, TechCrunch, Pocket-lint, destructoid, Windows Central, Digital Trends, The Verge, The Verge, The Next Web, International Business Times, Spotify, Eurogamer.net, Kotaku, and Neowin
Tweets: @chriswelch, @majornelson, and @xboxwire
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
More:
Digital Trends, VentureBeat, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, PE Hub Blog, and Globes Online
Earlier Picks
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
More:
Street Fight, Engadget, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @mikesimonsen, @nattgarun, @martinsfp, @sub8u, and @caseynewton
| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
Engadget, Ubergizmo, Consumerist, Tech Narratives, Business Insider, TechCrunch, CNBC, Quartz, Fortune, The Verge, Seeking Alpha, and Reuters
Tweets: @dannycrichton, @scottmaustin, @nkulw, and @tweetermeyer
| Alex Heath / Business Insider: |
More:
The Next Web, CNET, The Verge, MacRumors, BuzzFeed, SiliconBeat, Android Police, Engadget, International Business Times, BBC, TechCrunch, and Cult of Mac
| Samuel Gibbs / The Guardian: |
More:
Mashable, SiliconANGLE, New York Times, Slate, Polygon, SlashGear, Business Insider, Fortune, Variety, Geek.com, Ubergizmo, Tom's Hardware, The Hacker News, Forbes, Consumerist, HackRead, International Business Times, Engadget, CNET, BGR, Fox News, The Verge, The Next Web, Virtual Mining Bitcoin News, The Verge, TorrentFreak, Business Insider, and Variety. Tweets: @thr