|
March 27, 2018, 2:00 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple refreshes 9.7" iPad with Pencil support and A10 Fusion, all other specs stay the same; ships this week starting at $329 for consumers and $299 for schools — Apple is introducing a new iPad today at its education event in Chicago. Rumors of a new, cheaper iPad emerged recently …
More:
Apple, Associated Press, The Verge, iMore, MacRumors, Macworld, Laptop Mag, 9to5Mac, ZDNet, Ars Technica, Engadget, ZDNet, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Laptop Mag, Recode, Forbes, and Seeking Alpha
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Apple unveils Schoolwork app, which lets teachers assign handouts and track progress of their students, coming in June; apps can integrate using ClassKit — Apple is making a big push into education, and part of that is through apps. At its event today, the company announced a tool called Schoolwork …
More:
Apple, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, CNET, New York Magazine, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @mcwm, @jamesco, and @lanceulanoff
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple debuts new versions of iWork with built-in book authoring and Pencil integration; Pages annotations made with Pencil are attached to the words around them — At its education event, Apple has announced new versions of its iWork suite. Updates to Pages, Keynote and Numbers for iPad will bring rich integration with Apple Pencil.
More:
Apple, GeekWire, TechCrunch, Computerworld, The Verge, MacRumors, CNET, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @stroughtonsmith and @ohmdee
| Dylan Byers / CNNMoney: |
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress “within a matter of weeks” — Zuckerberg says he's open to testifying before Congress — After repeated calls for him to do so, Mark Zuckerberg has decided he will testify before Congress.
More:
Bloomberg, Axios, CNET, GeekWire, Business Insider, Engadget, Gizmodo, The Verge, CNBC, Ubergizmo, CBS Dallas, Mashable, Recode, ABC News, Vanity Fair, and Washington Post
Tweets: @sarahfrier, @caseynewton, and @caseynewton
| Shona Ghosh / Business Insider: |
Facebook says Zuckerberg won't answer UK politicians' questions over data scandal, will send CTO Mike Schroepfer and chief product officer Chris Cox instead — - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has refused calls from British politicians to appear before a parliamentary inquiry and explain … | Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
More:
TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, NewCo Shift, CNBC, Gizmodo, CNNMoney, Nextgov, Axios, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, and Slate
| The Firefox Frontier: |
Mozilla launches Facebook Container Extension for Firefox that isolates your digital identity, preventing Facebook from tracking your activity on other sites — Our Multi-Account Containers extension has been a game changer for many users, letting them manage various parts of their online life without intermingling your accounts.
More:
addons.mozilla.org, The Mozilla Blog, The Verge, Quartz, ZDNet, VentureBeat, BleepingComputer.com, Windows Central, BetaNews, Forbes, Engadget, TechCrunch, Motherboard, Mashable, CNET, Ubergizmo, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @mozilla, @tomwarren, @firefox, @tanvihacks, and @miketaylr
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Arizona's Governor Ducey orders Uber to suspend testing of autonomous cars in the state indefinitely, says Uber's fatal accident was an “unquestionable failure” — Arizona governor calls Uber crash an ‘unquestionable failure’ — Uber has been suspended from testing autonomous vehicles …
More:
TechCrunch, Intel Newsroom, The New Stack, Wall Street Journal, Digital Trends, Recode, SiliconANGLE, 9to5Google, Associated Press, Arizona Republic, Gizmodo, Curbed, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Ars Technica, Forbes, New York Times, Reuters, Inquirer, Wall Street Journal, EE Times, ZDNet, Tech Times, Silicon Republic, Fortune, Greensburg Tribune-Review, The Next Web, TechSpot, The Hill, Engadget, Newser, Bloomberg, CNET, Axios, Bloomberg, Forbes, BuzzFeed, and Wall Street Journal
Tweets: @sallyshin, @counternotions, @muslimiq, @gabe_klein, and @sub8u
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Huawei launches P20 Pro with 6.1-inch Full HD+ OLED screen, Kirin 970 processor, 40MP triple-camera system, 4,000mAh battery, Face Unlock, and 6GB RAM — And a home button, too — The Huawei P20 Pro is now official, taking up its place as the company's new flagship and this year's most exciting new phone.
More:
VentureBeat, Business Wire, The Register, VentureBeat, Android Police, 9to5Google, CNET, The Next Web, Thurrott.com, HUAWEI Consumer, ZDNet, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, AnandTech, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, Engadget, The Guardian, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Lowyat.NET, PhoneDog.com, Android and Me, iPhone in Canada Blog, Softpedia News, SlashGear, FierceWireless, and BGR
Tweets: @vladsavov, @mspoweruser, @nickbakradze, @vladsavov, @soya_cincau, @rdr0b11, @rdr0b11, @rajivmakhni, and @vladsavov
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
KGI: Apple will launch redesigned Apple Watch models in the fall with 15% larger displays, enhanced health monitoring, and longer battery life — KGI is starting off the rumor cycle for the Series 4 Apple Watch today, amidst the madness of the Apple event, with a new report indicating …
More:
VentureBeat, CNBC, InvestorPlace, and iPhone Hacks
| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Waymo and Jaguar Land Rover partner to incorporate up to 20,000 Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles into Waymo's upcoming autonomous fleet from 2020 — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Waymo will incorporate up to 20,000 Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles into its upcoming autonomous fleet as part …
More:
Waymo, Wall Street Journal, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Android Police, Engadget, Axios, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @safeselfdrive
| Susan Decker / Bloomberg: |
A US appeals court revives Oracle's billion-dollar copyright claim against Google, saying Google's use of Java wasn't “fair use” — Google could owe Oracle Corp. billions of dollars after an appeals court said it didn't have the right to use the Oracle-owned Java programming code …
More:
Marketing Land, Engadget, BGR, 9to5Google, Axios, Plagiarism Today, and Android Central
| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
On-demand shipping/delivery startup Shyp, which raised a total of ~$63M, is ending operations and laying off all its employees — The company that hoped to revolutionize shipping is ending operations today-a poster child for a whole era of venture-funded ideas that has come and gone.| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
Xiaomi launches Mi Mix 2S in China with Snapdragon 845, 5.99-inch near-bezel-less IPS LCD screen, dual 12MP AI-powered cameras, Qi wireless charging, from ~$527 — By now, you probably know exactly what to expect from a smartphone sequel with an S in its name: it'll be faster than its predecessor but its design won't change very much.
More:
The Verge, DxOMark, Mi Blog, Business Wire, XDA Developers, Windows Central, 9to5Google, Gizmochina, TechSpot, Ubergizmo, Android and Me, Engadget, Windows Central, The Next Web, Forbes, Android Police, Firstpost, ValueWalk, Softpedia News, PhoneDog.com, CNET, Tom's Guide, BGR, Gizmochina, MacRumors, International Business Times, Neowin, Ubergizmo, The Next Web, Android Central, Bloomberg, Digital Trends, and CNET. Tweets: @pocketnow
Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cape:
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Equals:
Stop vibe coding analytics — Equals AI turns questions about your business into auditable spreadsheet models and dashboards. Build once, iterate for years.
Stop vibe coding analytics — Equals AI turns questions about your business into auditable spreadsheet models and dashboards. Build once, iterate for years.
Zoho:
Zoho Notebook: The free iPad note-taking app every student needs — If you're a student with an iPad, you already have one of the best note-taking devices in your hands. The question is, does your app actually do it justice?
Zoho Notebook: The free iPad note-taking app every student needs — If you're a student with an iPad, you already have one of the best note-taking devices in your hands. The question is, does your app actually do it justice?
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce 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 & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
The Upstarts Podcast:
Abridge's Shiv Rao: The Doctor Founder Taking On Microsoft In Healthcare AI
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's Bots Break Containment and Hack Hugging Face Autonomously — With Alex Stamos
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.
Great Chat:
Too big to laugh: how tech lost its sense of humor
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Substack Wants To Become A Social Network; Beehiiv Wants To Stay Invisible
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.
Training Data:
Factory's Matan Grinberg: The Coming 'Dark Factory' Where Software Builds Itself
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Connecting the Unconnected: Doreen Bogdan-Martin
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 2:00 PM ET, March 27, 2018.
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
Associated Press:Ted Johnson / Deadline:
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Alice Woodhouse / Financial Times: |
More:
The Verge, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, Belkin, Bloomberg, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, BetaNews, iDownloadBlog.com, TechSpot, Cult of Mac, Neowin, ZDNet, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Next Web, The Register, Ars Technica, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, Android Police, MacDailyNews, SlashGear, iPhone Hacks, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, CNET, Axios, MacRumors, and Engadget
Earlier Picks
| Camila Russo / Bloomberg: |
More:
The Coinbase Blog, Bitsonline, ZDNet, The Next Web, NewsBTC, Bitcoinist.com, Bitcoin Magazine, and Seeking Alpha
| Ari Levy / CNBC: |
More:
Business Insider and Silicon Valley Business …
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
More:
XDA Developers, VentureBeat, The Verge, AnandTech, AndroidHeadlines.com, The Verge, CNBC, eWeek, Tech Times, Gotta Be Mobile, International Business Times, Firstpost, The Register, Digital Trends, Android Police, ExtremeTech, The Tech Report, MacDailyNews, Quartz, Neowin, iPhone Hacks, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @swiftonsecurity and @reneritchie