|
October 3, 2018, 6:45 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 6 with a black finish and Intel 8th-gen chips, claims 13.5 hour battery life, 67% faster than predecessor, coming Oct. 16 for $899 — A new internal design, but still no USB-C — Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro tablet / laptop hybrid today.
More:
ABC News, Softpedia News, The Next Web, Mashable, Gizchina.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, BetaNews, Ars Technica, The Tech Report, PCWorld, Windows Central, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Thurrott.com, BGR, The Verge, Windows Latest, GeekWire, Axios, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @surface, @cliftonmthomas, @backlon, @thurrott, @tim_woodson, @tomwarren, and @ow
| Matt Weinberger / Business Insider: |
Microsoft debuts Surface Studio 2, coming November 15 from $3,499, with 50% faster graphics and a 28" display that's 38% brighter than the first generation — - Meet the Microsoft Surface Studio 2: a big, beautiful, all-in-one PC that will be available on November 15th at a starting price of $3,499.
More:
Windows Blog, The Guardian, Engadget, The Verge, The Register, Windows Central, TechSpot, Mashable, GeekWire, Pocket-lint, VentureBeat, CNET, BleepingComputer, CNET, Thurrott.com, The Next Web, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @surface, @ow, @luvsinha, @thurrott, @markhachman, @bradchacos, @thurrott, @thurrott, @nmoneypenny, @realmacdan, @thurrott, @thurrott, @daniel_rubino, and @panos_panay
| David Carnoy / CNET: |
Microsoft unveils noise canceling Surface Headphones with up to 15 hours of battery life, dial controls on each earcup, Cortana; coming this year in US for $350 — Sure, Microsoft has new Surface PCs. But what the company unveiled alongside those products on Tuesday is a total surprise.
More:
Android Authority, Softpedia News, Digital Trends, Mashable, GeekWire, Engadget, The Verge, Neowin, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, Pocket-lint, ZDNet, Thurrott.com, and Windows Central
Tweets: @surface, @backlon, @markhachman, and @ow
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
More:
The Verge, Engadget, Windows Experience Blog, Softpedia News, 9to5Google, Ars Technica, Business Insider, 9to5Mac, The Tech Report, BetaNews, Mashable, On MSFT, Windows Central, and Thurrott.com
Tweets: @tomwarren, @ow, @tomwarren, @pierce, and @ow
| Guy Rosen / Facebook: |
Facebook says it has found no evidence “so far” that hackers accessed connected third-party apps and is building a dev tool to help log out affected users — We wanted to provide an update on the security attack that we announced that week. This was a serious issue and we worked fast …
More:
New York Times, TechCrunch, The Information, BetaNews, The Verge, CNNMoney, CNET, Reuters, SecurityWeek, The Register, SlashGear, ZDNet, The Hacker News, Business Insider, Mashable, Gizmodo, Engadget, and Adweek
Tweets: @dpcireland, @skuranda, and @malwarejake
| Issie Lapowsky / Wired: |
More:
cs.uic.edu, NBC News, The Guardian, and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check
Tweets: @profcarroll, @zackwhittaker, @issielapowsky, and @wired
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft announces its Windows 10 October 2018 Update is rolling out today, the OS' sixth update so far — Microsoft today announced that the free Windows 10 October 2018 Update is rolling out today. For those keeping track, this update is Windows 10 build 17763 and will bring Windows 10 to version 1809.
More:
Windows Blog, Windows Blog, Inquirer, TechCrunch, AnandTech, The Official NVIDIA Blog, DirectX Developer Blog, CNET, Softpedia News, gHacks Technology News, On MSFT, Computerworld, Ausdroid, PC Gamer, Digital Trends, Business Insider, The Next Web, PCWorld, Xbox Live's Major Nelson, Mashable, Engadget, Thurrott.com, The Verge, BetaNews, and Windows Central. Tweets: @officenews
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Google launches Voice Access, a voice control app for Android to help people with limited mobility navigate their phones — Only on Android for now — Google's launching a new Android app today that'll help people with mobility and motor impairments control their devices.
More:
The Keyword, Android Police, BetaNews, The Next Web, Digital Trends, and BGR
| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Uber launches its first electric scooter service by deploying JUMP scooters in Santa Monica, for free till October 7 — Following approval from the city of Santa Monica, Uber is deploying bikes and its first set of scooters via JUMP, the bikeshare startup it acquired earlier this year.| Ian Allison / CoinDesk: |
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and the Hyperledger Project agree to collaborate on interoperability between blockchain ledgers for enterprises — Seismic shifts are happening in the world of enterprise blockchain. — Announced Monday, the Hyperledger Project and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance … | Lucia Moses / Digiday: |
Publishers are wary of Apple News given the company's secretive culture, disdain for advertising and the fact that big traffic doesn't translate to more money — You can't blame publishers for being wary when a giant Silicon Valley tech platform comes to them promising big new audiences and (someday) a way to make money off them.| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Sources: Coinbase is in talks to raise up to $500M at an $8B valuation, with Tiger Global leading the round — The company is in talks with Tiger Global and its existing shareholders for an investment of up to $500 million. — Coinbase is finalizing a deal that would value the company …
More:
The Coinbase Blog, CryptoSlate, SiliconANGLE, PYMNTS.com, CoinSpeaker, TechCrunch, Coingeek, Virtual Mining Bitcoin News, CNBC, SludgeFeed, and Business Insider
Tweets: @coinbase, @jasonlk, @c1aranmurray, @teddyschleifer, and @roi
| Apple: |
A look at some of the 70+ new emoji coming to iOS 12.1, including new characters who are bald, have red hair, curly hair, and more — More than 70 new emoji will be coming soon to iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, including new characters with red hair, gray hair and curly hair …
More:
BetaNews, CNET, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Macworld, MacRumors, Mashable, Neowin, Business Insider, Gotta Be Mobile, Softpedia News, The Verge, OS X Daily, InvestorPlace, BGR, iPhone Hacks, iMore, MacStories, VentureBeat, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Engadget
Tweets: @anniegowen, @jinciipse, and @kateclarktweets
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google acquires Onward, a machine learning and natural language processing startup that has built an enterprise chatbot platform for customer service — Blink and you might have missed Google's acquisition this morning. The search giant bought Onward, a customer service automation startup, for an undisclosed sum.
More:
TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, Beyond Search, and PYMNTS.com
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Alexis Ohanian and Garry Tan's VC firm Initialized Capital raises $225M for its fourth fund — “Right now we're in this Empire Strikes Back moment” says Initialized Capital's Garry Tan, referring to tech giants ruthlessly copying and competing with fresh ideas. “We think the startups represent the Return Of The Jedi.”
More:
Initialized Capital, Axios, and CNNMoney
Tweets: @garrytan, @vincentchu, @alexisohanian, @joshconstine, and @alexrkonrad
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook rolls out new anti-bullying tools, like a way to hide or delete multiple comments at once and an appeals process for decisions relating to bullying — Facebook is introducing new tools to tackle online bullying, the company announced this morning.
More:
Facebook, SiliconANGLE, Social Media Today, Firstpost, Engadget, CNET, Softpedia News, Neowin, and SlashGear
Tweets: @sadisthailey and @facebook
| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Facebook launches PyTorch 1.0 with integrations for Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure Machine Learning — Facebook today announced the release of deep learning framework PyTorch 1. in developer preview, which includes a series of tools and integrations to make it more compatible with popular services …
More:
Facebook Code, InfoWorld, fast.ai, SiliconANGLE, IBM Developer, Android Authority, Udacity, Microsoft Azure Cloud …, ZDNet, and GeekWire
Tweets: @fbopensource, @peteskomoroch, and @fb_engineering
| Sahil Patel / Digiday: |
A year after introducing a native video player, Reddit says the player has surpassed 1B views per month, with it serving over 50% of all video views — The first billion is the hardest. A year after introducing a native video player and giving its users the ability to record and post … | Mark Graham / Internet Archive Blogs: |
Internet Archive says that 9M formerly broken links on Wikipedia now automatically go to archived versions on the Wayback Machine — As part of the Internet Archive's aim to build a better Web, we have been working to make the Web more reliable — and are pleased to announce …
More:
bit-tech.net, Motherboard, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, and Engadget
Tweets: @wikiresearch and @codinghorror
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: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Zoho:
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
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:
OpenAI's 2026 Priority, Disney's AI Play, Datacenter Buildout Trouble
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:
Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
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:
Why the next AI frontier is phone calls, with Beside CEO Maxime Germain
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Great Chat:
So what happens after AGI?
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.
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Lachlan Cartwright Started in Tabloids. Now He's a Must-Read Media Gossip.
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:45 AM ET, October 3, 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
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
More:
Andreessen Horowitz, Axios, and Silicon Valley Business …
Tweets: @davidu, @andrewchen, @bhorowitz, @sacca, and @stevejang
Earlier Picks
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
More:
Android Police, Android Authority, The Verge, and TechCrunch
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
More:
Apple, CoinDesk, Patently Apple, CNBC, Engadget, VentureBeat, CNET, KnowTechie, and TechSpot
| Sara Salinas / CNBC: |
More:
Bloomberg, The Atlantic, New York Times, Business Wire, Recode, Washington Post, Wired, TechCrunch, Silicon Republic, SiliconANGLE, Wall Street Journal, CNNMoney, Observer, Geek News Central, UK Day One Blog, The Register, Axios, LifeZette, The Next Web, The Daily Caller, Vox, Engadget, BuzzFeed News, Investor's Business Daily, Hit & Run, The Guardian, GeekWire, Bloomberg, Motherboard, Slate, and KnowTechie
Facebook: U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Tweets: @amazonnews, @jeffbezos, @dkthomp, @berniesanders, @mattyglesias, @hshaban, @danrather, @sensanders, @whatthebit, @karaswisher, @6abc, @josheidelson, @jdakwar, @joshuahol, @alexkotch, @marshallk, @jimwaterson, @jessicaasmith8, @amazonnewsuk, @davidoatkins, @anandwrites, @karlbrophy, and @jaycarney
| Twitter: |
More:
ZDNet, TechCrunch, Social Media Today, The Hill, Telegraph, SecurityWeek, and BBC
Tweets: @donie, @markwarner, @luca, @kellykborn, and @mattnavarra