|
November 23, 2018, 11:40 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: US asks allies to avoid Huawei telecommunications equipment, considers financial aid for telecom growth in nations that shun Chinese-made equipment — U.S. worried about potential Chinese meddling in 5G networks, but foreign carriers may balk — The U.S. government has initiated … | Paris Martineau / Wired: |
A look at burgeoning industry of influencer marketing, where brands routinely shell out $60K+ for one video review, or $85K+ to publicly disparage a competitor — WHEN SAHARA LOTTI started her lash extensions company, Lashify, in 2017, she didn't know what she was getting herself into.
Tweets: @carnage4life, @jasongay, @nxthompson, @scottthurm, @sub8u, @parismartineau, and @frankpasquale
| Rowland Manthorpe / Sky News: |
In open letter to EU competition chief, price comparison sites say Google has failed to comply with EU ruling that requires it to give equal treatment to others — Price comparison sites have accused Google of failing to comply with an EU ruling demanding it give other shopping services “equal treatment”.
More:
Search Neutrality, Fortune, BBC, Inquirer, Neowin, bit-tech.net, and Slashdot
| Shep McAllister / Kinja Deals: |
Best 2018 Black Friday deals on smart home devices, fitness trackers, TVs, audio, storage, computers, cameras, and mobile devices — Looking for the rest of our Black Friday coverage? You can visit our Black Friday hub, or jump straight to one of the posts below: — More Black Friday Deals
More:
Digital Trends, CNET, 9to5Mac, iMore, Windows Central, CNET, The Verge, O'Grady's PowerPage, The Verge, Softpedia News, Softpedia News, ZDNet, Mashable, The Mac Observer, Ars Technica, ZDNet, Android Authority, Motherboard, Engadget, Engadget, IGN, Gizmodo, Kinja Deals, The Verge, Wired, CNET, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Variety, and PCWorld
| Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple is offering subsidies to network operators in Japan to shore up sales of iPhone XR, after an underwhelming launch of its least expensive phone — Japanese carriers will use subsidies from Apple to discount the cheapest new iPhone, after an underwhelming launch
More:
ZDNet, CNBC, CNET, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, TechSpot, Tom's Guide, The Next Web, Softpedia News, SlashGear, Android Authority, Engadget, AppleInsider, Mashable, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, Axios, Cult of Mac, iPhone Hacks, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @htsfhickey, @mgsiegler, @somospostpc, @mochi_wsj, and @fjungermann
| Jack Nicas / New York Times: |
How Definers brought DC-style political trickery to tech: sources say working for Qualcomm, they promoted Tim Cook as a potential 2020 presidential candidate — SAN FRANCISCO — When Tim Miller, a longtime Republican political operative, moved to the Bay Area last year to set up a public relations shop …
More:
The Seattle Times, The Guardian, Facebook, The Register, diginomica, HuffPost, Business Insider, SiliconANGLE, AppleInsider, Mashable, Firstpost, CNN, Bloomberg, Forbes, Silicon Valley Business …, and Business Insider
Tweets: @juliacarriew, @jacknicas, @jacknicas, @asanwal, @crookedmedia, @briannawu, @ceciliakang, @n_srnck, @ceciliakang, @bafeldman, @williamturton, @pt, @timodc, @jacknicas, @dhh, @karaswisher, @jason_kint, @timodc, @daveleebbc, @mekosoff, and @kurtwagner8
| Associated Press: |
Amazon workers at warehouses in UK, Germany and Spain, including ~90% at a Madrid depot, stage walkouts on Black Friday to protest unfair working conditions — MADRID (AP) — Some of Amazon's workers in Europe are protesting against what they call unfair work conditions, in a move meant to disrupt operations on Black Friday.
More:
TechCrunch and Quartz
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Adobe: Thanksgiving day US e-commerce sales hit a record $3.7B, up ~28% YoY, with smartphones driving 54.4% of traffic to sites and 36.7% of all online sales — Thanksgiving, a day when brick-and-mortar stores tend to be closed, has become a big one for online spending, and this year did not disappoint … | Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google adds indoor positioning to Find My Device for Android 9 Pie phones, making it possible to find lost phones in places like malls, airports, and stadiums — Get your lost phone's pinpoint location, provided Google has the right map data. — If you've ever lost your Android phone …
More:
Android Authority and BGR
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
For Black Friday, Walmart is relying on in-store operations bolstered by its mobile apps with item finders and Checkout With Me, a new personal checkout option — To better compete with Amazon and other retailers, Walmart is increasingly using technology to improve its in-store experience
More:
Macworld, MacRumors, South China Morning Post, and BetaNews
Tweets: @jolokhou and @jeremybking
| Natalia Drozdiak / Bloomberg: |
Google says it will require advertisers to submit documents and receive verification before being able to pay for political ads in the EU, starting in January — - Like Facebook, Google to publish info about EU political ads — Changes come ahead of European Union elections in May 2019
More:
The Keyword, The Verge, Engadget, Inquirer, Reuters, Softpedia News, MSPoweruser, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Mashable, The Guardian, Neowin, New York Times, CNET, and VentureBeat
| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Facebook says Mark Zuckerberg won't appear before the UK-led grand committee of eight countries on Tuesday, sending the VP of public policy to testify instead — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has declined to testify at a rare joint hearing with lawmakers from seven countries … Sponsor Posts
Okara:
Meet Okara, the AI platform that doesn't train on your data — Chat with 30+ open-source models (Llama, Kimi, Qwen, DeepSeek) through encrypted infrastructure. Used by teams handling proprietary code and strategy.
Meet Okara, the AI platform that doesn't train on your data — Chat with 30+ open-source models (Llama, Kimi, Qwen, DeepSeek) through encrypted infrastructure. Used by teams handling proprietary code and strategy.
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:
Turn your Zoho CRM into a communication hub — This is a guest post by Shray Sawariya, Marketing Executive at Times Mobile.A common problem that sales teams face that negatively impacts businesses …
Turn your Zoho CRM into a communication hub — This is a guest post by Shray Sawariya, Marketing Executive at Times Mobile.A common problem that sales teams face that negatively impacts businesses …
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
Big Technology Podcast:
Is AI Killing Software? — With Bret Taylor
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Running a Newsroom in Minneapolis + How to Make a Game of Thrones For Less
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.
Acquired:
The NFL (2026 Update)
Learn the playbooks that built the world's greatest companies - and how you can apply them as a founder, operator, or investor.
Subscribe to Acquired.
The Talk Show With John Gruber:
'A Mitigated Disaster', With Daniel Jalkut
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.
Grit:
The Safest Dollar on the Internet | Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Special Edition: Key findings from the Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
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 11:40 AM ET, November 23, 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
Washington Post:Ellise Shafer / Variety:
Martin Holmes / Yahoo Entertainment:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| BBC: |
More:
TechCrunch, ResearchBuzz, The Guardian, The Verge, Business Insider, CNBC, VentureBeat, and Inquirer
Tweets: @jake_kanter, @jamiejbartlett, @profcarroll, and @profcarroll
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
More:
KnowTechie, Android Central, Firstpost, MSPoweruser, Android Police, CNET, Neowin, XDA Developers, 9to5Google, Inquirer, The Verge, Android Authority, The Next Web, and Engadget. Tweets: @epro
| Dami Lee / The Verge: |
More:
Search Engine Journal, Instagram, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, The Next Web, Firstpost, Digital Trends, Mashable, MSPoweruser, 9to5Mac, and Social Media Today
Tweets: @juiceboxca and @tomwarren
| TechCrunch: |
More:
The Guardian, MediaNama, Boing Boing, BetaNews, The Verge, Silicon Republic, Firstpost, CNBC, SiliconANGLE, The Register, Geek News Central, Android Police, BuzzFeed News, Mashable, PYMNTS.com, The Wrap, Digital Trends, The Hill, Cyberscoop, Engadget, PaymentsSource, Axios, Fortune, Washington Post, GeekWire, SlashGear, Variety, Gizmodo, CNET, Ars Technica, and Business Insider
Tweets: @briankrebs, @gcluley, @ron_miller, @zackwhittaker, @shiraovide, @backlon, @zackwhittaker, and @joshconstine
| Bloomberg: |
More:
Firstpost, SiliconANGLE, 9to5Mac, Redmond Pie, Reuters, EE Times, South China Morning Post, ZDNet, AppleInsider, InvestorPlace, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechSpot, and Business Insider
Tweets: @shiraovide, @business, and @danprimack