|
May 19, 2019, 3:40 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Danielle Abril / Fortune: |
By 2023, Uber Eats may own 25% of the global food delivery industry worth $191B, but both DoorDash and GrubHub make more sales, and DoorDash is growing fastest — Investor sentiment in Uber is rapidly sinking. Since last week's initial public offering, the company's stock has nosedived … | CNBC: |
Google has a “Purchases” page that shows your purchases based on receipts you have in your Gmail inbox; Google says only you can view your purchases — KEY POINTS — Google saves years of information on purchases you've made, even outside Google, and pulls this information from Gmail.
More:
The Verge, Wired, BleepingComputer, Daring Fireball, Gizchina, Digital Trends, Geek News Central, Gizmodo, International Business Times, Android Central, BetaNews, gHacks Technology News, The Next Web, Engadget, Business Insider, CNET, SlashGear, MSPoweruser, and BuzzFeed News
Tweets: @reckless, @mat, @pt, @mdudas, @dbreunig, @tprstly, @beirutspring, @tomwarren, @mikeisaac, @staska, @_danilo, @daveleebbc, @reneritchie, @aallan, and @cwarzel
| Brian Merchant / Gizmodo: |
Profile of ObEN, which creates “personal artificial intelligences”, life-size holographic AI avatars, by modeling people's appearance and adapting their voice — In January 2019, when China Central Television, the largest broadcast network in the most populous nation in the world …
Tweets: @gideonmann, @nafeezahmed, @mims, @bcmerchant, and @bcmerchant
| Reuters: |
Experts are skeptical about Huawei's claim it can ensure a steady components supply without the US, say it would struggle to replace chips, lasers, other parts — SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chip experts are calling out Huawei for its claims that it could ensure …
Tweets: @benktallmadge and @stephennellis
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Snapchat's popular new gender-changing filter provokes mixed reactions in the LGBTQ community, with some lauding the ability to safely explore themselves — A Snapchat photo filter that lets people see themselves in highly feminized or masculine form has proven wildly popular.
More:
The Guardian, Mashable, Associated Press, ARYNEWS, TheBlaze, KXTV, 93.1 WIBC, TIME, and The Next Web
Tweets: @inafried, @goldshift_, @allhailthefireh, @thysz, @rapidnamechange, @jaylathepanda, and @inafried
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Physical storage startup Clutter, valued at $600M in its last raise, acquired the storage business of rival Omni, which is pivoting to rentals of personal items — On the heels of Clutter announcing a large growth round of $200 million earlier this year, the storage startup is cleaning up the competitive field.
More:
Omni
| Beth Kowitt / Fortune: |
32 current and former employees on the cultural shift inside Google and the decline in trust and communication between the rank and file and the management — Some employees say Google is losing touch with its “Don't be evil” motto. What happens when an empowered tech workforce rebels?
More:
9to5Google. Tweets: @polina_marinova, @mhbergen, @rj_gallagher, @bethkowitt, @mer__edith, @women2, @jppullen, and @jonathanvanian
| Sean Captain / Fast Company: |
Profile of Tall Poppy, which has raised $1M+ seed round to help companies protect employees against online threats from trolls and hackers — Anyone who's spent some time on Twitter knows that vilification and personal attacks-as extreme as threats of rape and murder-are a standard feature of some people's online lives.
Tweets: @lizthegrey
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Salesforce says faulty script deployment gave users access to all of their company's Salesforce data, forcing it to shut down much of its infrastructure Friday — Faulty production script gave users access to all their company's Salesforce data. — Salesforce is going through …
More:
The Register, GeekWire, and DataBreaches.net
Tweets: @campuscodi, @parkerharris, @parkerharris, @parkerharris, @gossithedog, and @campuscodi
| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
A look at various tools such as drones, sensors, and AI being deployed at the US-Mexico border, as a proposed “smart wall” garners bipartisan political support — Here's what a so-called “smart wall” of technology at the US-Mexico border looks like. — Graphics by Javier Zarracina/Vox| Esha Vaish / Reuters: |
Swedish startup Einride's driverless truck T-pod gets a permit to make short trips on a public road in an industrial area in central Sweden at up to 5 km/hr — JONKOPING, Sweden (Reuters) - Resembling the helmet of a Star Wars stormtrooper, a driverless electric truck began daily freight deliveries … | Eric Feng: |
VC-backed consumer startups are outperforming enterprise startups at IPOs in this decade, going public more often at higher valuations, compared to the 2000s — On May 10th, ride hailing juggernaut Uber Technologies went public raising $8.1 billion at an initial valuation just over $75 billion.
Tweets: @efeng, @efeng, and @gavinsbaker
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 3:40 AM ET, May 19, 2019.
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
Alex Ritman / Variety:Henry Blodget / Regenerator:
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
More:
Spotify, MSPoweruser, Cult of Mac, TechCrunch, TechSpot, BGR, Engadget, Mashable, and Fast Company
Tweets: @chriswelch, @oaktree_dave, @ashleyrcarman, and @caseynewton
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
More:
Minecraft.net, Minecraft.net, Redmond Pie, TechCrunch, CNET, Slashdot, KnowTechie, Engadget, OnMSFT.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, PhoneDog, Droid Life, IGN, Financial Times, TechSpot, iPhone Hacks, SlashGear, WinBuzzer, PCWorld, USgamer.net, GameSpot, Neowin, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, Thurrott, MSPoweruser, Polygon, Mashable, Windows Central, and Kotaku
Tweets: @usgamernet, @notch, @satyanadella, @tomwarren, @mims, @_masterg_, @theothertracy, @klobrille, @caro_milanesi, and @tomwarren
| Arjun Panchadar / Reuters: |
More:
Light Reading, Xconomy, Neowin, Forbes, CNET, SiliconANGLE, TechSpot, Engadget, Petri, GeekWire, Silicon Valley Business …, ZDNet, Inquirer, TechCrunch, The Register, Beyond Search, MarketWatch, Bloomberg, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @profmatsuoka, @mattlfinn, @djspry, @ron_miller, and @antonioneri_hpe