|
August 30, 2019, 12:05 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Apple: |
Apple announces a new repair program in the US that will expand access to genuine iPhone repair parts for independent repair businesses — New Independent Repair Provider Program Expands Genuine Parts Access to More Repair Businesses — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced a new repair program …
More:
iFixit, 9to5Mac, CNBC, Six Colors, Gizchina, Gizmodo, The Daily Dot, Thurrott, TechSpot, The Register, ExtremeTech, Wired, TidBITS, Tom's Guide, KnowTechie, BGR, Digital Trends, Macworld, Business Insider, Fortune, Cult of Mac, Daring Fireball, Firstpost Tech, The Verge, SlashGear, Pocketnow, Patently Apple, BetaNews, Appleosophy, Apple Must, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, VentureBeat, CNET, MacRumors, TechCrunch, Neowin, iPhone Hacks, iMore, Ars Technica, Mashable, Fast Company, The Mac Observer, iDownloadBlog.com, Insanely Great Mac, MACお宝 …, Seeking Alpha, and MacStories
Tweets: @kwiens, @kwiens, @kwiens, @appaholik, @flargh, @zacbowden, @kwiens, @reneritchie, @preshit, @kaykayclapp, @kwiens, @caro_milanesi, @raywongy, @tapbot_paul, and @kwiens
| Matthew Gault / VICE: |
Infowars' War Room relaunched its YouTube channel a day after Susan Wojcicki's letter to creators; YouTube deleted the channel after reports of its relaunch — “A commitment to openness is not easy. It sometimes means leaving up content that is outside the mainstream, controversial, or even offensive," YouTube's CEO said.
More:
Washington Post, Tubefilter, The Verge, Business Insider, The Hill, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @timmarchman, @martinsfp, @jason_a_w, and @martinsfp
| Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed: |
More:
Boing Boing. Tweets: @markdistef, @jgo4justice, @joshuatopolsky, @evelyndouek, @fabiochiusi, @markdistef, and @paullewis
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft starts testing a more desktop-like Windows 10 tablet mode for 2-in-1 convertible PCs, and a cloud download option to reset and restore Windows 10 PCs — Aimed at 2-in-1 devices — Microsoft is planning to redesign the tablet experience for Windows 10.
More:
Windows Blog, PCWorld, Digital Trends, Neowin, How-To Geek, SlashGear, Thurrott, and Windows Central. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces an event on September 10 in Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park, where new iPhones are expected — Apple today sent out media invites for its annual iPhone-centric event that will be held on Tuesday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the Steve Jobs Theater at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.
More:
The Verge, CNBC, 9to5Mac, CNET, Engadget, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, SiliconANGLE, Digital Trends, IGN, PYMNTS.com, TidBITS, Financial Times, iMore, Apple Must, Mashable, Bloomberg, VentureBeat, Firstpost Tech, MSPoweruser, Axios, MacDailyNews, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @stanhoraczek, @panzer, @tomwarren, @markgurman, @markgurman, @rsgnl, and @markgurman
| MIT Technology Review: |
Facebook is training an AI inside Minecraft, which Facebook says is the perfect place for the AI to learn a wide variety of tasks — The popular video game provides the best environment for an AI to learn a wide range of tasks, the company's researchers say. — Sign up for The Algorithm — artificial intelligence, demystified
More:
Engadget, SiliconANGLE, Facebook Research, TechSpot, and CNET
| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Silicon Valley-based Long-Term Stock Exchange raises $50M Series B led by Founders Fund, with a16z, Obvious Ventures, and Initialized Capital participating — The Long-Term Stock Exchange has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by Founders Fund, with new investors joining existing ones … | Ian Beer / Project Zero: |
An in-depth look at five iOS exploit chains that were used in hacked websites for carrying out watering hole attacks against devices running iOS 10 through 12 — Project Zero's mission is to make 0-day hard. We often work with other companies to find and report security vulnerabilities …
More:
VICE, ZDNet, BBC, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, iDrop News, and Mashable
Tweets: @da_667, @jason_koebler, @howelloneill, and @alexstamos
| Bloomberg: |
Highlights from Jack Ma and Elon Musk's discussion about AI in Shanghai, where Musk sounded the alarm and Ma argued humans would prevail — - Tesla's Elon Musk holds public debate with Alibaba's Jack Ma — Ma says AI isn't a threat, Musk responds “famous last words”
More:
GeekWire, Mashable, CNBC, South China Morning Post, Washington Post, Nikkei Asian Review, Digital Trends, Inc42 Media, and Axios
Tweets: @cnbc, @business, @bloombergquint, @caixin, and @jordannovet
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Oculus co-founder Michael Antonov has been accused of sexual assault after an Oculus event in 2016; Facebook confirms he left the company earlier this year — A co-founder of the Facebook-owned virtual reality company Oculus has been accused of groping a woman during a VR session years ago.| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
More:
Kotaku, VentureBeat, The Startup, USgamer.net, Polygon, Blue's News, and CCN Markets
Tweets: @unburntwitch, @ohadelaide, @jukiokallio, @nkjemisin, @alexiskennedy, @alienmelon, @betterthemask, @kchironis, @notsoseriouss, @twoscooters, @betterthemask, @betterthemask, @betterthemask, @unburntwitch, @tha_rami, @xpatriciah, @apocalynds, @glittervelocity, @kchironis, @luceobrien, @pioldes, @gamblignant8, @rexy, @ashly_burch, @anitasarkeesian, @charalanahzard, @minasmorghoul, @anitasarkeesian, @laurenkgurley, @timesupnow, @ohadelaide, @minasmorghoul, @notsoseriouss, @unburntwitch, and @anitasarkeesian
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Disney sells its 80% stake in YES Network to Amazon, the Yankees, and Sinclair, valuing the network that airs the NY Yankees and other local sports at ~$3.5B — KEY POINTS — Disney sold its stake in the YES Network to an investor group that includes Amazon, the company announced Thursday.| Chris Beard / The Mozilla Blog: |
Mozilla CEO Chris Beard says he will step down at the end of 2019 after five years in the position — Earlier this morning I shared the news internally that - while I've been a Mozillian for 15 years so far, and plan to be for many more years - this will be my last year as CEO.
More:
The Mozilla Blog, CNET, The Register, Thurrott, TechSpot, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @cbeard and @schestowitz
| Samantha Cole / VICE: |
Adult film producer Bang Bros says it has bought PornWikiLeaks.com, a forum devoted to doxxing and harassing porn performers, and is shutting it down — PornWikiLeaks was a forum devoted to revealing the names and personal information of porn performers, including several in the Girls Do Porn trial.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google expands bug bounty program to Play apps with 100M+ installs and launches a bug bounty program for data abuses in Android apps and Chrome extensions — Google, which has already paid security researchers over $15 million since launching its bug bounty program in 2010 … 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's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Shopify's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Zoho:
Zoho Webinar: A look back at 2025 — As 2025 comes to a close, it's the perfect time to look back at how Zoho Webinar has transformed the way businesses connect, engage, and grow.
Zoho Webinar: A look back at 2025 — As 2025 comes to a close, it's the perfect time to look back at how Zoho Webinar has transformed the way businesses connect, engage, and grow.
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
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.
Big Technology Podcast:
2025 In Review, 2026 Predictions — With Reed Albergotti
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:
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.
Great Chat:
The stories we told ourselves in 2025
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12:05 AM ET, August 30, 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
Todd Spangler / Variety:Alex Ritman / Variety:
Henry Blodget / Regenerator:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: |
More:
New York Times, Los Angeles Times, TechCrunch, and Axios
Tweets: @josheidelson, @nealkwatra, @rmc031, @josheidelson, @josheidelson, and @veenadubal
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
More:
Binance, Decrypt, SiliconANGLE, BitcoinExchangeGuide, SludgeFeed, CryptoGlobe, and ETHNews. Tweets: @mdudas. Thanks:@dogetoshi
Earlier Picks
| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
More:
Android Police, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Android Headlines, Geek.com, The Verge, Engadget, and Android Central. Thanks:@jank0
| James Thorne / GeekWire: |
More:
U.S. Department of Justice, The Next Web, SiliconANGLE, Fortune, The Register, The Hacker News, TechCrunch, CyberScoop, and Decrypt. Tweets: @zackwhittaker. Thanks:@taylor_soper
| Reuters: |
More:
BBC, Engadget, The Register, South China Morning Post, Mashable, Morning Brew, Gizchina, Axios, Tom's Guide, ExtremeTech, Phandroid, International Business Times, Telecoms.com, TechSpot, IT PRO, Foldable Phone News, Inquirer, The Sun, Softpedia News, Coinspeaker, Gearburn, The Next Web, The Verge, TechNode, MSPoweruser, TalkAndroid.com, and Android Beat
Tweets: @kenli729 and @wongmjane
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
More:
Open Source Blog, ZDNet, WinBuzzer, Thurrott, Pureinfotech, Inquirer, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @linuxfoundation, @film_girl, @kjjaeger, @film_girl, @bitandbang, @suka_hiroaki, and @swiftonsecurity
| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
More:
The Verge, The Verge, Forbes, Apple, Apple Support, Financial Times, The Daily Dot, AskWoody, Ars Technica, TidBITS, iMore, KnowTechie, Boing Boing, The Register, The Loop, O'Grady's PowerPage, Voicebot, Appleosophy, Telecoms.com, IT PRO, Morning Brew, The Hacker News, and Firstpost Tech
Tweets: @tim, @nthylstrup, @panzer, @disconnectme, @backlon, @alexhern, @can, @file511, @marcoarment, @stevekovach, @neilcybart, @neilcybart, @backlon, and @acedtect
| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
More:
The Ring Blog, CBS News, Fox News, Digital Trends, ExtremeTech, and The Next Web
Tweets: @hypervisible, @beirutspring, @aclu, @drewharwell, @rmac18, @dellcam, @dellcam, @danielsunread, @alfredwkng, @rmac18, @tomgara, @grummz, @asteadwesley, @drewharwell, @iamthewarax, @jdawsey1, and @amyargetsinger