|
September 21, 2019, 7:00 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
TiVo confirms it is planning to place pre-roll video ads before DVR recordings for all customers, even those with a lifetime subscription plan — Rolling out to TiVo's current devices over the next 90 days — So much for it being an early, experimental test.
More:
CNN, Light Reading, Zatz Not Funny!, TiVoCommunity Forum, Gizmodo, Engadget, Mashable, SlashGear, Android Headlines, Variety, Android Police, TechSpot, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @starfire2258, @davezatz, @kaludiasays, @davezatz, @caseynewton, @jaysonsrage, and @harrymccracken
| Emily Stewart / Vox: |
Polling of US adults shows that most, across party lines, support breaking up Big Tech, such as reversing Facebook's Instagram purchase, to improve competition — One hundred cardboard cutouts of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stand outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC …
More:
Morning Consult. Tweets: @matthewstoller, @alecstapp, @lutherlowe, @johnwilson, and @catface_joe
| Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
AMD says it is delaying release of its Ryzen 9 3950X until November due to high demand and the time needed to ensure sufficient stock availability — In a shock email late on Friday, AMD has released a statement to clarify the situation it is in with the manufacturing of its latest Ryzen processors.| Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
Sources: many Airbnb employees are frustrated they can't sell company stock; to compensate, management has offered more perks to keep longtime employees happy — Tension has grown among a 6,000-person work force as it waits to sell company shares, people with knowledge of the situation said.
More:
Silicon Valley Business …. Tweets: @mdudas, @dmccabe, @jacknicas, @eringriffith, and @coryweinberg
| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
YouTube reverses course, says channels with verification badges will keep them without appeal and channels that reach 100k subs can still apply for verification — A day after announcing significant changes to its verification program, YouTube announced Friday afternoon that it won't be de-verifying existing creators after all.| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
More:
Digital Trends, CNN, Firstpost Tech, Mashable, Gizmodo, TechSpot, MSPoweruser, Business Insider, Engadget, CNBC, CNET, TechCrunch, Tubefilter, Boing Boing, Seeking Alpha, and Fast Company
| Henry Chu / Variety: |
Netflix CEO warns of a “whole new world” when streaming services from Disney and Apple drop in November, reiterates that Netflix isn't in “acquisition business” — After dominating the subscription streaming scene for so long, Netflix is girding for a new phase …
More:
Forbes, CCN.com, IndieWire, MacRumors, Deadline, CNBC, Cult of Mac, The Guardian, iPhone in Canada Blog, and The Daily Dot. Tweets: @caseynewton
| Patrick Flanary / Quartz: |
How Neil Young's reluctance to embrace streaming doomed his company PonoMusic, even as the company helped the industry to adapt high-resolution music — Toward the end of music legend Neil Young's recent memoir, he makes an admission: “I was wrong.” — The book, To Feel the Music … | New York Times: |
Facebook says it has removed tens of thousands of apps from about 400 developers to date, as part of its investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook indicated on Friday that the scale of its data privacy issues was far larger than it had previously acknowledged …
More:
Facebook, Washington Post, The Hill, Facebook, Ars Technica, Axios, Ad Age, Engadget, TechCrunch, Social Media Today, Newser, The Daily Dot, FutureSin, MSPoweruser, Reuters, The Verge, Financial Times, Boing Boing, New York Post, BBC, PYMNTS.com, The Guardian, Gizmodo, AdExchanger, Threatpost, Adweek, Digital Trends, ZDNet, Mashable, SlashGear, Bloomberg, CNET, CNBC, Politico, iPhone in Canada Blog, Seeking Alpha, and Slashdot
Tweets: @tonyromm, @lindsaypgorman, @vanessaw, @ronwyden, @dhh, and @einsteinsattic
| Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at Sign in with Apple, which is available for users with iOS 13 for a small number of apps including Nike, Instacart, Bird, and Kayak at launch — Apple wants its new password killer to cut your dependency on Facebook and Google—if you can find it in the apps you use most| Julia Lee / Polygon: |
Minecraft's latest beta update introduces a character creator that allows players to change body types and wear accessories — You can be a mermaid — Minecraft's latest update has added a character creator to the game. After years of only using skins over the same model …
More:
Thurrott, Eurogamer.net, VentureBeat, Windows Central, SlashGear, Comic Book, TechRadar.com, Engadget, The Verge, MSPoweruser, IGN, and VG247. Tweets: @minecraft
| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Samsung releases a new care guide instructing Galaxy Fold users to “just use a light touch” and keep the phone free of water and dust — While the Samsung Galaxy Fold is not the first foldable phone on the market, it's without a doubt the biggest, and it will be the device that sets the example for other companies.
More:
YouTube, The Verge, CNET, Thurrott, Android Headlines, The Next Web, ExtremeTech, CNET, Gizchina, Liliputing, KnowTechie, and Pocketnow
Tweets: @ryanfduffy, @raymondcrane, @zacksjerryrig, @somegadgetguy, and @stevelitchfield
| Dina Temple-Raston / NPR: |
Profile of Adrian Lamo, a famous hacker in the early 2000s who died mysteriously in 2018 and was decried by the hacking community for turning in Chelsea Manning — Toggle more options — Debbie Scroggin and her husband live at the end of a series of gravel roads in a lonesome part of Kansas.
More:
Boing Boing. Tweets: @txtrumpette89, @brokep, @biellacoleman, @npr, @t_graylock, @npr, @kevincollier, @mollymckew, and @npr
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.
Zoho:
Celebrating 10 years of Zoho Marketplace — 30 Zoho products,2,900+ extensions and integrations,1 million+ users, and2 million installations.Zoho Marketplace celebrates a decade-long journey of adding timeless value …
Celebrating 10 years of Zoho Marketplace — 30 Zoho products,2,900+ extensions and integrations,1 million+ users, and2 million installations.Zoho Marketplace celebrates a decade-long journey of adding timeless value …
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
Lenny's Podcast:
OpenAI's Head of Design: This is the best time in history to be a designer | Ian Silber
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Big Technology Podcast:
Best of Big Technology: How Ozempic Changes Our Bodies, Minds, and Economy — With Johann Hari
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:
Zuckerberg's Anti-Doom Fantasy + Finally an A.I. Detector That Works + A.I. Math
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Joanna Stern on the New Siri, OpenAI's Weird Gadget, and Life After the Wall Street Journal
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.
Invest Like the Best:
Eric Vishria - A Decade of Lessons Investing in Software & Hardware
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
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 7:00 PM ET, September 21, 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:Josh Gerstein / Politico:
CNBC:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
More:
Apple Support, MacRumors, Ars Technica, Softpedia News, ZDNet, Business Insider, International Business Times, MSPoweruser, AppleInsider, Digital Trends, The Verge, MacDailyNews, BGR, Engadget, Thurrott, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, iMore, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @bzamayo
| Bloomberg: |
More:
Gizmodo, TechCrunch, TechSpot, Politico, The Verge, CBS News, PYMNTS.com, Business Insider, Axios, CBS San Francisco, Fast Company, and Engadget
Tweets: @realdonaldtrump, @gizmodo, @carolecadwalla, @eamonjavers, @mcwm, @profcarroll, @business, @crypto_bitc, @jenniferjjacobs, and @bpolitics