|
October 27, 2019, 8:10 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Pentagon awards $10B JEDI cloud contract to Microsoft over Amazon — Microsoft has emerged victorious in a dramatic competition for public cloud resources for the U.S. Defense Department, beating out market leader Amazon Web Services, the Pentagon said on Friday.
More:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, New York Times, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Reuters, Wired, Washington Post, BBC, The Verge, TechCrunch, GeekWire, Build5Nines, Axios, Mashable, Wall Street Journal, FedScoop, Beyond Search, Thurrott, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, Business Insider, The Tao of Mac, MSPoweruser, The Seattle Times, The Daily Caller, OnMSFT.com, VentureBeat, Telegraph, Windows Central, NBC News, SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, Petri, Federal Computer Week, Engadget, Mostly Cloudy, and IT Management
Tweets: @byjacobward, @danlamothe, @dhh, @elliotcwilliams, @renato_mariotti, @normative, @jimpethokoukis, @normative, @normative, @whatthebit, @daverog, @tenfinney, @foolmcochrane, @nxthompson, @wired, @lavendernred, @findingveracity, @johnhcook, @krishnan, @lsobrado, @stillgray, @marcusreports, @rebeccamkern, @ewerickson, @emilyleldridge, @modestproposal1, @lydiadepillis, @file411, @ecmclaughlin, and @stevekovach
| Ben Dreyfuss / Mother Jones: |
An upcoming book by a one-time aide to former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis alleges that Trump directed Mattis to “screw Amazon” out of winning the JEDI contract — On Friday, the Pentagon awarded a massive cloud computing contract to Microsoft.
More:
Business Insider, Task & Purpose, International Business Times, Fort Smith/Fayetteville News, and Politico
Tweets: @jaketapper, @gtconway3d, @levie, @jdawsey1, @nycjim, @maxboot, and @mikeelgan
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Zuckerberg struggles to explain why Facebook News' “trusted” sources include Breitbart News, says Facebook wants “to include a breadth of content in there” — On Friday morning, Facebook announced its plan to spend millions of dollars on high-quality journalism …
More:
New York Times, KXLY-TV, Tubefilter, Business Insider, Slate, and Mashable
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @mosseri, @mosseri, @cwarzel, @juliacarriew, @oliverdarcy, @elivalley, @kainazamaria, @juddlegum, @slpng_giants, @natesilver538, @athertonkd, @billt, @ekp, @profgalloway, @drvox, @pashulman, @alexstamos, @ericboehlert, and @karaswisher
| Facebook: |
More:
New York Times, CNBC, Nieman Lab, Bloomberg, Nieman Lab, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Politico, Slashdot, TechCrunch, Wired, The Verge, Pocket-lint, Ad Age, VentureBeat, OneZero, Gizmodo, Washington Post, Memex 1.1, Social Media Today, TechCrunch, Digiday, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechSpot, Yahoo Finance, Axios, The Daily Caller, Coinspeaker, Financial Times, Android Police, Android Authority, Marketing Land, CNN, Mashable, Digital Trends, Android Central, Vox, The Mac Observer, SlashGear, Neowin, TechCrunch, Engadget, Geek.com, The Hill, New York Post, Deadline, MacDailyNews, Firstpost Tech, The Next Web, Inquirer, The Daily Dot, Variety, USA Today, Memeburn, On my Om, Associated Press, MSPoweruser, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @juddlegum, @pkafka, @emilybell, @oliverdarcy, @alexeheath, @kevinroose, @parkermolloy, @mollywood, @brosandprose, @willoremus, @marshablackburn, @lauramandaro, @edmundlee, @moonalice, @matthewstoller, @niemanlab, @jeffjarvis, @zephyrteachout, @cnni, @brianstelter, @jeremymbarr, @eads, @mattbinder, @mathewi, @jeffjarvis, @jeffjarvis, @mathewi, @jeffjarvis, @willoremus, @jessicalessin, @mollymckew, @halsinger, @letsgomathias, @lindsay_schnell, @athenae, @pkafka, @pkafka, @notdetails, @gerryfsmith, @mathewi, @karaswisher, @bgrueskin, @asmith83, @zachleat, @ceciliakang, @cjamcmahon, @markscott82, @aaronnagler, @mattnavarra, @caseynewton, and @jason_kint
| Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: |
Study: researchers say an algorithm widely used in the US healthcare system to assess medical needs for millions of people is biased against black patients — A series of studies argue that by focusing on costs as a proxy for health, risk algorithms are ignoring the racial inequalities in healthcare access.
More:
Science, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, Nature, The Verge, MIT Technology Review, Bloomberg, Wired, Reuters, IEEE Spectrum, Mother Jones, Science News, Los Angeles Times, PBS, The Guardian, Scientific American, New Scientist, Gizmodo, and STAT
Tweets: @drewharwell, @jhunursing, @hardmaru, @chrissyfarr, @andrhia, @blakersdozen, @brianrahmer, @atulbutte, @dermhag, @naacp_ldf, @motherboard, @ravindranize, and @jfbonnefon
| Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters: |
Facebook took down ad by a PAC, which falsely claimed Sen. Graham supports Green New Deal, says it will fact-check ads from political groups but not politicians — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Saturday that it had removed an ad which falsely claimed that U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham supported …
Tweets: @drvox, @slpng_giants, @annaleen, @tomcoates, @reuters, @blkahn, @chetfaliszek, and @evilgalprods
| CNBC: |
As SoftBank's Masayoshi Son, Marcelo Claure, and Ron Fisher take over WeWork, a look at the incoming team's disappointing performance at Sprint — - Masayoshi Son, Marcelo Claure and Ron Fisher are all on the Sprint board and are the three SoftBank executives now calling the shots at WeWork.| Atiya / MSPoweruser: |
Leaked documentation about Windows 10X shows the OS is designed for both laptops and foldable devices, with the Start Menu being referred to as “Launcher” — Microsoft has mostly kept details of Windows 10X- a version of Windows 10 that has been tailored to dual-screen devices- under wraps.
More:
Engadget, ZDNet, Gizchina, Gizmodo, The Verge, Thurrott, and Liliputing
Tweets: @tomwarren and @stevesi
| Natasha Mascarenhas / Crunchbase News: |
Squarespace has acquired Unfold, a templates app for creating Stories on Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat that has 9M MAUs, for an undisclosed sum — Squarespace, a build-your-own website startup, has acquired social media app Unfold, used by a slew of celebrities including Kim Kardashian West …
More:
TechCrunch, The Official Squarespace Blog, and New York Business Journal. Tweets: @squarespace. Thanks:@nmasc_
| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
London-based LabGenius, which uses AI and “robotic automation” for protein drug discovery, raises $10M Series A led by Lux Capital and Obvious Ventures — LabGenius, a London-based startup applying AI and “robotic automation” to protein drug discovery, has raised $10 million in Series A funding.
More:
Forbes, EU-Startups, Unite.AI, FinSMEs, Silicon Canals, PitchBook, UKTN, BusinessCloud.co.uk, and PE Hub Blog
| Associated Press: |
How Census Bureau is working with internet platforms to fight misinformation ahead of 2020 census and guide users to its site via searches and voice assistants — CHICAGO (AP) — Worried about internet trolls and foreign powers spreading false news, census officials are preparing …
More:
Axios
| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
Australian digital lending platform Athena Home Loans raises $70M Series C at a $230M valuation to expand into home loans after an initial focus on refinancing — Athena Home Loans, a fast-growing Australian fintech startup, has raised a $70 million Series C in its third round of funding in less than 18 months.| Greg Bensinger / Washington Post: |
In leaked video, Sundar Pichai admits at an all-hands that Google is “genuinely struggling” with employee trust as it defends the hiring of former DHS official — At company's weekly town hall with employees, executives assail leaks and defend hiring DHS official
More:
Axios, Fortune, CNET, Beyond Search, and Engadget
Tweets: @sophaskins, @gregbensinger, @justkelly_ok, @robaeprice, @mikeisaac, @dellcam, @dtunkelang, and @rmac18
Sponsor Posts
Command Line:
Beyond violation rates: Are your AI evaluations measuring the right things? — Structured eval design can improve both the breadth of behaviors tested and the interpretability of resulting failures.
Beyond violation rates: Are your AI evaluations measuring the right things? — Structured eval design can improve both the breadth of behaviors tested and the interpretability of resulting failures.
Will Reed:
The best sales leaders aren't job hunting. Here's how to reach them without months of cold outreach. — Our team came from Box, Square, and Brex, so we already know the GTM leaders worth meeting.
The best sales leaders aren't job hunting. Here's how to reach them without months of cold outreach. — Our team came from Box, Square, and Brex, so we already know the GTM leaders worth meeting.
Zoho:
Ask an Expert: How to effectively recover stuck TDS refunds with reduced TDS reconciliation time — The 26AS/Form 168 gets updated quarterly and often gets checked only during the time of ITR filing.
Ask an Expert: How to effectively recover stuck TDS refunds with reduced TDS reconciliation time — The 26AS/Form 168 gets updated quarterly and often gets checked only during the time of ITR filing.
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
Training Data:
Google's AI Infrastructure Chief, Amin Vahdat, on the Physics & Economics of Frontier AI
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
Invest Like the Best:
Andrew Huberman - The Frontier of Neurotechnology
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Big Technology Podcast:
Who Wins The AI Assistant Wars? + Why Didn't Google Build Muse?
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.
Sources:
Reflection's founders on building a DeepSeek of the West
Candid conversations with the leaders shaping what's next in AI and the broader tech industry. Hosted by Alex Heath, who has covered Silicon Valley for more than a decade.
Subscribe to Sources.
Grit:
How Vercel Is Rethinking Go-to-Market With AI | COO Jeanne Grosser
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
OpenAI's Head of ChatGPT: We're entering a new era of AI (again) | Tibo Sottiaux
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 8:10 AM ET, October 27, 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
Felipe Rangel / ScreenRant:Michael Schneider / Variety:
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Reuters: |
More:
9to5Mac, Engadget, Pocket-lint, Fortune, SlashGear, Digital Trends, BGR, iDownloadBlog.com, IndieWire, Observer, Variety, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @trengriffin, @loudmouthjulia, @digitalshields, @kenli729, @hcoster, and @modestproposal1
| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
More:
Wired, The Keyword, Gizchina, The Verge, Search Engine Land, TechCrunch, Android Central, Synced, The Next Web, SiliconANGLE, Business Insider, Gizmodo, Engadget, Geek.com, Marketing Land, Tom's Guide, Inquirer, and Search Engine Roundtable
Tweets: @lutherlowe, @lmthang, @marie_haynes, @dynamicwebpaige, @colin_sebastian, @quantamagazine, @backlon, and @gfiorelli1. Thanks:@technologizer