|
January 6, 2020, 7:20 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sources: SoftBank Vision Fund has walked away from investing in several startups, months after submitting term sheets and saying closing delays were temporary — SoftBank Vision Fund has walked away from investing in several startups, months after submitting term sheets worth hundreds …
More:
CNBC and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @paulg, @nrcoope, @alex, @ychernova, @paulg, @edbott, @wolfejosh, @gavinsbaker, @rabois, @sallyshin, @villi, @danprimack, @grummz, and @ryanbethencourt
| Andrew E. Freedman / Tom's Hardware: |
Lenovo unveils ThinkBook Plus, a 13.3-inch laptop with a 10.8-inch, touch-sensitive E-Ink display on the lid and built-in Alexa, available in March for $1,199 — It works even when the laptop's closed. — Lenovo's latest take on the small business laptop has an interesting surprise: a 10.8-inch E ink display on the lid.
More:
CNET, Daring Fireball, Windows Central, PCWorld, The Verge, and Mashable
| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Lenovo announces the ThinkPad X1 Fold, a $2,499 PC running Windows 10 Pro that has a folding 13.3-inch 4:3 OLED screen, shipping mid-2020 — The future of PCs unfolds — Last year, Lenovo showed off what it described as the “world's first foldable PC” — a prototype OLED tablet that could fold up like a book or a tiny laptop.
More:
Windows Central, LaptopMag, Gizmodo, Tom's Hardware, CNET, AnandTech, Ars Technica, PCWorld, Thurrott, VentureBeat, XDA Developers, CNBC, IGN, and Mashable
Tweets: @tomwarren, @stevekovach, @markgurman, @mcwm, and @pierce
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Samsung debuts Galaxy Chromebook with a 13.3-inch 4K AMOLED display that rotates 360-degrees, 10th-gen i5 CPU, and S-Pen, available in Q1 starting at $999 — At $999, it's expensive for a Chromebook, anyway — The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook is one of the nicest pieces of laptop hardware I've touched in a very long time.
More:
Samsung US Newsroom, Business Wire, Tom's Hardware, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, Michael Tsai, BetaNews, Droid Life, About Chromebooks, ExtremeTech, AndroidGuys, Ars Technica, BGR, TechSpot, CNET, LaptopMag, Digital Trends, PCWorld, Gizmodo, Engadget, Android Authority, XDA Developers, Android Police, and Mashable
Tweets: @reckless, @jeffjarvis, @charlesarthur, and @tomwarren
| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
YouTube officially rolls out changes to children's content on its main site following FTC settlement and also begins running promotions for YouTube Kids — ‘These changes will have significant impact’ — YouTube executives have warned creators over the last few months that changes …
More:
YouTube Blog, Ars Technica, The Hill, Business Insider, Bloomberg, 9to5Google, Android Central, Engadget, and Input
Tweets: @ytcreators, @swiftstories, @mhbergen, @glenngabe, and @mattnavarra
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Amazon expands Fire TV Edition to soundbars, car infotainment systems, set-top boxes, and more, and says Fire TV platform now has over 40M MAUs — It was only a few months ago that Amazon took the wraps off over 20 new Fire TV devices to fill out its growing portfolio, including a refreshed Fire TV Cube … | Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Ring adds a privacy dashboard to its app to let owners manage third-party services and whether local police can make requests to access video from their cameras — One place to manage security and privacy features — Ring has announced that it is adding a new privacy dashboard … | Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
AMD announces new Ryzen 4000 series of laptop chips based on the company's 7nm Zen 2 architecture — Bringing the Zen 2 architecture to laptops — AMD's third-generation Ryzen processors for laptops have officially arrived at CES 2020, with the announcement of the new Ryzen 4000 series …
More:
CNET, PCWorld, Windows Central, Tom's Hardware, Digital Trends, VentureBeat, LaptopMag, and IGN
Tweets: @dcseifert, @austinnotduncan, @markhachman, @tomwarren, and @verge
| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon Drive Pilot, an end-to-end autonomous driving platform, and Car-to-Cloud, to let car makers offer on-demand services to customers — Following Qualcomm's promise last December of a major and unexpected automotive announcement at CES, the company today revealed …
More:
Telegraph, CNET, Nikkei Asian Review, TheStreet, Android Central, Yahoo Finance, Reuters, MarketWatch, Barron's Online, Forbes, ZDNet, Android Central, CNBC, and SlashGear
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
HappyHotel, a Japanese site for booking rooms in “love hotels”, says hackers breached its servers and may have accessed users' real names, addresses, and more — The 2010s decade ends with a major security breach at a search engine for finding love hotels across Japan.| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
ASUS unveils the 14-inch ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop with an optional LED dot-matrix display in the lid to show GIFs, the time, and more, available in April — Plus, AMD's newest Ryzen 4000 H-series chips — Asus has a new gaming laptop at CES 2020: the 14-inch ROG Zephyrus G14.
More:
Gizmodo, Android Authority, PC Gamer, Android Authority, Yahoo Finance, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, IGN, and Wccftech
Tweets: @dcseifert and @cgartenberg
| Matt Egan / CNN: |
Exxon and Amazon partner to allow voice-activated fuel purchases in vehicles with built-in Alexa and from Alexa-enabled devices, coming to US stations in April — New York (CNN Business)Drivers can already ask Amazon's Alexa to turn off the lights at home, buy movie tickets and dish out restaurant recommendations.
More:
TechCrunch, Engadget, The Amazon Blog, GeekWire, Mashable, WebProNews, and Seeking Alpha
| Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
AMD unveils 64-core AMD Threadripper 3990X CPU, a consumer variant of its 64-core EPYC 7702P currently for sale in the server market, available Feb. 7 for $3990 — At the tail end of last year, one of the key launches in the creator/workstation processor market was AMD's latest 3rd Generation …
More:
PCWorld, TechRadar.com, Wccftech, and PCWorld
| Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: |
As AB5 takes effect, Uber added features in California like allowing drivers to be favorited, in its apparent attempt to claim that drivers are independent — The ride-hailing giant launched a new version of its app for its California drivers, its latest attempt to push back on a new law aimed …
More:
Mashable, CNET, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @jarahk, @gregbensinger, @lorenasgonzalez, @faizsays, @veenadubal, @greenhousenyt, @bafeldman, and @rkgwork
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:
Get your favorite apps talking to Zoho Sign with Zapier — Your business didn't come together overnight. It's something you've built, refined, and fine-tuned over time. Every tool you use has a purpose …
Get your favorite apps talking to Zoho Sign with Zapier — Your business didn't come together overnight. It's something you've built, refined, and fine-tuned over time. Every tool you use has a purpose …
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
Grit:
How Brands Stay Visible When AI Decides | Profound CEO James Cadwallader
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
The coming AI security crisis (and what to do about it) | Sander Schulhoff
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:
OpenAI's Potential, Google's Speedy Model, Copilot Hits Turbulence
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:
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin' Xmas Song
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.
Access:
Betting on reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
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 7:20 PM ET, January 6, 2020.
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
Sara Fischer / Axios:Ali Watkins / New York Times:
Reuters:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
More:
Threatpost, CNET, The Verge, and Android Central
Tweets: @kimzetter, @iblametom, @josephfcox, @bing_chris, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @rayredacted, @astepanovich, and @malwarejake
Earlier Picks
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More:
TechCrunch, TechHive, Engadget, The Verge, Android Authority, iPhone in Canada Blog, GeekWire, Axios, and CNET
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Source:
Wall Street Journal. More:
ZDNet, IT PRO, Security Boulevard, Tom's Hardware, Silicon Republic, and Computer Business Review
Tweets: @alexfrangos and @charlesforelle