|
February 1, 2020, 1:15 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| VICE: |
Ajit Pai says FCC has concluded “that one or more wireless carriers apparently violated federal law” by selling user location data and will consider fines — More than a year after a Motherboard investigation revealed that wireless carriers were collecting and selling user location data …
More:
The Verge, Ars Technica, Federal Communications …, Bloomberg, Engadget, Axios, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, iMore, Yahoo Finance, Input, Associated Press, 9to5Mac, The Hill, iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, and The Daily Dot
Tweets: @josephfcox, @mcmillen, @dangillmor, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @vice, @dellcam, @dellcam, @dellcam, @karlbode, and @karlbode
| Andrea Noble / Route Fifty: |
FCC approves $20.4B Rural Digital Opportunity Fund to deploy rural broadband but Democratic FCC commissioners warn it won't help many areas that need internet — In this April 30, 2015 photo, Sylvia Fonseca, 16, works in the computer lab at Cuyama Valley High School in California.
More:
Federal Communications …, Ars Technica, Engadget, Public Knowledge, and Telecompetitor
Tweets: @routefifty and @fcc
| Tom Simonite / Wired: |
A look at a secretive team of quantum researchers at Alphabet's X, who are focused on creating new algorithms and applications to run on quantum computers — Google's parent touted its quantum supremacy achievement last year. It doesn't talk about a group at X working on software.
Tweets: @scottthurm, @gregoryjbarber, @nxthompson, and @tsimonite
| Jason Gurwin / The Streamable: |
Roku says it has settled its carriage dispute with Fox to distribute Fox channels on the Roku platform ahead of the Super Bowl — At midnight tonight, it was expected that Roku would remove the FOX Now, FOX Sports, FOX News, FOX Business, FOX Nation, Big 10 Network, and FOX Soccer apps from the Roku Channel Store and existing devices.
More:
CNET, The Verge, Mashable, Engadget, Adweek, Engadget, Engadget, and Hollywood Reporter
Tweets: @roku, @onejarednewman, and @ophirgottlieb
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Behind the revival of Dubsmash, an app that lets users post lip sync and dance videos that now has 27% of the US short-form video market share by installs — The loud app that quietly hit 1 billion monthly views — Lip-syncing app Dubsmash was on the brink of death.
Tweets: @dennishegstad, @sacca, and @joshconstine
| Margaret Harding McGill / Axios: |
Founding president of the Internet Association, Michael Beckerman, to step down after eight years and join TikTok as VP of US public policy in March — The president of tech trade group the Internet Association is stepping down to run TikTok's Washington policy shop, the organizations said Friday.| New York Times: |
Kenya's high court temporarily suspended a national biometric ID program until laws are enacted to protect data and safeguard minorities from discrimination — The biometric system was challenged in court over privacy concerns, and fears that it could exclude millions from accessing public services.| Ilya Khrennikov / Bloomberg: |
Yandex launches a new online service in Moscow called Lavka, which delivers orders in 15 minutes using bike couriers and small warehouses spread across the city — In Moscow, online orders delivered in just 15 minutes by bicycle signal what the future of shopping may hold.
Tweets: @matt_townsend, @cristinagberta, @leonidragozin, @csertoglu, and @evangershkovich
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India-based InterviewBit, which offers an online computer science program and lets its students pay part of the fee after getting a job, raises $20M Series A — InterviewBit, a Bangalore-based startup that runs an advanced online computer science program for college graduates … | Andrew Allemann / Domain Name Wire: |
California AG asks ICANN for information about .org TLD price caps removal; ICANN says it is cooperating, asks Public Interest Registry to delay .org TLD sale — Office that oversees California non-profits demands extensive documentation. — The California Attorney general …
More:
Mashable, ICANN, Boing Boing, CircleID, and The NonProfit Times
Tweets: @doctorow, @haroldfeld, @domainarts, and @mattbinder
| Jason Snell / Six Colors: |
Apple's performance in 2019 across hardware, software, and services is rated and critiqued by a 65-person panel, including writers, developers, and podcasters — It's time for our annual look back on Apple's performance during the past year, as seen through the eyes of writers, editors …
More:
MacStories, 9to5Mac, and The Loop
Tweets: @mostman1043, @marcoarment, @rgriff, @marcoarment, @jsnell, and @backlon
| Josh Nadeau / Fast Company: |
A Russian law requiring all smartphone makers to pre-install Russian-made software, which goes into effect in July 2020, could force Apple to quit the country — In November 2019, Russian parliament passed what's become known as the “law against Apple.” The legislation will require …
Tweets: @sub8u, @kschwabable, and @harrymccracken
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:
Enhancements to Zoho Writer's automation flow designer: New PDF operations, password protection, and more — Once we rolled out the automation flow designer in Zoho Writer's merge templates …
Enhancements to Zoho Writer's automation flow designer: New PDF operations, password protection, and more — Once we rolled out the automation flow designer in Zoho Writer's merge templates …
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:
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.
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.
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 1:15 PM ET, February 1, 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
Todd Spangler / Variety:Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Tim Baysinger / The Wrap: |
More:
Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Variety, Engadget, Los Angeles Times, Comic Book, MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, The Verge, CNBC, and Business Insider. Tweets: @natjarv
Earlier Picks
| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
More:
Andreessen Horowitz, PR Newswire, PitchBook, Deseret News, Inside Self-Storage, and FinSMEs
Tweets: @stevecheney, @thebitsian, @a16z, @carnage4life, @benclambert, @bayareawriter, @joshuabaer, @shanemac, @albumvc, and @neighborstorage
| Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: |
More:
The Amazon Blog, The Seattle Times, MarketWatch, and Gizmodo
| AppleInsider: |
More:
CCN.com, MacRumors, Reuters, VICE, Fast Company, Pocketnow, Android Authority, Engadget, Input, Android Police, Gizmodo, Mashable, WinBuzzer, iPhone Hacks, Redmond Pie, Business Insider, Patently Apple, Tom's Guide, iPhone in Canada Blog, MSPoweruser, Pocket-lint, WebProNews, MacDailyNews, and Cult of Mac
Tweets: @dhh, @stevesi, and @appleinsider
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
More:
The Verge, Kotaku, Microsoft, TechRadar.com, Windows Central, LaptopMag, Engadget, TechSpot, CCN.com, Threatpost, The Next Web, Thurrott, Twinfinite, OnMSFT.com, TechCrunch, BleepingComputer, Input, Neowin, and SecurityWeek
Tweets: @bradchacos, @msftsecresponse, @tomwarren, @gossithedog, @kym_possible, @n0x08, @swiftonsecurity, @campuscodi, and @campuscodi