|
April 5, 2020, 5:00 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 14 code indicates that Apple is working on a new feature codenamed “Avocado” to enable real, movable widgets on iPad and iPhone home screens — 9to5Mac reported last month that Apple is working on a redesigned wallpaper settings panel for iOS, based on an early build of iOS 14 …
More:
AppleInsider, Appleosophy, Engadget, iDownloadBlog.com, MacDailyNews, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @stroughtonsmith
| Valerie Strauss / Washington Post: |
Zoom is being banned over security concerns by some US school districts, including NYC, which is directing teachers to switch to Microsoft Teams — Some school districts around the country have started to ban the use of Zoom for online learning from home during the coronavirus crisis …
More:
Fast Company, Chalkbeat, DataBreaches.net, The Seattle Times, and New York Post
Tweets: @philonedtech and @drewharwell
| New York Times: |
Analysis: thousands of people are organizing via private group chats, message boards, Twitter, Instagram, more to execute coordinated “Zoombombing” campaigns — Zoom, the videoconferencing app, has become a target for harassment and abuse coordinated in private off-platform chats.
More:
Gizmodo, The Daily Dot, Neowin, The Verge, CNET, NBC Bay Area, Forbes, and Tech Xplore
Tweets: @theferocity, @taylorlorenz, @xianmind, @satariano, and @rashadrobinson
| Micah Lee / The Intercept: |
More:
The Guardian, Mozilla Foundation, The Register, Schneier on Security, TidBITS, Gizmodo, IDG Insider Pro, Mozilla Foundation, Business Insider, Forbes, CNBC, Daring Fireball, The Citizen Lab, Politico, The Register, MSPoweruser, The Verge, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Wired, Neville Hobson, Reclaim The Net, Reuters, Channel Partners, WeLiveSecurity, CircleID, VentureBeat, Computerworld, Input, Inside Outsider, Naked Security, InsideBitcoins.com, Security Boulevard, Chrome Unboxed, VICE, BBC, and The Next Web
Tweets: @dhh, @glennf, @ayshardzn, @dangillmor, @nxthompson, @lilyhnewman, @dhh, @gcluley, @micahflee, @ddayen, @dhh, @eff, @mikb0b, @c1truz_, @matthew_d_green, @fightfortheftr, @swiftonsecurity, @taosecurity, @maryhui, @gordoncorera, @jvagle, @nicdawes, @aaschapiro, @ethanwhite, @joetidy, @iblametom, @mattbraga, @katecallen, @susanpotter, @hackingdave, @martinsfp, @woudena, @uofgccs, @wadhwa, @jkeefe, @refuturing, and @designatednerd
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
More:
Financial Times, Zoom Blog, forklog.media, The Startup, Mashable, Wccftech, Daring Fireball, MSPoweruser, BetaNews, Seeking Alpha, The PhoneBoy Blog, Congressman Jerry McNerney, CNET, Digital Trends, SecurityWeek, Yahoo Finance, A Few Thoughts …, Gizmodo, epic.org, Forbes, and Fight for the Future
Tweets: @ow, @drbarnard, @senblumenthal, @jbaksht, @grafby, @counternotions, @patrickmoorhead, and @zackwhittaker
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
More:
Politico, Daring Fireball, CNBC, NPR, Fox News, The Parallax, Silicon Valley Business …, and Washington Post
Tweets: @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, @briannawu, @jimscheinman, @mavenvc, @alexrkonrad, @martingiles, @wongmjane, @n_sportelli, @forbes, @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, @alexrkonrad, and @alexrkonrad. Thanks:@alexrkonrad
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: Apple is in the process of acquiring the California-based VR startup NextVR in a deal valued around $100M — It's no secret that Apple has ambitious plans for augmented reality and a future AR-focused headset. Apple is practically building the platform for its future headset out in the open with ARKit.
More:
Neowin, AppleInsider, Engadget, and MACお宝 …
Tweets: @alexqgb, @kylebrussell, @jetscott, @yoda, @iamkhayyam, @diegobez, and @ericflo
| Dave Gershgorn / OneZero : |
Washington state's facial recognition law, which is championed by Microsoft, was sponsored by State Sen. Joe Nguyen, who also is a program manager at Microsoft — Plus, live facial recognition updates and the week's A.I. research — Welcome to General Intelligence, your weekly dive into the A.I. news and research that matters.
More:
Microsoft on the Issues, ACLU of Washington, and Input
Tweets: @ozm, @bcmerchant, @danieiiew, @onekade, @ozm, and @ozm
| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
US Small Business Administration issues new guidance for the $350B stimulus program that still seems to exclude most VC-backed startups — Under new guidance issued by the Small Business Administration it seems non-profits and faith-based groups can apply for the Paycheck Protection Program loans designed …
More:
Continuations, dot.LA, and Crunchbase News
Tweets: @mppaolucci, @brianroemmele, @bizcarson, @reprokhanna, @akaarsalan, and @danprimack
| Jim Waterson / The Guardian: |
Telecom engineers, considered essential workers in the UK, are facing harassment from anti-5G conspiracy mongers, linking the deployment of 5G to coronavirus — EE suspects telephone mast engulfed by fire in Birmingham was an arson attack as celebrities claim Covid-19 caused by new network
More:
BBC, The Guardian, BBC, Reuters, Wccftech, The Verge, 5Gradar.com, Engadget, Android Police, Android Authority, iAfrikan, Android Central, Business Insider, BuzzFeed News, and The Sun
| J.M. Porup / CSO: |
Critics say bug bounty programs buy researcher silence, may violate labor law, and are less effective when they are closed and have NDAs placed on them — When Jonathan Leitschuh found a catastrophic security vulnerability in Zoom, the popular videoconferencing platform …
More:
Schneier on Security. Tweets: @econ_marshall, @bsdphk, @doctorow, @veenadubal, @toholdaquill, @dguido, and @kimzetter
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
How Silicon Valley food caterers, event planners, venue owners, models, DJs, and others who relied on tech parties and events are coping with the loss of income — - Performers, food caterers, event planners, venue owners, models, DJs and others that rely on the tech industry's parties …
Tweets: @mattrosoff, @sal19, and @mattrosoff
| Sidney Fussell / Wired: |
Uber Eats waived delivery fees in the name of supporting local restaurants, but some restaurants say Uber's 25% commission for take-out orders is too high — Social distancing rules have reduced many eateries to delivery and take out. But apps like Uber Eats exact a 25 percent toll on their shrinking revenue.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Apple's deal with Amazon to allow the Prime Video app to process some in-app payments on its own shows how arbitrary, unfair, and outdated App Store rules are — Apple and Amazon very, very quietly unveiled a monumental app deal this week, without fanfare or, sadly, much in the way of transparency.
More:
The Mac Observer, TidBITS, TechSpot, and Computerworld
Tweets: @2rkiva, @jasonlk, @gerryconway, and @modestproposal1
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
India's Unified Payments Interface eliminated most of the fees apps like Paytm charged for transactions, forcing them to search for other sources of income — After signing up hundreds of millions of users, startups switch to lending and lean on merchants in search of revenues
Tweets: @refsrc
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: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Zoho:
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
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 Evan Spiegel Is Building the Future of Computing
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Acquired:
10 Years of Acquired (with Michael Lewis)
Learn the playbooks that built the world's greatest companies - and how you can apply them as a founder, operator, or investor.
Subscribe to Acquired.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why humans are AI's biggest bottleneck (and what's coming in 2026) | Alexander Embiricos (OpenAI Codex Product Lead)
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 2026 Priority, Disney's AI Play, Datacenter Buildout Trouble
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:
Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
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.
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 5:00 AM ET, April 5, 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
Brian Steinberg / Variety:Chris Morris / Variety:
Max Tani / Semafor:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Aliya Chaudhry / The Verge: |
More:
Chromium Blog, gHacks Technology News, Engadget, TechCrunch, ZDNet, 9to5Google, and Android Police
Tweets: @carnage4life and @stshank
| Reuters: |
More:
Input, Neowin, SlashGear, Android Authority, Good e-Reader, Pocketnow, Pocket-lint, PYMNTS.com, Adweek, TechSpot, BGR, TechRadar.com, TheStreet, ZDNet, Android Police, Tom's Guide, GameSpot, Bloomberg, 9to5Toys, The Verge, Digital Trends, CNET, Business Insider, Seeking Alpha, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @ritholtz, @reutersworld, @joemfbrown, @kenli729, @susanlitv, and @pvzig