|
April 11, 2020, 2:55 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| The Verge: |
Apple and Google announce a joint effort to introduce iOS and Android APIs in mid-May for opt-in Bluetooth-based COVID-19 contact tracing — A huge step forward in the fight against COVID-19 — Apple and Google announced a system for tracking the spread of the new coronavirus …
More:
Apple, New York Times, Washington Post, Ars Technica, Electronic Frontier Foundation, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, joekent.nyc, NPR, Forbes, New York Times, Wired, Vox, International Business Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, BBC, Axios, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, NBC News, Inc42 Media, Towards Data Science, Six Colors, TidBITS, MacStories, Variety, The Hacker News, Aldo's Notes, MediaNama, coinspeaker.com, Ubergizmo, Nikkei Asian Review, ACLU, kottke.org, Techdirt, Newser, Seeking Alpha, Threatpost, PYMNTS.com, NBC News, The New Consumer, New York Post, MacRumors, TalkAndroid.com, TechSpot, Digital Trends, FierceWireless, The Daily Hodl, Michael Tsai, ProgrammableWeb.com, ExtremeTech, BetaNews, Fortune, Macworld, Mashable, SiliconANGLE, Stacey on IoT, BuzzFeed News, Gizmodo, Pocketnow, Droid Life, IDG Insider Pro, Thurrott, Pocket-lint, AppleInsider, Liliputing, The Next Web, Daring Fireball, Daring Fireball, Wccftech, Politico, iPhone Hacks, Android Police, Apple Must, AppAdvice.com, BGR, The Irish Times, ZDNet, Appleosophy, The Verge, Technology Personalized, Reuters, Android Authority, Yahoo Finance, VentureBeat, Input, iMore, Neowin, CNET, CNBC, Engadget, 9to5Google, Business Insider, CNN, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Mac Observer, and The Startup
Tweets: @tim_cook, @sundarpichai, @pogue, @max_read, @ashk4n, @caseynewton, @ashk4n, @panzer, @pkafka, @waltmossberg, @reckless, @neilcybart, @lam_barrett, @ashk4n, @caseynewton, @jsnell, @pkafka, @kaifulee, @drericding, @rontkim, @panzer, @zephyrteachout, @tylerwinklevoss, @patrickc, @benedictevans, @raamana_, @samfbiddle, @matthew_d_green, @glennf, @glennf, @juddlegum, @timmarchman, @rafiletzter, @antoniocasilli, @kashhill, @rafe, @lexialex, @balajis, @kashhill, @fredbenenson, @chrismessina, @janelytv, @afp, @llsethj, @nytimestech, @khanoisseur, @acedtect, @nprpolitics, @natfriedman, @pkafka, @cwarzel, @pkafka, @trycatchhcf, @hblodget, @ashk4n, @seanspicer, @carnage4life, @joannastern, @carnage4life, @hblodget, @joshuatopolsky, @davedufournba, @aslavitt, @atulbutte, @chriswelch, @nicnguyen, @sethsandler, @markgurman, @chillmage, @caseynewton, @stroughtonsmith, @willoremus, @profcarroll, @mcwm, @reckless, @fredwilson, @joannastern, @jbarro, @sethjlevy, @caseynewton, @superscientific, @carlquintanilla, @mattcutts, @reneritchie, @ashk4n, @ashk4n, @panzer, @zackwhittaker, @panzer, @tonyromm, @panzer, and @hypervisible
| Moxie Marlinspike / @moxie: |
[Thread] Moxie Marlinspike explains how Apple and Google's contract tracing framework will work in practice — First look at Apple/Google contact tracing framework: 1) Once a day, your device derives a new key ("daily tracing key"). 2) It uses that to derive a new “proximity ID” every time your device's bluetooth address changes (15min), which is broadcast to nearby BT sensors. 1/10
More:
The Verge. Tweets: @sedyst, @moxie, @moxie, @moxie, @moxie, @moxie, @jameeljaffer, @moxie, @moxie, @rachelbovard, @moxie, @ctbeiser, @onekade, @moxie, @antoniocasilli, @matthew_d_green, @mikarv, @tante, @matthew_d_green, @glennf, and @ashk4n
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
A look at the limits of Bluetooth-based voluntary COVID-19 contact tracing, which faces adoption hurdles, potentially big numbers of false positive pings, more — False positives and rampant privacy issues suggest we need to make a new investment in hiring people
More:
American Civil Liberties Union, GitHub, TechCrunch, The Seattle Times, Fox News, MIT Technology Review, XDA Developers, Forbes, Cult of Mac, Tech Xplore, The State of Surveillance, Tom's Guide, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @granick, @malteengeler, @erictopol, @privacymatters, @ashk4n, @hypervisible, @bradlander, @zackwhittaker, @pinboard, @rowlsmanthorpe, @kennethbaer, @kevinroose, @geoffreyfowler, @hblodget, @mantzarlis, @jtemple, @dseetharaman, @caseynewton, @xor, @reckless, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, and @caseynewton
| Tom Maxwell / Input: |
IBM is releasing a free course and forum next week to teach COBOL programming language, as US states struggle to find programmers for old unemployment systems — Many systems that process unemployment claims still run on a 60-year-old programming language that barely any coders understand.
More:
TechRadar.com and Open Mainframe Project …
Tweets: @conways_law, @2rkiva, @digitaldutta, @zelaurent, @codinghorror, @jordannovet, @originalpsp, @sub8u, @2rkiva, @jmertic, @shadowdoc, and @seikatsu
| Johana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times: |
Instacart is paying workers about the same to do 2-3 orders at a time as it does for one order as demand rises during the pandemic, interviews and receipts show — Dina W. did her last job for Instacart on March 20. Before the coronavirus outbreak, Dina could easily avoid doing …
More:
Yahoo Finance, Input, The Verge, and The Daily Dot
| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
Research tracking tech startup layoffs across the world since March 11 finds 204 startups have laid off 16,229 employees, nearly doubling between April 2-8 — On Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department reported some staggering figures: the number of unemployment claims filed between March 15-April 4 surged to 16.8 million.
More:
Layoffs.fyi, Business Insider, and Inc42 Media
Tweets: @ashkan, @lpolovets, @layoffsfyi, @layoffsfyi, and @crunchbase
| Justin Phillips / San Francisco Chronicle: |
SF mayor caps commissions for food delivery startups to 15% during the pandemic; startups say the cap will raise customer fees, hurt delivery people's income — As struggling San Francisco restaurants pin their hopes of staying open on delivery and takeout orders, city officials have stepped …
More:
Business Insider. Tweets: @londonbreed, @jason, @naval, @swatipedia, @mitali, @nabeel, @webdevmason, @alecstapp, @nabeel, @alexesber, @marcgoldwein, @umang, @cbackstreets, @flashreport, @aridavidpaul, @mrlnmarce, @nabeel, @nyccomptroller, @binarybits, @binarybits, @mikeisaac, @arrington, and @techchronicle
| New York Times: |
Experts say social distancing directives, likely to continue in some form after the COVID-19 crisis, could prompt various industries to accelerate automation — Broad unease about losing jobs to machines could dissipate as people focus on the benefits of minimizing close human contact.
More:
Forbes. Tweets: @ashkan, @mcharlesworth7, @nytimesbusiness, @hidetomitanaka, @danileis, @kevin_kubi, @nytimestech, and @ptknight_
| Canalys: |
Canalys: global PC shipments in Q1 declined 8% YoY to 53.7M units because of supply chain issues caused by COVID-19, despite surging demand due to remote work — Shanghai (China), Bengaluru (India), Singapore, Reading (UK) and Portland (US) - Friday, 10 April 2020
More:
The Verge, MacRumors, Windows Central, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple launches a site for COVID-19 testing providers to submit info on their testing locations, which, once reviewed, will be displayed on Apple Maps — Continuing Apple's efforts in helping fight the coronavirus, Apple Maps will soon display testing sites directly on the map.
More:
MacRumors, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, Wccftech, and Engadget
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google says it will make changes to search results over the coming week to make it easier for users to find virtual health care options — The changes are rolling out over the coming week — Google is making changes to search results to make it easier for people to find virtual health care options …
More:
The Keyword, Firstpost Tech, Input, TechCrunch, PhoneArena, and Engadget
Tweets: @googlehealth, @googlehealth, and @lygeia
| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
Strip club dancers and promoters are hosting virtual pop-up strip clubs on Instagram Live, accepting tips via Cash app and promoting the events on Twitter — Going digital may be better for dancers. — For the past three weeks, Justin LaBoy, 28, a former professional basketball player …
Tweets: @kashhill, @catchdini, @lenubienne, @modestproposal1, @katierogers, @candicepool, @spencerpratt, @thelextimes, @bigracks, and @taylorlorenz
Sponsor Posts
Soxton:
Fast, affordable law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Fast, affordable law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Equals:
Stop vibe coding analytics — Equals AI turns questions about your business into auditable spreadsheet models and dashboards. Build once, iterate for years.
Stop vibe coding analytics — Equals AI turns questions about your business into auditable spreadsheet models and dashboards. Build once, iterate for years.
Zoho:
Deep dive into SalesIQ's Summer '26 release: 40+ features for the agentic era — We've already introduced you to Zoho SalesIQ's Summer '26 release, our annual release, and the one where SalesIQ enters a new territory: the era of agentic intelligence.
Deep dive into SalesIQ's Summer '26 release: 40+ features for the agentic era — We've already introduced you to Zoho SalesIQ's Summer '26 release, our annual release, and the one where SalesIQ enters a new territory: the era of agentic intelligence.
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
The Upstarts Podcast:
Blitzy's Brian Elliott: Cursor And Claude Code Are Looking At Your Enterprise Code 'Through A Straw'
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
The Nick, Dick and Paul Show:
Re-Release: The Death of Hollywood? W/ Allan Loeb
Nick Bilton, Dick Costolo, and Paul Kedrosky pull back the curtain on AI, startups, and the future rushing toward us, all with healthy dose of irreverence.
Subscribe to The Nick, Dick and Paul Show.
Great Chat:
Maybe Twitter isn't real life
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.
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's Plan To Merge Chat And Agents — With Greg Brockman
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:
Encore: Inside Joe Weisenthal's brain
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.
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 2:55 PM ET, April 11, 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
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:Associated Press:
Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Jay Greene / Washington Post: |
More:
Axios, The Verge, Business Insider, International Business Times, Bloomberg, BBC, Gizmodo, and Forbes
Tweets: @jasoncrawford, @carnage4life, and @cnn