|
July 14, 2020, 3:00 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: SoftBank is exploring a full/partial sale or public offering of Arm; SoftBank bought Arm for $32B four years ago — Japanese conglomerate bought British tech company four years ago for $32 billion — SoftBank Group Corp. 9984 4.23% is exploring alternatives including a full …
More:
CNET, CNBC, AppleInsider, Reuters, Neowin, Financial Times, 9to5Mac, Android Police, SiliconANGLE, MacDailyNews, Bloomberg, Ubergizmo, MacRumors, IT Management, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @ruskin147, @sherman4949, @quinnypig, @zck, @octonion, @blueisviolet, @migueldeicaza, @mgsiegler, and @steveclapham
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple pushes retail workers to begin working from home, says full return to offices won't happen in 2020 and it's shipping employees COVID-19 test kits — - Full return to U.S. offices won't happen before end of 2020 — Apple Inc. is readjusting operations as Covid-19 cases continue …
More:
Gizmodo, iMore, Digital Trends, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, MacDailyNews, CNET, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @markgurman
| Emily Birnbaum / Protocol: |
Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft, others back Harvard and MIT's suit against ICE directive that will send international students home if classes are online — A number of top tech companies say the Trump administration's new directive to strip foreign students of their visas could crush the tech industry's workforce.
More:
Axios, South China Morning Post, Associated Press, and Politico
Tweets: @protocol, @protocol, @bigblackjacobin, @histoftech, @mayer_brown, @kent_walker, and @issielapowsky
| Pradeep / MSPoweruser: |
Microsoft and Samsung announce partnership to build tech for real estate development and property management using Azure IoT and Samsung's SmartThings platforms — Microsoft and Samsung today announced a global partnership to transform the real estate development and property management industries.
More:
Microsoft, OnMSFT.com, and GeekWire
| Rita Liao / TechCrunch: |
Huawei posts revenue of $64.88B in H1 2020, up 13.1% YoY despite sanctions and the pandemic, with its consumer businesses accounting for 56% of total revenue — Huawei reported a 13.1% year-over-year revenue growth in the first half of 2020, even if countries around the world continued …
More:
Huawei, The Irish Times, Bloomberg, CNBC, Neowin, and Android Authority
Tweets: @byrneingman, @he_koh, and @huaweiusa
| Paddy Baker / CoinDesk: |
Crypto app Abra and partner company Plutus settle charges from SEC and CFTC for $300K after allegedly facilitating unregistered security-based swap transactions — Crypto financial app Abra has settled charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission …
More:
U.S. Securities …, CFTC, Decrypt, SiliconANGLE, Crypto Briefing, InsideBitcoins.com, BitcoinExchangeGuide, Cointelegraph, and The Block
Tweets: @mayazi, @josephtodaro_, @jchervinsky, @msantoriesq, @edadoun, and @masonic_tweets
| Sundar Pichai / The Keyword: |
Google unveils the Google for India Digitization Fund, pledging ~$10B over seven years toward a mix of equity investments, ecosystem investments, and more — Editor's note: Today at Google for India, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced a $10 billion Google for India Digitization Fund to help accelerate India's digital economy.
More:
TechCrunch, The Information, Official Google India Blog, Android Police, VentureBeat, The Next Web, Wall Street Journal, Social Media Today, SiliconANGLE, CircleID, CNET, Nikkei Asian Review, Coinspeaker, Inc42 Media, FierceWireless, ZDNet, Fossbytes, Engadget, Android Authority, Reuters, Gizchina, Android Central, Bloomberg, Neowin, Firstpost Tech, MediaNama, Financial Times, BGR India, PYMNTS.com, The Next Web, MSPoweruser, Reuters, Firstpost Tech, Pocketnow, Telecoms.com, and TechCircle
Tweets: @sundarpichai, @cnn, @c_p_gurnani, @caesars, @rsprasad, @rockstarjaddu, @malikashok, @anshuman1tiwari, @sunil_deodhar, and @chandrarsrikant
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
MGM's 2019 data breach may have affected 142M+ guests, not 10.6M as first reported, according to dark web marketplace; data includes contact details and DoB — EXCLUSIVE: The MGM Resorts 2019 data breach is much larger than initially reported. — The MGM Resorts 2019 data breach … | Bloomberg: |
Facebook-provided data shows Trump's campaign micro-targets its ads more than Biden's; 68% of Trump's ads are seen fewer than 1,000 times vs 34% for Biden's — - Trump's campaign has run almost half a million ads on platform — Two-thirds of Trump ads seen by small groups of voters
Tweets: @kimmaicutler, @bpolitics, @misyrlena, @misyrlena, and @californiapanda
| Sarah Ponczek / Bloomberg: |
According to Robintrack.net, during a four-hour span today almost 40,000 Robinhood accounts added Tesla stock, which hit $1,794.99 before closing at $1,497.06 — - Almost 40,000 Robinhood users bought the stock in four hours — Tesla shares surged 16% Monday before giving up gains
Tweets: @patrickmcgee_, @malwaretechblog, @charliebilello, @dissensual, @carnage4life, and @rationalwalk
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Twitch restores President Trump's account after a two-week suspension for “hateful conduct” — Can the president last on Twitch? — Twitch has unbanned President Donald Trump, two weeks after suspending his account for “hateful conduct.” — Trump's account … | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / VICE: |
An Israeli court rules that NSO Group can keep exporting its tools as plaintiff Amnesty International failed to prove staff spying by a NSO customer — NSO Group will be allowed to keep exporting its powerful hacking and surveillance tech after what Amnesty Internatioal calls a “disgraceful ruling.”
Tweets: @vice and @lorenzofb
Sponsor Posts
Command Line:
We can build it. Can we judge it? — As agentic AI shortens the path from idea to shipped code, journey evaluation becomes a critical design skill.
We can build it. Can we judge it? — As agentic AI shortens the path from idea to shipped code, journey evaluation becomes a critical design skill.
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:
App Spotlight: Map My Client Location for Zoho CRM — App Spotlight brings you hand-picked solutions that enhance your Zoho apps and tools. Visit Zoho Marketplace to explore all of our apps, integrations …
App Spotlight: Map My Client Location for Zoho CRM — App Spotlight brings you hand-picked solutions that enhance your Zoho apps and tools. Visit Zoho Marketplace to explore all of our apps, integrations …
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 Talk Show With John Gruber:
'Lubricate the Inside of the Hinge', With Joanna Stern
The director's commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Subscribe to The Talk Show With John Gruber.
Lenny's Podcast:
An 86-minute guide to finding PMF | Rob Snyder (Author, The Power of Pull)
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:
Google's Potential, AI Money Spigot Shutting?, PHP Bug & Cybersecurity's "Black October"
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.
Machine Gods:
Fired OpenAI Safety Researchers Speak Out + We Look Inside Pandora's Box
The official podcast of the singularity, from Casey Newton and Kevin Roose. Twice-weekly news, analysis, and interviews with the people who are building the future.
Subscribe to Machine Gods.
The Upstarts Podcast:
The Parking Startup That Swallowed A 100-Year-Old Giant | Metropolis CEO Alex Israel
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.
Great Chat:
AI's Spooky Season
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 3:00 AM ET, July 14, 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
Max Tani / Semafor:Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Tweets: @positiviteee, @projectinclude, @issielapowsky, @protocol, @reprokhanna, and @birnbaum_e. Thanks:@issielapowsky
| New York Times: |
More:
Gizmodo. Tweets: @sarahkliff, @nytimes, @sarahkliff, @lolgop, @yfreemark, @sangerkatz, @sam_baker, @jennifernuzzo, @ryanlcooper, @dylanbgeorge, @smencimer, @russbengtson, @sarahkliff, @bymikebaker, @elidourado, and @amymaxmen
| Gerrit De Vynck / Bloomberg: |
| David McCabe / New York Times: |
Earlier Picks
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
More:
Scripps, The Verge, TechCrunch, Reuters, Axios, SlashGear, CNET, Android Central, and Engadget
Tweets: @davezatz, @hunterwalk, @ashleyrcarman, @runciedan, @future_of_music, @future_of_music, @matthewkeyslive, and @walthickey
| Donie O'Sullivan / CNN: |
More:
The Verge, MediaNama, Business Insider, Android Headlines, Input, and CyberScoop
Tweets: @geoffreyfowler, @andrewwarner, @hshaban, @jamesgrantfl, and @wongmjane
| Subrat Patnaik / Reuters: |