|
July 21, 2020, 8:15 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Ahead of next week's antitrust hearing, sources say the committee spoke with Microsoft's Brad Smith on his concerns about how Apple operates its App Store — Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are all set to participate …
Source:
The Information. More:
Bloomberg, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, 9to5Mac, iMore, Engadget, MacDailyNews, Wccftech, AppleInsider, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @alexeheath, @nickwingfield, and @carnage4life
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Adobe says it has hired Marc Levoy, a top researcher who developed computational photography for Google's Pixel line, to help it make a universal camera app — Marc Levoy is now at Adobe — Marc Levoy, the researcher who used software to turn Google's Pixel camera into a powerhouse …
More:
Android Authority, Android Police, Silicon Valley Business …, Android Central, Engadget, CNET, Neowin, Droid Life, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @rishialwani, @karissabe, @reneritchie, @starfire2258, @richontech, @backlon, @ddiakopoulos, and @jnack
| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Soundcloud founders unveil Dance, an e-bike subscription service, launching initially in Berlin for €59 per month, backed by BlueYard Capital — You've heard of e-bike and e-scooter rentals startups spreading across cities. But today three veterans of the startup world will launch … | Macy Bayern / TechRepublic: |
Linux Foundation announces initiative to help public health officials in pandemic battle, launches two COVID-19 tracker apps using Google and Apple APIs — The project will use the Google Apple Exposure Notification system to support public health authority's testing, tracing, and isolation practices.
More:
PR Newswire, GitHub, Silicon Republic, Fossbytes, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Linux Foundation Public Health, and ZDNet. Tweets: @bgurley
| Supantha Mukherjee / Reuters: |
LinkedIn says it will cut ~960 jobs, or 6% of its global workforce, as the pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its recruitment products — (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Report: in Q2, US smartphone YoY sales fell 10% for Samsung, 23% for Apple, 25% overall; iPhone SE popular among people with older iPhones and Android switchers — New data from Counterpoint Research today highlights the effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on smartphone sales.
More:
CNET, International Business Times, MacRumors, Softpedia News, Android Authority, iMore, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @tech_advocatee and @lanceulanoff
| Ranjan Roy / Margins: |
A deep dive into how Robinhood makes money and how its UX design and algorithmic nudges can lead some inexperienced investors to undertake riskier trades — Don't be the gravy … For someone who clearly has strong opinions they enjoy communicating with others, investing occupies a weird place for me.
More:
CryptoGlobe. Tweets: @cyprianfrancis, @richardmatthias, @aneel, @ranjanxroy, @dav1dkang, @mylesudland, @2joshis, and @bgurley
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Coinbase says that, in the wake of Twitter's hack on Wednesday, it prevented over 1,100 of its customers from sending 30.4 BTC, or ~$275K total, to the hackers — Crypto exchange Coinbase has said that it prevented little over 1,100 customers from sending bitcoin to Twitter hackers …
More:
Forbes, ZDNet, BBC, International Business Times, The Verge, The Overspill, SiliconANGLE, TechSpot, Digital Trends, Decrypt, BleepingComputer, Coinspeaker, and BitcoinExchangeGuide
Tweets: @malwaretechblog, @tomgara, @bdsams, @underthebreach, @patio11, and @carnage4life
| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
US accuses Nanchang O-Film Tech, a supplier for Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, of helping China's human rights abuses against Uighurs and places restrictions on it — The US Department of Commerce added 11 Chinese companies to its list of firms implicated in human rights violations …
More:
U.S. Department of Commerce, New York Times, Reclaim The Net, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @xu_xiuzhong, @uyghurproject, @suilee, @kenroth, and @gillianwong
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Norway-based classified ads publisher Adevinta acquires eBay's classifieds business unit in $9.2B deal — Consolidation continues apace in the world of e-commerce, and today it was the turn of the classified ads market. Today, eBay announced that it had reached a deal to sell off …
More:
Axios, VentureBeat, Bloomberg, TheStreet, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, PR Newswire, and Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @ebaynewsroom
| Popular Information: |
Email shows Facebook execs mulling how to remove a fact check label, determined to be well founded, after it was applied to a viral climate misinfo post — This is a special joint edition of Popular Information and HEATED, a climate newsletter by journalist Emily Atkin.
More:
The Verge, Input, Ars Technica, Social Media Today, and Daring Fireball
Tweets: @juddlegum, @willoremus, @johnpaczkowski, @jbenton, @timinmitcham, @andymstone, @climatepower, @foe_us, @ketanj0, @ketanj0, @drvox, @climatepower, @blakehounshell, @emorwee, @hirokotabuchi, @emorwee, @globalecoguy, @emorwee, @andymstone, @andymstone, @marcacaputo, @emorwee, @asmith83, @juddlegum, @moonalice, @juddlegum, @juddlegum, @yaeleisenstat, @juddlegum, and @juddlegum
| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
The autonomous vehicle industry is gravitating toward “highway-only autonomy”, including long-haul trucks, as its hyped pursuit of “go-anywhere” taxis stalls — Sector focuses on long-haul trucks and passenger vehicles after ‘autonomous disillusionment’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
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.
Access:
Why the next AI frontier is phone calls, with Beside CEO Maxime Germain
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Great Chat:
So what happens after AGI?
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.
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Lachlan Cartwright Started in Tabloids. Now He's a Must-Read Media Gossip.
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 8:15 AM ET, July 21, 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
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
More:
TheStreet, The Register, Business Wire, WRAL TechWire, Coinspeaker, WRAL TechWire, and ZDNet. Tweets: @ryan_browne_
| Wall Street Journal: |
More:
Light Reading, TechSpot, Telecoms.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, Reuters, and CNET
Tweets: @jchengwsj, @jchengwsj, @niubi, @yarotrof, @niharika_bhatt, @lizalinwsj, @jchengwsj, @declanganley, @wsj, @joshchin, and @damienics
Earlier Picks
| David Jeans / Forbes: |
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
More:
Windows Central, Laptop Mag, The Verge, International Business Times, Wccftech, Fossbytes, About Chromebooks, Ubergizmo, Pocket-lint, ExtremeTech, Trusted Reviews, Digital Trends, Redmond Pie, PCWorld, AppleInsider, TechSpot, Softpedia News, SiliconANGLE, OnMSFT.com, gHacks Technology News, Thurrott, SlashGear, CNET, Tom's Hardware, WinBuzzer, Neowin, Petri, OnMSFT.com, Thurrott, MSPoweruser, and IT Management
Tweets: @zacbowden, @timsneath, @stevesi, @brianfagioli, @thebookisclosed, @russellholly, @maryjofoley, and @catovitch
| Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: |
More:
ZDNet, CNBC, Fortune, CoinDesk, South China Morning Post, CNBC, TheStreet, The Block, Bloomberg, CNN, TechNode, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @alvinfoo and @jackycwong
| Rachel Kraus / Mashable: |
More:
TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Adweek, Axios, Firstpost Tech, Pocket-lint, and Social Media Today
Tweets: @andypuddicombe, @turnernovak, and @mcproulx