|
July 31, 2020, 5:30 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Ryan Hughes / WFLA-TV: |
A Florida state attorney files 30 felony charges against a 17-year old arrested in Tampa, in connection with the July 15 Twitter hack — TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - A Tampa teenager is in jail, accused of being the “mastermind” behind a hack on the social media website Twitter that caused limited access …
More:
The Verge, U.S. Department of Justice, New York Times, ZDNet, Ars Technica, Boing Boing, Tampa Bay Times, Gizmodo, BuzzFeed News, Decrypt, Threatpost, Engadget, The Hill, MacRumors, AppleInsider, International Business Times, CoinDesk, 9to5Mac, Dark Reading, PC Gamer, Neowin, Social Media Today, Adweek, The Hacker News, Politico, CNBC, iPhone Hacks, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Mashable, iDownloadBlog.com, Input, dexerto.com, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @twittercomms, @lopp, @verge, @themariefonseca, @pwnallthethings, @mattblaze, @panzer, @panzer, @ericgeller, @jimwaterson, @dcuthbert, @alfredwkng, @kateconger, @caseynewton, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @emrekelly, @jkosseff, @can, @gsuberland, @williamturton, @haileylennonbtc, @williamturton, @taylorlorenz, @malwaretechblog, @ericjackson, and @rmac18
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
In an update to the July 15 hack, Twitter says a few employees were targeted in a phone spear phishing attack, and it had since limited access to internal tools — ‘This attack relied on a significant and concerted attempt to mislead certain employees’ — Twitter provided an update …
More:
Ars Technica, Graham Cluley, The Guardian, GeekWire, Decrypt, Axios, TechCrunch, CNN, Cointelegraph, TechRepublic, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Crowdfund Insider, Tech Xplore, HackRead, Daring Fireball, MSPoweruser, PYMNTS.com, SC Media, Dark Reading, Silicon Republic, ComputerWeekly.com, MacRumors, Threatpost, BleepingComputer, and CyberScoop
Tweets: @twittersupport, @44, and @lanceulanoff
| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
DOJ announces charges against two other suspects in the Twitter hack, including a 19-year-old in UK and a 22-year-old in Orlando, Florida — The arrest comes after hackers hijacked some of the most high profile accounts on the social network by leveraging an internal Twitter tool. — Joseph Cox
More:
Justice.gov, CNET, Crypto.IQ, and The Daily Dot
Tweets: @briankrebs, @josephfcox, @anthony, @josephfcox, and @charlesarthur
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: President Trump plans to sign an order directing China's ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok — President Donald Trump plans to sign an order to direct China's ByteDance Ltd.'s to divest its ownership of the popular U.S.-based music-video app TikTok, according to people familiar …
More:
Washington Post, The Block, CNET, Reuters, ZDNet, Android Police, The Verge, Axios, Windows Central, 9to5Mac, Neowin, Mashable, The Hill, Digital Trends, Trusted Reviews, Input, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @cgasparino, @tomwarren, @rachelbovard, @alexstamos, @karaswisher, @kellymakena, @spcohn, @marypcbuk, @taylorlorenz, @hshaban, @hawleymo, @_danielsinclair, @mattdpearce, @gabbbarsingh, @carnage4life, @kurtwagner8, @gaberivera, @rmac18, @danprimack, @nxthompson, @enandini_, @levie, @repkenbuck, @sallyshin, @karissabe, @freialobo, @panzer, @alexrkonrad, @daiwaka, @dylanmcd8, @jendeben, @levie, @pitdesi, @matthewstoller, @masasoncap, @lanceulanoff, @tomwarren, @olifranklin, @windowscentral, @rmac18, @axios, @zck, @ranjanxroy, @kevinroose, @shreya_sud, @alexeheath, @eugenewei, @calicali2000, @hipcityreg, and @kevinroose
| New York Times: |
Source: Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok — The talks come as TikTok's ownership by a Chinese company is under scrutiny by the White House and lawmakers. — SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, the Chinese-owned video app, according to a person with knowledge …
More:
Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, The Information, The Guardian, Bloomberg, CNN, Techdirt, CNET, Gizmodo, Associated Press, NBC News, The Hill, Reuters, GeekWire, TechCrunch, CNBC, Variety, dot.LA, Hollywood Reporter, Social Media Today, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @levynews, @tomwarren, @joannastern, @alexia, @geoffreyfowler, @ericjackson, @techaltar, @gartenberg, @sinanaral, @mikeisaac, @alicegoldfuss, @cloud_opinion, @caseynewton, @willoremus, @gartenberg, @ditzkoff, @mattnavarra, @stroughtonsmith, @aaronnagler, @brandonhassler, @nycsouthpaw, @hshaban, @sunofgan, @ajitnarasimhan, @markgurman, @kurtwagner8, @rustybrick, @mattnavarra, @cgasparino, and @danprimack
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Nvidia in talks to buy Arm in a cash-and-stock deal that would value it at more than the $32B SoftBank paid to buy the UK chip designer in 2016 — US chipmaker seeks cash-and-stock purchase of UK chip designer from its Japanese owner — US chip company Nvidia is in talks to buy … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook confirms it will begin rolling out official music videos across its platform in the US, and introduce a new Music destination within Facebook Watch — Facebook today confirmed it will begin rolling out official music videos across its platform in the U.S., as TechCrunch first reported …
More:
About Facebook, CNBC, Adweek, MSPoweruser, and Neowin
Tweets: @db, @kurtwagner8, @johnjewellvo, and @mattnavarra
| Caitlin Dewey / OneZero : |
A look at the “hustle economy”, where unemployed teachers, cooks, and dancers are turning to Patreon, Twitch, and OnlyFans to monetize their digital offerings — Unemployed teachers, cooks, dancers are turning to Patreon, Twitch, and OnlyFans — e have nothing to sell besides physical touch.
Tweets: @wmmna, @ubi_works, @ibogost, @ozm, @30_helens, @bijanstephen, @gretchenamcc, @steverousseau, @alexlaughs, @techwontsaveus, @caitlindewey, @mvzelenks, and @rileygryc
| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Apple surpasses Saudi Aramco to become the world's most valuable company after its shares closed up 10.47%, giving it a market valuation of $1.84T — - Apple is now the world's most valuable company. — It surpassed Saudi Aramco. — Apple's strong fiscal third quarter earnings, released Thursday, boosted its stock.
Tweets: @iansherr, @mrinaldesai, and @kantrowitz
| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
Netflix is rolling out playback speed controls of up to 0.5x slower or 1.5x faster on Android devices and is set to begin testing the option for iOS — Stream up to 0.5 times slower or 1.5 times faster — Netflix is letting people choose the speed at which they want to watch something …
More:
9to5Google, XDA Developers, Android Authority, Android Headlines, Engadget, and Cord Cutters News
Tweets: @tsuvik, @sepinwall, @arthoescinema, @martinsfp, @judyberman, @nicalexiac, @bytowne, @jmrivera02, @robtrench, @mattbelloni, and @backlon
| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
Pinterest closes up 36% after reporting Q2 revenue of $272M, up 4% YoY, and global MAUs of 416M, up 39% YoY — - Pinterest shares closed up 36.13% on Friday. — The company reported earnings before the bell on Friday. It saw total revenue of $272 million, an increase of 4% year-over-year …
Tweets: @elizluke, @vixbuyer, and @megancgraham
| Sean Keane / CNET: |
Canalys, Counterpoint, and IDC agree that Huawei shipped more smartphones than any other vendor in Q2, surpassing Samsung and pushing Apple to third place — Samsung and Apple held the top spot for years, but Canalys Counterpoint and IDC say the coronavirus pandemic gave the Chinese company the edge.
More:
IDC, Nikkei Asian Review, Ars Technica, Counterpoint Research, Canalys, TechRepublic, ZDNet, Gizchina, and MacRumors. Tweets: @bryanbma
| Steven Musil / CNET: |
Twitter permanently bans the account of white supremacist David Duke — Duke's Twitter account was “permanently suspended” for violating the company's policy against hateful conduct, a spokesperson for the social network says. — White supremacist David Duke has been permanently banned …
More:
TechCrunch, Business Insider, Associated Press, Axios, and The Verge
Tweets: @oregonian, @copia_copma1, @fox6now, @stopfundinghate, and @pkafka
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Cyrus Mistry, group product manager for Chrome OS, talks about how and why Windows apps are arriving on Chrome OS via a partnership with Parallels — Google revealed earlier this year that it's planning to support Windows applications on Chromebooks thanks to a partnership with Parallels.
More:
Android Authority, Android Police, 9to5Google, Android Central, and Trusted Reviews. Tweets: @tomwarren
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sources: Microsoft isn't planning to fully reopen its US offices until at least January 19, 2021 — Microsoft is measuring its reopening with a new workplace dial — Microsoft isn't planning to fully reopen its US offices until at least January 2021. Sources familiar with the company's plans tell …
Tweets: @tomwarren
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Adobe, a large player in facilitating online ad buying, plans to ban political ads from its Advertising Cloud product effective August 30 — The software giant is a large player in facilitating online ad buying — Software giant Adobe Inc. ADBE 1.24% plans to ban political ads … | Reed Albergotti / Washington Post: |
The makers of the app BlueMail say Google kicked their email app off Play Store on Friday in retaliation for cooperating with House antitrust investigation — Blix, maker of an email app, was kicked off Google's Play Store Friday. — Google kicked an email app off its Play Store Friday …
Tweets: @geoffreyfowler, @reedalbergotti, and @mhbergen
| Chayut Setboonsarng / Reuters: |
LINE MAN, a Thailand-based food delivery unit of Japanese chat app LINE, raises $110M and merges with local restaurant aggregator Wongnai — Thai food delivery platform LINE MAN, a unit of Japanese chat app LINE Corp, said on Thursday it raised $110 million from BRV Capital Management …
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Internal emails from 2010 show how an Amazon ad prompted Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller to block in-app purchases of Kindle books on iOS — As part of the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust probe into Apple, lawmakers have released a variety of internal emails from Apple.
More:
The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo, MacDailyNews, and MacRumors
Tweets: @markgurman and @caro_milanesi
Sponsor Posts
Tribe AI:
Build AI that works — Tribe builds tech for top AI companies. Get in touch to learn how our bench of 500+ engineers and researchers can accelerate your roadmap.
Build AI that works — Tribe builds tech for top AI companies. Get in touch to learn how our bench of 500+ engineers and researchers can accelerate your roadmap.
Kulkan Security:
Hire Kulkan as your penetration testing partner — Kulkan prioritizes deep-dive manual security reviews, dissecting your software and infrastructure to find issues that once remediated can truly reduce security risk.
Hire Kulkan as your penetration testing partner — Kulkan prioritizes deep-dive manual security reviews, dissecting your software and infrastructure to find issues that once remediated can truly reduce security risk.
Zoho:
Navigating the workday with Zoho Cliq's task management capabilities — As Monday dawns and I settle into my workday with a steaming cup of coffee, I brace myself for the usual storm of tasks headed my way.
Navigating the workday with Zoho Cliq's task management capabilities — As Monday dawns and I settle into my workday with a steaming cup of coffee, I brace myself for the usual storm of tasks headed my way.
Mastodon:
Donate to Mastodon — Mastodon gGmbH, the non-profit behind the open-source software powering the social web, relies entirely on support from users like you. Donate directly with a credit card or through Patreon.
Donate to Mastodon — Mastodon gGmbH, the non-profit behind the open-source software powering the social web, relies entirely on support from users like you. Donate directly with a credit card or through Patreon.Who's Hiring In Tech?
The Kevin Rose Show:
Magatte Wade, Unlocking Prosperity in Africa (#53)
Gain unconventional wisdom and insights through conversations with top expert in AI, investing, wellness, technology, and culture.
Subscribe to the Kevin Rose Show!
Techmeme Ride Home:
Tue. 04/16 - What Should An AI Wearable Be: AI Pin Or Limitless Pendant?
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via
Apple Podcasts,
Spotify, or
RSS.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 5:30 PM ET, July 31, 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
David Folkenflik / NPR:Sara Fischer / Axios:
Megan Specia / New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Bloomberg: |
More:
Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Reuters, 9to5Mac, CCN.com, Macworld, Thurrott, Gizchina, MSPoweruser, and Coinspeaker. Tweets: @kurtwagner8