|
September 7, 2020, 12:05 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
How iOS app developers draw on behavioral psychology to design user ratings pop-ups that appear at opportune times, like after a high score or on payday — Rating an iPhone app takes just a second, maybe two. “Enjoying Skype?” a prompt will ask, and you click on a 1-5 star rating.| New York Times: |
Nonparent staffers at companies like Twitter, Facebook, and Salesforce are increasingly voicing grievances over the extra benefits for parents working from home — Pandemic policies at tech companies have created a rift between parents offered more benefits and resentful workers who don't have children.
More:
Newser, CNET, and New.blicio.us
Tweets: @joeperticone, @daiwaka, @anandwrites, @karterhol, @owenthomas, @iainthomson, @arindube, @amlwhere, @techledes, @bendreyfuss, @jackiegschneid, @susan_hennessey, @keithnhumphreys, @maustermuhle, @sonnybunch, @laurenzcollins, @sfpelosi, @emilybell, @alexstamos, @sadydoyle, @jessgrose, @alexstamos, @doubleeph, @tonyfratto, @ahmed, @sadydoyle, @mennenia, @jillfilipovic, @schanoes, @obsidian_blue, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @jmangan, @davekonopka, @caro, @caitlin__kelly, @sarahw, @sadydoyle, @joshelman, @skrishna, @hshaban, @ryangrim, @iamjakestream, @kikutowne, @backwardshatt, @ja_davids, @mattdpearce, @gina_scooter, @heatherkelly, @joannastern, @mccanner, @hillarydixler, @liahaberman, @rtulshyan, @econ_marshall, @caro_milanesi, @shivanibanfal, @lisatozzi, @ceciliakang, and @jdesmondharris
| Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post: |
US government is considering putting export restrictions on SMIC, which would block US companies from selling SMIC tech without a license; stock down 20%+ — Pentagon says the Trump administration is weighing possible trade sanction on SMIC — The Trump administration …
More:
BBC, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Financial Times, Engadget, CNBC, Softpedia News, MSPoweruser, MediaNama, XDA Developers, Bloomberg, Android Headlines, Coinspeaker, Interconnected, CNBC, Bloomberg, Digital Trends, South China Morning Post, and TheStreet
Tweets: @benktallmadge, @danrdimicco, @markseibel, and @jchengwsj
| Steven Levy / Wired: |
Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs on the “Holy Wars of Wireless” and why there is no US equivalent to Huawei that is pioneering next gen wireless infrastructure — Plus: Wireless at the turn of the century, a highly anticipated question, and a surprise in the stratosphere.| Maureen Dowd / New York Times: |
Interview with Reed Hastings, on the future of Hollywood, the US election and social media, his new book about Netflix's aggressive company culture, and more — Netflix started with sending DVDs — remember them? — through the mail, but now the streaming pioneer sits atop a Hollywood it has thoroughly upended.
More:
New.blicio.us and Financial Times
Tweets: @mwanikih, @nytimes, @nytimesbusiness, @harper4nc, @sub8u, @shannon_liao, @nuitseracalme, @mbrandolph, @morganhousel, @maureendowd, and @ericliptonnyt
| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
A look at the role of WeChat in China and abroad, its differences with TikTok, and how its features are inextricably woven with surveillance and censorship — A vital connection for the Chinese diaspora, the app has also become a global conduit of Chinese state propaganda, surveillance and intimidation.| Andreessen Horowitz: |
Traditional tabletop games are being reinvented by digital tools such as live-streaming, UGC, and audio to provide new experiences and reach larger audiences — Dungeons & Dragons, the granddaddy of all role-playing games, has never been more popular than it is today.
Tweets: @a16z
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Italy's antitrust authority says it has opened an inquiry into Google, Apple, and Dropbox over cloud computing services, including “unfair clauses in contracts” — Italy's competition authority has opened an investigation into cloud storage services operated by Apple …
More:
AppleInsider, Thurrott, Reuters, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, CNBC, and Cult of Mac
| Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: |
Samsung Electronics says it has won a $6.6B order to provide 5G wireless solutions to Verizon in the US — - It's one of Samsung's largest so far in 5G networking — Samsung is pushing hard to compete with Nokia and Ericsson — Samsung Electronics Co. won a 7.9 trillion won …
More:
Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Nikkei Asian Review, Light Reading, ZDNet, Reuters, Coinspeaker, Neowin, ajudaily.com, Financial Times, Android Headlines, and South China Morning Post
Tweets: @lanceulanoff, @vijayshekhar, and @adrianweckler
| Loren Grush / The Verge: |
Trump administration issues its fifth Space Policy Directive, aimed at enhancing cybersecurity, with officials saying threats “occur with concerning regularity” — Government officials are worried about increasing cyber threats — Today, the Trump administration released …
More:
ZDNet, The White House, and Slashdot
Tweets: @whnsc, @ollieatnccgroup, @marybschneider, and @jimbridenstine
| FinSMEs: |
Seattle-based Cloudentity, which offers cloud application security and identity-aware authorization services, raises $13M Series A led by ForgePoint Capital — Cloudentity, a Seattle, WA-based provider of cloud application security and identity-aware authorization solutions, raised $13M in Series A funding.| PYMNTS.com: |
Fashionphile, an ecommerce site for pre-owned goods, raises $38.5M Series B led by NewSpring Growth — Pre-owned online shopping firm Fashionphile has raised $38.5 million in NewSpring Growth-led Series B funding. The infusion comes after the April 2019 minority investment of Neiman Marcus in the company … Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cloudflare:
Cloudflare Connect 2026: The Agentic Conference — Stop preparing for agents. Start running them. 100+ sessions, workshops, and speakers from OpenAI, Arm, and Cloudflare across AI, security, and performance.
Cloudflare Connect 2026: The Agentic Conference — Stop preparing for agents. Start running them. 100+ sessions, workshops, and speakers from OpenAI, Arm, and Cloudflare across AI, security, and performance.
Zoho:
Beyond productivity: Why live captions belong in every meeting — You join a meeting, someone starts talking, and within a minute, there are names, numbers, ideas, and unfamiliar terms flying around. You could ask them to repeat it.
Beyond productivity: Why live captions belong in every meeting — You join a meeting, someone starts talking, and within a minute, there are names, numbers, ideas, and unfamiliar terms flying around. You could ask them to repeat it.
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
Sources:
Factory CEO on why AGI is already here
Candid conversations with the leaders shaping what's next in AI and the broader tech industry. Hosted by Alex Heath, who has covered Silicon Valley for more than a decade.
Subscribe to Sources.
Invest Like the Best:
Noah Shinn - Building Instinct: The Personal Agent
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Lenny's Podcast:
The grief, loneliness, and burnout sweeping through the tech industry right now | Molly Graham
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:
Meta's Muse Revival, Frontier AI Under Threat, The Rise Of Dopamine Sites
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:
Meta's New $1300 Glasses and the Fight to Control AI
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.
Great Chat:
Doomers at Dreamforce
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 12:05 PM ET, September 7, 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
Wall Street Journal:Tierney Sneed / CNN:
John Koblin / New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Carl Miller / WIRED UK: |
More:
BBC. Tweets: @carljackmiller, @carljackmiller, @strong_cities, @carljackmiller, @techvsterrorism, @commissionce, @carljackmiller, @ninadschick, @thisisadeadend, and @atharproject
| Andy Chalk / PC Gamer: |
More:
Twitch Blog, New.blicio.us, Engadget, The Verge, SlashGear, Kotaku, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Digital Trends, Wccftech, and The Next Web
Earlier Picks
| Wall Street Journal: |
More:
Engadget, Gizmodo, BBC, Mashable, The Verge, New.blicio.us, Financial Times, Reuters, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @andrewallsop, @mattforohio, @_hetrick, @sentomcotton, @kateconger, @caseynewton, @wsj, and @jchengwsj
| Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review: |
More:
AI Now Institute and VentureBeat
Tweets: @evanselinger, @_karenhao, @techreview, @dmonett, @hypervisible, and @katecrawford
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
More:
Epic, CNN, Gamasutra, GamesIndustry.biz, dexerto.com, MCV/DEVELOP, SiliconANGLE, Firstpost Tech, Pocket Gamer.biz, TechSpot, Micky, Engadget, WRAL TechWire, Seeking Alpha, Kotaku, Reuters, Dot Esports, dexerto.com, Gizmodo, Game Rant, Wccftech, iPhone in Canada Blog, Hollywood Reporter, Bloomberg, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, iMore, and FOSS Patents