|
September 12, 2020, 9:00 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: SoftBank is nearing a deal to sell Arm to Nvidia for more than $40B; SoftBank paid $32B for the UK chip designer in 2016 — Union of Arm, Nvidia would create a powerhouse in the chip industry — SoftBank Group Corp. is nearing a deal to sell British chip designer Arm Holdings …
More:
Financial Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Daring Fireball, Engadget, ZDNet, New York Times, AppleInsider, CNET, The Verge, Barron's Online, Digital Trends, Patently Apple, Tom's Hardware, SiliconANGLE, Silicon Valley Business …, Android Police, VentureBeat, and Wccftech
Tweets: @arashmassoudi, @damianwilson, @tomwarren, @sherman4949, @bdsams, @backlon, @gigastacey, @nelsonijih, and @deantak
| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Microsoft says Apple's App Store changes still create a bad experience for gamers, who want a catalog app and not to “be forced to download over 100 apps” — Apple is changing its App Store rules to allow game streaming services, which let people play video games over the internet …
More:
The Verge, TechSpot, Neowin, Ubergizmo, Pocketnow, Trusted Reviews, OnMSFT.com, and Input
Tweets: @kappische, @carnage4life, @tomwarren, @darylbaxter, @stroughtonsmith, @redletterdave, @getwired, @vicious696, @backlon, and @elkmovie. Thanks:@iansherr
| AppleInsider: |
More:
CNBC, The Verge, GeekWire, Mashable, iLounge, IGN, Pocket-lint, MacStories, PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, Michael Tsai, Polygon, Ars Technica, VentureBeat, Android Police, TheStreet, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Cult of Mac
Tweets: @viticci, @timsweeneyepic, @tomwarren, @stroughtonsmith, @markgurman, @hodapp, @jsnell, @never_released, @markgurman, @gartenberg, @stevekovach, @andrewrsorkin, @tomwarren, @reneritchie, @tomwarren, @bzamayo, @viticci, @hodapp, @migueldeicaza, @4scarrs_gaming, @masterdevwi, @starfire2258, @rileytestut, @benedictevans, @backlon, @lanceulanoff, @stevekovach, @benedictevans, @theromit, @neilcybart, @nexusben, @patrickklepek, @neilcybart, @robotodd, @stroughtonsmith, @whatthebit, @viticci, @markgurman, and @markgurman
| TechCrunch: |
More:
Marco.org, 9to5Mac, Six Colors, The Next Web, CNET, New.blicio.us, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, TouchArcade, GameSpot, SlashGear, Michael Tsai, USgamer.net, Macworld, Android Authority, MacDailyNews, and iPhone Hacks
Tweets: @marcoarment, @zhugeex, @natisho, @martinsfp, @chaseqi7, @danielpunkass, @firstadopter, @marcoarment, @toucharcade, @mishaalrahman, @jasonfried, @kyleorl, @stroughtonsmith, @drbarnard, @benedictevans, @neilcybart, and @bzamayo. Thanks:@sarahintampa
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: about a dozen states, mostly led by GOP, are considering joining DOJ's upcoming antitrust lawsuit against Google, while readying their own complaints — - Democratic states have sought more time for broader probe — States are scrutinizing Google search, advertising, Android
More:
Engadget, Seeking Alpha, and Politico
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Amazon's Voice Interoperability Initiative, which lets multiple assistants work on a single device, adds 38 new members including Facebook, Dolby, and Xiaomi — Last September, Amazon unveiled the Voice Interoperability Initiative, a program aimed at ensuring voice-enabled products … | Sarah Manavis / New Statesman: |
Goodreads has held on to its dominant spot online despite being nearly unusable, but its reign is now being challenged by competitors, including The StoryGraph — On a typical day, a long-time user of Goodreads, the world's largest community for reviewing and recommending books, will feel like they're losing their mind.
More:
Boing Boing. Tweets: @mikestandish, @aardrian, @sarahmanavis, @sachinrekhi, @anibundel, @martinsfp, and @newstatesman
| Maria Bustillos / The Nation: |
How book publishers are trying to turn the age-old library system into a “reading as a service” operation through their lawsuit against the Internet Archive — In a lawsuit against the Internet Archive, the largest corporations in publishing want to change what it means to own a book.| Joseph F. Kovar / CRN: |
IT service company Virtusa to be acquired by Baring Private Equity Asia in an all-cash deal worth about $2B — The large global IT services provider will join several other global IT solution providers that are partially or wholly owned by Baring Private Equity Asia.
More:
ChannelE2E, TheStreet, Times of India, Wall Street Journal, DealStreetAsia, and Virtusa
| Angus Loten / Wall Street Journal: |
Canalys: companies in China spent a record $4.3B on cloud services in H1 2020, up 70% YoY; Alibaba accounted for around 40% of total Q2 cloud spending in China — Businesses in China are accelerating their digitization efforts, helping make local cloud providers into giants to rival Amazon and Microsoft
More:
Canalys
| Kaye Wiggins / Financial Times: |
PE firm EQT to buy Madrid-based property classifieds site Idealista for €1.3B from Apax Partners; Idealista was valued at €235M during its acquisition in 2015 — Swedish buyout group to buy company for five times the price rival Apax paid five years ago
More:
Tech.eu, EQT, AltAssets Private Equity News, PitchBook, and Reuters
| Max Willens / Digiday: |
How TechCrunch moved Disrupt online, expanding to 5 days to mitigate screen fatigue and creating a 3D rendering of Moscone Center using green screens and sets — Help us make your experience with Digiday even better by taking a quick survey. Respondents will be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card.
Tweets: @anthonyha, @techcrunch, @mikebutcher, and @travisbernard
| Alex Kantrowitz / OneZero : |
Q&A with M. G. Siegler on Apple's identity and future direction, its rivalry with Facebook and battle with Epic, the 30% cut policy, and on life as a VC — Apple's identity, the Epic Games beef, and brewing competition with Facebook … For years, Apple had a clear identity: It was the world's best devices maker.| Rob Copeland / Wall Street Journal: |
How Sundar Pichai is leading Google at a time when many of the company's strengths become the focus of intense public criticism and antitrust scrutiny — The low-key chief is contending with possible antitrust lawsuits, a revenue drop and pressure to take the company in new directions
Tweets: @realrobcopeland, @wsjtech, @markhurst, @gavinsbaker, @shukla_tarun, @wsj, @georgikantchev, @alexeheath, and @mattrosoff
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's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Shopify's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Zoho:
From content collaboration to content intelligence: Zoho WorkDrive's 2025 journey — As 2025 draws to a close, we're reflecting on a year marked by meaningful progress, purposeful innovation, and continuous learning at Zoho WorkDrive.
From content collaboration to content intelligence: Zoho WorkDrive's 2025 journey — As 2025 draws to a close, we're reflecting on a year marked by meaningful progress, purposeful innovation, and continuous learning at Zoho WorkDrive.
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:
Sam Altman: How OpenAI Wins, AI Buildout Logic, IPO in 2026?
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.
Access:
Betting on reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Lenny's Podcast:
The new AI growth playbook for 2026: How Lovable hit $200M ARR in one year | Elena Verna (Head of Growth)
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
"Neither Side Is Used to Losing." Lucas Shaw on What's Next for Netflix and Paramount in the Battle for Warner Bros.
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.
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
Saam Motamedi from Greylock Partners
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9:00 PM ET, September 12, 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
Todd Spangler / Variety:Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| BuzzFeed News: |
More:
The Wrap and Business Insider
Tweets: @rmac18, @adamserwer, @rmac18, @rmac18, @mdudas, @dandrezner, @aidan_smx, @zavaindar, @upulie, @dataandpolitics, @brooklynmarie, @frankmcrae, @jeffbercovici, @slpng_giants, @suburban_ennui, @karlitaliliana, @five15design, @swin24, @can, @slpng_giants, @espiers, @rmac18, @rmac18, @bencaudron, @juddlegum, @charlesmblow, @justtoojaime, @khanoisseur, @slpng_giants, @ehananoki, @rosiegray, @jtemple, @beccalew, @harrysiegel, @bernstein, @anildash, @rmac18, @rmac18, @wagatwe, @tom_wright12, and @rmac18. Thanks:@thekenyeung
Earlier Picks
| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
More:
Wired, The Blog of Palmer Luckey, Ubergizmo, and Aviation Today
Tweets: @rachelstohl, @palmerluckey, @rossdawson, @drfranksauer, @william_fitz, @nxthompson, @hameggsnsam, @mattgaetz, @jason, @peterpham, @lanceulanoff, @culturejedi, @eladgil, and @stshank
| Reuters: |
More:
Labnotes, Mashable, Fossbytes, VentureBeat, Gizchina, Fortune, Neowin, Engadget, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, The Information, Bloomberg, Android Police, Ubergizmo, CNET, PYMNTS.com, TechCrunch, MSPoweruser, Social Media Today, Nikkei Asian Review, The Next Web, Digital Trends, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Android Headlines, Investor's Business Daily, Bloomberg, Seeking Alpha, Slashdot, Boing Boing, BBC, Reuters, New.blicio.us, CNN, Barron's Online, and The Next Web
Tweets: @saxena_puru, @howardlindzon, @lanceulanoff, @mrbcyber, @henryinnis, @aexm, @lmatsakis, @noahbarkin, @joshconstine, @pkafka, @hawleymo, @llsethj, @martinsfp, @carnage4life, and @pingroma
| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
More:
Daring Fireball, 9to5Mac, Search Engine Land, Social Media Today, BGR, PYMNTS.com, The Mac Observer, AppleInsider, Beet.TV, MacRumors, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @bergmayer, @millennialatty, @om, @jason_kint, @bmorrissey, @its_kminna, @megancgraham, @nithin, @dsilverman, and @ultratiem
| Louise Matsakis / Wired: |
More:
New York Times and Wall Street Journal
Tweets: @hunterwalk, @larakiara, @wired, @lmatsakis, @mattnavarra, @lmatsakis, @cecianasta, @taylorlorenz, and @taylorlorenz