|
September 21, 2020, 11:20 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Microsoft: |
Microsoft says it will acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworks for $7.5B in cash; Bethesda develops Fallout, DOOM, Quake, and others — Iconic games portfolio, publishing expertise, and world-class talent accelerates growth in Microsoft's Gaming business
More:
Bloomberg, The Verge, AppleInsider, International Business Times, VentureBeat, Eurogamer.net, Digital Trends, CNET, GeekWire, Polygon, Input, CNBC, Ubergizmo, BBC, Washington Post, OnMSFT.com, Looper, Android Central, Wccftech, TweakTown News, iPhone in Canada Blog, GamingBolt, The Verge, Neowin, New World Notes, VentureBeat, The Daily Dot, Game Rant, Engadget, KnowTechie, PC Gamer, USgamer.net, Gamasutra, Micky, VRFocus, Droid Life, GameSpot, Windows Central, Android Headlines, TechSpot, Mashable, Investor's Business Daily, MCV/DEVELOP, Protocol, Thurrott, ZDNet, GeekWire, Wall Street Journal, UploadVR, TechPowerUp, Washington Post, SlashGear, BGR, Axios, dexerto.com, Android Authority, Daring Fireball, and VICE
| Bloomberg: |
Microsoft says it will honor Bethesda's currently announced PS5 exclusives but will assess bringing future games to “other consoles on a case by case basis” — - Purchase is Microsoft's most-expensive video-game deal ever — Microsoft needs game titles after delay of Halo Infinite
More:
Xbox Wire, Japan Today, Looper, Gizchina, Trusted Reviews, International Business Times, Android Central, TechSpot, Polygon, Kotaku, USgamer.net, GamingBolt, Wccftech, VG247, The Verge, VentureBeat, OnMSFT.com, Stevivor, Engadget, GameSpot, Windows Central, The Next Web, Gizmodo, Game Rant, SlashGear, Pocketnow, CNET, TWICE, PC Gamer, Dot Esports, The Guardian, TechRadar, Press Start, MSPoweruser, and TrueAchievements
Tweets: @jasonschreier, @dinabass, @gavinsbaker, @skillupyt, @charalanahzard, and @christian_humes
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
More:
International Business Times, Windows Central, Ubergizmo, GameSpot, Fortune, The Irish Times, and Looper. Tweets: @daniel_rubino
| David McCabe / New York Times: |
Trump says he would not approve a TikTok deal unless ByteDance ceded its control, after ByteDance said it would retain an 80% stake — President Trump on Monday said that he would not approve a deal for TikTok if its Chinese owner did not fully sell its interest in the product …
More:
Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal, Walmart Inc., MIT Technology Review, NPR, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, PingWest, Business Insider, Variety, Wall Street Journal, CNET, The Information, Fox Business, The Information, Japan Today, Nikkei Asian Review, The Hill, Phone Scoop, SiliconANGLE, Ars Technica, CNBC, TechCrunch, and Fortune
Tweets: @huxijin_gt, @jenniferjjacobs, @huxijin_gt, @zhonggg, @michaelcrowley, @jenzhuscott, @benyt, @lanceulanoff, @nytimestech, @stevesi, @jarrettblanc, @pranavdixit, @eringriffith, @shiraovide, @josh_wingrove, @b_fung, @puiwingtam, @sherman4949, @nytpolitics, @chifedr, @nytimestech, @karaswisher, @eringriffith, @jimpethokoukis, @sherman4949, @annmarie, @taylorlorenz, @robertpricetv, and @karaswisher
| Financial Times: |
ByteDance asserts it will maintain majority ownership and control over TikTok Global and will not transfer source code or technology to Oracle and Walmart — ByteDance contradicts claims by Donald Trump, Oracle and Walmart as both sides seek to spin deal — Two days after the White House gave …
More:
TechCrunch, Axios, CNBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, Politico, PYMNTS.com, Agence France-Presse, TechCrunch, Washington Post, Deadline, TechRepublic, Social Media Today, Vanity Fair, Tubefilter, The Daily Dot, Observer, Input, Patently Apple, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Fortune
Tweets: @edmundlee, @stokel, @danprimack, @levie, @sherman4949, @jason_kint, @chrisharihar, @danprimack, @benyt, @grahambrookie, @pt, @evleaks, @chrisfralic, @pt, @stengel, @jesselehrich, and @arjunkharpal
| Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
More:
MIT Technology Review and New York Times
Tweets: @therecount, @mattk, @lorakolodny, @carnage4life, and @chrisonchris
| Bloomberg: |
More:
Wired, Financial Times, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @jenniferjjacobs, @jenniferjjacobs, @pingroma, @dangillmor, and @eugenewei
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Quibi is exploring several strategic options including a possible sale, raising more money, or going public through a merger with a SPAC — Startup founded by Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg has struggled to attract subscribers since launching in April
More:
Variety, Deadline, Vox, Financial Times, Input, Digital Trends, Hollywood Reporter, Gizmodo, Business Insider, The Streamable, Light Reading, Tubefilter, PYMNTS.com, Android Headlines, and Vanity Fair
Tweets: @asharma, @kerrymflynn, @leibelmichael, @wsj, @asharma, @profgalloway, @grahamstarr, @bendwalsh, @rga, @benmullin, @fmanjoo, @zck, and @benfritz
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases an overhauled Xbox app for Android in beta that includes the ability to remotely play Xbox games streamed directly from an Xbox One — Microsoft opens up Xbox remote play streaming to everyone with new Android app beta — Microsoft is releasing a new Xbox app …
More:
Xbox Wire, Engadget, Ubergizmo, Trusted Reviews, MSPoweruser, Thurrott, International Business Times, TouchArcade, Android Headlines, XDA Developers, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @tomwarren, @majornelson, @gliitchy, @mcwm, @xbox, @masterdevwi, and @taynixster
| David Gilbert / VICE: |
Filing: Facebook says it may be pushed to exit the EU market due to last month's preliminary order from Ireland's DPC that prohibits sending EU user data to US — European regulators are cracking down on Facebook's ability to transfer data across the Atlantic.
More:
Business Post, Metro.co.uk, SiliconANGLE, Telegraph, Reuters, independent, Benzinga, The Irish Sun, Input, MSPoweruser, PYMNTS.com, and Social Media Today
Tweets: @f, @martinsfp, @grady_booch, @gavreilly, @obornetweets, @jason_kint, @yoda, @owswills, @caterina, @hacks4pancakes, @esizkur, @metrouk, @i0n1c, @motherboard, @stroughtonsmith, @hkanji, and @mattnavarra
| iFixit: |
Teardown of the Apple Watch Series 6 shows the 40mm model has an 8.5% bigger battery than the Series 5 and the 44mm model has a 3.5% larger battery — Introduction The Apple Watch Series 6 is here to take your breath away—or at least tell you a whole lot about your breathing.
More:
iMore, CNET, The Verge, Cult of Mac, MacDailyNews, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Engadget, SlashGear, iPhone Hacks, and iPhone in Canada Blog
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says Echo and Tile devices will become Bluetooth bridges for Sidewalk, its low-bandwidth, long-range wireless protocol, later this year — Last year, Amazon announced its Sidewalk network, a new low-bandwidth, long-distance wireless protocol it developed to help connect smart devices inside and …
More:
The Amazon Blog, The Verge, Gizmodo, TechHive, GeekWire, CNET, TechSpot, SlashGear, and Engadget
Tweets: @brianroemmele, @iwillleavenow, and @hypervisible
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Facebook says it will let people claim ownership of images and issue takedown requests across Facebook and Instagram, starting with select partners — The days of reposting images on Instagram might be over — Facebook is going to let people take more control over the images they own and where they end up.| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
SEC and OCC issue first detailed guidance on cryptocurrencies backed by fiat currencies, saying national banks can provide services to stablecoin issuers in US — The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published fresh guidance, officially clarifying national banks …
More:
The Block, U.S. Securities …, Decrypt, and Crowdfund Insider
Tweets: @coindesk, @lilmoonlambo, @alextapscott, @ledgerstatus, @truthraiderhq, and @jerallaire
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says its data portability tool Google Takeout averages more than 2M exports per month and 200B files were exported in 2019 — Google Takeout has long let users export and download local copies of their data. With the Data Transfer Project, Google made it so that you could directly move …
More:
The Keyword and Android Police
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:
The best time to become a Zoho Partner — The business world is not only changing but it is being rebuilt. Customers want connected ecosystems that will help them automate, unify their data, and do more with less.
The best time to become a Zoho Partner — The business world is not only changing but it is being rebuilt. Customers want connected ecosystems that will help them automate, unify their data, and do more with less.
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 11:20 PM ET, September 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:Financial Times:
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
More:
iMore, AppleInsider, SlashGear, and PhoneArena
Tweets: @ijustine, @mike_aktas, @snazzyq, @jonyiveparody, @maxrogo, @jonyiveparody, and @gartenberg. Thanks:@hodapp
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
More:
CNBC, Digital Trends, Stop the Cap!, AFTVnews, Engadget, and Deadline
Tweets: @comcastad and @matthewkeyslive
Earlier Picks
| Rachel Kraus / Mashable: |
More:
Newsweek, BBC, diginomica, Input, The Hill, TechCrunch, The Daily Dot, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @bascule, @lizkelley, @paraga, @neilcastle, @blackamazon, @kumailn, @alyssam_infosec, and @kimcrayton1