|
August 7, 2021, 8:15 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
In response to CSAM detection misuse concerns, Apple says protections will roll out in the US first, then on a country-by-country basis after legal evaluation — Apple this week announced that, starting later this year with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, the company will be able …
More:
Apple Privacy Letter, Electronic Frontier Foundation, MIT Technology Review, AppleInsider, Mediaite, OSnews, iPhone in Canada Blog, Bloomberg, iDownloadBlog.com, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @sarahjamielewis, @sarahjamielewis, @feross, @reckless, @mattblaze, @matthew_d_green, @reneritchie, @migueldeicaza, @intelwire, @austen, @ncweaver, @briannawu, @migueldeicaza, @mantia, @pwnallthethings, @friedrichpieter, @rondeibert, @pwnallthethings, @briannawu, @pwnallthethings, @briannawu, @snowden, @pwnallthethings, @danny76lopez, @migueldeicaza, @mantia, @matthew_d_green, @normative, @davezatz, @tculpan, @runasand, @normative, @alexstamos, @rondeibert, @normative, @pwnallthethings, @reneritchie, @pwnallthethings, @normative, @stevestreza, @reneritchie, @pwnallthethings, @briannawu, @mantia, @mantia, @khaost, @normative, @feross, @pinboard, @sarahjamielewis, @josephmenn, @samifathi_, @tirsales, and @elcomsoft
| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
An overview of Apple's three new “Child Safety” initiatives, what critics are getting wrong, and the completely legitimate slippery slope concerns from experts — (CSAM stands for Child Sexual Abuse Material — a.k.a. child pornography. People familiar with the lingo seem to pronounce it see-sam.
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
More:
Livemint, fossbytes.com, Neowin, Ubergizmo, FrontPageTech.com, MSPoweruser, Pixel Envy, iThinkDifferent, HotHardware.com News, iMore, and iPhone Hacks
Tweets: @kaepora, @evacide, @josephfcox, @rondeibert, @josephfcox, @snowden, @snowden, @timsweeneyepic, @caseyjohnston, @kaepora, @swiftonsecurity, @lazerwalker, @petersterne, @jon_prosser, @kifleswing, @kurtopsahl, @rondeibert, @swiftonsecurity, @swiftonsecurity, @cronokirby, @bascule, @11rcombs, @je5perl, @kaepora, @kaepora, @matthew_d_green, @kaepora, @matthew_d_green, @tim, @samadlerbell, @mikeisaac, @annemariebridy, @infocyte, and @chrisbhoffman
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
More:
Forbes, Washington Post, HackRead, Financial Times, Slashdot, MacRumors, IT PRO, Techdirt, OSnews, The Week, Fast Company, Livemint, PetaPixel, and Computerworld
| Financial Times: |
More:
Ars Technica, Malwarebytes Labs, Fortune, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Forbes, MacDailyNews, Gizmodo, Wccftech, The Verge, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @snowden, @matthew_d_green, @bennypinkas, @zigaturkeu, @troyhunt, @vickerysec, @jcenters, @matthew_d_green, @mala, @mala, @mala, @mala, and @snowden
| Will Cathcart / @wcathcart: |
More:
Engadget, Financial Times, CNBC, iMore, BGR India, BBC, AppleInsider, Sputnik News, Trusted Reviews, Insider, PetaPixel, Tech Xplore, PCMag, Wall Street Journal, and SlashGear
Tweets: @pwnallthethings, @wcathcart, @wcathcart, @wcathcart, @wcathcart, @mikeisaac, @roi, @wcathcart, @wcathcart, @lapcatsoftware, @avibarzeev, @luke_metro, @blakereid, @chrismessina, @wcathcart, @sunchartist, @tomwarren, @susanlitv, @can, @willhamill, @pwnallthethings, @can, @wcathcart, @sarahjamielewis, @pinboard, @st_eppel, @pinboard, @mikeisaac, @floorter, @can, @omanreagan, @bcrypt, @saranbyte, @earcos, @aditi_muses, @bcrypt, @bcrypt, @tihmstar, @can, @charlesarthur, @pwnallthethings, @mikeisaac, @justinschuh, @pinboard, @bcrypt, @wcathcart, and @wcathcart
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
SEC charges Blockchain Credit Partners for alleged illegal sales of $30M in unregistered securities, first SEC charges related to decentralized finance industry — The SEC says the company falsely raised $30 million — The Securities and Exchange Commission issued its first charges …
More:
U.S. Securities …, PYMNTS.com, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, and cryptodaily.co.uk
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
FCC releases its first-ever mobile broadband coverage map, which compares the LTE and voice coverage areas of the four largest carriers in the US — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released its — first-ever mobile broadband coverage map.
More:
Federal Communications …, Thurrott, Android Police, phonearena.com, and Droid Life
Tweets: @jrosenworcel, @fcc, @wxbrad, @jrosenworcelfcc, @kevincollier, @alexweprin, and @reckless
| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks resigns just over three months after taking up the role, citing “differences over strategic direction” — - He cites ‘strategic differences’ in leaving crypto exchange — The former bank regulator joined trading platform in May
More:
The Block, Nikkei Asia, Financial Times, Reuters, Finextra, Blockworks, Crypto Briefing, Forbes, and CoinDesk
Tweets: @brianbrooksus, @carnage4life, @scottmelker, @calvinayre, @quinnypig, @ivanthek, and @mekkaokereke
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Court filings: Epic says Google called plans to distribute Fortnite via sideloading a threatening “contagion”, and contemplated buying some or all of Epic — It also apparently called sideloading ‘an awful experience’ — Google considered buying Epic Games as the companies sparred …
More:
thegamer.com, 9to5Google, Livemint, phonearena.com, The Information, Gizmodo, IGN, PC Gamer, HotHardware.com News, Trusted Reviews, Wccftech, GameSpot, Android Central, and Android Authority
Tweets: @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, @elkmovie, @thedextriarchy, @lapcatsoftware, @evan_greer, @granpc, @zooko, @repkenbuck, and @tomwarren
| James Rubin / CoinDesk: |
Senators Warner and Portman propose an amendment to infrastructure bill that only excludes crypto miners from broker definition; White House shows support — The bill excludes only proof-of-work mining, or the selling of hardware or software that gives individuals control of private keys to access digital assets.
More:
Washington Post, TechCrunch, CoinDesk, The Hill, Coinspeaker, Techdirt, and The Daily Hodl
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Valve Steam Deck hands-on: handles resource-intensive games better than other handheld PC gaming devices, great ergonomics, gyroscopic aiming feature works well — Reservations are already sold out through mid-2022 — I have held the Steam Deck, and I'm nearly a believer. — Not quite, but I like what I see.
More:
Game Rant, PC Gamer, UploadVR, roadtovr.com, Wccftech, Tom's Hardware, and GeekWire
Tweets: @starfire2258, @itsa_me_gameboy, @cixliv, @cowcatgames, @thrilluwu, @dj_link, @8bit_spazzy, and @tomwarren
| Kareem Anderson / OnMSFT.com: |
Microsoft's Panos Panay teases Spotify integration with Windows 11 through a Focus Sessions feature “coming soon” — Microsoft's chief product officer, Panos Panay has been on a bit of leak streak as of late, teasing new Spotify integration coming to Windows 11 among other new application focuses.
More:
The Verge, IT PRO, t3.com, and mobilesyrup.com
Tweets: @panos_panay, @livelovegeek, @techhighest, @donasarkar, and @tomwarren
| Bloomberg: |
Federal judge tosses out a $308.5M patent-infringement verdict against Apple, ruling that Personalized Media Communication's DRM patent is unenforceable — - Personalized Media's patent is unenforceable, judge rules — PMC had strategy to delay applications to get more money later
More:
Reuters, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, and MacDailyNews
| Jon Prosser / FrontPageTech.com: |
Sources: Google's Pixel 5A will debut by the end of Aug. for $450, with a 6.4" display with a hole-punch camera, Snapdragon 765G, 4650mAh battery, 6GB RAM, more — Just a few days after Google confirmed our Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro exclusives — today we have some exclusive information regarding the Pixel 5A and its release.
More:
International Business Times, Engadget, MSPoweruser, AndroidGuys, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Redmond Pie
Tweets: @thisistechtoday and @joshuaswingle
| Megan Janetsky / Rest of World: |
Experts say Rappi's service has worsened even as the Colombian on-demand delivery company continues to grow, opening the door to competitors like JOKR — Growth is great, but angry customers, anxious investors, and new competition could undo the Colombian unicorn's success. — • BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA| Nikkei Asia: |
Vietnam, which has a relatively low number of bank branches per capita, has become a battleground for e-wallets as market leader MoMo looks to maintain its lead — E-wallet app MoMo looks to maintain its lead against deep-pocketed rivals — TOKYO/HO CHI MINH CITY — For Vietnamese fintech startup MoMo … Sponsor Posts
Clay:
Turn any GTM idea into reality — Clay helps GTM teams combine AI agents, enrichment, and intent data to move faster and turn insights into action.
Turn any GTM idea into reality — Clay helps GTM teams combine AI agents, enrichment, and intent data to move faster and turn insights into action.
Soxton:
AI-powered law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
AI-powered law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Zoho:
Your website, your brand: A website building guide for tech partners — In a competitive market, trust is what makes businesses choose you and stay with you. As a tech partner, you can take steps to build …
Your website, your brand: A website building guide for tech partners — In a competitive market, trust is what makes businesses choose you and stay with you. As a tech partner, you can take steps to build …
IDrive:
Geometric Grand Unification — Solving the Hubble Tension & Proton Mass — Physics solved? AI verifies model unifying gravity & particles by deriving constants from vacuum geometry. Identifies void-driven topology.
Geometric Grand Unification — Solving the Hubble Tension & Proton Mass — Physics solved? AI verifies model unifying gravity & particles by deriving constants from vacuum geometry. Identifies void-driven topology.Featured Podcasts
Grit:
The Truth Behind Automation Claims in Customer Support | Cresta CEO Ping Wu
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
Getting paid to vibe code: Inside the new AI-era job | Lazar Jovanovic (Professional Vibe Coder)
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:
Software In Shambles, OpenAI vs. Anthropic Super Brawl, Amazon's Struggles
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:
Elon Musk's Mega-Merger + We Test Google's Project Genie + What's Next for Moltbook Creator
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Jeff Bezos Used To Be In Love with The Washington Post. What Happened?
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.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Special Edition: Key findings from the Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
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 8:15 AM ET, August 7, 2021.
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
New York Times:Laya Neelakandan / CNBC:
Reuters:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
More:
Washington Post, Forbes, Wccftech, PC Gamer, Gamasutra, thegamer.com, GamesIndustry.biz, Game Rant, and VICE
| Cristiano Lima / Washington Post: |
More:
The Atlantic, Pluralistic, Anti-Defamation League, IT PRO, Techdirt, The Hill, The Daily Dot, Vox, Insider, and Barron's Online