|
August 10, 2021, 8:35 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Apple's plan to find CSAM should have centered around scanning images on iCloud servers, not on users' devices, where there is a greater expectation of privacy — It was in August 2009, two months after the release of the iPhone 3GS, that the barbarians crashed the gates; from The Online Photographer:
More:
CNBC, Macworld, Schneier on Security, Educated Guesswork, The Hill, Reuters, The Overspill, 500ish, Pixel Envy, The Register, iPhone Hacks, and fossbytes.com
Tweets: @matthew_d_green, @matthew_d_green, @sjmurdoch, @pwnallthethings, @ngleicher, @normative, @reckless, @hatr, @cathygellis, @stevekovach, @matthew_d_green, @alecmuffett, @howelloneill, @missquickstep, @harrymccracken, @boazbaraktcs, @g_howell, @jaycuthrell, @antoniogm, @johnwilson, @stevekovach, @backlon, @gartenberg, @stratechery, @lindellyehuda, @matthew_d_green, @chibaolema, and @hardmaru
| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Apple publishes a CSAM FAQ to address misconceptions and concerns about photo scanning — Apple has responded to misconceptions and concerns about its photo scanning announcements by publishing a CSAM FAQ - answering frequently asked questions about the features.
More:
Apple, Daring Fireball, Telecoms.com, TechSpot, phonearena.com, Gizmodo, SlashGear, Trusted Reviews, Axios, iPhone Hacks, Redmond Pie, iDownloadBlog.com, The Mac Observer, FrontPageTech.com, Computerworld, 9to5Mac, WinBuzzer, and CNET
Tweets: @alexmartin, @jonathanmayer, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @jasonaten, @stephenwarwick9, @reckless, @secparam, @joshbal4, @stephenwarwick9, @reckless, @snowden, @antoniogm, @arossp, @stephenwarwick9, @stephenwarwick9, @stephenwarwick9, @riana_crypto, @aral, @reckless, @snowden, @evacide, @malwarejake, @malwarejake, @ncweaver, @ryu3824796630, @antoniogm, @riana_crypto, @riana_crypto, @nash076, @jonathanmayer, @tim, @dsilverman, @tim, @normative, @bergmayer, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @reckless, @carnage4life, @profwoodward, @normative, @howelloneill, @howelloneill, @howelloneill, @jasonaten, @jasonaten, @jasonaten, @jasonaten, @martinsfp, @aral, @kaepora, @kaepora, @kaepora, and @kaepora
| Jeff Benson / Decrypt: |
The latest cryptocurrency compromise amendment to Senate's infrastructure bill fails to reach a vote after Sen. Shelby files an objection over military spending — The Senate rejected an amendment championed by the cryptocurrency industry that exempts non-custodial crypto actors …
More:
CoinDesk, U.S. Department …, CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Axios, CryptoGlobe, The Information, Blockworks, and The Block
Tweets: @jack, @reptomemmer, @pearkes, @elidourado, @jack, @senlummis, @thebluematt, @jack, @jeffjohnroberts, @bitcoinmagazine, @danriffle, @arrington, @jack, and @samjmintz
| Bloomberg: |
More:
Fight for the Future, Washington Post, CoinDesk, Forbes, Andreessen Horowitz, The Block, Decrypt, New York Times, CoinGeek, The Register, Independent Reserve, CNBC, Politico, Cryptonews, Cointelegraph, New Republic, CoinDesk, Crypto Briefing, and Tom's Hardware
Tweets: @ronwyden, @senrobportman, @elonmusk, @jstein_wapo, @jerrybrito, @jstein_wapo, @tedcruz, @brian_armstrong, @jerrybrito, @caitlinlong_, @jstein_wapo, @jerrybrito, @a16z, @jakesherman, @nikhileshde, @igorbobic, @jstein_wapo, @fightfortheftr, @jack, @evan_greer, @eff, @katie_haun, @peterdhans82, @withouttherope, @fightfortheftr, @tonyajoriley, @senlummis, @sentoomey, @davidgokhshtein, @rleshner, @andrewyang, @jaxalemany, @tonyajoriley, @jstein_wapo, @deitaone, @brad_polumbo, @susanlitv, @business, @mackhawk, @jchervinsky, @tedcruz, @jstein_wapo, @carnage4life, @jhweissmann, @tedcruz, @mg, @ivanthek, @hackingbutlegal, @nickcini, @milessuter, @iampaulgrewal, @eric_lombrozo, @iohk_charles, @jhweissmann, @novogratz, @mdudas, @el33th4xor, and @tonyromm
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans a modest iPhone update, with a smaller notch, faster refresh rate, and camera upgrades, including ProRes recording and video Portrait mode — - Company plans video Portrait mode and higher-quality recording — New models to include smaller display cutout and faster chip| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils the 5nm Exynos W920 for wearables, featuring two Cortex-A55 cores and a Mali-G68 GPU, and claims 20% better CPU and 10x better GPU performance — New hardware for new software — Samsung has announced the Exynos W920, a new processor designed for smartwatches and other wearables.
More:
Samsung Global Newsroom, Android Police, Laptop Mag, 9to5Google, SamMobile, Android Headlines, TechRadar, XDA Developers, Gizchina, phonearena.com, Wccftech, Engadget, Phandroid, Pocketnow, ZDNet, Pocket-lint, Trusted Reviews, MSPoweruser, Android Central, MUO, Neowin, SlashGear, THE ELEC, Korea …, and GSMArena.com
| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Twitter's photo cropping algorithm favors people with slimmer, younger-looking faces, and lighter skin; a researcher was awarded $3,500 for the discovery — A researcher at Switzerland's EPFL technical university won a $3,500 prize for determining that a key Twitter algorithm favors faces …
More:
NBC News, The Verge, Wired, The Guardian, MarkTechPost, and Morning Brew
Tweets: @hiddenmarkov, @hypervisible, @jjvincent, @jjvincent, @hiddenmarkov, @hiddenmarkov, @hiddenmarkov, @willknight, @s_m_i, and @evacide
| New York Times: |
Inside the rift between the White House and Facebook over vaccine misinformation, as the administration grew frustrated with Facebook's lack of transparency — Frustrations grew behind the scenes among top leaders on both sides, potentially hurting the government's efforts to overcome the pandemic.| Reuters: |
Shares of Krafton, the game studio behind PUBG, fell as much as 20% after it raised $3.8B in its Seoul IPO at a valuation of ~$19B, likely due to China concerns — Shares in Krafton Inc (259960.KS), the Tencent Holdings-backed (0700.HK) South Korean company behind blockbuster video game …
More:
Bloomberg, DealStreetAsia, and Dot Esports
| Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
Amazon says it will pay up to $1,000 in damages for dangerous goods sold by third-party merchants starting September 1 in the US — More than half of products sold on the platform come from third parties and are not vetted by ecommerce giant — Amazon will start directly paying compensation …
More:
About Amazon, Forbes, Engadget, Fast Company, Ubergizmo, Insider, Reuters, and CNBC
Tweets: @shiraovide and @dharmeshmehta
| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
Labor lawyers say Apple has violated worker protections by shutting down three employee-run surveys on women and underrepresented minorities' pay equity — Apple insists it does not have a problem with pay inequality. Skeptical Apple employees have been trying to verify that claim by sending …
More:
iLounge, AppleInsider, iDownloadBlog.com, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @cherthedev, @zoeschiffer, @cherthedev, @techwontsaveus, @carnage4life, @cherthedev, @minhtngo, and @rachaelmyrow
| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
How text-heavy meme posts, often paired with nonsensical, low-quality images, have begun sweeping through Instagram, thanks largely to Gen-Z accounts — Fueled by Gen Z, text-heavy meme posts, often paired with nonsensically unrelated pictures, are turning the photo and video app into a destination for written expression.| Sam Nussey / Reuters: |
SoftBank's Vision Fund reports Q1 profit of $2.14B and says it made 47 new investments worth $14.2B; Facebook and Microsoft are no longer listed as investments — Japan's SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) on Tuesday reported a 39% fall in first-quarter net profit, even as Vision Fund returns were boosted by listings during the period.
More:
ZDNet, Barron's Online, Bloomberg, CNBC, The Economic Times, SoftBank Group, Financial Times, and Nikkei Asia
| Nikkei Asia: |
App Annie: TikTok was the most downloaded app globally in 2020, displacing Facebook-owned apps for the first time since 2018 — Data protection becoming more important as consumers demand privacy — TOKYO — A global survey of downloads in 2020 shows TikTok, a video-sharing app developed in China …
More:
BBC, NDTV Gadgets 360, Gizchina, Android Headlines, BGR India, and TNW
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
Google adds NFC to its Titan Security Key lineup, with a USB-C model available for $35 and a USB-A model for $30, and discontinues the Bluetooth-based model — Fewer decisions to make, and one less model — Google announced updates to its Titan security key lineup on Monday … | Reuters: |
US prisons are exploring the use of AI to analyze inmates' phone calls, a practice privacy advocates say could amplify racial bias in the justice system — WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For people like Heather Bollin, a 43-year-old woman in Texas engaged to a man …
Tweets: @aaschapiro, @onekade, and @foxcahn
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:
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
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 8:35 AM ET, August 10, 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
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Suvashree Ghosh / Bloomberg: |
Source:
CoinDCX Blog. More:
The Block, Tech in Asia, Forkast, The Economic Times, blockchain.news, Coinspeaker, Cointelegraph, and CoinDesk
Earlier Picks
| Contessa Brewer / CNBC: |
| Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
More:
Reuters, The Economic Times, MediaNama, The Economic Times, Tech in Asia, fossbytes.com, and Times Now. Tweets: @adityakalra
| Nicole Nguyen / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
AdExchanger, Android Central, Insider, and KnowTechie
Tweets: @aatilley, @nicnguyen, @joannastern, and @shortformernie
| Tim Copeland / The Block: |
Source:
U.S. Securities …. More:
Decrypt, SiliconANGLE, Forkast, CoinJournal, Coinspeaker, Cointelegraph, Tom's Hardware, Bitcoin News, Reuters, cryptodaily.co.uk, and Crypto Briefing
Tweets: @22loops, @erikvoorhees, @inartecarlodoss, @secgov, and @imkialikethecar
| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
More:
About Facebook, Neowin, Gizmodo, Social Media Today, PYMNTS.com, The Verge, Android Central, TNW, Adweek, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @alexvoica, @alexvoica, @robchalmers11, @itsjeffhiggins, and @swodinsky