|
September 2, 2021, 9:10 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Apple: |
Apple will let developers of “reader” apps worldwide link to a website to set up or manage accounts early next year, closing an antitrust investigation by Japan — Apple will let developers of “reader” apps around the world link to an external website to set up or manage an account beginning early next year
More:
Japan Fair Trade Commission, Bloomberg, Protocol, GamesIndustry.biz, PYMNTS.com, techadvisor.com, iThinkDifferent, Barron's Online, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, New York Times, Protocol, Stratechery, CNN, TechCircle, CNBC, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, Gizchina, WRAL TechWire, BGR, iPhone Hacks, Game Developer, Macworld, Insider, Washington Post, Liliputing, world.hey.com, 500ish, Engadget, Daring Fireball, RTÉ, phonearena.com, ZDNet, Phone Scoop, Tech Xplore, Reuters, MacStories, SlashGear, MSPoweruser, MobileSyrup, The Register, iMore, TechCrunch, Neowin, Pixel Envy, CNET, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, and The Economic Times
Tweets: @timsweeneyepic, @jamesthomson, @benthompson, @timsweeneyepic, @firstadopter, @appfairness, @stevesi, @stroughtonsmith, @vladsavov, @ow, @keleftheriou, @adamkovac, @tapbot_paul, @timsweeneyepic, @viticci, @protocol, @miyagawa, @neilcybart, @jsngr, @siracusa, @benbajarin, @ow, @jsngr, @pkafka, @pkafka, @richlightshed, @timsweeneyepic, @pkafka, @markgurman, @stevekovach, @appfairness, @benthompson, @nickstatt, @convertbond, @stroughtonsmith, @stroughtonsmith, @bloombergquint, @jasoncross00, @tapbot_paul, @stroughtonsmith, @tapbot_paul, @parkerortolani, @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, @tapbot_paul, @dbreunig, @stroughtonsmith, @timsweeneyepic, @mgsiegler, @timsweeneyepic, @gearoidreidy, @mgsiegler, @bruceqburke, @benedictevans, @stroughtonsmith, @nickstatt, and @s8mb
| Aditya Kalra / Reuters: |
Sources: Apple is facing an antitrust investigation in India over forcing developers to use its in-app payment system — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is facing an antitrust challenge in India for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the apps market by forcing developers to use its proprietary …
More:
Forbes, iThinkDifferent, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Tech in Asia, and iMore
Tweets: @eric_seufert, @adityakalra, @sub8u, and @adityakalra
| The Verge: |
Apple's updated rules allowing web signup links appear to apply only to apps that don't make much money for Apple, like Netflix and Spotify — It's for apps that don't make Apple any money anyways — While vocal app developers accused Apple last week of spinning a lawsuit settlement …
More:
iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @markgurman, @backlon, @zsk, @stephennellis, @backlon, @backlon, @backlon, and @martinsfp
| Kait Sanchez / The Verge: |
Twitter launches Super Follows for iOS, letting a select group of US test users charge either $2.99, $4.99, or $9.99 per month for their tweets — Select users in the US can now charge for tweets — Twitter is starting to roll out Super Follows, its new feature that lets users charge for subscriber-only content.
Source:
Twitter. More:
MacRumors, Social Media Today, Techweez, The Overspill, Ubergizmo, Tubefilter, iMore, Pocket-lint, SlashGear, iPhone Hacks, CNBC, and Engadget
Tweets: @superfollows, @wongmjane, @jtwdesign, @edwinwee, @wongmjane, @harrymccracken, @backlon, @lamonicabuzz, @liamodelluk, @bozitatarevic, @makeupforwoc, @tomwarren, @twittermedia, @maddestmao, @russbengtson, @fesothe, @44, @dabitch, @morganblocky, @chriswelch, @hsajwanization, @matteayce, @iamtimbaker, @casey_lau, @alexeheath, @paymentsdive, @ow, and @carnage4life
| Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: |
Ireland's Data Protection Commission, on behalf of the EU, fines WhatsApp €225M for privacy violations, the second-largest under GDPR; WhatsApp will appeal — Regulators say chat-service unit failed to disclose fully how it collected and shared data about its users
Source:
Data Protection Commission. More:
RTÉ, BBC, Finbold, Silicon Republic, The Irish Times, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Politico, Light Reading, Financial Times, noyb.eu, Pocketnow, CNBC, Fortune, Irish Examiner, and The Times
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft announces an online-only Surface hardware event for September 22, where an updated Surface Duo and Laptop are expected — New Surface hardware is on the way — Microsoft is holding a special Surface hardware event on September 22nd. The software maker has started sending media invites …
Source:
Microsoft. More:
PCWorld, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, Softpedia News, t3.com, Ubergizmo, TechSpot, and BGR
Tweets: @microsoft, @phillip_tracy, @backlon, @tomwarren, and @tomwarren
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Apple says Arizona and Georgia will be first to support adding IDs to Wallet in iOS 15, with six states, including Utah, Maryland, and Iowa, expected to follow — Apple's plan to digitize your wallet is slowly taking shape. What started with boarding passes and venue tickets later became credit cards …
Source:
Apple. More:
Threatpost, The Verge, Daring Fireball, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, NFCW, MACお宝 …, and Pocket-lint
Tweets: @govnedlamont, @reckless, @zabrillium, @haroldsmith3rd, @tati_wm, @edzitron, @waltmossberg, @s8mb, @darchmare, @reckless, @matthew_d_green, @reckless, @blackamazon, @tailosivetech, @markgurman, @darchmare, @tha_rami, @joshgeballe, @topjohnwu, @joannastern, @chris_notcapn, @reckless, @film_girl, @reckless, @panzer, @joannastern, @reckless, @reckless, @asymco, @kytc, @stevekovach, @govlarryhogan, @zackwhittaker, @mcwm, @richontech, @lanceulanoff, and @katienotopoulos
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
Filing: SEC sues Satish Kumbhani, the founder of now-defunct BitConnect, and a promoter over alleged $2B crypto fraud scheme; Kumbhani's location is unknown — The top U.S. securities regulator on Wednesday sued the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform BitConnect …
Source:
U.S. Securities …. More:
The Block, CoinJournal, Cryptonews, Wall Street Journal, iTnews, Cointelegraph, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, Forkast, Decrypt, Crypto Briefing, and CoinDesk
Tweets: @secgov, @collins_belton, @denverbitcoin, @steve_hanke, @zmanian, and @finplankaluaja1
| David McLaughlin / Bloomberg: |
Source: the DOJ is preparing to file a second antitrust lawsuit against Google by the end of this year, targeting Google's digital ads business — U.S. antitrust officials are preparing a second monopoly lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.'s Google over the company's digital advertising business …
More:
New York Times, South China Morning Post, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @rustybrick, @willis_cap, @aripap, @volatilitywiz, and @jason_kint
| Jarrod Doherty / Twitter: |
Twitter introduces Safety Mode, which blocks harassing accounts for seven days, in beta for some English-language accounts — Feeling safe on Twitter looks different for everyone. We've rolled out features and settings that may help you to feel more comfortable and in control of your experience …
More:
Social Media Today, ComputerWeekly.com, SiliconANGLE, Ubergizmo, AppleInsider, and International Business Times
Tweets: @twittersafety, @twittersupport, @microbiomdigest, @bridgetphetasy, @kayvz, @kimpossiblefact, @ericakaiser_, @redsteeze, @aniistoll, @oilfield_rando, @bambooney, @dril, @snoringelbow, @harrysbadtweets, @blowdart, @sharonodea, @rellortnocon, @alainnfocail, @tomwarren, @elizableu, @chipgoines, @leratomannya, @mariamamini, @luisassardo, @rainbowchloe19, @jillpantozzi, @glennf, and @twittersafety
| Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times: |
Sources: YouTube Music reached 50M paying subscribers in August, up from 30M paid music and premium subscribers that YouTube had reported in October 2020 — Google-owned platforms have grown rapidly to become serious streaming competitor — YouTube's paid music streaming services … | Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Facebook says it helped airlift 175 Afghan citizens out of Afghanistan to Mexico, including journalists and some of its own employees — Facebook on Wednesday confirmed that it was part of an effort to fly 175 Afghan citizens out of Afghanistan to Mexico, including some of its own employees, according to a statement provided to Axios.
More:
Government of Mexico, People.com, Daily Mail, ANI News, and BBC
Tweets: @cameronwilson and @sree
| Hannah Miller / The Information: |
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says Binance.US is set to close a large private fundraising round in the next two months, and could go public in the next three years — Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has run into a stream of regulatory and legal problems.| Amy Lewin / Sifted: |
French grocery delivery startup Cajoo raises $40M Series A from Carrefour and others and plans an expansion into Europe early next year — Landing a supermarket as a strategic investor gives Cajoo an edge, argues Capoul. — “Some competitors have much more money than us, but we have an advantage in Carrefour,” he says.
More:
TechCrunch and Bestgamingpro
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Texas Senate passes bill banning social media companies with 50M+ users from censoring users' political views; Gov. Abbott is expected to sign it into law — But experts argue it's unconstitutional — Texas is one step closer to enacting a law that would make it more difficult …
More:
Texas Legislature Online and Houston Public Media
Tweets: @natalieg92, @natewendt, @evan_greer, @campuscodi, and @adamkovac
| Oscar Gonzalez / CNET: |
Reddit bans r/NoNewNormal, its largest anti-vax subreddit, for harassing other communities, following weeks of user moderators asking Reddit admins to ban it — It's also putting 54 other subreddits in quarantine. … Last week, more than a thousand subreddit's posted the same message calling …
More:
International Business Times, The Guardian, The Verge, CNN, and PCMag
Tweets: @sarahjeong, @quinnypig, @kylesgibson, @ogreporter, and @oneunderscore__
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
FTC bans “stalkerware” company Support King, whose Android app allegedly secretly harvested users' location and other data, from the surveillance business — - The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to ban what it called a “stalkerware app company” and its CEO …
Source:
Federal Trade Commission. More:
Electronic Frontier Foundation, The Hacker News, Malwarebytes Labs, Mashable, Gizmodo, VICE, Reuters, and Bloomberg Law
Tweets: @oliviasolon, @mgngates, @quinnypig, @evacide, @kimzetter, @eff, @issielapowsky, @hshaban, and @chopraftc
| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Swedish startup Stravito, which offers cloud-based market research tools, raises €12.4M Series A led by Endeit Capital — Market research and insights are often underutilized assets for enterprises but it's usually too hard to find content and there's a lot of duplication, or information isn't used well.
More:
FinSMEs, EU-Startups, Tech.eu, and PR Newswire
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
UK's ICO now mandates websites and apps comply with its children's privacy design code, or face fines of up to £17.5M or 4% of annual worldwide turnover — In the UK, a 12-month grace period for compliance with a design code aimed at protecting children online expires today …
More:
9to5Mac, ico.org.uk, BBC, Wired UK, MSN, The Guardian, and Fortune
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Berlin Brands Group, which buys and scales e-commerce businesses, raises $700M in equity and debt at a $1B+ valuation led by Bain Capital — Berlin Brands Group — one of the new wave of e-commerce startups hoping to build lucrative economies of scale around buying up smaller brands that sell …
More:
Reuters, Bain Capital, Bloomberg, and Sifted
| Coco Liu / Bloomberg: |
Following Tencent, Alibaba pledges ~$15.5B over five years towards China's “common prosperity” vision, spreading the money across 10 initiatives — - E-commerce giant to devote 100 billion yuan to societal good — Alibaba joins tech giants in backing Xi Jinping's key priority
More:
South China Morning Post and Reuters
| Bloomberg: |
China's Weibo shuts down at least 52 stock-tipping accounts, including one with 3.25M followers, to comply with new rules on finance-related information — - Move is part of campaign to cleanse ‘harmful’ online content — Pundits have touted advice on indexes, stocks, macro policies
More:
South China Morning Post
| New York Times: |
Despite promoting an inclusive image, former Alibaba staff say casual sexism is common; sources say Alibaba fired 10 staff for leaking info on a rape allegation — A rape accusation at the Chinese e-commerce giant has shed light on a work culture that some former employees say is humiliating and toxic.
Tweets: @letahong, @nytimes, and @nytimesbusiness
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple says it has asked all of its US employees to report their vaccination status voluntarily by mid-September, but stops short of mandating COVID-19 vaccines — - Company is still stopping short of mandating Covid-19 shots — It previously ramped up an optional virus testing program| Bloomberg: |
HomeLight, which offers AI-powered tools for home buyers, sellers, and real estate agents, raises $100M led by Zeev Ventures at a $1.6B valuation — Real estate technology company HomeLight has more than tripled its valuation to $1.6 billion, vaulting it to so-called unicorn status.Sponsor Posts
Niantic Spatial:
World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate.
World models need real-world data — Scaniverse is the gateway to spatial services — self-serve and built for AI and robotics. Large-area 3D reconstruction from 360° cameras and precise localization, anywhere machines operate.
Zoho:
App Spotlight: WooCommerce for Zoho Inventory — App Spotlight brings you hand-picked solutions that enhance your Zoho apps and tools. Visit Zoho Marketplace to explore all of our apps, integrations …
App Spotlight: WooCommerce for Zoho Inventory — App Spotlight brings you hand-picked solutions that enhance your Zoho apps and tools. Visit Zoho Marketplace to explore all of our apps, integrations …
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.
Anuma:
The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory. Chat, text, create, build, and solve across every model.
The Private AI That Remembers — Anuma is the all-in-one AI platform with private, portable memory. Chat, text, create, build, and solve across every model.Featured Podcasts
Grit:
How AIG Is Reinventing Insurance With AI | Peter Zaffino
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why cultivating agency matters more than cultivating skills in the AI era | Max Schoening (Head of Product, Notion)
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:
OpenAI's User Growth Miss, Musk vs. Altman, Prediction Market Ban
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.
Training Data:
OpenAI's Greg Brockman: Why Human Attention Is the New Bottleneck
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
The Upstarts Podcast:
Runway's Cris Valenzuela: Building The Hollywood-Friendly Video AI That OpenAI Couldn't
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Ryan Roslansky: Turning AI Anxiety into Skills for the Future of Work
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 9:10 AM ET, September 2, 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
Reuters:Rebecca Davis O'Brien / New York Times:
Seb Joseph / Digiday:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
Tweets: @ljin18, @dealbook, @chudson, @lanceulanoff, @joshconstine, @bwertz, @micsolana, @zebulgar, @nytimesbusiness, @jessewldn, @brooke, @mr312, @wwshaef, @backseatvc, @cindygallop, @skupor, @hunterwalk, @patrickxrivera, @dealbook, @mg, and @ljin18