|
November 1, 2021, 10:45 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Zack Zwiezen / Kotaku: |
After a three-day outage, Roblox says it is back online — According to Roblox's status page, all versions of the game have been down since Oct 28 starting at 7 pm EST — Roblox, one of the most popular games in the world, has been down for over a day now and while many frustrated players …
More:
Roblox Blog, GamesIndustry.biz, inews.co.uk, Forbes, Silicon Republic, CNBC, SlashGear, PC Gamer, Engadget, and The Verge
Tweets: @roblox, @roblox, @roblox, @roblox, @carnage4life, @kotaku, @kotaku, @bloxy_news, @ischafer, @mrguyandcandy, @tomwarren, @tomwarren, and @benedictevans
| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
Estimate: Apple's iOS App Tracking Transparency policy has cost Snap, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube almost $10B in combined ad revenue in H2 2021 — Forcing apps to ask for permission to track users for advertising purposes leads to big hit for social media platforms
More:
The Verge, The Sun, MacRumors, XDA Developers, Insider, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, Silicon Republic, KnowTechie, The Mac Observer, PhoneArena, The Overspill, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Ubergizmo, Pocketnow, Wccftech, PYMNTS.com, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @patrickmcgee_, @patrickmcgee_, @profcarroll, @iansherr, @nicholasvinocur, @jendudley, @brettwhitmarsh, @rustybrick, @ashleygjovik, @maccaw, @patrickmcgee_, @chadloder, @efa_oz, @ourielohayon, @cameronwilson, @pt, @mayazi, @psythor, @pt, @jason_kint, @wholemarsblog, @javierpallero, @sar_meta_web3, @carnage4life, @privacymatters, @antoniogm, and @adamsinger
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Chip shortage hits Apple at the worst possible time ahead of the holidays, and Meta and Apple are set to be smartwatch and mixed reality headset rivals in 2022 — Apple had seemingly avoided the chip shortage for months, but the company's fortunes have now changed.
More:
9to5Mac, MacRumors, Laptop Mag, iMore, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Engadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, BGR, PhoneArena, Wccftech, TechCircle, TechRadar, Benzinga, AppleInsider, and Forbes
Tweets: @oscarfalmer and @dilmerv
| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple plans a “crash detection” feature next year for iPhones and Watches, which measures a spike in g-forces to detect car accidents and auto-dail 911 — Safety feature is also planned for Apple Watches expected in 2022, according to company documents
More:
MacRumors, Engadget, XDA Developers, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iMore, Cult of Mac, and Patently Apple
| Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal: |
Digital Currency Group raises $700M at a $10B+ valuation led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 and Latin America Fund, with CapitalG and others participating — The Grayscale and CoinDesk owner sells $700 million of shares at a $10 billion valuation, in a funding round led by two SoftBank funds
More:
CNBC, Axios, Decrypt, The Block, CoinDesk, Crypto Briefing, Cointelegraph, and CryptoSlate
Tweets: @barrysilbert and @wublockchain
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Review of new $200 Beats Fit Pro: comfortable with very good active noise cancellation and transparency mode but no wireless charging and little Android support — The latest Beats earbuds are the company's best product since the Powerbeats Pro — Beats has been busy.| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
Dell spins off its 81% stake in VMware, creating a $64B independent software company; Dell's remaining hardware operations have an implied value of $33B — Share sale completes eight-year saga that will unwind part of the 2018 deal for server and storage company EMC| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
ByteDance limits staff working hours from 10am to 7pm on weekdays, becoming one of the first tech companies in China to officially end its “996” culture — - Employees will need to seek permission to work overtime — China's 996 culture has drawn criticism, government scrutiny| Axios: |
NewsWhip: interest in Facebook, measured by social media interactions per article, declined over 2021, with little mainstream attention for “Facebook Papers” — The Facebook Papers and whistleblower accounts were a public relations nightmare for Facebook, but so far …
Tweets: @axios, @nrothschild3, @stevekovach, @sarafischer, @evelyndouek, and @jason_kint
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Apollo.io, which develops B2B sales intelligence software, raises a $32M Series B led by Tribe Capital, bringing its total funding to $41.3M — Business engagement platform provider Apollo.io, officially known as ZenLeads Inc., spelled out its ambitions today after raising $32 million in a new round of funding led by Tribe Capital.
More:
TechCrunch and Enterprise Times
| Meg Jones Wall / Wired: |
How payment processors hold the power to decide which products and services can be purchased online, as Stripe bans businesses like tarot card reading — Payment processing companies decide who is empowered to buy and sell online—and their policies show a gross misunderstanding of metaphysical practitioners.
More:
Telecoms.com. Tweets: @zackkanter, @wired, @lapiaenrose, @ninastpierre, @megjoneswall, @jeannakadlec, and @carnage4life
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Pinterest to launch a shoppable live series called Pinterest TV on November 8, with weekday episodes airing in its app, featuring some of its top creators — The series will feature creators and celebrities, like Olympic athlete Tom Daley and popular makeup artist Manny MUASponsor 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:
Connecting, collaborating, and growing: Zoho Mail 2025 wrap-up — Your inbox has been home to a lot this year—quick updates, long threads, approvals, reminders, and the occasional late-night draft you weren't sure about.
Connecting, collaborating, and growing: Zoho Mail 2025 wrap-up — Your inbox has been home to a lot this year—quick updates, long threads, approvals, reminders, and the occasional late-night draft you weren't sure about.
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
Great Chat:
The stories we told ourselves in 2025
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.
Grit:
How Brands Stay Visible When AI Decides | Profound CEO James Cadwallader
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
The coming AI security crisis (and what to do about it) | Sander Schulhoff
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 Potential, Google's Speedy Model, Copilot Hits Turbulence
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:
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin' Xmas Song
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.
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 10:45 AM ET, November 1, 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
Sara Fischer / Axios:Dave Michaels / Wall Street Journal:
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
More:
Beyond Search and Slashdot
Tweets: @satariano, @nytimesbusiness, @nytimes, @satariano, @news_maker, @nickgillespie, @notjessewalker, @eevblog, and @ayocaesar