|
January 6, 2022, 3:15 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Henry Updegrave / Chainalysis: |
A record $14B flowed to criminal crypto addresses in 2021, up from $7.8B in 2020, driven by DeFi scams; total crypto transaction volume hit $15.8T, up 567% YoY — This blog is a preview of our 2022 Crypto Crime Report. Sign up here to reserve your copy and we'll email you the full report when it comes out in February!
More:
CNBC, Axios, Bloomberg, CNET, ZDNet, The Block, UPI, Cointelegraph, Neowin, Decrypt, Reuters, Crypto Daily, Crypto Briefing, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, CyberScoop, CoinDesk, London Evening Standard, Coinspeaker, Cryptonews, Financial Times, and Slashdot
Tweets: @cdixon, @neerajka, @chainalysis, @rickbakas, @carnage4life, @emilyrpeck, @chainalysis, and @jerrybrito
| Maria Shen / Electric Capital: |
Research: with 4,000+ monthly active developers, Ethereum has the largest open-source crypto ecosystem, followed by Polkadot, Cosmos, Solana, and Bitcoin — Executive Summary — Web3 developers are at an all-time high and growing faster than ever. — 18,000+ monthly active developers commit code …
More:
Finbold, Developer Tech News, Web3 Investor, Forbes, Cryptonews, InsideBitcoins.com, Cointelegraph, Decrypt, and CoinDesk
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify introduces Call-to-Action Cards, a visual ad format for podcasts that puts clickable cards inside show and episode pages — Spotify is today introducing is introducing a new ad format aimed at podcasters which it's calling “Call-to-Action Cards” — or CTA cards, for short.
More:
Spotify, 9to5Mac, XDA Developers, Thurrott, CNET, Engadget, and RAIN News
Tweets: @markstenberg3 and @ericmarkowitz
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn plans to launch interactive, audio-only live events this month in beta for some creators and a video version in the spring — LinkedIn, now with more than 800 million people listing their professional profiles to build out their careers, is taking its next steps to get them to spend more time on the platform.| Sarah Pringle / Axios: |
Sources: IBM is trying again to sell its unprofitable Watson Health division, potentially for $1B+; IBM spent $4B+ on M&A to build Watson Health — IBM has resurrected its sale process for IBM Watson Health, with hopes of fetching more than $1 billion, people familiar with the situation tell Axios.
More:
SiliconANGLE, Slashdot, WRAL TechWire, PitchBook, and Benzinga
Tweets: @counternotions and @harrymccracken
| Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post: |
On the January 6 riot anniversary, data scientists say AI models can help forecast similar events, as some question their accuracy and potential for misuse — A year after the attack on the Capitol, data scientists say artificial intelligence can help forecast insurrection — with some caveats
More:
Media Matters for America, Gizmodo, Protocol, CNN, Bloomberg, and Protocol
Tweets: @alexstamos, @swodinsky, @bernstein, and @hypervisible
| Elisa Braun / Politico: |
France's data regulator, the CNIL, fines Google €150M and Meta €60M for failing to let French users easily reject cookie trackers — PARIS — French data regulator the CNIL is set to fine Google €150 million and Facebook €60 million for violating EU privacy rules.
More:
CNET, The Guardian, CNIL, Reuters, TechCrunch, PYMNTS.com, Ars Technica, Engadget, Android Police, The Hill, Bloomberg, Insider, Android Headlines, SecurityWeek, PhoneArena, Fortune, cloudpro.co.uk, Euractiv, The Register, Beyond Search, cybernews.com, TechCircle, BleepingComputer, iPhone in Canada Blog, ZDNet, Security Affairs, TechRadar, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @markdistef, @taliaringer, and @markdistef
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Tencent's WeChat plans to add support for China's digital yuan, e-CNY, to WeChat Pay, which has 800M+ MAUs — - Tencent-owned WeChat, China's largest messaging app and one of the country's biggest payment services, will begin supporting the digital yuan. — The People's Bank of China …
More:
CHINAdaily, CoinGape, Coinspeaker, Cointelegraph, and Bankless Times
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Signal quietly made its MobileCoin-based cryptocurrency payments feature available to all users globally in November 2021, after a UK beta test in the spring — A beta “payments” feature now lets some users of the popular encrypted messaging app send MobileCoin around the globe.
Tweets: @a_greenberg
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Acorns plans to let users invest in individual stocks instead of just in its own ETF funds and says it could eventually support crypto investments — - Company currently only allows investing in its own ETF funds — Feature could eventually support crypto investments, CEO says
Tweets: @markgurman and @markgurman
| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Google partners with Acer, HP, and Intel to bring Fast Pair to select Windows PCs later in 2022 and announces improvements to Phone Hub on Chromebooks — Google wants to do for Android and Chrome users what Apple does for people in its ecosystem. It's announcing a set of news today …
More:
The Keyword, Fossbytes, International Business Times, OnMSFT.com, Phandroid, Droid Life, 9to5Google, CNET, TechCrunch, and XDA Developers
Tweets: @markguim and @wearosbygoogle
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
More:
Bloomberg, Gizchina, TNW, Android Headlines, iThinkDifferent, Softpedia News, 9to5Google, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Android Police, MacDailyNews, Engadget, ZDNet, PCWorld, XDA Developers, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @markgurman, @backlon, and @martinsfp
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Meta says it is still working on a “highly specialized OS” for its AR/VR devices, and it is not “halting or scaling back” operations in building a reality OS — It's still interested in a custom OS — Meta reportedly pulled the plug on a custom operating system …
Source:
@gabeaul. More:
9to5Mac, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Ars Technica, Android Central, Gizmodo, Android Authority, iPhone in Canada Blog, Ubergizmo, WRAL TechWire, thegamer.com, MacRumors, Pocketnow, MacDailyNews, Silicon Valley Business …, Daring Fireball, Seattle Business Journal, 9to5Google, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @sadlyitsbradley, @ps5only, @alexvoica, @gabeaul, @shiringhaffary, @amir, @sadlyitsbradley, @stevekovach, @parmy, and @subrat_patnaik
| José Adorno / 9to5Mac: |
Instagram tests the ability to switch between a Home feed, a Favorites feed, and a Following chronological feed, rolling out to all users in H1 2022 — Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, announced today that the app is rolling out for some users the ability to switch between different feeds.
More:
PCMag, TechCrunch, MobileSyrup, KnowTechie, Digital Trends, BetaNews, Redmond Pie, The Verge, Android Central, XDA Developers, HYPEBEAST, Social Media Today, Bustle, SlashGear, iThinkDifferent, CNET, MacRumors, The Hill, iMore, and Engadget
Tweets: @mosseri, @tayhatmaker, @btssomma, @davemorin, @erinnicoleh_, @chrismessina, @rayhughesla, and @remyhdz_
| Miles Kruppa / Financial Times: |
PitchBook: US startups raised a record $329.8B in 2021, up from a record $166.6B in 2020; over half, or $190.8B, came from $100M+ rounds — Sum nearly doubles from 2020 in a financing rush one fund manager deems ‘not rational’ — Investors poured a record $330bn into private start-ups … | NetBlocks: |
Kazakhstan faces internet disruptions since Tuesday evening and a nationwide blackout on Wednesday afternoon, amid protests over energy price increases — Network data from NetBlocks confirm a significant disruption to internet service in Kazakhstan from the evening of Tuesday 4 January 2022 …
More:
Associated Press, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, Social Media IO Roundup, Forkast, The Block, The Diplomat, CryptoSlate, Bankless Times, Reuters, The Cloudflare Blog, ZDNet, Forbes, Global Voices, Cointelegraph, Forbes, and CryptoPotato
Tweets: @netblocks, @netblocks, @netblocks, @jangles, @hackingbutlegal, @kornelij, @mtholroyd, @netblocks, @davidclinchnews, @carlbildt, and @biancabritton
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
London-based iProov, which offers face authentication and verification tools to governments and other organizations, raises $70M from Sumeru Equity Partners — Biometrics, and specifically facial recognition, have seen a surge of usage in the last several years, first as a tool … | The Wire: |
How Modi's BJP uses an app called Tek Fog, with ShareChat integration, to spread propaganda, target critics on WhatsApp, and hijack Facebook and Twitter trends — The Wire investigates claims behind the use of ‘Tek Fog’, a highly sophisticated app used by online operatives to hijack major social media …
More:
Quartz. Tweets: @caseynewton, @martinsfp, @caseynewton, @kunalpurohit, @thewire_in, @thewire_in, @svaradarajan, @rasmus_kleis, @thewire_in, @thewire_in, @nileshtrivedi, @vijaytal, @ismataraa, @dramadhikari, @vidyakrishnan, @svaradarajan, @shonaghosh, @rohini_sgh, @khanthefatima, @thewire_in, @thewire_in, @hussainhaidry, and @visvak
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
HTC announces the Vive Wrist Tracker, a watch-like controller that tracks hand-to-elbow positions for its Vive Focus 3 VR headset, launching in Q1 2022 for $129 — Set to launch later this quarter — HTC is announcing a new wrist-based controller for its Vive Focus 3 virtual reality headset.
More:
VIVE Blog, CNET, Gamereactor UK, Gizmodo, Engadget, Android Headlines, SlashGear, VRFocus, UploadVR, VentureBeat, Road to VR, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @russellholly and @jetscott
Sponsor Posts
ElevenLabs:
ElevenAgents by ElevenLabs — You know us for voice. Now meet ElevenAgents — featuring Expressive Mode, our most human-sounding AI voice technology in 70+ languages with ultra-low latency. Hear it for yourself.
ElevenAgents by ElevenLabs — You know us for voice. Now meet ElevenAgents — featuring Expressive Mode, our most human-sounding AI voice technology in 70+ languages with ultra-low latency. Hear it for yourself.
Intel:
5G's most deployed platform — Powering live networks with built-in Inference across Core and RAN. That's the power of Intel Inside®
5G's most deployed platform — Powering live networks with built-in Inference across Core and RAN. That's the power of Intel Inside®
Zoho:
Build vs Buy Embedded Analytics: The Decision That Defines Your Product Roadmap — Every SaaS product team eventually hits the analytics wall. Your customers want insights inside your app. Your roadmap has no room to spare.
Build vs Buy Embedded Analytics: The Decision That Defines Your Product Roadmap — Every SaaS product team eventually hits the analytics wall. Your customers want insights inside your app. Your roadmap has no room to spare.
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.Featured Podcasts
Great Chat:
Go touch some grass (but don't tweet about it)
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.
Lenny's Podcast:
An AI state of the union: We've passed the inflection point, dark factories are coming, and automation timelines | Simon Willison
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.
Access:
The future of AI might be on your finger
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
The Upstarts Podcast:
Axiom's Carina Hong: Solving Math's Hardest Problems With AI, And AI's Problems With Math
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.
The Nick, Dick and Paul Show:
Iran, Oil, and the US
Nick Bilton, Dick Costolo, and Paul Kedrosky pull back the curtain on AI, startups, and the future rushing toward us, all with healthy dose of irreverence.
Subscribe to The Nick, Dick and Paul Show.
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 3:15 PM ET, January 6, 2022.
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
Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:Reuters:
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Brave Browser: |
More:
SiliconANGLE, HotHardware.com News, CoinDesk, TechRadar, BleepingComputer, The Register, and Thurrott
Tweets: @brave, @glenngabe, and @dangoodin001
| Jordan Finneseth / Cointelegraph: |
More:
CNBC, Bloomberg, CoinDesk, CNBC, Bloomberg, Blockchain News, CryptoPotato, NewsBTC, Emerging World, and Bitcoin News. Tweets: @cointelegraphmt
| Li Yuan / New York Times: |
More:
Fortune. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness, @ajitpai, @kennedycsis, @jorge_guajardo, @david_mulroney, @charlesmok, @liyuan6, and @paratus2014
| Monica Chin / The Verge: |
More:
PCWorld, ASUS Press Room, About Chromebooks, AnandTech, PCWorld, Android Headlines, BGR, Engadget, AnandTech, Windows Blog, Engadget, Tom's Guide, SlashGear, Pocketnow, TechEBlog, iPhone in Canada Blog, Input, MSPoweruser, XDA Developers, PCMag, Tom's Hardware, Expert Reviews, and Tom's Hardware
Tweets: @tomwarren, @vickerysec, @joannastern, @jeffnolan, @repaircoalition, @backlon, @jeffdlowe, @gadgetsboy, and @codinghorror
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
More:
XDA Developers, Business Wire, AnandTech, 9to5Mac, VideoCardz.com, ZDNet, Daring Fireball, VentureBeat, CRN, TNW, Windows Central, AppleInsider, Petri IT Knowledgebase, and The Loop
Tweets: @thurrott, @reneritchie, @leaksapplepro, @reneritchie, @tomwarren, @backlon, @elpady, @sebasti66855537, @maxwinebach, @macrumors, @mgsiegler, and @lukemiani
| Anna Wiener / New Yorker: |
Tweets: @digitalishomo, @jason, @alykhansatchu, @alykhansatchu, @alykhansatchu, @alykhansatchu, @malwaretechblog, @ballmatthew, @ballmatthew, @ballmatthew, @hirorwar, @secretsunblog, @_breannafaye, @theythemitalian, @mikejjennings, @ultimatexiphias, @garethlwatkins, @b_fung, @quinndupont, @michaelluo, and @newyorker
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |