|
February 9, 2022, 4:35 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Devlin Barrett / Washington Post: |
The US DOJ arrests two people in New York and seizes ~$3.6B worth of bitcoin allegedly stolen in a 2016 Bitfinex hack, its “largest financial seizure ever” — The Justice Department announced Tuesday it had seized more than $3.6 billion in bitcoin allegedly stolen as part …
More:
U.S. Department of Justice, Bitfinex, VICE, CoinDesk, U.S. Department of Justice, BuzzFeed News, Bloomberg, CoinDesk, New York Times, Associated Press, Reuters, CNBC, Reuters, Fortune, Gizmodo, Input, TechCrunch, Bitcoin News, Elliptic Blog, Bitcoinist.com, BBC, The Daily Hodl, Engadget, PC Gamer, Newser, NPR, iTnews, Security Affairs, The Register, Cryptopolitan, The Verge, New York Post, ZyCrypto, and ZDNet
Tweets: @bitfinex, @eamonjavers, @ericwdolan, @jackniewold, @jackniewold, @jackniewold, @jackniewold, @kevincollier, @erenbali, @nkulw, @mattzeitlin, @sgurman, @sarahnemerson, @skupor, @sandofsky, @ericgeller, @epro, @freddieraynolds, @pwnallthethings, @ldrogen, @fintechfrank, @justinhendrix, @fintechfrank, @scottmelker, @rapplerdotcom, @davidgura, @real_vijay, @burgessct, @nftherder, @eamonjavers, @saylor, @cobie, @bitcointina, @zhusu, @harrylitman, @ericgeller, @tuurdemeester, @susanlitv, @loganbartlett, @eamonjavers, @smorgasboredom, @bgarlinghouse, @silvermanjacob, @nktpnd, @mylegacykit, @campuscodi, @scottmelker, @lorenzofb, @eringriffith, @jon_christian, @joshdcaplan, @weldpond, @campuscodi, @mimms, @jordanschachtel, and @roshunpatel
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Sony's second PS5 beta adds a “Hey PlayStation” voice command feature, for US and UK accounts at first, alongside party chat changes and new UI settings — Sony is also making changes to the way parties work — Sony announced that it will begin rolling out its second PS5 software beta …
More:
PlayStation.Blog, Wccftech, GamingBolt, Dot Esports, Engadget, Gematsu, CNET, Destructoid, Polygon, IGN, Video Games Chronicle, and GameSpot
Tweets: @playstation, @theelidc, @ironclawgaming, @falco_x, @kirkrooster, and @tcmf2
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
As Meta dips under a $600B market cap, it may avoid antitrust liability since it falls below the threshold set by recent US House bills as a “covered platform” — - Facebook owner Meta closed with a market cap below $600 billion on Tuesday for the first time since May 2020.
More:
Engadget. Tweets: @lauren_feiner, @jesselehrich, @sama, @lutherlowe, @lyssaslounge, @wexler, @cliffordasness, @karlbode, @danprimack, @mmasnick, @jason_kint, @itai_leshem, @scottlincicome, @litcapital, @samro, @sub8u, @levie, @carnage4life, @lutherlowe, @jason_kint, and @parismarx
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Microsoft is in talks to acquire cybersecurity research and incident response company Mandiant, whose stock closed up 17.86% on Tuesday — Microsoft Corp. is considering making a bid for cybersecurity-research and incident response company Mandiant Inc., according to a person familiar …
More:
Business Wire, PYMNTS.com, MarketWatch, CRN, SiliconANGLE, MSSP Alert, Channel Futures, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Windows Central, and iTnews
Tweets: @tsgiles, @tomwarren, @dinabass, @hackinglz, and @danprimack
| Darren Loucaides / Wired: |
A deep dive into the CEO and history of Telegram, which has about 30 core employees, minimal content moderation, and, until recently, no ongoing revenue — Hundreds of millions of users. No algorithm. No ads. Courage in the face of autocracy. Sound like a dream? Careful what you wish for.| Justine Calma / The Verge: |
The WWF hyped and then canceled plans to raise money for conservation with NFTs on Polygon's “eco-friendly blockchain”, a fraught claim dismissed by experts — WWF thought it picked a less polluting blockchain — Within a few days last week, the World Wildlife Fund hyped …
More:
WWF, euronews, New Republic, ScreenRant, Sky News, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @wwf_uk, @nash076, @kingbdogz, @markdistef, @pixelatedboat, @katearonoff, and @alexhern
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple plans to improve benefits for full- and part-time US retail workers, including doubling paid sick days and increasing PTO, amid a tight labor market — Apple Inc. plans to significantly increase its benefits for U.S. retail store workers as it grapples with a tightening labor market …
More:
iThinkDifferent and Engadget
Tweets: @markgurman, @zoeschiffer, @kevinmorales___, @t1redpr0, and @jesshutch
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
GiveSendGo, the main donation service used by Freedom Convoy supporters, fixes a flaw that exposed thousands of donor ID documents via an exposed AWS S3 bucket — The donation site used by truckers in Ottawa who are currently protesting against national vaccine mandates has fixed a security lapse … | Ryan Gallagher / Bloomberg: |
Twitter tells US Senator Wyden that it's “transitioning” away from using Mitto for passcodes, as the text message services firm faces surveillance accusations — Twitter Inc. told a U.S. senator it is cutting ties with a European technology company that helped it send sensitive passcodes to its users via text message.
More:
Engadget
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Xpressbees, an Indian logistics startup that works with many e-commerce companies in the country, raises a $300M Series F, bringing its total funding to $575.8M — Xpressbees, an Indian logistics startup that works with several e-commerce firms in the country, has more than tripled its valuation …
More:
Entrackr, The Economic Times, Moneycontrol, Tech in Asia, YourStory.com, and Business Today
| Olivia Little / Media Matters for America: |
TikTok continues to allow ads encouraging ADHD self-diagnosis and medication, geared towards young users and likely violating its medical misinformation policy — RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GIDEON TAAFFE, KAYLA GOGARTY & ABBIE RICHARDS — A swarm of advertisements encouraging attention …
Tweets: @lmatsakis, @benjamindictor, @olivialittle, @thomdunn, @taylortrudon, @thomdunn, @ohhkaygo, @disabledphd, and @slooterman
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
A review of digital advertising in 2022, which has shifted from a Google-Meta duopoly to one where Amazon and potentially Apple are major forces — Six years ago tomorrow, in The Reality of Missing Out, I wrote that the digital advertising market was settled, and Google and Facebook won:
More:
Australian Financial Review, CNN, and Transistori
| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
Lyft Q4: revenue of $970M, vs. $940M est. and up from $570M YoY, average revenue per rider of $51.79, up 14% YoY, but 18.73M active riders, down from 18.94M QoQ — - Lyft reported fourth-quarter earnings after-the-bell on Tuesday. — Lyft reported 18.73 million active riders in the last quarter of 2021.
More:
Lyft, Inc., Barron's Online, ZDNet, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and TechCrunch
| Shubham Agarwal / The Verge: |
Interviews with over a dozen rapid grocery delivery workers in India show they spent months healing after road accidents and had to pay their own medical bills — India's instant delivery apps are pushing drivers into accidents — Mahesh knew he was running out of time.
Tweets: @phonesoldier, @phonesoldier, @roadsofmumbai, @adrianhon, and @moravec. Thanks:@phonesoldier
| Chris Metinko / Crunchbase News: |
Analysis: supply chain management companies raised $11.3B in 2021, up from $5.9B in 2020 and beating the previous record of $9.1B in 2019 — Nearly two years into the pandemic, supply chain disruptions still dominate headlines as do large funding rounds by tech companies aiming to solve the problem.
Tweets: @obortechhub, @crunchbasenews, and @benjaminhgordon
| The Intercept: |
Purchase records and docs show that 14 of the 15 US Cabinet departments and several other federal agencies bought Cellebrite phone hacking tools in recent years — Investigators with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service frequently work to thwart a variety of environmental offenses …
Tweets: @marahvistendahl, @foxcahn, @marahvistendahl, @stopspyingny, and @hypervisible
| Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
Promethium, an AI-powered data management provider for analytics teams, raises a $26M Series A led by Insight Partners, bringing its total funding to $34.5M — Data fabric solutions startup Promethium Inc. announced today that it has raised $26 million in new funding to scale up new customer growth …
More:
PR Newswire and Promethium
| Emily Olsen / MobiHealthNews: |
Trialjectory, which uses AI to match cancer patients to clinical trials and help drug companies recruit patients, raises a $20M Series A led by Insight Partners — The company helps patients find clinical trials and works with pharma companies to limit barriers to enrollment.
More:
PR Newswire, FierceBiotech, and Wall Street Journal
Tweets: @ct_innovate, @freddytn, and @sid_healthcare
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple unveils Tap to Pay, letting US merchants accept payments with an iPhone and a partner-enabled app “later this year”; partners include Stripe and Shopify — Apple has officially announced a new Tap to Pay feature for iPhone. This feature, coming later this year …
More:
Wall Street Journal, MacRumors, Silicon Republic, Axios, altfi.com, TechRadar, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Macworld UK, The Verge, The Economic Times, Livemint, BGR India, Gizchina, American Banker, Laptop Mag, iMore, Forbes, TidBITS, Ars Technica, and TechEBlog
Tweets: @patrickc, @rsgnl, @edwinwee, @bzamayo, @lukemiani, @snazzyq, @snazzyq, @nyse, @simplepc, @sarthakgh, @callumj, @tobi, @collision, @tim_cook, @patio11, @ishanagarwal24, @bzamayo, @vadimyuryev, @callebtc, @trungtphan, @tomwarren, @rsgnl, @benedictevans, @erenbali, @chancehmiller, @benedictevans, @markgurman, @chancehmiller, @stalman, @ishanagarwal24, @jerrycap, and @deitaone
| Tiernan Ray / ZDNet: |
GlobalFoundries reports Q4 revenue of $1.85B, up 74% YoY, net income of $43M, up 108% YoY, and FY 2021 revenue of $6.59B, up 36% YoY — GlobalFoundries CEO Caulfield says company will produce “another year of strong growth in revenue and profitability in 2022.”
More:
Globalfoundries Inc., SiliconANGLE, Investor's Business Daily, MarketWatch, and Bloomberg. Tweets: @tiernanraytech
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
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:
Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements — 2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements — 2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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
The Talk Show With John Gruber:
'A Naughty Citizen', With Quinn Nelson
The director's commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Subscribe to The Talk Show With John Gruber.
Big Technology Podcast:
2025 In Review, 2026 Predictions — With Reed Albergotti
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Podcast Pioneer PJ Vogt's Second Act: Less Budget, More Control
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.
BG2 Pod:
AI Enterprise - Databricks & Glean
Open-source podcast on all things tech, markets, investing, and capitalism, hosted by Brad Gerstner.
Subscribe to BG2 Pod.
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.
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 4:35 AM ET, February 9, 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
Todd Spangler / Variety:Alex Ritman / Variety:
Henry Blodget / Regenerator:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Dade Hayes / Deadline: |
More:
The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, The Independent, and The Economist
Tweets: @jasmynbeknowing, @dadehayes, @tedhope, @mattbelloni, @filmupdates, and @theacademy
| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
More:
BetaNews, Slashdot, 9to5Google, Fossbytes, PC Gamer, Android Police, Search Engine Land, and Android Central. Tweets: @googlechrome
| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
More:
Philip Elmer‑DeWitt and Platy's Web Excursions
Tweets: @carnage4life, @stroughtonsmith, @panman, @brianamerige, @keleftheriou, @sbalen, @carnage4life, @ia, @steipete, @volkring, @volkring, @sdw, @volkring, @thijsniks, @mluisbrown, @tolmasky, @tolmasky, @adhalls, and @tolmasky
Earlier Picks
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More:
The Verge, Insider, Variety, Engadget, and dot.LA
Tweets: @iterrytommy, @lesbiantech, @globalextremism, @dickiminaj, @glaad, @tiktokcomms, @issielapowsky, and @issielapowsky
| Wall Street Journal: |
More:
The Guardian, Euractiv, Protocol, and ING Think
Tweets: @jb_bax, @violaroberto, @karorasi, @anshelsag, and @jguerrier_eu
| Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
Peloton, Insider, Peloton Interactive, Inc., The Information, Blackwells Capital, VICE, CNN, Global Insights …, Washington Post, CNBC, New York Times, NBC News, Digital Trends, The Verge, BBC, CNBC, New York Times, AppleInsider, The Irish Times, and Business Wire
Tweets: @silviakillings, @realbengilbert, @cararlombardo, @lisatozzi, @moorehn, @bunkieperkins, @asymco, @thecityofjules, @johnbiggs, @ryxcommar, @kyliebytes, @silviakillings, @deniseyu21, @feitsbarstool, @asymco, @parismartineau, @carnage4life, @wsj, @film_girl, @streetfightwcrs, @sherman4949, @gwillowwilson, @macaree, @asymco, @joannastern, @stevekovach, @ldignan, and @jeffnolan