|
April 27, 2022, 3:20 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
Experts speculate as to what Elon Musk's takeover means for Twitter users' privacy; some worry that there is nothing stopping him from accessing users' DMs — The social network's user data and more will soon be at the whims of the world's richest man. Who's worried?
More:
New York Magazine, MIT Technology Review, LADbible, Fast Company, NBC News, Tech Advisor, and Forkast
| Ellery Biddle / Coda Story: |
A look at the impact outside the US if Twitter threw out its content rules and embraced an absolute commitment to free speech, including in India and Ethiopia — Musk's free speech absolutism could stoke conflict in countries like India and Ethiopia — BY ELLERY BIDDLE 22 APRIL, 2022 - FEATURE
More:
New York Times and Tech Xplore
Tweets: @senmarkey, @samidh, @reckless, @shiraovide, @benshapiro, @isocockerell, @aprilaser, @katia_patin, @greenhousenyt, @elcalavero, @parmy, @timobrien, and @anthony
| Billy Perrigo / TIME: |
Some Twitter employees fear the acquisition by Elon Musk, who has followers who carry out targeted harassment, could undercut years trying to make Twitter safer — There's an old joke among Twitter employees that being on the platform is like playing a huge online multiplayer game where every …
More:
Reuters, New York Times, New York Times, NBC News, and Washington Post
Tweets: @elonmusk, @rottenindenmark, @jayshams, @velodus, @thestalwart, @rbreich, @0knaomi, @parmy, @realkrauswife, @briannawu, @joepcunningham, and @swodinsky
| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
Replying to tweets from right-wing users, Elon Musk boosts criticism of Twitter executives Vijaya Gadde and Jim Baker, leading to more users joining the attacks — The targeting of employees by Musk's massive Twitter megaphone is a major concern for workers
Source:
@elonmusk and @elonmusk. More:
New York Times, The Verge, The Guardian, Forbes, India Today, Tortoise, and Tech Policy Press
Tweets: @willoremus, @daveleeft, @esaagar, @ev, @lizzadwoskin, @daveleeft, @campuscodi, @cernovich, @sep, @kellylsims, @micsolana, @mmasnick, @willoremus, @taylorlorenz, @atrupar, @karaswisher, @boo, @ktopenn, @sheeraf, @mmasnick, @daveleeft, @esaagar, @willoremus, @jason_kint, @andygrewal, @peterjukes, @johnstarr, @jbarro, @katies, @parismarx, @ngrossman81, @_karenhao, @esaagar, @joshtpm, @richardhanania, @reckless, @elizluke, @mzhemingway, @yishan, @kayvz, and @johnstarr
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
Filing: Elon Musk agreed not to post tweets about his Twitter deal that “disparage the company or any of its representatives”; the costs of a breach are unclear — Elon Musk isn't allowed to post tweets about his deal to buy Twitter Inc. if they “disparage the company …
More:
Fortune, CoinQuora, Wccftech, and The Economic Times
Tweets: @elonmusk, @kairyssdal, @danprimack, @sivavaid, @jbarro, @parismartineau, @kurtwagner8, @jessicalessin, and @stevenmarkryan
| Politico: |
More:
Bloomberg and New York Post
Tweets: @brentscher, @aniceburrito, @jpmaheu, @anandwrites, @birnbaum_e, @pkafka, @birnbaum_e, @maxwelltani, @moorehn, and @tszzl
| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Apple debuts Self Service Repair in the US for iPhone 12, iPhone 13, and new iPhone SE models, and plans to expand to Europe and add M1 Macs by the end of 2022 — The tech giant says it's offering repair manuals online, along with giving everyday people the chance to buy parts and tools to repair devices themselves.
More:
Apple, iFixit News, Protocol, Washington Post, HotHardware.com News, ZDNet, Android Authority, AppleInsider News, 9to5Mac, Livemint, VICE, MacRumors, The Verge, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, Slashdot, The Verge, Engadget, AppleInsider, MacRumors, and MacStories
Tweets: @kwiens, @bzamayo, @jason_koebler, @themadstone, @kevinriggle, @nickstatt, @kwiens, @dlberes, @reneritchie, @bzamayo, @chriswelch, @emilyrusch, @bdsams, and @pt. Thanks:@iansherr
| William Turton / Bloomberg: |
Sources: data obtained from Meta, Apple, Google, Snap, Discord, and others through fake legal requests have been used to harass women and sexually extort minors — Major technology companies have been duped into providing sensitive personal information about their customers in response …
More:
9to5Mac, Krebs on Security, Silicon Republic, AppleInsider, Android Authority, Newslit Daily, Wccftech, MacDailyNews, and Gizchina
Tweets: @williamturton, @nicoleperlroth, @evacide, @williamturton, @shiraovide, @repkenbuck, @triketora, and @kurtopsahl
| Max Read / Read Max: |
Elon Musk won't fix or make significant changes to Twitter because his experience of the service is whatever he tweets, whatever the context, he becomes richer — You're reading Read Max, a newsletter about the future. This edition is free for all. Read Max is an independent newsletter supported by reader subscriptions.
More:
New York Times and New York Times
Tweets: @caseynewton, @venkatananth, @said_mitch, @ryanlcooper, @jensmithnyc, @ethanhein, @hansonohaver, @erikgregersen, @mattzeitlin, @tomgara, @willystaley, @vijmn, @jaredlholt, and @mims
| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
YouTube starts testing ads on Shorts, including app-install ads and other promotions; Google says that Shorts now has 30B daily views — YouTube is testing advertisements on Shorts, its short-form video feature that competes with TikTok and Instagram, Google's chief business officer told investors on Tuesday.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
More:
Bloomberg, CNBC, TechRadar, Marketing Dive, Search Engine Journal, and Engadget
Tweets: @mhbergen, @banunsweettea, @mhbergen, @mhbergen, and @thestalwart
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Twitch is weighing reducing the subscription revenue cut for creators in its partner program from 70% to 50%, among other changes to boost its revenue — Twitch, the Amazon.com Inc.-owned live-streaming website, is weighing potential changes to how it pays top talent …
More:
Gizmodo, PCMag, Forbes, TheGamer, Appuals.com, Game Rant, and Engadget
Tweets: @mrprowestie, @transscribe, @caseynewton, @carnage4life, @somospostpc, @nottheclick, @carcinogensda, @somospostpc, and @cecianasta
| Tom Burt / Microsoft On the Issues: |
Microsoft says at least six Russia-aligned actors launched 237+ attacks against Ukraine from February 23 to April 8, including ~40 threatening civilian welfare — Tom Burt - Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust — Today, we released a report detailing the relentless …
More:
CyberScoop, Reuters, BleepingComputer, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, New York Times, Zero Day, Wall Street Journal, and CNN. Tweets: @itsreallynick. Thanks:@fxshaw
| Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: |
Spotify reports Q1 revenue rose 24% YoY to €2.66B, including €282M from ads, up 31% YoY; paid subscribers rose 15% YoY to 182M, despite losing 1.5M in Russia — Spotify Technology SA has spent more than a billion dollars in an effort to become the No. 1 name in podcasting …
Source:
Spotify. More:
Music Business Worldwide, Music Industry Blog, The Verge, Financial Times, TechCrunch, CNET, Gizmodo, The Irish Times, Spotify, CNBC, Axios, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, and Engadget
Tweets: @pkafka, @spotifynews, @ashleyrcarman, @anthonyc3004, @maxciociola, @jonporty, and @anthonyc3004
| Peter Guest / Rest of World: |
An in-depth look at how governments in 60+ countries have enacted 935+ internet blackouts since 2016 to control populations and silence dissent — Seven years, 60 countries, 935 internet shutdowns: How authoritarian regimes found an off switch for dissent. — PROLOGUE — Special operation and peace
Tweets: @lvandenassum, @aymanm, @violazhouyi, @dfrlab, @robinsonbkk, and @noalsilencio
| David Kirton / Reuters: |
Chinese drone maker DJI plans to suspend business in Russia and Ukraine to ensure its products are not used in combat, after Ukraine accused DJI of leaking data — Chinese drone giant DJI Technology Co Ltd said it will temporarily suspend all business activities in Russia and Ukraine pending a review, it said.
More:
DJI NEWS, The Verge, PingWest, Fortune, Internet of Things News, The Hill, CNN, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, caixinglobal.com, TechSpot, PetaPixel, Gizmodo, Gizchina, and PCMag
Tweets: @euromaidanpress, @aggregateosint, @igor_denisov, @mikeykaynyc, and @davidkirton_
| Noah Bressner / Axios: |
A US federal judge denies Elon Musk's request to scrap a 2018 SEC settlement that requires pre-approval for some of his tweets about Tesla or its shareholders — A federal judge on Wednesday denied Elon Musk's request to scrap a 2018 settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission …
More:
Associated Press, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Verge, Financial Times, The Irish Times, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @elonmusk, @klasfeldreports, @crtrud, @jannwolfe, @alisonfrankel, @crtrud, and @alisonfrankel
| Siva Vaidhyanathan / Slate: |
Twitter's board accepted Musk's deal despite his lack of a plan to boost revenue, profit, or users, as sticking with Twitter meant “less money, more problems” — What if I were to tell you that Twitter is not that important in the world? — Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it is important.| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
More:
New York Post. Tweets: @rmfifthcircuit, @melissakchan, @rmfifthcircuit, @thelastbearsta1, @scottnover, @thelastbearsta1, @rmfifthcircuit, and @thelastbearsta1
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Enveil, a B2B startup aiming to build data products that use homomorphic encryption, raises a $25M Series B led by USAA, bringing its total funding to $40M — Collectively, as we mature as a digital society, many of us are getting more aware, and more wary, of how our profiles and information exist and are used (and misused) online.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: SoftBank and Arm are close to an agreement to regain control of Arm China and oust its rogue CEO Allen Wu, who was fired in 2020 but refused to leave — SoftBank Group Corp. and its subsidiary Arm Ltd. are closing in on an agreement to regain control of the chipmaker's China operations …
More:
Financial Times
| Kevin McLaughlin / The Information: |
Corporate data management and security startup Veza, formerly Cookie.ai, raises $50M led by Accel at a $500M valuation — Accel has led a $50 million funding round for cybersecurity startup Veza at a valuation of around $500 million, CEO and co-founder Tarun Thakur said in an exclusive interview.
Tweets: @amir, @ashajadeja325, and @nicoleperlroth
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Doppler, which offers encrypted tools for developers to manage their app secrets, raises a $20M Series A led by CRV, bringing its total funding to $28.8M — Secrets management, or the use of tools to access and create digital authentication credentials, was growing in adoption pre-pandemic.| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says 10M+ people have streamed games over Xbox Cloud Gaming, but does not offer a definition for what counts as a streamed game — It's a rare meaningful stat about cloud gaming — More than 10 million people have streamed games over Xbox Cloud Gaming …
More:
Microsoft, CNBC, Ars Technica, PCWorld, WinBuzzer, Finbold, Gamereactor UK, TechCircle, GamingBolt, OnMSFT.com, Coinspeaker, WRAL TechWire, and The Register
| Reuters: |
Sources: WhatsApp plans to launch cashback rewards in India to lure more customers to its p2p payments service, alongside incentives for merchants — WhatsApp will within weeks roll out cashback rewards to lure more Indians to its peer-to-peer payments service and is testing similar incentives … 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 3:20 PM ET, April 27, 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
Reuters:Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Ben Collins / NBC News: |
More:
Gizmodo, Protocol, PCMag, The Independent, TechCrunch, Mashable, Insider, Hollywood Reporter, and Observer
Tweets: @oneunderscore__, @pkedrosky, @heminator, @justinhendrix, @cherijacobus, @oneunderscore__, @blackamazon, @cenkuygur, and @bafeldman
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
More:
Android Developers Blog, Android Police, iPhone in Canada Blog, PhoneArena, XDA Developers, and Gizchina. Tweets: @androiddev
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
More:
The Verge, MacDailyNews, Android Authority, and KnowTechie
| CNBC: |
More:
Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Washington Post, BBC, Benzinga, New York Times, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
Tweets: @pekingmike, @thestalwart, and @nxthompson