|
June 24, 2022, 7:10 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: |
As state laws limiting abortion kick in, tech companies could be forced by law enforcement to hand over users' search histories and other pregnancy-related data — The technology industry is bracing for the uncomfortable possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement …
More:
Washington Post, CNBC, PCMag, Insider, Fight for the Future, and Mashable
| Mark Sullivan / Fast Company: |
After SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, Apple, Meta, Google, and other tech companies announce or reaffirm policies supporting staff seeking abortion services — A number of tech and media companies are responding to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade by offering to pay …
More:
TechCrunch, CNBC, Bungie.net, Silicon Valley Business …, The Seattle Times, Game Developer, Ars Technica, Variety, GeekWire, CNN, Protocol, Reuters, Gizmodo, The Hollywood Reporter, Fortune, Daily Mail, LinkedIn, Observer, TheGamer, and Game Developer
Facebook: Sheryl Sandberg. Tweets: @markgurman, @daphnehk, @tonyajoriley, @daphnehk, @tonyajoriley, @tonyajoriley, @billgates, @daveyalba, @xpangler, @twilio, @tribelsocial, @ninaburleigh, @benioff, @stevekovach, @exxhibitj, @b_fung, and @lesliemac
| Tracy Wang / CoinDesk: |
Sources: Goldman Sachs is looking to raise $2B from investors to buy up distressed assets from troubled crypto lender Celsius in the event of a bankruptcy — The Wall Street firm is seeking $2 billion in commitments from investors to buy distressed assets at steep discounts if the crypto lender goes bankrupt.
More:
Wall Street Journal, Protocol, Blockworks, Crypto Briefing, Ethereum World News, Cointelegraph, and The Block. Tweets: @macaesbruno
| Brian Newar / Cointelegraph: |
Harmony stops its Horizon bridge between Ethereum, Binance Chain, and Bitcoin after a theft of ~$100M in altcoins; Harmony says its BTC bridge was not impacted — The layer-1 blockchain's main bridge between Ethereum, Binance Chain, and Bitcoin has been exploited for nine figures, but says its BTC bridge has not been affected.
More:
CNBC, Harmony, Metaverse Post, The Register, Bloomberg, The Record, Decrypt, USA Today, CryptoPotato, Kiribto's Newsletter, crypto.news, Crypto Briefing, Ethereum World News, TechCrunch, Crypto Daily, ZyCrypto, PYMNTS.com, Micky, CoinQuora, Cryptonews, Another Day in Crypto, San Francisco Business Journal, and Web3 is going just great
| Jonathan Greig / The Record: |
The CISA and the US Coast Guard Cyber Command warn companies of Log4Shell exploits in the wild, citing one incident of threat actors exfiltrating 130GB+ of data — The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United States Coast Guard Cyber Command (CGCYBER) … | Finextra: |
Crypto trading platform Bitpanda, which has 1,000+ staff per LinkedIn and raised $263M at a $4.1B valuation in 2021, says it is cutting its headcount to ~730 — Vienna-based Bitpanda is the latest crypto player to make job cuts, informing staffers that it will axe hundreds of positions as it face up to a dramatically altered market.
More:
blog.bitpanda.com, CoinDesk, Bloomberg, The Block, and Web3 is going just great
Tweets: @lukebk and @paddi_hansen
| Mack DeGeurin / Gizmodo: |
Report: Twitter gave Elon Musk more user data, including real-time API information, after he complained the large historical data he received wasn't enough — The company reportedly provided Musk with a new tranche of data after his team claimed they couldn't properly run tests to discover evidence of bots.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: FTX is in talks to acquire a stake in BlockFi but no equity agreement has been reached; FTX gave the crypto lender a $250M credit line this week — FTX gave crypto lender a $250 million credit line this week — Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried has become a lender of last resort to his beleaguered industry.
More:
PYMNTS.com, Benzinga, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, Fortune, Ethereum World News, GRIT CRYPTO, The Block, CoinDesk, and CryptoSlate
Tweets: @mayazi, @mslopatto, and @silvermanjacob
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Zendesk agrees to be acquired by an investor group in an all-cash deal valuing the company at ~$10.2B and will go private once the deal closes; stock is up 25%+ — - Customer experience software company Zendesk agreed to be acquired by an investor group in an all-cash transaction valuing it around $10.2 billion.
More:
Business Wire, TechCrunch, Silicon Republic, Channel Futures, SiliconANGLE, San Francisco Business Journal, seeking disruption, Axios, and Crunchbase News
Tweets: @julianklymochko and @chrija
| Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: |
Axie Infinity developer Sky Mavis plans to restart its bridge and reimburse ~$216.5M in USDC and ether on June 28 to the victims of the $625M Ronin bridge hack — A total of $216.5 million in USDC and ethereum at today's prices will be returned to users. — Sky Mavis, the developer behind …
More:
Bloomberg, Blockworks, Finbold, Tech in Asia, Gizmodo, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, CoinQuora, and Cryptonews
| Zheping Huang / Bloomberg: |
How TikTok is cashing in on its exploding popularity; source: TikTok plans to grow its e-commerce gross merchandise volume to $2B in 2022 and $23B in 2023 — Alyssa McKay used to work part-time at a frozen yogurt store in Portland, Oregon, making minimum wage to cover her college tuition.
More:
Techdirt, Insider, and The New
Tweets: @joshuatopolsky, @ericjackson, @zoescaman, @pelstrom, and @hancocktom
| Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg: |
US judge rules that Pinterest must face a suit by digital marketing strategist Christine Martinez, who says she co-created Pinterest but was never compensated — Pinterest Inc. must face a lawsuit from a digital marketing strategist who says she helped conceive the social media platform, a California judge ruled.| FinSMEs: |
Tapcheck, a financial wellness service that works with companies like McDonald's to let workers access their earnings before payday, raised a $20M Series A — Tapcheck, a Los Angeles, CA-based financial wellness benefit company, raised $20m in Series A funding. — The round was led by PeakSpan Capital.
More:
Business Wire and PYMNTS.com
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:
Introducing Leaderboard in Zoho Publish — Managing one business location is straightforward. Managing ten, fifty, or hundreds? That's where clarity disappears.When multiple locations operate under the same brand or business …
Introducing Leaderboard in Zoho Publish — Managing one business location is straightforward. Managing ten, fifty, or hundreds? That's where clarity disappears.When multiple locations operate under the same brand or business …
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
The Talk Show With John Gruber:
'You're Going to Have the Niggles', With Christina Warren
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.
Lenny's Podcast:
From skeptic to true believer: How OpenClaw changed my life | Claire Vo
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:
Why OpenAI Killed Sora, Did Apple Just Save Siri?, Meta's Big Loss
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:
The Ezra Klein Show: How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy?
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.
Great Chat:
Bubble talk
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:
Everybody Goes Home: How technology is helping prevent wildfires from spreading
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 7:10 PM ET, June 24, 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
Brian Steinberg / Variety:Corbin Bolies / The Wrap:
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Davey Alba / Bloomberg: |
More:
MobileSyrup, Protocol, Waivly, Fossbytes, and The Verge
Tweets: @daveyalba, @domdelport, @ciaranoconnor, @dangillmor, @sylviavarnham, @ethanz, @elisethoma5, @kimwilson, @shayan86, @chris_bail, @ciaranoconnor, @jesselehrich, @dellcam, @_maargentino, @brianboland, @brandonsilverm, @robleathern, @brianboland, @rebekahktromble, @daveyalba, and @kevinwhitelaw1
| Aoyon Ashraf / CoinDesk: |
More:
The Coinbase Blog, The Block, Bloomberg, CryptoPotato, Crypto Briefing, crypto.news, Cryptonews, and Decrypt. Tweets: @coindesk
| Leo Schwartz / Rest of World: |
More:
The Scroll. Tweets: @khushbuoshea, @anirvan, @leomschwartz, @lenton_chris, @cowvala, @kayla_s_stewart, @asayf, @mrstephendeng, and @brendawambui
Earlier Picks
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
More:
AWS News Blog, Tech Monitor, apt-get ops, Newslit Daily, Datascience Learning Center, Voicebot.ai, Silicon Republic, GeekWire, and InfoQ
Tweets: @awscloud and @clare_liguori
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
More:
The Keyword, Metacurity, Reuters, Project Zero, Security Affairs, HackRead, Computerworld, KnowTechie, BGR, Threatpost, Gizchina, Huawei Central, ZDNet, TechRadar, iPhone in Canada Blog, Silicon Republic, BleepingComputer, Macworld, Bloomberg, Tech Xplore, AppleInsider, and CyberScoop
Tweets: @rondeibert, @i41nbeer, @z3r0trust, @marcan42, @marcan42, @marcan42, @marcan42, @evacide, @alyssarzg, @jsrailton, @alyssarzg, @jsrailton, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, @jsrailton, @jsrailton, @zackwhittaker, @ryanaraine, @zackwhittaker, @kaylintrychon, @howelloneill, @itswillis, @i41nbeer, and @zackwhittaker
| Phillip Tracy / Gizmodo: |
More:
Windows Blog, Softpedia News, KnowTechie, ExtremeTech, TechRadar, VentureBeat, Pureinfotech, The Verge, BigTechWire, OnMSFT.com, PCWorld, Windows Central, XDA Developers, ZDNet, and Engadget
Tweets: @thurrott and @tomwarren
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
More:
The Keyword, PhoneArena, Laptop Mag, ZDNet, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, iPhone Hacks, Digital Trends, iClarified, MacRumors, Engadget, and XDA Developers
| Maddie Ellis / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
Protocol, Instagram, Tech Monitor, Meta, Protocol, Wccftech, The Verge, TechCrunch, Deseret News, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Guardian, Washington Post, CNBC, Axios, 9to5Mac, and Reuters