|
September 30, 2022, 3:40 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Microsoft confirms two zero-days in Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 are being exploited in the wild; security firm GTSC suspects a Chinese threat actor — Microsoft has confirmed that two recently reported zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 are being exploited in the wild.| Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: |
A roundup of Elon Musk's newly released text messages show the inner workings of Silicon Valley dealmaking and how Musk lost interest in his Twitter acquisition — Newly released text messages shine a light on how tech's most powerful do business — and perhaps why Musk lost interest in Twitter.
More:
TechCrunch, Insider, Bloomberg, CNN, Protocol, The Atlantic, Gizmodo, Insider, Delaware Court of Chancery, Washington Post, Financial Times, The Verge, CNBC, Puck, Coinspeaker, International Business Times, Slate, CoinDesk, Observer, Cryptonews, crypto.news, Insider, Cointelegraph, Blockworks, Forkast, CoinGape, Internal Tech Emails, and Engadget
Tweets: @techemails, @kateconger, @chancery_daily, @kantrowitz, @benedictevans, @unusual_whales, @techemails, @katienotopoulos, @chafkin, @shonaghosh, @chancery_daily, @eringriffith, @danprimack, @cwarzel, @kantrowitz, @chancery_daily, @unusual_whales, @tomgara, @chancery_daily, @benedictevans, @loganbartlett, @moomanibe, @asemota, @jacobwolf, @iamchrismays, @oneunderscore__, @alexeheath, @goldman, @chrisjbakke, @fraying, @tayhatmaker, @tompainetoday, @donie, @whstancil, @teddyschleifer, @sarthakgh, @scottnover, @ftrain, @kylebrussell, @kylebrussell, @moomanibe, @masonic_tweets, @ceciliakang, @antonio, @nicholashirst_, @lorakolodny, @pt, @kantrowitz, @crecenteb, @waywardwinifred, @qwongsj, @jeffbercovici, @ia, @scottnover, @danprimack, @davidgura, @willoremus, @mgsiegler, @tomgara, @danprimack, @pkafka, @laurenshirsch, @kateclarktweets, @eringriffith, and @pkafka
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Court filing: in March 2022, former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey told Elon Musk that he tried to add Musk to the board but the other members were “super risk averse” — - Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wanted Elon Musk on the board of the social media company, but felt the rest …
More:
Bloomberg, Insider, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, and Decrypt
Tweets: @techemails, @kateconger, @eringriffith, @kateconger, @mattnavarra, @scottnover, @taylorlorenz, @brian_armstrong, @goldman, @kantrowitz, @silvermanjacob, @brian_armstrong, @parkermolloy, @jamesrbuk, @nrmehta, @dharmesh, @minds, @avi_bueno, @stevekrak, @pt, @mmasnick, @carnage4life, @pt, @carnage4life, @laurengoode, @foyglgezang, @covfefeanon, @kurtwagner8, @goldman, @stephen_geiger, @swodinsky, @alistairmbarr, @cwarzel, @pkafka, @danprimack, and @karaswisher
| Olivia Solon / Bloomberg: |
Internal Palantir documents detail a plan to buy smaller rivals that had a relationship with the UK's NHS, helping avoid scrutiny for accessing more health data — Palantir Technologies had a secret plan to deepen its relationship with the UK's National Health Service without public scrutiny.
Tweets: @oliviasolon, @parismarx, @hkanji, @xtophercook, @einsteinsattic, @oliviasolon, @oliviasolon, @sam_dumitriu, @mikarv, @foxglovelegal, @subiectiv, and @_nyancrimew
| Benj Edwards / Ars Technica: |
Report: Bruce Willis sold his “digital twin” likeness rights to Deepcake, for use in ads and possibly even movies; a Russian ad already used a Willis deepfake — Tech will allow Willis' doppelgänger to continue working despite language disorder diagnosis.| Samuel Breslow / Slate: |
A look at debates by Wikipedia editors over citing Fox News, deemed a “marginally reliable” source for politics and science and now cited in 16,000+ articles — Kevin Li recently faced a daunting task. Wikipedia contributors had just spent nearly two months locked in a heated debate … | Bloomberg: |
Bloomberg Intelligence: Apple moving just 10% of its production capacity out of China, where ~98% of iPhones have been made, would take around eight years — Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks Covid-19's impact on trade. Sign up here, and — American companies have had a growing list …
More:
Fortune, iThinkDifferent, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @williamyang120, @carolinefreund, @bbaschuk, @sankalp_sp, @rsubramanynyp, @pt, @niubi, @williamyang120, and @eshow1969
| Frederick Munawa / CoinDesk: |
Chainalysis: sub-Saharan Africa crypto usage is driven by everyday necessity; 80% of crypto payments in the region are under $1K, the world's highest proportion — The report shows strong crypto usage and adoption rates in the region. With highly educated young people and low job prospects … | Dan Milmo / The Guardian: |
In a closely watched case, a UK coroner rules 14-year-old Molly Russell died by suicide after consuming extensive self-harm material on Instagram and Pinterest — Inquest told 14-year-old took her own life while suffering from depression and had interacted with harmful social media content
More:
Gizmodo, Ars Technica, The Guardian, BBC, Bloomberg, Telegraph, Sky News, 9to5Mac, Financial Times, Perspective Magazine, Telegraph, Daily Mail, TechCrunch, PetaPixel, ITV News, Metro.co.uk, Tech Xplore, and LBC
| Emily Baker-White / Forbes: |
Web novel apps backed by ByteDance and Tencent are running hundreds of Facebook and Instagram ads showing sexual assault, violent erotica, and acts of self-harm — Some of the ads include descriptions of sexual violence, paired with images of battered women and photos of male fitness influencers, which were used without permission.| TechCrunch: |
Amazon rolls out its QVC-style service Amazon Live in India, running 15 livestreams per day hosted by 150+ creators from 10am-1am, pushing electronics and more — Amazon has launched a QVC-style livestream shopping in India, the company said Friday, broadening its offerings in the key overseas market … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft says the Lazarus group is weaponizing open-source software like PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, and Sumatra PDF Reader to compromise “numerous” organizations — PuTTY, KiTTY, TightVNC, Sumatra PDF Reader, and muPDF/Subliminal Recording all targeted.
More:
Microsoft Security Blog, TechRadar, Security Boulevard, The Register, ZDNet, The Hacker News, and Infosecurity
Tweets: @msftsecintel, @cristingoodwin, @jdallman, and @selectedwisdom
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
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:
Get your favorite apps talking to Zoho Sign with Zapier — Your business didn't come together overnight. It's something you've built, refined, and fine-tuned over time. Every tool you use has a purpose …
Get your favorite apps talking to Zoho Sign with Zapier — Your business didn't come together overnight. It's something you've built, refined, and fine-tuned over time. Every tool you use has a purpose …
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
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.
Access:
Betting on reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
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 3:40 PM ET, September 30, 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
Sara Fischer / Axios:Ali Watkins / New York Times:
Reuters:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica: |
More:
Intel Gaming Access, The Verge, TechSpot, Windows Central, and Neowin
Tweets: @intelgraphics and @tomwarren
Earlier Picks
| Rashi Shrivastava / Forbes: |
Tweets: @forbes, @dannygroner, @iblametom, @cfarivar, @drakoyne, @rashishrivast18, @alexrkonrad, and @lkherman. Thanks:@rashishrivast18
| Mitchell Clark / The Verge: |
More:
Twitter, Android Central, MobileSyrup, Android Headlines, PetaPixel, Livemint, iMore, Wccftech, Mashable, Dexerto, and BGR India
Tweets: @pierce, @kiruti, @dennisyu, and @_raven_io
| The Verge: |
More:
9to5Google, The Keyword, Game Developer, Engadget, Android Authority, Forbes, 9to5Google, Tech Advisor, 9to5Google, Community, MobileSyrup, Polygon, Android Headlines, TheGamer, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Daring Fireball, The Verge, IGN, GamesIndustry.biz, Eurogamer.net, rePlay, Pocket-lint, About Chromebooks, Gamereactor UK, XDA Developers, Gameranx, The Verge, Huawei Central, 9to5Google, GreenBot, Hit Points, WinBuzzer, GamingBolt, Protocol, TechCircle, Silicon Republic, PhoneArena, gHacks Technology News, mixx.io en substack, MCV/DEVELOP, Transistori, BBC, TechCrunch, Twinfinite, The Information, and BetaNews
Tweets: @raveofravendale, @aaditdoshi, @patio11, @lonelygoomba, @notbrunoagain, @ronamadeo, @zoneoftech, @boredelonmusk, @skylleddev, @tomwarren, @mistydemeo, @lonelygoomba, @antdude92, @vicious696, @suka_hiroaki, @noahncopeland, @djsnm, @freakzonegames, @joshmunsee, @solridley, @reduzio, @kevinctofel, @mcclure111, @ronamadeo, @jasonschreier, @starfire2258, @znh, @fosspatents, @anildash, @austinj, @pkafka, @modestproposal1, @artemr, @tomwarren, @gaberivera, @artemr, @film_girl, @9to5mac, @stephentotilo, @jetscott, @ianmorris78, @b_fung, @devindra, @paultassi, @nibellion, @tim_stevens, @mynameisbyf, @carnage4life, @googlestadia, @slimefiend, @wario64, @pierce, @andihero, @jamespmcleod, @drcullenphd, @java_jigga, @mrdalekjd, @_firemonkey, @nickstatt, @mobile_dom, @durvidimel, @mat, @andyorin, @aerospacecowboy, @nibellion, and @nibellion
| Eli Tan / CoinDesk: |
More:
The Verge, Mashable, crypto.news, Engadget, Metaverse Post, Coinspeaker, Crypto Daily, Cryptonews, Bitcoinist.com, Meta, and Decrypt
Tweets: @metanewsroom, @tier10k, @lillybelilly, @blockanalia, @demnaazuki, @coingecko, @xbenjamminx, @roundhill, and @wublockchain