|
June 1, 2023, 3:20 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Meta: |
Meta unveils the $500 Quest 3, “the first mainstream headset with high-res color MR”, slimmer and over 2x the GPU performance vs. the Quest 2, coming this fall — Meta Quest 3 Launches Later This Year + Lower Prices & Improvements for Quest 2 The countdown is on for …
More:
YouTube, Meta, The Verge, Bloomberg, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, SiliconANGLE, ZDNet, Road to VR, Reuters, Insider, TechCrunch, GamesIndustry.biz, The Information, Livemint, XDA Developers, Forbes, CNBC, UploadVR, Thurrott, Tech Advisor, VentureBeat, BetaNews, Engadget, MacRumors, Metaverse Post, Engadget, Android Authority, Game Developer, PCWorld, Mashable, ExtremeTech, New York Post, Push Square, VRScout, TechSpot, MobileSyrup, TechRadar, TechCrunch, OnMSFT.com, Kotaku, TechPowerUp, Cult of Mac, CNET, TechEBlog, WinBuzzer, Android Headlines, Liliputing, Wccftech, Pocket-lint, Lifewire, Neowin, Fast Company, Laptop Mag, iMore, Metro, PC Gamer, T3, Tom's Guide, Wired, Variety, IGN, Android Central, Financial Times, Press Start, MacDailyNews, iPhone in Canada Blog, Tech News Outlet, The HOTH, BigTechWire, Patently Apple, Digital Trends, SlashGear, GameSpot, Polygon, Eurogamer.net, and WRAL TechWire
LinkedIn:
Pauliina Tornqvist, Ankita Chaturvedi, Patrick Bocchicchio, and Rangaprabhu Parthasarathy. Bluesky:
@kyleorl.bsky.social
Tweets:
@crusader3456, @jiteshubrani, @metaquestvr, @briantong, @markhachman, @charlesarthur, @boztank, @boztank, @lukemiani, @jetscott, @robertjala, @jetscott, @tojiro, @pavtalk, @lunayian, @mikeisaac, @newsynick, @multicallum, @leogebbie, @mikeisaac, @robertjala, @jetscott, @joannastern, @develongevity, @vrpill, @cristianoamon, @benedictevans, @benbajarin, @benz145, @vadimyuryev, @patrickmcgee_, @rayno, @technogoy, @thrilluwu, @markgurman, and @jetscott. Facebook:
Mark Zuckerberg
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
More:
Android Authority, UploadVR, Dexerto, Road to VR, Destructoid, Kotaku, For The Win, Android Central, Video Games Chronicle, SlashGear, and BigTechWire
Tweets:
@thrilluwu, @boztank, and @joannastern
| Daryna Antoniuk / The Record: |
FSB claims Apple helped NSA hack Russian diplomats' iPhones; Kaspersky: unknown malware successfully targeted iPhones up to iOS 15.7 with zero-click exploits — Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) is accusing U.S. intelligence of hacking “thousands of Apple phones” to spy on Russian diplomats.
More:
PCMag, Ars Technica, Reuters, TechCrunch, Reuters, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, CyberScoop, BleepingComputer, iPhone in Canada Blog, Sputnik News, MacDailyNews, Tech Startups, SecurityWeek, 9to5Mac, and Neowin
Tweets:
@josephfcox, @josephfcox, @staska, @lorenzofb, @shakirov2036, and @shakirov2036
| Jason Schreier / Bloomberg: |
After Microsoft paid $7.5B for ZeniMax in 2020, sources detail development issues for Redfall, one of the worst-reviewed games in 2023 and Xbox's latest misfire — Over the years, Microsoft Corp.-owned video-game developer Arkane Studios has cultivated a reputation for releasing games …
More:
OnMSFT.com, PC Gamer, TheGamer, Metro, TweakTown, Windows Central, Destructoid, Neowin, TrueAchievements, IGN, MobileSyrup, Game Developer, Eurogamer.net, Wccftech, Gameranx, Video Games Chronicle, Pure Xbox, Dexerto, Game Rant, Forbes, GamingBolt, Kotaku, and GameSpot
Mastodon:
@carnage4life@mas.to. Tweets:
@jasonschreier, @jasonschreier, @jasonschreier, @peterovo5, and @deeketweak
| EJ Dickson / Rolling Stone: |
A look at the grotesque world of AI true-crime-victim TikTok, where AI deepfakes, based on images of children who were abused, describe their own ghastly demise — TikTok accounts are posting horrifying artificial intelligence-generated clips of murder victims — mostly children — describing their own ghastly demise| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Survey: Android owners mostly switched to iPhone because of prior phone problems and new iPhone features; only 6% moved because of iMessage and FaceTime — Following its report that showed Android users pivoting to iPhone at a 5-year high, CIRP is out today with a study that reveals why people are making the switch.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Instagram details ranking content in Feed, Stories, Reels, and more, and is testing more user controls, including an “Interested” button for recommended posts — Instagram announced today that it's testing a new feature that gives users more control over what they see on the social network …
More:
Instagram, Search Engine Land, Gizmodo, Mashable, The Verge, Social Media Today, Engadget, gHacks Technology News, Livemint, PetaPixel, PhoneArena, Techlusive, BGR, and Search Engine Journal
Tweets:
@mosseri, @kei_maye, @zamaan_qureshi, @christinasbg, @hagazo, and @titterdaily
| AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: |
Some Apple Savings Account users have had trouble transferring money out of their accounts; Goldman representatives have given differing responses on what to do — Some customers said it has taken weeks to withdraw their money, and that the bank's instructions have differed
More:
The Information, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, and MacDailyNews
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is testing two new high-end Macs, one with M2 Max and the other with an unannounced M2 Ultra, offering 60 graphics cores and up to 192GB of RAM — Apple Inc. is testing a pair of new high-end Macs and their accompanying processors ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference next week …
More:
Thurrott, Ars Technica, Macworld, TweakTown, MobileSyrup, Tom's Guide, iMore, TechRadar, Digital Trends, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, Mashable, MacDailyNews, T3, The Apple Post, BGR, NextPit, XDA Developers, Patently Apple, Engadget, Neowin, and The Verge
Tweets:
@markgurman, @markgurman, @mehnitesh2, @gruber, @vadimyuryev, and @parkerortolani
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
OpenAI researchers say training AI with process supervision, which rewards the thought process rather than the outcome, could help prevent hallucinations — - AI hallucinations occur when models like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Bard fabricate information entirely.
More:
OpenAI, SiliconANGLE, Dexerto, WinBuzzer, Metaverse Post, Cointelegraph, International Business Times, and Neowin
LinkedIn:
Adam Goldberg. Tweets:
@openai, @janleike, @hnadim87, @dejanseo, @mchammer, @gdb, @borismpower, @sama, @alexandrosm, @spolu, @sarbjeetjohal, @keerthanpg, @0xfoobar, @nyxtelius, @infoxiao, @haydenfield, and @glenngabe
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
BeReal plans to add a chat feature, starting with a test in Ireland; users will be able to message one-on-one, send a private BeReal, and react with RealMoji — BeReal is working on a chat feature, which will begin with a test among users in Ireland. — At launch, users will be able …
More:
SlashGear, PhoneArena, Engadget, BGR, and WeRSM
| Bloomberg: |
Tether's USDT circulation surpasses its $83.2B all-time-high, recovering the ~$20B lost after TerraUSD's 2022 collapse, even as crypto trading volume stays low — Tether Holdings Ltd.'s stablecoin has recovered all of the roughly $20 billion in market value it lost following the collapse …
More:
Tether, crypto.news, CryptoPotato, Watcher Guru, Coinpedia Fintech News, Bitcoin News, CryptoSlate, Coinspeaker, and ZyCrypto
Tweets:
@cz_binance, @paoloardoino, and @nic__carter
| Isaac Schorr / Mediaite: |
The Daily Wire claims that Twitter canceled a deal to premiere What Is a Woman and threatened to “throttle” the documentary over two instances of “misgendering” — Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing tore into Elon Musk and Twitter for allegedly threatening …
More:
Variety and Reclaim The Net
Bluesky:
@martinsfp.bsky.social. Tweets:
@jeremydboreing, @elonmusk, @rmac18, @mattwalshblog, @austinj, @oliverdarcy, @jeremydboreing, @jeremydboreing, @euphoritori, @nope_its_lily, @sethdillon, @mattwalshblog, @jeremydboreing, @chooocole, @jeremydboreing, @liz_wheeler, @emmavigeland, @bennyjohnson, @darth, @benshapiro, @jeremydboreing, @ratbitebaby, @chrissiemayr, and @jeremydboreing
| Caroline O'Donovan / Washington Post: |
Hundreds of white-collar Amazon staff in Seattle walk off the job, frustrated by job losses, a return-to-office mandate, rising carbon emissions, and leadership — Frustrated by job losses, office policies and rising carbon emissions, white-collar Amazon workers are demanding more from leadership
More:
TechSpot, Bloomberg, and TechRadar
Tweets:
@jackiekentnews, @choeshow, @martinsfp, @alexpsbj, and @kslosh
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
WordPress.com launches paid newsletters, with the option available to all WordPress.com blogs, even those on the free plan — WordPress.com is taking on Substack and others with today's news that its Newsletter product will now support paid subscriptions and premium content.| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Motorola launches two Razr phones, including the $999 Razr Plus with a 3.6" outer display, an inner 6.9" 165Hz 1080p panel, and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset — Moto is adding two new foldables, led by the Razr Plus. Its 3.6-inch cover screen makes it more than just a nostalgic tribute to your favorite 2000s flip phone.
More:
PCMag, XDA Developers, Android Police, HotHardware, Android Authority, ZDNet, PhoneArena, Tom's Guide, Android Central, MobileSyrup, Pocket-lint, and Digital Trends. Tweets:
@basil_knows
| Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: |
DeFi lending protocol MakerDAO's community votes to ditch $500M of the Paxos Dollar stablecoin from its reserves, impacting roughly half of the token's supply — The result is a significant blow for Paxos as MakerDAO currently holds roughly half of USDP's total supply.
More:
CoinJournal
| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
Amazon agrees to pay $25M to settle FTC and DOJ charges over the company keeping Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data collected from children for years — Regulators said the tech giant kept children's Alexa voice recordings “forever,” violating a children's privacy law.
More:
Federal Trade Commission, Bloomberg, About Amazon, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, Fortune, CNBC, CNN, Metacurity, PCMag, Newser, Techaeris, WRAL TechWire, NPR, MIT Technology Review, Infosecurity, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, BleepingComputer, TechHive, BBC, The Hill, and Gizmodo
Tweets:
@ftc, @bedoyaftc, @frankpallone, @senmarkey, @linakhanftc, @linakhanftc, @leah_nylen, @swiftstories, @linakhanftc, @rachelmetz, and @digiphile
| Bloomberg: |
More:
Federal Trade Commission, Axios, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, The Register, Ars Technica, Reuters, CyberScoop, 9to5Mac, Federal Trade Commission, Insider, Federal Computer Week, PetaPixel, RestorePrivacy, Tom's Guide, SecurityWeek, TechSpot, gHacks Technology News, Android Headlines, PCMag, HackRead, SC Media, Quartz, Neowin, and Business Post
LinkedIn:
Danielle Duclos. Tweets:
@ftc, @ftc, @tonyajoriley, @amlwhere, @ericgarland, and @ashleygjovik
| Financial Times: |
As ASML reaches a ~€275B market cap, roughly twice Intel's, a look at the fundamental limits of making ever-smaller chips, which could put an end to Moore's Law — For decades, ever-tinier semiconductors have allowed huge leaps in computing progress. Not for much longer, warn experts
Bluesky:
@revan.bsky.social. Tweets:
@adam_tooze, @graphcoreai, @jasoncosta, @alexcampolo, @1br0wn, @newlefteviews, @pstasiatech, and @martijnrasser
| Isabelle Bousquette / Wall Street Journal: |
Some IT executives say that generative AI lowering the barrier for code creation could result in growing levels of complexity, technical debt, and confusion — Chief information officers could see their job getting more complex even as generative AI makes software development easier
Tweets:
@chrismattmann, @nyike, and @wavesblog
| Financial Times: |
Investigation: of the 14 laptops with trackers given to UK retailers to recycle, 10 were recycled correctly; others were sold, stolen, or took long journeys — Every year about 30,000 tonnes of electronic waste is illegally shipped out of Britain. Much is destined for developing countries …
Tweets:
@upyorkshire, @restartproject, @willgreenpeace, @muradahmed, and @alexandraheal
| Reuters: |
Sources: a planned $3B semiconductor facility in India by ISMC, a consortium that includes chipmaker Tower, has stalled due to Intel's ongoing Tower acquisition — A planned $3 billion semiconductor facility in India by chip consortium ISMC that counted Israeli chipmaker Tower as a tech partner …
Tweets:
@adityakalra, @reuters, @adityakalra, and @dnystedt
Sponsor Posts
Soxton:
Fast, affordable 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!
Fast, affordable 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!
F5:
Accelerate AI Adoption at F5's AI Virtual Summit — Learn how to architect, secure, and scale AI for production with real-world insights from industry leaders on June 23. Register now to save your spot.
Accelerate AI Adoption at F5's AI Virtual Summit — Learn how to architect, secure, and scale AI for production with real-world insights from industry leaders on June 23. Register now to save your spot.
Zoho:
Zoho RPA named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix by Nucleus Research — Zoho RPA has been named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix, published by Nucleus Research …
Zoho RPA named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix by Nucleus Research — Zoho RPA has been named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix, published by Nucleus Research …
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
Big Technology Podcast:
SpaceX's IPO Triumph, Anthropic's Fable Fumble, OpenAI's Price War
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.
Access:
A top iPhone app developer reacts to Apple's new Siri
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Hard Fork:
'Hard Fork' Live, Part 1: Satya Nadella and Cindy Cohn
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.
The Upstarts Podcast:
TBC's Alex Ksendzovsky: The Neurosurgeon Using Brain Cells To Build Better AI
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.
BG2 Pod:
The SpaceX IPO, Fable 5, AI Capex Update & Market Check w/ Gavin Baker, Andrew Fox & Clark Tang
Open-source podcast on all things tech, markets, investing, and capitalism, hosted by Brad Gerstner.
Subscribe to BG2 Pod.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
AI's Mythos Moment: Rishi Sunak on preparing governments for AI
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, June 1, 2023.
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
Gary Baum / The Hollywood Reporter:Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Jessica Bursztynsky / Fast Company: |
| Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: |
More:
FinSMEs, Tech Startups, The Economic Times, Entrackr, DealStreetAsia, Reuters, Inc42 Media, and Business Wire
| Bloomberg: |
More:
Financial Times, The Guardian, Reuters, Washington Post, Gizmodo, The Economic Times, CNBC, and Insider
Earlier Picks
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
More:
Decrypt, Cointelegraph, CoinDesk, Protos, Micky, Cryptopolitan, CryptoSlate, and CoinGape
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More:
Apple, TechSpot, Analysis Group, TechCircle, iMore, The Apple Post, Apple Must, Bloomberg, AppleInsider, MacRumors, and 9to5Mac
Tweets:
@asymco, @seanlinehan, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @munster_gene, @timsweeneyepic, @drbarnard, and @drbarnard