|
September 20, 2023, 5:30 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| The Verge: |
Everything Amazon announced at its product event: Alexa Emergency Assist for $6/month, the Alexa Eye Gaze accessibility feature, the $50 Echo Pop Kids, and more — Amazon is kicking off its annual fall product announcements at its HQ2 campus in Arlington, Virginia.
More: About Amazon, About Amazon, About Amazon, Engadget, TechCrunch, Engadget, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Verge, TechCrunch, Engadget, Engadget, XDA Developers, Engadget, Thurrott, Constellation Research, GeekWire, Liliputing, Android Headlines, TechCrunch, About Amazon, and The Shortcut
Mastodon: @bradlinder@fosstodon.org and @bradlinder@fosstodon.org
X: @amazon, @daveleebbg, @lanceulanoff, @amazon, @amazon, @amazon, @caro_milanesi, @daveleebbg, @film_girl, @amazon, @raywongy, @rogerwcheng, and @danwroc
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Amazon refreshes its Alexa-powered Echo Frames glasses: enhanced speech processing, better noise isolation, 15% thinner, and a six-hour battery life for $270 — Amazon today unveiled a new generation of Echo Frames, its Alexa-powered glasses, with enhanced speech processing, better noise isolation and a $269.99 price tag.
More: About Amazon, TechHive, AppleInsider, Engadget, The Verge, PhoneArena, Tom's Guide, Digital Trends, 9to5Toys, Wired, TechRadar, Android Central, T3, MobileSyrup, Pocket-lint, and Android Headlines
X: @caro_milanesi, @markgurman, and @amazon
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Amazon unveils new generative AI features aimed at making Alexa more conversational and personalized, available as a free preview on all Echo devices in the US — During a press event this morning at its HQ2 headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, Amazon announced that it'll soon use …
More: About Amazon, The Verge, Cybernews.com, Wall Street Journal, Wall Street Journal, TechHive, TechCrunch, Tech Advisor, The Messenger, Associated Press, Engadget, CNBC, Reuters, VentureBeat, Voicebot.ai, About Amazon, Android Headlines, Bloomberg, ZDNet, Android Central, T3, Neowin, MobileSyrup, Tom's Guide, About Amazon, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Wired
Mastodon: @bradlinder@fosstodon.org and @jank0@sfba.social
X: @amazon, @andrewmartonik, @amazon, and @daveleebbg
| Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: |
Amazon unveils the $180 Echo Hub, a wall-mountable smart home controller with an 8" touchscreen, and Map View, an Alexa app interface for the user's floor plan — Designed specifically as a smart home controller, the Echo Hub is a slimline version of an Echo Show 8 or a shrunken version of a Show 15.
More: About Amazon, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Tech Advisor, ZDNet, MobileSyrup, Tom's Guide, Engadget, Display Daily, Lifewire, MakeUseOf, Android Headlines, Pocket-lint, and Cord Cutters News
X: @amazon, @markgurman, and @iethics
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Amazon refreshes its $150 Echo Show 8 with a new design, a centered camera, a smart home hub, Spatial Audio, and a home screen that changes based on proximity — Amazon kicked off today's Fall Devices Event with an update to its Echo Show 8. The small smart screen features smart home hub functionality and improved audio quality.
More: About Amazon, The Verge, Decrypt, Engadget, TechHive, PhoneArena, PCMag, Mashable, Digital Trends, Android Police, Neowin, TechRadar, Android Central, MobileSyrup, T3, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Toys, Pocket-lint, nextpit, Digital Trends, Android Headlines, and TechEBlog
Mastodon: @davezatz@mastodon.social, @jank0@sfba.social, and @jank0@sfba.social
X: @daveleebbg and @amazon
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More: Engadget, Gizmodo, PYMNTS.com, SiliconANGLE, 9to5Google, About Amazon, TechHive, The Verge, PhoneArena, CNET, KnowTechie, Financial Times, TechRadar, TechSpot, AFTVnews, ZDNet, 9to5Toys, MobileSyrup, Android Headlines, Liliputing, Mashable, iPhone in Canada Blog, BGR, and Digital Trends
X: @daveleebbg, @lanceulanoff, @amazon, @amazon, @markgurman, and @daveleebbg
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
OpenAI teases DALL-E 3, which can be summoned and controlled using ChatGPT, and plans to make the tool available to ChatGPT+ and enterprise customers in October — OpenAI is offering an early look at DALL-E 3, the next version of its image generation tool.
More: OpenAI, The Messenger, PCMag, The Verge, Gizmodo, Bloomberg, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, New York Times, Washington Post, The Decoder, BGR, Mashable, Neowin, The Algorithmic Bridge, and Wired
X: @sama, @officiallogank, @tomlikesrobots, @model_mechanic, @stokel, @scobleizer, @marvinvonhagen, @openai, @aravsrinivas, and @drjimfan. LinkedIn: Jordan Mazer
Forums: r/OpenAI, r/dalle2, and r/ChatGPTPro
| CNBC: |
Sources: as equities soared in 2020, Apple and Goldman were working on an iPhone stock trading feature but shelved the project when markets turned south in 2022 — - Apple was exploring the launch of an iPhone feature that would let users buy and sell stocks, according to three sources familiar with the plans.
More: The Information, 9to5Mac, Cointelegraph, Bitcoinist.com, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, PYMNTS.com, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Watcher Guru, The Verge, Apple Must, KNSD-TV, MacDailyNews, Supercharged, and Crowdfund Insider
LinkedIn: Romeo Salta and Arcady Lapiro
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Victoria Song / The Verge: |
Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 review: Double Tap is great, but Precision Finding requires an iPhone 15, and the Siri and brightness improvements feel minor — Iterative updates aren't flashy, but these smartwatches are mainly for folks who don't have Apple Watches yet.
More: Wired, CNN, CNBC, CNET, Wall Street Journal, CNET, Engadget, Wired, Independent.ie, TechCrunch, New York Times, British GQ, Pocket-lint, Geek Culture, MobileSyrup, XDA Developers, MacDailyNews, Cult of Mac, MacRumors, BGR, and 9to5Mac
X: @adrianweckler, @nicnguyen, and @nicnguyen
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Ben Weiss / Fortune: |
PayPal says select Venmo users can now purchase its stablecoin PYUSD, with a rollout to more users in the coming weeks, in addition to BTC, ETH, BCH, and LTC — PayPal announced on Wednesday that Venmo users will be able to buy PayPal's new stablecoin, PayPal USD, increasing the number …
More: PayPal Newsroom, Decrypt, Blockworks, TechCrunch, The Block, crypto.news, The Verge, CryptoSlate, Cryptopolitan, Bitcoin News, and Protos. LinkedIn: Jose Fernandez da Ponte
| BBC: |
After Meta criticized the UK's potential E2EE rules, the UK says Meta “failed to provide assurances” over keeping its platforms “safe from sickening abusers” — Facebook's owner Meta has hit back at a new government campaign strongly critical of its plans to encrypt messages.
More: The Guardian, Computerworld, Android Police, GOV.UK, Cointelegraph, Reuters, Light Reading, WinBuzzer, ComputerWeekly.com, London Evening Standard, 9to5Mac, Forbes, Sky News, Reuters, Politico, Daily Mail, ComputerWeekly.com, and TechCrunch
X: @mer__edith, @privacymatters, @joetidy, @_andyburrows, @webdevlaw, @bbcbreakfast, @_andyburrows, @_andyburrows, @willguyatt, @bazzacollins, @paulbernaluk, @iwfhotline, @joshthomas_iwf, @dystopiabreaker, @natashac, @bazzacollins, @ciaranmartinoxf, @vmanancourt, @rachelcoldicutt, and @mikeysmith. Forums: r/unitedkingdom
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Meta expands its Meta Verified program to businesses on Facebook and Instagram in select markets, for $21.99/month/page for each or $34.99/month/page for both — Meta announced today that it is expanding Meta Verified to businesses after first launching it for creators in March.| Qianer Liu / Financial Times: |
Sources: the Kirin 9000S SoC has four CPUs that use Arm designs, the other four use Huawei-modified Arm designs, HiSilicon developed the GPU and NPU, and more — Facing US sanctions, Chinese company emulates Apple by using its own designs in chips for Mate 60 Pro
More: Reuters, OSnews, and CNBC
X: @sub8u, @tphuang, @briantycangco, @echenze, @davidgaleuk, @tphuang, @pstasiatech, and @pstasiatech. Forums: Ars OpenForum
| Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal: |
In its Prime lawsuit, the FTC alleges three Amazon executives played key roles in enrolling customers unwittingly and making it hard to cancel subscriptions — Federal agency alleges Amazon executives were aware of enrolling customers unwittingly and erecting intentional hurdles to cancellation
More: Federal Trade Commission, The Verge, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, The Messenger, CNBC, and American Economic …
X: @matthewstoller, @noahpransky, @danamattioli, and @ftc
| Nikkei Asia: |
On WeChat, China's Ministry of State Security says the US, since 2009, has continuously hacked Huawei's servers, stolen critical data, and installed backdoors — Beijing says Washington forces tech companies to install backdoors for spying — China has accused the U.S. of hacking Huawei's servers continuously since 2009.
More: The Register, TIME, South China Morning Post, and 9to5Mac
| WABetaInfo: |
WhatsApp releases a beta for iOS via Apple's TestFlight with a companion mode for iPadOS, built using Mac Catalyst, after years of user requests for an iPad app — WhatsApp has just submitted a new update through the TestFlight beta Program, bringing the version up to 23.19.1.71.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Darrow, which uses AI to parse public documents for class-action lawsuit potential, raised a $35M Series B led by Georgian and says ~50 law firms use its tool — The U.S. is famous (or infamous) for its litigiousness: the country may not have the highest per capita amount of lawsuits …
LinkedIn: Roy Ben-Ami, Eran Bielski, and Roni Eylon
| Mariam Sunny / Reuters: |
Neuralink is recruiting for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients, expected to take about six years, likely for fewer than 10 people — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an independent review board …
More: Neuralink, Ars Technica, Wired, The Hill, BBC, The Register, ExtremeTech, VICE, CNN, The Guardian, Gizmodo, Silicon Republic, Newser, WinBuzzer, TechSpot, Watcher Guru, Futurism, TweakTown, T3, PCMag, Silicon Canals, The Verge, Forbes, Wired, Engadget, Bloomberg, and Mashable
X: @neuralink, @elonmusk, @sawyermerritt, and @sotadotclub
Forums: r/ABoringDystopia and Ars OpenForum
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
1Password rolls out passkey support to its iOS and Android apps and web extensions; replacing the user's master password with a passkey is coming later in 2023 — Following months of teasing, 1Password has announced that support for passkeys — a new login technology that replaces passwords …
More: 9to5Mac, 1Password Blog, Engadget, TechSpot, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android Police, SiliconANGLE, SlashGear, TechRadar, and BGR
| Spencer Soper / Bloomberg: |
Documents: Amazon scrapped a planned 2% fee on merchants that don't use its shipping services; disclosed in August, the fee was set to take effect on October 1 — - Levy was to affect merchants that don't use Amazon logistics — US expected to file antitrust suit against company this month
More: Reuters and Best Stocks
| Matt Binder / Mashable: |
Bluesky Stats: on September 18, Elon Musk floated charging all X users, and on September 19, Bluesky signed up 53,585 users, or 5% of its ~1,125,499 accounts — The day isn't even over yet Bluesky has already seen its biggest influx of new users in a single-day — Would you pay to use X, the platform formerly known as Twitter?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:
Transform ML Experimentation with Tangle — Save months of compute time with Tangle, built by Shopify. Try this open-source platform to simplify ML workflows, ensure reproducibility, and seamlessly share with collaborators.
Transform ML Experimentation with Tangle — Save months of compute time with Tangle, built by Shopify. Try this open-source platform to simplify ML workflows, ensure reproducibility, and seamlessly share with collaborators.
Zoho:
Contract Signed. Project Ready. Tasks Created. — Every project begins with a promise; a contract that outlines the deliverables, the timelines, and the terms. But for most businesses …
Contract Signed. Project Ready. Tasks Created. — Every project begins with a promise; a contract that outlines the deliverables, the timelines, and the terms. But for most businesses …
Bitrix24:
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
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
Access:
Is Roblox making the internet better or worse? We asked the CEO
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
Anthropic's quest to study the negative effects of AI is under pressure
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why LinkedIn is turning PMs into AI-powered "full stack builders" | Tomer Cohen (LinkedIn CPO)
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.
Great Chat:
Code red: our favorite tech rivalries
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.
Big Technology Podcast:
How An AI Model Learned To Be Bad — With Evan Hubinger And Monte MacDiarmid
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:
PBS Lost a Billion Dollars. Now what? With CEO Paula Kerger
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 5:30 PM ET, September 20, 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
Bloomberg:The Guardian:
James Faris / Business Insider:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
| Bloomberg: |
More: SiliconANGLE, Forbes, Financial Times, Crunchbase News, Insider, Bloomberg, Australian Financial Review, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Benzinga, Axios, MarketWatch, Washington Post, CNBC, Fast Company, TechCrunch, Best Stocks, The Logic, Bloomberg Podcasts on YouTube, Stock Market News, The Global Herald, CNBC, Reuters, and Bloomberg
| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
More: PYMNTS.com, Corti, SiliconANGLE, Metaverse Post, Tech.eu, Insider, TechCrunch, Tech Funding News, and Silicon Canals. LinkedIn: Florian Schwiecker
Earlier Picks
| Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: |
More: Fortune, City A.M., and Rest of World
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
More: The Linux Foundation, SiliconANGLE, Forbes, The Next Platform, oneAPI.io, and Runtime
Mastodon: @fj@mastodon.social and @Codeandrew@mastodon …
| Casey Newton / Platformer: |
More: The Keyword, New York Times, Fast Company, iThinkDifferent, Decrypt, The Verge, and Gizmodo
Threads: @crumbler. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @mcwm, @aurman21, @ilyaabyzov, and @kelvin_guu