Open Links In New Tab
Mobile Archives Advertise Site News
Techmeme
October 10, 2023, 5:00 PM
Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter

Top News

Jonathan Greig / The Record:
Amazon, Google, and Cloudflare say a DDoS attack hit 398M RPS in August 2023, ~8x larger than the prior record, due to a new flaw; Google mitigated the attack  —  Amazon, Google and Cloudflare said they detected the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on record in August due to a newly discovered vulnerability.
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:
Adobe debuts Firefly Image 2 Model in Firefly for the web; the model is larger than its predecessor, better at rendering humans, and coming to Creative Cloud  —  At MAX, its annual conference for creatives, Adobe today announced that it has updated the models that power Firefly, its generative AI image creation service.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sony announces a new $500 PS5 model with a detachable disc drive, 1TB of internal storage, and a slightly slimmer and shorter design, shipping in November  —  Sony officially announced a new PS5 model with a detachable disc drive and 1TB of internal storage.
Casey Newton / Platformer:
As X fails to moderate Israel-Hamas misinformation, Meta has an opportunity to make real-time news a pillar of Threads and give the app an existential purpose  —  Three months into its existence, the app's purpose may be coming into focus — if Meta will embrace it
More: Wired, The Verge, The Guardian, CNN, TechCrunch, Mashable, Bloomberg, The i Paper, Media Matters for America, The Guardian, Engadget, Livemint, The Messenger, Hindustan Times, The Information, CNBC, Morning Brew, Telegraph, and Variety
Threads: @alex.stamos, @cwarzel, @mcuban, @vocino, @oliverdarcy, @parkert, @taylorlorenz, @carnage4life, @renee.diresta, @renee.diresta, @parkert, @technicallymims, @jaketapper, @drewharwell, @exhaustedfemalefounder, @reporterzoe, @azdataguru, @jason_whitman, @mollyjongfast, @alex.stamos, @mattbinder, @carnage4life, @mattbinder, @therealhoarse, @davidfrenchjag, @andykaczynski, @oliverdarcy, @freedom_official_p, @buccocapital, @timothyjchambers, @crumbler, @reporterzoe, @robertgarcialb, @malcontentmenttango, @ianbremmer, and @matthewfacciani
Mastodon: @TimKarr@mastodon.social, @chrischirp@fediscience.org, @carnage4life@mas.to, @Newmy@writing.exchange, and @mimsical@mastodon.social
X: @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @oneunderscore__, @shayan86, @mattbinder, @stevanzetti, @shayan86, @daveyalba, @shayan86, @oneunderscore__, @daveyalba, @oneunderscore__, @shayan86, @kevinmkruse, @benedictevans, @rakeshlobster, @clarajeffery, @shayan86, @ianbremmer, @shayan86, @shayan86, @kevinmkruse, @shayan86, @shayan86, @shayan86, @rothschildmd, @shayan86, @dnvolz, @daithaigilbert, @edzitron, @anneapplebaum, @onthemedia, @jakemgrumbach, @nxthompson, @penamerica, and @shayan86
LinkedIn: Mark Little and Tomer Poran
Forums: r/technology, r/technology, and r/TheMajorityReport
See also Mediagazer
CNN:
In a letter, Thierry Breton warns Elon Musk that X could face penalties under the DSA for hosting disinformation and illegal content about the Israel-Hamas war
Erin Woo / The Information:
Sources: X shut down a tool for identifying coordinated disinformation campaigns in recent months, as the company moved services off Google Cloud to cut costs
Wired:
As the Israel-Hamas war escalates, a look at the role of hacktivism on both sides, supported by groups globally, including DDoSing Israeli government websites  —  Since the conflict escalated, hackers have targeted dozens of government websites and media outlets with defacements and DDoS attacks …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Google starts prompting users to create a passkey to use as their account default, but says passwords will “still remain part of our lives as we make the pivot”  —  Google is making it easier for users to ditch passwords on their Google accounts in favor of passkeys — a fast …
New York Times:
Caroline Ellison testifies that SBF “directed” her to commit crimes, like using FTX client funds for Alameda Research's venture investments and loan repayments  —  Ms. Ellison, who also dated Mr. Bankman-Fried, is the government's star witness in the criminal fraud trial of the founder of the FTX crypto exchange.
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Microsoft rolls out new tools in preview for health care organizations, including three new AI models for Azure AI Health Insights and an Azure AI Health Bot  —  - Microsoft introduced new tools in Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI for health-care organizations.
IDC:
Global PC shipments fell 7.6% YoY to 68.2M in Q3 2023; among the top five vendors, Apple experienced the largest decline, down 23.1%, and only HP grew, up 6.4%  —  The downward spiral for PC shipments continued during the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23) as global volumes declined 7.6% year …
Richard Lawler / The Verge:
X now lets users “limit replies to verified users”  —  The latest turn in the Elon Musk-directed platform X, previously known as Twitter, is that users can now block unverified accounts from replying to their posts.  —  This change arrives about 11 months after Musk launched paid verification …
Dominic-Madori Davis / TechCrunch:
California Governor Newsom signs a bill forcing VC firms to share the diversity of founders they back; some worry about liability from releasing sensitive info  —  Last night, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 54, which will require venture capital firms in the state …

Sponsor Posts

Clay:
Turn any GTM idea into reality  —  Clay helps GTM teams combine AI agents, enrichment, and intent data to move faster and turn insights into action.
Soxton:
AI-powered 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!
Zoho:
Introducing our new Branding feature  —  Imagine this: You're hosting a high-stakes webinar, pouring hours into perfecting your content and line-up.  People start registering, but your generic registration page feels …
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.
Sponsor Techmeme

Featured Podcasts

Big Technology Podcast:
 AI's Research Frontier: Memory, World Models, & Planning — With Joelle Pineau
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:
 Moltbook Mania Explained
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.
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
 The Benchmark Partnership
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
 Who is Josh D'Amaro and Why is He Disney's New CEO?
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.
The Social Radars:
 Spenser Skates, Founder & CEO, Amplitude
Come be a fly on the wall as Y Combinator's Jessica Livingston and Carolynn Levy talk to some of the most successful founders in Silicon Valley about how they did it.
Subscribe to The Social Radars.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
 Special Edition: Key findings from the Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
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.
Add your podcast here
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 5:00 PM ET, October 10, 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

New York Times:
WaPo begins widespread layoffs, cutting into international coverage and more; sources: it is laying off 30% of its employees, including 300+ of 800 journalists

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Ex-WaPo Executive Editor Marty Baron says “this ranks among the darkest days in the history of” the paper; WaPo laid off Amazon beat reporter Caroline O'Donovan

Allie Canal / NBC News:
Trump says he will stay out of the Netflix-Paramount battle over WBD, a reversal from his December statement that he would be involved in the approval process

More News

Max A. Cherney / Reuters:
AMD plans to acquire Santa Clara-based Nod.ai, whose tech helps companies deploy AI models that are tuned for AMD's chips and has raised ~$36.5M, per PitchBook
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Meta's Oversight Board plans to review Meta's manipulated content and deepfake policies after Facebook refused to remove a video describing Biden as a pedophile
Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
Analysis: Binance founder Changpeng Zhao's Industry Recovery Initiative, which offered $1B+ after FTX collapsed, has deployed less than $30M since November 2022

Earlier Picks

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: EU regulators sent out questionnaires asking users and rivals whether iMessage, Bing, Edge, and Microsoft Advertising should be regulated under the DMA
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
A US judge throws out a $32.5M jury verdict for Sonos in its smart speaker patent case against Google after finding that the Sonos patents were unenforceable
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Unity CEO John Riccitiello resigns in the wake of the company's fee controversy; Unity names former Red Hat President and CEO James Whitehurst as interim CEO
Brian McGleenon / The Block:
As the UK FCA widens its financial promotions rules for crypto, Coinbase, OKX, Binance, and others partner with UK companies to try to keep serving UK customers
Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter