|
May 13, 2012, 7:05 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Exclusive: Yahoo's Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Nears Completion — Yahoo's embattled CEO Scott Thompson (pictured here) is set to step down from his job at the Silicon Valley Internet giant, in what will be a dramatic end to a controversy over a fake computer science degree …
More:
VatorNews, PC Magazine, Guardian, paidContent, Ars Technica, The New Persuaders, GeekWire, Computerworld, CNNMoney.com, TechCrunch, PC World, Tech and China, DealBook, CNET, GigaOM, ZDNet, Dice Blog Network, New York Times, TechCrunch, Techland, Wall Street Journal, memeburn, Betabeat, The Verge, VentureBeat, Search Engine Land, Howard Lindzon, Reuters, Supply Shock, Business Insider, Forbes, NBC Bay Area, Deadline.com, Pulse2 Technology …, Mercury News, Gawker, Engadget and Slashdot
Tweets: @om, @gaberivera, @caseynewton, @jason, @dannysullivan, @rafat, @thatdrew, @parislemon, @eghosao, @atul, @msuster, @levie, @gaberivera and @edbott
See also Mediagazer| Yahoo! Pressroom Home: |
Yahoo! Names Fred Amoroso Chairman and Appoints Ross Levinsohn Interim CEO — Board Announces Settlement with Third Point LLC — SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) today announced that the Board of Directors has named Fred Amoroso as Chairman of the Board of Directors …
More:
Tech Daily Dose, The Register, CNET, BetaNews, msnbc.com, USA Today, ClickZ, The New Persuaders, The Next Web, AdAge, AllThingsD and Business Insider
| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
Here's New Yahoo CEO's First Note to Troops! (The Leaking-Internal-Memos-to-ATD Policy Remains in Effect As Usual) — Here is the first missive to Yahoo's troops from new interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, which I obtained from 653 sources at the company. (Joke alert! Sort of!)| Evelyn M. Rusli / DealBook: |
Meet Yahoo's New Interim Chief, Ross Levinsohn — Yahoo's revolving door of chief executives has turned again. — Scott Thompson, Yahoo's chief executive of just four months, will leave following a growing controversy over his embellished academic record, according to people briefed on the matter.
More:
CNET, New York Times, Business Insider and AllThingsD
Tweets: @jeff, @mjones, @jeffweiner, @jasonhirschhorn, @beet_tv and @jasonhirschhorn
| Mike Isaac / AllThingsD: |
Will Thompson's Ouster Mean a Yahoo-Facebook Patent Settlement Too? — As the freshly crowned CEO of Yahoo in January, Scott Thompson initiated a series of dramatic acts to get the company back on track. The most notable was to make the boldest — or most boneheaded — move the head of Yahoo could make … | Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
Microsoft Funded Startup Aims to Kill BitTorrent Traffic — Hollywood, software giants and the major music labels see BitTorrent as one of the largest threats to their business. — Billions in revenue are lost each year, they claim. But not for long if the Russian based startup “Pirate Pay” has its way.
More:
The Register, TechSpot, Geekosystem, Pulse2 Technology … and Slashdot
| Nick Bilton / Bits: |
Disruptions: Facebook's Real-Life ‘Spidey Sense’ — Imagine if you had a superpower that would allow you to peer into the future of the Internet? It's a pretty nerdy power compared to Spider-Man's web-slinging, but you could use this superhuman ability to see what would be popular soon, and in some instances, change the future.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
More:
VentureBeat, Computerworld and PhoneArena
| Matt Brian / The Next Web: |
German TV maker Loewe denies Apple acquisition rumour, says report has “absolutely nothing to it” — Following an AppleInsider report that hit last night stating that Apple was in talks to acquire the company, German TV maker Loewe has today officially denied rumours of a $113 million buyout …
More:
AppleInsider, Business Insider, iDownloadBlog.com, AppleInsider, Pocket-lint, blog.chron.com, MacRumors, Business Insider, iClarified, MacDailyNews and The Next Web. Tweets: @jafurtado. Thanks:@m4tt
| Leena Rao / TechCrunch: |
Box: The Path From Arrington's Backyard To A Billion Dollar Business — It's no secret that many deals have been struck and key relationships formed at TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington's former house in Atherton. In case you aren't familiar, Arrington threw epic parties at his home … | Andy Greenberg / The Firewall: |
HBO's ‘Game Of Thrones’ On Track To Be Crowned Most Pirated Show Of 2012 — Brace yourselves, HBO. The pirates are coming. — With its popularity swelling and no easy way to watch for viewers without cable, HBO's hit series “Game of Thrones” is inspiring massive levels of piracy …
More:
Pulse2 Technology … and Mashable!
| Farhad Manjoo / PandoDaily: |
What Eduardo Saverin owes America. (Hint: Nearly everything.) — When Eduardo Saverin was 13, his family discovered that his name had turned up on a list of victims to be kidnapped by Brazilian gangs. Saverin's father was a wealthy businessman in São Paulo, and it was inevitable … Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cape:
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Most carriers track everything. Cape doesn't. — Unlimited talk, text & data, 24-hr metadata deletion, network ID rotation, SIM-attack defense, and more. Switch today and get 29% off for life.
Zoho:
Introduction: Zoho Notebook now imports and transcribes your call recordings automatically from Zoho apps — Does your team run on Zoho's call and meeting apps? That's where decisions get made, plans come together, and work actually moves forward.
Introduction: Zoho Notebook now imports and transcribes your call recordings automatically from Zoho apps — Does your team run on Zoho's call and meeting apps? That's where decisions get made, plans come together, and work actually moves forward.
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:
How The AI Bet Pays Off + AI Lab Strategy Game — With David Cahn
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:
Oliver Darcy on Status, Bari Weiss, and Why Media Reporters Are Too Soft
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.
Training Data:
Chai Discovery's Bitter Lesson: Drug Design Is Another Scaling Problem
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
Invest Like the Best:
Gavin Baker - AI Market Jitters
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Lenny's Podcast:
This CPO regrets that product management exists | Tom Verrilli (CPO of Whatnot)
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.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Connecting the Unconnected: Doreen Bogdan-Martin
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 7:05 PM ET, May 13, 2012.
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
Upmanyu Trivedi / Bloomberg:Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap:
Lillian Rizzo / CNBC:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: |
More:
Examiner, LAPTOP Magazine, Geekosystem, Softpedia News, The Verge, PC Magazine, Technabob, PSFK, PC World, Business Insider, Gizmodo and WebProNews
| Jeff John Roberts / GigaOM: |
More:
Neowin and The Next Web
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
More:
VentureBeat and iDownloadBlog.com
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
More:
SlashGear, App Advice, Mashable!, Gotta Be Mobile, IntoMobile, CNET, everythingiCafe, MacNN, Examiner, The Next Web, MacStories, VentureBeat, Neowin, AppleInsider, Engadget, iDownloadBlog.com, The Verge, Slashdot and ZDNet. Thanks:@markgurman
| Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch: |