|
June 20, 2015, 7:20 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Liana B. Baker / Reuters: |
Exclusive: Advanced Micro Devices mulling breakup, spinoff - sources — Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices is at the initial stage of reviewing whether to split itself in two or spin off a business, seeking to reverse its fortunes and take on rival Intel Corp, according to three people familiar with the matter.
More:
ExtremeTech, PC Magazine, Ars Technica, Fortune and Seeking Alpha
| Zac Bowden / WinBeta: |
Windows Insiders get Windows 10 for free, Windows 7/8.1 not required — Microsoft published a blog post last night which spoke about a number of things which are changing for Windows Insiders on the heels of the Windows 10 RTM, which is set to launch on July 29th.
More:
Blogging Windows, The Verge, PC Magazine, BGR, Ars Technica, Computerworld, TechnoBuffalo, gHacks Technology News, Technology Personalized, Lifehacker, SuperSite for Windows, Windows Central, Windows Central, Redmond Pie, SuperSite for Windows, ZDNet, BetaNews, PCWorld, WinBeta, The Next Web, Pocketnow, VentureBeat, Neowin, Slashdot and GSMArena Blog. Thanks:@zacb_
| Ben Fox Rubin / CNET: |
Amazon starts weighting product ratings to favor reviews that are newer, helpful, and verified — Amazon updates customer reviews with new machine-learning platform — The e-commerce giant created a new in-house model to show off more up-to-date and helpful reviews for buyers.| Sebastian Anthony / Ars Technica: |
The Raspberry Pi finally has an official case, priced at just $9 (£6) — Three years later, but this Raspberry Pi 2 and Model B+ case is rather nice. — More than three years after launch, there is now an official Raspberry Pi case. In keeping with Raspberry Pi's aspirational remit …
More:
Raspberry Pi, ZDNet, Gizmodo, Tech Times, BGR, BetaNews, The Next Web, PCWorld and Geek.com
| Alice O'Connor / Rock, Paper, Shotgun: |
Game developer Starbreeze announced StarVR, its own virtual reality headset with high resolution screens and a wide field of view — StarVR: Starbreeze Get Into Cybergoggles — Folks have been gushing and gasping (and grumbling, in my case) for years about the coming virtual reality revolution, but it's all about to kick off.
More:
PC Gamer, Engadget, Tested, Giant Bomb, Polygon, YouTube, Forbes, VG247, Digital Trends and VentureBeat
| Charles Clover / Financial Times: |
Sources: Alibaba's online payments affiliate Ant Financial, which operates Alipay, valued at $45B-$50B after fundraising — Ant Financial valued at $45bn after fundraising — Ant Financial, Alibaba's online payments affiliate, has completed a fundraising that values the company at $45bn-$50bn …
More:
Bloomberg Business, Forbes, Tech in Asia, Fortune, Reuters, Fortune and PYMNTS.com
| Jacob Long / Android Police: |
Pushbullet Introduces Portal, A New App For Easy File Sharing Between Your Android Device And PC — Jacob is a PhD student of communication and technology writer. He's also an avid sports fan, especially when it comes to the Chicago White Sox. When not working, you can usually find … | Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Google to remove nude or sexually explicit images posted online without consent from its search results when requested — Google to remove “revenge porn” from search results — SAN FRANCISCO —In a significant step to combat “revenge porn,” Google will honor requests to remove …
More:
Google Public Policy Blog, Guardian, TechCrunch, SiliconBeat, Techdirt, Ars Technica, Mashable, Digital Trends, Tech Times, Christian Science Monitor, International Business Times, Fusion, Ubergizmo, The Hill, Forbes, The Register, Consumerist, Quartz, Fortune, Tech Times, Gizmodo UK, Communications …, New York Times, TechSpot, Re/code, Gizmodo, PCWorld, Slate, PC Magazine, Washington Post, 9to5Google, The Next Web, Yahoo Tech, Business Insider, VentureBeat, Search Engine Land, Engadget and Android Central. Tweets: @dannysullivan
| Fahad Al-Riyami / WinBeta: |
Microsoft confirms that a Kinect sensor is required to speak to Cortana on Xbox One — At E3 2015, one of Microsoft's biggest announcements was the arrival of Cortana on the Xbox One. The software giant took the wraps of a new Xbox One Dashboard that was designed with intuitive navigation …
More:
Digital Trends, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo and Ubergizmo
| Bloomberg Business: |
Leaked letter reveals European Commission told Google to expect fines large enough to act as a deterrent in EU antitrust case — Google Told to Expect Large Fines in EU Antitrust Probe — Photographer: Mark Wilson/Getty Images — The European Union threatened to levy fines on Google Inc …
More:
VentureBeat, New York Times, 9to5Google, Politico, Marketing Land, ITworld.com and Reuters
| Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post: |
The OPM breach took place in June or July 2014, giving hackers a year to sift through data — Officials: Chinese had access to U.S. security clearance data for one year — A sign stands outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Building, headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in Washington, on Friday, June 5, 2015.
More:
Engadget, Slate, Business Insider, ITworld.com and The Daily Caller
| Amaryllis Fox / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter tests place and product pages that feature reviews, pricing, and buy buttons, as well as collections to curate products and places — Testing new ways to make it easier to discover products and places — Every month, millions of people Tweet about what they love: products they buy …
More:
Mashable, Gizmodo UK, The Verge, Search Engine Journal, Fast Company, The Register, Fone Arena, Re/code, BuzzFeed, Digital Trends, TechnoBuffalo, TechCrunch, PC Magazine, Social Media Today, Adweek, Tech Times, GeekWire, Macworld, Engadget, International Business Times, iPhone Hacks, SlashGear, Android Central, The Next Web, Fortune, USA Today and VentureBeat
Tweets: @schmooey, @adambain, @twittershopping and @sarahfrier
| Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code: |
WikiLeaks publishes a cache of 276,394 Sony Pictures documents after releasing 30K in April — WikiLeaks Drops More Sony Documents — Reverberations from a devastating cyber attack continue to rattle Sony Pictures Entertainment. — WikiLeaks has published a second giant cache of documents … 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.
Cloudflare:
Cloudflare Connect 2026: The Agentic Conference — Stop preparing for agents. Start running them. 100+ sessions, workshops, and speakers from OpenAI, Arm, and Cloudflare across AI, security, and performance.
Cloudflare Connect 2026: The Agentic Conference — Stop preparing for agents. Start running them. 100+ sessions, workshops, and speakers from OpenAI, Arm, and Cloudflare across AI, security, and performance.
Zoho:
Pro Tips: 4 tips to overcome data problems in your CRM — Most CRM data problems don't look like problems. At a glance, your CRM looks fine: records exist, fields are filled, and reports run.
Pro Tips: 4 tips to overcome data problems in your CRM — Most CRM data problems don't look like problems. At a glance, your CRM looks fine: records exist, fields are filled, and reports run.
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:
Meta's Muse Revival, Frontier AI Under Threat, The Rise Of Dopamine Sites
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.
Sources:
Satya Nadella on Microsoft's agent bet and AI's trust problem
Candid conversations with the leaders shaping what's next in AI and the broader tech industry. Hosted by Alex Heath, who has covered Silicon Valley for more than a decade.
Subscribe to Sources.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Meta's New $1300 Glasses and the Fight to Control AI
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.
Great Chat:
Doomers at Dreamforce
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.
Invest Like the Best:
Gabe Stengel - Building Investing Superintelligence
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Grit:
Inside the AI Startup Making Customer Support 65% Cheaper
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 7:20 PM ET, June 20, 2015.
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
Scott Nover / Washington Post:Annie Massa / Bloomberg:
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
| Jim Buckmaster / craigslist blog: |
More:
PandoDaily, Wall Street Journal, PCMag UK, Bloomberg Business, The Register, ITworld.com, 24/7 Wall St., Forbes, Reuters and USA Today
Tweets: @craignewmark and @sr_lazarus
| Jeremy Horwitz / 9to5Mac: |
Apple quietly pulls original iPad mini, its last non-Retina iOS device, from website and Apple Store
More:
Ars Technica, Tech Times, Engadget, Fone Arena, Forbes, Digital Trends, Apple World Today, PC Magazine, AppleInsider, Macworld, Cult of Mac, MacNN, CIO.com, International Business Times, TechnoBuffalo, CNET, ZDNet, TechCrunch, iMore, MacRumors, Pocketnow, Mashable, Liliputing, iDownloadBlog.com, Gotta Be Mobile, MobileSyrup.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, GSMArena Blog, iPhone Hacks, MacStories, The Verge, SlashGear, The Next Web and iLounge. Tweets: @drbarnard