Open Links In New Tab
Mobile Archives Advertise Site News
Techmeme
July 7, 2015, 9:15 PM
Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter

Top News

Neil King / Arabian Business:
Sony Mobile CEO Hiroki Totoki on streamlining the unit, IoT strategy, and why the company won't exit from its mobile business  —  Billion dollar turnaround: Sony Mobile CEO  —  The phrase ‘thrown in at the deep end’ might have been invented for Hiroki Totoki.
Tinder Blog:
Tinder introduces Verified Profiles for notable public figures, says 26M matches made daily  —  Introducing Verified Profiles  —  Tinder: it's how people meet.  Each day, 26 million matches are made on Tinder, and we do our best to keep those matches real — that's why we're rolling out Verified Profiles.
Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
13 top cryptographers issue report opposing US, British proposals for circumventing encryption, say plans would put the world's digital communications at risk  —  Code Specialists Oppose U.S. and British Government Access to Encrypted Communication  —  SAN FRANCISCO — An elite group …
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
GoPro hires former Hulu original series chief, Charlotte Koh, as head of features and series for content push  —  GoPro Hires Former Hulu Original Series Chief for Content Push (Exclusive)  —  GoPro is getting ready to step up its content game: Charlotte Koh, who used to lead Hulu's original …
Stowe Boyd / Gigaom Research:
Gigaom Research is relaunching under new owner Knowingly; existing subscriptions to be extended four months  —  Rebooting Gigaom Research  —  On March 9 2015, Gigaom ceased operations because of the insolvency of Giga Omni, the corporation behind the scenes.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Netflix announces schedule for seven original feature films, the first to debut Oct. 16  —  Netflix Moves Into Original Feature Films, Starting This October  —  Netflix is ready to become a home for feature films, giving the industry a new outlet for movie production in an era of declining ticket sales …
Leo Kelion / BBC:
BBC reveals final design of the Micro Bit, a pocket-sized computer to be given to 1M UK-based children in October  —  BBC Micro Bit computer's final design revealed  —  The BBC has revealed the final design of the Micro Bit, a pocket-sized computer set to be given to about one million UK-based children in October.
Aaron Zamost / Backchannel:
Square's head of communications describes the cyclical nature of media coverage of tech companies  —  What's Your Hour in ‘Silicon Valley Time’?  —  The tech press moves like clockwork, fitting company narratives into a predictable arc.  Here's how pros deal with it.
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Showtime launches $10.99/month standalone streaming service for the web, Apple TV, iOS, Roku, and Playstation Vue  —  You can now subscribe to Showtime online  —  Showtime is now offering an online subscription, allowing customers to watch its shows and movies without also getting cable.
Owen Williams / The Next Web:
Facebook tests floating videos, so you can scroll and watch at the same time  —  A new button that's quietly appeared on Facebook for some today allows video to be popped out from the newsfeed so you can keep watching as you scroll.  —  Once pressed, the video continues playing and floats …
Ron Miller / TechCrunch:
EMC Sells Cloud Sync And Share Product Syncplicity To Private Equity Firm  —  When EMC bought cloud sync and share company, Syncplicity in 2012, it seemed the company was trying to change the way it does business, but three years later it's selling out to private equity firm, Skyview Capital …

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!
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.
Zoho:
Agentic AI: The need for a data foundation  —  This is the first post of the 4-part series on Agentic Data Infrastructure.Every business app now ships with an AI agent.  Each one is good at its own job.
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

The Nick, Dick and Paul Show:
 All about Interest Rates
Nick Bilton, Dick Costolo, and Paul Kedrosky pull back the curtain on AI, startups, and the future rushing toward us, all with healthy dose of irreverence.
Subscribe to The Nick, Dick and Paul Show.
Training Data:
 Google DeepMind's Logan Kilpatrick: Why the Model Eats the Harness
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.
Big Technology Podcast:
 What Should An AI Device Look Like? — With Alex Himel
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.
Great Chat:
 Founders dish on VC bad behavior (and bring receipts)
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.
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
 Mike Volpi from Hanabi Capital
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
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.
Add your podcast here
 

About This Page

This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9:15 PM ET, July 7, 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

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
ITV says advertising revenues from the World Cup are about 30% higher than those from Euro 2024; Telemundo says it sold out of key World Cup ad inventory

Natalie Korach / Status:
Sources: Lesley Stahl has inked a new two-year contract to remain a correspondent on 60 Minutes; her most recent deals were year-to-year

Ted Johnson / Deadline:
WSJ asks a judge to toss out Trump's revised defamation lawsuit over its Jeffrey Epstein letter story, saying it is a “re-package” of claims already dismissed

More News

Peter Pi / TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog:
Unpatched Flash Player and Windows kernel flaws found in Hacking Team leak

Earlier Picks

Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Samsung announces 2TB consumer-oriented SSDs; 2TB 850 Evo for $800, and 850 Pro for $1,000
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Desperate For Ad Data, Twitter Offers Animated Balloons For Your Birthdate
Wall Street Journal:
Samsung's Q2 disappoints with 7th straight profit decline; revenues fall 8.4% as wrong sales forecast leads to glut of unsold Galaxy S6 and shortages of S6 Edge
Mediagazer memeorandum WeSmirch
Home River Leaderboards About Events Newsletter