|
August 7, 2015, 10:50 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Daniel Veditz / Mozilla Security Blog: |
Major exploit in Firefox found in the wild, Mozilla issues security update — Firefox exploit found in the wild — Yesterday morning, August 5, a Firefox user informed us that an advertisement on a news site in Russia was serving a Firefox exploit that searched for sensitive files …
| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple.com redesign does away with ‘Store’ tab and ‘store.apple.com’ domain, integrates shopping buttons in every product page — Apple.com, One Of The World's Biggest Stores, Gets A Redesign — A redesign of Apple.com that went live today removed the standalone ‘Store’ tab … | Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
Everything new in iOS 9 beta 5: AT&T Wi-Fi Calling, keyboard changes, CarPlay tweaks, and more — With the release of today's iOS 9 beta, Apple has introduced several new features. The first on the list, and probably one of the most important, is support for Wi-Fi Calling on AT&T … | CNBC: |
US officials: Russian “state actor” hacked Pentagon's Joint Staff unclassified email system around July 25; no classified data seized — Russia hacks Pentagon computers: NBC, citing sources — NBC News is reporting Russia has hacked computers at the Pentagon, with CNBC's Sue Herera.
More:
NBC News, The Daily Beast, Digital Trends, The Register, Daily Mail, Help Net Security, Naked Security, ITProPortal, CNN, TechSpot, Guardian, Ubergizmo, ITworld.com, US News, Business Insider, SC Magazine, The Next Web, Gizmodo, ValueWalk, Neowin, SlashGear, TechCrunch, Nextgov, Seeking Alpha and BGR
Tweets: @jablan and @markurban01
| Mark Wilson / BetaNews: |
Zimperium releases free Stagefright detector Android app, shows if device is vulnerable — Zimperium releases Stagefright detection tool and vulnerability demo video — We've already looked at the Stagefright vulnerability, discovered by Zimperium, and shown what can be done to deal with it.
More:
Zimperium Mobile Security Blog, Engadget, ZDNet, Xperia Blog, Gizmodo, Slashdot, SlashGear, Fone Arena, Pocketnow, AndroidGuys, Ausdroid and Lookout Blog. Thanks:@sparklemarkle
| Rebecca Jeschke / Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
EFF's browser extension Privacy Badger out of beta; 1.0 blocks super-cookies and browser fingerprinting — Privacy Badger 1.0 Blocks the Sneakiest Kinds of Online Tracking — Browser Add-On Prevents Data Collection from Ads and Other Hidden Trackers — San Francisco …
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Informatica goes private, counts Microsoft, Salesforce as strategic investors — Salesforce Ventures and Microsoft buy into partner Informatica as the data integration and management company goes private in a $5.3 billion deal. — Informatica closed its deal to go private Thursday …
More:
Informatica US, New York Times, PE Hub Blog, Forbes, NASDAQ.com, VatorNews and The Register
| Michael Gold / Reuters: |
Taiwan's HTC says to cut jobs, smartphone models to revive sales — Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp said it would cut jobs and discontinue models as part of its strategy to focus on high-end devices to better compete with the likes of Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics.| Bing Blogs: |
Bing to warn users if they follow links to pharmaceutical sites that have been flagged by the FDA as fake or illegal — Bing to warn customers about the threats of fake online pharmacies — Picture Fred, a 60-year-old man who has a few medical conditions.| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Pebble Time Steel now available for preorder for $249 with leather strap, $299 with steel band — Pebble's next smartwatch is here — Pebble's latest smartwatch, the Pebble Time, has been widely available for purchase for just a couple of weeks. But the company isn't slowing down …
More:
Office Blogs, Pebble, VentureBeat, Tech Times, Phandroid, Android Authority, Droid Life, Ausdroid, iMore and TechSpot
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Pornhub, world's largest porn site, introduces a $9.99/month premium tier with no ads, faster playback, higher quality streams, exclusive content — Pornhub Premium: Netflix for porn costs $9.99 per month — Pornhub, the largest pornography site on the Internet, is going premium.
More:
Pornhub, Nautilus, Engadget, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, BetaNews, CNBC, PCMag Australia Feed, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, N4BB and WebProNews. Tweets: @mikeisaac
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft open sources early preview of its Windows Bridge toolkit for porting iOS apps to Windows 10, with final version later in fall — Microsoft open sources its iOS toolkit for building Windows 10 apps — Microsoft is making an early version of its ‘Project Islandwood’ bridge …
More:
Windows Blog, GitHub, Windows Blog, Engadget, Ars Technica, Inquirer, InfoWorld, TechSpot, Computerworld, Windows Central, BetaNews, Gamasutra, NEWS.com.au, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Verge, MacRumors, VentureBeat, Redmond Pie, iPhone Hacks, ReadWrite, The Register, ProgrammableWeb.com, TechCrunch, Daring Fireball, PCWorld, The Next Web, MacNN, 9to5Mac, Patently Apple, AppleInsider, PCMag Australia Feed, Pocketnow, Business Insider, Microsoft News and WMPoweruser
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:
Do you need a Zoho Partner? Here's why working with one can benefit you. — Zoho offers over 60 applications, each one built for a unique use case. From sales and marketing to finance, HR, and customer support …
Do you need a Zoho Partner? Here's why working with one can benefit you. — Zoho offers over 60 applications, each one built for a unique use case. From sales and marketing to finance, HR, and customer support …
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
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.
The Talk Show With John Gruber:
'What's in Louie's Wallet', With Louie Mantia
The director's commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
Subscribe to The Talk Show With John Gruber.
Big Technology Podcast:
Leopold Blows Up, OpenAI Drastically Cuts Prices, Microsoft's Best Day
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:
Open Model Wars + Claire Stapleton's Dishy Google Memoir + Substack's Slop Fight
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.
Great Chat:
Tech's short-term era
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.
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 10:50 AM ET, August 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
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More:
The Verge, BetaKit and The Next Web
| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
More:
VentureBeat, VentureBeat and Gamasutra
Earlier Picks
| Steve Lohr / New York Times: |
More:
IBM, The Register, Beyond Search, ZDNet, Re/code, TechEye, Computerworld, Forbes, PCWorld and TechCrunch. Tweets: @matthewherper
| Jason Shirk / Microsoft Security Response Center: |