|
August 18, 2015, 2:55 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: New Apple TV will run a full-blown iOS core, specifically a TV-optimized version of iOS 9 — What will September's new iOS 9-based Apple TV bring to the living room? — Apple plans to hold one of its annual fall media events on Wednesday, September 9th to introduce the new iPhone 6S …
More:
ZDNet, InvestorPlace, MacNN, AppleInsider, TechSpot, Tech Trader Daily, Ubergizmo, Mashable, Digital Trends, RCR Wireless News, SlashGear, Fone Arena, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, The Verge, USA Today, SiliconANGLE, CNET, MobileSyrup.com, Tech2, BGR, Macworld, TechnoBuffalo, Tech Insider, iMore and Yahoo Tech
| David Pierce / Wired: |
Google partners with TP-LINK on OnHub, an easy to use $199 Wi-Fi router that makes sure your devices are connecting efficiently — Rejoice: Google Just Created a Stupidly Simple Wi-Fi Router — It's actually pretty easy to deal with your wireless router.
More:
Official Google Blog, VentureBeat, Six Colors, Marco.org, The Verge, Ars Technica, Financial Times and Pocketnow
Tweets: @csoghoian, @dannysullivan and @hunterwalk
| Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch: |
Reddit Names Marty Weiner, Founding Engineer At Pinterest, Its First CTO — There are plenty of things on Steve Huffman's to-do list since returning to Reddit as its CEO. Having a gifted technical mind himself, currently doing double duty as Hipmunk's CTO, the need for a technical lead at Reddit was glaring.| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Verizon Edges AT&T in Network Quality, While Sprint Makes Improvements — Price competition is intense in the cellular business, and increasingly, so is the competition for top ratings in network quality. — Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure, for example, said at Code Conference that his company …
More:
RootMetrics, SiliconBeat, Ars Technica, USA Today, ZDNet, CIO.com, iPhone Hacks, CNET, FierceWireless and RCR Wireless News. Tweets: @davezatz
| Jonah Peretti / BuzzFeed: |
BuzzFeed gets $200M from NBCUniversal to expand its reach to TV and film, and partners with Yahoo Japan — Big News — I'm very excited to share that NBCUniversal has agreed to invest $200M in BuzzFeed and partner with us to extend our reach to TV and film.| Wish Wu / TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog: |
Another serious exploit found in Android's mediaserver component, where Stagefright bugs were found — MediaServer Takes Another Hit with Latest Android Vulnerability — The “hits” keep on coming for Android's mediaserver component. We have discovered yet another Android mediaserver vulnerability …
More:
ZDNet, BetaNews, The Register, PCWorld, Guardian, CIO Today and SecurityWeek
| Chris Granger: |
Visual programming tool Eve launches first public release — Eve Version 0 — Never heard of Eve? Read more here. — Today marks a huge milestone for us - the first public release of Eve. After a ton of research, dozens of prototypes, and a slew of tests we've finally come to something that we think is the beginning of Eve.
Tweets: @dubreuia, @cp_kelley, @francoislaberge and @dloss
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
EShares, a startup that digitizes share certificates to make it easy to know who owns a company, raises $17M Series B at a post-money valuation of $77M — EShares, Now Valued At $77 Million, Looks Far Beyond Silicon Valley — EShares, which digitizes paper stock options …
More:
ReadWrite, Gizmodo, StrictlyVC and bizjournals
| Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire: |
Amazon set to launch new ‘Amazon Flex’ package pickup service with Prime Now in Seattle area … GeekWire has discovered a “confidential” new Amazon facility that's getting ready to launch Prime Now one-hour delivery in the Seattle area, as well as a completely new service called “Amazon Flex.”| Evie Nagy / Fast Company: |
Midroll relaunches Howl podcast app: get access to recent episodes for free, or pay $4.99/mo to access archives of Midroll podcasts, WTF With Marc Maron, more — Is Howl The “Netflix Of Podcasts” We've Been Waiting For? — There's no true one-stop, all-you-can-eat shop for podcast distribution.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
One year after launch, Google brings Android One to Africa, starting with 6 countries — Google has finally launched Android One, a standard created for Android devices in developing countries, in Africa. — First revealed last September, Android One launched in India initially … | Jeff Elder / Wall Street Journal: |
U.S. Delays Giving Up Oversight of Internet Administrator Icann — The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday delayed for at least a year its plans to give up oversight of Icann, a key component of Internet governance.
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Nuance launches cloud-based Dragon Anywhere iOS app, new Mac app — Nuance, the voice recognition and productivity software company behind the iOS keyboard's Dictation feature, today has revealed a series of updates to its applications and a new cloud-based synchronization service at the core.| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Study: 11% of iOS users report actually using Apple Music, while 52% have stuck with service — Early Apple Music stats show major opportunities for growth, user retention, conversion from rival services — A new study from research firm MusicWatch shares some insight into Apple Music usage …
More:
The Verge, Business Wire, New York Post, AppleInsider, MacRumors, iMore, Business Insider, Motley Fool, Cult of Mac, Ubergizmo, CNET and The Verge
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!
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.
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:
10 essential project management reports every team should use — Let's be honest about how projects usually go sideways. A task gets blocked and nobody notices. A dependency changes and nobody updates the plan.
10 essential project management reports every team should use — Let's be honest about how projects usually go sideways. A task gets blocked and nobody notices. A dependency changes and nobody updates the plan.
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
Training Data:
Simulating Humans at Scale: Simile's Joon Sung Park
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:
Kareem Amin - The Unusual Approach to Company Building
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:
Why 80% of the Fortune 100 Chose Qualtrics | Ryan Smith
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
The hidden pattern behind successful products | Mark Pincus (founder of Zynga)
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.
Big Technology Podcast:
SpaceX's IPO Triumph, Anthropic's Fable Fumble, OpenAI's Price War
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.
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 2:55 PM ET, August 18, 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
Rohan Goswami / Semafor:CBC News:
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
More:
Wired, Ars Technica, Forbes, Fortune, gameinformer.com, Crowdfund Insider, TechSpot, Polygon, GamesIndustry.biz, Fast Company, Gamasutra, Develop Feed and Gameranx. Thanks:@joshconstine
| Jason Cipriani / Fortune: |
| Florian Mueller / FOSS Patents: |
Earlier Picks
| John Callaham / Windows Central: |
| Ryan Knutson / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
Digital Trends, Tech Trader Daily, DSLreports, Wired, FierceWireless, AndroidGuys, Tech Times, TWICE, PhoneDog.com, CrackBerry.com, iPhone Hacks and Washington Post. Tweets: @timcohn
| John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: |
More:
irs.gov, Reuters, BGR, The Next Web, Engadget, TechEye, PYMNTS.com, CSO, LIFARS, Motherboard, Fortune, Computerworld, CBS News, The Register, SiliconANGLE, Newsweek, InvestorPlace, ConsumerAffairs.com, Washington Examiner, Newser, Ars Technica, SlashGear, Gizmodo, FedScoop, Independent Journal Review, TIME and Business Insider