|
December 12, 2017, 10:55 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jeff Benjamin / 9to5Mac: |
Apple iMac Pro in 8-core and 10-core variants will be available to order on December 14, starting at $4,999; 14-core and 18-core models are coming later — Apple's pro-oriented all-in-one desktop, the iMac Pro, is set to launch this Thursday on December 14, 2017.
More:
T3, Vincent Laforet's Blog, YouTube, hrtapps.com, iDownloadBlog.com, Ubergizmo, CNBC, MacRumors, The Verge, MacDailyNews, The Tech Report, MacRumors, iMore, Mashable, Business Insider, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, TechSpot, ZDNet, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, Macworld, MacRumors, Softpedia News, CNET, Quartz, Engadget, iPhone Hacks, Seeking Alpha, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Business Insider, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, AppleInsider, and T3
Tweets: @pschiller, @neilcybart, @gregkurstin, @neilcybart, and @mkbhd
| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Early reviews from videographers and other creative professionals find iMac Pro has much improved performance, is a decent value, and looks good in Space Grey — - Apple's iMac Pro goes on sale on Thursday starting at $5000. — Early reviews, from professional photographers and programmers, are positive.
More:
MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacStories, Randi Altman's postPerspective, International Business Times, Road to VR, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, BGR, Daring Fireball, Daring Fireball, The Independent, Tom's Guide, YouTube, and Mehedi Hassan
Tweets: @cabel, @cabel, @thomasgcarter, @cabel, @thomasgcarter, and @thomasgcarter
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Twitter makes it easier to tweetstorm by adding a threads feature, letting you easily add linked tweets from the compose screen, rolling out in coming weeks — Time for some game theory — A few months after being spotted in tests, Twitter's tool for creating tweestorms is now an official part of the app.
More:
Twitter, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Wired, Slate, International Business Times, Neowin, Mashable, Axios, Recode, Newser, BuzzFeed, CNET, and Engadget
Tweets: @stevesi, @jack, @mattmcgee, @dane, @joshconstine, @ow, @da7e, @senatorshoshana, @jbillinson, @jmover, @samfbiddle, and @mgsiegler
| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Instagram now lets you follow hashtags, surfacing highlights from that collection in your main feed, rolling out today — The glass facade of the SuperMoon Bakery (#newforkcity, #eatingnyc) has a pleasing symmetry to it. Two black rectangles sit on either side of a square, a neon smiley face suspended upside down in the center.
More:
Instagram Blog, TechCrunch, Ubergizmo, ValueWalk, Android and Me, MacRumors, Associations Now, International Business Times, Fortune, Adweek, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, MSPoweruser, PhoneDog.com, 9to5Mac, Digital Photography Review, Phandroid, Engadget, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @chrismessina, @bafeldman, @db, @kevinweil, @alexjamesfitz, @johnwilson, and @ambabka
| Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed: |
Leaked documents show how Steve Bannon and Breitbart sought to sabotage Twitter via negative coverage, potential litigation, and stock manipulation — Steve Bannon and his associates at Breitbart News planned a broad financial, legal, and editorial campaign to damage Twitter, according to documents obtained by BuzzFeed News.
More:
Boing Boing and Forbes
Tweets: @jonahnro, @anildash, @anildash, @beschizza, @katienotopoulos, @kevinroose, @buzzfeednews, @willsommer, @caseynewton, and @fwd
| Oliver Cragg / Android Authority: |
US biometrics company Synaptics says it has perfected an in-display fingerprint sensor that is now in mass production in partnership with “a top five OEM” — - Synaptics has announced that it has created an in-display fingerprint sensor called Clear ID
More:
Synaptics, 9to5Google, Neowin, Android and Me, ZDNet, Android Beat, and Android Police. Tweets: @abdophoto
| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
David Marcus, VP of messaging products at Facebook and a former president of PayPal, will be joining Coinbase's board — Coinbase, a popular site for buying cryptocurrencies, is soaring. In the last week, Coinbase's app shot to No. 1 in the iTunes store, while a flood of interest …
More:
The Coinbase Blog, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Business Insider, and Seeking Alpha
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook's AR Studio platform is now in open beta, letting all developers make AR experiences for Facebook Camera; World Effects also arrive on Messenger Camera — Facebook is trying to close the augmented reality gap with Snapchat with the help of an army of third-party developers.
More:
Facebook for Developers, CNET, The Verge, 9to5Mac, SiliconANGLE, Ubergizmo, MSPoweruser, Digital Trends, Neowin, POPSUGAR Living, ZDNet, Engadget, and Recode
Facebook: Sergey Gonchar
| Dani Deahl / The Verge: |
Algoriddim releases djay Pro 2 for macOS with better song library management and AI-powered features like Automix for smooth transitions — And, it's pretty good at it — Algoriddim's next generation of its DJ software, Djay Pro 2, has just been released, available for macOS.
More:
MacRumors, Engadget, Algoriddim, iMore, TechCrunch, and 9to5Mac
| Steve Kovach / Business Insider: |
Facebook says it's changed and grown in the 6 years since ex-VP of user growth Palihapitiya left, after he said he felt tremendous guilt for what he helped make — - Facebook has responded to recent comments made by a former executive that criticized the company.
More:
CNET, The Verge, CNBC, Mashable, Washington Post, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, BBC, Newser, NewCo Shift, Inquirer, Fortune, Tech Times, Firstpost, Refinery29, The Register, Quartz, Marshall Kirkpatrick's Blog, ValueWalk, CNBC, and Ubergizmo
Tweets: @joshelman, @alexhern, @mattocko, @sg, @sarahfrier, @dseetharaman, @mikeisaac, @stevekovach, @stevekovach, and @emmalapoune
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Tinder says it's testing a feed that displays info about Spotify updates, matches' new photos or Instagram posts, and more in Australia, NZ, and Canada — Tinder announced today it's beginning a test of a new feature called “Feed” designed to help users learn more about their matches.
More:
Tinder, Digital Trends, Mashable, International Business Times, Engadget, and The Verge
Tweets: @briannorgard and @briannorgard
| New York Times: |
As net neutrality protests take center stage on Reddit, Kickstarter, and others, tech giants including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Netflix keep a low profile — Protests to preserve net neutrality, or rules that ensure equal access to the internet, migrated online on Tuesday … | Reuters: |
Central bank official says South Korea has called an emergency meeting on cryptocurrencies, with measures to be announced Friday — SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's government has called an emergency meeting to discuss the trading of cryptocurrencies, and measures on the market will be announced on Friday … | Julia Fioretti / Reuters: |
Facebook says it will start booking ad revenue locally in countries where it has a local office, instead of re-routing it via its international HQ in Dublin — - Social media giant Facebook said on Tuesday it would start booking advertising revenue locally instead of re-routing it via …
More:
Facebook, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, SiliconANGLE, Fortune, Adweek, TechCrunch, and BBC
| Michael Steeber / 9to5Mac: |
Lightroom CC for iPhone, iPad, and desktop gets updated with new auto settings powered by Adobe's Sensei machine learning technology — Adobe's December release of Lightroom CC for iPad and iPhone includes a few new interesting features that will be helpful to amateur and professional photographers alike.
More:
Adobe Blog, ZDNet, TechCrunch, and Engadget
| Dustin Volz / Reuters: |
Trump signs US government ban on Kaspersky Lab software into law, as part of broader defense policy spending legislation — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed into law on Tuesday legislation that bans the use of Kaspersky Lab within the U.S. government …
Sponsor Posts
Tribe AI:
Build AI that works — Tribe builds tech for top AI companies. Get in touch to learn how our bench of 500+ engineers and researchers can accelerate your roadmap.
Build AI that works — Tribe builds tech for top AI companies. Get in touch to learn how our bench of 500+ engineers and researchers can accelerate your roadmap.
Kulkan Security:
Hire Kulkan as your penetration testing partner — Kulkan prioritizes deep-dive manual security reviews, dissecting your software and infrastructure to find issues that once remediated can truly reduce security risk.
Hire Kulkan as your penetration testing partner — Kulkan prioritizes deep-dive manual security reviews, dissecting your software and infrastructure to find issues that once remediated can truly reduce security risk.
Zoho:
Environmental impact of remote support: Reducing carbon footprints in IT — Information technology is essential for powering core business processes and facilitating communication.
Environmental impact of remote support: Reducing carbon footprints in IT — Information technology is essential for powering core business processes and facilitating communication.
Mastodon:
Donate to Mastodon — Mastodon gGmbH, the non-profit behind the open-source software powering the social web, relies entirely on support from users like you. Donate directly with a credit card or through Patreon.
Donate to Mastodon — Mastodon gGmbH, the non-profit behind the open-source software powering the social web, relies entirely on support from users like you. Donate directly with a credit card or through Patreon.Who's Hiring In Tech?
The Kevin Rose Show:
Magatte Wade, Unlocking Prosperity in Africa (#53)
Gain unconventional wisdom and insights through conversations with top expert in AI, investing, wellness, technology, and culture.
Subscribe to the Kevin Rose Show!
Techmeme Ride Home:
Fri. 04/19 - All The News About Llama 3
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe via
Apple Podcasts,
Spotify, or
RSS.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:55 PM ET, December 12, 2017.
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
Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:Todd Spangler / Variety:
New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
More:
Ubergizmo, International Business Times, Neowin, GeekWire, Digital Trends, Polygon, VentureBeat, Quartz, CNBC, TechCrunch, CNET, TechSpot, Seeking Alpha, The Verge, and Fortune. Tweets: @alexhern
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
More:
Mashable, CNBC, GeekWire, CityLab, Curbed SF, New York Times, Silicon Valley Business …, Recode, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Fortune, CBS News, and CBS San Francisco
Tweets: @juliancastro and @pt
| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
More:
TechCrunch. Tweets: @ryan, @nytimesbusiness, @williamturton, @stevekovach, @duncanriley, @getongab, @nytimesbusiness, @propublica, @natalie_allison, @getongab, and @kevinroose
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |