|
April 6, 2018, 5:10 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Hannah Kuchler / Financial Times: |
Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook “underinvested” in safety and security and that she and Zuckerberg should have spoken about Cambridge Analytica scandal sooner — Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's second-in-command, said she personally made “mistakes” and that the company had been too slow …
More:
SiliconANGLE, BuzzFeed, Bloomberg, Silicon Republic, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, The Interface, Bloomberg, CNET, CNBC, Bloomberg, Axios, TechCrunch, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @caseynewton, @nprinskeep, @lionelbarber, @business, @sarahfrier, @business, @axios, and @kantrowitz
| Rhett Jones / Gizmodo: |
Facebook disables email and phone number search after malicious actors abused the features to scrape public profile data; company says most accounts affected — Since the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal first broke last month, Facebook has tried out a number of PR strategies to address the growing outcry.
More:
Bloomberg, NPR, Slate, BGR, The Register, Washington Post, POPSUGAR Culture, Forbes, Tom's Hardware, Wccftech, Ad Age, Computerworld, Engadget, Recode, HackRead, Security Affairs, Vox, Naked Security, and Business Insider
Tweets: @gizmodo, @adage, @ashk4n, and @joshconstine
| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
More:
drive.google.com, The Guardian, Financial Times, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, CBS San Francisco, and WRAL TechWire
Tweets: @nytimes, @phandeeyar, @hayesbrown, @kevinroose, @kevinroose, @rmac18, and @ethanz
| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Sources: Facebook asked several US hospitals to share anonymized data about patients for a proposed research project, but plan is on hold amid privacy scandals — - Facebook was in talks with top hospitals and other medical groups as recently as last month about a proposal to share data …
More:
Inquirer, The Register, Engadget, Gizmodo, The Hill, Fortune, Forbes, Slate, Ubergizmo, The Next Web, SlashGear, South China Morning Post, The Verge, ZDNet, Business Insider, The Guardian, Ars Technica, and Axios
Tweets: @flyosity, @shiraovide, @oliviasolon, @chrissyfarr, @chrissyfarr, and @chrissyfarr. Thanks:@chrissyfarr
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook retracted some messages sent by Zuckerberg and other executives from recipients' inboxes without informing those users or the public — You can't remove Facebook messages from the inboxes of people you sent them to, but Facebook did that for Mark Zuckerberg and other executives.
More:
The Verge, The Next Web, and Business Insider
Tweets: @joshconstine, @caseynewton, @ashleymayer, @caseynewton, @amir, @samwhited, @caseynewton, and @jilliancyork
| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
Coinbase is launching Coinbase Ventures, a $15M seed-stage fund to invest in cryptocurrency and blockchain startups — - Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is launching a vehicle for early-stage investments called Coinbase Ventures. — “We will invest in companies that are in the space …
More:
The Coinbase Blog, The Coinbase Blog, Yourstory.com, TechCrunch, NewsBTC, CoinDesk, Axios, and Business Insider
Tweets: @mdudas and @adamdraper
| Dell Cameron / Gizmodo: |
Delta and Sears say malware attack at chat vendor [24]7 last year led to data breach that included credit card details of “hundreds of thousands” of customers — Delta Air Lines and Sears Holding Corp. on Thursday disclosed a data breach that may have exposed the payment card details …
More:
Security Affairs, Associated Press, Fast Company, Airline Tickets & Flights, Naked Security, SlashGear, Business Insider, SHC Speaks, The Register, PR Newswire, CNET, TechSpot, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, BleepingComputer.com, Engadget, San Francisco Chronicle, CNBC, Axios, Bloomberg, Fast Company, The Business Journals, Fortune, and Mashable
Tweets: @mgsiegler, @jstrauss, and @maggiejordanacn
| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
RBI, India's central bank, bans financial institutions and banks from providing services to businesses and individuals dealing with cryptocurrencies — - Regulated financial institutions in India can no longer provide services to companies or individuals dealing with virtual currencies, the Reserve Bank of India says.| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
YouTube TV, previously only available on the web via Chrome, now supports Firefox; Google says support for more browsers to come — YouTube TV has been a pretty awesome product so far, but its expansion to new platforms has been relatively slow. Recently, Google finally loosened …
More:
YourTechExplained, Engadget, The Verge, AndroidHeadlines.com, Neowin, Android Central, and TechCrunch
| Joyce Lee / Reuters: |
Samsung's Q1 profit of ~$14.7B, up 57.6% YoY, beat estimates in preliminary results on sales of ~$56.1B, up 18.7% YoY; full earnings expected in late April — SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) tipped a surprise record first-quarter profit on Friday but market reaction … | Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Snapchat releases iPhone X-exclusive AR Lenses that look more realistic thanks to the TrueDepth camera technology — Snapchat has discovered a way to leverage the power of iPhone X's TrueDepth camera — and that means you'll have access to exclusive Lenses if you use Apple's all-screen mobile device.
More:
The Verge and AppleInsider
| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple says the planned update to the Mac Pro will not arrive until 2019, and it has formed the Pro Workflow Team to focus on professional users — A year ago, I visited the Apple campus in Cupertino to figure out where the hell the new Mac Pro was. I joined a round-table discussion …
More:
Inquirer, iMore, BGR, International Business Times, Digital Trends, The Mac Observer, MacRumors, Patently Apple, CNET, Ubergizmo, The Next Web, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider, Tom's Guide, The Verge, InvestorPlace, AppleInsider, MacStories, Insanely Great Mac, The Verge, SlashGear, Macworld, Thurrott.com, iPhone Hacks, BetaNews, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, Seeking Alpha, Quartz, Computerworld, Gizmodo, CNBC, Engadget, VentureBeat, Axios, and MacRumors
Tweets: @scriptingosx, @trixxy, @stammy, @stroughtonsmith, @llsethj, @jsnell, @bdsams, @mgsiegler, @mgsiegler, @stroughtonsmith, and @markgurman
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Report says Apple CEO Tim Cook to be deposed in Apple v. Qualcomm on June 27 — Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to attend a deposition in the ongoing Apple v. Qualcomm legal battle on June 27, according to Bloomberg. — Cook will be providing testimony as part of Qualcomm's lawsuit against Apple …
More:
AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, Pocketnow, Recode, Mashable, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @markgurman
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Facebook debuts AR-based Target Tracking, letting users launch AR experiences by pointing their phone at an image or QR code, available in beta — Facebook is adding a new augmented reality feature called target tracking, which lets people launch AR experiences by pointing their phone at an image.
More:
Facebook Research, Digital Trends, CNET, Engadget, and Road to VR
| Ben Fox Rubin / CNET: |
Amazon Key rolls out keyless entry, remote lock and unlock, and guest access to all US users and adds five new compatible smart locks, bringing total to eight — A handful of Amazon Key's main features are being rolled out across the US. — That means you can now use the service anywhere …
More:
Amazon.com, The Verge, GeekWire, Ubergizmo, PhoneDog.com, BleepingComputer.com, Android and Me, Kwikset Locks, GeekWire, The Verge, Engadget, and Thrifter
| Plex: |
Plex launches its Plex VR app on Samsung Gear VR and Oculus, will bring VR co-viewing and voice chat to Gear VR within a few weeks — A wise person once said “a single ecosystem does not an emerging technology establish.” An even wiser person once said “three ecosystems oughta be enough for anyone.”
More:
Engadget, Variety, MSPoweruser, SlashGear, Android Authority, Android Police, and Android Central
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft brings Files Restore to all OneDrive customers, letting users restore their entire OneDrive to a point in last 30 days, and adds ransomware detection — Microsoft is bringing more of the OneDrive and Outlook security protection tools it offers its Office 365 business customers to consumers.
More:
Computerworld, Engadget, Softpedia News, Office Blogs, SlashGear, PCWorld, SiliconANGLE, eWeek, Lifehacker, SecurityWeek, Digital Trends, The Hill, TechSpot, Neowin, Windows Central, On MSFT, Thurrott.com, and MSPoweruser. Tweets: @officenews
| Nikkei Asian Review: |
Coincheck, which in January lost $530M worth of customers' cryptocurrency, confirms takeover by Japan's Monex Group — Cryptocurrency exchange will shuffle management to regain investor trust — TOKYO — Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, which was at the at the center …
More:
FXStreet, The Mainichi, Finance Magnates, Bitcoinist.com, Japan Times, Bitcoin Magazine, and CoinDesk
| Ricardo Brito / Reuters: |
Brazilian judge fines Facebook $33M, saying the company failed to help with a 2016 corruption probe by not giving access to WhatsApp messages; FB disputes fine — BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge has ordered that Facebook Inc (FB.O) pay 111.7 million reais ($33.4 million) …
More:
Engadget
| Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: |
Sources: fewer than expected Spotify shareholders sold stock during listing, potentially driving price up; 5% of potentially available shares traded at open — Initial share supply shortage seen as driving up price briefly — Music-streaming company's trading volume below big tech IPOsSponsor 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!
Equals:
Stop vibe coding analytics — Equals AI turns questions about your business into auditable spreadsheet models and dashboards. Build once, iterate for years.
Stop vibe coding analytics — Equals AI turns questions about your business into auditable spreadsheet models and dashboards. Build once, iterate for years.
Zoho:
Deep dive into SalesIQ's Summer '26 release: 40+ features for the agentic era — We've already introduced you to Zoho SalesIQ's Summer '26 release, our annual release, and the one where SalesIQ enters a new territory: the era of agentic intelligence.
Deep dive into SalesIQ's Summer '26 release: 40+ features for the agentic era — We've already introduced you to Zoho SalesIQ's Summer '26 release, our annual release, and the one where SalesIQ enters a new territory: the era of agentic intelligence.
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
The Upstarts Podcast:
Blitzy's Brian Elliott: Cursor And Claude Code Are Looking At Your Enterprise Code 'Through A Straw'
Veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad sits down with breakout entrepreneurs taking on the status quo to shake up their fields in AI, design, nuclear energy, space, and more.
Subscribe to The Upstarts Podcast.
The Nick, Dick and Paul Show:
Re-Release: The Death of Hollywood? W/ Allan Loeb
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.
Great Chat:
Maybe Twitter isn't real life
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.
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's Plan To Merge Chat And Agents — With Greg Brockman
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Encore: Inside Joe Weisenthal's brain
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.
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 5:10 AM ET, April 6, 2018.
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
Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:Associated Press:
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Susan Decker / Bloomberg: |
| Nick Wingfield / New York Times: |
More:
USA Today, MarketWatch, Gizmodo, Business Insider, CNBC, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Light Reading, Seeking Alpha, The Independent, Snopes.com, MarketWatch, Inc.com, MarketWatch, and MIT Technology Review
Tweets: @nytopinion, @jaycaruso, @dealbook, @jeffmacke, @esglaude, @politifact, @guypbenson, @patrickruffini, @ddale8, @reformedbroker, and @ddale8
| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
More:
Engadget, Social Media Today, Twitter, CNET, ZDNet, The Outline, Business Insider, Forbes, Press Association, TechCrunch, GeekWire, and Axios. Tweets: @policy