|
April 6, 2018, 8:25 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| 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 Guardian, CNET, Inquirer, Gizmodo, BGR, Engadget, BetaNews, The Verge, SlashGear, South China Morning Post, MediaNama, and The Next Web
Tweets: @joshconstine, @caseynewton, @davidkirkpatric, @ashleymayer, @caseynewton, @amir, @samwhited, @caseynewton, and @jilliancyork
| 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:
NBC News, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, Business Insider, BuzzFeed, Bloomberg, Silicon Republic, Los Angeles Times, The Interface, Bloomberg, San Francisco Chronicle, CNET, CNBC, Bloomberg, Axios, TechCrunch, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @caseynewton, @nprinskeep, @lionelbarber, @business, @sarahfrier, @business, @axios, and @kantrowitz
| Paul Mozur / New York Times: |
Myanmar civil society groups say Zuckerberg mischaracterized efficacy of Facebook systems to detect hate speech on Messenger in their country in Vox interview — SHANGHAI — Civil society groups in Myanmar on Thursday criticized Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg …
More:
drive.google.com, Financial Times, The Guardian, BuzzFeed, Business Insider, CBS San Francisco, and WRAL TechWire
Tweets: @francis_wade, @nytimes, @phandeeyar, @hayesbrown, @kevinroose, @kevinroose, @rmac18, and @ethanz
| Rhett Jones / Gizmodo: |
More:
Neowin, NPR, BGR, Slate, The Register, Bloomberg, POPSUGAR Culture, Washington Post, Forbes, Tom's Hardware, Wccftech, Ad Age, Engadget, Computerworld, HackRead, Security Affairs, Vox, and Naked Security
Tweets: @gizmodo, @adage, @ashk4n, and @joshconstine
| 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:
Fast Company, BBC, Fortune, Inquirer, International Business Times, The Hill, Engadget, Gizmodo, Ubergizmo, Forbes, The Next Web, The Register, SlashGear, Slate, 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
| 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, Thurrott.com, MacRumors, International Business Times, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider
| 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 Next Web, Fortune, The Coinbase Blog, TechCrunch, NewsBTC, Yourstory.com, CoinDesk, Business Insider, and Axios
Tweets: @adamdraper and @mdudas
| 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 … | 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.| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Washington, DC think tank Coin Center says blockchain technology may be fundamentally incompatible with GDPR and that Europe should exempt Bitcoin from it — Since people can store personal data in blockchains, the technology could fall under the purview of the upcoming European change to privacy law.| 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, The Verge, Engadget, Neowin, AndroidHeadlines.com, Android Central, and TechCrunch
| 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:
The Verge, Engadget, Neowin, Road to VR, Variety, MSPoweruser, Android Authority, SlashGear, Android Police, and Android Central
| 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:
CNET, Security Affairs, SecurityWeek, SlashGear, Associated Press, Naked Security, Business Insider, The Register, Fast Company, TechSpot, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, Airline Tickets & Flights, BleepingComputer.com, San Francisco Chronicle, SHC Speaks, PR Newswire, Engadget, CNBC, Axios, Bloomberg, Fast Company, The Business Journals, Fortune, and Mashable
Tweets: @mgsiegler, @jstrauss, and @maggiejordanacn
| 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:
Axios, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Pocketnow, iPhone Hacks, 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
| 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:
9to5Google and Engadget
| 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:
ABC News, Macworld, Inquirer, Tech Times, iMore, TidBITS, O'Grady's PowerPage, International Business Times, The Mac Observer, Digital Trends, BGR, Patently Apple, CNET, The Next Web, MacRumors, Ubergizmo, iPhone in Canada Blog, Business Insider, Tom's Guide, InvestorPlace, Insanely Great Mac, MacStories, AppleInsider, SlashGear, Thurrott.com, iPhone Hacks, BetaNews, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, The Verge, The Verge, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, Seeking Alpha, 9to5Mac, Quartz, Computerworld, Gizmodo, CNBC, Engadget, VentureBeat, Axios, and MacRumors
Tweets: @scriptingosx, @stammy, @trixxy, @llsethj, @jsnell, @bdsams, @stroughtonsmith, @mgsiegler, @mgsiegler, and @stroughtonsmith
| Ben Sisario / New York Times: |
Sony says it sold 17% of its 5.7% stake in Spotify on Tuesday, the day Spotify went public, for $250M+; other big labels are thought to own 4% or less — In the music industry, one of the biggest issues hanging over Spotify's arrival on the New York Stock Exchange has been what the major record companies … Sponsor Posts
Google:
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Soxton:
AI-powered 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!
AI-powered 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!
Zoho:
Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements — 2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements — 2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box 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 & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast:
Alex And Ranjan's 2026 Outlook: ChatGPT 1 Billion, AI Shopping, Apple's Big Year, AI Love Boom
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:
Where Is All the A.I.-Driven Scientific Progress?
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.
The Talk Show With John Gruber:
'A Naughty Citizen', With Quinn Nelson
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Podcast Pioneer PJ Vogt's Second Act: Less Budget, More Control
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.
BG2 Pod:
AI Enterprise - Databricks & Glean
Open-source podcast on all things tech, markets, investing, and capitalism, hosted by Brad Gerstner.
Subscribe to BG2 Pod.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Ted Sarandos: Netflix and how tech changed storytelling
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 8:25 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
Alex Ritman / Variety:Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Henry Blodget / Regenerator:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
More:
International Business Times, Firstpost, Social Media Today, and The Verge
Tweets: @joshconstine and @joshconstine
Earlier Picks
| Ben Fox Rubin / CNET: |
More:
Amazon.com, The Verge, GeekWire, Ubergizmo, PhoneDog.com, BleepingComputer.com, Android and Me, Kwikset Locks, GeekWire, The Verge, Engadget, and Thrifter
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
More:
The Register, BleepingComputer.com, Computerworld, Engadget, Softpedia News, SlashGear, SiliconANGLE, PCWorld, eWeek, Lifehacker, SecurityWeek, Digital Trends, The Hill, TechSpot, Neowin, Windows Central, and Office Blogs. Tweets: @officenews
| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |