|
July 3, 2018, 5:00 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jillian D'Onfro / CNBC: |
Google says Cloud COO Diane Bryant has left the company, less than a year after joining from Intel, where she had been for 32 years — Google Cloud chief operating officer Diane Bryant has left the company after less than a year. — “We are grateful for the contributions she made while at Google …
More:
Business Insider, TechCrunch, GeekWire, The Hill, SiliconANGLE, ZDNet, Axios, 9to5Google, Investor's Business Daily, and Fortune
| Sara Salinas / CNBC: |
Source: Uber looked at buying bike-rental startup Motivate before Lyft did but walked away over union issues and the risk city contracts could be in jeopardy — - An Uber-Motivate deal could have locked in a considerable bike-sharing advantage over Lyft for the ride-hailing pioneer.
More:
Lyft Blog, Digital Trends, Wall Street Journal, InvestorPlace, and SiliconANGLE
| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
Amazon expands its checkout-free Amazon Go retail concept with a second, larger store, also in Seattle, which it says will open in fall 2018 — Amazon is expanding its checkout-free Amazon Go retail concept with another location in the company's backyard, GeekWire has learned.| Sam Levin / The Guardian: |
In trial against Six4Three, Facebook argues it's a publisher with the free speech right to take away access to data but also claims protection under Article 230 — In its defense against a former app startup, Facebook is contradicting its long-held claim to be simply a neutral platform| Kim Bhasin / Bloomberg: |
Inside Instagram's master class for marketing executives from fashion and beauty companies, where they learn to sell products on its platform — It's the first day of class at Instagram. Students check in at two security desks and sign non-disclosure agreements before heading up to the photo-sharing app's Manhattan offices.| Axios: |
All charges against ex-Vungle CEO Zain Jaffer have been dismissed at the request of San Mateo DA, who said prescribed drugs from multiple doctors were at fault — Last fall we reported that tech entrepreneur Zain Jaffer was arrested on a variety of awful charges, including sexual assault of his own child.
More:
Gizmodo, TechCrunch, and San Francisco Chronicle
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Melbourne-based international payments startup Airwallex raises $80M Series B led by Tencent and Sequoia China — Airwallex, a three-year-old fintech startup focused on international payments for SMEs and businesses, is putting itself on the map after it raised an $80 million Series B round.| Facebook: |
Facebook is shutting down Android contacts app Hello, fitness tracking app Moves, and anonymous teen social media app tbh due to “low usage” — We wanted to let you know that we are shutting down three apps due to low usage: Moves, tbh and Hello.
More:
Digital Trends, CNET, BBC, MacRumors, The Next Web, iPhone in Canada Blog, BGR, Business Insider, Engadget, Adweek, TechSpot, Fortune, Neowin, SlashGear, 9to5Mac, Ubergizmo, TechCrunch, Android Police, The Verge, and Axios
Tweets: @mgsiegler, @codybrown, and @martinsfp
| Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Sources say Google's delay in joining a consortium of ad tech companies has complicated its members' GDPR compliance efforts — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google's delayed entry into a consortium of advertising technology companies has spoiled the members' push to comply with a new European privacy law …
Tweets: @reuters
| Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo: |
Samsung says it's aware of reports from some phone owners that its Messages texting app randomly sent photos to their contacts without permission — Sending pictures to others is one of the most basic functions of a smartphone, but when your phone's texting app starts randomly pushing …
More:
Pocketnow, USA Today, Slate, The Guardian, The Verge, BetaNews, Android Authority, CNBC, Engadget, TechCrunch, Greenbot, KnowTechie, BGR, InvestorPlace, ExtremeTech, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, SamMobile, Telegraph, Security Affairs, Silicon Republic, Fast Company, Firstpost, iPhone Hacks, The Register, NBC Bay Area, BleepingComputer, Tom's Guide, Neowin, Business Insider, CNET, Fortune, Ubergizmo, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @jchengwsj, @backlon, and @reneritchie
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
US provides ZTE temporary authorization through August 1 to continue supporting equipment and consumer devices already deployed — So it can update phones and other equipment — The US Commerce Department has temporarily lifted a portion of the ban on ZTE that all-but shut down the company almost three months ago.
More:
CNET, Bloomberg, and bis.doc.gov
| Bloomberg: |
A Chinese court temporarily bans Micron chip sales in the country, with patent ruling in favor of Taiwanese rival UMC; Micron says no injunction has been served — A Chinese court temporarily banned Micron Technology Inc. chip sales, cutting the U.S. company off from the world's largest …
More:
CNBC, CNBC, CNBC, and Investor's Business Daily
Sponsor Posts
Clay:
Turn any GTM idea into reality — Clay helps GTM teams combine AI agents, enrichment, and intent data to move faster and turn insights into action.
Turn any GTM idea into reality — Clay helps GTM teams combine AI agents, enrichment, and intent data to move faster and turn insights into action.
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:
Event-driven document automation using webhooks in Zoho Writer — Instantly generate and send documents based on triggers from any form builder, business app, or automation workflow.We are excited …
Event-driven document automation using webhooks in Zoho Writer — Instantly generate and send documents based on triggers from any form builder, business app, or automation workflow.We are excited …
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
Channels with Peter Kafka:
How Odd Lots' Joe Weisenthal Turned Curiosity Into a Career, and a Hit Podcast
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.
Access:
OpenAI's Fidji Simo on why ads are coming to ChatGPT
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Invest Like the Best:
Alex Behring and Daniel Schwartz - Inside 3G Capital
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:
The Truth Behind Automation Claims in Customer Support | Cresta CEO Ping Wu
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
The rise of the professional vibe coder (a new AI-era job) | Lazar Jovanovic (Professional Vibe Coder)
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.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Special Edition: Key findings from the Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
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 5:00 PM ET, July 3, 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
Selome Hailu / Variety:Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
More:
Washington Post, Droid Life, CNBC, CNBC, and Dallas Morning News
Tweets: @jessefelder and @matthewstoller
Earlier Picks
| Washington Post: |
More:
The Register, AppleInsider, Reuters, Marketing Land, SlashGear, Vox, Ubergizmo, Vanity Fair, Associated Press, New York Times, Silicon Republic, MediaNama, Firstpost, Slate, CNNMoney, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Engadget, VentureBeat, The Hill, TechCrunch, BuzzFeed, Fast Company, and Business Insider
Tweets: @chrisinsilico, @jason_kint, and @profcarroll
| Annie Gowen / Washington Post: |
More:
MediaNama, CNN, SludgeFeed, Times of India, Hindustan Times, CNET, Engadget, and BBC
Tweets: @bentaub91, @pritishnandy, and @nidhi
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
More:
FierceWireless, SlashGear, The Daily Dot, Engadget, KnowTechie, Ubergizmo, BGR, Fortune, 9to5Mac, reddit.com, and Android Authority
| Neer Varshney / The Next Web: |
More:
NewsBTC, NullTX, Bitcoinist.com, CoinSpeaker, SiliconANGLE, Bitsonline, The Coinbase Blog, Bitcoin Magazine, SludgeFeed, and CryptoGlobe. Tweets: @bitcoin