|
October 25, 2018, 9:15 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Microsoft: |
Microsoft reports Q1 revenue of $29.1B, up 19% YoY, net income of $8.8B, up 34% YoY; Azure revenue grew 76%, LinkedIn revenue grew 33%, Surface revenue grew 14% — Microsoft Cloud Strength Powers Record First Quarter Results — REDMOND, Wash. — October 24, 2018 — Microsoft Corp. today announced …
More:
Windows Central, Business Insider, GeekWire, Microsoft, The Register, cloudcomputing-news.net, AT&T, CNBC, SiliconANGLE, Softpedia News, Light Reading, GeekWire, Telegraph, VentureBeat, On MSFT, Neowin, Thurrott.com, Engadget, ZDNet, Investor's Business Daily, MSPoweruser, The Verge, and Business Insider
Tweets: @microsoft, @microsoft, @ldignan, @microsoft, @microsoft, @lexnfx, @carnage4life, @microsoft, @patrickmoorhead, @microsoft, and @daniel_rubino
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
More:
Petri, Inquirer, MSPoweruser, GeekWire, Windows Central, Petri, Reuters, and ZDNet
Tweets: @jordannovet and @lexnfx
| Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
Twitter beats estimates with Q3 revenue of $758M, up 29% YoY, but monthly usage drops to 326M MAUs, down 9M since Q2; stock up 10%+ in pre-market trading — - Estimated monthly active users (MAUs): 326 million vs. 330.1 million, according to FactSet and StreetAccountnt
More:
Recode, The Verge, PR Newswire, ABC News, New York Times, Washington Post, The Next Web, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, CNET, Bloomberg, Axios, USA Today, Reuters, and Wall Street Journal
Tweets: @ranimolla, @twitterir, @richbtig, @twitterir, @twitterir, @twitterir, @twitterir, @twitterir, and @kurtwagner8
| New York Times: |
Sources: US intelligence has determined that China and Russia spy on phone calls Trump makes using his iPhones instead of his secure White House landline — WASHINGTON — When President Trump calls old friends on one of his iPhones to gossip, gripe or solicit their latest take on how he is doing …
More:
New York Times, South China Morning Post, Engadget, Telegraph, The Verge, Washington Post, Gizmodo, CNET, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, Fast Company, iPhone Hacks, TechSpot, SiliconANGLE, AppleInsider, International Business Times, Cult of Mac, Mashable, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, Business Insider, and CNBC
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Facebook is working on a new TikTok-like music app to let users record and share videos of themselves lip-syncing or dancing to popular songs — Josh Constine @JoshConstine / 8 hours — Facebook is working on a new app that it hopes could win back the attention of teens …
More:
Engadget, Firstpost, Mashable, and Tech in Asia
Tweets: @andrewwrites, @caseynewton, @joshconstine, @jffwng, @jason, and @joshconstine
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
UK data watchdog fines Facebook the maximum £500K amount for its failure to protect users' personal information in the Cambridge Analytica scandal — The fine is just £500,000, but regulators say it should have been ‘significantly higher’ — The UK's data watchdog has levied …
More:
ICO, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Register, Gizmodo, BetaNews, Telegraph, Associated Press, Inquirer, The Guardian, CNET, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Geek News Central, BuzzFeed News, Reuters, Financial Times, CNBC, and Mashable
Tweets: @iconews, @verajourova, @thecloudlawyer, and @stevepeers
| Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
Responding to Tim Cook's privacy speech, ex-Facebook CSO Alex Stamos calls out Apple's anti-privacy moves in China and tech media for ignoring them in coverage — - Former Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos said on Twitter Apple needs to “come clean” about how it blocks ways …
More:
The Verge, Fortune, AppleInsider, Patently Apple, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @alexstamos, @alexstamos, and @alexstamos
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
| The Verge: |
Leaked Google contract stipulates that Android device makers provide at least two years of security updates for phones and tablets that have 100K+ activations — Every month, a security team at Google releases a new set of patches for Android — and every month, carriers and manufacturers struggle …
More:
Inquirer, Security Affairs, Forbes, The Hacker News, BetaNews, Engadget, SlashGear, AndroidGuys, Droid Life, Digital Trends, Thurrott.com, Android Authority, Android and Me, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, and Android Beat
Tweets: @geekyranjit, @_mwc, @jake_k, and @verge
| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Xiaomi announces 6.4-inch Mi Mix 3 flagship with a 1080p OLED screen, sliding cameras and no notch, 10GB RAM, out in China on November 1 for ~$475 — Xiaomi has announced the Mi Mix 3, the latest entry in its series of full-screen flagship phones. It's yet another high-end Chinese device …
More:
Mi Blog, XDA Developers, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Engadget, Android Authority, 9to5Google, Android Police, The Next Web, CNET, and TechNode
| Thomas Brewster / Forbes: |
Sources: GrayKey, which some law enforcement agencies bought to break the passcodes of iOS devices, can no longer do so for any iPhone running iOS 12 or above — Apple has managed to prevent the hottest iPhone hacking company in the world from doing its thing.
More:
ZDNet, TechSpot, AppleInsider, DataBreaches.net, Gizmodo, Softpedia News, iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, The Verge, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @iblametom and @ericgeller
| Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Amazon says Alexa for Business now works with any device with Alexa built in, including 3rd-party devices; the program was previously restricted to Echo devices — Device makers building with the Alexa Voice Service have an opportunity to reach new enterprise customers.| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
German smart thermostat and AC control maker Tado raises $50M from Amazon, E.ON, and others, bringing its total raised to $102M — Tado, the smart thermostat and AC control maker, has raised a further $50 million in funding from an array of noteworthy and strategic investors.| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Cathay Pacific says data of 9.4M passengers was stolen in data breach, including dates of birth, phone numbers, email and postal addresses, and passport numbers — Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker / 22 hours — Cathay Pacific, one of the main airlines in Hong Kong, says records …
More:
Cathay Pacific Airways …, The Register, Telegraph, Inquirer, BleepingComputer, The Verge, Boing Boing, Cathay Pacific, SecurityWeek, Forbes, Security Affairs, CNET, Digital Trends, and Mashable. Tweets: @zackwhittaker
| Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: |
Kinsa, a smart thermometer startup that raised ~$29M via VCs like Kleiner Perkins, has products in 500K+ US homes, sells “illness data” to companies like Clorox — Most of what we do — the websites we visit, the places we go, the TV shows we watch, the products we buy — has become fair game for advertisers.
Tweets: @fmanjoo, @nytimestech, @rebeccadrobbins, @zeynep, and @zeynep
| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Sources: Udi Manber, who ran engineering for Google's core search products before leaving in 2015, is joining health insurance giant Anthem as its head of AI — - The move signals that Anthem is making investments in both its core technology and customer experience.| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
VR is a deliberate and all-consuming activity, making Facebook's Oculus acquisition puzzling, as Facebook's strength is mindless and casual usage — Facebook, believe it or not, has actually made virtual reality better, at least from one perspective. — My first VR device was PlayStation VR …
Tweets: @stratechery and @nigelbarron
| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
AMD reports Q3 revenue of $1.65B, vs. $1.7B est., up 4% YoY, net income of $102M, up from $61M YoY, but low Q4 guidance; stock down 20%+ after hours — The company missed third quarter revenue targets and issued lower-than-expected fourth quarter guidance.
More:
Advanced Micro Devices, SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, AnandTech, The Register, VentureBeat, CoinDesk, Silicon Valley Business …, MarketWatch, and Reuters
Tweets: @patrickmoorhead, @carolinehydetv, @ophirgottlieb, @lexnfx, and @firstadopter
| Jake Holmes / CNET: |
Waymo updates guide detailing how its self-driving cars will react when it is being pulled over by police and what first responders should do in case of a crash — Every new driver learns to pull over and stop when a police car blaring red-and-blues approaches.
More:
Washington Post and TheDrive
| Melissa Cheok / Bloomberg: |
Mastercard is teaming up with ride-hailing company Grab to issue prepaid cards in the first half of 2019, starting in Singapore and the Philippines — Mastercard Inc. is teaming with Singapore-based ride-hailing company Grab to issue prepaid cards in Southeast Asia, targeting consumers …
More:
Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, TechCrunch, Tech in Asia, and PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @omarg
| Georgina Ustik / The Next Web: |
Profile of Jane Wong, an engineering student from Hong Kong who regularly uncovers scoops about Instagram, Google, and others, like Facebook's dating feature — You see it all the time — Facebook's latest feature leaks to the public, and everyone knows about it before Zuckerberg has said a word.| New York Times: |
The marked contrast between Amazon's and Sears' compensation plans shows the shift in recent years away from employees to shareholders — Half a century ago, a typical Sears salesman could walk out of the store at retirement with a nest egg worth well over a million in today's dollars, feathered with company stock.
Tweets: @mims, @nytnational, @byrosenberg, @kyweise, @byrosenberg, @nytimesbusiness, @sapna, @tiffkhsu, and @tomgara
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 9:15 AM ET, October 25, 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
Ruth La Ferla / New York Times:Todd Spangler / Variety:
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
More:
The Kickstarter Blog, The Verge, Engadget, and XOXO Blog
Tweets: @laura_hudson, @drip, @xoxo, @chrismessina, @bluechoochoo, @waxpancake, and @waxpancake
Earlier Picks
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
More:
Social Media Today, MacStories, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @caseynewton, @backlon, @mgsiegler, @paulfabretti, @100zeroes, @ow, and @caseynewton
| Angelo Amante / Reuters: |
More:
en.agcm.it, The Guardian, Android Police, XDA Developers, BGR, Forbes, The Register, Fast Company, and Softpedia News