|
February 20, 2019, 2:05 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek: |
CrowdStrike: Russian state-sponsored hackers take less than 20 minutes to start moving laterally in a targeted organization's network after an initial breach — It takes Russian state-sponsored hackers less than 20 minutes to start moving laterally within a targeted organization's network … | Chris Morris / Fortune: |
Industry sources: Google will reveal details about its Project Stream game streaming service during its keynote at the Game Developers Conference on March 19 — Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo might want to brace themselves. Googleis about to enter the lucrative video game sector with its Project Stream.
More:
The Verge, GamesIndustry.biz, Engadget, Thurrott, Android Authority, 9to5Google, Polygon, Variety, Neowin, Tom's Hardware, TechRadar.com, Wccftech, TechSpot, SlashGear, Android Police, HotHardware, SYFY WIRE, Tom's Guide, USA Today, Pocket Gamer.biz, Pocketnow, MSPoweruser, Android Central, VentureBeat, Droid Life, GameSpot, VG247, OnMSFT.com, WinBuzzer, and Gamasutra. Tweets: @toadsanime
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
YouTube updates community guidelines with a new system for rule-breaking channels, which now get a consequence-free, one-time warning for their first violation — Channels will now get a consequence-free, one-time warning for their first violation — YouTube is overhauling its community guidelines …
More:
YouTube Creator Blog, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, Tubefilter, The Mac Observer, Search Engine Journal, CNET, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, Adweek, SlashGear, Mashable, TechCrunch, BetaNews, Marketing Land, 9to5Google, Android Police, hypebot, KnowTechie, and YouTube Blog
Tweets: @mattnavarra, @youtubegaming, @teamyoutube, @nealmohan, @davelafontaine, and @stephenschenck
| Nick Bastone / Business Insider: |
Google says the built-in microphone in Nest Secure devices, which it had never disclosed earlier in the tech specs, was “never intended to be a secret” — - In early February, Google announced that Assistant would now work with its home security and alarm system Nest Secure.
Tweets: @joshelman, @mattmcgee, @karissabe, and @ckindel
| Colin Lecher / The Verge: |
House Committee on Energy and Commerce asks in open letter whether Facebook users were misled about what personal data could be leaked by joining closed groups — House committee asked for a briefing — Lawmakers are looking to question Facebook about its privacy practices after allegations …
More:
Committee on Energy …, The Verge, missingconsent.org, Engadget, The Hill, ZDNet, CNET, Gizmodo, The Telegraph, Multichannel News, Bloomberg Law, NDTV Gadgets 360, Silicon Valley Business …, PYMNTS.com, and Recode
Tweets: @donie, @ravindranize, @matthewstoller, and @frankpasquale
| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
For YouTube, curbing misinformation on its platform may mean punishing some of its stars, a step it's not shown it can broadly take, despite recent policy shift — Last month, the YouTube star Shane Dawson uploaded his new project: a 104-minute documentary, “Conspiracy Theories With Shane Dawson.”
More:
TechCrunch, Engadget, and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check
Tweets: @kevinroose, @nytimestech, @frankpasquale, @jwherrman, @beccalew, @nytimesbusiness, and @waltmossberg
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber and GM's Cruise open source their self-driving car visualization software, a rare move in the hyper-competitive autonomous world — ‘See’ the world of a self-driving car with these free web portals — By now you've probably seen those top-down graphical images of a self-driving car …
More:
Cruise, Uber Engineering Blog, SiliconANGLE, The Information, and VentureBeat
| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
Regulators globally increasingly view “loot boxes”, which provide random in-game items for real money, as a form of gambling, and are considering regulations — A month ago, a woman known online as CadenceLikesVGs realized she had a gambling problem.
Tweets: @nickstatt and @carnage4life
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
IFTTT's Linden Tibbets resigns as CEO, will stay as chief design officer; Chris Kibarian, ex-CEO of Monster.com owner Randstad Digital Ventures, named IFTTT CEO — After raising $24 million in funding led by Salesforce in April 2018, the startup IFTTT — which provides an API platform … | Reuters: |
Report: Amazon's China unit in merger talks with NetEase's Kaola, one of the biggest Chinese shopping sites for imported goods — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's Chinese joint venture is in talks about a merger with local e-commerce firm Kaola, which sells imported products in the Asian country … | Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Strategy Analytics: in Q4 2018, shipments of smart speakers grew 95% from 22.6M units in Q3 to 38.5M units, with Amazon shipping 13.7M units and Google 11.5M — Smart speakers continue to sell like hotcakes. That's according to Strategy Analytics, which today reported that in the fourth quarter of 2018 …
More:
Strategy Analytics …, SiliconANGLE, CNET, and 9to5Mac
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Coinbase buys Neutrino, which helps monitor, analyze, and track cryptocurrency flows, for an undisclosed sum — Coinbase, the world's most valuable crypto company, is gearing up to add more cryptocurrencies to its exchange thanks to its latest acquisition.| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon X55, its second generation 5G modem, with a maximum download speed of 7 Gbps, up 40% from the X50's 5 Gbps — The Snapdragon X55 adds support for more 5G technologies — Even before most phone makers have launched their first 5G handsets, Qualcomm …
More:
Qualcomm, TechCrunch, Engadget, Mashable, Android Beat, Digital Trends, BGR, SiliconANGLE, SemiAccurate, Thurrott, MSPoweruser, Bloomberg, Inquirer, Windows Central, CNET, AnandTech, XDA Developers, ZDNet, VentureBeat, and Android Police
Tweets: @neiltwitz and @patrickmoorhead
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Google announces plans to acquire cloud migration startup Alooma, which has raised around $15M to date — - Google announces plans to acquire cloud migration company Alooma, marking its next play in the competitive space. — Google's new cloud chief said earlier this month that people …
More:
Google Cloud Blog, Modern data plumbing, and ZDNet
Tweets: @ymatias, @aloomainc, and @sallyshin
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
GitHub expands its bug bounty program by upping reward amounts, removing a maximum reward limit, adding Legal Safe Harbor terms; GitHub paid out $250K+ in 2018 — GitHub today beefed up its bug bounty program. The Microsoft-owned company has expanded the program's scope, increased its reward amounts …
More:
The GitHub Blog, BleepingComputer, GeekWire, and The Register
Tweets: @j_winterton, @iancoldwater, and @github
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Researchers: India's state gas company allowed a sensitive part of its website to be indexed by Google, exposing 5M+ customer records, including Aadhaar numbers — Another security lapse has exposed millions of Aadhaar numbers. — This time, India's state-owned gas company Indane left exposed …
More:
Elliot Alderson, Fossbytes, Firstpost, and International Business Times
Tweets: @zackwhittaker and @zackwhittaker
| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Hands-on with Varjo VR-1 headset, out now for $6K with $995/year service fee, which uses 3,000 pixel/inch resolution and dual screens to fix “screen door” issue — Clever dual-display tech means you really can't see the pixels. — Current virtual reality headsets are pretty good at the …
More:
TechCrunch and The Verge
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Huawei sends invitations for its next flagship P30 series launch event in Paris on March 26 — Huawei's upcoming flagship phones won't be popping up at Mobile World Congress. The tech giant has announced a special P30 series launch event in Paris, which will take place on March 26th …
More:
TechnoBuffalo, Tom's Guide, Phandroid, and CNET
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
GN Group, which makes connected hearing aids that work with iOS and Android, is acquiring videoconferencing device and software provider Altia Systems for $125M — Some interesting M&A is afoot in the world of hardware and software that's aiming to improve the quality of audio and video communications over digital networks.| Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors: |
Report details Huawei's efforts to steal Apple's IP, including pressing suppliers for Apple Watch details, copying a MacBook Pro component, debriefing new hires — Last month, the United States Justice Department announced a series of criminal charges against Chinese smartphone maker Huawei …
More:
Telegraph, The Information, ZDNet, Android Authority, Cult of Mac, Business Insider, Firstpost, Fortune, Redmond Pie, Tech in Asia, TechNode, BGR, AppleInsider, The Mac Observer, Neowin, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechCrunch, and iPhone Hacks
Tweets: @theinformation and @tomlasseter
| BBC: |
More:
Wall Street Journal, CBS News, Reuters, BGR, The Register, Android Authority, ZDNet, New York Times, Gizmodo, FierceWireless, The Mac Observer, The Hill, CNET, iPhone in Canada Blog, Thurrott, Fortune, TechSpot, TechCrunch, Phandroid, Light Reading, VentureBeat, BBC, IT PRO, Telecoms.com, BetaNews, Inquirer, Fortune, Engadget, The Next Web, Silicon Republic, Forbes, CNN, Mashable, Bloomberg, The Verge, and The Loop
Tweets: @nytimes, @cnni, @_samanthanaomi_, and @globaltimesnews
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
Shopify:
Shopify's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Shopify's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Zoho:
Zoho People in 2025: A year in review — As we wrap up 2025, we're taking a moment to look back on a year filled with progress and transformation at Zoho People. Our team has been constantly pushing boundaries …
Zoho People in 2025: A year in review — As we wrap up 2025, we're taking a moment to look back on a year filled with progress and transformation at Zoho People. Our team has been constantly pushing boundaries …
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
Hard Fork:
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin' Xmas Song
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.
Big Technology Podcast:
Sam Altman: How OpenAI Wins, AI Buildout Logic, IPO in 2026?
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.
Access:
Betting on reality with Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Lenny's Podcast:
The new AI growth playbook for 2026: How Lovable hit $200M ARR in one year | Elena Verna (Head of Growth)
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
"Neither Side Is Used to Losing." Lucas Shaw on What's Next for Netflix and Paramount in the Battle for Warner Bros.
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:
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 2:05 AM ET, February 20, 2019.
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
Paul Glynn / BBC:Max Knoblauch / Sherwood News:
Ken Vogel / @kenvogel:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Twitter: |
More:
Twitter, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, The Hill, RTÉ, Neowin, 9to5Mac, Adweek, VentureBeat, Fortune, and Engadget
Tweets: @luca, @karenwhite, and @policy
Earlier Picks
| Rebecca Keegan / Hollywood Reporter: |
More:
Hollywood Reporter, New York Times, Gizmodo, GeekWire, Observer, Digital Trends, Business Insider, CNBC, Notes from Silicon Valley, Variety, and Engadget
Tweets: @thatrebecca, @thrmattbelloni, @thr, and @thr
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
More:
Day One, CNET, Geek.com, Fortune, Silicon Republic, Digital Trends, SlashGear, The Hill, GeekWire, VentureBeat, and Engadget
Tweets: @tfadell, @karahurst, @davidzapolsky, @meharris, and @amazonnews