|
May 10, 2019, 4:10 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Uber closes down 7.6% on its first day of trading after raising $8.1B in its IPO, which valued the company at about $82.4B — - Uber debuted Friday on the New York Stock Exchange at $42 per share, trading under the symbol “UBER.” — Uber began trading Friday on the New York Stock Exchange …
More:
New York Times, New York Times, Reuters, Reuters, CNBC, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Reuters, TechCrunch, GeekWire, Reuters, Bloomberg, Engadget, VentureBeat, Axios, Quartz, Mashable, Bloomberg, BuzzFeed News, Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @mikeisaac, @stevejang, @ryangraves, @dkhos, @qhardy, @rolfewinkler, @msquinn, @shiraovide, @joshk, @tferriss, @pkedrosky, @eliotwb, @obrien, @lexnfx, @lam_barrett, @danprimack, @pkedrosky, @reuters, @amir, @business, @susanthesquark, @emilychangtv, @danprimack, @neilcybart, @scottmaustin, @neilcybart, @emilychangtv, @tonyromm, @stevekovach, @stevekovach, @lexnfx, and @pt
| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Profile of Garrett Camp, the Uber co-founder who envisioned the idea of private cars for hire with an app and whose stake in Uber is now worth ~$3.7B — Garrett Camp envisioned cities full of private cars for hire with an app. Travis Kalanick took it from there, and they both became wealthy beyond imagination.
More:
Business Wire, Bloomberg, Reuters, Business Insider, New York Times, The Guardian, Bloomberg, and CNBC
Tweets: @daveleebbc, @madhavchanchani, @markmilian, @mattrosoff, @dee_bosa, @seth_kaplan, @arashmassoudi, and @seldo
| Casey Newton / The Interface: |
Chris Hughes' op-ed reflects a consensus among early Facebook executives that the company is too large, too powerful, and too deleterious to society's health — Thanks to everyone who wrote with warm wishes about jury duty. Sadly, I was not called upon to serve my democracy.
More:
The Verge, CNN, Slate, Business Insider, CNET, CNBC, PYMNTS.com, Financial Times, The Hill, and Vox
Tweets: @ezraklein, @kevinroose, and @caseynewton
| Chris Hughes / New York Times: |
More:
Vox, Financial Times, The Hill, CNN, New York Times, The Verge, Techdirt, Adweek, EnterpriseAI, The Verge, NBC News, KQED, Ars Technica, The Atlantic, Reuters, Business Insider, Bloomberg, CNET, The Mac Observer, Observer, Geek.com, Pocketnow, Firstpost Tech, Axios, Tech.co, Beyond Search, Gizmodo, SiliconANGLE, IT PRO, Associated Press, Quartz, Boing Boing, New York Times, Bloomberg, Inquirer, New York Post, BGR, Silicon Valley Business …, KnowTechie, PYMNTS.com, Forbes, ComputerWeekly.com, The Wrap, WinBuzzer, NPR, The Register, TheStreet, BBC, The Ringer, TechSpot, Washington Post, Telegraph, Mashable, Engadget, CNBC, The Guardian, and Silicon Republic
Tweets: @ewarren, @benedictevans, @oliviasolon, @chrishughes, @zephyrteachout, @alexstamos, @sensanders, @pinboard, @anandwrites, @daphnehk, @mmasnick, @kevin2kelly, @karaswisher, @ezraklein, @jonrussell, @tomgara, @cwarzel, @charliebeckett, @antoniogm, @antoniogm, @antoniogm, @sunraysunray, @ow, @caseynewton, @cwarzel, @kurtwagner8, @mjb_sf, @marietjeschaake, @carnage4life, @davidklion, @edmundlee, @kimmaicutler, @towcenter, @caseynewton, @alexeheath, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @mims, @elyssemorgan, @dougsaunders, @cnn, @karaswisher, @zephyrteachout, @donie, @ow, @elipariser, @kelseymsutton, @mscott, @nycjim, @elipariser, and @justinhendrix
| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
Lyft is testing longer-term car rentals with a small group of customers in San Francisco — Between offering on-demand rides and peppering cities with electric scooters, Lyft has been pushing hard to minimize the need to actually own a car. Now, the company is exploring yet another …
More:
CNET
| Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: |
Google says that all Chromebooks launched this year will be Linux-ready right out of the box — Google has announced that all new Chromebook devices will be Linux ready. — At Google I/O in Mountain View, Google quietly let slip that “all devices [Chromebook] launched this year will be Linux-ready right out of the box.”| U.S. Department of Justice: |
US DoJ announces a China-based hacking group has been indicted for a series of computer intrusions including the 2015 Anthem hack which affected ~78.8M people — A federal grand jury returned an indictment unsealed today in Indianapolis, Indiana, charging a Chinese national as part … | Binance: |
Binance says it is significantly increasing its security, revamping its API, 2FA, and withdrawal validation, hopes to resume withdrawals and deposits next week — I would like to share some updates on the security incident. We understand the situation is tough for our community.
More:
CoinDesk, Bitcoin Magazine, ALTCOIN MAGAZINE, Coinspeaker, Crypto Daily, CryptoGlobe, TechCrunch, iAfrikan, The Block, Cointelegraph, The Daily Hodl, and Messari Crypto
Tweets: @thecryptolark, @binance, and @icodrops
| Daniel Frankel / Multichannel News: |
TiVo announces plans to split its IP licensing and video products businesses to increase odds of finding a buyer — Company says separating units will help odds of finding a buyer — As expected, TiVo has announced plans to split its IP licensing and video products businesses as the company looks to sell its assets.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google says it will create a dedicated placement beneath the search bar for AMP Stories in mobile search results, starting with the travel category — At Google's annual I/O developer conference in San Francisco, the company gave an update on AMP Stories, an open source library … | Stewart Clarke / Variety: |
Netflix publishes its first top-10 lists of most-watched content on its platform in the UK, says it will start posting the lists every week in the country — Netflix took a step toward greater transparency Thursday, at least in the U.K., by publishing its first top-10 lists of most-watched content …
More:
BGR, Observer, IndieWire, Digital Spy, and Slate
| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Researchers say flaws in a popular GPS tracker, used with elderly or kids, can reveal real-time location and remotely activate its microphone, suggest recall — A popular GPS tracker — used as a panic alarm for elderly patients, to monitor kids, and track vehicles — contains security flaws …
Tweets: @zackwhittaker, @zackwhittaker, @thekenmunroshow, and @ainsleyoc
| Aditya Kalra / Reuters: |
Sources: India's antitrust watchdog has preliminarily found that Google abused the dominant position of Android and has ordered a full probe in April — NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's antitrust watchdog has ordered an investigation into Alphabet Inc's unit Google for allegedly abusing …
More:
Android Authority, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Inc42 Media, Engadget, and TechCrunch
| Lauren Goode / Wired: |
Google is touting an increased focus on privacy and is making privacy settings slightly easier to find, but those settings remain very confusing for users — IT'S GOOGLE'S BIG privacy pivot, according to Google. — On Tuesday, The New York Times ran an op-ed about privacy written …
More:
The Guardian, Vox, Firstpost Tech, Axios, Cheddar, Patently Apple, iPhone Hacks, and Computerworld
Tweets: @florencebonnet, @matt_cagle, and @ranimolla
Sponsor 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!
F5:
Accelerate AI Adoption at F5's AI Virtual Summit — Learn how to architect, secure, and scale AI for production with real-world insights from industry leaders on June 23. Register now to save your spot.
Accelerate AI Adoption at F5's AI Virtual Summit — Learn how to architect, secure, and scale AI for production with real-world insights from industry leaders on June 23. Register now to save your spot.
Zoho:
Zoho RPA named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix by Nucleus Research — Zoho RPA has been named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix, published by Nucleus Research …
Zoho RPA named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix by Nucleus Research — Zoho RPA has been named a Leader in the 2026 RPA Technology Value Matrix, published by Nucleus Research …
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
Big Technology Podcast:
SpaceX's IPO Triumph, Anthropic's Fable Fumble, OpenAI's Price War
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:
A top iPhone app developer reacts to Apple's new Siri
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Hard Fork:
'Hard Fork' Live, Part 1: Satya Nadella and Cindy Cohn
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 Upstarts Podcast:
TBC's Alex Ksendzovsky: The Neurosurgeon Using Brain Cells To Build Better AI
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.
BG2 Pod:
The SpaceX IPO, Fable 5, AI Capex Update & Market Check w/ Gavin Baker, Andrew Fox & Clark Tang
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:
AI's Mythos Moment: Rishi Sunak on preparing governments for AI
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 4:10 PM ET, May 10, 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
Gary Baum / The Hollywood Reporter:The News Minute:
Janko Roettgers / The Verge:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Daniel Arkin / NBC News: |
More:
The Streamable, Wall Street Journal, MediaPost, Variety, and FierceVideo
Tweets: @d_arkin and @jasonabbruzzese
| Bob Diachenko / Security Discovery: |
More:
Naked Security, MediaNama, and BleepingComputer
Tweets: @mayhemdayone, @prasanto, @digitaldutta, and @nixxin
| Mark Wilson / Fast Company: |
More:
Emojipedia, Fortune, Firstpost Tech, Android Police, Gizmodo, The Verge, Pocket-lint, MacDailyNews, The Daily Dot, 9to5Google, Android Central, and CNET
Tweets: @seb_uk, @ctrlzee, and @jenniferdaniel
Earlier Picks
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
More:
VentureBeat, Pocket Gamer.biz, Silicon Valley Business …, VRFocus, GamesIndustry.biz, PC Games Insider, Road to VR, CNET, TechCrunch, Engadget, and bit-tech.net. Tweets: @hbarra
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
More:
Ars Technica, Gizmodo, The Verge, Engadget, InvestorPlace, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @dcseifert, @dcseifert, @dcseifert, @dcseifert, @gtp_updates, @voxcpw, @dcseifert, and @dcseifert
| Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
More:
Washington Post, Day One, AdExchanger, The Verge, Nextgov, CNN, Business Insider, USA Today, PYMNTS.com, Reuters, Campaign for a Commercial …, ResearchBuzz, Mashable, KnowTechie, Gizmodo, and Engadget
Tweets: @stevelohr and @eileenbelastock
| Edgar Alvarez / Engadget: |
More:
Nike News, PYMNTS.com, Digital Trends, CNET, SlashGear, CNBC, Geek.com, SiliconANGLE, Redmond Pie, Financial Times, iPhone Hacks, and Droid Life. Tweets: @heidiburgett