|
December 9, 2019, 1:10 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Australian Financial Review: |
Beijing orders all government offices and public institutions to remove foreign PC equipment and software within three years, allowing only Chinese-made tech — Yuan Yang and Nian Liu — Beijing has ordered all government offices and public institutions to remove foreign computer equipment …
More:
The Guardian, Financial Times, TechCrunch, Tom's Hardware, The Hill, Windows Central, Gizmodo, Engadget, Business Insider, CNET, ZDNet, Inquirer, Yahoo Finance, Security Affairs, New York Post, MSPoweruser, CNN, ComputerWeekly.com, CNBC, Silicon Republic, Telecoms.com, TechNode, TechSpot, CCN.com, TweakTown News, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @edbott, @markghuneim, @alex, @charlesmok, @macaesbruno, @nouriel, @yuanfenyang, @brad_setser, @baldingsworld, @ophirgottlieb, @gs_capsf, @campuscodi, and @jmzbeijing
| Shenaz Zack / The Keyword: |
Google says it will add new features to Pixels in “feature drops”, starting this month with auto call screening on Pixel 4, a post-snap portrait mode, and more — Your phone should get better over time. Your Pixel automatically updates regularly with fixes and improvements.
More:
Business Insider, CNET, Thurrott, PCWorld, Android Police, XDA Developers, The Verge, Android Authority, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Engadget, VentureBeat, TalkAndroid.com, AndroidGuys, Chrome Unboxed, Android Central, Neowin, Droid Life, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @suka_hiroaki, @markguim, and @maxwinebach
| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
The Archive Team, which wants to save Yahoo Groups content by uploading it to Internet Archive, says Verizon has blocked the email addresses of its volunteers — Verizon says the archivists it has blocked breached its terms of service. — Verizon, which bought Yahoo In 2017 …
More:
YAHOO GROUPS CRUSADE …, Ars Technica, Boing Boing, Inquirer, and Verizon Media
Tweets: @harrymccracken, @tedgioia, @notjessewalker, @davewiner, @dangillmor, @shortformernie, @carnage4life, and @steiny
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft says it will finally shut down the to do list app Wunderlist on May 6, 2020, after years of prioritizing its own To Do app — Microsoft has for years promised it would eventually shut do to-do list app Wunderlist, which it acquired in 2015, in favor of its own app, To Do …
More:
Wunderlist, MSPoweruser, and OnMSFT.com
| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Google unveils Depth API in ARCore to enable AR depth maps and occlusion, available in its Scene Viewer dev tool and used in Houzz app and Google's AR in Search — Part of a ARCore's new Depth API in the works — Google has been quietly working to improve its augmented reality platform … | Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
TikTok posts a list of videos, makers, memes, dance trends, more that shaped the fastest-growing platform in 2019, and its North America chief talks TikTok fame — TikTok says it's ready to help its stars get rich. — TikTok has released the TikTok 100, a year-in-review list that names the top videos …
Tweets: @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, and @taylorlorenz
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Zeus, a marketplace for long-term corporate housing, raises $55M Series B from Airbnb and others, at a valuation of $205M, says it has a $100M revenue run rate — As Airbnb absorbs more and more of the demand for housing, it's exploring how to monetize opportunities beyond vacation rentals.
Tweets: @joshconstine
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
In a new filing, Amazon cites President Trump's determination to “screw Amazon” as the reason for it losing its bid for the JEDI contract — - In a new filing made public on Monday, Amazon Web Services claims it didn't win the JEDI contract, which could be worth as much as $10 billion …
More:
The Verge, GeekWire, and Mashable
Tweets: @stevekovach, @stevekovach, @eamonjavers, and @adamblickstein
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Intel unveils the “Horse Ridge” cryogenic control chip that it says can control multiple quantum bits and make quantum computing more commercially viable — Intel Labs along with research partner QuTech at TU-Delft can now use Horse Ridge to control multiple quantum bits, or qubits.| Andreessen Horowitz: |
How brands and individuals across China are leveraging short video apps for commerce, a trend that can help inform the next frontier for ecommerce in the US — In the future, we're all going to be shopping on video apps like TikTok. Whether you're buying instant noodles or high-end sweaters …
Tweets: @superamit, @famousalan, @jess, @jalajboy, @a16z, @withfries2, @tocelot, and @muthurikinyamu
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
WalkMe, which helps users navigate the UIs of other services with on-screen prompts, raises $90M led by Vitruvian Partners, bringing its total raised to $300M+ — WalkMe, a so-called “digital adoption platform” (DAP) that helps companies integrate on-screen product walkthroughs into their software …
More:
FinSMEs and Crunchbase News
| Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Pundits proclaimed the death of the PC since the iPad was announced nearly a decade ago, but with 250M+ sold annually, PCs, while not growing, are far from dead — Back on January 27, 2010, a very Big Thinker declared the PC dead. A decade later, the PC is very much alive, although a time traveler from 2010 might not recognize it.
Tweets: @jshuey, @marshacollier, and @mattwbaker
Sponsor Posts
Subquadratic:
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Subquadratic: the LLM built for 12M-token reasoning — SubQ can reason across entire codebases and document sets in one pass with no RAG workarounds. Read how SubQ 1.1 Small holds near-perfect retrieval out to 12M tokens.
Cloudflare:
Cloudflare Connect 2026: The Agentic Conference — Stop preparing for agents. Start running them. 100+ sessions, workshops, and speakers from OpenAI, Arm, and Cloudflare across AI, security, and performance.
Cloudflare Connect 2026: The Agentic Conference — Stop preparing for agents. Start running them. 100+ sessions, workshops, and speakers from OpenAI, Arm, and Cloudflare across AI, security, and performance.
Zoho:
Pro Tips: 4 tips to overcome data problems in your CRM — Most CRM data problems don't look like problems. At a glance, your CRM looks fine: records exist, fields are filled, and reports run.
Pro Tips: 4 tips to overcome data problems in your CRM — Most CRM data problems don't look like problems. At a glance, your CRM looks fine: records exist, fields are filled, and reports run.
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:
Meta's New $1300 Glasses and the Fight to Control AI
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.
Great Chat:
Doomers at Dreamforce
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Big Technology Podcast:
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan: Why We're Betting On AI And Not Afraid Of It
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.
Sources:
Marc Benioff on the AI boom, SaaSpocalypse, and future of Slack
Candid conversations with the leaders shaping what's next in AI and the broader tech industry. Hosted by Alex Heath, who has covered Silicon Valley for more than a decade.
Subscribe to Sources.
Invest Like the Best:
Gabe Stengel - Building Investing Superintelligence
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:
Inside the AI Startup Making Customer Support 65% Cheaper
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:10 PM ET, December 9, 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
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:Todd Spangler / Variety:
ABC News:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Jeffrey R. Young / EdSurge: |
More:
PR Newswire, PR Newswire, Reuters, Market Brief, and Education Dive
Tweets: @jessifer, @adamoutside, @allergyphd, and @vaughnpresents
Earlier Picks
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
More:
AppleInsider, TechCrunch, Business Insider, CNET, Digital Photography Review, Inquirer, Firstpost Tech, iLounge, Seeking Alpha, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, Thurrott, MacDailyNews, Neowin, Engadget, SlashGear, and MacRumors
Tweets: @mkbhd, @kfury, @mgsiegler, and @bzamayo