|
June 3, 2020, 7:50 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
Transcript of Mark Zuckerberg's Tuesday meeting with Facebook employees, including his thoughts on Trump's recent posts, democracy, speech, and racial justice — This is how Facebook's CEO is thinking about democracy, speech, and racial justice at a critical moment.
More:
Vox and Gizmodo
Tweets: @karaswisher, @vanitaguptacr, @juliacarriew, @rmac18, @jason_kint, @ainsleyoc, @cblatts, @sharonwaxman, @shahmiruk, @ra, @suchitrav, @shiringhaffary, @racheleklein, and @mehdirhasan
| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Over 30 early Facebook employees, including its first comms chief, write an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg opposing his choice to leave Trump's posts unaltered — In an open letter, nearly three dozen called on the chief executive to take action on President Trump's messages.
More:
The Verge, Ars Technica, Financial Times, and AdExchanger
Tweets: @drose007, @mikeisaac, @sriramk, @flyosity, @brianforde, @karaswisher, @mdudas, @can, @caseynewton, @rsg, @brandee, @vanitaguptacr, @just_jenna, @nelliebowles, @melissaryan, @brhodes, @hshaban, @b_fung, @ceciliakang, and @pritishnandy
| New York Times: |
More:
Wired, CNET, ZDNet, Bloomberg, The Daily Dot, CNBC, Fast Company, and MIT Technology Review
Tweets: @owenresistor, @sivavaid, @kevinroose, @karaswisher, @craignewmark, @pkafka, @aweary, @jbouie, @bradmossesq, and @ericajoy
| Jonathan Stempel / Reuters: |
A proposed $5B class action suit filed Tuesday accuses Google of covertly collecting user browsing info in Incognito mode via Google Analytics and other tools — (Reuters) - Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading …
More:
New York Times, BBC, Engadget, CNET, Mercury News, MacRumors, MarketWatch, MacDailyNews, Gizmodo, 9to5Google, New York Post, Android Police, Android Headlines, Lifehacker, iPhone Hacks, Silicon Valley Business …, SlashGear, XDA Developers, Neowin, Wccftech, AppleInsider, Android Central, The Capital, BGR, Dark Reading, MSPoweruser, and KnowTechie
Tweets: @suka_hiroaki, @geoffreyfowler, @daiwaka, @yegg, @adguard, @gum_mp3, @frmatthewlc, @hkanji, @jessefelder, @blairmacintyre, and @robfnunn
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Snap says it has stopped promoting Trump's account in Discover, after a tweet from days ago about protesters at the White House meeting “ominous weapons” — Trump will retain his account but no longer appear in Discover — President Trump's verified Snapchat account will no longer …
More:
New York Times, Axios, Snap Newsroom, Donald J. Trump for President, Engadget, Bloomberg, The Guardian, BBC, CNBC, Fast Company, Business Insider, Variety, Newser, Politico, The Information, Input, TechCrunch, Washington Post, Forbes, Observer, and CNET
| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
Supercuts of violent police behavior during widespread protests have been going viral on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, with one racking up over 45M views — Supercuts of police behavior are receiving enormous numbers of views. — An officer shoving a protester to the ground.
More:
New York Times. Tweets: @jordanuhl, @caseynewton, @hshaban, @dabeard, @taylorlorenz, @crashdev, @glcarlstrom, @hshaban, @sarthakgh, and @kattenbarge
| Washington Post: |
America is awash in cameras, a double-edged sword for protesters, who can record police brutality, and cops, who can use them to track down protesters — Smartphone cameras, home security cameras, traffic cameras — digital eyes are a boon and danger to protesters.
More:
Variety, Washington Post, and OneZero
Tweets: @georgewpapajohn, @heatherkelly, and @picardonhealth
| Rani Molla / Vox: |
Apptopia: since May 25, Americans have downloaded Signal 234K times and Citizen 121K times; Twitter was downloaded more than Facebook and Instagram this week — Protesters around the US are turning to technology to organize and stay safe from law enforcement. Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Tweets: @ranimolla, @irashedhasan, @caseynewton, @raffi, and @jack
| Sidney Fussell / Wired: |
Protests renew scrutiny of tech companies' ties to law enforcement, as company officials issue statements in support of protesters — Amazon executives tweeted support for protesters. But the company sells a surveillance tool to police that studies say misidentifies darker-skinned people.
More:
The Intercept, The Verge, OneZero , and Los Angeles Times
| Emily Birnbaum / Protocol: |
More:
The Amazon Blog and GeekWire
Tweets: @m0chamami, @amzngamestudios, @openmarkets, @masoncatt, @priest, @stephengamesxb1, @_msw_, @iwillleavenow, and @chadvdw
| Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
a16z announces Talent x Opportunity fund, starting with $2.2M from a16z partners, to invest in underserved founders; all returns will be reinvested in the fund — Andreessen Horowitz announced today in a blog post that it is launching a fund designed to invest in underrepresented and underserved founders.
More:
Andreessen Horowitz, Crunchbase News, and dot.LA
| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
As tech companies cancel events into 2021, Consumer Technology Association says next January's CES will take place “both physically in Las Vegas and digitally” — Other companies are canceling large conferences — The group behind CES plans to hold the enormous tech convention …
More:
TechCrunch, TechRadar.com, OnMSFT.com, Android Police, CNET, Neowin, Android Headlines, and GameSpot
Tweets: @starfire2258, @kantrowitz, @lanceulanoff, @tonyromm, @mkbhd, @bcmerchant, @edzitron, @dcseifert, @mims, @rdrv3, @davezatz, and @caseynewton
| Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: |
Interview with ex-Uber CTO Thuan Pham, who left last month, on his seven years atop the company, its rapid expansion, future plans, and more — Reflecting on seven years as the top technology executive at Uber Technologies Inc., Thuan Pham divides his time there into three “tours of duty,” as he describes them.| Ivan Mehta / The Next Web: |
Zoom CEO says the app's upcoming end-to-end encryption feature will be available only to paid users in order to comply with law enforcement in case of misuse — If you're a free Zoom user, and waiting for the company to roll out end-to-end encryption for better protection of your calls, you're out of luck.
More:
Bloomberg, The Verge, Fortune, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, Vox, ZDNet, CyberScoop, CNBC, The Independent, Engadget, Private Internet Access Blog, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Mashable, Input, WinBuzzer, SecurityWeek, Decrypt, Windows Central, The Hacker News, XDA Developers, Social Media Today, Wccftech, cloudpro.co.uk, CNET, and Android Authority
Tweets: @nicoagrant, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @kaepora, @alexstamos, @lgbtqfc, @benadida, @yuanfenyang, @nixcraft, @benadida, @wbm312, @hardmaru, @peggyktc, @jodikoberinski, @sethr, @alexstamos, @mmasnick, @slpng_giants, @alexstamos, @jam_sponge, @ingridlunden, @aprilaser, @da_667, @bluespacecanary, @veorq, @alexstamos, @rafaelshimunov, @swiftonsecurity, @swiftonsecurity, @0xcharlie, @sciencecomic, @mikko, @kaepora, @wongmjane, @mmasnick, @evan_greer, @cameronwilson, @mike_salter, @rmac18, and @kantrowitz
Sponsor Posts
OVHcloud:
Escape Ingress/Egress Fees — Experience seamless multi-cloud solutions without ingress/egress constraints. Optimize costs and pave the way for a sustainable digital future.
Escape Ingress/Egress Fees — Experience seamless multi-cloud solutions without ingress/egress constraints. Optimize costs and pave the way for a sustainable digital future.
Standard Metrics:
Nail Portfolio Reviews, Board Meetings and LP Reporting — You didn't hire that Stanford grad to manage spreadsheets. Automate VC portfolio reporting and free your talented team up to deliver portfolio insights.
Nail Portfolio Reviews, Board Meetings and LP Reporting — You didn't hire that Stanford grad to manage spreadsheets. Automate VC portfolio reporting and free your talented team up to deliver portfolio insights.
Tribe AI:
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Build AI products that matter — Tribe AI helps organizations rapidly deploy AI solutions that have real business impact. We bring together world class AI talent and tooling to drive differentiated results.
Zoho:
Introducing Apple's Journaling Suggestions in Zoho Notebook — Are you ready to take your journaling to the next level? At Zoho Notebook, we are excited to announce a captivating new feature in our iOS app: Apple's Journaling Suggestions!
Introducing Apple's Journaling Suggestions in Zoho Notebook — Are you ready to take your journaling to the next level? At Zoho Notebook, we are excited to announce a captivating new feature in our iOS app: Apple's Journaling Suggestions!Who's Hiring In Tech?
The Logan Bartlett Show:
EP 111: How Josh Reeves (CEO, Gusto) Built a $10B Company Serving Small Businesses
A podcast hosted by Logan Bartlett, an investor at Redpoint Ventures, covering tech with industry insiders.
Subscribe to The Logan Bartlett Show!
Techmeme Ride Home:
Fri. 07/26 - SearchGPT
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 7:50 PM ET, June 3, 2020.
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
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
Earlier Picks
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
| Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: |
More:
TechCrunch, Input, The Verge, CNET, TechCrunch, Neowin, TechSpot, Telecoms.com, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @ananthkrishnan and @yuanfenyang
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
More:
The Guardian, BBC, CNET, Mashable, Windows Central, The Next Web, and The Verge