|
October 9, 2020, 6:10 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Ashley Stewart / Business Insider: |
Sources: Microsoft's Phil Spencer told employees on Game Pass will absolutely be on iOS and iPadOS in 2021 via a “direct browser-based solution” — - Microsoft last month officially added a key feature to Game Pass, its Netflix-style subscription library of Xbox games …
More:
The Verge, Engadget, GamesIndustry.biz, OnMSFT.com, VG247, TouchArcade, Windows Central, Wccftech, Game Rant, Input, Firstpost Tech, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, AppleInsider, CNET, Neowin, Kotaku, MSPoweruser, and TechSpot
Tweets: @adambankhurst, @notpatrick, @nanopolymath, @reckless, @mytechmusings, @steven_aquino, @imranzomg, @insipidghost, @spawnwavemedia, @tomwarren, and @booredatwork. Thanks:@gamoid
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
ProtonMail CEO says Apple made it add in-app purchases in 2018 even though it had been free for years, compares Apple's tactics to a mafia protection racket — Remember Hey and WordPress? ProtonMail was forced into IAP too. — ProtonMail is one of the founding partners of the Coalition …
More:
Microsoft on the Issues, 9to5Mac, TechSpot, AppleInsider, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, Michael Tsai, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @gartenberg, @timsweeneyepic, @starfire2258, @elkmovie, @drbarnard, and @appleinsider
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
More:
The Verge, Thurrott, Wccftech, Washington Post, New York Times, Variety, TechSpot, PC Gamer, PYMNTS.com, Input, FOSS Patents, Windows Central, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @epicnewsroom, @timsweeneyepic, @futterish, @stopskeletons, @isaiah, @posttech, @rgriff, @reedalbergotti, @pshanley88, @jononz_, @twthereddragon, @duvalmagic, @matvelloso, @firt, @kaepora, @mookwoo, @bruceqburke, @xpangler, @laurastevens, @bradsmi, @xpangler, @tomwarren, and @axios. Thanks:@inafried
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple to extend Apple TV+ free year trials that started between November 1 2019, and January 31 2020, through February 2021 — If you purchased a new Apple device from September 2019 last year — like an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV — you were automatically eligible for a free year of Apple TV+.
More:
TechCrunch, Apple, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Variety, Patently Apple, Android Authority, BGR, Macworld, KnowTechie, iPhone in Canada Blog, TVLine, Decider, Vulture, Hollywood Reporter, Engadget, MacStories, Trusted Reviews, MacDailyNews, Redmond Pie, iPhone Hacks, iDownloadBlog.com, MacRumors, and Reuters
Tweets: @richlightshed, @haileesteinfeld, @panzer, @johnvoorhees, @jonyiveparody, @masasoncap, @bzamayo, and @bzamayo
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: AMD is in advanced talks to buy rival chip maker Xilinx for more than $30B in a deal could be finalized as early as next week — Deal that could be worth more than $30 billion would mark the latest big tie-up in the rapidly consolidating industry — Advanced Micro Devices Inc … | Washington Post: |
The recently thwarted Michigan kidnapping plot highlights social media's role in promoting violent extremism, as well as building a case against extremists — In June, one of the suspects in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took to the relative privacy of a Facebook group to make clear his brewing hatred.
More:
New York Times. Tweets: @cwarzel, @hypervisible, @slpng_giants, @cwarzel, @pinboard, @janelytv, @evan_greer, @moira, @lisackaplan, @annehelen, @anneapplebaum, @amy_siskind, @profcarroll, and @cwarzel
| Brian Armstrong / The Coinbase Blog: |
Coinbase CEO says 60 employees, or about 5% of its staff, have taken the exit package the company offered for those not comfortable with its apolitical mission — A follow up to Coinbase being a mission focused company — Last week, I shared that Coinbase is a mission focused company.
More:
CoinDesk, CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, The Block, CryptoGlobe, Fortune, Bloomberg, and Decrypt
| Ira Boudway / Bloomberg: |
Waymo says it will open its fully driverless ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix to the public — Waymo said Thursday that it is opening its fully driverless ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix to the public. Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit began ferrying a select group …
More:
Waypoint, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Tech Times, The Verge, Gizmodo, Engadget, Washington Post, Tech Xplore, and Reuters
Tweets: @waymo, @avgregr, @eisenberg, @orthereaboot, @binarybits, and @teemu_roos
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Square purchases $50M worth of bitcoin, becoming the second publicly listed company after MicroStrategy to invest in the cryptocurrency — Revolut, the London-based fintech firm, has enlisted crypto security firm Fireblocks to lay the foundations for new crypto products.
More:
CoinDesk, Square, International Business Times, Cointelegraph, The Verge, CNBC, Decrypt, and Crypto Briefing
Tweets: @squareir, @jack, @peterlbrandt, @jack, @tylerwinklevoss, @dahboo7, @prestonpysh, @bitcoinzay, @justinsuntron, @aridavidpaul, and @yoda. Thanks:@saniyamore
| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Google says Assistant can now search and control third-party Android apps, starting with the top 30 on the Play Store, with support for more coming soon — Before today, if you ask Siri or the Google Assistant to “check the news on Twitter,” you'll either be shown the @CHEK_News account …
More:
The Keyword, PCWorld, Wccftech, XDA Developers, TechRadar, Neowin, CNET, TechCrunch, CNBC, SlashGear, Android Police, Android Central, Tom's Guide, Mashable, 9to5Google, VentureBeat, and The Verge
| CoinDesk: |
DOJ publishes an “enforcement framework” on cryptocurrencies, outlining priorities and strategies for its crypto enforcements — U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr announced Thursday the release of “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” a roadmap for policing the cryptocurrency landscape.
More:
U.S. Department of Justice, Decrypt, PYMNTS.com, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @thejusticedept, @bgarlinghouse, @s_alderoty, @amlivemon, @file411, and @hameggsnsam
| Phil Harvey / Light Reading: |
DOD awards $600M to AT&T, Ericsson, Nokia, and others for 5G experiments at five US military test sites; tests will include pilots for 5G-enabled AR/VR — The Department of Defense today announced it is awarding some $600 million to more than a dozen companies for “5G experimentation” at five military test sites.
More:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GeekWire, and CNET
| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
Court documents in a Florida case show Google provided US law enforcement with IP addresses for any user searching for specific key words — There are few things as revealing as a person's search history, and police typically need a warrant on a known suspect to demand that sensitive information.
More:
Engadget, MediaNama, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @alfredwkng, @alfredwkng, @dancow, @garliccorgi, @evan_greer, @eff, @reillystyley, @mmasnick, @j0hnnyxm4s, @zackwhittaker, and @davegershgorn
| Scott Chipolina / Decrypt: |
The CEO of BitMEX and its leadership team have stepped down after DOJ and CFTC charged BitMEX with allegedly operating an unregistered trading platform — The CEO of Bitcoin derivatives exchange BitMEX and its leadership team have stepped down over allegations that the firm was operating illegally … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google is preparing to launch a $129 Nest Thermostat with hand gesture controls, using a sensor similar to the Soli system included in Pixel 4 — - New Nest Thermostat to cost $129; goes on sale in coming weeks — Lower pricing may spur adoption of Google smart home devices
More:
Android Central, Ubergizmo, Neowin, Droid Life, Chrome Unboxed, Android Authority, 9to5Google, The Verge, XDA Developers, and Engadget
Tweets: @alistairmbarr and @markgurman
| Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET: |
Google rolls out Sound Notifications on Android to alert people with hearing loss about “critical household sounds” like appliances beeping and dogs barking — Google on Thursday rolled out a new feature for Android designed to alert people with hearing loss about …
More:
The Keyword, Android Authority, Forbes, XDA Developers, Thurrott, Android Police, Android Central, and Engadget
Tweets: @android and @madebygoogle
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Dental robotics startup Neocis, which says that its Yomi robot is the first surgery robot to receive FDA clearance, raises $72M Series D led by DFJ Growth — Dental robotics startup Neocis today closed a $70 million round of funding. The company plans to use the capital to bolster growth …
More:
TechCrunch and GlobeNewswire
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft updates Edge with a price comparison feature, new screenshot tool for capturing web content, improved PDF support, and more — With its Edge browser now stable, Microsoft's current focus for its Chromium-based browser is to build features that differentiate it from the competition.
More:
Windows Experience Blog, The Verge, Softpedia News, MakeUseOf, Engadget, Digital Trends, and ZDNet
| Noorie Malik / Yelp: |
Yelp introduces Business Accused of Racist Behavior, a new alert to caution users about businesses that may be associated with overtly racist actions — At Yelp, we value diversity, inclusion and belonging, both internally and on our platform, which means we have a zero tolerance policy to racism.
More:
Search Engine Land, Eater, Mashable, International Business Times, and Fox News
Tweets: @wagatwe, @thelaurenchen, @nicoletters, @attorneycrump, and @yelp
| TechCrunch: |
Instacart raises $200M led by D1 Capital and Valiant Peregrine Fund, at a post-money valuation of $17.7B, following a $100M raise in July and $225M in June 2020 — Instacart announced today that it has raised $200 million in a new funding round featuring prior investors.
More:
Bloomberg, Instacart News, Coinspeaker, Crunchbase News, PYMNTS.com, and FinSMEs
Tweets: @garrytan, @kidkapital, @financial_kf, and @technology
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast says symmetrical gigabit upload and download speeds can be achieved through cable internet, detailing a trial using a hybrid fiber-cable network — Comcast begins trial of symmetrical 1.25Gbps—no word on commercial availability. — Comcast's cable Internet still has a heavy emphasis …
More:
Slashdot, Business Wire, ZDNet, and Telecompetitor
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Source: Nasdaq-listed Chinese video streaming service Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong next year, which could raise up to $1.5B — - Chinese video platform Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong which could raise up to $1.5 billion, CNBC has confirmed.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:
The 90-day recognition cliff: Why praise programs fade, and what keeps them alive — Recognition programs often start with enthusiasm. Employees participate, managers share shoutouts, and teams have a new way to celebrate achievements.
The 90-day recognition cliff: Why praise programs fade, and what keeps them alive — Recognition programs often start with enthusiasm. Employees participate, managers share shoutouts, and teams have a new way to celebrate achievements.
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
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
David George from a16z
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
Big Technology Podcast:
SAP CEO: AI Won't Kill Software, But It Will Change Your Job — With Christian Klein
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.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
David Ellison's Paramount-Warner Empire & The Fight That Comes Next
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.
Sources:
Factory CEO on why AGI is already here
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:
Noah Shinn - Building Instinct: The Personal Agent
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Lenny's Podcast:
The grief, loneliness, and burnout sweeping through the tech industry right now | Molly Graham
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:10 AM ET, October 9, 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
Todd Spangler / Variety:Los Angeles Times:
Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Abhishek Manikandan / Reuters: |
More:
TechCrunch, Affirm, PYMNTS.com, CNBC, FinLedger, and PaymentsSource
Tweets: @ldrogen, @jbursz, and @rileycnbc
Earlier Picks
| Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz: |
More:
PC Games Insider, Kotaku, dexerto.com, PC Gamer, Micky, and Gamasutra
Tweets: @r3ndom, @hollytwolf, @delightdanitv, @gamerfriendspod, @vahn16, @yoda, @theteawrex, @cecianasta, @viotcz, @attackofthelady, @tehjamjar, and @taylorlorenz
| Scott Chipolina / Decrypt: |
More:
Durov's Channel, Reclaim The Net, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @timsweeneyepic, @tatiana_sav4, @dietmarpichler1, @decryptmedia, @chrismessina, @shodyesq, and @maryhui
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
More:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AnandTech, PC Gamer, Micky, AnandTech, SiliconANGLE, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, Thurrott, Ars Technica, BetaNews, Windows Central, GameSpot, SemiAccurate, Pocketnow, ZDNet, PCWorld, and Engadget
Tweets: @tomwarren and @tekfox
| David Gilbert / VICE: |
More:
Rappler, The Overspill, and Input
Tweets: @carolecadwalla, @andymstone, @carolecadwalla, @klonick, @oliviasolon, @alexstamos, @tribelaw, @shoshanazuboff, @carolecadwalla, @jbenton, @andymstone, @jason_kint, @snb19692, @glennf, @oliviasolon, @slpng_giants, @carolecadwalla, @rasmus_kleis, @andymstone, @corinne_podger, @jason_kint, @mathewi, @andymstone, @charlesarthur, @carolecadwalla, @ericgarland, and @carolecadwalla
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |