|
January 26, 2021, 12:25 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| NBC News: |
Twitter debuts Birdwatch, in testing since last year, which lets select users flag and add notes about tweets they think are misleading or false — Twitter unveiled a feature Monday meant to bolster its efforts to combat misinformation and disinformation by tapping users in a fashion similar …
More:
Twitter, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, USA Today, Reclaim The Net, Reuters, The Economic Times, TechCrunch, International Business Times, iPhone in Canada Blog, Pocket-lint, PCMag, CNN, Softpedia News, Pocketnow, Forbes, Input, Android Central, New York Times, Washington Post, MakeUseOf, 9to5Mac, CNET, Engadget, The Hill, Business Insider, The Verge, Mashable, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @twittersupport, @wongmjane, @twittersupport, @mtracey, @saliltripathi, @tressiemcphd, @pogue, @twittersupport, @cassandrarules, @peterjhasson, @mariannaspring, @jeffveillette, @oneunderscore__, @sharylattkisson, @caseynewton, @nbcnews, @imani_barbarin, @b52malmet, @kayvz, @wongmjane, @tiffanycli, @jonah, @911corlebra777, @samharrelson, @larakate, @oneunderscore__, @jess, @eoinhiggins_, @brandyzadrozny, @nathanblawrence, @oneunderscore__, @ow, @b_fung, @lydiaburrell, @ow, @sethcotlar, @oneunderscore__, @chrismessina, and @mmasnick
| Apple: |
Apple says John Ternus will now lead its Hardware Engineering org as a member of the executive team; Dan Riccio to move to a role focusing on a “new project” — John Ternus will join the executive team as senior vice president of Hardware Engineering
More:
Engadget, Neowin, CNBC, Reuters, MacRumors, Macworld, Pocket-lint, iDownloadBlog.com, Digital Trends, AppleInsider, Bloomberg, Apple Terminal, MacStories, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Patently Apple, The Mac Observer, Business Insider, and iMore
Tweets: @benedictevans, @raywongy, @panzer, @stroughtonsmith, @benedictevans, @markgurman, @markgurman, @reneritchie, @neilcybart, and @ismh
| Adam Weidemann / The Keyword: |
Google Threat Analysis Group details a suspected North Korean specialized campaign targeting infosec researchers with fake profiles, blogs and backdoor software — Over the past several months, the Threat Analysis Group has identified an ongoing campaign targeting security researchers working …
More:
iTnews, ZDNet, BleepingComputer, and SecurityWeek
Tweets: @shanehuntley, @bushidotoken, @jsrailton, @swiftonsecurity, @evacide, @steventseeley, and @0xcharlie
| Cecilia D'Anastasio / Wired: |
A look at r/WallStreetBets, a 2M-member subreddit that helped push GameStop's stock to record highs and is now facing allegations of harassment — The denizens of the WallStreetBets subreddit helped push the flailing stock to dizzying heights—while a short seller alleged an accompanying harassment campaign.
More:
Bloomberg, Bloomberg, Bloomberg, Paranoid Enough, Bloomberg, Financial Times, YouTube, Bloomberg, The Information, Business Insider, IGN, Garbage Day, Kotaku, Destructoid, The Logic, Vox, Protocol, Forbes, The Verge, and PC Gamer
Tweets: @zhugeex, @delk, @thestalwart, @ivanthek, @marketstream_io, @kevinroose, @thestalwart, @thestalwart, @arielbogle, @jessefelder, @jasonschreier, @thekouk, @quill18, @ceonyc, @dbrauer, @film_girl, @jdickerson, @mccabe_caitlin, @josh_wingrove, @aaronmehta, @theneedledrop, @jamesrbuk, @thestalwart, @alecstapp, @bloombergtv, @carnage4life, @shiraovide, @molleindustria, @nycsouthpaw, @prvncher, @zhugeex, @thestalwart, @paultassi, @patrickmcgee_, @garrytan, @andrearene, @ericgeller, @thestalwart, @lisaabramowicz1, @vinncent, @bopinion, @flglmn, @nkulw, @michaelbkelley, and @joshuatopolsky
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Sources: Signal's rapid growth following WhatsApp privacy changes has raised concerns from Signal staff who worry the service's new features will be misused — SHARE All sharing options — On January 6th, WhatsApp users around the world began seeing a pop-up message notifying …
More:
Platformer. Tweets: @signalapp, @caseynewton, @techwontsaveus, @ohmdee, @shirtshanks, @ryan_lr, @stephenlemons, @reckless, @caseynewton, @mslopatto, @stephenlemons, and @paldhous
| Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge: |
Amazon launches a feature for allowing Alexa to proactively complete smart home tasks, an energy dashboard, and a $4.99/month ADT-like service, Alexa Guard Plus — New updates bring proactive hunches and Guard Plus to the smart assistant — Amazon is enabling a new feature today … | Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
Twitter unveils a new “standalone, flexible” open source text editor API for iOS developers, similar to what's used in tweet and Fleet composers on its iOS app — Twitter announced today a new “standalone, flexible” open source API for iOS developers that provides a text editor for apps …
More:
Twitter and Adweek
Tweets: @twitteross, @dhmspector, @mergesort, @wongmjane, @georgeelsham, and @thelball
| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Instagram adds a new “professional dashboard” for creator and business accounts, a dedicated space for analytics, business tools, monetization features, more — Instagram is working on a new feature for business owners and influencers. The app is adding a new “professional dashboard” …
More:
Instagram for Business, TechRadar, MakeUseOf, Android Headlines, PetaPixel, Neowin, and Tubefilter
Tweets: @youngfullye, @christinasbg, @vishalshahis, @medvidekpu, and @todmaffin
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Facebook News launches in the UK, partners with Axel Springer and Samsung-owned Upday for curation; announces new partnerships and payments for some publishers — As the United Kingdom prepares to sharpen its focus on how it regulates big tech companies, Facebook is taking a big step …
More:
About Facebook, Telegraph, BBC, Engadget, The Verge, The Guardian, HoldtheFrontPage, inews.co.uk, and Behind Local News UK
Tweets: @jomacjomac, @ryanvailbrown, @sarafischer, @martinsfp, @mattnavarra, @benmcconaghy, and @verge
| Margit Wennmachers / Andreessen Horowitz: |
a16z plans to launch a “new and separate media property” later this year focused on “the future” and names ex-CNN editor Maggie Leung executive editor — We embraced speaking directly to our audience — from the builders of the future to the tech-curious — right as the firm was started in 2009.
More:
Business Insider, MIT Technology Review, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @wennmachers, @jessicalessin, @a16z, @ricmac, @wennmachers, @saschasegan, @vijaypande, @wennmachers, @wennmachers, @wennmachers, @kantrowitz, @asalyers3, @chaykak, @geoffreyfowler, @wennmachers, @jason_kint, @jason, @andrewchen, @taylorlorenz, @obrien, @panzer, @antoniogm, and @jorgecondebio
| Issie Lapowsky / Protocol: |
Facebook says it will give researchers targeting data on 1.3M social issue, electoral, and political ads from August 3 through November 3, 2020 — Facebook announced the news in a blog post Monday, following years of requests from academics. Until now, Facebook has only publicly shared data …
More:
About Facebook, The Verge, The Hill, and Engadget
Tweets: @fboversight, @jessreports, @korolova, @geoffreyfowler, @markwarner, @issielapowsky, @lizzadwoskin, @amelia_acker, and @megancgraham
| Ashley Gold / Axios: |
Google says it will not make any donations via its PAC this cycle to members of Congress who voted against certifying results of presidential election — Google will not make contributions from its political action committee this cycle to any member of Congress who voted against certifying … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
W3C, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and others launch Open Web Docs, a new project for Web API documentation that will support MDN Docs following Mozilla's layoffs — Founding members include the W3C, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, Samsung Coil, and Igalia — A coalition of tech companies announced today …
More:
Open Collective, Windows Blog, GitHub, Mozilla Hacks, MSPoweruser, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @campuscodi, @tedmielczarek, and @msedgedev
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple launches Time to Walk for Apple Watch and Fitness+, offering 25- to 40-minute episodes of original audio from influential people, available today — Apple has officially unveiled its new Time to Walk feature for Apple Watch and Apple Fitness+ subscribers.
More:
Apple, The Independent, TechCrunch, Thurrott, Forbes, Wired, TidBITS, Ars Technica, Trusted Reviews, The Verge, MobiHealthNews, Patently Apple, iDownloadBlog.com, Digital Trends, appleosophy.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, iPhone Hacks, Mashable, and Apple Must
Tweets: @joannastern, @tim_cook, @mcwm, @backlon, @joannastern, @apollozac, @awilkinson, @edbott, @lanceulanoff, @chrismessina, @caseyliss, @rsgnl, @martinsfp, @joannastern, @emilyohmy, @officialjoelf, and @reneritchie
| Zoe Schiffer / The Verge: |
Google workers across the world announce Alpha Global, an international alliance of 13 unions representing workers in 10 countries — Alpha Global includes workers from 10 countries, including the United States and Germany — Google workers across the world are coming together to form a global union alliance.
More:
UNI Global Union, Mashable, The Hill, SiliconANGLE, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Input
Tweets: @uniglobalunion, @edbott, @zoeschiffer, @benfoxrubin, @code_cwa, and @laurenceb
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Source: Clubhouse raised around $100M from a16z at a $1B post-money valuation — Clubhouse, a San Francisco-based audio social network, raised around $100 million led by existing investor Andreessen Horowitz at a $1 billion post-money valuation, Axios has learned.
Tweets: @danprimack, @thekendallbaker, @jkostecki_rei, @alexeheath, and @jakesherman
| Clubhouse: |
More:
Stratechery, The Supercreator, Android Central, 9to5Google, Tubefilter, TalkAndroid.com, Softpedia News, Android Police, and Fortune
Tweets: @andrewchen, @taralach, @suhail, @thebabyguynyc, @jasonlk, and @nkulw
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Reimagine your photos with a prompt — Our new native image generation and editing is state-of-the-art, and ranked #1 in the world. Try it for free in the Gemini app.
Reimagine your photos with a prompt — Our new native image generation and editing is state-of-the-art, and ranked #1 in the world. Try it for free in the Gemini app.
F5:
Securing AI models and agents in the enterprise — The new AI stack creates a highly dynamic attack surface, and traditional controls aren't keeping up. F5's recent acquisition will bring advanced AI guardrails to enterprise apps.
Securing AI models and agents in the enterprise — The new AI stack creates a highly dynamic attack surface, and traditional controls aren't keeping up. F5's recent acquisition will bring advanced AI guardrails to enterprise apps.
Zoho:
Uncover what's new in Zoho Solo with iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 — It's that time of the year again when we get to bring you exciting new updates in Zoho Solo, all built to complement the latest from Apple.
Uncover what's new in Zoho Solo with iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 — It's that time of the year again when we get to bring you exciting new updates in Zoho Solo, all built to complement the latest from Apple.
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
Big Technology Podcast:
How People Use ChatGPT, Meta's New AI Glasses, Can Jimmy Kimmel Be Canceled?
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.
Hard Fork:
Charlie Kirk and Online Rage + Inside Trump's Chip Flip + This Week in A.I.
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.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
How chatbots — and their makers — are enabling AI psychosis
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why experts writing AI evals is creating the fastest-growing companies in history | Brendan Foody (CEO of Mercor)
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:
I tried Zuckerberg's $800 Ray-Bans. Are they the future? With Alex Heath
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.
[trading places]:
sim desai hiive🐝 • emily zheng pitchbook⚾️📓 • vlad voroninski helm.ai 🤖🚙 • bytedance 🫦🕺🏻
a very bad podcast about broken unicorns & busted carry hosted by dave mcclure and aman verjee
Subscribe to [trading places].
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12:25 AM ET, January 26, 2021.
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
Greg Sargent / New Republic:Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Mario Guevara / The Bitter Southerner:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
More:
The Keyword, The Guardian, Wall Street Journal, TechRadar, Chromium Blog, Chrome Developers, Tech Xplore, SiliconANGLE, HotHardware.com News, Gizmodo, Android Central, PCMag, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @natematias, @randfish, @campuscodi, @baekdal, @henshaw, @mathewi, @swodinsky, and @sarafischer
Earlier Picks
| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
More:
Ars Technica, Axios, The Next Web, New York Post, BGR, XDA Developers, and Input
| Reuters: |
More:
Pandaily, Light Reading, 9to5Google, TechSpot, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @thouse_opinions, @thetechchap, @frankie_tech, @reutersbiz, @reuters, @ccp_china_watch, @qpigpig, and @somospostpc
| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
More:
SiliconANGLE. Tweets: @thisisfinland, @alexia, @vilile, @eric_seufert, @inventurevc, @ourielohayon, and @mikikuusi