|
June 4, 2021, 9:25 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Alex Heath / The Verge: |
Sources: Facebook plans to end its controversial policy that shields politicians from the content moderation rules that apply to other users — Going forward politicians will be treated more like everyone else — Facebook plans to end its controversial policy that mostly shields politicians …
More:
New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, 9to5Mac, PCMag, Axios, Android Headlines, USA Today, SiliconANGLE, oversightboard.com, and Mother Jones
Tweets: @alexeheath, @evelyndouek, @oneunderscore__, @karissabe, @brandonrichards, @karaswisher, @donwinslow, @rmac18, @jesselehrich, @dellcam, @mikebutcher, @brandyzadrozny, @iwriteok, @yaeleisenstat, @mattnavarra, @craigsilverman, @alexeheath, @sanjanah, @wendyvia, @diakayyali, @noupside, @sarahfrier, @jeremarketer, @blackamazon, @klonick, @carolecadwalla, @daveyalba, @yaeleisenstat, @shiraovide, @gerritd, @yaeleisenstat, @karenkornbluh, @kreissdaniel, and @alexeheath
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is working on a new iPad Pro with MagSafe charging and a glass back, for release in 2022, and a redesigned iPad Mini for release later in 2021 — - Company plans Mini redesign and thinner entry-level tablet — Apple's tablet sales jumped 79% in first three months of 2021
More:
The Verge, The Verge, mobilesyrup.com, iThinkDifferent, PCMag, CNET, Engadget, Macworld, Wccftech, MacDailyNews, Cult of Mac, Tom's Guide, iDownloadBlog.com, Trusted Reviews, BGR, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, 9to5Mac, TechRadar, Reuters, MACお宝 …, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, phonearena.com, MacRumors, AppleInsider, MSPoweruser, XDA Developers, Pocket-lint, iMore, Pocketnow, Neowin, and MacRumors
Tweets: @markgurman, @fronttron, @tomwarren, @nicnguyen, and @gtinari
| Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal: |
EU and UK regulators coordinate to open antitrust investigations into Facebook's classified ad service Marketplace; UK is also probing Facebook Dating — Investigations into classified-ads service Marketplace ramp up regulatory scrutiny on the company in Europe
More:
European Commission, GOV.UK, The Verge, The Guardian, Financial Times, International Business Times, Bloomberg, Forbes, New York Times, Reuters, BBC, Engadget, Protocol, Insider, Reuters, New York Post, Neowin, cityam.com, CNBC, Tech Xplore, CNN, Thurrott, phonearena.com, and Politico
Tweets: @cmagovuk, @marietjeschaake, and @vestager
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok adds a new section to its privacy policy saying the app may collect biometric data such as faceprints and voiceprints from its users' content in the US — A change to TikTok's U.S. privacy policy on Wednesday introduced a new section that says the social video app …
More:
The White House, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Slashdot, Mashable, and Insider
Tweets: @tamaleaver, @woodyatpch, @thedarktangent, @ai6yrham, and @armano
| David E. Sanger / New York Times: |
Biden issues an order banning US investment in 59 Chinese tech companies that aid surveillance, substantially expanding on an earlier order issued by Trump — The new order includes firms engaged in making and deploying the surveillance technology used against Muslim minorities and dissidents around the globe.
More:
The White House, The Verge, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Washington Post, caixinglobal.com, MediaNama, Android Headlines, CNBC, TechCrunch, CyberScoop, PingWest, CyberNews, Telecoms.com, and equalocean.com
Tweets: @rosenbergerlm, @kenroth, @brhodes, @mcfaul, @manpreetkailon, @hkdc_us, @gregwautry, @gwbstr, and @emily_sw1
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Sources: Cox Media Group is apparently suffering a ransomware attack, as live streams for Cox radio and TV stations go down — Live streams for radio and TV stations owned by the Cox Media Group, one of the largest media conglomerates in the US, have gone down earlier today in what multiple sources …
More:
DSLreports and BleepingComputer
Tweets: @zackwhittaker, @alex, @mattblaze, @tonyajoriley, and @brianhonan
| Christopher Bing / Reuters: |
US DOJ says it is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack — The U.S. Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack …
More:
Ars Technica, BleepingComputer, CNBC, Neowin, SlashGear, Crypto Briefing, TechRadar, Villages-News, The Hill, Gizmodo, Softpedia News, Cryptonews, ComputerWeekly.com, Ubergizmo, and Decrypt
Tweets: @c_c_krebs, @pmelson, @ruskin147, @barbmcquade, @zsk, @lcamtuf, @defensebaron, @dangoodin001, @alexhern, @r0wdy_, @anthomsec, @bing_chris, @bing_chris, @ahcastor, and @gossithedog
| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Apple will launch an Android app to detect AirTags that may be in use to track a person and reduces the interval before AirTags sound an alert in such cases — Apple said it's adjusting its approach to its AirTags sensors, changing the time they play an alert when separated from their owner …
More:
The Verge, XDA Developers, TechRadar, 9to5Mac, iMore, Trusted Reviews, TNW, phonearena.com, Pocketnow, and MacRumors
Tweets: @iansherr, @evacide, @pradeepviswav, @mikarv, @geoffreyfowler, @journeydan, and @stshank. Thanks:@iansherr
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Stratechery's Ben Thompson announces a service called Passport to let creators manage their subscriptions and communicate with subscribers — Seven years ago, when I initially launched the paid Daily Update, there weren't really any tools designed for independent subscription businesses …
Tweets: @sarthakgh, @stratechery, @caseynewton, @benjamingcox, @panzer, @sub8u, @benthompson, @gnsubramanian, @steven_aquino, @vgr, @trengriffin, @nicolasmagand, @mathewi, @edwinwee, @alex, and @tomcritchlow. Thanks:@sean_lynch
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Berlin-based Flink, a six-months old grocery delivery service built around its own delivery stores, raises $240M co-led by Prosus, BOND, and Mubadala Capital — On-demand grocery delivery, which really came into its own with the emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic, continues to command huge attention from investors.
More:
Tech.eu, Forbes, Silicon Canals, and Crunchbase News
Tweets: @cherryventures, @ingridlunden, and @docolumide
| Bloomberg: |
Germany's antitrust regulator says it will probe Google News Showcase to check if Google's terms offer “unreasonable conditions” to publishers — - Cartel office has opened multiple probes in recent weeks — Regulator is wielding new powers to take on U.S. tech giants
More:
TechCrunch
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
Google says it reassigned diversity strategy lead Kamau Bobb to STEM education due to a 2007 post in which he said Jews have an “insatiable appetite for war” — - Google has reassigned a global diversity lead Kamau Bobb over a 2007 blog post that it deemed antisemitic.| Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: |
Current and former employees at Medium say CEO Ev Williams' internal memo in April on the company's shifting culture led to a mass exodus of non-editorial staff — In April, Medium CEO Ev Williams wrote a memo to his staff about the company's shifting culture in the wake of a challenging year.
Tweets: @nmasc_, @om, @caseynewton, @nmasc_, and @martinsfp
| Andrew Perrin / Pew Research Center: |
Survey of Americans: since 2019, smartphone ownership increased 4% to 85% and broadband subscriptions rose 4% to 77%; 30% report internet connectivity issues — Smartphone ownership and home broadband adoption are up slightly since 2019. And 30% of Americans say they at least sometimes …
More:
9to5Mac. Tweets: @johngramlich, @pewresearch, @bskorup, @lrainie, @pewresearch, and @pewresearch
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Grocery delivery app Getir raises $550M at a $7.5B post-money valuation, tripling in three months since its last raise; brings its total raised to more than $1B — Istanbul-based delivery platform is now worth more than Deliveroo and Grubhub — Getir, the Istanbul-based grocery delivery app … | Casey Newton / Platformer: |
Trump shutting down his blog shows the significance of social media platforms' amplification mechanics and how they give free and huge reach to the worst actors — What a failed blog tells us about the power of Twitter — Last month, after months of hyping up a forthcoming “social media platform” … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter redesigns its app to make Spaces the center tab in the main navigation bar, initially on iOS for around 500 people from the original Spaces beta test — Twitter is updating its app to make its audio chat room feature, Twitter Spaces, a central part of the user experience.| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
More:
PCMag, Protocol, Nieman Lab, Techpoint Africa, CNN, iMore, The Overspill, Pocketnow, Coinspeaker, Firstpost Tech, and The Information
Tweets: @jonerlichman, @twittercomms, @toadsanime, @imnotbri_, @briannawu, @nberlat, @willblackwriter, @minsingular, @mkbhd, @snazzyq, @arixabei, @amandaksilver, @ow, @fredericl, @david_moscrop, @didjesusdrop, @kayvz, @harrymccracken, @pierce, @mattnavarra, @carnage4life, @mlozada, @liahaberman, and @carnage4life
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Review of Google's new $99 Pixel Buds A-Series: good sound quality, improved comfort, and water resistant, but audio can cut out and ear hooks are non-removable — The $99 Pixel Buds are a better buy than their pricier predecessors — With the new, awkwardly named Pixel Buds A-Series …
More:
The Keyword and Firstpost Tech
Tweets: @madebygoogle, @markguim, @durvidimel, @joshto, @dcseifert, @russellholly, @chriswelch, @dcseifert, and @backlon
| Marco Arment / Marco.org: |
Apple insults developers by denying the value apps bring to iOS and ignoring the part marketing and developer reputation play in attracting people to apps — Apple's leaders continue to deny developers of two obvious truths: — That our apps provide substantial value to iOS beyond the purchase commissions collected by Apple.
More:
Wall Street Journal and TechSpot
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Shopify:
Transform ML Experimentation with Tangle — Save months of compute time with Tangle, built by Shopify. Try this open-source platform to simplify ML workflows, ensure reproducibility, and seamlessly share with collaborators.
Transform ML Experimentation with Tangle — Save months of compute time with Tangle, built by Shopify. Try this open-source platform to simplify ML workflows, ensure reproducibility, and seamlessly share with collaborators.
Zoho:
Contract Signed. Project Ready. Tasks Created. — Every project begins with a promise; a contract that outlines the deliverables, the timelines, and the terms. But for most businesses …
Contract Signed. Project Ready. Tasks Created. — Every project begins with a promise; a contract that outlines the deliverables, the timelines, and the terms. But for most businesses …
Bitrix24:
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
Bitrix24 powers the next generation of high-performing businesses — Chat, projects, CRM, and automation — all in one place. Replace dozens of tools so your team moves faster, collaborates smarter, and grows effortlessly.
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
Access:
Is Roblox making the internet better or worse? We asked the CEO
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Decoder with Nilay Patel:
Anthropic's quest to study the negative effects of AI is under pressure
A show from the Verge about big ideas - and other problems.
Subscribe to Decoder with Nilay Patel.
Lenny's Podcast:
Why LinkedIn is turning PMs into AI-powered "full stack builders" | Tomer Cohen (LinkedIn CPO)
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.
Great Chat:
Code red: our favorite tech rivalries
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:
How An AI Model Learned To Be Bad — With Evan Hubinger And Monte MacDiarmid
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:
PBS Lost a Billion Dollars. Now what? With CEO Paula Kerger
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.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9:25 AM ET, June 4, 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
The Guardian:James Faris / Business Insider:
Max Tani / Semafor:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
More:
U.S. Department of Commerce. Tweets: @kcoxdc, @dleichtman, @xarinatan, @commercegov, @herbieziskend46, @gormogons, @agreilingkeane, and @thirdwaytweet
Earlier Picks
| Tim Starks / CyberScoop: |
More:
ZDNet, Wired, and Slashdot
Tweets: @cnn, @typemrt, @wiredscience, @dontbei, @business, @lilyhnewman, @snlyngaas, and @jeffstone500
| Associated Press: |
More:
TechCrunch. Tweets: @iamb, @iamb, @alberto_cottica, @hackylawyer, @iamb, @raoulgmi, @violaroberto, @eucyprus, @eu_justice, @digitaleu, @drpippam, and @ap_europe
| Politico: |
More:
Electronic Frontier Foundation, NBC News, and Gizmodo
| Patrick McGee / Financial Times: |
More:
CNBC, Bloomberg, Android Authority, International Business Times, SlashGear, iMore, MacDailyNews, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @rmac18, @eric_seufert, @find_evil, @eric_seufert, @patrickmcgee_, @lorakolodny, @alexdbauer, @eric_seufert, and @redrussak