|
July 13, 2021, 6:25 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Mikael Thalen / The Daily Dot: |
Twitter confirms it inadvertently verified six new accounts after a user pointed them out, says the “inauthentic” accounts are now suspended and badges removed — Six users with fake profile pics were seemingly verified less than one month after being created.
More:
The Verge, PCMag, Social Media Today, The Register, and CNET
| Gartner: |
Q2 2021: global PC shipments totaled 71.6M, up 4.6% YoY, following Q1's record 35.7% YoY growth; Lenovo holds 24.1% marketshare, followed by HP, Dell, and Apple — Growth Rate Slowed, Tempered by Impact of Ongoing Semiconductor Shortages — Worldwide PC shipments totaled 71.6 million units …
More:
IDC, The Verge, iMore, Canalys.com, SlashGear, VentureBeat, TechSpot, PC Games Insider, Patently Apple, TechRadar, iPhone in Canada Blog, iPhone Hacks, PCMag, iThinkDifferent, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Gizchina, and Tom's Hardware
Tweets: @benbajarin, @susan_m, @firstadopter, @firstadopter, and @firstadopter
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
Google rolls out support for the BIMI security standard for brands to all Gmail users as part of an effort to improve email-sender authenticity — Google has rolled out today support for the new Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) standard to all Gmail users as part of an effort to improve email-sender authenticity.
Source:
Cloud Blog. More:
Livemint, BIMI Group, Droid Life, Android Police, Security Boulevard, 9to5Google, and VentureBeat. Tweets: @natecochrane
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Broadcom is in talks to buy SAS, which sells analytics, business-intelligence and data-management software, in a deal valuing SAS between $15B and $20B — A deal by the chip maker would value closely held SAS in the range of $15 billion to $20 billion
More:
Barron's Online, ZDNet, Channel Futures, iTnews, WRAL TechWire, SiliconANGLE, CRN, San Francisco Business Journal, and IT Management
Tweets: @danielnewmanuv and @gigabarb
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Quantexa, which uses AI to detect money laundering and other illegal activities, raises $153M Series D led by Warburg Pincus, at a valuation of $800M-$900M — As financial crime has become significantly more sophisticated, so too have the tools that are used to combat it.
More:
Silicon Republic, Finextra, Tech.eu, and Reuters
| Gaspard Sebag / Bloomberg: |
France fines Google $593M for failing to comply with a 2020 order to negotiate in good faith with publishers for displaying article snippets in Google News — - Tech giant penalized for not agreeing fair deal with publisher — Complaint from news wires and magazines dates back to 2019
More:
Reuters, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes
Tweets: @wallaceme and @benedictevans
| Mark Landler / New York Times: |
After England's defeat in Euro 2020, Boris Johnson and others condemn racist abuse of players on social media, with some calling for tougher action by platforms — The social media bigotry, directed at three players who missed penalty kicks in the Euro 2020 final, was condemned by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and most everyone else.
More:
The Guardian, IT PRO, CNBC, BBC, Yahoo Sports, Asume Tech, The Daily Dot, Bloomberg, BBC Sport, The Independent, Telegraph, BBC, Financial Times, Sky News, Forbes, Politico, Daily Mirror, The Independent, ITV News, inews.co.uk, Reuters, and Mashable
Tweets: @pritipatel, @borisjohnson, @metpoliceevents, @oliverdowden, @ruskin147, @rmac18, @england, @faspokesperson, @rmac18, @sachabaroncohen, @officialtm_3, @sadiqkhan, @rmac18, @rmac18, @malikashok, @anacabrera, @nicolaroberts, @adamndsmith, @peterjukes, @ekp, @damiancollins, @faspokesperson, @katiecollins, @joe_weller_, @gisellalomax, @de_kosnik, @rmac18, @toryboypierce, @adamserwer, @clancynewyork, @jimwaterson, @s_m_i, @uklabour, @ticerichard, @alexisohanian, @amnesty, @holden, @shallowbrigade, @orientaljanedoe, @owillis, @katiecollins, @owillis, @fboversight, @blackamazon, @capuletpoehner, @bulbulnyc, @rmac18, @davidschneider, @rmac18, @rmac18, @bethxlouisexx, @rioferdy5, @rioferdy5, @ayocaesar, @edent, @paperghost, @footballmuseum, @marklandler, @mikarv, @alexberesfordtv, @mayoroflondon, @dearbhaildibs, @paulbernaluk, @tariqpanja, @nytimes, @nadine_writes, @davidlammy, @uefa, and @arsenal
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google unveils a feature for Android 12 that lets users play a game from the Play Store before it's fully downloaded, available with “minimal developer effort” — On the first day of this year's Games Developer Conference, Google introduced a handful of Android 12-specific features …
More:
XDA Developers, GamesIndustry.biz, Gizchina, Android Police, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @ronamadeo, @ronamadeo, and @timsweeneyepic
| Martin Matishak / The Record: |
Senate confirms ex-NSA official Jen Easterly as CISA's director, a role that was vacant since Trump fired Chris Krebs in Nov. for refuting conspiracy theories — The Senate on Monday confirmed President Joe Biden's pick to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency …
More:
Politico, Engadget, The Hill, CNN, ZDNet, Gizmodo, and CyberScoop
Tweets: @therecord_media, @spauldingsez, and @senatorhassan
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google Meet starts enforcing a 60-minute time limit on group calls for free Gmail users — In light of COVID-19 driving all communication online, free Google Meet users with personal Gmail accounts could take advantage of group calls without a duration limit over the past year.
More:
TNW, Ubergizmo, and phonearena.com
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
SolarWinds patches a remote code execution flaw in its Serv-U product, after Microsoft notified the company that the flaw was being exploited in the wild — SolarWinds is urging customers to patch a Serv-U remote code execution vulnerability exploited in the wild by “a single threat actor” …
More:
The Hacker News, ZDNet, SecurityWeek, Ars Technica, The Register, and Windows Central. Tweets: @marknca
| Brian Steinberg / Variety: |
Disney to raise the subscription fees for ESPN+ in the US to $7/mo. and $70/year, from $6/mo. and $60/year; price for a Disney bundle is unchanged at $14/mo. — Disney will raise the monthly and annual fees for ESPN Plus, one of three different subscription-based streaming services it operates in the U.S. …
More:
9to5Mac, iMore, CNBC, Engadget, Deadline, Pocket-lint, Gizmodo, Hollywood Reporter, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Tom's Guide, The Streamable, CNET, Cord Cutters News, The Verge, and Ad Age. Tweets: @ivanthek
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Warner Bros. to give away 91,000 limited-edition NFTs featuring characters from Space Jam: A New Legacy, the biggest drop of NFTs for a film to date — The loony-tunes world of digital collectibles known as NFTs is now getting actual Looney Tunes. — Warner Bros., in the biggest drop of NFTs …
More:
PR Newswire, Forkast, Cointelegraph, MUO, The Verge, Ad Age, Gizmodo, Bitcoin News, and Decrypt
Tweets: @xpangler, @iansherr, @xpangler, and @lanceulanoff
| Thad Rueter / Government Technology: |
Mark43, which offers cloud-based records management and dispatch systems to US police departments, raises $101M Series E, as it looks to expand internationally — Even amid calls to “defund the police,” agencies are buying new technology, boosting efficiency and enabling new types of reporting.| Shuli Ren / Bloomberg: |
How corporate accountants are grappling with companies holding cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets, as official GAAP guidelines don't exist — A company holding such digital assets can — for the most part — only write down their value. It's unfair. Just look at those risky startup investments.| Will Goodbody / RTÉ: |
Dublin-based Xtremepush, which offers multi-channel marketing software for brands, raises $33M from Grafton Capital — Irish digital marketing software company, Xtremepush, is set to double its workforce in Ireland and overseas to 140 over the next year. — It comes as the firm secured $33m …
More:
The Irish Times and Silicon Republic
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:
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Zoho:
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
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:
OpenAI's 2026 Priority, Disney's AI Play, Datacenter Buildout Trouble
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:
Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
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.
Access:
Why the next AI frontier is phone calls, with Beside CEO Maxime Germain
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Great Chat:
So what happens after AGI?
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.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Ted Sarandos: Netflix and how tech changed storytelling
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Lachlan Cartwright Started in Tabloids. Now He's a Must-Read Media Gossip.
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 6:25 AM ET, July 13, 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
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Wall Street Journal: |
More:
PYMNTS.com, The Overspill, and The Verge
Tweets: @smdiehl, @mattbinder, @kowsmann, @smdiehl, @bitfinexed, @kylesgibson, @bitfinexed, @wsj, @tomlevenson, @smdiehl, @ceostroff, and @kowsmann
Earlier Picks
| Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan / Financial Times: |
Tweets: @svr13, @jessefelder, @adamsamson, @retheauditors, @retheauditors, @retheauditors, and @retheauditors
| New York Times: |
More:
Ad Age. Tweets: @kevinbparry, @nytimes, @juddlegum, @brandon_bird, @qianna_smith, @pradeepb28, @gartenberg, @annathebold, @nishachittal, @taylorlorenz, @bruno_j_navarro, @thebradmielke, @adamsinger, @bwest, @reidjjackson, @traceyryniec, @genepark, @maddoxrules, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, @jarroddicker, @zoecello, @austentosone, @silvermanjacob, @annaroisman, @taylorlorenz, @taylorlorenz, @caseynewton, and @nthnashma
| Bloomberg: |
More:
Microsoft Security Blog, Silicon Republic, Coinspeaker, RiskIQ, CNBC, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Seattle Business Journal, MUO, PCMag, PYMNTS.com, SC Media, Engadget, CNN, SecurityWeek, CRN, MSPoweruser, Neowin, Thurrott, The Verge, Windows Central, Protocol, Dark Reading, OnMSFT.com, IT Management, cloudpro.co.uk, TechRadar, WRAL TechWire, The National, SiliconANGLE, and GeekWire
Tweets: @riskiq, @vasujakkal, @msftsecintel, @riskiq, @ajohnsocyber, @dinabass, @dinabass, and @business
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |