|
June 27, 2022, 6:00 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Samantha Cole / VICE: |
Stardust's privacy policy said it may share “anonymized, encrypted” data to third parties “whether or not legally required”, before being changed after pushback — Stardust Period Tracker was the most-downloaded free app on iOS over the weekend. — Samantha Cole| TechCrunch: |
Analysis of Stardust period tracking app, the top free app on the US App Store on June 25, shows it shares users' phone numbers with analytics company Mixpanel — The app was found sharing users' phone numbers with an analytics firm — Period tracking app Stardust surged to the top … | Washington Post: |
With Roe overturned, privacy advocates worry period tracking apps are sharing data, with partners or affiliates, that may become evidence of a crime — Privacy advocates fear that fertility data could fall into the wrong hands. — With a menstrual-tracking app, you can see when your periods and fertile days start and end.| Brian Kahn / Protocol: |
More:
VICE, Metacurity, The Register, The Guardian, and PCMag
Tweets: @paul_griffiths, @abortion_finder, @josephfcox, @pwnallthethings, @neerajka, @josephfcox, @ramez, @lesliefeinzaig, @josephfcox, @mpower_change, @pwnallthethings, @pernillet, @anildash, @cendemtech, @pwnallthethings, @prestonjbyrne, @kimcrayton1, @sammblum, @karlbode, @kwestin, @dmehro, @inafried, @pt, @neurojojo, @josenthal, @ashleygjovik, @kobotic, @mcmisoprostol, @lizziefin, @julibriskman, @clarabellum, @marciabelsky, @abortion_finder, @hypervisible, @tinkersec, @jmbooyah, @jmbooyah, @jmbooyah, @jmbooyah, @kathmschmidt, @carnage4life, @kurtopsahl, @pt, @antoniocasilli, @carnage4life, @hypervisible, @_zeets, @donmoyn, @caerage, @datadrivenmd, @missig_geek, @markruffalo, @epro, @lars, @ccdhate, and @fortunemagazine
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto exchange FTX is exploring an acquisition of Robinhood; Robinhood's stock closes up 14% — Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto exchange is exploring whether it might be able to acquire Robinhood Markets Inc., according to people with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg News reports.
More:
CNBC, Benzinga, New York Post, Protocol, CoinDesk, Forbes, The Block, Blockworks, Decrypt, MarketWatch, Reuters, Financial Times, Cointelegraph, Crowdfund Insider, Bitcoinist.com, and CryptoPotato
Tweets: @crypto, @tomgara, @counternotions, @mdudas, and @carnage4life
| Andrew Rummer / The Block: |
Voyager Digital issues a default notice to Three Arrows Capital for failing to repay a $650M+ loan; Voyager accessed $75M of credit from Alameda Research — - Voyager Digital has issued a default notice against Three Arrows Capital for failure to repay a loan worth more than $650 million.
Source:
PR Newswire. More:
CNBC, VICE, Crowdfund Insider, CoinGape, Crypto Daily, Finbold, Decrypt, Protocol, Crypto Briefing, Bloomberg, and Reuters
Tweets: @markjeffrey, @kadhim, @alexhern, @kadhim, @haralabob, @wublockchain, and @kadhim
| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
Amazon's Prime Day shopping event, set for July 12-13, appears to be more low-key than previous years, focused on discounting Amazon-made products — Sales growth for the shopping event has slowed as retailer contends with high inflation, consumers' shifting habits and cost cuts| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Google says Hangouts will shut down in November as it begins prompting mobile Hangouts users to move to Chat — It'll start moving mobile Hangouts users to Chat today — After sunsetting Google Hangouts for Workspace users in February, Google's now beginning the process of migrating free, personal Hangouts users to Chat.
More:
The Keyword, PCMag, Engadget, Android Police, TechCrunch, Android Authority, iPhone in Canada Blog, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @googleworkspace, @iansherr, @stef, and @caseynewton
| Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal: |
As crypto markets melt down, hedge funds are increasingly shorting tether, as a bet against either the broader economy or the quality of the assets backing USDT — Professional investors got interested in shorting tether after the collapse of another stablecoin, TerraUSD
More:
CoinDesk, CryptoSlate, crypto.news, Coinspeaker, Ethereum World News, and Benzinga
Tweets: @paoloardoino, @paoloardoino, @silvermanjacob, @mightydylank, @nkulw, @jessefelder, @stevenkelly49, @lesserworry, @bitfinexed, and @gladstein
| Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
T-Mobile launched App Insights, letting marketers target its wireless customers based on apps they have installed and engagement patterns; users can opt out — T-Mobile's advertising business is offering a new way for marketers to pry into your app-using habits.
More:
Android Headlines, Android Police, Android Central, and Reclaim The Net
Tweets: @karlbode and @adam_k_levin
| Wall Street Journal: |
Taiwan-based GlobalWafers announces plans to build a $5B silicon wafer factory in Sherman, Texas, aiming to reach 1.2M wafers per month, covering all US demand — A GlobalWafers plant in Texas hinges on legislation pinned down in a partisan dispute — WASHINGTON—A Taiwan-based company …
More:
WikiChip Fuse and Tech Xplore
Tweets: @dangillmor, @emiliesimons46, @wenyee_lee, @chrismeagher46, @rm_patterson, @scottlincicome, @donal888, and @jaytimmonsnam
| Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: |
London-based BNPL startup Hokodo raised a $40M Series B led by Notion Capital, following an £8.8M Series A in June 2021 — London-based BNPL startup Hokodo has raised $40 million in a Notion Capital-led Series B round, the company announced Monday. — Hokodo, which focuses …
More:
Hokodo Blog, EU-Startups, Insider, IBS Intelligence, FinSMEs, and ‘+f+’
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
SSD benchmarks show the 256GB 13" MacBook Pro with M2 has ~50% slower read and ~30% slower write speeds than the previous generation 256GB MacBook Pro with M1 — Following the launch of Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 chip, it has been discovered that the $1,299 base model …
More:
Created Tech: YouTube, Max Tech: YouTube, The Verge, AppleInsider News, Ars Technica, TechSpot, Forbes, Macworld, Fossbytes, Gizmodo, Neowin, KnowTechie, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada Blog, iMore, Wccftech, The Mac Observer, MobileSyrup, PCMag, Tom's Guide, TechRadar, BetaNews, Cult of Mac, Engadget, Notebookcheck.net, iClarified, 9to5Mac, and The Verge
Tweets: @vadimyuryev, @markgurman, @dcseifert, @416ash, @vadimyuryev, @rsgnl, @rsgnl, @parkerortolani, @rsgnl, @rsgnl, and @firstadopter
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:
Automate your scheduling workflows with Zoho Calendar — Your calendar can do more than schedule meetings Creating a calendar event takes only a few seconds. But scheduling is rarely just about creating the event.
Automate your scheduling workflows with Zoho Calendar — Your calendar can do more than schedule meetings Creating a calendar event takes only a few seconds. But scheduling is rarely just about creating the event.
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
Big Technology Podcast:
A Sober Conversation About AI Existential Risk — With Nate Soares
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:
AI Wants to Shop for You. What Could Go Wrong?
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.
Invest Like the Best:
Michael Moritz - Lessons From 40 Years of Investing and Writing
The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and ideas.
Subscribe to Invest Like the Best.
Sources:
Baseten's CEO on why every company will want to own its AI
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.
Training Data:
Box's Aaron Levie: On Reinventing Yourself in the AI Age and Enterprise Diffusion
Sequoia Capital partners host conversations with leading AI builders and researchers to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving technologies and their implications.
Subscribe to Training Data.
Uncapped with Jack Altman:
Andrew Feldman from Cerebras
Conversations with people I admire about things I'm genuinely interested in.
Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:00 PM ET, June 27, 2022.
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
CNBC:Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Oliver Darcy / Status:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Source:
SEC.gov. More:
Gizmodo, Variety, The Hill, TheStreet, Financial Times, CNBC, and TechCrunch. Tweets: @sarafischer
| Chainalysis: |
More:
Cointelegraph and VentureBeat
Tweets: @justinbenson, @damedoteth, @dennishegstad, @chainalysis, @campuscodi, @sniko_, @zackseward, @ourielohayon, and @songadaymann
Earlier Picks
| New York Times: |
More:
TechSpot, Newslit Daily, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @kashhill, @nytimes, @jangles, @edyson, @dangillmor, @zeynep, @jchengwsj, @jchengwsj, @johnbattelle, @paulmozur, @willwilkinson, @teddyboylocsin, @dsorennie, @muyixiao, @joshgellers, @paulmozur, @paulmozur, @paulmozur, @paulmozur, @paulmozur, @paulmozur, @paulmozur, @paulmozur, @paulmozur, @tonynashnerd, @antd, @profwoodward, @blader, @denverbitcoin, @pekingmike, @lynaldencontact, @paulmozur, @gladstein, @starchambermaid, @tonyromm, @privacydigest, @mparekh, and @karaswisher