|
October 1, 2022, 7:30 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Stadia was doomed from the start because Google knows next to nothing about gaming and no one wants to invest in services they don't trust Google to keep around — There's a lot of chatter right now about the “surprise” shutdown of Stadia, Google's game-streaming service.
More:
The Keyword, Engadget, Techdirt, Kotaku, and Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Tweets: @gosamihai, @mattlightbound, @carranzasaurus, @mulligan, @svperfecta, and @brenetics
| Ryan Gajewski / The Hollywood Reporter: |
Bruce Willis refutes a report that he sold his digital likeness rights to Deepcake, which confirms and says the company created his “digital twin” for 2021 ads — Recent reports claimed that the star had become the first Hollywood figure to sell his rights to a company …
More:
Telegraph, The A.V. Club, BGR, Mashable, Engadget, and Collider
Tweets: @mistertodd, @tprstly, and @nick_beaton
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
Symantec details an ongoing campaign by the Witchetty hacking group, potentially tied to a China-backed threat actor, that hides malware in a Windows logo image — Security researchers have discovered a malicious campaign by the ‘Witchetty’ hacking group, which uses steganography to hide a backdoor malware in a Windows logo.
More:
Threat Intelligence | Broadcom Software Blogs, Security Affairs, HackRead, TechRadar, TechSpot, Infosecurity, The Hacker News, and SecurityWeek
Tweets: @threatintel and @campuscodi
| William Gallagher / AppleInsider: |
Local media: South Korea's Fair Trade Commission raided Apple's Seoul offices over allegations the App Store is charging 33% IAP fees rather than the stated 30% — Officials from Korea's Fair Trade Commission conducted a dawn raid on Apple's offices in Gangnam-gu, Seoul …
More:
FOSS Patents, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo, BGR, and Philip Elmer‑DeWitt
Tweets: @benlovejoy, @bruceqburke, and @fosspatents
| Reuters: |
Sources: Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy, seeking to own majority, or even controlling, stakes in overseas targets, mainly in European gaming companies — Tencent is resetting its M&A strategy to put more focus on buying majority stakes mainly in overseas gaming companies … | Jennifer A. Kingson / Axios: |
Surveys of ~16,000 US adults per brand: 86% of Gen Z aged 18 to 25 have a “somewhat” or “very” favorable opinion of YouTube, 73% of Instagram, and 69% of TikTok — The youngest generation of adults is so crazy for tech companies that YouTube, Google …
More:
Morning Consult. Tweets: @jstrauss, @morningconsult, @morningconsult, @nick_d_laughlin, @morningconsult, @middletechpod, and @morningbrew
| Reuters: |
SEC filing: Intel's self-driving car unit Mobileye files for a US IPO and reports $854M revenue in H1 2022, up 21% YoY; Mobileye posted $1.4B revenue in 2021 — Mobileye, Intel Corp's (INTC.O) self-driving unit, on Friday filed for an initial public offering in the United States …
More:
Securities and Exchange Commission, Engadget, The Economic Times, CNBC, Bloomberg, Renaissance Capital, MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, Investing.com, CRN, Barron's Online, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @jowens510, @jowens510, @jowens510, @jowens510, @jowens510, @justin_hyde, @katie_roof, and @katie_roof
| Andy Baio / Waxy.org: |
Tech companies working with AI are shielding themselves from accountability by outsourcing data collection and model training to academic and nonprofit groups — Yesterday, Meta's AI Research Team announced Make-A-Video, a “state-of-the-art AI system that generates videos from text.”| Ellen Barry / New York Times: |
A research project is trying to stop suicides by using AI to analyze at-risk people's smartphone and Fitbit wearable data and identify periods of high danger — A unique research project is tracking hundreds of people at risk for suicide, using data from smartphones and wearable biosensors …
Tweets: @wolfiechristl, @_eric_reinhart, @timinhonolulu, @avibarzeev, and @hypervisible
| Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: |
Sources: TikTok plans to launch live shopping in the US with LA-based partner TalkShopLive; TikTok's in-house e-commerce experiments in the UK didn't take off — Partnership with TalkShopLive comes after in-house experiments with ecommerce in UK struggled to take off| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Microsoft confirms two zero-days in Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 are being exploited in the wild; security firm GTSC suspects a Chinese threat actor — Microsoft has confirmed that two recently reported zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 are being exploited in the wild.
More:
Microsoft Security Blog, The Hacker News, Microsoft Open Source, Microsoft Security …, GTSC - Cung cấ, DoublePulsar, Ars Technica, HotHardware, Wired, Forbes, SecurityWeek, eSecurityPlanet, SC Media, Dark Reading, The Record, The Hacker News, Petri IT Knowledgebase, Protocol, Infosecurity, Security Affairs, Tech Monitor, BetaNews, BleepingComputer, and The Register
| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
As car makers cede control of their auto-operating systems to Apple and Google, the limited choice in the duopoly of smartphone OSes may soon extend to cars — In the future, your choice of smartphone ecosystem—Android or iPhone—could determine which make and model of car you choose
Tweets: @plowair, @polemictmm, @mims, @mims, @mims, @kk_levine, and @dsilverman
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 7:30 PM ET, October 1, 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
Bloomberg:The Guardian:
James Faris / Business Insider:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
More:
Engineering at Meta. Tweets: @tomayac, @patmeenan, @darinwf, @slightlylate, @firt, @firt, @_alastair, @adriandreionut, @zachleat, @patmeenan, @developsean, @tomayac, @dan_jenkins, @mohsen____, @slightlylate, @darinwf, and @zachleat
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
| The Verge: |
More:
Tesla on YouTube, TheStreet, IEEE Spectrum, Mashable, BBC, PC Gamer, Engadget, Digital Trends, Redmond Pie, Wccftech, Gizchina, Tom's Guide, International Business Times, Tech Xplore, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Nikkei Asia, Washington Post, Electrek, Ars Technica, ZDNet, BGR India, TechCrunch, SlashGear, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Livemint, Insider, and The Guardian
Tweets: @mims, @oneunderscore__, @gwestr, @joshpade, @tweetermeyer, @mrinaldesai, @roxytall, @bmkibler, @harrymccracken, @ruskin147, @tante, @boy2000fan, @theandyaltman, @adamholisky, @grady_booch, @willoremus, @ncweaver, @oliver_drk, @steinkobbe, @cacukck, @ncweaver, @poniewozik, @chriswarcraft, @rmac18, @mims, @chiawatchitgrow, @pt, @weegiegeek, @russ1mitchell, @timbarnes451, @lordscavamungus, @bayareadata, @happicamp, @politireality, @zsk, @scottwww, @nycsouthpaw, @ketanj0, @tweetermeyer, @taylorlorenz, @faizsays, @lanceulanoff, @tomwarren, @munster_gene, @valaafshar, @jimharris, @techau, @themartinirita, @teslaownerssv, @jaime_rivera, @kt_so_it_goes, and @davekarpf
Earlier Picks
| Emily Baker-White / Forbes: |
| Chris Kerr / Game Developer: |
More:
Eurogamer.net, The Verge, TechCrunch, XDA Developers, Engadget, and Dexerto
Tweets: @jdwitherspoon, @blaustoise, @kriswolfheart, @one_shot_gurl, @lucky_bunttv, @tr_bluejay, @johnwolfeyt, @johnwolfeyt, @auronspectre, and @manan
| Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: |
More:
The Atlantic, BBC, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, CNN, Protocol, Vox, Insider, Delaware Court of Chancery, New York Magazine, TIME, Web3 is going just great, Gizmodo, Insider, The Verge, Slate, Mashable, Social Media Today, Washington Post, iPhone in Canada Blog, ZyCrypto, VICE, Inside Bitcoins, CNBC, Slate, Insider, CoinDesk, Insider, International Business Times, Fortune, Financial Times, CoinGape, Engadget, CNBC, Puck, Wall Street Journal, and Internal Tech Emails
Tweets: @cwarzel, @techemails, @kateconger, @chancery_daily, @anildash, @danprimack, @brian_armstrong, @ruskin147, @daphnehk, @dvassallo, @ekp, @tomgara, @jhedelstein, @robertgreeve, @abusulayman, @shonaghosh, @benedictevans, @rmac18, @levie, @katienotopoulos, @pt, @kantrowitz, @dkiesow, @sindap, @brian_armstrong, @unusual_whales, @chafkin, @unusual_whales, @scottnover, @pt, @techemails, @nicholashirst_, @tomgara, @kylebrussell, @willoremus, @kylebrussell, @chancery_daily, @crecenteb, @kantrowitz, @eringriffith, @taylorlorenz, @chancery_daily, @fraying, @antonio, @jacobwolf, @loganbartlett, @dharmesh, @minds, @moomanibe, @ceciliakang, @ftrain, @asemota, @waywardwinifred, @chancery_daily, @goldman, @alexeheath, @masonic_tweets, @jeffbercovici, @mgsiegler, @ia, @kantrowitz, @sarthakgh, @iamchrismays, @whstancil, @benedictevans, @tayhatmaker, @tompainetoday, @davidgura, @donie, @scottnover, @lorakolodny, @scottnover, @chrisjbakke, @qwongsj, @danprimack, @teddyschleifer, @moomanibe, @oneunderscore__, @mmasnick, @carnage4life, @danprimack, @pkafka, @kateclarktweets, @eringriffith, @laurenshirsch, and @pkafka