|
January 21, 2025, 12:00 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Bobby Allyn / NPR: |
Donald Trump signs an EO pausing the TikTok ban for 75 days to give ByteDance more time to reach a deal and aims to protect TikTok's providers from liability — President Trump signed an executive order on Monday seeking to hit pause on a law banning TikTok and to provide a liability shield …
More: The White House, Financial Times, The Verge, Moneycontrol, Fast Company, Business Insider, Axios, CMU, The Hill, BBC, Variety, Reuters, 9to5Mac, Shelly Palmer, Associated Press, Hypebot, New York Times, Barron's Online, WBEZ, TweakTown, MEDIANAMA, The Independent, Music Business Worldwide, Memeburn, GSMArena.com, Benzinga, Business Standard, Notebookcheck, RedState, HuffPost, KYMA-TV, Wired, The Indian Express, Politico, Engadget, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, South China Morning Post, Forbes, Bloomberg Law, 9to5Mac, and Wall Street Journal
Bluesky: @alanrozenshtein.com, @matholemeu, @drewharwell.com, @petermshane, @asharangappa, @drewharwell.com, @chrisgeidner, @reckless, @reckless, @martylederman, @bobbyallyn, @bobbyallyn, @pwnallthethings, @mjsdc, @alanrozenshtein.com, @alanrozenshtein.com, @alanrozenshtein.com, and @alanrozenshtein.com
X: @mattschett, @richlightshed, @timheuer, @adamkovac, @petereharrell, @kyurieff, @mattschett, @imposecost, @adamkovac, @adamkovac, @teneikaask_you, @adamkovac, @benbrodydc, @tiffanyfong_, @atrupar, and @karlmaxxed
Forums: r/China_irl, r/law, r/MarvelSnap, and r/popculturechat
| Washington Post: |
Legal experts and lawmakers: Trump's EO halting the TikTok ban may not protect companies that host or distribute the app, as Trump cannot overturn Congress' law — Measure directs Justice Department to not enforce the law for 75 days while administration determines “the appropriate course forward.”
More: PCMag, SC Media, Investor's Business Daily, NBC News, South China Morning Post, Metacurity, Business Insider, Reason, Axios, The Mirror, GZERO, TechNode, RTTNews, GreenBot, MacDailyNews, ITV News, Forbes, Tom's Guide, Mashable, Tech.co, indy100, Fortune, CGTN, PetaPixel, KEYE, TechSpot, Android Headlines, BreakingNews.ie, Silicon UK, NewsDiaryOnline, Affiverse, Business Today, Reuters, Cryptopolitan, The Week, The Independent, ABC News, PolitiFact, Times of India, Adweek, The Wrap, Agence France-Presse, Washington Examiner, Scripps News, Nikkei Asia, Hindustan Times, Comic Book, People, The Information, Barron's Online, USA Today, The Desk, Bloomberg, Anadolu Ajansı …, Associated Press, CBS News, and The Verge
Bluesky: @drewharwell.com and @drewharwell.com
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Card game Marvel Snap, published by ByteDance's Nuverse, is back online in the US; developer Second Dinner plans to find a new publisher to avoid future bans — Marvel Snap is back online in the US after access was cut off Saturday night due to the law that banned TikTok and other ByteDance-owned apps.
More: GameSpot, Kotaku, PocketGamer.biz, Forbes, Polygon, Game Developer, Video Games Chronicle, IGN, Eurogamer.net, Engadget, TechRaptor, Dot Esports, Mashable, Mobilegamer.biz, PC Gamer, Neowin, Dexerto, and WDTN-TV
X: @seconddinner, @seconddinner, @marvelsnap, @seconddinner, @bryceweiner, @regiskillbin, and @dekkstergaming
Forums: r/apple, r/Games, and r/technology
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
Trump signs an EO renaming the US Digital Service as the US DOGE Service, directing agency heads to form “DOGE Teams” of at least four employees within 30 days — The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory commission spearheaded by billionaire Elon Musk recommending deep cuts …
More: The White House, The Verge, Politico, CBS News, Quartz, Roll Call, CIO.com, The Crypto Times, CryptoSlate, Nextgov/FCW, The Register, and Ace of Spades HQ
Bluesky: @bevymart, @ericlipton.nytimes.com, @rcmacleod, and @donmoyn
Mastodon: @TomSellers@infosec.exchange and @stefan@stefanbohacek.online
X: @doge, @aaschapiro, @mattglassman312, @petewilz, @doge, @gumby4christ, @michael_youhana, @elonmusk, @wakeup2politics, @mattyglesias, and @jhweissmann
Forums: r/Defeat_Project_2025, r/politics, r/politics, r/fednews, r/Layoffs, and r/politics
| New York Times: |
Sources: Elon Musk is likely to get a West Wing office, putting him close to Donald Trump, after Musk had for many days been asking about his level of access — The world's richest man had been expected to be situated in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, but a West Wing office would give him closer access to President Trump.| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Trump revokes Biden's 2023 executive order that sought to reduce the risks that AI poses to consumers, workers, and national security, fulfilling a GOP pledge — U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday revoked a 2023 executive order signed by Joe Biden that sought to reduce the risks …
More: The White House, TechRadar, CIO.com, Kiplinger.com, PetaPixel, CCN.com, Sherwood News, STAT, Media Play News, The Crypto Times, Tech Monitor, Tech.co, DataBreachToday.com, Maginative, PCMag, The Information, Business Today, Neowin, FedScoop, Cointelegraph, Center for American Progress, NOTUS, Engadget, Barron's Online, TechCrunch, Associated Press, and Axios
Bluesky: @ericjgeller.com, @nparikh.org, @nparikh.org, @tonystark, and @tonystark. Threads: @nichcarlson
| James Hunt / The Block: |
MicroStrategy bought 11K bitcoin for ~$1.1B from January 13 to 20, at an average of $101,191 per BTC, taking its holding to 461K, worth $48B+, or 2%+ of supply — - MicroStrategy has purchased another 11,000 BTC for approximately $1.1 billion at an average price of $101,191 per bitcoin.| Counterpoint Research: |
Chinese smartphone sales fell 3.2% YoY in Q4 2024, the only negative quarter in 2024; Apple fell 18.2% to a 17.1% share and Huawei rose 15.5% to an 18.1% share — - During the quarter, Huawei secured the top spot, followed by Xiaomi. Huawei's sales grew 15.5% YoY, supported by the release of the Mate 70 series in early December.
More: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Bloomberg, iClarified, Wall Street Pit, ZeroHedge News, PYMNTS.com, 24/7 Wall St., Gizmochina, Wall Street Journal, Patently Apple, Huawei Central, and The Hindu. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Noah Smith / Noahpinion: |
How purchasing Trump's memecoin, of which he reportedly holds $50B+ at January 19 prices, could be used to buy favors without actually transferring him funds — Crypto is, in fact, about sending people money. — Financial disclosure: I hold a modest amount of BTC and ETH.
More: Cointelegraph, Coinspeaker, CCN.com, and Blockonomi
X: @noahpinion, @yeluacam, @jbsdc, @codybrown, @stevenglinert, @noahpinion, and @davidmanheim
| Politico: |
More: Decrypt, Business Insider, PYMNTS.com, Citation Needed, Fortune, voidzilla on YouTube, Forbes, Cointelegraph, Bloomberg, The Guardian, GreenBot, CoinGeek, UnHerd, CryptoSlate, Kyla's Newsletter, Decrypt, CNBC, Cointelegraph, Associated Press, and The Block
Bluesky: @mattbinder, @jessefelder, @amycastor, @mcuban, @acyn, @3r1ng, @glcarlstrom, @petegrif, and @atrupar.com. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to
Threads: @kolchak and @aaron.rupar
X: @mcuban, @scaramucci, @twobitidiot, @molly0xfff, @nic__carter, @nic__carter, @cz_binance, @kylascan, @ramit, @tier10k, @brentsketit, @balajis, @wassielawyer, @wassielawyer, @sershokunin, @wassielawyer, @skirano, @itspaulai, @0xlaiyuen, @kapursanat, @jjcycles, @jjcycles, @jjcycles, @gafoorkhann, @gafoorkhann, @gafoorkhann, @c_kavanagh, @ashcryptoreal, @gafoorkhann, @caitlinlong_, @coffeebreak_yt, @coffeebreak_yt, and @cryptohayes
Forums: r/literaciafinanceira and r/neutralnews
| Matt Novak / Gizmodo: |
During a speech after Donald Trump's inauguration, Elon Musk delivered what many saw as two “Nazi salutes”; Musk posted a three-minute video of his speech to X — The billionaire Tesla CEO has a history of racist comments. … Elon Musk gave what appeared to be Nazi salutes …
More: The Guardian, Wired, Rolling Stone, The Hill, Time, The Root, New York Times, The Independent, Metro.co.uk, Interesting Engineering, The Independent, Business Today, Boing Boing, Le Monde, BBC, Joe.My.God., Washington Times, Suggest, 9News, Raw Story, WUSA, The Mirror, New York Daily News, AS USA, Newsweek, Times of India, The Forward, Hindustan Times, The Daily Beast, NZ Herald, The Economic Times, The Wrap, Jerusalem Post, The Atlantic, Deadline, The Daily Caller, and New Republic
Bluesky: @karlbode.com, @karlbode.com, @jeffjarvis, @katie-drummond, @ahjohnson, @walkerbragman, @ahjohnson, @fredericl, @miasato, @cameronwilson, @cameronwilson, @marypcbuk, @rmac, @edbott.com, @grumpyzeus, @wademinter.com, @waxmonkey, @supremebeing504, @davidcolarusso.com, @mnateshyamalan, @thedailyshow.com, @thedextriarchy, @joshtpm, @marisakabas, @emptywheel, @joshsternberg.com, @rachelgilmore, @stevecooke.org, @stevanzetti, @stevanzetti, @mgsiegler.com, @davekarpf, @paleofuture, @jesseltaylor, @evansutton, @ericajoy.astrel.la, @timdickinson, @mattgarrahan, and @atrupar.com
Threads: @shabazzstuart, @benjamin_goggin_, @theheatherashley, @realjuddlegum, @_disparition_, @kenpopehat, @sharon.a.life, @aaron.rupar, @parkert, @fathernathan, @theheatherashley, @vocino, @pstomlinson, and @yasharali
X: @adl, @rpsagainsttrump, @aoc, @atrupar, @gianmarcosoresi, @pinko69420, @elonmusk, @emmavigeland, @bungarsargon, @coribush, @rpsagainsttrump, @loudmouthjulia, @elonmusk, @tszzl, @nikitabier, @lrozen, @devahaz, @elonmusk, @naval, @aidancramer, @andyorin, @nkulw, @dougboneparth, @gfodor, @yoda, @nkulw, @silvermanjacob, @jake_hanrahan, @shashj, @libsoftiktok, @yoda, @nkulw, @jphilllllll, and @sawyerhackett
Forums: Hacker News, r/centrist, r/AuthoritarianNewsHub, r/IHateElonHub, r/ParlerWatch, r/politics, r/politics, r/millenials, r/RealTesla, r/interestingasfuck, r/europe, r/politics, r/pics, r/interestingasfuck, r/gifs, r/MurderedByWords, r/EnoughMuskSpam, r/AnythingGoesNews, r/politics, r/CivPolitics, r/EnoughMuskSpam, and r/EnoughMuskSpam
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta will soon let users link WhatsApp accounts with Instagram and Facebook, allowing cross posts of WhatsApp Statuses as Stories on Instagram and Facebook — Meta announced on Tuesday that users will soon be able to add their WhatsApp account to their Accounts Center …
More: Engadget, Meta, and iDownloadBlog.com
| Lauren Feiner / The Verge: |
Brendan Carr becomes FCC chair, and plans to focus on tech and media regulation, combating China, spectrum licenses, infrastructure, the space economy, and more — Brendan Carr is now formally the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, giving him the power to set the agency's agenda …
More: Broadband Breakfast and Inside Radio
Sponsor Posts
Termina:
AI Powered Diligence at Scale — VCs and founders deploy Termina AI Scans on >12% of all known series A+ deals to uncover hidden risks and opportunities. Explore how you too can invest and build better companies with AI.
AI Powered Diligence at Scale — VCs and founders deploy Termina AI Scans on >12% of all known series A+ deals to uncover hidden risks and opportunities. Explore how you too can invest and build better companies with AI.
Zoho:
How does live chat work? — If you're an online business operating through websites or instant messaging/social media platforms, regardless of your industry, you need a way to connect with your visitors.
How does live chat work? — If you're an online business operating through websites or instant messaging/social media platforms, regardless of your industry, you need a way to connect with your visitors.
SBS Comms:
Expect Better: SBS Comms — The media landscape is changing fast, so don't be slow — out with the old, in with the new. SBS helps tech companies like GitHub, Cloudflare, Flexport, Ramp and more modernize comms and secure impactful results.
Expect Better: SBS Comms — The media landscape is changing fast, so don't be slow — out with the old, in with the new. SBS helps tech companies like GitHub, Cloudflare, Flexport, Ramp and more modernize comms and secure impactful results.
Techmeme Leaderboards:
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more — We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics. Download reports immediately for just $100.
Discover the top reporters on AI, VR, policy, and much more — We've analyzed Techmeme's news crawl to identify the most influential and prolific writers on 48 news topics. Download reports immediately for just $100.Featured Podcasts
Grit:
Former CEO Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick w/ Bing Gordon: Change the Game
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Lenny's Podcast:
OpenAI researcher on why soft skills are the future of work | Karina Nguyen (Research at OpenAI, ex-Anthropic)
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.
Techmeme Ride Home:
(Omnibus) Week Of 02/03/2025
The day's tech news, every day at 5pm ET. Fifteen minutes and you're up to date.
Subscribe to Techmeme Ride Home.
The Logan Bartlett Show:
Matt Mullenweg (Co-Founder WordPress): WordPress Controversy, Future of Open Source AI, and Navigating Backlash
A podcast hosted by Logan Bartlett, an investor at Redpoint Ventures, covering tech with industry insiders.
Subscribe to The Logan Bartlett Show.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 12:00 PM ET, January 21, 2025.
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
Amanda Holpuch / New York Times:Financial Times:
Bloomberg:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Anna Gross / Financial Times: |
More: BetaNews, The Register, TechCrunch, The Verge, GOV.UK, Infosecurity, Metro.co.uk, and The Indian Express
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
More: TechCrunch, The Verge, IndieWire, The Wrap, TVNewsCheck, Deadline, and The Hollywood Reporter. X: @kylebrussell
Earlier Picks
| The Information: |
More: The Verge, BGR, Fortune, and After School
X: @hankgreen, @lauramandaro, @jasmineaenberg, and @kyurieff
| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
More: The White House, PCMag, The Federalist, Wall Street Journal, SiliconANGLE, Associated Press, The Center Square, Raw Story, and The Verge
Bluesky: @alanrozenshtein.com, @rgoodlaw, @rgoodlaw, and @rcmacleod
X: @prestonjbyrne, @jackmjenkins, @shellenberger, @fsuofaustralia, @shellenberger, @mattjcan, @dockaurg, @viacristiano, @mattsheffield, @brianstelter, @jamesfloveiv, and @netchoice
Forums: r/stupidpol, r/law, and r/atc2
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
More: PetaPixel, MacSecurity.net, Fast Company, Tech Advisor, App Store, and The Verge
X: @pitdesi, @mikeisaac, and @mikeisaac