[Thread] Former exec describes Amazon's transition from Sun to HP/Linux servers in early 2000s, that risked bankrupting the company and laid foundations for AWS Techmeme · 1 week ago
[Thread] A look back at the state of tech and mobile industries during the first iPhone keynote 14 years ago, the importance of which took years to sink in Techmeme · 1 week ago
This is an emergency situation and we are taking appropriate emergency measures, including removing President Trump's video. We removed it because on balance we believe it contributes to rather than diminishes the risk of ongoing violence. Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
[Thread] Twitter says Trump's account will be locked for 12 hours following removal of recent tweets, and further violations will result in permanent suspension Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
[Thread] As a promised replacement for Flash, HTML5/JS is still in the stone age as a newbie-friendly animation/graphics-first authoring toolset Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
[Thread] How iPhone security degrades following a user's first device unlock after powering it on, leaving it more vulnerable to data exfiltration Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
[Thread] A look at the "black magic" that lets Apple's M1 chip achieve extraordinary performance and efficiency gains Techmeme · 2 months ago
[Thread] A look at the first ARM processor ARM1, which was built in 1985 and had 25K transistors, next to Apple's M1 chip, which has 8 cores and 16B transistors Techmeme · 2 months ago
[Thread] Twitter updates Hacked Materials Policy, says it won't remove content unless shared by hackers themselves and will label tweets instead of block links Techmeme · 3 months ago
[Thread] Twitter clarifies why it blocked the sharing of NY Post's Biden story, saying it contained private info and violated its Hacked Materials Policy Techmeme · 3 months ago
[Thread] Coinbase CEO details how Apple's App Store restrictions, like blocking the ability to access decentralized finance apps, stifle innovation in crypto Techmeme · 4 months ago
Matt Mullenweg says Apple locked WordPress updates on iOS, won't unlock them unless WordPress commits to support in-app purchases for .com plans Techmeme · 5 months ago
Epic Games says Apple informed it that all of Epic's developer accounts will be terminated on August 28; Epic has asked a court to issue a restraining order Techmeme · 5 months ago
[Thread] A look at the correspondence between a hacked US travel management firm, CWT, and the ransomware attackers, who were paid $4.5M in BTC to decrypt files Techmeme · 6 months ago
[Thread] Twitter says a coordinated social engineering attack against employees with access to internal systems and tools allowed hackers to hijack accounts Techmeme · 6 months ago
[Thread] Former Pinterest public policy exec Ifeoma Ozoma shares stories of her time at the company that call into question its declared solidarity with BLM Techmeme · 7 months ago
Sharing an article can spark conversation, so you may want to read it before you Tweet it. To help promote informed discussion, we're testing a new prompt on Android – when you Retweet an article that you haven't opened on Twitter, we may ask if you'd like to open it first. Techmeme · 7 months ago
[Thread] A deep dive into the technical issues related to the rumored Mac transition from x86 to ARM architecture Techmeme · 7 months ago
[Thread] Alexis Ohanian resigns from the Reddit board, urges company to fill his seat with a black candidate, pledges $1M to Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp Techmeme · 8 months ago
[Thread]: Facebook Oversight Board says it is "working hard to set the Board up to begin operating later this year" Techmeme · 8 months ago
Twitter adds a "Get the facts" link below Trump's false tweet on mail-in voting, which links to a Twitter Moment refuting his claim Techmeme · 8 months ago
[Thread] Moxie Marlinspike explains how Apple and Google's contract tracing framework will work in practice Techmeme · 9 months ago
Jack Dorsey says he's moving $1B of his Square equity, ~28% of his wealth, to Startsmall LLC to fund COVID-19 relief, to later focus on girls' health, education Techmeme · 10 months ago
[Thread] Security researcher finds Zoom uses a "shady" technique to install its Mac app without user interaction, applying tricks used by macOS malware Techmeme · 10 months ago
[Thread] Trackpad support for iPads is not Apple's capitulation, it is a part of a convergent evolution of PC hardware and software from its earliest days Techmeme · 10 months ago