[Thread] Apple bars staff from making a Slack channel about pay equity; Apple says it's because it's not work related, despite other channels on pets and jokes Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
[Thread] Hopscotch CEO details the rejection of a minor app update in the App Store and says this was "not even her worst run-in" with Apple's App Review team Techmeme · 3 weeks ago
[Thread] OnlyFans is banning sexually explicit content because new Mastercard rules, in force from October 1, make hosting such content prohibitively expensive Techmeme · 4 weeks ago
[Thread] Apple's child safety protections announcement hurt the effort to find a policy balance on safety and privacy aspects of e2e encrypted comms products Techmeme · 1 month ago
[Thread] WhatsApp says Apple's approach to CSAM is a setback to user privacy, will be more fraught outside the US; WhatsApp flagged 400K+ cases to NCMEC in 2020 Techmeme · 1 month ago
[Thread] Facebook's future prospects remain strong as the secular rise of digital advertising blunts any headwinds from regulators, Apple, critics, and others Techmeme · 2 months ago
[Thread] Amnesty International and Citizen Lab found zero-click iMessage exploits being deployed against iPhones, even with iOS 14.6, to install malware Techmeme · 2 months ago
[Thread] The response to Biden from Facebook's VP of Integrity is a textbook example of bluster and obfuscation Techmeme · 2 months ago
[Thread] Jackson Palmer, a Dogecoin co-creator, says crypto primarily amplifies the wealth of its proponents via tax avoidance, limited regulatory oversight Techmeme · 2 months ago
[Thread] Former Facebook employee, now Coatue Management Chairman, shares his experiences working with Mark Zuckerberg during Facebook's early days Techmeme · 3 months ago
[Thread] Apple built its own hardware security modules for its iCloud infrastructure in China reportedly after China refused to certify HSMs made by Thales Techmeme · 4 months ago
[Thread] Antonio García Martínez says he did not "part ways" with Apple, was fired in a snap decision, and Apple's statement on his exit is defamatory and false Techmeme · 4 months ago
Starting today, we're testing a way to promote more informed sharing of news articles. If you go to share a news article link you haven't opened, we'll show a prompt encouraging you to open it and read it, before sharing it with others. https://twitter.com/… Techmeme · 4 months ago
[Thread] A Facebook moderator at Accenture who just quit decries inadequate mental health support and says the current system is bad for Facebook itself Techmeme · 5 months ago
[Thread] Coatue Management Chairman on building company cultures at Amazon and Facebook, based on his combined 20 year experience of working for both Techmeme · 6 months ago
[Thread] Most NFTs' JSON metadata files point to normal URLs or IPFS gateway URLs run by an NFT startup; if the startups shutter, those NFTs will likely break Techmeme · 6 months ago
[Thread] A breakdown of significant issues with Bloomberg's recent Supermicro story, which may have relied on misunderstandings of an FBI briefing by a source Techmeme · 7 months ago
[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 · 8 months 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 · 8 months 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 · 9 months 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 · 9 months 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 · 9 months 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 · 9 months ago
[Thread] A look at the "black magic" that lets Apple's M1 chip achieve extraordinary performance and efficiency gains Techmeme · 10 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 · 10 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 · 11 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 · 11 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 · 1 year 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 · 1 year ago