Episodes
March 17, 2020
Tue. 03/17 - Microsoft Wants To Own The Dev Stack
Big acquisition for GitHub... which really means: big acquisition for Microsoft as it continues to gobble up the entire developer stack. The iPhone 9 chips will not be underpowered at all. How Amazon is, in fact, trying to co...
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March 16, 2020
Mon. 03/16 - What REALLY Happened W/That Google Coronavirus Project?
Apple fined by France, the FCC nets a bundle at auction, new Beats earbuds, all the specs for the new Xbox Series X, and how Google got caught by surprise by President Trump’s announcement regarding Coronavirus work. Sponsors...
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March 13, 2020
Fri. 03/13 - Has Coronavirus Proven ISP Datacaps Are A Sham?
Has the Coronavirus proven that datacaps from ISPs are a sham? Comcast accidentally published the numbers of customers who paid them not to do that. Airbnb continues to be in trouble. Cool no-code tools from Atlassian, and of...
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March 12, 2020
Thu. 03/12 - Bye, Bye, Butterfly
Are the factories coming back online in China? Is G Suite quietly one of the biggest platforms out there? Why is Magic Leap “exploring options” and why does it want everyone to know that? An interesting raise. And I really di...
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March 11, 2020
Wed. 03/11 - Now E3 Is Cancelled
E3 is cancelled. Uber might ban drivers AND riders who test positive for Coronavirus. A 2nd gen Chromecast Ultra might be coming. A Peloton-style workout app from Apple might be coming. A look at Amazon’s entry into the sudde...
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March 10, 2020
Tues. 03/10 - Hold Me Closer, Tiny iPhone
A leaked version of Apple’s iOS 14 reveals a treasure trove of details about an upcoming iPhone and iPad, augmented reality software, and tracking tags; an analytics company has secretly operated VPN and ad-blocking apps and ...
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March 9, 2020
Mon. 03/09 - @Jack Lives To Fight Another Day
Another day of markets in turmoil, another Robinhood outage. Jack Dorsey lives to fight another day. Apple is repairing some iPad Airs for free, and might bring 64 MP cameras to the iPhone 12. Gaming out the reality of a ARM-...
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March 7, 2020
(Bonus) Inside Facebook with Steven Levy
I’ve said before, Steven Levy is the dean of the tech writers. All the way back in 1984 his classic book Hackers defined a tech space that wasn’t even fully aware of itself yet. Steven has written book length histories and ex...
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March 6, 2020
Fri. 03/06 - Sonos Won’t Brick Your Old Hardware Anymore
Another flaw in Intel chips, this time unfixable. Y Combinator demo day is going online only. Sonos won’t brick your old hardware anymore. Jack Dorsey probably won’t be moving to Africa anymore. And, of course, the weekend lo...
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March 5, 2020
Thu. 03/05 - Apple Allows Ads in Push Notifications!?
More Cornavirus worries, Apple is allowing ads in push notifications, Google is switching to mobile first indexing, hackers can hack your car keys, Samsung’s 4k and 8k tv lineup is here, and why I’m struggling to find a reaso...
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March 4, 2020
Wed. 03/04 - Are Fleets On Fleek?
You already know Tweets, but let me introduce you to Fleets. Robinhood explains its outages. Google assistant can now read you webpages out loud. Netlify is an interesting raise. And why getting a big-named VC in your seed ro...
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March 3, 2020
Tue. 03/03 - What If Golf Is The Most Like Fortnite?
Waymo has an interesting raise. Interesting for what it says about self-driving and about Google Moon Shots. Robinhood has the worst possible outages at the worst possible time. A new player in the quantum computing race. And...
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March 2, 2020
Mon. 03/02 - I Don't Think Streaming Platforms Have Coke Habits
Some investors want Jack out as Twitter CEO. Apple settles a class action lawsuit for half a billion dollars. If you listen regularly, I bet you can guess why some game developers don’t want to work with Stadia. Spotify wants...
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Feb. 28, 2020
Fri. 02/28 - Is Apple Gonna Give the iPad a Trackpad?
Are S10 sales in Korea the first indication of the Covid-19 effect? Is the FCC gonna fine the wireless carriers enough for selling location data? Is Apple going to release an iPad Pro with a trackpad? A hybrid scooter/tiny ca...
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Feb. 27, 2020
Thu 02/27 - The Year Of No Conferences
What else? More Coronavirus stuff. F8 8'nt gonna happen. Roblox is the most interesting raise in a long time. DoorDash files for an IPO but don’t expect it soon. Nokia is exploring its options. Oh, and the first reviews for t...
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Feb. 26, 2020
Wed. 02/26 - Bad Guys Can’t Use iPhones
Facebook bans ads around the Cornavirus, a deeper dive into how the Coronavirus crisis might be affecting iPhone development, Bob Iger is no longer Disney’s leader (kinda), why Waymo is hiring like crazy in hopes of a self-dr...
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Feb. 25, 2020
Tue. 02/25 - Is Signal The Next Big App?
Netflix launches Top 10 lists, Firefox rolls out DNS over HTTPS, Amazon Go Grocery means no cashiers or checkout lines, consolidation or super app in the Southeast Asian on demand transport space, and why this might be Signal...
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Feb. 24, 2020
Mon. 02/24 - ARM-based Macs By Early 2021?
The phantom announcements from MWC start trickling in. Safari might be getting strict with HTTPS certificates. Apple might release an ARM-based Mac as soon as early 2021. TONS of specs revealed concerning the Xbox Series X. A...
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Feb. 23, 2020
(Bonus) Stanford's Medical School Dean Lloyd Minor On The Promise of Precision Health
I am honored to be speaking today to Lloyd Minor, the Dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine. He has a new book out called Discovering Precision Health , and if you are interested in health tech at all, ESPECIALLY...
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Feb. 22, 2020
(Bonus) Elon Check-in With The Tesla Daily Podcast
Well, we mentioned it a couple weeks ago, but Tesla has had quite the month. Maybe one of the banner months of its entire life as a company. No better time to check in on the world of Elon Musk with Rob Mauer of the always ex...
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Feb. 21, 2020
Fri. 02/21 - Libra Gets A (Shopify) Win!
Shopify joins the Libra Association, Facebook will pay you for your data in one specific instance, Google is cutting down on apps using background location, more Coronavirus cancellations and the Weekend Longreads Suggestions...
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Feb. 20, 2020
Thu. 02/20 - What’s a Pirate’s Favorite Business Model? ARR…
Apple might let users choose third-party default apps, Twitter further embraces tweet storms, Morgan Stanley buys E*Trade, a rundown of all the stuff in the new Android developer preview, and if anything, it looks like cord c...
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Feb. 19, 2020
Wed. 02/19 - It’s Friggin’ App News Wednesday
The ways in which Twitter might be taking a page out of Facebook’s book, and Facebook might be trying some Twitter-like feed experiments. Spotify finally starts showing lyrics. Ring finally requires two factor authentication....
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Feb. 18, 2020
Tue. 02/18 - Apple's Coronavirus Warning
The Coronavirus crisis forces Apple to miss their already cautious revenue guidance. Wait. Is the Galaxy Z Flip using real glass or not? Qualcomm claps back at Apple with its next gen 5G modem. And Jeff Bezos plans to donate ...
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