Episodes
Dec. 12, 2019
Thu. 12/12 - Maybe Just Throw A Dart, Seed Investors…
Google releases all the things at once, everyone is mulling over Jack’s decentralized Twitter idea, one last tech IPO of the year, should seed investors just say yes to every deal, why you should know the Canva story, and why...
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Dec. 11, 2019
Wed. 12/11 - @Jack Wants to Decentralize Social Media
A bold new proposal to decentralize social media from Jack Dorsey, YouTube bans “malicious insults,” you can only clean your Pro Display XDR with a special cloth, Silicon Valley is no longer everyone’s favorite place to work ...
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Dec. 10, 2019
Tue. 12/10 - Wheels For Your Mac Pro Are $400 Extra
Apple is suing its former chip architect, the Apple Card finally makes sense to me, wheels on the Mac Pro will run you $400, Softbank abandons Wag, Microsoft brings Office to Linux and I want the new tech bubble to be about e...
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Dec. 9, 2019
Mon. 12/09 - An Interesting Raise From... Us?
China orders its own crackdown on foreign tech, Google is bringing “feature drops” to Pixel Phones, the Mac Pro is here but Wunderlist is exiting stage left, Magic Leap seems to be having issues, and an interesting raise from...
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Dec. 8, 2019
(Bonus) A Human Algorithm With Flynn Coleman
I’ve been trying to read books about AI lately to get a firmer grasp on this important topic, and the best book I’ve read for both a basic grounding of the history and the state of play of AI, but also looking at potential fr...
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Dec. 7, 2019
(Bonus) A Google Civil War? With Bloomberg's Mark Bergen
I had already reached out to Bloomberg’s Mark Bergen this week to talk about the Google Civil War, but then, of course, there was other big Google news this week. So, come for the assessment of Google’s culture at the moment ...
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Dec. 6, 2019
Fri. 12/06 - The Future of the iPhone is NO Ports?
The Uber safety report, more Galaxy S11 rumors, could Apple be about to kill the charging port on iPhones entirely and what would that mean, Samsung’s new chips to make AR mainstream and of course, the weekend longreads sugge...
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Dec. 5, 2019
Thu. 12/05 - Why The New Snapdragon Chips Don’t Have Integrated 5G
The FTC might be broadening its look into Amazon, the new flagship Snapdragon Chips, a disc-free Xbox, checkins with Slack, Imgur and Robinhood, and craigslist enters the 21st century. Sponsors: Metalab.co Vistaprint.com Prom...
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Dec. 4, 2019
Wed. 12/04 - Larry and Sergey Into The Sunset
Larry and Sergey ride their Segway’s off into the sunset, a new entrant in the streaming wars, more news from the re:Invent conference, YouTube says it’s algorithm change is working and the year that was, in the world of Redd...
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Dec. 3, 2019
Tue. 12/03 - Pablo Escobar's Brother's Smartphone
Headlines from re:Invent, how tech is caught up in a tariff war with France, Facebook created a chatbot to help employees explain themselves during the holidays, and let me tell you about the new foldable phone from Pablo Esc...
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Dec. 2, 2019
Mon. 12/02 - When An E-Sports Team IPO's
Interesting Galaxy S11 leaks, T-Mobile flips the switch on its 5G network, might different models of next year’s iPhone have different versions of 5G, the rundown of Black Friday/Cyber Monday and why an e-sports team is IPO-i...
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Nov. 29, 2019
(Bonus) The Forgotten Online Pioneer, Bill von Meister
Since it’s a holiday week in the US, I’m going to do what I’ve done once before on Holiday weeks and give you an episode from the Internet History Podcast archives. This is a story about tech history that, if you’ve never hea...
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Nov. 26, 2019
Tues. 11/26 - Amazon Prime Cuts
Google fires four workers associated with labor organizing, Amazon's ruthless quotas lead to high rates of warehouse injuries, grass-roots opponents to Amazon's power form a coalition, a report cites the public cost of Amazon...
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Nov. 25, 2019
Mon. 11/25 - Deadpool Buys an MVNO
Uber loses its license in London, the web’s founder launches a “contract” to save it, eBay sells StubHub, the Threadrippers seem to be the real deal, Deadpool is buying a mobile carrier and Elon Musk knows why those windows c...
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Nov. 22, 2019
Fri. 11/22 - CYBERTRUCK!
We gotta talk about Cybertruck, Twitter continues its shipping products hot streak, AirPods are hotter than even Apple anticipated, some trouble in Russia for gadget makers and, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. S...
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Nov. 21, 2019
Thu. 11/21 - Google's Culture Is Dead
Google is changing its rules around political ads, PayPal is acquiring Honey for a ton of money, why have a Dash Button when you can have a Dash Shelf? Route puts all your orders in one place and I’m afraid Google’s original ...
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Nov. 20, 2019
Wed. 11/20 - Our 500th Episode!
Hackers could take over your Android cameras, the police can do whatever they want with your Ring videos, if your Disney+ account is hacked, is it probably your fault? An amazing breakthrough in solar technology and why fishi...
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Nov. 19, 2019
Tue. 11/19 - An Apple Awards Ceremony? (The App-ies?)
Apple’s planning an awards ceremony? Amazon has a new fire TV accessory, Spotify launches Your Daily Podcast, Google announces Your News Update, Ransomware comes for the vets, and the hidden cost hurdle for electric cars. Spo...
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Nov. 18, 2019
Mon. 11/18 - Google Stadia and the Mustang Mach-E
The Mustang Mach-E wants to out Tesla Tesla, John Legere is stepping down from T-Mobile, .org domain names might be getting a lot more expensive, and the reviews on Google Stadia are decidedly mixed, but at least it works. Sp...
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Nov. 16, 2019
(Bonus) The Razr and the Reality of 5G with QZ's Mike Murphy
So, that Razr event, out in LA... obviously I didn’t get to cover it live… and if there was ever a recent hardware event crying out for “hands-on” reporting, this was one. So, I reached out to someone who was there: QZ.com’s ...
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Nov. 15, 2019
Fri. 11/15 - Apples Says: Vapers, No Vaping!
Apple takes down vaping apps from the App Store, why is Google going ahead with the Stadia launch this month? Amazon protests the JEDI decision, the TikTok juggernaut rolls on—especially in India—and, of course, the weekend l...
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Nov. 14, 2019
Thu. 11/14 - The Razr Returns!
There’s a new Razr phone with a foldable screen that might actually work? That Apple Prime bundle might be coming sooner rather than later. That Apple Research app is here right now. Why did 1Password raise a bunch of money f...
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Nov. 13, 2019
Wed. 11/13 - The AI That Can Predict When You'll Die
The new 16-inch MacBook pro might actually have a keyboard that works! Google wants you to bank with them. The Brave browser comes out of beta. And there’s an AI that can predict if you’ll die in the next year… but doctors do...
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Nov. 12, 2019
Tue. 11/12 - Google Wants Your Medical Records
Google has hoovered up the health records of millions of folks without telling anyone, Instagram debuts a TikTok competitor, Facebook debuts Facebook Pay, WordPress.com debuts recurring payments and Disney+ literally just deb...
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