Episodes
Nov. 11, 2019
Mon. 11/11 - Apple Eyes An iPhone Replacement
New York State is investigating the Apple Card for alleged gender bias, sources say Apple thinks AR glasses could someday replace the smartphone, Dara Khosrowshahi said some things he regrets, and Amazon is gonna launch a gro...
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Nov. 9, 2019
(Bonus) Jay & Farhad Show Reunion #3
Hello! @jyarow and @fmanjoo are back! Sponsors: Castro.fm Molekule.com and enter "ride10" at checkout
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Nov. 8, 2019
Fri. 11/08 - Twitter Is Weirdly Awake All Of The Sudden
Disney Plus will be on Amazon’s Fire TV when it launches next week, Andreessen Horowitz launches a completely free crypto school, Twitter seems to have woken up all of the sudden, T-Mobile really wants that merger with Sprint...
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Nov. 7, 2019
Thu. 11/07 - Alleged Spies Inside Twitter
Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia, those weird text messages a whole bunch of people received overnight, the most powerful desktop CPUs in the world, Ghost Locomotion wants to turn existing cars into auto...
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Nov. 6, 2019
Wed. 11/06 - Xerox Makes Some News!
Twitter announces Topics, Xerox might take a run at HP, Uber’s getting into the ads business, Ford’s electric Mustang makes Tech Crunch angry, and the best blockchain startup idea I’ve heard of in a long time.
Sponsors:Metal...
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Nov. 5, 2019
Tue. 11/05 - Is All Well With Softbank?
How are things in Masa Son’s world post-WeWork? How long until Uber will be profitable? How is the new Surface Pro X to use? Why is iOS aggressively quitting background apps? And why data scoring companies are maybe worse tha...
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Nov. 4, 2019
Mon. 11/04 - Everyone Got a New Logo
Your smart speakers aren’t secure in a wild new way, crazy product announcement day from Microsoft and Adobe, crazy new logo design day from everyone but especially Facebook, and Wikipedia makes a big change to citations. Spo...
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Nov. 2, 2019
(Bonus) Steve Case on Investing Outside of Silicon Valley
Steve Case is obviously an internet and technology legend, as the founder of America Online. But as I said when I did a segment about it this week, I’ve always been fascinated with his Rise of the Rest Tour and Fund because, look, the whole basic principle of the project is to try new things, try t…
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Nov. 1, 2019
Fri. 11/01 - Google Acquires Fitbit
Google acquires Fitbit, Apple TV+ officially launches, might the US Government be about to bring the hammer down on TikTok, and of course, the Weekend Longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Tiny Capital Leap.FidelityCareers.com Lin...
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Oct. 31, 2019
Thu. 10/31 - Twitter Takes A Stand (And Subtweets Facebook)
Twitter says it will ban ALL political advertising, Cognizant says it is getting out of the content moderation business, Facebook earnings are good, Apple earnings are good… and evolving, and can the Chinese monitor SMS messa...
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Oct. 30, 2019
Wed. 10/30 - HBO Max Deets
WhatsApp sues the NSO Group about that crazy exploit, Uber is threating to sue Los Angeles about a crazy tracking program that I’m not sure about, we’ve got the full details surrounding HBO Max, an activist is taking Facebook...
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Oct. 29, 2019
Tue. 10/29 - Playstation Vue Goes To The Deadpool
Earnings from Alphabet and Shopify, hacking the Olympics, the Rise of the Rest rides again, Amazon is making grocery delivery free and letting you pay your electric bill via Alexa, and don’t update your HomePod, or you might ...
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Oct. 28, 2019
Mon. 10/28 - Who Needs An Event? The AirPods Pro Are Here!
AirPods Pro are here, new Nvidia streaming gadgets are here, Alphabet might be about to acquire Fitbit, the fallout from the Pentagon JEDI contract and what happens when your entire city orders from Amazon every single day. S...
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Oct. 26, 2019
(Bonus) The Fate (And Legacy) Of Yahoo, With Harry McCracken
The news that Yahoo was shutting down Yahoo Groups, as I said, was another gut punch when you realize how much of the web’s history is so ephemeral. It also got me thinking that Yahoo as a company might be about to go down th...
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Oct. 25, 2019
Fri. 10/25 - Introducing Facebook News
Introducing Facebook News. Did the major US Carriers do an end-run around Google out of spite? Amazon is back to making as little profit as it possibly can, HBO Max makes its aggressive pricing move, and, of course, the Weeke...
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Oct. 24, 2019
Thu. 10/24 - Is TikTok A “National Security Risk?”
Is TikTok a national security risk? Inquiring Senators want to know. Earnings running the gamut from bad to surprisingly good from Twitter, Amazon and Tesla. And to paraphrase an old saw: if a voicemail system goes down how w...
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Oct. 23, 2019
Wed. 10/23 - Google Says We've Achieved Quantum Supremacy!
Mr. Zuckerberg went back to Washington, Google claims “Quantum Supremacy,” Apple overtakes Starbucks, HireVue is a controversial AI hiring tool and is the influencer bubble on the wane?
Sponsors:leap.Fidelitycareers.comMeali...
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Oct. 22, 2019
Tue. 10/22 - How Much Can Dark Mode Save Your Battery?
SoftBank is taking over WeWork in order to save it, Verizon will give you Disney+ for free, Surprise! Comcast’s “free” streaming box really isn’t, and how much does Dark Mode save in battery life? Quite a bit, it turns out… S...
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Oct. 21, 2019
Mon. 10/21 - Review-A-Palooza
It’s review-a-palooza day with Surface reviews and Pixel 4 reviews. Also, Facebook announces new disinformation initiatives, and Microsoft announces a Secured-core PC initiative and Twitch wants in on the Watch Party action. ...
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Oct. 18, 2019
Fri. 10/18 - Zuckerberg Says Free Speech Is Good! (Facebook, Also Good!)
Zuckerberg defends Facebook as a champion of free speech, will iPhone users have unlimited photo uploads to Google Photos while Pixel 4 owners will not, dial back your expectations for the Photoshop iPad app, the Vatican has ...
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Oct. 17, 2019
Thu. 10/17 - Unlocking Tech on Phones Is Broken
Fingerprint sensors on the Galaxy S10 can be tricked by a phone case, the Pixel 4 face recognition system unlocks your phone even when you’re asleep, Netflix kicks off tech earnings season, Airbnb’s losses double, and Travis ...
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Oct. 16, 2019
Wed. 10/16 - Twitter Gonna Twitter
Twitter explains how world leaders can break its rules but they’ll kinda, sorta crack down on them. LinkedIn launches Events, Giphy launches Giphy arcade, DoNotPay fascinates me, and a debrief on yesterday’s Google event. Spo...
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Oct. 15, 2019
Tue. 10/15 - The #MadeByGoogle Event
All the headlines from the Google hardware event, Apple butts in with new Beats, Libra loses another one, your movie theater wants to rent you movies, and Fortnite is back from the “black hole.” Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely Zapie...
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Oct. 14, 2019
Mon. 10/14 - Apple's Chinese Conundrum
More China related controversy for Apple, for gaming, for all of tech really… but why Apple suddenly finds itself in a unique bind. More iPhone SE 2 rumors, the latest installment of “Will We Actually Ever See Libra?” and why...
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