Episodes
March 30, 2019
Apple Event Debriefing with MacStories' Federico Viticci and John Voorhees
So, we did the pre-amble for the Apple Services event last week, I figured we should do a debriefing, especially since it was such a confusing event, at least to me. I knew I needed some Apple experts to help me out, so I rea...
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March 29, 2019
Fri. 03/29 - We have Lyft-Off! (Sorry)
Lyft IPO’d today, Huawei’s profits don’t seem affected by governmental pressures, Stack Overflow is looking for a new CEO, Alexa Business Blueprints allow you to create custom skills for your business and the weekend longread...
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March 28, 2019
Thu. 03/28 - Spotify Tests Subscriptions For Two
Facebook is charged with violations of the Fair Housing Act, the UK gives Huawei a pass but drags them at the same time, Spotify lets you share your account with your better half, and let’s take two on that Google podcast tra...
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March 27, 2019
Wed. 03/27 - Microsoft Puts the Kibosh on April Fools' Jokes
The pioneers of modern AI win the Turing Award, Apple still hasn’t fixed its keyboard problem, India shot down a satellite in space and Microsoft puts the kibosh on April Fools’ jokes.
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March 26, 2019
Tue. 03/26 - The EU's Copyright Directive Cometh
The EU Parliament approves the “link tax” and the “upload filter.” Uber acquires Careem, McDonald’s makes a tech acquisition, and a wrap-up of the hot-takes from the Apple event.
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March 25, 2019
Mon. 03/25 - Apple Goes Hollywood!
The Apple event broken down piece by piece, YouTube wants out of the streaming video wars, Nintendo is working on two new Switch devices, is consolidation finally coming to the digital media space, and why you should know the...
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March 24, 2019
The Ride Hailing Industry From The Driver's Perspective With The Rideshare Guy
Not too long ago I recommended The Rideshare Guy podcast because I’ve fallen in love with it. That and his website, the Rideshareguy.com. Harry Campbell allows us to look at a space from a different angle than we usually do o...
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March 23, 2019
Apple's Big Event With The Future Forward Podcast
Today, we’re going to talk Facebook’s pivot to privacy and Apple’s big event on Monday. Please do search your podcast apps and subscribe to the Future Forward podcast.
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March 22, 2019
Fri. 03/22 - AT&T's "5G E" is.... zzzzzzzzz.....?
Might Apple’s Monday event be a huge anticlimax? Is AT&T’s “5G E” slower than 4G? YouTube is responsible for 37% of mobile Internet Traffic, what programming languages are on the up and the weekend longreads suggestions.
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March 21, 2019
Thu. 03/21 - Santa Tim Has Forsaken Us!
Reset the x number of days without a Facebook scandal calendar, Microsoft launches Virtual Desktop but begins sunsetting Windows 7, European Wikipedia goes dark, and the hottest coin in crypto is making people remember the gl...
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March 20, 2019
Wed. 03/20 - Give Us More, Santa Tim!
The EU Commission hits Google with another billion Euro fine, Santa Tim had another surprise for us this morning with next generation AirPods, and in fact, it was a day of quiet upgrades, to the Oculus Rift, to the Kindle, ev...
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March 19, 2019
Tue. 03/19 - Stadia is Google's Gaming Streaming Service
Google’s gaming service is called Stadia, the iMac lineup gets an update, Instagram ads in-app shopping, Intel wants to build an exascale computer and Y Combinator’s Demo Day, Day 1.
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March 18, 2019
Mon. 03/18 - MySpace Loses All Your Stuff From 2005
An iPad mini refresh and a new iPad Air, MySpace has lost basically all your stuff, details of the Lyft IPO and the state of Seed Investing.
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March 17, 2019
Technology and Policing with Matt Stroud, Author of the Book Thin Blue Lie
How technology has impacted policing has come up on this show far more than you would expect, if you think about it. So, when listener of the show Matt Stroud got in touch to talk about his new book about the impact of techno...
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March 16, 2019
The State of Consumer Data and Privacy With Consumer Reports' Justin Brookman
When issues of consumer data, and consumer privacy come up on the show, I think I've asked a couple of times before, what are the laws here? In the United States. Who owns my data? What are the rules? What mechanisms are in p...
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March 15, 2019
Fri. 03/15 - Does Chris Cox’s departure from Facebook mean the pivot is real?
Does Chris Cox’s departure from Facebook mean the pivot is real, Apple responds to Spotify’s complaint, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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March 14, 2019
Thu. 03/14 - Facebook Under Criminal Investigation
Facebook’s data sharing is now under criminal investigation, and the company had a bad night with its services intermittently down across the globe, Dropbox is cracking down on freeloaders, Silicon Valley wants to build a mon...
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March 13, 2019
Wed. 03/13 - Spotify Anti-Trust's Apple
Spotify files a pretty timely anti-trust complaint against Apple, Microsoft tries to get a jump on Google’s steaming video game announcement, is Google scaling back its hardware ambitions, what is Discord and why is it going ...
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March 12, 2019
Tue. 03/12 - The Web Is 30 Years Old!
Facebook self owns by taking down Senator Warren’s ads, Spotify will now give you Hulu for free, why the Bay Area is no longer the best place for startups, and the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web.
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March 11, 2019
Mon. 03/11 - How TikTok Is Different
Nvidia buys Mellanox, Tesla reverses course, a handy primer on how TikTok is different, and we check in on the smart takes from last week’s big stories.
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March 10, 2019
State of Crypto With Coindesk's Brady Dale
Sometimes the bonus episodes are for getting news in areas that I might have missed or might not have made our show, but I still find interesting. This week I reached out to Brady Dale of Coindesk, because I know he’s a liste...
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March 9, 2019
Do I Want A Foldable Phone? With MG Siegler
You know MG Siegler. Once upon a time, he was one of the most prominent tech journalists in the land, when he wrote for TechCrunch. Now-a-days he is a prominent venture capitalist at GV. But he still likes to talk about gadge...
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March 8, 2019
Fri. 03/08 - Senator Warren Wants To Break Up Big Tech
Senator Warren proposes breaking up big tech, Airbnb buys HotelTonight, why the big platforms are taking down vaccine content, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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March 7, 2019
Thu. 03/07 - Facebook Pivots To Privacy
Facebook pivots to privacy, Huawei follows through on suing the US government, Duplex rolls out wide, and Bird’s white label scooter scheme.
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