Episodes
Dec. 11, 2018
Tue. 12/11 - Mr. Pichai Goes to Washington
Mr. Pichai goes to Washington, another bug prompts Google to kill Google+ even sooner, Keurig for beer makes no sense, and Doom turns 25.Sponsors:DataDogHQ.com/ridehomeTiny.websiteFlatironSchool.com/podcastLinks:Google moves ...
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Dec. 10, 2018
Mon. 12/10 - iPhone Sales Banned in China
iPhone sales blocked in China, Apple’s getting into the A&R business, pump the breaks on the e-scooter hype, and forget the notch, 2019 might be the year of the hole punch.Sponsors:DataDogHQ.com/ridehomeTiny.websiteLinks:Chin...
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Dec. 7, 2018
Fri. 12/07 - Microsoft Calls for Regulation of AI
Microsoft calls for regulation of facial recognition AI, the Crypto market crash is starting to claim casualties, Reddit is quietly doing very well, thank you very much, and the Weekend Longreads suggestions.Sponsors:Metalab....
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Dec. 6, 2018
Thu. 12/06 - Huawai’s CFO Arrested and Stock Markets Quake
Huawai’s CFO arrested and stock markets quake, Google’s Allo joins the crowded Google Deadpool, Lyft files for an IPO and are Amazon’s robots finally rebelling?Sponsors:DatadogHQ.com/RideHomeMetalab.coLinks:Canada arrests Hua...
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Dec. 5, 2018
Wed. 12/05 - Facebook Gets Docu-dumped by the UK
The UK Parliament docu-dumps on Facebook, Qualcomm fires the starter pistol on 5G rollout, an actual test drive on Waymo’s new ride hailing service, and behind that $100 million Friends deal.Sponsors:Metalab.coDataDogHQ.com/r...
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Dec. 4, 2018
Tue. 12/04 - Microsoft To Replace Edge with a Chromium Browser
Another day, another data breach, this time Quora, Microsoft might be replacing the Edge web browser, and maybe even replacing Windows, a review of some low-end smartphones and why 4k streaming and data caps are on a collisio...
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Dec. 3, 2018
Mon. 12/03 - Tumblr Bans NSFW... And Dooms Itself?
Tumblr bans adult content, is Apple going to sit on the 5G sidelines, Uber has held talks about acquiring either Bird or Lime, a new self-driving car yardstick and resetting your web browser to square one.SimpleContacts.com/r...
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Nov. 30, 2018
Fri. 11/30 - The Big Marriott/Starwood Data Breach
The monster Starwood Hotels data breach, Apple music comes to Amazon Echo devices, Instagram rolls out “close friends” lists, Airbnb wants to build your house, not just rent it, and the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
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Nov. 29, 2018
Thu. 11/29 - YouTube Jumps on the Stories Bandwagon
Amazon gets into self-driving cars… in a way, Google Assistant adds some familiar features, YouTube rolls out Stories, and WTF is happening in Crypto?
Stories from: @RolfeWinkler
Tweets: @CrankGameplays, @SavinTheBees
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Nov. 28, 2018
Wed. 11/28 - Google Fi (née Project Fi) Comes to iPhones
The biggest ad fraud ever? Amazon gets into medical records, Project Fi comes to iPhones, one of Elon’s LA tunnels is canceled, and the Big Mouth Billy Bass enters the 21st Century.
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8 People Are Facing Charges As A R...
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Nov. 27, 2018
Tue. 11/27 - Why Is Shopping On Amazon So Hard? (Replacement)
AWS goes the custom silicon route, Facebook Watch goes after the olds, will Microsoft leapfrog Apple and why does Amazon’s shopping experience suck so much?
Stories from: @katienotopoulos, @ShiraOvide
Tweets: @ajassy, @AlexS...
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Nov. 27, 2018
Tue. 11/27 - Why Is Shopping On Amazon So Complicated?
AWS goes the custom silicon route, Facebook Watch goes after the olds, will Microsoft leapfrog Apple and why does Amazon’s shopping experience suck so much?
Stories from: @katienotopoulos, @ShiraOvide
Tweets: @ajassy, @AlexS...
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Nov. 26, 2018
Mon. 11/26 - Apple Visits the Supreme Court
Apple heads to the Supreme Court over antitrust concerns about its App Store; Facebook’s internal documents are seized by the British Parliament; what’s behind the resurgence of Atari; the human story of Black Friday inside A...
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Nov. 20, 2018
Tue. 11/20 - Worse Shape: Tech Stocks or Crypto?
Storm clouds everywhere! Tech stocks in bear market territory, crypto in full-on meltdown territory… but video games might help solve science’s gender problem and this one spacebar trick might make your iPhone insanely more u...
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Nov. 19, 2018
Mon. 11/19 - Are iPhone Sales Really Underwhelming (This Time)?
Skype calls on Amazon Echos, Tumblr disappears from iOS, Facebook on a war footing, iPhone sales storm clouds, and the Bitcoin Cash hard fork explained.
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Skype calling now available on Alexa (The Verge)
Tweet Storm on...
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Nov. 16, 2018
Fri. 11/16 - How Much Money Does Airbnb Make?
Airbnb opens the kimono, a disc-less Xbox, Facebook pushes back on controversy, SpaceX gets a key go-ahead, and the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Airbnb booked more than $1 billion in third quarter revenue (CNBC)
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Nov. 15, 2018
Thu. 11/15 - The Bombshell NYTimes Story on Facebook
That huge New York Times story behind the scenes of Facebook, Google adds business messaging to Google Maps, Uber eats is a monster business, Amazon Go has a rival and there’s a new King of YouTube.
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Delay, Deny and D...
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Nov. 14, 2018
Wed. 11/14 - Why Was Google's Traffic Diverted From Nigeria Through China?
Why was Google’s traffic routed from Nigeria through China, Ford partners with Walmart on driverless cars, Amazon’s HQ2 stunt seems to be backfiring, and Uber gets a customer loyalty program.
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Nigerian firm takes blam...
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Nov. 13, 2018
Tue. 11/13 - LeBron's "The Decision" But For Amazon HQ2
Amazon’s HQ2 officially lands in Queens and Crystal City; Waymo is launching a driverless car service in December; Apple locks down repairs on modern Macs; get ready for cloud gaming; Pandora applies its music technology to p...
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Nov. 12, 2018
Mon. 11/12 - What Exactly Is TikTok?
SAP buys Qualtrics, the Galaxy S10 might be coming in February and the Galaxy F might be coming in March, what exactly is TikTok and why you should care, and Jony Ive has an exclusive new product design.
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SAP to buy Q...
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Nov. 9, 2018
Fri. 11/09 - Amazon and Apple Cut a Deal
The great winter of tech worker discontent is definitely here, Disney’s streaming service has a name, Vine might be coming back, Github hits a major milestone and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Nov. 8, 2018
Thu. 11/08 - Foldable Phones Are Officially A Thing
Foldable phones are officially a thing, Tesla names a new board chair, Amazon’s mailing a physical toy catalog, Ford doesn’t want to miss out on scooters, and Comcast doesn’t want to miss out on home hubs.
Stories from: @alb...
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Nov. 7, 2018
Wed. 11/07 - Why Robocalls Have Taken Over Your Phone
Silicon Valley’s special election day vote, why robocalls have taken over your phone, Jeff Bezos’ clever HQ2 bonus, making 911 calls better and why Jake Tapper is a digital media pioneer.
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San Francisco has passed a f...
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Nov. 6, 2018
Tue. 11/06 - Schrodinger's Amazon HQ2
Facebook takes down more accounts ahead of the election, the new Chrome might block ALL ads on some websites, Macbook Air reviews, and why you might not be able to read election results in tomorrow’s newspaper.
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