Episodes
Nov. 2, 2018
Fri. 11/02 - Apple Earnings Up, Stock Down
Apple makes a pile of money and their stock tanks, Flickr ends its mega-free-storage plan, a classic internet cartoon gets a 4K makeover, browser extensions steal Facebook private messages, testing the latest smartphones to s...
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Nov. 1, 2018
Thu. 11/01 - The Google Employee Walkout
Google employees stage a walk-out protest around the globe, Vox swallows Recode, the new devices this week continue Apple’s push to increase ASP, and maybe it’s subscriptions that are eating the world.
Stories from: @rustybr...
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Oct. 31, 2018
Wed. 10/31 - Facebook's Earnings Are Not a Disaster
Facebook earnings were not a disaster, another Alphabet employee is out because of scandal, Waymo has a permit to test real driverless cars on California roads, and if you don’t know what computational notebooks are, let me t...
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Oct. 30, 2018
Tue. 10/30 - New MacBook Airs, Mac Minis and iPad Pros
Today MacBook Airs, Mac Minis and new iPad Pros, Coinbase raises a round, the UK has a new tech tax, interesting executive musical chairs, and why reCAPTCHA’s might be a thing of the past.
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UK chancellor announces 2% ...
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Oct. 29, 2018
Mon. 10/29 - Big Blue Gets Red Hat
IBM buys Red Hat, museums get new ways to preserve video games, Sony announces the full list of titles for its retro PlayStation mini-console, DJI has a drone for first responders, and a look at the service Gab.
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Oct. 26, 2018
Fri. 10/26 - AI “Art” Fetches $400,000 at Auction
The Tech earnings season earnings roundup, new DRM rules allow jailbreaking… for some things, China’s rival GPS system, AI “art” fetches $400,000 at auction and the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Twitter Stock Soars ...
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Oct. 25, 2018
Thur. 10/25 - The Andy Rubin Scandal
How Google paid Andy Rubin on his way out the door despite allegations of sexual misconduct, Uber Eats and the rise of virtual restaurants, Kickstarter sunsets its Drip service but plans a nice replacement, and older people a...
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Oct. 24, 2018
Wed. 10/24 - Tim Cook Attacks the "Data Industrial Complex"
Tim Cook attacks the “data industrial complex,” why political texts are flooding your phone, the US, China and the AI cold war, and how Facebook Messenger got its new look.
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Apple’s Tim Cook Makes Blistering Attack On...
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Oct. 23, 2018
Tue. 10/23 - iPhone XR Reviews
Tim Cook demands a retraction from Bloomberg, another founder flees Facebook, Repl.it gets a murder’s row of VC backers and the iPhone XR reviews are in.
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Amazon cloud chief Jassy follows Apple in calling for retracti...
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Oct. 22, 2018
Mon. 10/22 - Fred Wilson Wants You To Vet Your Venture Funders
Facebook wants to buy some cybersecurity, Washington wants to know what Silicon Valley will do for its country, Fred Wilson wants you to ask yourself if your investors are bad actors, and stealing a Tesla by hacking the entry...
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Oct. 19, 2018
Fri. 10/19 - Google Wants China, But Will China Want Google?
Facebook makes a hire that makes British Twitter laugh, here’s how much Google’s going to charge for Android, Google wants China but does China want Google and the Weekend Longreads suggestions.
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Facebook Hires Nick C...
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Oct. 18, 2018
Thur. 10/18 - Apple Says: No... Sleep... Till Brooklyn!
Spotify Premium gets a spit shine, Facebook think it knows who was behind that big hack, why everyone and their mother has a subscription box service, and an Apple event in Brooklyn!
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Spotify Premium gets personalized...
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Oct. 17, 2018
Wed. 10/17 - When is Cheating At Video Games a Crime?
Google bows to the EU’s demands, the biggest thing to happen to Github since the pull request, video game cheaters are getting sued, and Facebook brings back MTV’s The Real World.
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Oct. 16, 2018
Tue. 10/16 - RIP Paul Allen (1953-2018)
Uber’s targeting a blockbuster IPO valuation, cops told to stop looking at iPhones, the Kindle Paperwhite is ready for the bath, the Pixel reviews are in, and remembering Paul Allen.Sponsors:DatadogHQ.com/RideHomeTiny.website...
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Oct. 15, 2018
Mon. 10/15 - Palm is Back! Sort of...
The future of Photoshop is here today, Palm is back to bring us a tiny phone, Apple makes another acquisition, and why we’re doomed to a future of genetic surveillance.
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FINALLY: REAL PHOTOSHOP ON THE IPAD (The Verge)...
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Oct. 12, 2018
Fri. 10/12 - Facebook Reports on its Breach Investigation
Facebook announces the results of their investigation into that data breach, the market downturn is biting some tech companies, has Spotify ruined music, and, of course, the Weekend Longreads suggestions.
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An Update o...
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Oct. 11, 2018
Thu. 10/11 - F*** Everything, We're Doing 4 Cameras!
Facebook cracks down again, ahead of the election, Apple make some interesting acquisitions, how many cameras does a smartphone need, and Dieter Rams just wants Silicon Valley to slow down.
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Facebook purged over 800 a...
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Oct. 10, 2018
Wed. 10/10 - Andy Rubin Can't Quit Smartphones
Windows needed a do-over, Snapchat hopes its Originals will give it one too, Minecraft abandons Apple TV, and Andy Rubin can’t quit smartphones.
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Microsoft begins re-releasing Windows 10 October update after fixing f...
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Oct. 9, 2018
Tue. 10/09 - The "Made By Google" Event
The big Made By Google event, follow up on that Google+ bug, WeChat is willing to debunk rumors for you and Saudi Arabia doubles down on Masa Son.
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First look at Google’s Pixel 3 and 3 XL (The Verge)
Exclusive: iPad P...
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Oct. 8, 2018
Mon. 10/08 - Google Gets A Data Scandal All Its Own
Google has a data scandal and it's a doozy. Facebook portal is real, a Microsoft streaming gaming service is real, next generation Intel chips are manifest, no one knows what to believe in that blockbuster Bloomberg story, an...
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Oct. 5, 2018
Fri. 10/05 - Evan Spiegel's Plan For Snap's Survival
He said she said on that Bloomberg Bombshell, Evan Spiegel’s plan for survival, new Macs are un-repairable, why are Apple Watch faces such a mess, and the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
Stories from: @jsnell, @bizcarson
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Oct. 4, 2018
Thu. 10/04 - Biggest Hardware Hack Ever?
Did China pull off a hardware hack to end all hardware hacks, is a new Nintendo Switch coming as soon as next summer, the ThinQ has five cameras on one phone, and Movie Pass? Still alive!
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The Big Hack: How China Used...
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Oct. 3, 2018
Wed. 10/03 - Presidential Alert - No Action Is Needed
Highlights from the Microsoft Surface event, Uber launches its scooter play, streaming service fatigue might be pushing consumers back toward piracy, did you get your smartphone alert from the president, and the new app start...
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Oct. 2, 2018
Tue. 10/02 - Choose Your Own Adventure, But For Netflix
Amazon raises its minimum wage, Tesla’s hitting its Model 3 marks, another new California law could change the face of Tech Boards of Directors and Netflix wants us to choose our own adventure.
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