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May 18, 2025
(Bonus) World Cup Of Entrepreneurs Part 2
Who wins? Jobs? Gates? Musk? Bezos? Collison, even? The grand finale of our #WorldCupOfEntreprenurs. (Originally aired October of 2021) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...
May 16, 2025
Fri. 05/16 – Bribing Is The Oldest Form Of Hacking
Epic Games and Apple are still having beef over app store rejections. Coinbase got hacked with the oldest attack vector there is: bribery. Meta’s having problems with its behemoth AI model. New Windsurf coding suite. New Appl...
May 15, 2025
(Bonus) World Cup Of Entrepreneurs Part 1
Who is THE entrepreneur of the Internet Era? In this episode, we cover the round of 16 matchups as voted on by YOU. (Originally posted November 2021) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...
May 14, 2025
Wed. 05/14 – Airbnb’s Midlife Transformation
The US still has it out for Huawei. Sony takes a hit from tariffs. TikTok is turning to AI and also messaging. And then, how Airbnb is either going through a midlife crisis, or else, it is trying to become the thing that Bria...
May 13, 2025
Tue. 05/13 – The Thin-Phone Era Is Here
The new thin phone era is definitively here with the Galaxy S25 Edge. Apple is working on a way to control your iPhone with your brain. For the first time a flagship DJI drone is NOT available in the US. And flying drones are...
May 12, 2025
Mon. 05/12 – Saudi Arabia Enters The AI Race
Looks like China tariffs are back off, question mark? But not soon enough for some deals. OpenAI and Microsoft are trying to work out how to get to an IPO. Saudi Arabia, the country, makes a big AI play. Why you might want to...
May 9, 2025
Fri. 05/09 – Apple’s Coming For The Meta Ray-Bans
More signs that Apple is diversifying its smart headgear ambitions. Meta wants back in on the stablecoin game it arguably bailed on too early. The Celsius network CEO gets 12 years in prison. And, of course, the Weekend Longr...
May 8, 2025
Thu. 05/08 – Is AI Eating Into Google Search?
OpenAI has hired Instacart’s CEO to be a kind of CEO. Apple reveals the degree to which AI might be eating into Google Search. Why aren’t people seeing a return on their AI investments yet? And my dream grid gadget is finally...
May 7, 2025
Wed. 05/07 – The New Netflix
Meta wins a case against that NSO Group in spyware allegations. Netflix is completely revamping its design for the first time in years. Amazon has a new robot that can do 70% of the work in its warehouses. And a big chip brea...
May 6, 2025
Tue. 05/06 – OpenAI Backtracks
OpenAI backtracks in a major way, saying its nonprofit entity will remain in control of business operations. Huge consolidation happening all at once in the food delivery space. New Surface hardware from Microsoft. Huge inves...
May 5, 2025
Mon. 05/05 – Why Clone A Messaging App?
The whole Telegram use by government officials story gets weirder as a Telegram clone has been hacked. Apple is thinking about REALLY shaking up its iPhone release schedule. Who put AI in my crypto? Deepfakes are being chased from the Internet. And the maker of Cursor closes its big round.
May 2, 2025
Fri. 05/02 – GTA 6 Delayed To 2026
The big cultural event of maybe the decade is going to take a little while longer to get here. Earnings from Apple and Amazon. More signs of the impending death of the password. More signs of self-driving rapidly becoming reality. And in the longreads, what happens when AI completely changes your f…
May 1, 2025
Thu. 05/01 – Judge Refers Apple For A Criminal Investigation
Apple basically got held in contempt of court in the Epic case. Rumors about Elon staying at Tesla. Meta and Microsoft earnings. Xbox price increases. Would you wear a smart ring that proves you’re not cheating on your significant other?
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