Amazon Episodes

Amazon news and rumors, including the latest on Alexa, AWS, and Echo devices.
March 10, 2022

Thu. 03/10 – Apple Hasn’t Forgotten About The Mac Mini

Apple hasn’t forgotten about the Mac Mini. Amazon’s first stock split since the dotcom era. Tinder leans into background checks as a service. Hands on with the new Magic Leap 2 AR glasses. And forget about delivery by drone, now imagine getting packages delivered to you from space. The wildest star…
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Thu. 03/10 – Apple Hasn’t Forgotten About The Mac Mini
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March 9, 2022

Wed. 03/09 – The Regulatory Era For Crypto Starts Today

That telegraphed Executive Order for Crypto is being signed, probably as we speak. Is Congress pressing criminal charges against Amazon? LimeWire is back, but for the NFT era. And a deep dive look at that mind boggling new M1 Ultra chip that Apple announced yesterday.
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Wed. 03/09 – The Regulatory Era For Crypto Starts Today
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March 8, 2022

Tue. 03/08 – The Spring Apple Event

All the news from the Spring Apple event this afternoon. Google is buying a cybersecurity company. A bunch of cybersecurity companies band together to protect critical infrastructure. Amazon launches an app to allow anyone to be a DJ. And the arrival of Android 12L.
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Tue. 03/08 – The Spring Apple Event
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March 3, 2022

Thu. 03/03 – Epic Buys Bandcamp; Amazon Retrenches From Physical Retail

The story of the young Ukrainian Minister who has bent the conscience of western tech companies, and coordinated the reachout to crypto. Is regulation coming for NFTs? Epic Games acquired Bandcamp. Amazon pulls back from its IRL retail experiments. And a big update on the return to the office watch.
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Thu. 03/03 – Epic Buys Bandcamp; Amazon Retrenches From Physical Retail
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March 1, 2022

Tue. 03/01 – Uber “Explore”

Crypto exchanges stick to their crypto ethos over the Ukraine War situation. A new, super crazy alleged Chinese backdoor hack. Uber adds new ways to buy concert tickets and book restaurants in its app. Amazon launches its Luna game streaming service in the US. An a review of the Galaxy S22 and S22+
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Feb. 4, 2022

Fri. 02/04 – Tech Earnings Whiplash!

That crack you felt in your spine was just the whiplash from the craziest 24 hours in tech earnings I’ve ever seen. Amazon has created a bigger advertising business than the entire newspaper industry. Apple once again shows it can adjust the App Store vig when it has to. And of course, the weekend …
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Fri. 02/04 – Tech Earnings Whiplash!
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Dec. 8, 2021

Wed. 12/08 – AWS Outage Is Why You Didn’t Get Your Package

That AWS outage yesterday disrupted Amazon’s own delivery efforts. When we might see the AirPods Pro 2. More specific details on the Apple AR thingy. Ubisoft is the first major player to bring NFTs to games. And a look at the records being set in the African startup investment scene.
Sept. 29, 2021

Wed. 09/29 – Is Amazon’s Astro Robot… Ready?

Amazon’s Astro Robot apparently has a tendency to throw itself down stairs. Netflix acquires its first game studio. The interesting company that acquired Genius and now Imgur. Explaining Facebook’s interest in the Tween audience. And Angellist wants to offer founders startup foundation as a service.
Sept. 28, 2021

Tue. 09/28 – The Amazon Hardware Event

As many headlines from the Amazon hardware event as I can manage to squeeze in. Facebook defines the Metaverse as it sees it. Cloudflare wants to be the 4th big player in the cloud. And Satya Nadella himself dishes on that time Microsoft almost bought Tik Tok. His words, the “strangest thing I’ve e…
Sept. 20, 2021

Mon 09/20 – New Kindles, Roku Sticks and Surface Pros!

Gadget news galore. New Roku Sticks officially announced. New Kindles officially leaked. New Surface Pro’s unofficially leaked ahead of this week’s event. Rumors of foldable Pixels. The NTSB wants Elon Musk to pump the breaks on Full Self-Driving. And why the Emmy’s last night was a milestone for s…
Sept. 9, 2021

Thu. 09/09 – Facebook Glasses And Amazon Fire TVs

Facebook launches some smart glasses. Amazon launches its own, branded smart tv. Soccer players are turning into NFTs. Twitter is turning into Reddit. And I still have questions about the whole Buy Now, Pay Later space.
Sept. 3, 2021

Fri. 09/03 – An Alexa TV Coming Next Month?

It’s Rumor Friday! Are we getting an Alexa TV next month? Will Apple’s AR/VR headset need an Apple device to work? Is Reddit lining up an IPO? Also, Apple delay’s its controversial CSAM feature, the week in NFT madness, and, of course, The Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
July 30, 2021

Fri. 07/30 – For Amazon, Are Ads > AWS?

Are ads a bigger cash cow for Amazon than even AWS? Follow up on Robinhood’s trading debut. How the SEC is dealing with the Chinese tech stock problem. Gopuff indicates that grocery delivery is still white hot to investors. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
May 26, 2021

Wed. 05/26 – Amazon To Launch A Rocky Extended Universe?

Amazon buys James Bond. Is Valve working on a Nintendo Switch clone? Google’s new campus in San Jose will make the Googleplex look puny. Tesla is dropping radar. The new standard for USB is beefing up power-wise. And is Microsoft moving on from Windows 10 branding? Sponsors:Masterworks.io promocod…
April 15, 2021

Thu. 04/15 – Bezos’ Farewell To Amazon Investors

Jeff Bezos pens his farewell to the troops, and also, the shareholders. A big Google Earth update. Some thoughts on yesterday’s Coinbase debut. DJI updates its mid-level workhorse drone. And Ford is taking baby steps to that sort of super cruise control that I really want while we’re wait for full …
April 9, 2021

Fri. 04/09 – Amazon Wins The Union Battle

The counting is finally happening, and not to be all Nate Silver, but it’s looking fairly certain that Amazon won its big union battle. Apple and Epic Games are making their first arguments in that big lawsuit. A big new scraping hack, this time for half a billion LinkedIn users. Neurolink shows a …
Feb. 9, 2021

Tue. 02/09 – Amazon To Release An Alexa ‘Command Center?’

Amazon is ginning up a new Echo device that’s like a dashboard for your household. Big changes to Android leaked to the internet. Reddit raises a big round. Mark Cuban is gunning for Clubhouse. And I’ve been warning y’all of industrial hacking. We almost had a big disaster down in Tampa Bay. Spons…
Feb. 3, 2021

Wed. 02/03 – Bezos Drops Mic

Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO, to be replaced by Andy Jassy. Google is losing a ton of money on its Cloud, but YouTube is finally hitting its stride. Apple might formally do an Apple Car-related tie-up with Kia in a matter of weeks. And why I finally got off the fence and decided to inv…
Dec. 1, 2020

Tue. 12/01 - Amazon Launches EC2 Mac Instances

Amazon launches EC2 Mac instances. Don’t call it Libra. At least, not the Libra Association. Is Samsung thinking about discontinuing the Galaxy Note line? Why DeepMind solving the protein folding problem is such a big deal. A...
Nov. 17, 2020

Tue. 11/17 – Amazon Pharmacy Aims To Conquer Another Huge Retail Sector

Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy. Twitter launches Fleets, but the real news is they’re testing a Clubhouse clone with audio rooms. Airbnb finally files to go public. And running through the flood of reviews for the new Macs w...
Sept. 29, 2020

Tue. 09/29 - With Amazon One, Amazon Wants You To Pay With Your Palm

With Amazon One, Amazon wants you to pay with your palm. Google is trying the carrot and the stick approach with its App Store controversies. What if Zoom was redesigned specifically for remote learning? The world’s first fol...
Sept. 25, 2020

Fri. 09/25 – Amazon Announces The Luna Cloud Gaming Service

All the headlines from Amazon’s hardware event. New Echo devices. Amazon is getting into cloud gaming with Luna. And ring has a literal drone that will fly around the inside of your house for the purposes of sentry duty. Inte...
Aug. 27, 2020

Thu. 08/27 – Halo, Amazon’s New Fitness Wearable

Amazon announces Halo, a weird and ambitious new fitness wearable. Facebook warns of an ad-apocalypse. TikTok’s CEO abruptly resigns, for: reasons. The reMarkable 2 e-ink tablet. Intel is causing the US to fall behind in supe...
Aug. 10, 2020

Mon. 08/10 – Amazon to Turn Malls Into Fulfillment Centers?

Amazon wants to literally take over Malls. How exposed to China is Apple at the moment? Apple is literally doing legal battle with a pear. An app to help guide you on your psychedelic trips. And why I would personally be in t...