Gaming Episodes

The world’s most powerful climate supercomputer, HQ Trivia joins the Deadpool, Apple isn’t happy with Qualcomm’s chips again, foldable phones are having crease issues again, and a bit of an explainer about the Indian e-commerce gold rush. Sponsors: Metalab.co Wealthfront.com/techmeme Links: UK to spend $1.6 billion on the world's fastest weather supercompute r (Engadget) Game over for HQ Trivia (CNN Business) Exclusive: Apple is designing its own antenna for this year’s 5G iPhone (Fast Company) ...

The DOJ charges a bitcoin mixing service. A judge has blocked Microsoft’s JEDI contract. What happens if the PlayStation 5 is $500? Google takes down some malicious browser extensions. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Sponsors: DoubleUp.agency Netgear.com/bestwifi Links: Ohio man arrested for running Bitcoin mixing service that laundered $300 million (ZDNet) Judge temporarily blocks Microsoft Pentagon cloud contract after Amazon suit (CNBC) Sony Is Struggling With PlayStation 5...

Details about the next-gen Xbox, Apple makes an interesting acquisition around photography, Lyft will rent you a car, why I find Roku so interesting, and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Today In Digital Marketing Podcast PixelUnion.net aircall.io/ride Links: Microsoft’s next Xbox is Xbox Series X, coming holiday 2020 (The Verge) Apple Buys U.K. Startup to Improve iPhone Picture Taking (Bloomberg) Lyft launches a car rental service with no mileage limit (The Verge) Google...

The PlayStation 5 is coming in about a year and Wired has the details, Hulu finally lets you download video, a gamer is banned for voicing support for Hong Kong protesters, how the Galaxy Fold was “fixed,” and Robinhood takes another crack at Cash Management.Sponsors:CastroVistaprint.com promo code RideSponsors:Exclusive: A Deeper Look at the PlayStation 5 (Wired)Hulu finally launches support for downloads, initially to ad-free viewers (TechCrunch)Group Nine to Acquire PopSugar, Continuing ...

The Nintendo Switch Lite is a smaller cheaper Switch that doesn’t “switch,” HBO Max is ready for the streaming thunderdome, is Slack falling behind Microsoft Teams, and an effort to close a funny tax loophole for crypto investors.Sponsors:SVB.com/nextMetalab.coLinks:Nintendo announces a handheld Nintendo Switch Lite for $199 (TechCrunch)HBO Max will be the exclusive streaming home of 'Friends' (Engadget)BET Streaming Service Taps Netflix Alum as Leader (Exclusive) (The Hollywood Report...

Your driver’s license is already being used for facial recognition surveillance, VC investment in Chinese startups is plummeting, I have an answer to my question around cities paying ransom to hackers, and if this podcast thing goes away, I know my next hustle: professional dungeon master.Sponsors:Metalab.coLegacybox.com/rideLinks:FBI, ICE find state driver’s license photos are a gold mine for facial-recognition searches (The Washington Post)Apple tests Face ID and Touch ID sign-in for ...

We know when the Galaxy Note 10 is coming, we don’t know why Microsoft is teasing Windows 1.0, Nvidia refreshes the RTX line, meditation app Calm is finding success in an interesting way, and Loon is about to have its first big test.Sponsors:FiresideConf.com/rideTinyCapital.comLinks:Samsung confirms next Unpacked event will be Aug. 7 in New York (CNET)Microsoft is teasing Windows 1.0, and everyone is confused (Engadget)Microsoft finally details its plans for Windows 10 19H2 (WindowsCen...

E3 was last week, not even this past week, but I did want to get a debrief on what went on there, so I had to wait for everyone to get back from E3 and Brian Heater of TechCrunch is here to file a report. Where is gaming in this transition to streaming? What were the headline games announced at E3? What about Project Scarlett? Sponsors: Pantheon.io/ride Rhone.com/ride Promocode RIDE for 20% off! Subscribe to the ad-free premium feed!

The next generation Xbox sounds like a beast, Salesforce buys Tableau, Apple might buy a self-driving car startup, we finally get some details on Quibi and does Broadway want to jump on the streaming video bandwagon?Sponsors:Pantheon.io/ridePixelUnion.netLinks:Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox: 8K graphics, SSD storage, and ray-tracing for 2020 (The Verge)Microsoft’s new Xbox streaming mode is arriving in October for consoles (TheVerge)I tried Project xCloud at Xbox's E3 2019 show. I...

Google Stadia details are revealed, Amazon shows off its delivery drone and Uber debuts Uber Copter, Facebook is going to do an official white paper for its cryptocurrency, and our mobile gadgets have finally dethroned the television.Sponsors:Tiny.websitePantheon.io/rideLinks:GOOGLE’S STADIA GAME SERVICE IS OFFICIALLY COMING NOVEMBER: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW (The Verge)Google cloud boss Thomas Kurian makes his first big move — buys Looker for $2.6 billion (CNBC)Facebook plans Jun...

The Playdate is a Game Boy for the 21st Century, GitHub launches a Patreon for open source developers, Amazon is working on a health app that can monitor emotions, Door Dash is emerging at the leader in the food delivery wars, and Rotten Tomatoes brings the hammer down on review stuffing.Sponsors:AirTable.com/techmemeCastro Podcast AppSonic.com/rideLinks:Playdate is an adorable handheld with games from the creators of Qwop, Katamari, and more (The Verge)GitHub launches Sponsors, lets y...

Can Minecraft Earth be the killer app for AR? Are the best and brightest shunning working at Facebook? Has drone maker DJI beaten GoPro at its own game? And do I have some killer weekend longreads suggestions? You better believe I do.Sponsors:EthosLife.com/rideWeWorkRemotely.comLinks:Hewlett Packard Enterprise to buy supercomputer maker Cray in $1.30 billion deal (Reuters)MINECRAFT EARTH GOES A STEP BEYOND POKÉMON GO TO COVER THE WORLD IN BLOCKS (TheVerge)Facebook has struggled to hire...

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.Sponsors:DataDogHQ.com/RideHomeMetalab.coLinks:Google Stadia announced, a game streaming service for Chrome, Android, and TVs (9to5Google)Google unveils Stadia cloud gaming service, launches in 2019 (The Verge)Stadia, Google’s gaming platform, changed the rules of the console wars (Polygon)Apple Updates ...

Last week there was a bunch of gaming news, and if you’ll recall, I put a shout out to see if anyone could tell me what the heck is going on in the gaming space. Well, Jason Schreier, the news editor of Kotaku answered my Bat Signal, and so, here it is. The state of the video game industry, how has Fortnite changed it, does Fornite have a competitor in Apex legends, and even… what is the state of VR gaming? Sponsors: Burrow.com/tech Bubble.is (coupon code "ride")

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. Links:Google will start charging Android device makers a fee for using its apps in Europe (The Verge)GitHub launches Actions, its workflow automation tool (Github)Fortnite, GTA V hackers face legal action for online cheating (Ars Technica)It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Porta...

Fortnite snubs Google, Amazon Prime Video is coming to Comcast, Peloton raises a ton, the top ten programming languages of 2018 and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Links: Epic Games sidesteps the Play Store with Fortnite for Android launch (TechCrunch)Ready, Aim, Hire a ‘Fortnite’ Coach: Parents Enlist Videogame Tutors for Their Children (WSJ)Google Maps location sharing shows your contact's battery level (Android Police)The 2018 Top Programming Languages (IEEE Spectrum) The Bett...

Today more leakage of your phone’s location data, Fortnite comes to Android, dataplans for seniors’ smartphones, robotic insects, drone sailboats, and the weekend long reads suggestions. Stories from: @briankrebs, @valleyhack Links: Tracking Firm LocationSmart Leaked Location Data for Customers of All Major U.S. Mobile Carriers Without Consent in Real Time Via Its Web Site (KrebsonSecurity)The first wireless flying robotic insect takes off (University of Washington)This Armada of Saildrones Coul...