Apple Episodes

March 16, 2022

Wed. 03/16 – NFTs Coming To Instagram “Soon”

Meta has a new Family Center to keep kids monitored. Zuck says NFTs are coming to Instagram “soon.” Google’s Stadia strategy is coming into focus, and it’s interesting. Is Vimeo threatening longtime users to pay up? And a re…
March 14, 2022

Mon. 03/14 – Foxconn Shutting Factories Cause Of Covid. Again.

Well, what can I tell you. Foxconn is shutting factories in China again cause of the new Omicron outbreak there. Will Apple only give new chips it its pro phones going forward? Why people are mad at Twitter now. How people a…
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,…
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 M…
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 t…
March 2, 2022

Wed. 03/02 – Will Poker Be The Killer App For The Metaverse?

As of right now, you can no longer buy an iPhone in Russia. Big recall from Fitbit because their smartwatches might burn you. Meta tries to be transparent in a very Meta way, by redacting a key detail from a transparency rep…
Feb. 21, 2022

Mon. 02/21 – When The Contract Allows Your NFTs To Be Stolen

OpenSea says 32 users had NFTs stolen when they were scammed into signing malicious smart contracts. Mark Gurman tells us every Mac he expects to be released this year. Is a new crackdown coming for Chinese tech? And Ford is…
Feb. 11, 2022

Fri. 02/11 – A New CIA Bulk Surveillance Program?

Allegations of a new, widespread bulk surveillance program being run on American citizens by the CIA. Apple is planning AirTag updates to curb their use for stalking people. The first Android 13 developer preview is out. And…
Feb. 10, 2022

Thu. 02/10 – Code Hints Of Apple’s “realityOS”

Not just rumors of an Apple AR headset, but actual code mentions of a “realityOS” are showing up now. Microsoft hopes to head off the regulators with some app store rules. Now Flash storage chips might be in for a supply cru…
Feb. 7, 2022

Mon 02/07 – Rogangate And The ENS DAO Controversy

Rogangate rolls on. Why a controversy in the Ethereum Name Service community might be even more interesting, because of what it might teach us about the viability of DAOs. Twitter is, oddly, testing ways to make it easier fo…
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 …
Jan. 27, 2022

Thu. 01/27 – Apple To Block Block (Née Square)?

Apple is coming for Block’s Square dongle with a new ability to accept payments just using your iPhone. The dilemma that is the Spotify/Neil Young situation. OpenAI is an interesting raise. Fireblocks is an interesting raise…
Jan. 4, 2022

Tue. 01/04 – Apple Becomes The First $3 Trillion Dollar Company

Apple becomes the world’s first $3 Trillion dollar company. Samsung unveils its latest budget flagship smartphone. AT&T and Verizon delay their controversial 5G rollout while Verizon and T-Mobile end their controversial Appl…
Dec. 17, 2021

Fri. 12/17 – Apple Really Is Going To Do The Whole Widget, Aren’t They?

Settings Fri. 12/17 – Apple Really Is Going To Do The Whole Widget, Aren’t They? Information Fri. 12/17 – Apple Really Is Going To Do The Whole Widget, Aren’t They? Apple really is going to try to make all its gadget compon…
Dec. 7, 2021

Tue. 12/07 – Tim Cook’s Secret China Deal?

The Information has a story about a secret deal Apple struck that really solidifies Tim Cook as the China whisperer. Intel proves itself to be an astute investor as it weighs a public spinoff of Mobileeye. European tech star…