Episodes

March 9, 2023

Thu. 03/09 – Silvergate’s Collapse Makes The Crypto Winter Even Colder

Silvergate Capital is shutting down, so the crypto winter just got colder. Microsoft says the new Bing has crossed 100 million daily active users. Why TikTok is responsible for the new Spotify redesign. Can police grab your …
March 8, 2023

Wed. 03/08 – The “Cambrian Explosion” Moment For AI

Today, you might have heard about the latest Elon controversy where he criticized an employee, and then walked it all back. We’ll get into that. DuckDuckGo melds two AI tools together. A Large Visual Language Model that will…
March 7, 2023

Tue. 03/07 – A TikTok Paywall

TikTok launches a paywall, but it’s all about the creators. Salesforce has its own generative AI product. More layoffs coming for Meta. Another autonomous driving startup bites the dust. Why Twitter broke yesterday, and new …
March 6, 2023

Mon. 03/06 – AI And The Golden Age Of Scamming

As Microsoft begins to integrate AI into its core enterprise and productivity products, are we ready for the scamming that AI is going to be able to produce? Details on forthcoming new iMacs. A checkin on Twitter. And why do…
March 4, 2023

(Bonus) State Of The Job Market With Grupa

Checking in on the state of the tech job market with Grupa.io.
March 3, 2023

Fri. 03/03 – AI Summarizers And Glamour Filters

Everyone in crypto stops doing business with Silvergate. Brave search launches an AI summarizer. A look at TikTok's AI Bold Glamour filter. Maybe the Activision acquisition is going to skate through the regulators. And, of c…
March 2, 2023

Thu. 03/02 – And Right On Schedule, Here Come The APIs

A ChatGPT API for business is here. Microsoft gives Bing those nobs and dials that I’ve been talking about. What are multimodal LLMs? New turmoil in crypto, this time around one of the big crypto friendly banks. How is it go…
March 1, 2023

Wed. 03/01 – Bluesky Launches

Decentralized social network Bluesky launches in the iOS App Store. TikTok adds wellbeing feature for families and kids. You know about eSIMs but say hello to iSIMs. Meta's entire four-year AR/VR roadmap. And I’m still bangi…
Feb. 28, 2023

Tue. 02/28 – Elon Wants To Compete With OpenAI

AI-powered Bing is now integrated into Windows. Elon wants to compete with OpenAI, a company he co-founded. Major financial institutions continue to back away from crypto while NFTs on the bitcoin blockchain are on the rise.…
Feb. 27, 2023

Mon. 02/27 – Here Come The Prompt Engineers

Snap wants to go the route of the movie Her, with a personified chatbot inside of Snapchat. Interesting layoffs at Twitter. Yes. More. Inside Apple's Exploratory Design Group. The best AR glasses we’ve seen yet. And, right o…
Feb. 25, 2023

(Portfolio Profile) Nanome.ai

Find out more and see demos at Nanome.ai
Feb. 24, 2023

Fri. 02/24 – Record Scratch On The Adobe/Figma Deal

Is the DOJ about to sue to stop of Adobe’s acquisition of Figma? Confirmation of the lower end mixed reality headset from Apple due next year. A reporter used an AI-generated replica of a voice to bypass the voice verificati…
Feb. 23, 2023

Thu. 02/23 – Coinbase Wants To Seed Web 3

Coinbase wants to let a thousand Web3 flowers bloom by launching its own Layer 2 network. The new iPhone specs have leaked. Apple might have made a breakthrough in blood glucose monitoring. Satellite telephony continues to b…
Feb. 22, 2023

Wed. 02/22 – ChatGPT Hits A Chinese Wall

This chatbot AI revolution has hit a major roadblock in China. What does it mean if science fiction publications are up in arms about AI generated content? Spotify has a new AI powered DJ. Uber has a redesigned version of it…
Feb. 21, 2023

Tue. 02/21 – Microsoft Swears To Play Nice With Call Of Duty

Microsoft tries again to convince people it won’t hoard Call of Duty as an Xbox exclusive. Linux now plays nice with Apple Silicon. Chrome swears it will play nicer with your battery life. Verified everything is officially n…
Feb. 17, 2023

Fri. 02/17 - Susan Wojcicki Rides Off Into The Sunset

The US is suing Terraform Labs and Do Kwon. The UK is investigating rumors that Google paid Apple NOT to spin up its own search engine. Susan Wojcicki stepping down as YouTube CEO is a major end of an era. And, of course, th…
Feb. 16, 2023

Thu. 02/16 – Microsoft Reflects On The New Bing

Microsoft is revealing what it’s learned from us poking around on the new Bing. It seems that once developers begin using generative AI to code, they DO keep using it. Apple has postponed its headset announce to WWDC. Banks …
Feb. 15, 2023

Wed. 02/15 – The New Bing Is Questioning Its Own Existence

More signs the chat bots are maybe a little undercooked, and whooo doggy. Wait until you hear what I mean. Some datapoints suggesting the faddish nature of these new tools. And wait until you hear the possible reason you’re …
Feb. 14, 2023

Tue. 02/14 – Elon, If You Want It Or Not

People are saying Elon is showing you his tweets whether you asked to see them or not. More fodder for the charge that these chat bots are being rolled out quick and dirty. More fodder for the charge that US regulators are f…
Feb. 13, 2023

Mon. 02/13 – Are Stablecoins Dead?

Binance’s stablecoin seems to be dead, but with regulatory questions swirling around Paxos, I’m wondering if all stablecoins might about to see a rug pull. Tons of uncertainty swirling around the metaverse all the sudden. Ca…
Feb. 10, 2023

Fri. 02/10 – A Record Year For Bots (The Other Kind Of Bots)

More job cuts at Microsoft make me wonder if the HoloLens is still a thing. But also, we have data to explain why Apple hasn’t done layoffs yet. More AI chatbot announces coming fast and furious. But the other kind of bots, …
Feb. 9, 2023

Thu. 02/09 – Twitter Blue Breaks The Character Barrier

Feel free to tweet your manifestos now as Twitter Blue subscribers can tweet up to 4,000 characters. Is the Fediverse failing or doing just fine, thank you very much? Is the SEC about to put the kibosh on crypto staking? For…
Feb. 8, 2023

Wed. 02/08 – AI’s Big Week Continues

Microsoft unveils a new Bing search that basically moves the yardsticks down the field in terms of what chat can do. But Google continues to drip-feed new tools as well. Also, some more traditional but useful additions to Go…
Feb. 7, 2023

Tue. 02/07 – AI’s Big Debut Week Is NOW!

Bored of phone and gadget launches, well prepare yourself for AI product launches, cause we’re getting a bunch of them starting now, this week. Meta is trying to revamp Horizon Worlds. Twitter is struggling to get people to …