Episodes

Jan. 3, 2023

Tue. 01/03 – Eventually, CES Comes For All Of Us

CES kicks off with Intel detailing it’s new 13th gen chips for laptops. A big PyTorch warning. Why that whole Southwest Airlines mess happened. Layoffs are a problem for tech startups, but the number of tech workers is still…
Dec. 29, 2022

Thu. 12/29 – Someone Tell Zuck About This ABBA Avatar Concert

Wait, why are Alameda-linked wallets coming back to life all of the sudden? If you do things with a DAO that are technically allowed by the DAO, can that still be market manipulation? What if Amazon or somebody else created …
Dec. 27, 2022

Tue. 12/27 – Is The Sun Setting On SOL?

Not an exchange blowing up, but is one of the biggest crypto projects in recent years losing developers and maybe entering a death spiral? More supply chain worries for Apple in China. More concerns about the accuracy and ef…
Dec. 22, 2022

Thu. 12/22 – Caroline Drops A Dime

SBF is in the US just in time to see two of his lieutenants have flipped on him to the Feds. Twitter rolls out Cashtags that are actually useful. ChatGPT lead to a “code red” at Google. Justice is coming for those expiring c…
Dec. 21, 2022

Wed. 12/21 – YouTube Sunday Ticket?

A new prediction for 2023, the sports streaming wars. What’s with all the weirdness going on with Anker’s security cameras? Is Apple going to cancel the iPhone SE? Is the Google/Facebook ad duopoly over? And an interesting r…
Dec. 20, 2022

Tue. 12/20 – An Old Crypto Mystery Resurfaces

Amazon settles two EU antitrust cases. An old crypto mystery resurfaces and dormant wallets spring back to life. TikTok will tell you why they recommended that video. Is growth at Mastadon a flood or a trickle? And Coinbase …
Dec. 19, 2022

Mon. 12/19 – Elon’s Voted Himself Off The Twitter Island?

I dunno. Is Elon not the head of Twitter anymore? He posted a poll, people voted for him to step down. Who knows? I’ll give you the tick tock of what went down this weekend. ? Apple has canceled work on an M2 “extreme” chip.…
Dec. 17, 2022

(Bonus) Is This The Moment For Twitter Alternatives With @gabor and @BigTechnology

Emergency bonus episode! Is this the moment for Twitter alternatives? T2.social is one of them and the founder of that project, @gabor, joins us to kick it all around. So does our friend Alex Kantrowitz from @BigTechnology.
Dec. 16, 2022

Fri. 12/16 – I Lied. More Twitter News Today.

Elon Musk has once again proven that the flesh is weak because there’s a new Twitter controversy and I can’t help but tell you about it. Is it a good look when the accounting firm writing reports to prove crypto companies ar…
Dec. 15, 2022

Thu. 12/15 – This Again?

I’ll get into the whole Twitter banning private jet tracking accounts thing, but use that to explain how and even if we’re going to cover this whole Elon/Twitter story going forward. Is mobile gaming the latest domino to fal…
Dec. 14, 2022

Wed. 12/14 – Apple To Allow Third-Party App Stores

Apple is going to allow third-party app stores, but only in Europe for now. Your Tesla is now a full-fledged gaming rig. Instagram is testing a full-fledged BeReal clone. Has Twitter stopped paying its bills? And there is no…
Dec. 13, 2022

Tue. 12/13 – SBF Arrested And Charged

SBF is under arrest. The Feds have charged him. The SEC has charged him. The CFTC has charged him. CZ continues to try to reassure Binance users over withdrawals. I think it’s time I update you on the health I’m seeing of th…
Dec. 12, 2022

Mon. 12/12 – The New Xiaomi 13 Flagships

Xiaomi has released its newest flagship smartphones. A bunch of worrying headlines surrounding Binance. Twitter Blue is back. Have scientists finally made a major breakthrough in fusion energy tech? And why Google is hesitan…
Dec. 10, 2022

(TWTR SPC) 2022 Year End Review And Look Ahead To 2023

What were the biggest stories of 2022? What will be the biggest tech stories of 2023?
Dec. 9, 2022

Fri. 10/09 – FTC Sues To Block The Microsoft/Activision Deal

This is going to make the situation in the gaming industry downright chaotic. The FTC has sued to block Microsoft's $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition. Sam Bankman Fried says he’s going to testify, under oath, before Congr…
Dec. 8, 2022

Thu. 12/08 – Explaining Those Lensa Magic Avatars

Apple is going back all in on privacy in a big way with Advanced Data Protection. I’ll explain. Did Sam Bankman-Fried also kill Terra and Luna? A look at those magic avatars from Lensa that everyone is using for their profil…
Dec. 7, 2022

Wed. 12/07 – SBF Tried To Give Taylor Swift $100M? (She Said No)

In an attempt to keep their acquisition of Activision… active, Microsoft wants to bring Call of Duty to the Nintendo Switch. That time SBF tried to give Taylor Swift $100M. She said no, apparently. You don’t have to give Tel…
Dec. 6, 2022

Tue. 12/06 – Is Elon’s Neuralink Cruel To Animals?

Is the government investigating Neuralink for animal cruelty? Why is Microsoft increasing prices for Xbox games? How much does it cost every time you ask ChatGPT a question? Is Meta really going to stop allowing you to post …
Dec. 5, 2022

Mon. 12/05 – Stack Overflow Bans ChatGPT

Maybe put the breaks on an early release of that Apple AR/VR headset. And maybe pump the breaks on the AI excitement as Stack Overflow temporarily bans users from sharing responses generated by ChatGPT. A security issue at R…
Dec. 2, 2022

Fri. 12/02 – Will 2023 Be The Year Of The Headset Wars?

Mark Gurman has details on Apple ramping up development of its mixed-reality headset, targeting a launch next year. Elon has had to block his friend Ye from Twitter. Future is shutting down. Airplane mode might be a thing of…
Dec. 1, 2022

Thu. 12/01 – Elon And Apple Bury The Hatchet?

A summary of last night’s Sam Bankman Fried show. Elon visits Tim Cook and maybe they buried the hatchet? Now OpenAI has released a chat bot. Neuralink says it’s going to start implanting into humans very soon. And Arizona i…
Nov. 30, 2022

Wed. 11/30 – Am I On Your Spotify Wrapped This Year?

The Covid lockdown at that Foxconn factory has lifted. The surprising strength of the smartwatch sector. The surprising failure of the Kindle Scribe. Gorilla Glass Victus 2. And Sony has an actual new idea for the Metaverse.
Nov. 29, 2022

Tue. 11/29 – Is Elon Going To War With Apple?

Elon says he’s willing to go to war with Apple. Why now? Is Apple really threatening Twitter’s status in the App Store, as he claims? Where, exactly, is the money for Binance’s crypto recovery fund coming from? Amazon wants …
Nov. 28, 2022

Mon. 11/28 – The China Protests

All of the protests erupting in China have, not only a definite tech angle, but might have been triggered by those lockdowns at that Foxconn factory. BlockFi officially files for bankruptcy. Binance attempts to prove its res…