Episodes

Jan. 11, 2022

Tue. 01/11 – YC Ups The Ante

Moxie Marlinspike is stepping down as CEO of Signal, and Brian Acton is stepping up. For now. Y Combinator is getting more generous with the investment it makes in its cohort companies. Carriers aren’t pleased with Apple’s iCloud Private Relay service. And another day, another headline like: the As…
Jan. 10, 2022

Mon. 01/10 – Take-Two Acquires Zynga

Take-Two takes out Zynga for $12.7 billion dollars. The SEC wants private unicorn companies to report more financial details. The open source developer who borked a bunch of projects to protest working for the man, I guess. And the weekend Web3 debate between Moxie Marlinspike and Vitalic Buterin.
Jan. 8, 2022

(Portfolio Profile) Sensel - With @IlyaRosenberg

Our first ever Portfolio Profile, of the first investment the Ride Home Fund ever made! Sensel! As you’ll hear, touch technology as a key layer in computing interface and interaction is about to undergo a major generational leap forward, and Sensel is at the bleeding edge of this transformation. No…
Guest: Ilya Rosenberg
Jan. 7, 2022

Fri. 01/07 – Google Infringed On Sonos

Sonos beats Google in trade court. E3 is going remote again this year. Mozilla is the latest company to suffer crypto backlash. Are foldable laptops the future? And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions, this week with a profile of the programmer behind Wordle.
Jan. 6, 2022

Thu. 01/06 – Google Brings “It Just Works” To Everything

Google’s big announce at CES is better syncing and interoperability with everything. Instagram is launching their feed experiment. IBM might be looking to dump Watson. Ethereum has the most developers in crypto. And you know startups have been awash in money lately, here’s exactly how much.
Jan. 5, 2022

Wed. 01/05 – Sony’s VR Version 2 Deets

Let’s stand in front of the firehose of CES news. Sony details its new VR headset for PlayStations. Chip news from Intel, from Nvidia, from AMD, from Microsoft and Qualcomm. Two really big interesting raises, and a new autonomous tractor allows us to talk about John Deere, for the first time ever, …
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 Apple rebate program. And a trip down the aisles at CES, including a smart coll…
Jan. 3, 2022

Mon. 01/03 – NFTs On Smart TVs?

CES kicks off with some major Samsung TV announcements, as per usual. Are we about to get the biggest MacBook Air redesign in history? Did Oculus (and VR generally) have a big holiday season? And does OpenSea helping folks get back their stolen NFTs point to the reality of decentralization in the N…
Dec. 29, 2021

Wed. 12/29 – Has Your LastPass Password Been Compromised?

Might want to doublecheck if your LastPass master password is safe. Apple has issued stock to try to retain a bunch of their key talent. Google is dangling investments in front of startups to try to win their cloud business. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
Dec. 28, 2021

Tue. 12/28 – China Is Mad At Elon’s Satellites

China is pissed at Elon Musk cause of his Starlink satellites. Xiaomi’s new smartphones. The delivery robots taking over college campuses. The three fund companies that made fully 12% of all venture investments this year. And why cybersecurity companies are the hot startup sector as we head into th…
Dec. 27, 2021

Mon. 12/27 – Gibraltar To Become The Rock Of Crypto?

Gibraltar wants to add crypto to its stock exchange. The complicated truth about how successful Alexa has been as a product for Amazon. It was a big year for decentralized exchanges, but an even bigger one for centralized ones. And the story behind that SOS token drop that happened on Christmas Day.
Dec. 23, 2021

(TWTR SPC) The Top 10 Tech Stories Of 2021 (And The Spatial Pivot)

First we talk to the Spatial folks about pivoting in Web3. Then, the top tech stories of the year, as picked by you.
Dec. 22, 2021

Wed. 12/22 – We Still Doing CES?

Some big names pull out of CES at the last minute. TikTok is now the most popular destination in all the Internet. Justin Kan’s new NFT platform got hacked before even launching. Why my beloved Arsenal is in trouble for offering tokens. And Elon Musk comes out swinging against Web3 and the Metavers…
Dec. 21, 2021

Tue. 12/21 - @Jack And The Tech (Cold) Civil War Over Web3

I do my best to give you all the angles on the cold tech civil war concerning Web3 that has been bubbling under the surface for a while now but burst out in the open overnight. Interesting raises in the crypto space and interesting data on investment in the space. An interesting CEO departure and a…
Dec. 20, 2021

Mon. 12/20 – 5G To Ground Airlines?

Could a new 5G system lead the FCC to ground flights around some major metropolitan areas? Chipmakers are busting a gut to try to build out capacity. To what degree is Siri holding back Apple? A longtime Metaverse startup you should maybe have your eyes on. And is Microsoft best positioned to reali…
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 components itself, isn’t it? The deeper reason why the Biden administration doesn…
Dec. 16, 2021

Thu. 12/16 – Reddit Files For An IPO

Reddit finally files to go public. Is Apple once again the canary in the coal mine, this time for Omicron? HR Block sues Square cause Square is now Block. Get it? The biggest investing star of Web3 is starting her own fund. And a look at the battery technology breakthrough the could transform all o…
Dec. 15, 2021

Wed. 12/15 – Google To Adopt Vaccine Mandate?

Is Google the first Silicon Valley company to adopt a vaccine mandate? A new foldable phone from Oppo. Why the US might ban you from investing in DJI. Twitter gets auto captions. And a look at the up and coming Chinese ecommerce giant that you might have already heard of, but definitely need to be …
Dec. 14, 2021

Tue. 12/14 – Is Log4j The Worst Bug Of All Time?

More fallout from what is now being called potentially the worst bug of all time. Apple helps Android users discover if they’re being tracked by AirTags. A new entrant into the AR and VR product category that I guess we’re going to be covering going forward. Amazon is coming for DoorDash and Instac…
Dec. 13, 2021

Mon. 12/13 – Why the Log4j Bug Is Such A Big Deal

A huge bug in Apache servers is causing chaos around the Internet. What to expect, and what we’re still waiting on from iOS 15.2. Why did Instagram steal the @metaverse handle from a woman in Australia, and the story of the fat finger fire sale of a Board Ape Yacht Club NFT.
Dec. 11, 2021

(Bonus) a16z's Andrew Chen On The Cold Start Problem

The great Andrew Chen of a16z joins us to discuss his new book: The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects. This an indispensable guide to get that "rocket-ship" action going for whatever product or company you're working with.
Guest: Andrew Chen
Dec. 10, 2021

Fri. 12/10 – Google Play Games Coming To Windows

Google Play games are coming to Windows, while Microsoft was apparently willing to bend over backwards if Apple had let xCloud games into the iOS app store. Meta’s first tangible foray into the Metaverse. The English Football punters buying into NFTs. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestio…
Dec. 9, 2021

Thu. 12/09 – Instagram To Return To A Chronological Feed

Instagram is going to bring back a version of its chronological feed, sort of. The congressional hearings about Instagram, but also crypto. I was wrong: we are seeing Novi in the wild as WhatsApp starts testing it in the US. Deep Mind unveils its language model, and say goodbye to… checks notes… Al…
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.