Episodes

Feb. 15, 2019

Fri. 02/15 - FTC To Fine Facebook?

More fallout and analysis of Amazon ghosting NYC, more signs of blockchain actually taking hold on Wall Street, Samsung’s lineup of gadgets leaks and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Tiny.website Data…
Feb. 14, 2019

Thu. 02/14 - Amazon to NYC: Drop Dead!

Amazon says thank you, but no thank you, to New York City, JP Morgan has its own crypto token, Google might try to come at the iPhone on price, and the legendary Lee Clow retires. Sponsors: Tiny.website DataDogHQ.com/rideh…
Feb. 13, 2019

Wed. 02/13 - Apple's Event About Services. But Which Ones?

An Apple event focused on services, a former Apple Vice President charged with insider trading, the larger gaming industry is having issues, and why your GPS device might have issues on April 6th of this year. Sponsors: Tin…
Feb. 12, 2019

Tue. 02/12 - Amazon Buys Eero

Amazon acquires Eero, Apple is putting marketing muscle behind AR, looks like everyone was abusing Apple’s Enterprise Certificate program, and the new video game sensation giving Fortnite a run for its money. Sponsors: Data…
Feb. 11, 2019

Mon. 02/11 - Trump Wants US To Get Serious About AI

The Trump Administration wants America to get serious about AI, Patch is actually profitable, Reddit raises a round, Apple Health for vets and hands on with AR navigation on Google Maps. Sponsors: Tiny.website DataDogHQ.com…
Feb. 10, 2019

The Economics of Spotify With Victor Luckerson of @ringer

Remember this longread piece? Is Spotify’s Model Wiping Out Music’s Middle Class? It's stuck with me because, a) I didn't quite understand how the math worked out and b) I thought it was an interesting take on the ARTIST sid…
Feb. 9, 2019

What IS 5G Anyway, With Ericsson's Peter Linder

I’ve told you plenty that this year, one of the big narratives, one of THE big stories... will be 5G. But what exactly IS 5G? Well, I spoke to Peter Linder, the head of 5G marketing, and evangelist at Ericsson. Here are all …
Guest: Peter Linder
Feb. 8, 2019

Fri. 02/08 - The Jeff Bezos Stuff

Yes, we’re gonna talk about the Bezos thing, is Amazon reconsidering HQ2, Sprint sues over 5G, maybe digital media is just fine, and the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: FlatironSchool.com/techmeme Metalab.co Links…
Feb. 7, 2019

Thu. 02/07 - Facebook Dinged In Germany; Killin' It In China

Germany is this week’s headache for Facebook, Twitter mixes up its MAU and DAU game, Cluno is subscriptions but for cars and Optimus Ride is what we mean by starting small with autonomous vehicles. Sponsors: Metalab.co Data…
Feb. 6, 2019

Emergency Bonus- Nick Quah on Today's Podcast News

THE expert on the Podcasting Industry breaks down today's big news. Subscribe to Nick's newsletter, HotPod. This episode has a full transcript.
Guest: Nick Quah
Feb. 6, 2019

Wed. 02/06 - Spotify Makes A Big Move Into Podcasting

Podcasting has its biggest news day ever, some pretty big executive shakeups, the new emojis for 2019 and how to steal a million dollars from an ATM without anyone noticing. Sponsors: QCon.ai Promocode: QCONAI2019 Metalab…
Feb. 5, 2019

Tue. 02/05 - Facebook Turns Fifteen

It’s getting more expensive for Google to make money, Facebook turns fifteen, choosing your own adventure is becoming a trend, and one specific way Fortnite is measurably bigger than the Super Bowl. Sponsors: Metalab.co Da…
Feb. 4, 2019

Mon. 02/04 - Why CAPTCHA's Have Gotten So Difficult

Soon you can play Xbox live everywhere, Google unveils Live Transcribe, Slack files to go public, the most crypto story ever and why CAPTCHA’s have gotten so difficult. Sponsors: QCon.ai - Save $75 with code: QCONAI2019 Met…
Feb. 3, 2019

(Bonus) Self Driving Car Wagers With Timothy B. Lee @binarybits

Ars Technica's Timothy B. Lee gives me odds on my self-driving car wager. Sponsor: Eero.com/ride promocode: ride
Feb. 2, 2019

(Bonus) Jay and Farhad Show Reunion!! With @jyarow and @fmanjoo

For years, Jay Yarrow and Farhad Manjoo had a podcast, the Jay and Farhad show. You might remember Jay from his time at BusinessInsider (he’s an executive editor at CNBC now) and Farhad of course is a NYTimes columnist. Well…
Feb. 1, 2019

Fri. 02/01 - The Apple/Facebook/Google Cold War

Turns out Google poked Apple in the eye also, layoffs hit Vice, Amazon reports earnings and reports that a ton of people responded to that minimum wage hike, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: DataD…
Jan. 31, 2019

Thu. 01/31 - Facebook's Still Making Bank

Facebook returns to growth, iPhones might be getting USB-C and 3D cameras, Hulu’s launching pause-ads, and on Reddit, it’s paintings of paintings of paintings of birds, all the way down. Sponsors: Tiny.website DataDogHQ.com…
Jan. 30, 2019

Wed. 01/30 - Facebook "Slaps Apple In The Face"

Facebook decides to mix it up a bit: what if we had a scandal that pissed off our business partners? Apple’s earnings are mixed but you can see where they’re going with this. Why Americans no longer answer the phone and are …
Jan. 29, 2019

Tue. 01/29 - The FaceTime Bug

Pretty major FaceTime bug from Apple, the DOJ makes it’s case against Huawei, the first successful ICO of the year and what Bluetooth ‘direction finding’ might do for you. Sponsors: Tiny.website DataDogHQ.com/ridehome Link…
Jan. 28, 2019

Mon. 01/28 - An Apple Subscription Gaming Service?

An Apple subscription gaming service? Is Facebook Watch still alive? The GDPR floodgates are truly open. And losing to AI’s might have some benefits. Sponsors: DataDogHQ.com/ridehome Tiny.website Links: Apple Plans Gaming…
Jan. 27, 2019

(Bonus) Self Driving Groceries With The WSJ's Christopher Mims @mims

One of my favorite people to read is the Wall Street Journal tech columnist Chris Mims. We talked about his piece this week positing that email was back, baby! And I read a piece he did a while back about the new way of cons…
Jan. 26, 2019

(Bonus) The State of Digital Media With Rafat Ali @rafat

Given all the news of layoffs in the digital media space this week, I knew I couldn't sit on this interview with Rafat Ali any longer. Currently the founder and CEO of digital media company Skift—but also, if you weren’t awa…
Guest: Rafat Ali
Jan. 25, 2019

Fri. 01/25 - AI Can Beat Us At Starcraft II Too (Also?)

Now the AIs can defeat us at StarCraft II (too?), Zuckerberg wants to unify his collection of messaging apps, my grand unifying theory for the streaming video wars and of course the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: …
Jan. 24, 2019

Thu. 01/24 - Your Flying Car Is Here

Bing’s Schrodinger-style China Ban, headphones from Sonos, flying cars from Boeing, layoffs for project Titan, and the serious ongoing layoffs in the digital media world. Sponsors: Lightstream.com/ride Metalab.co DatadogHQ.…