Episodes
July 27, 2020
Mon. 07/27 – Googlers May Not Return To The Office Until NEXT July
Google’s offices might remain closed due to Covid for another full year. Australia has sued Google on competition and consumer grounds. Looks like Garmin is being ransomed. A handheld device to replace guide dogs for the blin...
July 24, 2020
Fri. 07/24 – The US Has A Quantum Internet Plan
Might Twitter have too many cooks in the kitchen to have decent op-sec? Intel has to delay its next gen chip process. Again. The US unveiled official plans for a quantum internet. AT&T announced its nationwide 5G network is o...
July 23, 2020
Thu. 07/23 – Corning Introduces A New Gorilla Glass: Victus!
Corning has introduced what it is calling it’s best Gorilla Glass ever, with a tough new name: Victus! HBO Max already has more than 4 million customers. It was Nvidia that was inquiring about buying ARM. And more on the whol...
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July 22, 2020
Wed. 07/22 - Samsung Announces the Galaxy Z Flip 5G
Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Flip 5G! TikTok’s US-based investors are considering buying it out as a last resort. Slack files an antitrust complaint against Microsoft. Fiat Chrysler signs a deal with Waymo that points to th...
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July 21, 2020
Tue. 07/21 – Apple Pledges 100% Carbon Neutrality by 2030
Apple says it will be 100% carbon neutral by 2030. Microsoft has been talking to Congress ahead of next week’s hearings. LinkedIn is cutting jobs cause of Covid. Smartphone sales took a hit last quarter for the same reason. C...
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July 20, 2020
Mon. 07/20 – eBay to Sell Its Classified Ads Business?
eBay seems to be selling every last thing it can before all it's left with is its marketplace and its pride. Disney has quietly cut its Facebook advertising too. When might we actually seen Windows 10x? And what is GPT-3 and ...
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July 18, 2020
(Bonus) Listener Call-In 2- The Revenge!
The Twitter hack! Can Apple REALLY buy Arm? The Ad-tier being key to Peacock's strategy. Will open standards ever make a comeback? And much more!
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July 17, 2020
Fri. 07/17 – Is A 21-Year-Old British Hacker Behind The Great Twitter Hijacking?
Brian Krebs has a theory of who specifically he thinks was behind the Twitter hijack, but other people have theories too. Netflix kicks off tech earnings season, but also makes a pretty interesting executive move. And of cour...
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July 16, 2020
Thu. 07/16 – The Great Twitter Hijack of 2020
I run down the whole mess of the great twitter hijacking from last night. Facebook is rolling out more labels for politicians. Facebook might also be positioning itself for a TikTok diaspora. Amazon now lets influencers run h...
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July 15, 2020
Wed. 07/15 – Is It Too Early To Start Talking About 6G?
Apple wins its big tax fight with the EU. Sony is doubling PlayStation 5 production because: Covid. Zoom has its own hardware device. An early review of the new Peacock streaming service. And forget 5G. Is it too early to tal...
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July 14, 2020
Tue. 07/14 – What If Apple Bought Arm?
Softbank looks like it might want to unload Arm, so let me blow your mind for a second: what if Apple bought Arm? The UK has completely flip flopped on Huawei, now going the full ban route. Is Google the next to line up an in...
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July 13, 2020
Mon. 07/13 – SiriusXM Makes the Biggest Podcast Acquisition Yet
SiriusXM looks like it is stepping up to be the big competitor to Spotify in the podcasting space by lining up Podcasting’s biggest ever acquisition. More worrying signs if you’re a regular user of TikTok. Again, everyone wan...
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July 10, 2020
Fri. 07/10 – Kuo: Apple Silicon Macs Coming THIS Year
We could get our first Apple Silicon Macs as soon as this year. Apple Glasses are still a ways away, but Foxconn is already making the lenses. Feverish last minute negotiations ahead of Peacock’s arrival next week. The PC mar...
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July 9, 2020
Thu. 07/09 – Apple’s Not Gonna Abandon Thunderbolt
Coinbase might be the most important IPO of the next several years. More bad numbers from Quibi. Apple wants you to know it is not abandoning Thunderbolt. Elon Musk says he’s gonna win my self-driving by 2020 wager. And I exp...
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July 8, 2020
Wed. 07/08 – Facebook Fails Its Own Audit
Facebook fails its own civil rights audit. Details of the new Thunderbolt 4 standard. Details on the new Snapdragon chip. Unpacking what might be in store for the newly announced Samsung Unpacked event. And not an interesting...
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July 7, 2020
Tue. 07/07 – Will The US Government Ban TikTok?
TikTok pulls it’s app completely for the Hong Kong market. But could the US ban TikTok in the US market? And India shows us what happens when TikTok gets banned. Palantir is about to IPO. A new video compression standard is a...
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July 6, 2020
Mon. 07/06 – Uber Buys Postmates
Uber buys Postmates for $2.65 billion dollars. There’s an Xbox Series X event coming later this month. An algorithm that could PREDICT Covid-19 outbreaks. Florida becomes the first to enact a DNA privacy law. And Sony’s new, ...
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July 2, 2020
Thu. 07/02 – ALL of Silicon Valley (kinda) Has A Date With Washington
Zuckerberg has told Facebook staff he’s not overly worried about the boycotts. The Fab 4 CEOs of the biggest tech companies (minus Microsoft) all have a date to testify before Congress later this month. Police hacked an encry...
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July 1, 2020
Wed. 07/01 – YouTube TV Has Recreated The TV Bundle At Essentially The Same Price Point
The reckoning for social media ad spend might be hitting critical mass. Spotify gets more affordable for couples. YouTube TV gets more expensive for everyone. Apple IS struggling with iPhone 5G delays, but it SHOULDN’T delay ...
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June 30, 2020
Tue. 06/30 – Amazon Prime Video Launches Watch Party
Lululemon wants to buy Mirror. We think Uber is thinking about buying Postmates. Amazon Prime Video launches Watch Party. Android’s AirDrop competitor is rolling out. And why cloud gaming is the impetus for a new data center ...
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June 29, 2020
Mon. 06/29 – Reddit Bans r/The_Donald and The Facebook Ad Boycott, Explained
Reddit bans r/The_Donald and I try to break down the almost hour by hour, day by day timeline of the whole Facebook/social media ad boycott situation. Apple might not include a charger (!) in the iPhone 12 box, much less earb...
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June 27, 2020
(Bonus) WWDC Wrap Up With Rene Ritchie @reneritchie
This is a really simple one. WWDC happened this week. Rene Ritchie has been attending it, virtually, of course. So he’s here to break down the keynote, which we all saw, but also to let us know what’s been going on in the dev...
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June 26, 2020
Fri. 06/26 - Amazon Buys Self-Driving Startup Zoox
Amazon is officially in the self-driving car game. Microsoft is officially keeping its retail stores closed… forever. Verizon had joined the Facebook ad boycott. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Links: TinyCa...
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June 25, 2020
Thu. 06/25 – Amazon Has A Counterfeit Crimes Unit (Sounds Like An NBC TV Show)
Wirecard is wiped out. Amazon has its own Counterfeit Crimes Unit. Apple quietly made a change that will make things pretty tough on advertisers. Google won’t keep your data forever anymore and Hey basically wins. Sponsors: T...
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