Episodes
April 3, 2020
Fri. 04/03 - It’s An 80’s Style Free HBO Bonanza!
Tech companies are, in fact, stepping up to track Covid-19. We have a name for the new low-end iPhone. Tesla soars but the Space X Starship doesn’t. Watch some free HBO this weekend, and of course, the weekend longreads sugge...
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April 2, 2020
Thu. 04/02 - Zoom Apologizes And Wow's On DAUs
Zoom apologizes, but also reveals some INSANE growth numbers. Facebook Messenger comes to desktop. YouTube wants to clone TikTok. Apple let’s some people avoid the App Store tax. More gross firings by teleconference and a tim...
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April 1, 2020
Wed. 04/01 - The Zoom Privacy Storm
We’ve reached the end of the John Legere era. Samsung thinks we’ve reached the end of the LCD era. Comcast is inadvertently proving ISP datacaps are BS. Is Zoom a victim of its own success? And it’s maybe not overstating thin...
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March 31, 2020
Tue. 03/31 - Apple Buys Dark Sky!
Snapchat launches its Stories syndication program. Fitbit has a powerful new fitness tracker. Microsoft and Spotify release some family friendly features and apps. It’s time for Zoom to come under the spotlight for privacy co...
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March 30, 2020
Mon. 03/30 – HQ Trivia Back From The Dead!
HQ Trivia resurrects itself thanks to an anonymous investor. Facebook tries to squeeze Apple out of the AR screen market. Some crowdsourced data reveals who where layoffs are happening in tech but also which companies are sti...
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March 27, 2020
Fri. 03/27 - Apple's Covid-19 App
Apple has released an official Covid-19 App. Kuo says Arm-based Macbooks are coming next year. Sony is spinning off a lot of the parts of itself that make it a tech company. Instacart workers are planning a nationwide strike ...
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March 26, 2020
Thu. 03/26 – No New iPhone Until 2021?
Apple is weighing its options, and delaying the release of the 5G iPhone until 2021 is being discussed. Airbnb is offering free housing for medical workers. An interesting raise Thursday that wants to be the flip side of Shop...
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March 25, 2020
Wed. 03/25 - Google Podcasts Comes To iOS
How Facebook is coping with Corona, Google Podcasts comes to iOS, ad blocking officially comes to Safari, when Apple thinks it can re-open stores, Singapore open-sources it’s Corona-contact-tracing app, and have your screen t...
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March 24, 2020
Tue. 03/24 - Instagram Co-Watching
A wicked Windows zero day is out in the wild without a patch. Google is open sourcing a cool new AI architecture. Instagram wants you to co-watch your feed with a friend. A popular “challenger bank” comes to the US. And the i...
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March 23, 2020
Mon. 03/23 - The Pros And Cons Of Surveilling Against Covid19
The pros and cons of using big data, cellphones and the surveillance economy to combat the coronavirus. More iPhone rumors from Ming-Chi Kuo. Is the Oculus Quest bringing VR into the mainstream? And how to block your messy ba...
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March 21, 2020
(Bonus) WFH With WSJ's Chris Mims
WSJ Technology columnist Chris Mims and I talk WFH best practices, and how the Tech Industry has responded to the Covid-19 crisis thusfar. Sponsors: DoubleUp.agency * KeepComingBackPodcast.com
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March 20, 2020
Fri. 03/20 - Instagram Copies The Last Snapchat Feature Left
Yelp is showing how the restaurant industry is in deep trouble. Instagram makes ready to clone the last Snapchat feature it hadn’t copped yet. The very interesting lessons behind a self-driving startup closing its doors. And,...
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March 19, 2020
Thu. 03/19 - This Is The Microsoft Teams Moment
Square wants to become a bank. Microsoft Teams might be rocketing ahead of Slack in terms of user numbers. The EU wants streaming companies to cut back on HD streams. Covid might be depressing music streaming, and some analys...
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March 18, 2020
Wed. 03/18 - The iPad is a Laptop Now!
It’s a day of new! New iPads pro, new Macbooks Air, new Macs Mini, and more bye bye butterfly keyboard! A new Transcribe for Android, a new design overhaul for Slack, all the specs for the new Playstation 5, and why Cameo is ...
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March 17, 2020
Tue. 03/17 - Microsoft Wants To Own The Dev Stack
Big acquisition for GitHub... which really means: big acquisition for Microsoft as it continues to gobble up the entire developer stack. The iPhone 9 chips will not be underpowered at all. How Amazon is, in fact, trying to co...
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March 16, 2020
Mon. 03/16 - What REALLY Happened W/That Google Coronavirus Project?
Apple fined by France, the FCC nets a bundle at auction, new Beats earbuds, all the specs for the new Xbox Series X, and how Google got caught by surprise by President Trump’s announcement regarding Coronavirus work. Sponsors...
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March 13, 2020
Fri. 03/13 - Has Coronavirus Proven ISP Datacaps Are A Sham?
Has the Coronavirus proven that datacaps from ISPs are a sham? Comcast accidentally published the numbers of customers who paid them not to do that. Airbnb continues to be in trouble. Cool no-code tools from Atlassian, and of...
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March 12, 2020
Thu. 03/12 - Bye, Bye, Butterfly
Are the factories coming back online in China? Is G Suite quietly one of the biggest platforms out there? Why is Magic Leap “exploring options” and why does it want everyone to know that? An interesting raise. And I really di...
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March 11, 2020
Wed. 03/11 - Now E3 Is Cancelled
E3 is cancelled. Uber might ban drivers AND riders who test positive for Coronavirus. A 2nd gen Chromecast Ultra might be coming. A Peloton-style workout app from Apple might be coming. A look at Amazon’s entry into the sudde...
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March 10, 2020
Tues. 03/10 - Hold Me Closer, Tiny iPhone
A leaked version of Apple’s iOS 14 reveals a treasure trove of details about an upcoming iPhone and iPad, augmented reality software, and tracking tags; an analytics company has secretly operated VPN and ad-blocking apps and ...
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March 9, 2020
Mon. 03/09 - @Jack Lives To Fight Another Day
Another day of markets in turmoil, another Robinhood outage. Jack Dorsey lives to fight another day. Apple is repairing some iPad Airs for free, and might bring 64 MP cameras to the iPhone 12. Gaming out the reality of a ARM-...
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March 7, 2020
(Bonus) Inside Facebook with Steven Levy
I’ve said before, Steven Levy is the dean of the tech writers. All the way back in 1984 his classic book Hackers defined a tech space that wasn’t even fully aware of itself yet. Steven has written book length histories and ex...
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March 6, 2020
Fri. 03/06 - Sonos Won’t Brick Your Old Hardware Anymore
Another flaw in Intel chips, this time unfixable. Y Combinator demo day is going online only. Sonos won’t brick your old hardware anymore. Jack Dorsey probably won’t be moving to Africa anymore. And, of course, the weekend lo...
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March 5, 2020
Thu. 03/05 - Apple Allows Ads in Push Notifications!?
More Cornavirus worries, Apple is allowing ads in push notifications, Google is switching to mobile first indexing, hackers can hack your car keys, Samsung’s 4k and 8k tv lineup is here, and why I’m struggling to find a reaso...
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