Episodes

June 2, 2025

Mon. 06/02 – How DoorDash Has Quietly Been Killing It

We know WWDC might be underwhelming this year, but to what degree? Is Samsung about to pick Perplexity as its horse in the AI race? AI based acquisition and wrapups continue to be the new hotness in VC investing. And how Door...
May 30, 2025

Fri. 05/30 – Big Meta/Anduril Deal Is A Big Deal

Why Meta’s big deal with Anduril is a big deal for the entire tech industry. Microsoft is kinda not joining, but also kind of all in on the handheld gaming race. Count Hugging Face as someone else serious about AI robots. And...
May 29, 2025

Thu. 05/29 – Somebody Knows Victoria’s Secrets

Nvidia had solid earnings, though they’re quite concerned about being boxed out of China. The apparent hack of Victoria’s Secret gave me a dad-joke-title for today’s episode. Why DeepSeek’s recent R1 update is a bigger deal t...
May 28, 2025

Wed. 05/28 – Apple Playing Games Again

Apple is making noises in the gaming space once again, but I feel like we’ve heard this all before. Getty is still deadly serious about suing AI companies. Self driving trucks seem to be juuuust about to hit the roads. And a ...
May 27, 2025

Tue. 05/27 – The “Holy Grail” Of AI Models

Salesforce is back in the acquisition swing. Circle is going for an IPO. Is Netflix about to lose the streaming service crown? The Holy Grail of AI Models. And is your boss more demanding of your output now that you use AI? L...
May 26, 2025

(Bonus) Calmwave Profile

Find out more about Calmwave at Calmwave.ai . The case study we mention is here: https://catalyst.wellstar.org/casestudies/calmwave/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...
May 23, 2025

Fri. 05/23 – Tim Apple’s Very Bad Week

Tariff fun is back and this time there’s only one tech company in the crosshairs: Apple. Anthropic releases flagship new Claude models, and they seem to be impressive, but half the story here is how weird they behave. Like, r...
May 22, 2025

Thu. 05/22 – OpenAI Acquihires Jony Ive!

Is this is biggest acquihire of all time? Jony Ive is joining OpenAI to the tune of $6.5 billion dollars. And what is he going to do there? Create hardware devices that Sam Altman expects to ship 100 million of. Why Google ha...
May 21, 2025

Wed. 05/21 – Everything Google Everywhere And All At Once

It’s Google day. Everything Google, everywhere, all at once. All the headlines from IO and there were a ton. What even is Google search in the age of AI? Google’s big push into smartglasses, a wild new video model and a ton, ...
May 20, 2025

Tue. 05/20 – Microsoft Build 2025

He noted the firm has the OVX computer that is meant to do simulation and graphic simulation physics engine, and it is used to synthesize and generate data. And this data is consumed by the DGX computer, which are used to tra...
May 19, 2025

Mon. 05/19 – How Apple Lost AI

The big, long saga of how Apple lost the AI race. Nvidia wants you to bring your own gear. 23andMe’s assets are acquired. Why are Apple and Epic still bickering? And why has kidnapping suddenly become a major issue for big cr...
May 18, 2025

(Bonus) World Cup Of Entrepreneurs Part 2

Who wins? Jobs? Gates? Musk? Bezos? Collison, even? The grand finale of our #WorldCupOfEntreprenurs. (Originally aired October of 2021) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://...
May 16, 2025

Fri. 05/16 – Bribing Is The Oldest Form Of Hacking

Epic Games and Apple are still having beef over app store rejections. Coinbase got hacked with the oldest attack vector there is: bribery. Meta’s having problems with its behemoth AI model. New Windsurf coding suite. New Appl...
May 15, 2025

(Bonus) World Cup Of Entrepreneurs Part 1

Who is THE entrepreneur of the Internet Era? In this episode, we cover the round of 16 matchups as voted on by YOU. (Originally posted November 2021) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Noti...
May 14, 2025

Wed. 05/14 – Airbnb’s Midlife Transformation

The US still has it out for Huawei. Sony takes a hit from tariffs. TikTok is turning to AI and also messaging. And then, how Airbnb is either going through a midlife crisis, or else, it is trying to become the thing that Bria...
May 13, 2025

Tue. 05/13 – The Thin-Phone Era Is Here

The new thin phone era is definitively here with the Galaxy S25 Edge. Apple is working on a way to control your iPhone with your brain. For the first time a flagship DJI drone is NOT available in the US. And flying drones are...
May 12, 2025

Mon. 05/12 – Saudi Arabia Enters The AI Race

Looks like China tariffs are back off, question mark? But not soon enough for some deals. OpenAI and Microsoft are trying to work out how to get to an IPO. Saudi Arabia, the country, makes a big AI play. Why you might want to...
May 9, 2025

Fri. 05/09 – Apple’s Coming For The Meta Ray-Bans

More signs that Apple is diversifying its smart headgear ambitions. Meta wants back in on the stablecoin game it arguably bailed on too early. The Celsius network CEO gets 12 years in prison. And, of course, the Weekend Longr...
May 8, 2025

Thu. 05/08 – Is AI Eating Into Google Search?

OpenAI has hired Instacart’s CEO to be a kind of CEO. Apple reveals the degree to which AI might be eating into Google Search. Why aren’t people seeing a return on their AI investments yet? And my dream grid gadget is finally...
May 7, 2025

Wed. 05/07 – The New Netflix

Meta wins a case against that NSO Group in spyware allegations. Netflix is completely revamping its design for the first time in years. Amazon has a new robot that can do 70% of the work in its warehouses. And a big chip brea...
May 6, 2025

Tue. 05/06 – OpenAI Backtracks

OpenAI backtracks in a major way, saying its nonprofit entity will remain in control of business operations. Huge consolidation happening all at once in the food delivery space. New Surface hardware from Microsoft. Huge inves...
May 5, 2025

Mon. 05/05 – Why Clone A Messaging App?

The whole Telegram use by government officials story gets weirder as a Telegram clone has been hacked. Apple is thinking about REALLY shaking up its iPhone release schedule. Who put AI in my crypto? Deepfakes are being chased from the Internet. And the maker of Cursor closes its big round.
May 3, 2025

Omnibus Week Of 04/28

Omnibus Week Of 04/28
May 2, 2025

Fri. 05/02 – GTA 6 Delayed To 2026

The big cultural event of maybe the decade is going to take a little while longer to get here. Earnings from Apple and Amazon. More signs of the impending death of the password. More signs of self-driving rapidly becoming reality. And in the longreads, what happens when AI completely changes your f…