Episodes
Dec. 2, 2019
Mon. 12/02 - When An E-Sports Team IPO's
Interesting Galaxy S11 leaks, T-Mobile flips the switch on its 5G network, might different models of next year’s iPhone have different versions of 5G, the rundown of Black Friday/Cyber Monday and why an e-sports team is IPO-i...
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Nov. 29, 2019
(Bonus) The Forgotten Online Pioneer, Bill von Meister
Since it’s a holiday week in the US, I’m going to do what I’ve done once before on Holiday weeks and give you an episode from the Internet History Podcast archives. This is a story about tech history that, if you’ve never hea...
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Nov. 26, 2019
Tues. 11/26 - Amazon Prime Cuts
Google fires four workers associated with labor organizing, Amazon's ruthless quotas lead to high rates of warehouse injuries, grass-roots opponents to Amazon's power form a coalition, a report cites the public cost of Amazon...
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Nov. 25, 2019
Mon. 11/25 - Deadpool Buys an MVNO
Uber loses its license in London, the web’s founder launches a “contract” to save it, eBay sells StubHub, the Threadrippers seem to be the real deal, Deadpool is buying a mobile carrier and Elon Musk knows why those windows c...
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Nov. 22, 2019
Fri. 11/22 - CYBERTRUCK!
We gotta talk about Cybertruck, Twitter continues its shipping products hot streak, AirPods are hotter than even Apple anticipated, some trouble in Russia for gadget makers and, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. S...
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Nov. 21, 2019
Thu. 11/21 - Google's Culture Is Dead
Google is changing its rules around political ads, PayPal is acquiring Honey for a ton of money, why have a Dash Button when you can have a Dash Shelf? Route puts all your orders in one place and I’m afraid Google’s original ...
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Nov. 20, 2019
Wed. 11/20 - Our 500th Episode!
Hackers could take over your Android cameras, the police can do whatever they want with your Ring videos, if your Disney+ account is hacked, is it probably your fault? An amazing breakthrough in solar technology and why fishi...
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Nov. 19, 2019
Tue. 11/19 - An Apple Awards Ceremony? (The App-ies?)
Apple’s planning an awards ceremony? Amazon has a new fire TV accessory, Spotify launches Your Daily Podcast, Google announces Your News Update, Ransomware comes for the vets, and the hidden cost hurdle for electric cars. Spo...
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Nov. 18, 2019
Mon. 11/18 - Google Stadia and the Mustang Mach-E
The Mustang Mach-E wants to out Tesla Tesla, John Legere is stepping down from T-Mobile, .org domain names might be getting a lot more expensive, and the reviews on Google Stadia are decidedly mixed, but at least it works. Sp...
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Nov. 16, 2019
(Bonus) The Razr and the Reality of 5G with QZ's Mike Murphy
So, that Razr event, out in LA... obviously I didn’t get to cover it live… and if there was ever a recent hardware event crying out for “hands-on” reporting, this was one. So, I reached out to someone who was there: QZ.com’s ...
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Nov. 15, 2019
Fri. 11/15 - Apples Says: Vapers, No Vaping!
Apple takes down vaping apps from the App Store, why is Google going ahead with the Stadia launch this month? Amazon protests the JEDI decision, the TikTok juggernaut rolls on—especially in India—and, of course, the weekend l...
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Nov. 14, 2019
Thu. 11/14 - The Razr Returns!
There’s a new Razr phone with a foldable screen that might actually work? That Apple Prime bundle might be coming sooner rather than later. That Apple Research app is here right now. Why did 1Password raise a bunch of money f...
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Nov. 13, 2019
Wed. 11/13 - The AI That Can Predict When You'll Die
The new 16-inch MacBook pro might actually have a keyboard that works! Google wants you to bank with them. The Brave browser comes out of beta. And there’s an AI that can predict if you’ll die in the next year… but doctors do...
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Nov. 12, 2019
Tue. 11/12 - Google Wants Your Medical Records
Google has hoovered up the health records of millions of folks without telling anyone, Instagram debuts a TikTok competitor, Facebook debuts Facebook Pay, WordPress.com debuts recurring payments and Disney+ literally just deb...
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Nov. 11, 2019
Mon. 11/11 - Apple Eyes An iPhone Replacement
New York State is investigating the Apple Card for alleged gender bias, sources say Apple thinks AR glasses could someday replace the smartphone, Dara Khosrowshahi said some things he regrets, and Amazon is gonna launch a gro...
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Nov. 9, 2019
(Bonus) Jay & Farhad Show Reunion #3
Hello! @jyarow and @fmanjoo are back! Sponsors: Castro.fm Molekule.com and enter "ride10" at checkout
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Nov. 8, 2019
Fri. 11/08 - Twitter Is Weirdly Awake All Of The Sudden
Disney Plus will be on Amazon’s Fire TV when it launches next week, Andreessen Horowitz launches a completely free crypto school, Twitter seems to have woken up all of the sudden, T-Mobile really wants that merger with Sprint...
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Nov. 7, 2019
Thu. 11/07 - Alleged Spies Inside Twitter
Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia, those weird text messages a whole bunch of people received overnight, the most powerful desktop CPUs in the world, Ghost Locomotion wants to turn existing cars into auto...
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Nov. 6, 2019
Wed. 11/06 - Xerox Makes Some News!
Twitter announces Topics, Xerox might take a run at HP, Uber’s getting into the ads business, Ford’s electric Mustang makes Tech Crunch angry, and the best blockchain startup idea I’ve heard of in a long time.
Sponsors:Metal...
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Nov. 5, 2019
Tue. 11/05 - Is All Well With Softbank?
How are things in Masa Son’s world post-WeWork? How long until Uber will be profitable? How is the new Surface Pro X to use? Why is iOS aggressively quitting background apps? And why data scoring companies are maybe worse tha...
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Nov. 4, 2019
Mon. 11/04 - Everyone Got a New Logo
Your smart speakers aren’t secure in a wild new way, crazy product announcement day from Microsoft and Adobe, crazy new logo design day from everyone but especially Facebook, and Wikipedia makes a big change to citations. Spo...
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Nov. 2, 2019
(Bonus) Steve Case on Investing Outside of Silicon Valley
Steve Case is obviously an internet and technology legend, as the founder of America Online. But as I said when I did a segment about it this week, I’ve always been fascinated with his Rise of the Rest Tour and Fund because, look, the whole basic principle of the project is to try new things, try t…
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Nov. 1, 2019
Fri. 11/01 - Google Acquires Fitbit
Google acquires Fitbit, Apple TV+ officially launches, might the US Government be about to bring the hammer down on TikTok, and of course, the Weekend Longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Tiny Capital Leap.FidelityCareers.com Lin...
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Oct. 31, 2019
Thu. 10/31 - Twitter Takes A Stand (And Subtweets Facebook)
Twitter says it will ban ALL political advertising, Cognizant says it is getting out of the content moderation business, Facebook earnings are good, Apple earnings are good… and evolving, and can the Chinese monitor SMS messa...
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