Episodes
Oct. 18, 2019
Fri. 10/18 - Zuckerberg Says Free Speech Is Good! (Facebook, Also Good!)
Zuckerberg defends Facebook as a champion of free speech, will iPhone users have unlimited photo uploads to Google Photos while Pixel 4 owners will not, dial back your expectations for the Photoshop iPad app, the Vatican has ...
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Oct. 17, 2019
Thu. 10/17 - Unlocking Tech on Phones Is Broken
Fingerprint sensors on the Galaxy S10 can be tricked by a phone case, the Pixel 4 face recognition system unlocks your phone even when you’re asleep, Netflix kicks off tech earnings season, Airbnb’s losses double, and Travis ...
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Oct. 16, 2019
Wed. 10/16 - Twitter Gonna Twitter
Twitter explains how world leaders can break its rules but they’ll kinda, sorta crack down on them. LinkedIn launches Events, Giphy launches Giphy arcade, DoNotPay fascinates me, and a debrief on yesterday’s Google event. Spo...
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Oct. 15, 2019
Tue. 10/15 - The #MadeByGoogle Event
All the headlines from the Google hardware event, Apple butts in with new Beats, Libra loses another one, your movie theater wants to rent you movies, and Fortnite is back from the “black hole.” Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely Zapie...
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Oct. 14, 2019
Mon. 10/14 - Apple's Chinese Conundrum
More China related controversy for Apple, for gaming, for all of tech really… but why Apple suddenly finds itself in a unique bind. More iPhone SE 2 rumors, the latest installment of “Will We Actually Ever See Libra?” and why...
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Oct. 11, 2019
Fri. 10/11 - Gruber Says Tim Cook's Email "Doesn't Add Up"
More on Apple’s China controversy, hands-on with Google’s Pixelbook Go laptop, Twitter returns to the Mac, Africa’s first homegrown smartphone, SpaceX and NASA kiss and make up, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestion...
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Oct. 10, 2019
Thu. 10/10 - Apple Removed the App Again...
Apple takes down the Hong Kong app that it reinstated after taking it down in the first place, Waymo will soon let real people into driverless cars, Grammarly is the newest unicorn, and why, if you live in the Bay Area, your ...
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Oct. 9, 2019
Wed. 10/09 - Where Would We Be Without Lithium-Ion Batteries?
Twitter used your 2-Factor credentials to sell ads against you, the China/Hong Kong/tech controversies roll on, Mark Zuckerberg is going back to Washington, and the Nobel Prize for chemistry gives long overdue recognition to ...
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Oct. 8, 2019
Tue. 10/08 - The PlayStation 5 Is Coming!
The PlayStation 5 is coming in about a year and Wired has the details, Hulu finally lets you download video, a gamer is banned for voicing support for Hong Kong protesters, how the Galaxy Fold was “fixed,” and Robinhood takes...
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Oct. 7, 2019
Mon. 10/07 - macOS Catalina is Here!
A Kindle Kids Edition is here, Sonos speakers via subscription is here, macOS Catalina is here, but the following tab is gone from Instagram, PayPal is ghosting Libra, and why investors think the time to jump into Quantum Com...
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Oct. 5, 2019
(Bonus) Waymo's Head of Hardware, Satish Jeyachandran
Satish Jeyachandran is the Head of Hardware at Waymo. Before that he lead the self-driving team at Tesla, so he was in charge of the Autopilot team, and his job change lead to headlines at the time. Today Satish gives us a hi...
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Oct. 4, 2019
Fri. 10/04 - BAD Android Zero-Day Out There...
Really bad Android zero-day discovered, is the scooter space back? Apple makes an interesting acquisition, an exoskeleton allows a paralyzed man to walk again and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: PixelU...
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Oct. 3, 2019
Thu. 10/03 - These Two Content Recommendation Companies Merged… You Won’t Believe What Happened Next!
Instagram launches Threads, the iPhone SE might ride again, the biggest content recommendation players have merged, Vice Media and Refinery 29 have merged, and why has Apple banned an app for users in Hong Kong? Sponsors: Pix...
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Oct. 2, 2019
Wed. 10/02 - Microsoft Is Back In The Smartphone Business
All the news from Microsoft’s Surface event… they’re making smartphones again! Anti-trust scrutiny gets results again as Apple says Siri will soon play nice with others, the Galaxy Fold reviews are in and might the other memb...
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Oct. 1, 2019
Tue. 10/01 - The Zuckerberg Tapes
Listen in on Mark Zuckerberg rallying the troops, GoPro hopes newer cameras revive its fortunes, prepping for the Microsoft event tomorrow, the SEC slaps a crypto company on the wrist, and Tesla’s new Smart Summon feature has...
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Sept. 30, 2019
Mon. 09/30 - Has WeWork Slain The Unicorn Market?
IS the new iOS release finally bug free? Add podcasts to your Spotify playlists, WeWork officially “delays” its IPO, which gives us a reason to examine why the Unicorn IPO Parade has mattered, and This Week In Elon Musk is al...
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Sept. 27, 2019
Fri. 09/27 - Your Slacks Can Always Come Back To Haunt You
A DoorDash data breach that has a bad new angle, we might see the foldable Razr phone by the end of the year, how long can this alternative app store last before Apple shuts it down, the biggest Tesla software update yet, and...
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Sept. 26, 2019
Thu. 09.26 - Uber Wants To Be ‘the operating system for your everyday life’
Uber wants to become “the OS for everyday life,” Peloton’s IPO is a good news/bad news situation, the FTC sues Match.com for allegedly catfishing people, stuff I missed from yesterday’s Amazon event, and an “interesting raise...
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Sept. 25, 2019
Wed. 09/25 - It's Alexas All The Way Down!
Amazon’s hardware event gives us more Alexa in just about anything you can think of, Oculus has some news on the VR front, the 2020 iPhones might echo the iPhone 4 design, and those dog like robots from Boston Dynamics are fi...
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Sept. 24, 2019
Tue. 09/24 - Adam Neumann Out of (We)Work
Adam Neumann out as WeWork CEO, Facebook acquires CTRL-Labs to deliver computing controlled by your brain, Kik officially shuts down its app, and is Microsoft preparing to let users control and monetize their own data? Sponso...
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Sept. 23, 2019
Mon. 09/23 - Google Play Pass And WeWork Soap Opera
Google Play Pass might usher in a new era of mobile gaming, the WeWork saga is becoming a soap opera, Facebook’s foes and (erstwhile) friends are talking to the FTC, and has Google ushered in the era of quantum supremacy?
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Sept. 20, 2019
Fri. 9/20 - Airbnb Plans an Open House in 2020
Airbnb says it will have an IPO in 2020, Twitter exposes more bad state actors, a French court says Steam digital games may be resold in the EU, hold the phone on upgrading your iPhone to iOS 13, Amazon plays free with Allbir...
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Sept. 19, 2019
Thu. 09/19 - Huawei Launches a Flagship Without Google Apps
Huawei tries to launch a flagship smartphone without a Google net, could Apple and Disney have merged? Some really interesting raises, for Automattic and Stripe, but also an autonomous construction equipment startup, and why ...
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Sept. 18, 2019
Wed. 09/18 - Does Anyone Know What "Unlimited" Means?
Facebook debuts Portal TV, and wants to make AR smart glasses to replace your smartphone, Google Fi has an “unlimited” plan that is every bit as unlimited as any other, the Apple Watch Series 5 reviews and autonomous vehicles...
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