Episodes
Aug. 17, 2019
(Bonus) Is The Netflix Algo Broken? With Julia Alexander @loudmouthjulia
On a recent weekend longreads segment, I recommended a piece by The Verge’s Julia Alexander asking whether Netflix’s recommendation algorithms were broken, or maybe borked. We’re going to talk a bit about that today, but sinc...
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Aug. 16, 2019
Fri. 08/16 - Coinbase says all your bitcoin base are belong to us
Coinbase says all your bitcoin base are belong to us, Apple sues a “virtualization” company, was Amazon offering vendors a pay to play scheme with Amazon Choice, and, as always, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Me...
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Aug. 15, 2019
Thu. 08/15 - Three Words And An App That Could Save Your Life
Facebook tweaks groups, Google Assistant lets you remind family members, can we be training voice AI in a better way, say hello to the Sega Genesis Mini, and the free app that can save your life out in the wilderness. Sponsor...
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Aug. 14, 2019
Wed. 08/14 - “We” Files, a MacBook Pro “No Fly List” and “Boatbnb”
WeWork files for its IPO, a huge data leak reveals fingerprints, facial recognition data and more, are you going to have trouble taking your MacBook Pro on your next flight, why Two and a Half Men is the next big piece in the...
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Aug. 13, 2019
Tue. 08/13 - Automattic & Tumblr & Snap & Spectacles 3
Tumblr finds its final home (hopefully), new Snap Spectacles, a new gaming startup tries to one-up Fortnite’s social model, why your DSLR camera is a prime ransomware target, and yes, Twinfluencers are apparently a thing. Spo...
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Aug. 12, 2019
Mon. 08/12 - Your 108 Megapixel Smartphone Camera
Would you want (or need) a 108MP smartphone camera? The “Ninja” Blevins/Twitch breakup explained. The cat-and-mouse between Chrome and paywalls explained. Credit where due for Apple on wearables, and why touchscreens might no...
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Aug. 9, 2019
Fri. 08/09 - Can Ride Hailing EVER Make Money?
Uber and Lyft continue to lose money hand over fist, Huawei has a backup OS plan, Piano has a smarter paywall for news outlets, people are texting their “number neighbors” and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Spo...
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Aug. 8, 2019
Thu. 08/08 - I Put Zero Thought Into This Episode Title (explained in the episode)
All the headlines from the Galaxy Note 10 event, to what degree does Zuckerberg really want to keep Instagram independent, Google is expanding podcast search capabilities, you can now tell Alexa to slow down, and Netflix bags...
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Aug. 7, 2019
Wed. 08/07 - The Disney+ Bundle Is Nuts
We have a launch date for Disney+ and we also have confirmation of a wicked compelling bundle, FedEx officially breaks up with Amazon, Amazon trades accusations with CVS and Walgreens, iOS API changes make life difficult for ...
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Aug. 6, 2019
Tue. 08/06 - The Apple Card is Here, And It's A... Credit Card...
The Apple Card is here (for some of you), industrial cyberattacks have doubled, are Yelp and Grubhub partnering to hurt restaurants, Amazon’s scoot robots come to Southern California, 5G comes to New York City and what to exp...
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Aug. 5, 2019
Mon. 08/05 - Cloudflare Breaks Up With 8chan
Cloudflare stops doing business with 8chan, two big new smartwatch releases, why the Athletic believes people will pay for sports news, the 22 year old founder of the newest unicorn, and why used electric vehicles might signa...
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Aug. 3, 2019
The State of Amazon With Jason Del Rey
The Vox/Recode family has a new podcast, Land of the Giants . And so we’re going to talk to Jason Del Rey, the voice behind the first season of this podcast, which focuses on Amazon. But look, I’ve wanted to get someone on to...
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Aug. 2, 2019
Fri. 08/02 - Stop Listening To Me, Siri!
Google and Apple suspend their programs where humans listen in on what you say to your voice assistant, Google will let Android users in Europe pick a search engine, Verizon tortures the very definition of words, Amazon dash ...
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Aug. 1, 2019
Thu. 08/01 - Chips Get Faster, Scooters Get Rugged-er
Intel’s faster new chips, Bird’s more durable new scooters, Samsung’s new lack of a headphone jack, Cisco settles with the government, IBM’s facing an age discrimination lawsuit, Cloudflare’s planning an IPO and the new seaso...
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July 31, 2019
Wed. 07/31 - Apple: What, Me Worry?
Apple isn’t selling as many iPhones, but they want you to know that that’s just fine. Samsung isn’t selling as many high end smartphones as they’d like, but seemingly no one is. There’s a new Galaxy Tab, Facebook hasn’t given...
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July 30, 2019
Tue. 07/30 - The Capital One Breach Is A Weird One
Another day, another data breach… but this Capital One breach has some odd new wrinkles, the Android smartphone industry continues to be a tough gig for most manufacturers, I’m ready for smart contact lenses and apparently, t...
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July 29, 2019
Mon. 07/29 - Google Leaks, So We Don't Have To
Google continues to leak Pixel 4 details itself, Github bans users from specific countries, will we eventually see a TikTok phone? Consolidation in the food delivery space, and all hail our first official Fortnite World Cup C...
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July 26, 2019
Fri. 07/26 - The T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Is Approved
The T-Mobile/Sprint merger gets the go-ahead, a whole bunch of odds-n-ends Apple stories, SoftBank announces a new Vision Fund, the biggest earnings wrap-up of the calendar quarter, turns out that Chris Hughes was serious abo...
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July 25, 2019
Thu. 07/25 - The Galaxy Fold Lives!
Samsung says we will finally see the Galaxy Fold in September, Tesla has a bad earnings miss, Deep Mind and Waymo partner to hopefully speed up AV development, AT&T can’t stop dialing up new streaming services and a gadget, g...
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July 24, 2019
Wed. 07/24 - Is Media Piracy Coming Back?
The FTC comes down on Facebook, but is the new DOJ probe really what Silicon Valley should worry about? Cruise won’t be self-driving taxis in San Francisco this year, Snap really seems to be on the rebound, and is media pirac...
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July 23, 2019
Tues. 7/23 - Intel Outside
Apple may buy Intel’s floundering 5G chip division, new rumored iPhone models seem like modest bumps, the attorney general dreams of an impossible encryption backdoor, a Facebook design flaw potentially exposed children to st...
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July 22, 2019
Mon. 7/22 - Just the Equifax, Ma'am
Equifax agrees to a settlement over its massive 2017 data breach, Microsoft invests a billion dollars in an generalized AI startup, Huawei is linked to North Korea’s cellular network buildout, Google settles multiple lawsuits...
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July 21, 2019
(Bonus) Is Tech Making Us- Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid?
Is technology really rotting our brains, destroying our society... or is that what everyone has always worried about with every technological advance, going back to tv, or telephones, or even writing letters? The new book, Bo...
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July 20, 2019
(Bonus) The Moon Landing With Charles Fishman
So, today, July 20th 2019 is the 50th anniversary of human beings walking on the moon for the first time. As Glenn mentioned on Friday’s weekend longreads segment, Fast Company has been doing a 50 days to the moon thing. 50 d...
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