Episodes
July 6, 2019
(Bonus) The Man Who Could Have Been Bill Gates? (Pt. 1)
Part One of the legendary Gary Kildall Story...
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July 5, 2019
Fri. 07/05 - Apple Waves the White Flag on Keyboards?
A Superhuman mea culpa, no mea culpa but Apple might be ready to tacitly admit the butterfly keyboards were a mistake, inside Walmart’s turf battles over ecommerce, HQ Trivia lays off staff, and the weekend longreads suggesti...
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July 3, 2019
Wed. 07/03 - Why Is Everyone Arguing Over Superhuman?
Telsa sold a lot more Model 3’s than anyone expected, more signs of tech manufacturing fleeing China, Uber’s new Dine-In service is kinda brilliant, and have you seen the whole tech world arguing over Superhuman?
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July 2, 2019
Tue. 07/02 - Are ISP Caps the Achilles Heel of Game Streaming?
We know when the Galaxy Note 10 is coming, we don’t know why Microsoft is teasing Windows 1.0, Nvidia refreshes the RTX line, meditation app Calm is finding success in an interesting way, and Loon is about to have its first b...
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July 1, 2019
Mon. 07/01 - Was Jony Ive Burned Out AT Apple or BY Apple?
Was Jony Ive burned out at Apple or was he burned out BY Apple? Again, Roku as the quiet mega-player in the streaming wars, how TikTok is spending its way to ubiquity (on the backs of those it wants to supplant) and how tech ...
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June 30, 2019
(Bonus) Bitcoin- What the Heck? With CoinTalk's Aaron Lammer
I didn’t cover it, but you might have noticed that this week, bitcoin did indeed cross that magical $10,000 mark, in fact, got to $13,000 a coin only to flash crash back down again almost to $10,000. But look, seemingly the c...
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June 29, 2019
(Bonus) Silicon Valley and Monopoly With Matt Stoller
Is it really different this time? Is the regulatory hammer about to come down on Silicon Valley? Matt Stoller is a fellow at the Open Markets Institute; he’s writing a book on the history of Monopoly power; and he has direct ...
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June 28, 2019
Fri. 06/28 - Jony Ive Leaves Apple
Jony Ive is leaving Apple, health tech is having its first big IPO, Amazon looks like it is finally ready to kill UPS, I’ve got issues with Google’s new reCAPTCHA’s and the weekend longreads suggestions.
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June 27, 2019
Thu. 06/27 - The Mystery That Is Superhuman
Twitter still allows public figures to break its rules, but it will warn you when they do, Zuckerberg says you need him on that wall, the US Wireless Emergency Alert system can be easily spoofed, and the mystery that is Super...
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June 26, 2019
Wed. 06/26 - Apple Acquires Drive.ai
Apple buys Drive.ai, the days of the phone notch might be numbered, the first solar powered electric car, fighting over the streaming rights for The Office, and why streaming music hasn’t been kind to classical music.
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June 25, 2019
Tue. 06/25 - Bill Gates' Biggest Mistake
LinkedIn’s changes mean peak newsfeed is truly behind us, hackers have been stealing a massive amount of phone data without touching phones, early impressions of the recent Apple beta releases and Bill Gates fesses up to his ...
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June 24, 2019
Mon. 06/24 - Why Tonight's SpaceX Launch Is So Important
The Raspberry Pi 4 might finally be a full PC replacement, the first real bipartisan bill around data collection has arrived, is the Echo Show 5 the best Echo ever or just the best smart alarm clock ever, and why tonight’s Fa...
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June 23, 2019
(Bonus) E3 Wrapup and the Gaming Space with Brian Heater of TechCrunch
E3 was last week, not even this past week, but I did want to get a debrief on what went on there, so I had to wait for everyone to get back from E3 and Brian Heater of TechCrunch is here to file a report. Where is gaming in t...
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June 22, 2019
(Bonus) CoinDesk's Brady Dale On Libra and the "Crypto Spring"
Well, given the news of the week, I knew we needed to do a deep dive on Libra, so I called up our friend Brady Dale at CoinDesk and we get into it. What do crypto folk think of Libra? Is he surprised by the governmental backl...
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June 21, 2019
Fri. 06/21 - Google Abandons Tablets
Google is getting out of the tablet business, there’s a MacBook Pro recall but not because of keyboard issues, a startup is aiming to disrupt the billable hour in the legal space, the world’s “first” electric plane is here, a...
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June 20, 2019
Thu. 06/20 - Slack's (kinda) IPO
Slack debuts as a publicly traded company, there will be Congressional hearings about Libra, a Florida city pays ransom money to hackers, getting your internet from your lightbulbs and are we on the cusp of a fast-charging-ba...
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June 19, 2019
Wed. 06/19 - The Fallout From Facebook Coin
More revelations about the horrible job that is Facebook Moderation, Best Buy now doubles as a Genius Bar—sorta, YouTube has some new AR tricks and is mulling some changes for kids, and the reaction to Facebook’s crypto play ...
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June 18, 2019
Tue. 06/19 – Is Facebook Now in Crypto... or Just Payments?
Facebook announces Libra, Twitch acquires Bebo, are unmanned convenience stores something people even want, Facebook wants more houses in Silicon Valley, and LA real estate is starting to look like Silicon Valley.
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June 17, 2019
Mon. 06/17 – The 5G iPhones Might Be Both Bigger and Smaller
The 5G iPhones might be both bigger and smaller, both Huawei and the chip industry prepare for tough times, Genius says it caught Google red-handed, is the US making a big 5G mistake and what exactly is farming-as-a-service?
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June 16, 2019
(Bonus) The Business of Content With Simon Owens
Simon Owens is a journalist who, in his writing, podcasting and newsletters, covers the whole gamut of digital media, from the creator side to the publisher side… from the journalist side to the business side. So, we’ve got a...
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June 15, 2019
(Bonus) Among the Amazon Robots With Matt Simon
That Wired longread that I suggested yesterday, about Amazon’s warehouse robots really stuck with me for personal reasons you’ll hear in a second. I talked to the author of the piece, Matt Simon, not only cause I wanted more ...
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June 14, 2019
Fri. 06/14 - Are Foldable Phones Cursed?
Are foldable phones cursed—and will we ever see one? Facebook coin might be coming as early as next week, the hottest crypto is up 330% YTD but you’ve probably never heard of it, some IPOs to report on and, of course, the wee...
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June 13, 2019
Thu. 06/13 - The Most Interesting Startup I've Heard Of In A While
Telegram is getting DDoS’d, Google pulls a Radiohead on Pixel phone leakers, Bird buys Scoot, my dream TV is a wall, and the most interesting startup I’ve heard about in a while.
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June 12, 2019
Wed. 06/12 - The DOJ is Telegraphing its Possible Punches to Silicon Valley
The state of the Internet according to Mary Meeker, Houseparty joins the Fortnite party, Uber Elevate is planning some important firsts, the DOJ is telegraphing its possible punches to Silicon Valley, and someone find Have I ...
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