Episodes
June 11, 2019
Tue. 06/11 - "Any data that is collected, WILL be breached."
An abject example of the maxim, “any data that is collected, will be breached,” Foxconn isn’t worried about a trade war so maybe Apple doesn’t have to be, electric car charging is about to get easier, and why it’s weird that ...
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June 10, 2019
Mon. 06/10 - The New Xbox Looks Like a Beast
The next generation Xbox sounds like a beast, Salesforce buys Tableau, Apple might buy a self-driving car startup, we finally get some details on Quibi and does Broadway want to jump on the streaming video bandwagon?
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June 8, 2019
WWDC Debrief With John Voorhees of MacStories
Does what is says on the tin. John Voorhees helps us sum up WWDC, get act dev reaction from the floor of the conference, and pick up some of the stray threads we missed from Apple's biggest week of the year. Sponsors: Capterr...
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June 7, 2019
Fri. 06/07 - Walmart Wants To Deliver to Your... Fridge...
Now you can’t get Facebook on new Huawei phones, Barnes and Noble waives the white flag, WarnerMedia abandons that tiered streaming plan idea, Walmart wants to deliver directly to your refrigerator and the weekend longreads s...
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June 6, 2019
Thu. 06/06 - This is Google Stadia (?)
Google Stadia details are revealed, Amazon shows off its delivery drone and Uber debuts Uber Copter, Facebook is going to do an official white paper for its cryptocurrency, and our mobile gadgets have finally dethroned the te...
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June 5, 2019
Wed. 06/05 - YouTube Takes Action-ish
YouTube actually DOES make some changes, Peloton is going public, could Prime open Amazon up to anticompetitive scrutiny, more on that Sign in with Apple controversy, and why your local police department might want to buy you...
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June 4, 2019
Tue. 06/04 - What's The Problem With Sign In with Apple?
It looks like Washington is serious about going after Big Tech in a big way, Firefox blocks cookies, why are developers trepidatious about that Sign In with Apple scheme, and why it’s time we really need to talk about the You...
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June 3, 2019
06/03 - All the WWDC News
All the news and headlines from WWDC, the anti-trust brigade might be coming for Google in the US, a big chip acquisition, big news on the payments front, and a dispatch from the frontlines of the streaming wars… but, c’mon, ...
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June 1, 2019
WWDC Preview and Consumer Startups With Dan Frommer
Y’all know Dan Frommer. Veteran tech journalist. We’re gonna do a WWDC preview here today, but before that, Dan has his own, excellent newsletter, the new consumer! Sign up for it in the show notes! Link to the free and paid ...
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May 31, 2019
Fri. 05/31 - Does Amazon Want To Be A Mobile Carrier?
Might Amazon get into the cellular carrier game and thus make a Sprint/T-Mobile merger more palatable? Uber’s first quarterly report as a public company, what to expect from WWDC next week, and of course, the weekend longread...
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May 30, 2019
Thu. 05/30 - Google Tells Adblockers To Jump Off A Bridge
Microsoft brings the Xbox Game Pass to PCs, Google gives the finger to adblockers (and all of us), the DOJ will only approve the Sprint/T-Mobile merger if there’s no actual market consolidation, GoGo wants to bring 5G to airp...
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May 29, 2019
Wed. 05/29 - Riders Can Now Get Banned From Uber
Amazon has a new Echo Show to go after the Google Nest Home Hub, the NYC subway is entering the mobile era, Uber says it will now ban RIDERS who get bad Uber ratings, and Microsoft outlines its vision for a modern operating s...
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May 28, 2019
Tue. 05/28 - The iPod touch Lives!
The iPod touch lives (and got an update), Dell’s whole laptop lineup got an update, the apocalypse is coming for small vendors on Amazon, MacKenzie Bezos signs the Giving Pledge, and why a laptop infested with malware sold fo...
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May 27, 2019
Helvetica® Now With Monotype's Charles Nix
Nerds and tech folk have always had a special fascination with typeface and font design, and especially with the venerable Helvetica. Today we're going to talk to Charles Nix, who's foundry Monotype had the challenge of updat...
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May 24, 2019
Fri. 05/24 - iFixit Tears Down the MacBook Keyboard Tweaks
The Facebook cryptocurrency could be here in about six months, SpaceX launches its first batch of internet satellites, iFixit tears down the MacBook keyboard tweaks, the robots are coming for MLB umpires, and a supersized wee...
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May 23, 2019
Thu. 05/23 - An Indie Game Boy for the 21st Century
The Playdate is a Game Boy for the 21st Century, GitHub launches a Patreon for open source developers, Amazon is working on a health app that can monitor emotions, Door Dash is emerging at the leader in the food delivery wars...
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May 22, 2019
Wed. 05/22 - The Huawei Mess Metastasizes
The Huawei mess metastasizes, the EU goes after Google again, Qualcomm loses to the FTC, and Comcast—of all people—is getting into health tech.
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May 21, 2019
Tue. 05/21 - Has Apple fixed the MacBook keyboard problem?
Has Apple fixed the MacBook keyboard problem? Huawei gets a 90 day reprieve, Instagram wants to copy Snapchat AND TikTok, the first self-driving mail trucks, and why would your smart car want to tell people if you’ve gained w...
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May 20, 2019
Mon. 05/20 - Why 5G Could Ruin Weather Forecasting
Why Google ghosting Huawei might lead to a chain reaction for all of tech, the Sprint/T-Mobile merger gets a shot in the arm, GM sort of gets the point of software, I guess, and why 5G might be horrible for weather forecastin...
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May 19, 2019
The Streaming Wars With Eric Jackson
Eric Jackson is an investor at EMJ Capital Ltd. He’s deep in the media space, he’s deep in the streaming wars, as I think I say in this episode, he’s shaped a ton of my thinking about the streaming wars. So… where are we? Who...
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May 18, 2019
Jay and Farhad Show Reunion Part II
You know them, you love them, Jay Yarrow of CNBC, Farhad Manjoo of the New York Times. It’s another Jay and Farhad Show Reunion! Today’s topics: Uber’s IPO, the Streaming Wars, and Game of Thrones! These are my favorite episo...
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May 17, 2019
Fri. 05/17 - Is Minecraft Earth The Killer App For AR?
Can Minecraft Earth be the killer app for AR? Are the best and brightest shunning working at Facebook? Has drone maker DJI beaten GoPro at its own game? And do I have some killer weekend longreads suggestions? You better beli...
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May 16, 2019
Thu. 05/16 - The Hammer Comes Down on Huawei
The hammer is coming down on Huawei, China blocks Wikipedia, Google clarifies the Works with Nest shutdown, a 1TB microSD, more 5G rollouts, what should we think of Quibi and you didn’t fall for that porn scam did you?
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May 15, 2019
Wed. 05/15 - Is Google Effectively Deprecating Search?
There’s a new major chip flaw called ZombieLoad, the major tech companies sign on to the so-called Christchurch Call to Action, San Francisco bans facial recognition tech, is Google effectively deprecating search, and did Bey...
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