Episodes
May 12, 2019
The Rise of Huawei with Dexter Thillien
Not too long ago I did a longreads suggestion about Huawei and listener Dexter Thillien got in touch, because he’s a telecoms analyst, and he was actually quoted in the article. Over email, he educated me about some of my mis...
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May 11, 2019
Is Uber A Good Business? With Shira Ovide
I knew Uber was going public this week, and it occurred to me that since this podcast started, my default position has been: Uber: super cool company, but a lot of people have a lot of doubts about them. But I realized, I had...
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May 10, 2019
Fri. 05/10 - The Uber IPO
Uber’s big IPO had some issues, smartphone shipments are at a 5 year low, do you need an app for unsubscribing to things and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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MacStadium.com/ridehome
Metalab.co
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May 9, 2019
Thu. 05/09 - Chris Hughes Wants To Break Up Facebook
Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says it’s time to break up Facebook, more developer details from I/O, Uber has an arbitration problem, shoe tech is real, and get ready for 64 megapixel smartphone cameras.
Sponsors:
Wix.com/...
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May 8, 2019
Wed. 05/08 - The Pixel 3a and Flagship "Lite" Phones
Google is talking big on privacy, but going after cookies helps their bottom line as well, why the Pixel 3a might usher in a new era of flagship “lite” phones, the huge Binance bitcoin hack and why does Bird want to sell you ...
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May 7, 2019
Tue. 05/07 - All The Headlines From Google I/O
All the news that I could possibly grab from Google’s I/O keynote, again, Alexa IS spying on you, Cruise Automation raises a big round... and will we ever actually see the Galaxy Fold?
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Lightstream.com/ride
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May 6, 2019
Mon. 05/06 - Headlines From Microsoft's Build Conference
All the announcements from Microsoft’s Build 2019, Mozilla fixes the Firefox snafu, we think, a grab-bag of Apple rumors and why Netflix’s competitive resiliency might be here to stay.
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Legacybox.com/ride
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May 3, 2019
Fri. 05/03 - Facebook Coin Is Coming For Credit Cards
This Facebook cryptocurrency is real, people, Microsoft has a blockchain product as well, Verizon is looking to unload Tumblr, Softbank is considering an IPO for the vision fund and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestio...
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May 2, 2019
Thu. 05/02 - How Much Apple Actually Had to Pay Qualcomm
Facebook might get a federally appointed privacy official, Google lets you set a time-limit on what it tracks about you, what Apple had to pay Qualcomm, Russia might effectively leave the open web, a Wikipedia competitor, and...
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May 1, 2019
Wed. 05/01 - Apple’s Earnings Were Bad, But Investors Rejoiced
Apple’s earnings were bad, but investors rejoiced, Andreessen Horowitz is continuing its transformation, Eric Schmidt is leaving Google’s board, don’t sleep on Hulu in the streaming wars and some thoughts on F8.
Sponsors:
Pi...
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April 30, 2019
Tue. 04/30 - All The F8 Announcements
All the news from the Facebook F8 conference, Cheddar gets acquired, Alphabet shows weakness, and why does Ring, the smart doorbell, need a news editor?
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FlatironSchool.com/techmeme
PixelUnion.net
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April 29, 2019
Mon. 04/29 - Do Millennials Want Vertical TVs?
There’s no reason the hotel chains can’t do what Airbnb does, why superzoom lenses might be the real innovation in smartphones right now, we’re almost done with Tech Earnings Season and why was GOT so dark last night?
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April 28, 2019
Security Checkin with Dave Bittner of Cyberwire
I wanted to talk to Dave Bittner of CyberWire because the CyberWire podcasts are my go to source for keeping up with the security space in a broad way. And I’m glad I did, Dave is a super knowledgeable pro, and we do get into...
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April 27, 2019
Using Tech For Good? With Jigsaw's Dan Keyserling
This one requires a bit of explaining. Remember that segment I did about Change A View, that subreddit that was becoming its own site to try to create a platform for healthy discourse and debate online? They got backing from—...
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April 26, 2019
Fri. 04/26 - Prime Delivery Changes
Amazon wants all Prime deliveries to be one-day shipping, Slack files for its IPO and Uber sets its price range, someone with a personal vendetta to fix Gmail and of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
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April 25, 2019
Thu. 04/25 - Tech Earnings Bonanza!
It is just an earnings bonanza: Facebook? Good! Tesla? Bad! Microsoft? Really good! In fact, king of the world again! Nintendo? Not so good. Oh, and the whole Luminary, podcasting wars, Game of Phones and Nick Quah called it,...
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April 24, 2019
Wed. 04/24 - The Podcast Wars... Begun They Have?
iFixit thinks it knows why the Galaxy Fold is having issues, Wing becomes the first drone delivery operator cleared by the FAA, why Netflix has gone deep into debt and have the podcasting wars begun?
Sponsors:
Tech.FidelityC...
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April 23, 2019
Tue. 04/23 - Tesla's Autonomous Vehicle Distortion Field?
Tesla has an event that some people say is all reality distortion field, Facebook makes some interesting hires, Twitter is quietly chirping a tune Wall Street likes and Amazon Key is here to deliver inside your house.
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April 22, 2019
Mon. 04/22 - The Galaxy Fold Is Delayed
The Samsung Galaxy Fold is delayed, Sri Lanka blocking social media is complicated, how you’re being tracked in the airport and at work, and why there’s no such thing as a free lunch when it comes to free apps.
Sponsors:
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April 21, 2019
The AMA/Listener Call In Episode
Listeners ask questions. I try to give coherent answers.
Sponsors:
VistaPrint/ride
remars.amazon.com, promo code: ride
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April 20, 2019
Uber, Lyft and Bird- The Economics of Sharing with QZ's Alison Griswold
Lyft has gone public. Uber will do so soon. So will Airbnb. Quartz’s Alison Griswold covers this stuff every day, and she has a great newsletter, covering this stuff every week. It’s called Oversharing, you can get it for fre...
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April 19, 2019
Fri. 04/19 - With Facebook, It's Eternally Groundhog Day
Facebook finds a new way to handle the privacy scandal of the day, free, ad supported music from Amazon and Google, Dieter ended up reviewing the Samsung Galaxy Fold as best he could, and of course, the Weekend Longreads Sugg...
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April 18, 2019
Thu. 04/18 - Why The Galaxy Folds Are Breaking
Samsung responds to the Galaxy Fold review unit issues, Google and Amazon end their streaming video spat, Pinterest and Zoom have their IPOs and could the Chinese web end up being more popular than the open web?
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April 17, 2019
Wed. 04/17 - Qualcomm Makes Apple Cry Uncle
There’s no other way to describe it: Qualcomm got Apple to surrender, are things back on for an Apple Car, Microsoft has a new Hub and a new Xbox One S, and why Hulu has an advantage the other streamers don’t.
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Ligh...
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