Episodes
Nov. 14, 2018
Wed. 11/14 - Why Was Google's Traffic Diverted From Nigeria Through China?
Why was Google’s traffic routed from Nigeria through China, Ford partners with Walmart on driverless cars, Amazon’s HQ2 stunt seems to be backfiring, and Uber gets a customer loyalty program.
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Nigerian firm takes blam...
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Nov. 13, 2018
Tue. 11/13 - LeBron's "The Decision" But For Amazon HQ2
Amazon’s HQ2 officially lands in Queens and Crystal City; Waymo is launching a driverless car service in December; Apple locks down repairs on modern Macs; get ready for cloud gaming; Pandora applies its music technology to p...
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Nov. 12, 2018
Mon. 11/12 - What Exactly Is TikTok?
SAP buys Qualtrics, the Galaxy S10 might be coming in February and the Galaxy F might be coming in March, what exactly is TikTok and why you should care, and Jony Ive has an exclusive new product design.
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SAP to buy Q...
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Nov. 9, 2018
Fri. 11/09 - Amazon and Apple Cut a Deal
The great winter of tech worker discontent is definitely here, Disney’s streaming service has a name, Vine might be coming back, Github hits a major milestone and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Nov. 8, 2018
Thu. 11/08 - Foldable Phones Are Officially A Thing
Foldable phones are officially a thing, Tesla names a new board chair, Amazon’s mailing a physical toy catalog, Ford doesn’t want to miss out on scooters, and Comcast doesn’t want to miss out on home hubs.
Stories from: @alb...
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Nov. 7, 2018
Wed. 11/07 - Why Robocalls Have Taken Over Your Phone
Silicon Valley’s special election day vote, why robocalls have taken over your phone, Jeff Bezos’ clever HQ2 bonus, making 911 calls better and why Jake Tapper is a digital media pioneer.
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San Francisco has passed a f...
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Nov. 6, 2018
Tue. 11/06 - Schrodinger's Amazon HQ2
Facebook takes down more accounts ahead of the election, the new Chrome might block ALL ads on some websites, Macbook Air reviews, and why you might not be able to read election results in tomorrow’s newspaper.
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Nov. 5, 2018
Mon. 11/05 - iPad Pro Reviews Are Mixed
Has Amazon decided on the location of its new HQ? What do people think of the new iPad Pros? Why are recently IPO’d tech companies hoarding cash? And why you might want to think twice about taking a selfie in the voting booth...
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Nov. 2, 2018
Fri. 11/02 - Apple Earnings Up, Stock Down
Apple makes a pile of money and their stock tanks, Flickr ends its mega-free-storage plan, a classic internet cartoon gets a 4K makeover, browser extensions steal Facebook private messages, testing the latest smartphones to s...
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Nov. 1, 2018
Thu. 11/01 - The Google Employee Walkout
Google employees stage a walk-out protest around the globe, Vox swallows Recode, the new devices this week continue Apple’s push to increase ASP, and maybe it’s subscriptions that are eating the world.
Stories from: @rustybr...
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Oct. 31, 2018
Wed. 10/31 - Facebook's Earnings Are Not a Disaster
Facebook earnings were not a disaster, another Alphabet employee is out because of scandal, Waymo has a permit to test real driverless cars on California roads, and if you don’t know what computational notebooks are, let me t...
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Oct. 30, 2018
Tue. 10/30 - New MacBook Airs, Mac Minis and iPad Pros
Today MacBook Airs, Mac Minis and new iPad Pros, Coinbase raises a round, the UK has a new tech tax, interesting executive musical chairs, and why reCAPTCHA’s might be a thing of the past.
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UK chancellor announces 2% ...
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Oct. 29, 2018
Mon. 10/29 - Big Blue Gets Red Hat
IBM buys Red Hat, museums get new ways to preserve video games, Sony announces the full list of titles for its retro PlayStation mini-console, DJI has a drone for first responders, and a look at the service Gab.
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Oct. 26, 2018
Fri. 10/26 - AI “Art” Fetches $400,000 at Auction
The Tech earnings season earnings roundup, new DRM rules allow jailbreaking… for some things, China’s rival GPS system, AI “art” fetches $400,000 at auction and the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Twitter Stock Soars ...
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Oct. 25, 2018
Thur. 10/25 - The Andy Rubin Scandal
How Google paid Andy Rubin on his way out the door despite allegations of sexual misconduct, Uber Eats and the rise of virtual restaurants, Kickstarter sunsets its Drip service but plans a nice replacement, and older people a...
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Oct. 24, 2018
Wed. 10/24 - Tim Cook Attacks the "Data Industrial Complex"
Tim Cook attacks the “data industrial complex,” why political texts are flooding your phone, the US, China and the AI cold war, and how Facebook Messenger got its new look.
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Apple’s Tim Cook Makes Blistering Attack On...
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Oct. 23, 2018
Tue. 10/23 - iPhone XR Reviews
Tim Cook demands a retraction from Bloomberg, another founder flees Facebook, Repl.it gets a murder’s row of VC backers and the iPhone XR reviews are in.
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Amazon cloud chief Jassy follows Apple in calling for retracti...
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Oct. 22, 2018
Mon. 10/22 - Fred Wilson Wants You To Vet Your Venture Funders
Facebook wants to buy some cybersecurity, Washington wants to know what Silicon Valley will do for its country, Fred Wilson wants you to ask yourself if your investors are bad actors, and stealing a Tesla by hacking the entry...
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Oct. 19, 2018
Fri. 10/19 - Google Wants China, But Will China Want Google?
Facebook makes a hire that makes British Twitter laugh, here’s how much Google’s going to charge for Android, Google wants China but does China want Google and the Weekend Longreads suggestions.
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Facebook Hires Nick C...
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Oct. 18, 2018
Thur. 10/18 - Apple Says: No... Sleep... Till Brooklyn!
Spotify Premium gets a spit shine, Facebook think it knows who was behind that big hack, why everyone and their mother has a subscription box service, and an Apple event in Brooklyn!
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Spotify Premium gets personalized...
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Oct. 17, 2018
Wed. 10/17 - When is Cheating At Video Games a Crime?
Google bows to the EU’s demands, the biggest thing to happen to Github since the pull request, video game cheaters are getting sued, and Facebook brings back MTV’s The Real World.
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Oct. 16, 2018
Tue. 10/16 - RIP Paul Allen (1953-2018)
Uber’s targeting a blockbuster IPO valuation, cops told to stop looking at iPhones, the Kindle Paperwhite is ready for the bath, the Pixel reviews are in, and remembering Paul Allen.Sponsors:DatadogHQ.com/RideHomeTiny.website...
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Oct. 15, 2018
Mon. 10/15 - Palm is Back! Sort of...
The future of Photoshop is here today, Palm is back to bring us a tiny phone, Apple makes another acquisition, and why we’re doomed to a future of genetic surveillance.
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FINALLY: REAL PHOTOSHOP ON THE IPAD (The Verge)...
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Oct. 12, 2018
Fri. 10/12 - Facebook Reports on its Breach Investigation
Facebook announces the results of their investigation into that data breach, the market downturn is biting some tech companies, has Spotify ruined music, and, of course, the Weekend Longreads suggestions.
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An Update o...
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