Episodes

June 29, 2018

Friday, June 29, 2018 - All New Apple Maps

Xiaomi’s IPO disappoints, Apple is rebuilding Maps from the ground up, the state of the ICO market, the weekend long reads suggestions, and the NES is back, baby! Stories from: @panzer, @tomwarren Tweets: @elonmusk Links:App…
June 28, 2018

Thursday, June 28, 2018 - Amazon Kneecaps Walgreens

Amazon makes a ton of news including buying into pharmaceutical commerce and creating its own mini-package delivery army, Apple considers one subscription to rule them all, and the long Apple/Samsung war is over. Stories fro…
June 27, 2018

Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - AdWords No More

Google rebrands AdWords and demos Duplex for reporters, Twitter takes steps to fight spam and make your account more secure, Facebook wants to help you avoid spoilers and is Blackberry back with the Key2? Links:Google is ret…
June 26, 2018

Tuesday, June 26, 2016 - London's Uber-ing

Uber gets legal in London, a16z raises a crypto fund, Apple opts for human editors, Fortnite makes bank, and a check-in on the space race. Links:Uber wins the right to keep operating in London (TheVerge)Wi-Fi security is sta…
June 25, 2018

Monday, June 25, 2018 - Noise-Cancelling AirPods?

New noise cancelling AirPods might be coming, AT&T buys AppNexus, more Trump and Chinese tech rumblings, and what is the future of Benchmark Capital? Links:Apple to Unveil High-End AirPods, Over-Ear Headphones For 2019 (Bloo…
June 22, 2018

Friday, June 22, 2018 - The Tesla Sabotage Story Gets Weirder?

The Supreme Court rules on cell phone tracking, YouTube gets channel memberships, Twitter literally smites Smyte, the Elon Musk sabotage saga gets weirder and the weekend longreads suggestions. Stories from: @sarahintampa, @…
June 21, 2018

Thursday, June 21, 2018 - Whatever Happened to Apple's AirPower?

Intel’s CEO steps down, an update on Apple’s AirPower wireless charger, a Supreme Court ruling will have a big impact on e-commerce, and Amazon Fire TV Cube reviews. Stories from: @jessiwrites, @chrisvelazco Tweets: @kevinct…
June 20, 2018

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 - Instagram Debuts IGTV

The immigration controversy comes to Silicon Valley, Instagram debuts IGTV, Disney ups its bid for Fox, and a new phone finds a new way around “the notch.” Links:Facebook launches gameshows platform with interactive video (T…
June 19, 2018

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - Musk Fears Sabotage

Verizon and AT&T stop selling your location data, Google roles out a couple of cool new things, Alexa is coming to your hotel, Elon Musk is worried about sabotage, and how Europe might kill meme culture. Stories from: @jackn…
June 18, 2018

Monday, June 18, 2018 - Apple Upgrades 911 Calls

Apple upgrades 911 calls—and is taking a case to the Supreme Court—Google invests big time in China, gaming addiction is officially a disorder, and how an Australian telecom company is screwing up the World Cup. Stories from…
June 15, 2018

Friday, June 15, 2018 - Oprah Signs With Apple

Oprah signs with Apple, but OLEDs aren’t working out for Apple, Netflix has a hidden source for teen comedy hits, the weekend longreads suggestions, and, if you can believe it, William Shatner’s new gig. Stories from: @mochi…
June 14, 2018

Thursday, June 14, 2018 - Save Metafilter!

Apple tries to lock down it’s phones again, Google makes ad targeting more transparent, Microsoft works to replace cashiers with robots… but the robots have already come for middle managers at Amazon, and a plea to help save…
June 13, 2018

Wednesday, June 13, 2018 - Major Twitter Changes

Today was major revamp day. Twitter’s ringing in big changes. Microsoft is putting a new polish on Office. Also: Intel jumps into the GPU game, Bitcoin might have been manipulated, and Fortnite comes to the Nintendo Switch. …
June 12, 2018

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - E-Scooters To The Moon!

E-scooter valuations explode, Facebook turns in its homework, Microsoft’s next Xbox is coming in 2020, how Netflix is winning, and a dreaded 51% attack explained. Here’s what you missed today in the world of tech. Tweets: @a…
June 11, 2018

Monday, June 11, 2018 - Snapchat Clear Chats and Facebook Memories

Snapchat Clear Chats and Facebook’s Memories come at social media from different philosophical viewpoints, headlines from the ramp up to E3, new Apple Watch rumors, the scooter economy, and do on-screen fingerprint scanners …
June 8, 2018

Friday, June 8, 2018 - Google's 7 Principles for AI

Google’s lays out ethical principles for AI development, Facebook has another privacy issue (again), why the next generation of gaming consoles might be the last, Yahoo Messenger logs off, and the weekend long-reads suggesti…
June 7, 2018

Thursday, June 7, 2018 - The Fire TV Cube

ZTE makes a deal with Uncle Sam, but Google might be in trouble because of Huawei, the new Amazon Fire TV Cube is announced, a new Blackberry phone, a redesigned Lyft app and more Instagram video rumors. Stories from: @stuwo…
June 6, 2018

Wednesday, June 6, 2018 - Hour-long Instagram Videos?

A whole slew of product announcements. New Sonos speakers. A new Motorola smartphone. A new AMD chip. Instagram may soon allow you to post hour-long videos. Plus: why Microsoft sunk a data center off the Scottish coast and w…
June 5, 2018

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - Intel Says "F— Everything! We're Doing 28 Cores!"

Intel releases some anniversary chips, why WhatsApp and Facebook had a falling out, followups from WWDC and analysis of that GitHub acquisition, and some scientists purposely created a psychopathic AI. Stories from: @jamesko…
June 4, 2018

Monday, June 4, 2018 - WWDC Highlights

Today, it’s all about developers, everything from Apple’s WWDC Keynote, Microsoft buys GitHub in order to court developers. Oh. And a new Facebook data brouhaha. Tweet commentary: @ericlbarnes, @HenrikJoreteg Links:Microsoft…
June 1, 2018

Friday, June 1, 2018 - What to Expect From WWDC

The end of an era in venture capital, the end of Facebook’s trending news feature, what to expect from WWDC next week, some new ARM chips and the weekend longreads suggestions. Stories from: @joshuarothman, @deborahgage, @me…
May 31, 2018

Thursday, May 31, 2018 - Self Driving Cars 4 Realz

A bunch of self driving car news, a bunch of headline making quotes from the Code Conference, a couple new flagship smartphones, and a new Atari gaming console that nobody is quite sure the purpose of. Stories: @Charlie_L_Ha…
May 30, 2018

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 - Mary Meeker's Internet Report

The Code Conference brings us Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report and juicy quotes from Evan Spiegel, web publishers find life after Facebook, a new gaming laptop from HP, and how ambulance chasing lawyers can target ads to…
May 29, 2018

Tuesday, May 29, 2018 - Uber Gets a Panic Button and Facebook Gets Paused

Uber adds a panic button, Apple updates HomePod, the Chinese trade war is back on, Facebook gets a month-long timeout, another EU privacy regulation, and less-desirable dogs get better PR. Tweets from from @lcmoser, @heldavi…