Episodes

May 23, 2020

(Bonus) Bryan Salesky, CEO of Argo

The founder and CEO of a company we talk about all the time: Bryan Salesky of Argo AI. Bryan tells us more about the unique Silicon Valley/Detroit hybrid that Argo represents, we discuss the unique business model strategy th…
Guest: Bryan Salesky
May 22, 2020

Fri. 05/22 – I Do A Complete 180 on WFH

Yeah, mea culpa on my whole work-from-home/remote work skepticism. Also, I was wrong about Magic Leap being a goner. But that subscription aggregator we’ve all been anticipating is showing up right on time, and in the weeken…
May 21, 2020

Thu. 05/21 – The Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition

Twitter is testing another new feature to limit trolls and give users greater control of their threads, the Google and Apple contact tracing API is here, what is the Tactical Edition of a Galaxy phone and why might you need …
May 20, 2020

Wed. 05/20 – Joe Rogan is Podcasting’s Howard Stern Moment

Facebook takes another major run at cracking ecommerce. And why this might be a highly opportune moment to do so. In short: the corona moment might be the moment ecommerce finally wins. Also, will Apple ship iPhones without …
May 19, 2020

Tues. 05/19 - If You Virtual Build It, They Will Come

Microsoft’s virtual version of its Build conference unleashes an array of news, including Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, a new component system for live document editing, a collaboration with Sony on embedded AI in camera s…
May 18, 2020

Mon. 05/18 – Pizza Arbitrage Shows How The Food Delivery Space Is Broken

The tech trade war is really heating up again, in case you missed it. What if Coronavirus is what helps Google win at messaging? Clubhouse is an interesting raise raising eyebrows. And why Pizza arbitrage shows that the food…
May 16, 2020

(Bonus) Listener Call in I - The "Call-in-an-ing"

Questions about: tech in the time of coronavirus, podcasting in the time of coronavirus, WeWork and co-working spaces after the coronavirus, Netflix's position among the competition right now, are subscriptions the future of…
May 15, 2020

Fri. 05/15 – Facebook Buys GIPHY

The US strikes at Huawei again. Apple acquires a VR startup and there’s conflicting rumors on those AR glasses. Is Silicon Valley really about to become a ghost town? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponso…
May 14, 2020

Thu. 05/14 – “Monstrous” Chip News

There is "monstrous" chip news from Nvidia, the world’s first camera sensor with AI built-in, a crypto experiment on Reddit that I feel like might actually have a shot at working, how long will Google stick with hardware, an…
May 13, 2020

Wed. 05/13 – What If We Never Go Back To The Office?

New XPS laptops, new Fire HD tablets, Facebook is compensating content moderators, how the pandemic has affected clothes shopping, and how the aftermath of the pandemic might affect offices in the sense of: will we actually …
May 12, 2020

Tue. 05/12 - Quibbling With Quibi

Is Uber about to gobble Grubhub? Twitter does something Facebook and YouTube did a long time ago. Details on Apple’s forthcoming over the ears headphones. New releases for developers and music producers. And look, let’s have…
May 11, 2020

Mon. 05/11 – Why Call it “Thunderspy” and not “Thunderstruck” or “Thunderstorm?”

A flaw in Thunderbolt basically means no computers are secure. Qualcomm’s new flagship chip. Eric Schmidt has finally left the Googleplex. Detecting malware via grayscale images. Apple is reopening stores, and we might have …
May 9, 2020

(Bonus) Did Al Gore Invent The Internet?

Of course not. But also: it's more nuanced than you might think...
May 8, 2020

Fri. 05/08 – How Good Can an $18 Apple Watch Knock-Off Really Be?

Uber continues the things-could-be-worse tech earnings parade, Google is consolidating all of its messaging efforts under one team, this whole Reliance Jio Platforms story really has me intrigued, a semi-decent $18 Apple wat…
May 7, 2020

Thu. 05/07 – Do Lyft Earnings Mean Ride Hailing As An Industry Might Survive?

Zoom makes its first acquisition, Google Authenticator now makes it easier to switch phones, Lyft earnings gives hopes to the ride hailing industry, new Sonos gear and a deep dive into Facebook’s new Oversight Board. Sponsor…
May 6, 2020

Wed. 05/06 – Disney+ Is Saving Mickey’s Bacon At The Moment

New Surface Gos, New Surface Books, New Surface Headphones and the Surface Buds finally arrive. The rumored layoffs come to Uber and Airbnb. Disney+ is saving Disney’s bacon at the moment. And why Peloton is one of those com…
May 5, 2020

Tue. 05/05 – UK’s Contact Tracing App Won’t Work In the Background

The virtual WWDC begins June 22! The UK hasn’t played by Google and Apple’s rules and it seems like their contact tracing app is failing because of that. And yet, are Google and Apple making decisions above their station? Ub…
May 4, 2020

Mon. 05/04 - Usable Keyboards Return to the 13-inch MacBook Pro

Usable keyboards return to the 13-inch MacBook Pro. What is going on at Amazon? Jio Platforms gets another huge investment. Another potential blockbuster acquisition in the Israeli transport-tech space. And can the Apple wat…
May 1, 2020

Fri. 05/01 - Sometime Sanity Wins (ICANN Edition)

ICANN finally does the right thing on the whole .org mess. Earnings from Apple and Amazon. Could Amazon face actual perjury charges? Reddit walks back those chat rooms. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Spon…
April 30, 2020

Thu. 04/30 – Don’t Fight The Tape (Tech Earnings Edition)

Four big earnings reports for four big tech companies, but we’ll leave that to the end. Intel launches a new flagship clip line, Andreessen Horowitz launches a new crypto fund, Zoom fesses up on MAUs, and Reddit goes old sch…
April 29, 2020

Wed. 04/29 – Here Come the Tech Earnings…

The biggest tech earnings season in a while kicks off and so far, it’s so good for Alphabet. Spotify says its holding up as well. Though Uber might lay off 20% of its workforce, Ford is delaying its self-driving road map, an…
April 28, 2020

Tue. 04/28 – Deepfakes As A Killer (Advertising) App

Shopify unveils its own shopping app. DJI unveils the Mavic Air 2. The Pixel Buds 2 finally arrive. Tesla pushes out a new auto driving update. What really accounts for Magic Leap’s crash and burn? And why deepfakes are prob…
April 27, 2020

Mon. 04/27 – It’s Always A Good Day When Your Starship Doesn’t Explode

iPhone production might be delayed, but the launch might not be, and actually, that might bounce in Apple’s favor. Autocomplete for coding. A little more background on John Stankey. Progress on my robot burrito delivery. And…
April 26, 2020

(Bonus Bonus) The Alfred P. Sloan Era of the Internet Era

This piece: John Luttig's When Tailwinds Vanish caused me to go on a random jag this afternoon. Since I had nothing better to do than post it to Medium, I read it into the microphone too... PS: the medium piece I wrote up is…