Episodes

Nov. 19, 2019

Tue. 11/19 - An Apple Awards Ceremony? (The App-ies?)

Apple’s planning an awards ceremony? Amazon has a new fire TV accessory, Spotify launches Your Daily Podcast, Google announces Your News Update, Ransomware comes for the vets, and the hidden cost hurdle for electric cars. Sp…
Nov. 18, 2019

Mon. 11/18 - Google Stadia and the Mustang Mach-E

The Mustang Mach-E wants to out Tesla Tesla, John Legere is stepping down from T-Mobile, .org domain names might be getting a lot more expensive, and the reviews on Google Stadia are decidedly mixed, but at least it works. S…
Nov. 16, 2019

(Bonus) The Razr and the Reality of 5G with QZ's Mike Murphy

So, that Razr event, out in LA... obviously I didn’t get to cover it live… and if there was ever a recent hardware event crying out for “hands-on” reporting, this was one. So, I reached out to someone who was there: QZ.com’s…
Guest: Mike Murphy
Nov. 15, 2019

Fri. 11/15 - Apples Says: Vapers, No Vaping!

Apple takes down vaping apps from the App Store, why is Google going ahead with the Stadia launch this month? Amazon protests the JEDI decision, the TikTok juggernaut rolls on—especially in India—and, of course, the weekend …
Nov. 14, 2019

Thu. 11/14 - The Razr Returns!

There’s a new Razr phone with a foldable screen that might actually work? That Apple Prime bundle might be coming sooner rather than later. That Apple Research app is here right now. Why did 1Password raise a bunch of money …
Nov. 13, 2019

Wed. 11/13 - The AI That Can Predict When You'll Die

The new 16-inch MacBook pro might actually have a keyboard that works! Google wants you to bank with them. The Brave browser comes out of beta. And there’s an AI that can predict if you’ll die in the next year… but doctors d…
Nov. 12, 2019

Tue. 11/12 - Google Wants Your Medical Records

Google has hoovered up the health records of millions of folks without telling anyone, Instagram debuts a TikTok competitor, Facebook debuts Facebook Pay, WordPress.com debuts recurring payments and Disney+ literally just de…
Nov. 11, 2019

Mon. 11/11 - Apple Eyes An iPhone Replacement

New York State is investigating the Apple Card for alleged gender bias, sources say Apple thinks AR glasses could someday replace the smartphone, Dara Khosrowshahi said some things he regrets, and Amazon is gonna launch a gr…
Nov. 9, 2019

(Bonus) Jay & Farhad Show Reunion #3

Hello! @jyarow and @fmanjoo are back! Sponsors: Castro.fm Molekule.com and enter "ride10" at checkout
Nov. 8, 2019

Fri. 11/08 - Twitter Is Weirdly Awake All Of The Sudden

Disney Plus will be on Amazon’s Fire TV when it launches next week, Andreessen Horowitz launches a completely free crypto school, Twitter seems to have woken up all of the sudden, T-Mobile really wants that merger with Sprin…
Nov. 7, 2019

Thu. 11/07 - Alleged Spies Inside Twitter

Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia, those weird text messages a whole bunch of people received overnight, the most powerful desktop CPUs in the world, Ghost Locomotion wants to turn existing cars into aut…
Nov. 6, 2019

Wed. 11/06 - Xerox Makes Some News!

Twitter announces Topics, Xerox might take a run at HP, Uber’s getting into the ads business, Ford’s electric Mustang makes Tech Crunch angry, and the best blockchain startup idea I’ve heard of in a long time. Sponsors:Meta…
Nov. 5, 2019

Tue. 11/05 - Is All Well With Softbank?

How are things in Masa Son’s world post-WeWork? How long until Uber will be profitable? How is the new Surface Pro X to use? Why is iOS aggressively quitting background apps? And why data scoring companies are maybe worse th…
Nov. 4, 2019

Mon. 11/04 - Everyone Got a New Logo

Your smart speakers aren’t secure in a wild new way, crazy product announcement day from Microsoft and Adobe, crazy new logo design day from everyone but especially Facebook, and Wikipedia makes a big change to citations. Sp…
Nov. 2, 2019

(Bonus) Steve Case on Investing Outside of Silicon Valley

Steve Case is obviously an internet and technology legend, as the founder of America Online. But as I said when I did a segment about it this week, I’ve always been fascinated with his Rise of the Rest Tour and Fund because,…
Guest: Steve Case
Nov. 1, 2019

Fri. 11/01 - Google Acquires Fitbit

Google acquires Fitbit, Apple TV+ officially launches, might the US Government be about to bring the hammer down on TikTok, and of course, the Weekend Longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Tiny Capital Leap.FidelityCareers.com Li…
Oct. 31, 2019

Thu. 10/31 - Twitter Takes A Stand (And Subtweets Facebook)

Twitter says it will ban ALL political advertising, Cognizant says it is getting out of the content moderation business, Facebook earnings are good, Apple earnings are good… and evolving, and can the Chinese monitor SMS mess…
Oct. 30, 2019

Wed. 10/30 - HBO Max Deets

WhatsApp sues the NSO Group about that crazy exploit, Uber is threating to sue Los Angeles about a crazy tracking program that I’m not sure about, we’ve got the full details surrounding HBO Max, an activist is taking Faceboo…
Oct. 29, 2019

Tue. 10/29 - Playstation Vue Goes To The Deadpool

Earnings from Alphabet and Shopify, hacking the Olympics, the Rise of the Rest rides again, Amazon is making grocery delivery free and letting you pay your electric bill via Alexa, and don’t update your HomePod, or you might…
Oct. 28, 2019

Mon. 10/28 - Who Needs An Event? The AirPods Pro Are Here!

AirPods Pro are here, new Nvidia streaming gadgets are here, Alphabet might be about to acquire Fitbit, the fallout from the Pentagon JEDI contract and what happens when your entire city orders from Amazon every single day. …
Oct. 26, 2019

(Bonus) The Fate (And Legacy) Of Yahoo, With Harry McCracken

The news that Yahoo was shutting down Yahoo Groups, as I said, was another gut punch when you realize how much of the web’s history is so ephemeral. It also got me thinking that Yahoo as a company might be about to go down t…
Oct. 25, 2019

Fri. 10/25 - Introducing Facebook News

Introducing Facebook News. Did the major US Carriers do an end-run around Google out of spite? Amazon is back to making as little profit as it possibly can, HBO Max makes its aggressive pricing move, and, of course, the Week…
Oct. 24, 2019

Thu. 10/24 - Is TikTok A “National Security Risk?”

Is TikTok a national security risk? Inquiring Senators want to know. Earnings running the gamut from bad to surprisingly good from Twitter, Amazon and Tesla. And to paraphrase an old saw: if a voicemail system goes down how …
Oct. 23, 2019

Wed. 10/23 - Google Says We've Achieved Quantum Supremacy!

Mr. Zuckerberg went back to Washington, Google claims “Quantum Supremacy,” Apple overtakes Starbucks, HireVue is a controversial AI hiring tool and is the influencer bubble on the wane? Sponsors:leap.Fidelitycareers.comMeal…