Episodes

Nov. 30, 2018

Fri. 11/30 - The Big Marriott/Starwood Data Breach

The monster Starwood Hotels data breach, Apple music comes to Amazon Echo devices, Instagram rolls out “close friends” lists, Airbnb wants to build your house, not just rent it, and the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Links:…
Nov. 29, 2018

Thu. 11/29 - YouTube Jumps on the Stories Bandwagon

Amazon gets into self-driving cars… in a way, Google Assistant adds some familiar features, YouTube rolls out Stories, and WTF is happening in Crypto? Stories from: @RolfeWinkler Tweets: @CrankGameplays, @SavinTheBees Links…
Nov. 28, 2018

Wed. 11/28 - Google Fi (née Project Fi) Comes to iPhones

The biggest ad fraud ever? Amazon gets into medical records, Project Fi comes to iPhones, one of Elon’s LA tunnels is canceled, and the Big Mouth Billy Bass enters the 21st Century. Links: 8 People Are Facing Charges As A …
Nov. 27, 2018

Tue. 11/27 - Why Is Shopping On Amazon So Hard? (Replacement)

AWS goes the custom silicon route, Facebook Watch goes after the olds, will Microsoft leapfrog Apple and why does Amazon’s shopping experience suck so much? Stories from: @katienotopoulos, @ShiraOvide Tweets: @ajassy, @Alex…
Nov. 27, 2018

Tue. 11/27 - Why Is Shopping On Amazon So Complicated?

AWS goes the custom silicon route, Facebook Watch goes after the olds, will Microsoft leapfrog Apple and why does Amazon’s shopping experience suck so much? Stories from: @katienotopoulos, @ShiraOvide Tweets: @ajassy, @Alex…
Nov. 26, 2018

Mon. 11/26 - Apple Visits the Supreme Court

Apple heads to the Supreme Court over antitrust concerns about its App Store; Facebook’s internal documents are seized by the British Parliament; what’s behind the resurgence of Atari; the human story of Black Friday inside …
Nov. 20, 2018

Tue. 11/20 - Worse Shape: Tech Stocks or Crypto?

Storm clouds everywhere! Tech stocks in bear market territory, crypto in full-on meltdown territory… but video games might help solve science’s gender problem and this one spacebar trick might make your iPhone insanely more …
Nov. 19, 2018

Mon. 11/19 - Are iPhone Sales Really Underwhelming (This Time)?

Skype calls on Amazon Echos, Tumblr disappears from iOS, Facebook on a war footing, iPhone sales storm clouds, and the Bitcoin Cash hard fork explained. Links: Skype calling now available on Alexa (The Verge) Tweet Storm o…
Nov. 16, 2018

Fri. 11/16 - How Much Money Does Airbnb Make?

Airbnb opens the kimono, a disc-less Xbox, Facebook pushes back on controversy, SpaceX gets a key go-ahead, and the weekend longreads suggestions. Links: Airbnb booked more than $1 billion in third quarter revenue (CNBC) M…
Nov. 15, 2018

Thu. 11/15 - The Bombshell NYTimes Story on Facebook

That huge New York Times story behind the scenes of Facebook, Google adds business messaging to Google Maps, Uber eats is a monster business, Amazon Go has a rival and there’s a new King of YouTube. Links: Delay, Deny and …
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. Links: Nigerian firm takes bla…
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 …
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. Links: SAP to buy …
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. Links: Amazo…
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: @al…
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. Links: San Francisco has passed a …
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. Links: Medi…
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 boot…
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 …
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: @rustyb…
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 …
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. Links: UK chancellor announces 2%…
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. Links: IBM…
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. Links: Twitter Stock Soars…