Mon. 02/26 – Mobile World Congress Is All About AI This Year (Corrected)

WhatsApp gets disappearing messages ten years after Snapchat! A new entry-level, ultra-lightweight drone from DJI. Productivity laptops are getting interesting designs, ala gaming laptops. Ethereum 2.0 is coming. How and why Jack Ma pissed off the Chinese government. The Xbox Series X reviews are in. And Justice Department just sued to block Visa from buying Plaid. But that just broke, so I’m telling you it happened now. We’ll analyze it tomorrow. Sponsors: Fundrise.com/techmeme Canva.me/ride Links: WhatsApp now lets you post ephemeral messages that disappear after 7 days (TechCrunch) DJI Mini 2 drone arrives with 4K camera and ultra-portable design (SlashGear) Fortnite set to return to iPhones via Nvidia cloud gaming service (BBCNews) Ethereum 2.0 Set to Launch on December 1 (Decrypt) ‘The party is pushing back’: why Beijing reined in Jack Ma and Ant (Financial Times) TikTok Parent ByteDance Seeks to Raise Cash at $180 Billion Valuation (Bloomberg) Razer's first mainstream laptop still has an RGB keyboard (Engadget) XBOX SERIES X REVIEW: A NEXT-GEN PC (The Verge) Link for listener call-in episode TOMORROW night at 9pm eastern: https://zoom.us/j/94445550255 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Marras 202018min

Californians pass Proposition 22, and voters in Massachusetts strike a blow for the right to repair. You no longer need a phone to listen to Spotify on your watch. And why Walmart might partner with Comcast to make TVs, countries might force Netflix to produce content inside their own borders, and Hollywood is losing visual effects talent to Silicon Valley. Sponsors: Canva.me/ride  Metalab.co Links: Uber, Lyft Win California Bid to Keep Drivers as Contractors (Bloomberg) Massachusetts voters pass right-to-repair expansion opening up car data (Engadget) Wish Spotify streamed on Apple Watch? The time has arrived for many (9to5Mac) China Tells Ant It Can’t Go Public Until Capital Shortfall Fixed (Bloomberg) Comcast, Walmart in Talks to Develop and Distribute Smart TVs (WSJ) Canada to Force Netflix, Amazon Prime to Pay for Local Content (The Hollywood Reporter) Big Tech Snags Hollywood Talent to Pursue Enhanced Reality (WSJ) Link for tomorrow night's Listener Call In Episode: https://zoom.us/j/94445550255 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Marras 202019min

So, that November 10th Apple event might see a full slate of Mac laptops with Apple Silicon inside. Why has Ant Group’s IPOs been called off? Why has Walmart called off plans to allow robots to roam its store aisles? And someone explain to me why Spotify’s proposed new algorithm changes aren’t a modern form of Payola? Sponsors: Cava.me/ride CuriosityStream.com/ride promocode: ride Links: Apple to Launch MacBooks With Own Chips Next Week (Bloomberg) China Halts Ant Group’s Blockbuster I.P.O. (NYTimes) China Halts Ant’s Record IPO, Throwing Ma’s Empire Into Turmoil (Bloomberg) AWS launches its next-gen GPU instances (TechCrunch) Walmart Scraps Plan to Have Robots Scan Shelves (WSJ) NASA objects to new mega-constellation, citing risk of “catastrophic collision” (ArsTechnica) Spotify will now allow artists and labels to promote tracks in your recommendations (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Marras 202016min

Raspberry Pi launches the Raspberry Pi 400. All the big platforms’ plans for election day and beyond. Huawei is gonna make its own chips because it has to. Gaming continues to lead the way into the future in so many ways. And the Kafkaesque nightmare of Google locking you out of all your accounts. Sponsors: MintMobile.com/ride Metalab.co Links: The Raspberry Pi 400 is a compact keyboard with a built-in computer (The Verge) What to Expect From Facebook, Twitter and YouTube on Election Day (NYTimes) Huawei develops plan for chip plant to help beat US sanctions (Financial Times) Tencent claims record 100M daily users on mobile game Honor of Kings (TechCrunch) What it's like to get locked out of Google indefinitely (Business Insider) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Marras 202019min

Netflix raises prices. Because they can—and maybe because they should. Google wants to give you a free VPN. Samsung helps you find your galaxy of Galaxy things. A rundown of yesterday’s big day of tech earnings. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Monday.com/ride Mailmanhq.com Links: Netflix is raising the price of its most popular plan to $14 today, premium tier increasing to $18 (The Verge) Google One’s 2TB+ plans adding Android VPN, coming to iOS & Mac/Windows soon (9to5Google) SmartThings Find app can track down lost Samsung Galaxy devices (Engadget) Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results (Apple Newsroom) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The 100X Club: Software Startup Valuations Skyrocket Despite Small Revenue (The Information) How Discord (somewhat accidentally) invented the future of the internet (Protocol) The Tech Antitrust Problem No One Is Talking About (Wired) Streaming was part of the future — now it’s the only future (The Verge) The Elysium effect: The coming backlash to the billionaire 'NewSpace' revolution (Space.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Loka 202017min

Major warnings about a rash of ransomware attacks on US hospitals. The new AMD chips. MOAAR consolidation in the chip industry. Can I introduce you to Quantum Computing as a Service? And a reminder that as Hollywood moves to streaming first, you don’t own anything. Seriously. You’re just renting. Sponsors: GetRoman.com/techmeme MailmanHQ.com Links: Building wave of ransomware attacks strike U.S. hospitals (Reuters) AMD’s new Radeon RX 6800 XT promises to go head to head with Nvidia’s RTX 3080 (The Verge) It’s Official- Marvell Acquiring Inphi For $10B That Boosts Its Cloud And 5G Opportunities (Forbes) Honeywell announces its H1 quantum computer with 10 qubits (TechCrunch) Honeywell introduces quantum computing as a service with subscription offering (ZDNet) Microsoft plans big Windows 10 UI refresh in 2021 codenamed 'Sun Valley' (Windows Central) Samsung posts highest-ever quarterly revenue as demand roars back (CNET) Kuo: iPhone 12 Pro Demand Higher Than Expected (MacRumors) Genshin Impact made $245m in its first month on mobile alone (GamesIndustry.biz) Amazon Argues Users Don't Actually Own Purchased Prime Video Content (The Hollywood Reporter) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Loka 202020min

Does the iPhone 12 have secret reverse wireless charging just waiting to be turned on? More signs Apple might be building its own search engine. The headlines from today’s Section 230 Senate hearing. Is the DOJ gonna prevent Visa from acquiring Plaid? And how much would you pay Elon Musk to beam you internet from Space? Sponsors: Calm.com/techmeme MailmanHQ.com Links: Apple’s iPhone 12 seems to have a secret reverse wireless charging feature (The Verge) Apple develops alternative to Google search (Financial Times) Microsoft Q1 Earnings Release Republicans Accuse Zuckerberg and Dorsey of Censorship: Live Updates (NYTimes) Visa’s Planned Purchase of Plaid Faces Antitrust Scrutiny at the Justice Department (WSJ) SpaceX prices Starlink satellite internet service at $99 per month, according to e-mail (CNBC) Whoop Valued at $1.2 Billion With IVP, SoftBank, Eli Manning Backing (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Loka 202015min

AMD does indeed buy Xilinx for $35 billion dollars. The UK bans locked phones. Tinder rolls out video dating. Zoom finally rolls out encryption. A major breakthrough in OLED technology has major implications for VR and for porn. And why the no-code movement might actually usher in the true computing revolution we were promised all along.  Sponsors: MailmanHQ.com Monday.com/ride Links: AMD Acquiring Xilinx In Bold, $35B Semiconductor Mega-Deal (Forbes) UK announces ban on sale of network-locked phones (Android Authority) Face to Face, Tinder's opt-in video chat feature, is now rolling out globally (TechCrunch) Zoom’s end-to-end encryption has arrived (The Verge) Porn is about to get uncomfortably high-res thanks to new OLED tech (Input) The No-Code Generation is arriving (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Loka 202019min