Thu. 05/04 – The Regulators Come For AI
The regulators have not been sleeping on the AI revolution. Everybody wants to get in on the blue checkmark game. But this time, with actual utility. Airbnb now offers to rent out single rooms. Can Ch...
4 Touko 202317min
Wed. 05/03 – How A Pixies Song Broke Google Assistant
Google releases a new feature to put another nail in the password coffin. Malware merchants are using generative AI. A deep dive into what Bluesky is like right now. The best explainer of quantum comp...
3 Touko 202317min
Tue. 05/02 – The Writer’s Strike Inspired By AI
Looks like that Hollywood strike inspired by AI fears is a go. Apple and Google want to set a new standard to prevent modern digital stalking. Pornhub is boycotting Utah. Mastodon is trying to make it...
2 Touko 202317min
Mon. 05/01 – Why Hollywood Fears AI
Gurman says the big Apple Watch OS overhaul is nigh. I can already tell you what the biggest tech IPO of 2023 is going to be. Are there signs tech earnings have turned or a corner, or, at least, have ...
1 Touko 202317min
(IHP Bonus) Mike Slade on Steve Jobs' Return To Apple
Another bonus episode from the Internet History Podcast. As promised, Mike Slade is back to tell stories from the period 1998 through 2004, when he was Special Assistant to Steve Jobs. Background deta...
30 Huhti 20231h 1min
(IHP Bonus) Mike Slade on NeXT and Steve Jobs' Return to Apple
Another bonus episode from the Internet History Podcast. I originally wanted to talk to Mike Slade about Starwave, the innovative company that launched some major names onto the web, including ESPN.co...
29 Huhti 20231h 5min
Fri. 04/28 – Microsoft Gets Out Of The Mice Business
More signs that vital communications infrastructure is abandoning Twitter. Reddit is testing Discord-like chat channels. Big layoffs at Clubhouse. Microsoft exits the peripherals business after 40 yea...
28 Huhti 202319min
Thu. 04/27 – Meta Does Good
Meta reported earnings that surprised investors in the good way. But that doesn’t mean they’re backing off the Metaverse. Global smartphone shipments continue to plummet. Might congress ban children f...
27 Huhti 202316min
