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That crack you felt in your spine was just the whiplash from the craziest 24 hours in tech earnings I’ve ever seen. Amazon has created a bigger advertising business than the entire newspaper industry. Apple once again shows it can adjust the App Store vig when it has to. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: TodayInDigital.com Links: Snap shares rocket as much as 62% on first-ever quarterly net profit (CNBC) Amazon Flexes Its Pricing Muscles (WSJ) Amazon Profit Shows Resilience Even as Labor, Supply Crunch Weigh on Results (WSJ) Apple will charge 27% commission for app purchases made using alternative payment systems in the Netherlands (9to5Mac) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: HOW ONE COMPANY TOOK OVER THE NFT TRADE (The Verge) The Unnerving Rise of Video Games that Spy on You (Wired) North Korea Hacked Him. So He Took Down Its Internet (Wired) Startup Investors Cut Valuations Amid Tech Stock Rout, Dismal IPOs (WSJ) How IBM’s Watson Went From the Future of Health Care to Sold Off for Parts (Slate) Don’t forget Microsoft (Luttig's Learnings) (TWTR SPC) The Tools Episode! Recommended Apps List Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Helmi 202220min

Meta really steps in it with earnings that send the stock down fully 25%. The plague of hacks hitting crypto startups. The ransomware attack causing a snacks crisis in Britain. Bored Apes Yacht Club is an interesting raise. And why we might not see a HoloLens 3. Sponsors: TodayInDigital.com Priceline.com Smith.ai promocode techmeme for $100 off signup Links: Meta estimates Apple's iOS changes will cost it $10B in 2022 (ZDNet) Facebook and Google’s Ad Addiction Can’t Last Forever (Bloomberg Opinion) Cryptocurrency platform Wormhole hacked for an estimated $322 million (The Record) KP Snacks giant hit by Conti ransomware, deliveries disrupted (BleepingComputer) Bored Ape start-up in investment talks with Andreessen Horowitz (FT) Inside Microsoft's mixed reality mess, where confusion, rivalries, and canceled projects have roiled the company's metaverse strategy (Insider) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Helmi 202218min

Alphabet gives a new meaning to the term blowout quarter. Cruise is getting ready to launch its robotaxi business in San Francisco. A GDPR issue that might have huge implications. Starlink has a new premium tier. And what happens if someone buys your house, your IRL house, but in the metaverse? I’m not kidding. Sponsors: TodayInDigital.com Napjitsu.com/techmeme Devry.edu/future Links: Google parent Alphabet announces 20-for-1 stock split (CNBC) Cruise, loaded with another $1.35B from SoftBank, opens up driverless ride-hailing to the public (TechCrunch) SpaceX’s new Starlink Premium tier promises up to 500Mbps for $500 a month (The Verge) European Ad Group Hit With Sanctions Over Privacy Lapses (Bloomberg) Who owns your address in AR? Probably not you. (Protocol) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Helmi 202218min

The year of gaming consolidation is upon us, with Sony snapping up Bungie. Not EXACTLY related, but the NYTimes has acquired Wordle. Did the CEO of Bolt’s tweets lose him the top job at the company he founded? You can no longer roll through stop signs in your Tesla. And the best use of augmented reality I’ve heard in a while. Sponsors: Do.co/trh TodayInDigital.com Links: Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion (GamesIndustry.biz) SONY’S BUNGIE ACQUISITION IS ALL ABOUT FORTNITE (The Verge) Microsoft Deal for Activision to Be Reviewed by FTC in U.S. (Bloomberg) Pinterest Adds Augmented Reality Feature for Home Decor (WSJ) Wordle has been bought by The New York Times, will ‘initially’ remain free for everyone to play (The Verge) Following his fiery Twitter tirades, Bolt founder Ryan Breslow is no longer CEO — and he says it’s his choice (TechCrunch) Tesla recall: ‘Full Self-Driving’ software runs stop signs (AP) Pinterest Adds Augmented Reality Feature for Home Decor (WSJ) World Cup of Entrepreneurs On YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Helmi 202218min

Summing up the whole Joe Rogan brouhaha from over the weekend. Meta joins a crypto legal alliance and takes a page out of Alphabets book by planning to break out reporting of its metaverse business. And the dotcom bubble called and wants its headlines back: wash trading might be rampant on NFT marketplaces, and a look at the six startups trying to succeed, where Kozmo.com failed. Sponsors: Devry.edu/future Links: Spotify finally responds to Joe Rogan controversy with a plan to label podcasts that discuss COVID-19 (The Verge) Joe Rogan defends podcast and apologizes to Spotify for backlash (The Verge) Spotify’s big Rogan mistake (Protocol) Facebook parent Meta joins crypto group promoting open patents (The Block) Facebook's metaverse efforts are already generating close to $3 billion a year in revenue, analysts estimate. (Insider) LooksRare Has Reportedly Generated $8B in Ethereum NFT Wash Trading (Decrypt) Losses Mount for Startups Racing to Deliver Groceries Fast and Cheap (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Tammi 202221min

The great Katie Roof, Natasha Mascarenhas and Christine Hall come on to talk more about the craziness in the stock market and what it might mean for tech startups. Then Chris and I debate The Great Debate surrounding Web3. Shoutout to @randras_ for giving us context, even in the podcast space! Sponsors: Wix.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Tammi 20221h 25min

Ho hum. Apple reports its most revenue and profit in history. You’ll soon be able to unlock your iPhone while masked, even without the Apple Watch. The White House is readying a huge executive order on Crypto. The new version of GPT-3 is less error-prone, and less prone to say bad stuff. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: EditorX.com Wealthfront.com/techmeme Links: Apple CEO: ‘We Don’t Make Purely Financial Decisions’ About Apple TV Plus Content (Variety) iOS 15.4 Beta Lets You Use Face ID With a Mask On (MacRumors) White House reportedly preparing executive order on crypto (CoinTelegraph) The new version of GPT-3 is much better behaved (and should be less toxic) (Technology Review) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Line Goes Up – The Problem With NFTs (Folding Ideas on YouTube) Three things web3 should fix in 2022 (Platformer) The NFT Art World Wouldn’t Be the Same Without This Woman’s ‘Wide-Awake Hallucinations’ (RollingStone) Nothing Sacred: These Apps Reserve The Right To Sell Your Prayers (Buzzfeed News) Your Hotel Concierge Is Probably a Texting Robot. Srsly. (WSJ) Why Netflix Just Had Its Worst Day in A Decade (Bloomberg) Netflix stock market woe is warning to Hollywood (Financial Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Tammi 202219min

Apple is coming for Block’s Square dongle with a new ability to accept payments just using your iPhone. The dilemma that is the Spotify/Neil Young situation. OpenAI is an interesting raise. Fireblocks is an interesting raise. And why has the r/antiwork subreddit suddenly gone private? Sponsors: Smith.ai promocode techmeme for $100 off signup Linkedin.com/ride Links: Apple to Rival Square by Turning iPhones Into Payment Terminals (Bloomberg) Spotify Takes Down Neil Young’s Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum (WSJ) Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Venture to Wind Down, Sell Assets (WSJ) OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman ridicules start-up fundraising process (CNBC) Fireblocks raises $550 million in Series E funding, now valued at $8 billion (The Block) Anti-Work Subreddit Suddenly Goes Private to Clean Up After ‘Brigading’ (Bloomberg) Anti-work subreddit implodes after rough Fox News interview (Mashable) Valve will start selling the Steam Deck on February 25th (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Tammi 202216min