Mon. 06/15 – People Are Actually MORE Honest On Their Cellphones
The zero interest Mac financing is here. Shopify and Walmart team up, as they probably should. Is Mr. Bezos about to go to Washington? Interesting checkins with Quibi and Softbank. And why researchers think people are more honest when responding on their smartphones than on their PCs. Sponsors: DoubleUp.agency MintMobile.com/ride Links: Apple launches new 0% Apple Card financing for iPad, Mac, AirPods, and more (9to5Mac) Shopify Advances After Deal With Walmart Expands Its Reach (Bloomberg) Amazon Says Jeff Bezos Is Willing to Testify Before Congress (NYTimes) Why People Are More Honest When Writing on Their Smartphones (WSJ) Coronavirus contact tracing apps were tech's chance to step up. They haven't. (NBC News) Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman Struggle With Their Startup—and Each Other (WSJ) SoftBank invests in Credit Suisse funds that finance its technology bets (Financial Times) Ad Free Feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Kesä 202016min
Fri. 06/12 – Why Chris Cox Returning to Facebook is Such A Big Deal
Twitter takes down a bunch of accounts it says are government propaganda. UK regulators are gonna take a hard look at Facebook’s Giphy acquisition. I explain, in depth, why Chris Cox returning to Facebook is such a big deal. The big PlayStation 5 reveal, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: ApolloNeuro.com/ride Metalab.co Links: Twitter deletes China-linked accounts that spread false information about Hong Kong and Covid-19 (CNN Business) UK competition watchdog launches investigation into Facebook's $400M acquisition of Giphy (TechCrunch) Chris Cox is returning to Facebook as chief product officer (The Verge) Zuckerberg Lieutenant Returns to Facebook, a Year After Departure (WSJ) This is the PlayStation 5 (The Verge) The Weekend Longread Suggestions: With Real-Life Games Halted, Betting World Puts Action on E-Sports (NYTimes) Advertisers eye in-game ads as audiences swell in lockdown (Digiday) This Is How Much More Money Artists Earn From Bandcamp Compared to Streaming Services (Pitchfork) The most interesting man at Microsoft (Protocol) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Kesä 202018min
Thu. 06/11 – Regulation News Thursday
It’s regulation news day. The EU might be about to file antitrust charges against Amazon and California officially labeled Uber and Lyft workers as employees. Amazon also hit pause on its facial recognition tech as it waits for Congress to set some ground rules. Photoshop Camera is an interesting app, and Postman is an interesting raise. Sponsors: Go.Rims.org/ridehome Metlab.co CognitoHQ.com/techmeme Links: Amazon to Face Antitrust Charges From EU Over Treatment of Third-Party Sellers (WSJ) Amazon bans police use of facial recognition technology for one year (CNBC) Uber and Lyft drivers are employees, California regulatory agency finds (NBC News) Just Eat Takeaway to Buy Grubhub for $7.3 Billion to Enter U.S. (Bloomberg) 'Master' and 'slave': Tech terms face scrutiny amid anti-racism efforts (CNET) Adobe launches Photoshop Camera, a free app with tons of elaborate face filters (The Verge) API development platform Postman nabs $150 million at a $2 billion valuation (VentureBeat) Scoop: Facebook establishing a venture arm to invest in startups (Axios) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
11 Kesä 202016min
Wed. 06/10 – Robocallers Face The Music
Another day, another flaw in Intel chips discovered. More analysis of Apple’s presumed move away from Intel chips for Macs. Is Just Eat Takeaway about to swallow up Grubhub? What happened to Zynn on the Play Store? And an interesting new interactive story startup. Sponsors: Metalab.co Grammarly.com/techmeme Links: Plundering of crypto keys from ultrasecure SGX sends Intel scrambling again (Ars Technica) TSMC on schedule for 3nm Apple 'A16' iPhone and iPad chip in 2022 (Apple Insider) On Apple Announcing the ARM Mac Transition at WWDC This Month (Daring Fireball) Robocallers face $225M fine from FCC and lawsuits from multiple states (TechCrunch) Reddit names Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel as Alexis Ohanian’s replacement (The Verge) Just Eat Takeaway.com Nears All-Stock Deal for Grubhub (WSJ) Zynn, the Hot New Video App, Is Full of Stolen Content (Wired) Interactive Storytelling App Whatifi Launches With $10 Million in Funding (The Hollywood Reporter) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 Kesä 202016min
Tue. 06/09 – Apple Could Announce Arm Chips For Macs at WWDC In A Matter Of Days
The shift to Arm-based chips for Macs might be announced in a matter of days. IBM says it is straight out exiting the facial recognition business. Google Maps will help you avoid Covid-crowding. A deep dive into Nextdoor’s “Karen” problem. And the issue of non-competes in tech rears its head once again. Sponsors: Wipers123.com promocode "ride" at checkout Harrys.com/techmeme Links: Apple Plans to Announce Move to Its Own Mac Chips at WWDC (Bloomberg) IBM is exiting the face recognition business (Axios) New York-Based Wahed Raises $25M For Islamic Investment Platform (Crunchbase News) Didi Chuxing CEO says ride sharing orders recover to pre-pandemic levels (Reuters) Get around safely with these new Google Maps features (The Keyword) INSIDE NEXTDOOR’S ‘KAREN PROBLEM’ (The Verge) Amazon sues former AWS marketing VP Brian Hall after he takes Google Cloud job (GeekWire) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9 Kesä 202020min
Mon. 06/08 – Airbnb Is Suddenly Seeing More Travel Bookings Than It Did This Time Last Year
Might we see a V-shaped recovery after all? Airbnb says there IS a lot of pent-up demand out there. Brave got caught doing basically the shadiest thing a web browser can do. Proof that YouTube owns the kids. And soon you might be able to buy anything you want from Apple, interest-free, on the Apple Card. Sponsors: Metalab.co Wipers123.com promocode "ride" at checkout Links: Airbnb Joins Vacation-Rental Sites Seeing Surge in Demand (Bloomberg) Privacy browser Brave under fire for violating users’ trust (Decrypt) Kids now spend nearly as much time watching TikTok as YouTube in US, UK and Spain (TechCrunch) Apple Preparing Monthly iPad, Mac Payment Plans for Apple Card (Bloomberg) Scientists funded by Zuckerberg sent him a letter calling Facebook’s practices ‘antithetical’ to his philanthropic mission (Washington Post) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Kesä 202017min
Fri. 06/05 - What If Self-Driving Cars Won’t Prevent As Many Accidents As We Hoped?
Amazon and Slack form an interesting alliance. Google outlines evidence hackers are already attacking the Presidential campaigns. What if self-driving cars won’t prevent as many accidents as we hoped? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Go.Rims.org/ridehome TinyCapital Links: Amazon licenses Slack for all employees, while Slack adopts AWS video-calling tech (CNBC) Google says Iranian, Chinese hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns (TechCrunch) Twitter has a record-breaking week as users looked for news of protests and COVID-19 (TechCrunch) Study: Autonomous vehicles won’t make roads completely safe (Associated Press) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Worst. Deal. Ever. (Forbes) The Font That Solves The Big Problem With Dark Mode (Forbes) Indie history: How shareware helped build Epic Games (Engadget) Charli D’Amelio is TikTok’s biggest star. She has no idea why. (Washington Post) From RealPlayer to Toshiba, Tech Companies Cash in on the Facial Recognition Gold Rush (OneZero) Why Is the Human Brain So Efficient? (Nautilus) Subscribe to the Ad-Free Feed Right Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
5 Kesä 202017min
Thu. 06/04 – A Class-Action Lawsuit Around Incognito Mode
The whole land-grab in the Indian telecom market continues to blow my hair back. A class-action lawsuit around Incognito Mode. More hints at an Apple Prime subscription. CES refuses to give up the ghost, while Kitty Hawk seems to have given up on its Flyer. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com CognitoHQ.com/techmeme Links: Speaking up on racism (Tim Cook/Apple.com) Early Facebook Employees Disavow Zuckerberg’s Stance on Trump Posts (NYTimes) Snap will stop promoting Trump’s account after concluding his tweets incited violence (The Verge) Exclusive: Amazon in talks to buy $2 billion stake in Indian telco Bharti Airtel - sources (Reuters) Google faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking 'private' internet use (Reuters) Suit Claims Google’s Tracking Violates Federal Wiretap Law (NYTimes) iOS 13.5.5 code provides evidence of future Apple services bundle in development (9to5Mac) CES will be held in-person in Las Vegas next year (The Verge) ZoomInfo aiming to price IPO $1 above revised price range (CNBC) Gaming Startup Unity Is Said to Prepare for IPO This Year (Bloomberg) Kitty Hawk ends Flyer program, shifts focus to once-secret autonomous aircraft (TechCrunch) Classified: MezcalDigital.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
4 Kesä 202018min
