(Bonus) CoinDesk's Brady Dale On Libra and the "Crypto Spring"

Why was Blockbuster so successful? Was it the DVD that killed Blockbuster? What was the deal with late fees? Is there any way Blockbuster, not Netflix, could have won out in the end? Special guest: Venture Capitalist and Writer MG Siegler! Subscribe to RAD! 80s90s History! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Loka 20241h 24min

All the headlines from Tesla’s robotaxi event. AMD unveils the chip it wants to use to go toe to toe with Nvidia. Are people actually making money building GPTs or not so much? And in the longreads, rebuilding Notre Dame as period accurately as possible. Sponsors: Go to Hensonshaving.com/ride and enter RIDE at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. (Note: you must add both the 100-blade pack and the razor for the discount to apply.) Links: Tesla reveals 20 Cybercabs at We, Robot event, says you’ll be able to buy one for less than $30,000 (TechCrunch) Tesla's Cybercab Is Here (Wired) Tesla Robovan has something the Cybertruck definitely does not (T3) AMD launches AI chip to rival Nvidia’s Blackwell (CNBC) Xbox will sell games directly in the Android app next month (The Verge) OpenAI’s GPT Store Has Left Some Developers in the Lurch (Wired) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Google’s Nobel Haul Puts Spotlight on Changing Focus of Scientific Research (Bloomberg) The Miraculous Resurrection of Notre-Dame (GQ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Loka 202417min

Apple TV+ finally comes to Prime Video Channels. OpenAI says they’ve been disrupting AI election influence campaigns. But they won’t be profitable until when? How Google plans to beat the regulation rap. And a review of basically the highest end smartwatch you can buy. Sponsors: Notion.com/ride Links: Amazon Adds Apple TV+ to Its Channels Store for Streaming (Bloomberg) OpenAI says bad actors are using its platform to disrupt elections, but with little ‘viral engagement’ (CNBC) OpenAI Projections Imply Losses Tripling to $14 Billion in 2026 (The Information) Apple’s Dan Riccio, Key Executive in Both the Jobs and Cook Eras, to Retire (Bloomberg) Competition and the clock: how Google plans to deflect and delay a historic break-up threat (Financial Times) Garmin Fenix 8 review: only kind of smart (The Verge) RAD! 80s90s History on Apple Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Loka 202417min

Subscribe to RAD! 80s90s History in your podcast app! Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast The government says it does, in fact, want to break up Google. The Nobel Prize sure does love AI this year. Could Substack win by becoming the default way for creators to monetize? And listen to the end of the show today for a big announcement from me. Links: US Weighs Google Breakup in Historic Big Tech Antitrust Case (Bloomberg) Unmasking Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto—Again (Wired) Google DeepMind Scientists Share Nobel for AI Protein Work (Bloomberg) X Cleared to Return in Brazil After Musk Bows to Judge’s Demands (Bloomberg) Substack wants to do more than just newsletters (Semafor) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Loka 202420min

Crack… at least for the Google Play store. Two AI scientists have won the Nobel Prize for physics?! Samsung is in a similar boat to Intel, just not quite as severely. And an unfortunate reminder that government mandated back doors are bad doors. Sponsors: Dell.com/deals Links: Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge (The Verge) Apple Potentially Facing Worst Leak Since iPhone 4 Was Left in a Bar (MacRumors) ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton Among Nobel Prize Winners (Bloomberg) Samsung Electronics apologises for disappointing profit as it struggles in AI chips (Reuters) The 30-year-old internet backdoor law that came back to bite (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Loka 202417min

We finally have a date for Apple Intelligence. Meta has a new text to video AI model. Google could soon drop under 50% in the search ads market. More hope for level three automated driving. And how AI bots could revolutionize online dating. Sponsors: Miro.com Links: Apple Slowly Moves Away From Its Annual Product Release Strategy (Bloomberg) Meta Unveils AI Video Generator, Taking On OpenAI and Google (Bloomberg) Google’s Grip on Search Slips as TikTok and AI Startup Mount Challenge (WSJ) GM is working on an eyes-off, hands-off driving system (TechCrunch) Uber and Lyft drivers use Teslas as makeshift robotaxis, raising safety concerns (Reuters) Grindr Aims to Build the Dating World’s First AI ‘Wingman’ (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Loka 202415min

Google has updated Lens and is taking a page out of Perplexity’s book. OpenAI’s new canvas workspace. Why an upcoming iPhone SE might have some interesting internals. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Links: Google Lens now lets you search with video (The Verge) Google brings ads to AI Overviews as it expands AI’s role in search (TechCrunch) OpenAI launches new ‘Canvas’ ChatGPT interface tailored to writing and coding projects (TechCrunch) iPhone SE 4 to feature Apple’s first 5G modem, A18 chip, same cameras as iPhone 15 (9to5Mac) 159 employees are leaving Automattic as CEO’s fight with WP Engine escalates (TechCrunch) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Saving Cyberpunk 2077: How CD Projekt Red recovered from one of video games' most disastrous launches (EuroGamer) The Flying Car Is Finally Here. It’s Slightly Illegal. (Intelligencer) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Loka 202417min

OpenAI raised their round, and it basically broke all the records. The whole Wordpress mess has gotten so crazy that WPEngine is suing. Using Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses to dox people in real time. And you’ll never guess the reason why you’re about to see more ads on streaming video. Hint: you’ll endure it. Sponsors: Lumen.me/ride Links: OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in largest VC round ever (Axios) OpenAI asks investors not to back rival start-ups such as Elon Musk’s xAI (Financial Times) OpenAI feels competitors breathing down its neck (Financial Times) WP Engine sues WordPress co-creator Mullenweg and Automattic, alleging abuse of power (TechCrunch) Someone Put Facial Recognition Tech onto Meta's Smart Glasses to Instantly Dox Strangers (404Media) Spotify adds a new, automatically updating playlist for offline listening (TechCrunch) Amazon to increase number of advertisements on Prime Video (Financial Times) Venture Dealmaking Reflects Selective Tastes of Investors (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Loka 202416min