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Intel’s faster new chips, Bird’s more durable new scooters, Samsung’s new lack of a headphone jack, Cisco settles with the government, IBM’s facing an age discrimination lawsuit, Cloudflare’s planning an IPO and the new season of Fortnite. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com Capterra.com/ride Links: Intel unveils its first 10th-gen laptop CPUs (Engadget) Bird’s new electric scooter has a better battery and anti-vandalism sensors (The Verge) Dongle life: Galaxy Note 10’s 3.5mm to USB-C adapter pictured in leak (SamMobile) Cloudflare Said To Pursue September IPO, We Say Heck Yes (Crunchbase News) Cisco to Pay $8.6 Million to Settle Government Claims of Flawed Tech (NYTimes) IBM Fired as Many as 100,000 in Recent Years, Lawsuit Shows (Bloomberg) Jeff Bezos Sells $2 Billion of Amazon Stock After 4% Stake Transfer (Bloomberg) Solar-sailing satellite proves it can use light to propel through space (The Verge) And Now, a Bicycle Built for None (NYTimes) Fortnite season X adds mech suits, a meteor, and ‘volatile rift zones’ (The Verge) Classified: Would you like to discover a happier, healthier, more focused life? Would you like to become a better version of yourself? Cactus.app [read as: cactus dot app] increases your self-awareness through guided self-reflection and gives you a private place to journal your thoughts. Cactus.app encourages you to think about the impact of your experiences, prompts exploration of your feelings, and proposes actions to enhance your experiences. And, it’s free. Check it out at cactus.app. And, by the way, this is not an app in the app store _yet_. You have to go to cactus.app to check it out. Link in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Elo 201918min

Apple isn’t selling as many iPhones, but they want you to know that that’s just fine. Samsung isn’t selling as many high end smartphones as they’d like, but seemingly no one is. There’s a new Galaxy Tab, Facebook hasn’t given up on their Portal ambitions and the rise of the livestreamed funeral business. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com DataDogHQ.com/ridehome Links: Apple Reports Third Quarter Results (Apple PR) Samsung's Q2 profit halved from low memory demand (ZDNet) Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S6 is its latest volley against the iPad Pro (The Verge) Spotify Grows to 108M Paid Subscribers Compared to Apple Music's 60M (MacRumors) Facebook Approached Netflix, Disney to Support TV Chat Device (The Information) Amazon concedes market share in battle for online consumer goods sales (TalkBusiness.net) NOW EVEN FUNERALS ARE LIVESTREAMED—AND FAMILIES ARE GRATEFUL (Wired) CLASSIFIED: There is a great new podcast on venture and startups. It’s Called LA Venture and it’s all about the Los Angeles venture and startup scene. It's useful if you're looking for funding or just interested in getting to know the LA investors. Admittedly, it's hosted by two VCs interviewing other VCs and everyone is talking about themselves. But, we're all avid TechMeme listeners so perhaps we've picked up some of Brian's ability to make our stories snappy and enjoyable listening. (ooh… flattery will get you everywhere)… Search for "LA Venture" hosted by TenOneTen. Great place to get venture insights if you're already caught up on TechMeme Ride Home listening. Again, LA Venture by TenOneTen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Heinä 201918min

Another day, another data breach… but this Capital One breach has some odd new wrinkles, the Android smartphone industry continues to be a tough gig for most manufacturers, I’m ready for smart contact lenses and apparently, the YouTube creator community is ready for a union. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com PaintYourLife.com: Text the word TECH to 48-48-48 Links: Capital One says data breach affected 100 million credit card applications (Washington Post) Amazon's cloud was at the heart of the big Capital One hack, even though it doesn't seem to be at fault (Business Insider) Sony and LG still struggled to sell smartphones in Q2 2019, surprising nobody (Android Police) Scientists create contact lenses that zoom on command (Engadget) Techstars raises $42 million from SVB and Foundry Group to accelerate its growth in Europe and beyond (Tech.eu) Israel's New Top Unicorn: Monday.com Hits $1.9 Billion Valuation With $150 Million Raise (Forbes) Real estate platform Compass raises another $370M on a $6.4B valuation en route to an IPO (TechCrunch) PBS & PBS Kids Coming to YouTube TV Later This Year (The Streamable) The YouTubers Union Is Not Messing Around (Motherboard) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Heinä 201917min

Google continues to leak Pixel 4 details itself, Github bans users from specific countries, will we eventually see a TikTok phone? Consolidation in the food delivery space, and all hail our first official Fortnite World Cup Champion. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely Lightstream.com/ride Links: (Don’t) hold the phone: new features coming to Pixel 4 (The KeyWord) GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea (TechCrunch) Amazon Wants to Rule the Grocery Aisles, and Not Just at Whole Foods (NYTimes) China's ByteDance, after Smartisan deal, says developing smartphone (Reuters) TikTok owner ByteDance confirms plans to produce a smartphone (The Verge) Europe's top court sharpens guidance for sites using leaky social plug-ins (TechCrunch) Just Eat £9bn merger plan sends shares soaring (The Guardian) Sony is crowdfunding a wearable 'air conditioner' (updated) (Engadget) Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf, 16, wins Fortnite World Cup singles and $3 million (ESPN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Heinä 201918min

The T-Mobile/Sprint merger gets the go-ahead, a whole bunch of odds-n-ends Apple stories, SoftBank announces a new Vision Fund, the biggest earnings wrap-up of the calendar quarter, turns out that Chris Hughes was serious about breaking up Facebook, and the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Pixelunion.net Firesideconf/ride Links: T-Mobile and Sprint merger approved by Justice Department (The Verge) Apple and Goldman Sachs Credit Card Targeting August Launch Date (Bloomberg) Trump says Apple will not be given tariff waivers or relief for Mac Pro parts made in China (CNBC) Apple buys Intel’s smartphone modem business (The Verge) SoftBank CEO Takes More Control in New $108 Billion Vision Fund (Bloomberg) Chris Hughes Worked to Create Facebook. Now, He Is Working to Break It Up. (NYTimes) The Weekend Longreads Suggestions: How Google Photos joined the billion-user club (Fast Company) The Man Who Built The Retweet: “We Handed A Loaded Weapon To 4-Year-Olds” (BuzzFeed News) What is Microsoft doing with Cortana? (The Verge) The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking (The New Yorker) The Onion’s Guide To TikTok (The Onion) Ursula K Le Guin's Earthsea Books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Heinä 201919min

Samsung says we will finally see the Galaxy Fold in September, Tesla has a bad earnings miss, Deep Mind and Waymo partner to hopefully speed up AV development, AT&T can’t stop dialing up new streaming services and a gadget, game and documentary review trifecta. Sponsors: PixelUnion.net SVB.com/next Links: Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in September (The Verge) Apple Suppliers See Demand for New IPhones Stabilizing This Year (Bloomberg) Telsa reports larger-than-expected losses of $408 million in second quarter (TechCrunch) Facebook warns of costly privacy changes, discloses another U.S. probe (Reuters) DeepMind and Waymo collaborate to improve AI accuracy and speed up model training (Venture Beat) AT&T is launching another new streaming service this fall called AT&T TV (CNET) AT&T Chief: HBO Max Will ‘Ultimately’ Offer Live News, Sports (Variety) IKEA SYMFONISK review: Sonos speakers at IKEA prices (Gizmodo) Wolfenstein: Youngblood Review (IGN) NETFLIX'S THE GREAT HACK BRINGS OUR DATA NIGHTMARE TO LIFE (Wired) The Ad-Free Feed Is HERE! Get Your Classified Ad-Read HERE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Heinä 201917min

The FTC comes down on Facebook, but is the new DOJ probe really what Silicon Valley should worry about? Cruise won’t be self-driving taxis in San Francisco this year, Snap really seems to be on the rebound, and is media piracy poised for a major comeback? Sponsors: PixelUnion.net SVB.com/next Links: U.S. government issues stunning rebuke, historic $5 billion fine against Facebook for repeated privacy violations (The Washington Post) Google launches Gallery Go, a lightweight alternative to Google Photos (The Verge) GM’s Cruise delays driverless taxi service, plans to build country’s largest EV fast charger station (Venture Beat) Snap shares surge as results smash estimates (CNBC) DoorDash CEO announces that now your tips will go to delivery workers (Engadget) PLEX MAKES PIRACY JUST ANOTHER STREAMING SERVICE (The Verge) CLASSIFIED AD: Here's something new for the RideHome audience. Attention investors, those thinking about investing and those long interested in the music business. A tightly held start-up in the Music Publishing space is looking for some investor love. Rocket Songs is changing the way musicians across the globe get their hands on professionally written songs. With songwriters that have written for: • Chris Stapleton • Beyonce • Kings of Leon • top K-Pop acts • And many others! Up until now songs from these songwriters have been in a vault (literal and figurative) at Music Publishing Houses. But we're making them available in a state-of-the art marketplace. We are live. We are converting users and making money. But we need Seed Round money and we're not friends with any top VC or angel investors. So, if you want... to help disrupt the multi-billion dollar publishing industry, to help a start-up with a proven business model. Reach out! Email: InvestIn@RocketSongs.com and check out RocketSongs.com. But also, for serious investment inquiries: InvestIn@RocketSongs.com. Link in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Heinä 201920min

Apple may buy Intel’s floundering 5G chip division, new rumored iPhone models seem like modest bumps, the attorney general dreams of an impossible encryption backdoor, a Facebook design flaw potentially exposed children to strangers, the NSA consolidates cybersecurity, Uber tests an all-in-one subscription plan, a suit against AT&T over a cryptocurrency theft can proceed, and winking face money bag 100% you should use emoji at work. Sponsors Pixel Union Marketing by Moe Links: Apple in Advanced Talks to Buy Intel’s Smartphone-Modem Chip Business (WSJ) Apple to release three ‘iPhone 11’ models this fall, including A13 chip, new Taptic Engine, more (9to5mac) US attorney general says encryption creates security risk (AP) AG Barr and Trump Want to Open Government Backdoors into Americans’ Personal Devices Video Available Here (Ron Wyden statement) Facebook design flaw let thousands of kids join chats with unauthorized users (The Verge) NSA Forms Cybersecurity Directorate Under More Assertive U.S. Effort (WSJ) Uber tests monthly subscription that combines Eats, rides, bikes and scooters (TechCrunch) Cryptocurrency investor’s $224 million suit against AT&T over stolen coins moves forward (CNBC) Yes, You Actually Should Be Using Emojis at Work (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Heinä 201917min