Fri. 05/27 – An Xbox Gaming Dongle
Microsoft is creating an HDMI dongle to turn any tv or monitor into an Xbox gaming console. Now the lawsuits are popping off in the whole Elon/Twitter thing. If even high profile startups like Substack are having trouble raising rounds, what does that mean for run of the mill startups? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: HubSpot.com Masterworks.io/ride Links: Exclusive: Microsoft continues to iterate on an Xbox cloud streaming device codenamed 'Keystone' (Windows Central) Twitter shareholders sue Elon Musk and Twitter over chaotic deal (CNBC) Twitter director Egon Durban won’t leave the board after shareholders voted to boot him (CNBC) Substack Drops Fund-Raising Efforts as Market Sours (NYTimes) Weekend Longreads Suggestions The big new idea for making self-driving cars that can go anywhere (MIT Technology Review) In India’s Mobile-Payments Boom, Even Beggars Get QR Codes (WSJ) The Collison Brothers Built Stripe Into A $95 Billion Unicorn With Eye-Popping Financials. Inside Their Plan To Stay On Top (Forbes) THE UNSTOPPABLE MACHINES BEHIND THE GAME CONSOLE SHORTAGE (The Verge) Made to measure: why we can’t stop quantifying our lives (The Guardian) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Touko 202216min
Thu. 05/26 – Apple Raises Wages
Apple is attempting to fend off a unionization movement by… paying people more. That Broadcom/VMware deal is real. You can now pay close to $1000 for a Gucci Oura Ring. After a decade of declines, EV battery prices are going up. And the last payphone in New York City is gone. Sponsors: AltoIRA.com/techmeme Smith.ai promocode techmeme for $100 off signup Links: Apple Boosting Pay Budget for Workers Amid Tight Labor Market (WSJ) Leaked Audio: Apple VP Gives Apple Store Workers Anti-Union Speech (Motherboard) Broadcom is acquiring VMware for $61 billion (The Verge) Oura collaborated with Gucci to make an 18 carat gold smart ring (Engadget) Apple to Keep iPhone Production Flat as Market Grows Tougher (Bloomberg) Snowflake stock falls as executives forecast a narrower margin than expected (CNBC) Twitter jumps after Musk increases commitment in takeover bid to $33.5 billion, in talks for other funding (CNBC) After a Decade of Declines, EV Battery Costs Are To Rise 14% This Year (The Electric/The Information) The Trouble With Lithium (Bloomberg) NYC's 'last' payphone will be displayed at the Museum of the City of New York (TimeOut New York) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Touko 202215min
Wed. 05/25 – Seth Green Wants His Apes Back
Seth Green has lost a film role… for his Ape. Cause he lost his Ape to a fishing scam. a16z launches their biggest ever crypto fund. Headlines from Microsoft’s Build conference. The e-bike that helps Ukraine take out Russian tanks. And a desktop grade Windows PC you could put in your pocket. Sponsors: Linkedin.com/ride Composer.trade/ride Links: Someone Stole Seth Green's Bored Ape, Which Was Supposed To Star In His New Show (Buzzfeed News) Andreessen Horowitz bets on crypto ‘golden era’ with new $4.5bn fund (FT) Microsoft’s Power Platform can now build websites and turn images into apps (XDA Developers) Microsoft brings support for Arm-based AI chips to Windows (TechCrunch) Microsoft Dev Box is a cloud-powered developer workstation (The Verge) DuckDuckGo browser allows Microsoft trackers due to search agreement (Bleeping Computer) Do Kwon's plan to rebirth the Terra blockchain gets approved (The Block) Terra Collapse Triggers $83 Billion Decentralized Finance Slump (Bloomberg) Ukraine Is Using Quiet Electric Bikes to Haul Anti-Tank Weapons (Motherboard/Vice) Zotac's minuscule Windows 11 Pro desktop PC is only slightly bigger than your phone (TechSpot) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Touko 202217min
Tue. 05/24 – Does Apple REALLY Want You To Repair Your Own iPhone?
Google Research says to Open AI: “Hold my beer.” They’ve announced a new AI-based text-to-image generator to rival DALL-E 2. Is the shocking earnings warning from Snap a result of Apple’s ATT changes or is this indicative of the broader tech slowdown? Google’s street view turns 15 with some new bells and whistles. And does Apple REALLY want you to repair your own iPhone, or no? Sponsors: CreditKarma.com Work Check Podcast Links: OpenAI: Look at our awesome image generator! Google: Hold my Shiba Inu (TechCrunch) Zoom pops 16% on first-quarter earnings beat and strong guidance (CNBC) Snap plunges 30% after CEO warns company will miss revenue and earnings estimates, slow hiring (CNBC) Google is testing a smaller, modular Street View camera system (Engadget) APPLE SHIPPED ME A 79-POUND IPHONE REPAIR KIT TO FIX A 1.1-OUNCE BATTERY (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Touko 202217min
Mon. 05/23 – Big Tech Consolidation Coming?
Is a big mergers and acquisition wave about to hit the tech industry. I make the case from several different angles. AMD releases its next generation Ryzen chips. And a super interesting new startup in the Web 3 space. Is it game? Is it a fitness app? Can you earn money for moving? Yes. Sponsors: Zapier.com/ride LCX.com/ride Links: Broadcom in Talks to Acquire Cloud Company VMware (Bloomberg) Report: EA Looking To Sell Or Merge (Kotaku) Big Tech Is Getting Clobbered on Wall Street. It’s a Good Time for Them. (NYTimes) AMD Ryzen 7000 Announced (AnandTech) 'Move-to-earn' Solana app StepN is latest crypto gaming craze (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Touko 202216min
(TWTR SPC) - a16z's Chris Dixon (@cdixon) On The State Of Crypto And Web3
Friend of the show, Chris Dixon (@cdixon) of a16z's crypto and web3 investing initiatives comes on to talk about the recent report: 2022 State of Crypto. We got into all the things, using our favorite lens of tech history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Touko 202242min
Fri. 05/20 – The Apple Headset Has Been Demoed!
A new high end Snapdragon chip. The Apple AR/VR headset has been demoed, but only 9 people got to see it in action. A YC backed startup is facing lawsuits related to the whole UST blowup. The feds will no longer go after good faith, white hat hackers. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Composer.trade/ride AthleticGreens.com/ride Links: Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, for when flagship isn’t flagship enough (The Verge) Apple Shows AR/VR Headset to Board in Sign of Progress on Key Project (Bloomberg) Stablegains Faces Lawsuit After Losing $44M on UST (CryptoBriefing) Coinbase Slashes Costs, Freezes Hiring Amid Crypto Crash (The Information) A SpaceX flight attendant said Elon Musk exposed himself and propositioned her for sex, documents show. The company paid $250,000 for her silence. (Insider) Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Is Proceeding, Not ‘On Hold,’ Executives Tell Staff (Bloomberg) DOJ Announces It Won’t Prosecute White Hat Security Researchers (Motherboard) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Cyber Insurers Raise Rates Amid a Surge in Costly Hacks (WSJ) The Decade of Cheap Rides Is Over (Slate) The ‘E-Pimps’ of OnlyFans (NYTimes Magazine) Where Do Space, Time and Gravity Come From? (Quanta) Star Wars: The Rebellion Will Be Televised (Vanity Fair) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Touko 202218min
Thu. 05/19 – TikTok To Get Into Games?
A code red alert about vulnerabilities in VMware products. TikTok has a clever new program to crowdsource ad content from TikTok users. Oh, and they’re getting into games. FTX gets into regular old stock trading. The dreaded down rounds have arrived. And are there more Airbnb’s available in NYC right now, than there are apartments for rent? Sponsors: Policygenius.com Superside.com/techmeme Links: 2 vulnerabilities with 9.8 severity ratings are under exploit. A 3rd looms (ArsTechnica) TikTok’s new ad product gives creators a chance to partner with marketers on branded content (TechCrunch) EXCLUSIVE TikTok plans big push into gaming, conducting tests in Vietnam -sources (Reuters) FTX US launching zero-commission stock trading (The Block) Defiant Chinese netizens skirt lockdown censorship using blockchain (Financial Times) SoftBank-Backed Fintech Giant Klarna Looks for New Funds at Lower Valuation (WSJ) New York Now Has More Airbnb Listings Than Apartments for Rent (Curbed) Link to tomorrow's twitter space with Chris Dixon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Touko 202218min
