Tue. 10/01 - The Zuckerberg Tapes

Twitter will allow you to limit who can reply to your tweets, iPhone sales in China seem to have rebounded, the Chinese version of TikTok is why TikTok can distance itself from China, AI is going to pick which movies get made, and why sex tech finally has a home at CES. Sponsors: Tiny Capital Links: Twitter will put options to limit replies directly on the compose screen (The Verge) Firefox gets patch for critical 0-day that’s being actively exploited (Ars Technica) iPhone Hits Double-Digit Growth in China, Official Data Show (Bloomberg) Douyin, TikTok app in China, hits 400 million daily active users (TechCrunch) Warner Bros. Signs Deal for AI-Driven Film Management System (Exclusive) (The Hollywood Reporter) At CES 2020, the AirPods Pro competitors arrived in droves (The Verge) Sex-Tech Companies Are Having More Fun Than the Rest of Us at CES (Wired) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Tammi 202017min

Another interesting Facebook memo from Boz, Intel previews its next generation of mobile GPUs, more troubles in Softbank startup land, Quibi had a bit of a launch event today, and I saw Charmin’s toilet paper delivery robot.  Sponsors: Tiny Capital BelovedRobot.com/ridehome  Links: Don’t Tilt Scales Against Trump, Facebook Executive Warns (NYTimes) CES 2020: Intel previews Tiger Lake mobile processors and discrete GPU (CNET) Getaround to Lay Off About One-Fourth of Staff (The Information) ClassPass, finally a unicorn, raises $285M in new funding (TechCrunch) Quibi unveils "Turnstyle," its flagship mobile video format (Axios) Quibi's secret weapon: Videos that work in portrait and landscape mode (Engadget) Mind-blowing Delta board shows 100 passengers personalized flight details at the same time (Mashable) I tried Nreal’s mixed reality glasses at CES and now I want a pair (Android Authority) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Tammi 202021min

Sonos goes nuclear on Google, though it really has Amazon in mind also; Facebook bans deep fakes… in a way; a whole bunch of really interesting laptop stuff, Sony makes a car, and you make a fashion statement and protect yourself from air pollution at the same time… all the stuff from Day 2 at CES. Sponsors: Tiny Captial Capterra.com/ride Links: Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google (NYTimes) Enforcing Against Manipulated Media (Facebook Newsroom) Facebook bans deepfakes, but new policy may not cover controversial Pelosi video (Washington Post) Sony surprises with an electric concept car called the Vision-S (The Verge) Mercedes-Benz unveils an Avatar-themed concept car with scales (The Verge) Lenovo's ThinkBook Plus Laptop Has a Second Screen on the Lid (TomsHardware) Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold is a $2,499 PC with a folding OLED screen (The Verge) Lenovo's Yoga 5G laptop packs nine antennas and Snapdragon power (Engadget) Ring adds privacy dashboard to app in response to security concerns (The Verge) Atmos Faceware makes clean air an expensive accessory (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Tammi 202018min

Samsung tries to scoop CES, Amazon’s Fire TV Edition wants to leapfrog Roku TV, Samsung wants the Galaxy Chromebook to change the way you think about Chromebooks, is Softbank ghosting startups even after delivering term sheets, and a roundup of day one of CES. Sponsors: Wealthfront.com/techmeme Ashford.edu/ride Links: Fire TV Edition expands to more soundbars, plus cars, cables boxes and more (TechCrunch) Roku TV adds 15 more brand partners plus a new 'Roku TV Ready' program (TechCrunch) THE SAMSUNG GALAXY CHROMEBOOK IS BEAUTIFUL, FAST, AND EXPENSIVE (The Verge) Scoop: SoftBank shafts startups (Axios) News coverage gets geo-fragmented (NiemanLab) Samsung details its stunning bezel-less 8K TV (The Verge) The 10 Neatest Things We've Seen at CES So Far (Wired) Intel just confirmed it’s building this tiny modular desktop gaming PC (The Verge) Processor With Dieter Bohn Newsletter Signup Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Tammi 202019min

Google’s AI has a medical breakthrough, Apple raids HBO for maybe it’s biggest name, Instagram seems to be plateauing by one metric—going gangbusters in another, what to expect from CES and, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely Links: A.I. Is Learning to Read Mammograms (NYTimes) Apple Deal Returns Former HBO Boss Richard Plepler to Spotlight (NYTimes) HERE’S WHAT’S NEXT FOR GADGETS IN 2020 (The Verge) Snapchat quietly acquired AI Factory, the company behind its new Cameos feature, for $166M (TechCrunch) Instagram User Growth in the US Will Drop to Single Digits For the First Time (eMarketer) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: How to lose a monopoly: Microsoft, IBM and anti-trust (Benedict Evans) Windows: Facing the New Decade (2010–2020) (Steven Sinofsky) Ghosts in the Clouds: Inside China’s Major Corporate Hack (WSJ) 'Shattered': Inside the secret battle to save America's undercover spies in the digital age (Yahoo News) This time, for sure! Ars Technica’s 2020 Deathwatch (Ars Technica) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Tammi 202019min

Dell kicks off CES season with two new laptops, Imagination Technologies is back in Apple’s good graces, the IRS is finally sticking it to tax prep software firms, and a grand unified theory of the Google Civil War. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely MintMobile.com/ride Links: Dell’s latest XPS 13 has a new design with a bigger display and Ice Lake chips (The Verge) Dell debuts 5G-ready Latitude 9510 laptop, adds iOS mirroring to PCs (VentureBeat) Apple restores Imagination GPU chip agreement after public dispute and employee poaching (9to5Mac) IRS Reforms Free File Program, Drops Agreement Not to Compete With TurboTax (ProPublica) I Was Google’s Head of International Relations. Here’s Why I Left. (Ross LaJeunesse/Medium) Google veterans: The company has become ‘unrecognizable’ (CNBC) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Tammi 202018min

A major internet of things data leak, China is about to turn on its GPS competitor, would you like to star in a bitmoji TV show, a look back at the year in unicorns and is the VC gravy train over for us consumers, at least? Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely GiveWell.org/ridehome Links: IoT vendor Wyze confirms server leak (ZDNet) China decouples from US in space with 2020 'GPS' completion (Nikkei Asian Review) SPOTIFY TO SUSPEND POLITICAL ADS IN 2020 (AdAge) Snapchat will launch Bitmoji TV, a personalized cartoon show (TechCrunch) The New Unicorns Of 2019 (Crunchbase News) Israel doubles number of unicorns in 2019 (Globes) Tech Startups Face New Investor Mandate: Profits Over Discounts (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Joulu 201916min

A late holiday gift for YouTube creators, an important new rule for drone operators, to what degree has the Chinese government enabled Huawei’s success, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: GiveWell.org/ridehome Mealime Links: YouTube gives creators more control over copyright claim disputes with new update (The Verge) New rule would make it possible to track and identify nearly all drones flying in the U.S. (CNBC) State Support Helped Fuel Huawei’s Global Rise (WSJ) Inside Documents Show How Amazon Chose Speed Over Safety in Building Its Delivery Network (Pro Publica) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Where Are the Tech Zillionaires? San Francisco Faces the I.P.O. Fizzle (NYTimes) Netflix was the best-performing stock of the decade, delivering a more than 4,000% return (CNBC) 11 Lessons from the Success of Disney+ (MatthewBall.vc) Tuvalu is a tiny island nation of 11,000 people. It’s cashing in thanks to Twitch. (WSJ) How Atari took on Apple in the 1980s home PC wars (Fast Company) THE 84 BIGGEST FLOPS, FAILS, AND DEAD DREAMS OF THE DECADE IN TECH (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Joulu 201917min