Tue. 12/26 – Apple’s AI Strategy Comes Into View
Apple’s whole AI strategy has been coming into focus these last couple of weeks. Two stories on this, including Apple’s first announced LLM. OpenAI is fundraising again. Hackers are targeting gaming studios again. And as President Biden didn’t deliver the pardon, what is this patent case against the Apple Watch? I’ll explain. Links: Apple quietly released an open source multimodal LLM in October (VentureBeat) Apple Explores A.I. Deals With News Publishers (NYTimes) OpenAI Is in Talks to Raise New Funding at Valuation of $100 Billion or More (Bloomberg) Ubisoft says it's investigating reports of a new security breach (BleepingComputer) GTA 5 source code reportedly leaked online a year after RockStar hack (BleepingComputer) Puzzle game ‘Royal Match’ dethrones ‘Candy Crush’ from top of app store (Financial Times) Apple Watch battle heralds further patent wrangles (Financial Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Joulu 202318min
(Bonus) Brian On Acquired Podcast Part 2
This time we talk about the AOL/Time Warner Merger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Joulu 20231h 42min
(Bonus) Brian On Acquired Podcast Part 1
The first time I went on the Acquired Podcast, back in March of 2017. We talked about Yahoo's acquisition of Overture. I know you probably haven't heard of either of those names, but in a roundabout way, this is the story of how Google makes so much money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Joulu 20231h 31min
(Bonus) Brian On The Newsworthy Podcast
Me on The Newsworthy Podcast talking the tech trends of 2023. Alliterative! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Joulu 202314min
Fri. 12/22 – The Hyperloop Is Dead
The Hyperloop dream is dead. The attempt to bridge the iMessage divide is dead. China’s gaming industry isn’t dead, but it’s pretty wounded. The crazy story of that teenage hacker who leaked the GTA VI stuff. The weekend longreads suggestions, and at the very end, a unique look back at the evolution of the AI moment. Sponsors: Nutrafol.com/men code ridehome Links: The hyperloop is dead for real this time (The Verge) Beeper is giving up on its iMessage dream (The Verge) Apple’s Newest Headache: An App That Upended Its Control Over Messaging (NYTimes) Tencent Leads $80 Billion Rout as China Rekindles Crackdown Fear (Bloomberg) Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order (BBC) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The Race to Fill Crypto’s FTX-Shaped Hole (Wired) As the AI era begins, Reddit is leaning into its humanity (Fast Company) Tolkien Estate Wins Court Order to Destroy Fan’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Sequel (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Joulu 202323min
Thu. 12/21 – Big Galaxy S24 Spec Leaks; And What Is “Galaxy AI?”
The Galaxy S24 lineup had a big spec leak. So what do the new phones have and what is Galaxy AI? Get ready cause the Apple Vision Pro hype tsunami is about to wash over us. A big merger might happen soon to confirm the consolidation phase of the Streaming Wars is upon us. Waymo has data that says its robot drivers are safer. And Apple doesn’t do the little things anymore? How about making a version of Car Play just for two specific car brands? Links: Leaked Samsung S24 spec sheet offers complete picture of the upcoming lineup (The Verge) Apple Ramps Up Vision Pro Production, Aiming for Launch by February (Bloomberg) Apple loses attempt to halt Apple Watch sales ban (The Verge) Scoop: Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to merge with Paramount Global (Axios) Waymo has 7.1 million driverless miles — how does its driving compare to humans? (The Verge) Aston Martin, Porsche Preview Bespoke Apple CarPlay Interfaces (Car And Driver) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Joulu 202319min
Wed. 12/20 – Sony Has Sold 50 Million PS5s
Rite Aid was apparently doing some crazy stuff with facial recognition software. Sony says the PS5 is killing it. ByteDance is definitely killing it. Microsoft CoPilot can now compose songs. And maybe the real reason OpenAI is making deals with publishers. Links: Rite Aid Banned From AI Facial Recognition by FTC After Misuse (Bloomberg) PlayStation sales and blockbuster games propel console market back to growth (FT) ByteDance’s Sales Break $110 Billion to Pass Tencent This Year (ByteDance) SSH protects the world’s most sensitive networks. It just got a lot weaker (ArsTechnica) Microsoft Copilot gets a music creation feature via Suno integration (TechCrunch) Scooter Company Bird Global Files Bankruptcy to Sell Itself (Bloomberg) What Do AI Companies Want With the Media? (NYMag) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Joulu 202317min
Tue. 12/19 – Google Might Owe You Some Money
Google has settled lawsuits from the states, has agreed to offer new billing tools, and may owe YOU some money as they’ve agreed to pay $700 million dollars in restitution. What happens to adobe and Figma now that they’ve got to go their own ways? Why do hackers love targeting game developers? And game preservationist have uncovered a gold mine. Sponsors: EarIn App (Enter code techmeme to give us credit) Links: Google to Pay $700 Million in Play Store Settlement (WSJ) 102 million people eligible for Google’s $630M lawsuit settlement (Washington Post) Figma Grew Fast Even as Executives Failed to Clinch Adobe Deal (The Information) Adobe Has $6 Billion for AI and Buybacks After Figma Deal Collapses (Bloomberg) TikTok rolls out an enhanced app experience for tablets and foldables (TickTok) Xfinity discloses data breach affecting over 35 million people (Bleeping Computer) OpenAI Says Board Can Overrule CEO on Safety of New AI Releases (Bloomberg) Game preservationists dig for lost apps in TestFlight ‘teraleak’ (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Joulu 202316min
