Mon. 06/02 – How DoorDash Has Quietly Been Killing It

About that Facebook outage yesterday… A Google moonshot project has a surprise profit. But only because its propping up other Alphabet bets. And then, it’s review day. What you can expect if you download Android 12. What you can expect if you download Windows 11. And what you’ll get if you buy one of those Microsoft Surface Laptop Studios. Sponsors: Grammarly.com/techmeme Stripe.com Links: PSA: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp went down for 6+ hours; here’s why [U] (9to5Mac) Gone in Minutes, Out for Hours: Outage Shakes Facebook (NYTimes) Google’s AI unit DeepMind makes first-ever profit (Financial Times) ANDROID 12 REVIEW: IT’S MOSTLY ABOUT THE LOOKS (The Verge) WINDOWS 11 REVIEW: A FAMILIAR HOME THAT’S STILL BEING RENOVATED (The Verge) Microsoft's Surface Laptop Studio Does It All (Gizmodo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Loka 202117min

The Facebook whistleblower reveals her identity on 60 Minutes. You can preorder the Apple Watch Series 7 this week. New MacBook Pros could still be coming “this month.” Apple is actually the biggest force in the gaming industry, by far. And signs of a product shipping renaissance at YouTube. Sponsors: Overland.com/techmeme KiwiCo.com promocode: ride Links: The Facebook Whistleblower, Frances Haugen, Says She Wants to Fix the Company, Not Harm It (WSJ) Facebook Is Weaker Than We Knew (NYTimes) Apple Watch Series 7 Pre-Orders to Start This Friday, Available on October 15 (MacRumors) Gurman: M1X MacBook Pro still on track for this year, likely ‘in the next month’ (9to5Mac) Apple Doesn’t Make Videogames. But It’s the Hottest Player in Gaming. (WSJ) Amazon Prime members can now send gifts with just a phone number or email address (The Verge) YouTube․com adds ‘Continue watching’ to resume unfinished videos on your phone (9to5Google) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Loka 202116min

Who wins? Jobs? Gates? Musk? Bezos? Collison, even? The grand finale of our #WorldCupOfEntreprenurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Loka 20211h 33min

TikTok has joined the NFT craze, so the singularity must be nigh. USB-C tries to clear up its customer confusion problem. Zoom abandons a huge acquisition. And a crypto developer is begging users to give $90 million dollars in tokens back, after an all-time screw up. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com Links: TikTok announces NFT collection led by top creators (The Block) USB-C group hopes new logos will solve customer confusion (Apple Insider) Zoom and Five9 abandon $14.7 billion acquisition (CNBC) DeFi bug accidentally gives $90 million to users, founder begs them to return it (CNBC) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: How EA got into mobile — and figured out the future of gaming (Protocol) Toast built a $30 billion business by defying Silicon Valley and surviving a ‘suicide mission’ (CNBC) How Big Tech Runs Tech Projects and the Curious Absence of Scrum (The Pragmatic Engineer) APPLE’S FORTRESS OF SECRECY IS CRUMBLING FROM THE INSIDE (The Verge) Facebook's Latest Scandals: The Banality Of Hubris; The Messiness Of Humanity (TechDirt) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Loka 202119min

Facebook finally releases the controversial slides to let them speak for themselves, but doesn’t actually let them speak for themselves. A 4K Nintendo Switch was apparently coming, but now is it never coming? Nreal has some AR glasses for binge watching. And Fairphone has released a smartphone that they want you to think of as your “forever phone.” At least, as far as these things go. Links: TinyCaptial.com Modern Finance Podcast Links: Facebook Downplays Internal Research Released on Eve of Hearing (NYTimes) Developers Are Making Games for a Nintendo 4K Console That Doesn’t Exist (Bloomberg) GM’s new software platform will enable over-the-air updates, in-car subscriptions, and maybe facial recognition (The Verge) Researchers find Apple Pay, Visa contactless hack (BBC News) Nreal’s new AR sunglasses are made for binge watching TV (The Verge) Fairphone’s latest sustainable smartphone comes with a five-year warranty (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Syys 202118min

Amazon’s Astro Robot apparently has a tendency to throw itself down stairs. Netflix acquires its first game studio. The interesting company that acquired Genius and now Imgur. Explaining Facebook’s interest in the Tween audience. And Angellist wants to offer founders startup foundation as a service. Sponsors: BankNovo.com/ride TinyCapital.com Links: Leaked Documents Show How Amazon’s Astro Robot Tracks Everything You Do (Motherboard) Netflix acquires its first game studio in deal with Oxenfree creator Night School Studio (VentureBeat/GamesBeat) Imgur has been bought by the owner of Kik, Genius, and WorldStarHipHop (The Verge) Microsoft opens its Windows store up to third-party app stores (The Verge) Facebook’s Effort to Attract Preteens Goes Beyond Instagram Kids, Documents Show (WSJ) AngelList returns to its founder-focused roots, with a twist (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Syys 202117min

As many headlines from the Amazon hardware event as I can manage to squeeze in. Facebook defines the Metaverse as it sees it. Cloudflare wants to be the 4th big player in the cloud. And Satya Nadella himself dishes on that time Microsoft almost bought Tik Tok. His words, the “strangest thing I’ve ever sort of worked on.” Sponsors: Masterworks.io/ride TinyCapital.com Links: Amazon introduces Amazon Glow, an interactive, video calling device for kids and families (TechCrunch) SAY HELLO TO ASTRO, ALEXA ON WHEELS (The Verge) Astro Intro YouTube Video Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince: ‘We’re aiming to be the fourth major public cloud’ (Protocol) Facebook will publish some of its research on teens and Instagram (Engadget) Coinbase dives deeper into banking by letting users deposit paychecks into their accounts (CNBC) 1Password can now randomly generate email addresses for logins (Engadget) Trump pushing Microsoft to buy TikTok was ‘strangest thing I’ve ever worked on,’ says Satya Nadella (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Syys 202120min

Adam Mosseri pumps the breaks on Instagram Kids but still says it’s a good idea. Tesla is letting people into the “full self-driving” beta, and some folks think that’s a bad idea. Apple knows about that Apple Watch bug. What if the factories are the next worries in China. And Cloudflare wants to tackle email now. Sponsors: Kiwico.com promocode ride UrbanCatalyst.com/techmeme Links: Pausing “Instagram Kids” and Building Parental Supervision Tools (Instagram Blog) Facebook is ‘pausing’ work on Instagram kids app after widespread criticism (The Verge) Facebook Rebuts Report Calling Instagram ‘Toxic’ for Teen Girls (Bloomberg) Tesla owners can now request ‘Full Self-Driving’, prompting criticism from regulators and safety advocates (Washington Post) Apple to Fix Issue Preventing iPhone 13 Users From Unlocking With Apple Watch in Upcoming Software Update (MacRumors) Some Apple, Tesla suppliers suspend production in China amid power pinch (Reuters) Google is slashing the amount it keeps from sales on its cloud marketplace as pressure mounts on app stores (CNBC) Cloudflare Is Taking a Shot at Email Security (Wired) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Syys 202117min