Thu. 04/27 – Meta Does Good

Thu. 04/27 – Meta Does Good

Meta reported earnings that surprised investors in the good way. But that doesn’t mean they’re backing off the Metaverse. Global smartphone shipments continue to plummet. Might congress ban children from social media? Amazon gets out of the health tracker business. And the interesting way that rejection of the Microsoft Activision deal is using a somewhat novel argument. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Shopify.com/ride Links: Facebook Parent Meta Platforms Sees First Sales Increase in Nearly a Year (WSJ) Meta beats revenue expectations, remains committed to metaverse (TechCrunch) Smartphone Market woes continue with 14.6% Drop in first quarter this year, According to IDC Tracker (IDC) Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms (CNN Business) Amazon shuts down Halo division and discontinues all devices (The Verge) Google on why Authenticator sync isn’t E2E encrypted, but option coming later (9to5Google) Microsoft’s $69 Billion Deal Tripped Up by Niche Gaming Market (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Pixel 10 Smartphone Unveiling

The Pixel 10 Smartphone Unveiling

All the headlines from the Made By Google event where we saw the new Pixel 10 lineup and the 4th gen Pixel Watch. We have a release date for those new Xbox handhelds. More seeming chaos at Meta’s AI h...

20 Aug 202521min

Chamath Is Back In The Arena

Chamath Is Back In The Arena

Masa Son is investing $2B into Intel, and the Uncle Sam might join in as well. Small AI models continue to have a moment. Chamath is reentering the arena with a new SPAC. The Texas AG is investigating...

19 Aug 202521min

Meta’s Smart Headware Push

Meta’s Smart Headware Push

Meta is readying smartglasses with a display, but also, a look at their theoretical and prototype roadmap for the future of headware hardware generally. Is all the money in the world not actually goin...

18 Aug 202522min

AI Business Bigger Than The Smartphone Business?

AI Business Bigger Than The Smartphone Business?

Will the US government take a stake in Intel? Why was Meta letting spicy conversation happen with their AI bots? What does it mean if Foxconn’s AI business is now bigger than its gadget assembly busin...

15 Aug 202518min

Thu. 08/14 – An Apple Pixar Lamp?

Thu. 08/14 – An Apple Pixar Lamp?

New York is suing Zelle. Another IPO pop has me raising my eyebrows. Maybe Perplexity really was serious, at least about getting a browser. Does Apple want to make basically that Pixar lamp? And AI ha...

14 Aug 202516min

Wed. 08/13 – Perplexity Wants To Acquire Chrome

Wed. 08/13 – Perplexity Wants To Acquire Chrome

Perplexity offers to acquire Chrome, but how serious are they? Fine, says OpenAI, have your GPT-4o back. Are AI companions the next breakout AI business beyond coding help? And is GM getting back in t...

14 Aug 202519min

Tue. 08/12 – Elon To Sue Apple To Get At Sam?

Tue. 08/12 – Elon To Sue Apple To Get At Sam?

Elon says he might take legal action against Apple, but it’s probably his beef with Sam Altman rearing its head once again. A long piece looking at how Jenson won in China, though also, HAS he won WIT...

12 Aug 202517min

Mon. 08/11 – Nvidia To Pay The Government To Sell In China

Mon. 08/11 – Nvidia To Pay The Government To Sell In China

Nvidia and AMD are paying the US government 15% of revenue to sell AI chips to China. Remember how with GPT-5, they took away the old models? Well, the old models are back. Some critical analysis of t...

11 Aug 202520min

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