(Portfolio Profile) Argyle
Argyle is a BIM to Augmented Reality app for Heavy Construction. More at Argyle.Build Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Sep 202228min
Fri. 09/23 – Are DAO’s NOT A Liability Shield?
If DAO’s are a modern, blockchain take on the corporation, I’ve got a big, worrying thing to tell you about them. Apple looks to cozy up to the NFL as Amazon seems to have found immediate success with Thursday Night Football. Fitbit takes a page out of the Oculus playbook, post-acquisition. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Links: CFTC Penalizes Blockchain Protocol $250K, Files Action Against Successor DAO (CoinDesk) Apple to Sponsor the Super Bowl Halftime Show (NYTimes) Amazon Scores Big With First ‘Thursday Night Football’ Game (The Hollywood Reporter) Fitbit will require a Google Account to use new devices and features from 2023 onward (9to5Google) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The Sneaky Genius of Apple’s AirPods Empire (Bloomberg) How a Quebec Lithium Mine May Help Make Electric Cars Affordable (NYTimes) Unauthorized Shein boutiques are popping up across Mexico (Rest of World) College Dropout Turns Thiel Fellowship Into a $2 Billion Figma Fortune (Bloomberg) Why Do All These 20-Somethings Have Closed Captions Turned On? (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Sep 202218min
Thu. 09/22 – Instagram To Crack Down On Nudes
More gaming hacks. Instagram wants to stop unsolicited sending of nudes. Layoffs come for Meta in all but name. The end-run Google wants to do around Dolby. Getty Images bans AI art. Larry Page’s flying car startup is shutting down. And a review of the new Apple Watch Ultra. Links: 2K Games says hacked help desk targeted players with malware (BleepingComputer) Instagram’s finally working on protecting users from unsolicited nude photos (The Verge) Meta Quietly Reduces Staff in Cost-Cutting Push (WSJ) Google wants to take on Dolby with new open media formats (Protocol) Getty Images bans AI-generated content over fears of legal challenges (The Verge) TikTok’s BeReal clone app is gaining traction outside the US (The Verge) Google co-founder’s flying car startup is winding down (CNBC) Apple Watch Ultra review: an aspirational debut (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Sep 202219min
Wed. 09/21 – It’s Twitch’s Day Behind The Woodshed
Twitch is the main character of the show today, for good and bad reasons. YouTube takes a serious swing at TikTok. Microsoft releases Windows 11's first major update. Nividia outlines its next gen GPUs. Can Helium make it as an MVNO? And Google does Google things! Sponsors: Split.io/techmeme Links: Twitch to ban Stake.com streams and other unlicensed gambling content (The Verge) Child Predators Use Twitch to Systematically Track Kids Livestreaming (Bloomberg) YouTube will share ad revenue with Shorts creators (Engadget) Windows 11’s 2022 Update has something new for everyone (The Verge) Nvidia announces next-gen RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs (The Verge) Helium Founders, T-Mobile Launch Crypto-Powered 5G Mobile Service (Decrypt) Google is finally making its to-do list and reminder tools work together (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Sep 202220min
Tue. 09/20 – Actual Inflation Comes To The App Store
Now the hackers have come for the crypto market makers. Spotify gets into the Audiobooks game. Slack gets in on the whole productivity apps renaissance. Actual inflation is coming to the app store and 1 Euro apps will soon be no more. And the chat room that only opens its doors when your phone’s battery is about to die. Sponsors: Online.UC.edu Links: Crypto market maker Wintermute hacked for $160 million (The Block) Uber links breach to Lapsus$ group, blames contractor for hack (BleepingComputer) Rockstar comments on GTA 6 leak and claims project won’t be delayed (VideoGameChronicle) Nasdaq is preparing to launch an institutional crypto custody service (The Block) Spotify Launches Audiobooks Business With A La Carte Pricing, No Discounts for Subscribers (The Hollywood Reporter) Slack’s new Canvas feature puts a document editor in your chat window (The Verge) Apple to raise App Store prices in multiple countries next month (9to5Mac) Apple says software update coming next week to fix iPhone 14 Pro camera shake issue (9to5Mac) This Chatroom Only Opens When Your Phone’s About to Die (Motherboard) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Sep 202216min
Mon. 09/19 – Uber Hack ≡ GTA VI Leak?
Did the same kid who allegedly hacked Uber allegedly leak GTA VI gameplay over the weekend? Interpol drops a red ball on Do Kwan. iPhone 14 Pro users report their cameras literally shake when they try to take pictures. Instacart wants to break the tech IPO hex. And the bull and bear case for the Figma acquisition. Links: GTA 6 gameplay leaks online in 90 videos (The Verge) South Korean prosecutors ask Interpol to issue red notice for Do Kwon (Financial Times) iPhone 14 Pro camera shaking and rattling in TikTok, Snapchat, and other apps (9to5Mac) 'No One Is Profitable': GPU Mining Faces Dark Days After Ethereum Merge (PCMag) Instacart Plans to Focus IPO on Selling Employee Shares (WSJ) The Adobe-Figma deal is historic for tech startups — if it goes through (Protocol) Why Figma is Worth $20B And Other Observations From The Adobe Acquisition (Hunter Walk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Sep 202218min
(Portfolio Profile) Treasury
Building the fundamental assets for the metaverse, with Treasury. If you want to learn more, contact me, or check out Treasury.space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Sep 20221h
Fri. 09/16 – Big Uber Breach
Uber is investigating a breach of its systems that has caused it to take some of its most important systems offline. The White House has finally delivered that big “comprehensive framework” for crypto regulation. How did Amazon do with its NFL broadcast last night? And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Links: Uber Investigating Breach of Its Computer Systems (NYTimes) Uber suffers computer system breach, alerts authorities (Washington Post) White House Releases ‘Comprehensive Framework’ for Crypto Regulation and Development (Decrypt) The Amazon Experience Comes to the NFL (The Ringer) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The AI Unbundling (Stratechery) Deere Invests Billions in Self-Driving Tractors, Smart Crop Sprayers (WSJ) The Collectors Who Save Video-Game History from Oblivion (The New Yorker) The Enduring Allure of Choose Your Own Adventure Books (The New Yorker) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Sep 202217min
