Thu. 02/13 – Do We Maybe Have A Roadmap For GPT-5?

TikTok now has avatars, to keep up with Bitmoji and Memoji. The SEC seems to be seriously probing Binance. The death of the lighting port really might be nigh. Bits and pieces that fell through the cracks from WWDC. And potentially a huge breakthrough in keeping your data encrypted and secure, but still usable and searchable. Sponsors: KeeperSecurity.com/techmeme Links: TikTok’s new Bitmoji-like Avatars feature lets you record videos as an animated version of yourself (TechCrunch) US Probes Binance Over Token That Is Now World’s Fifth Largest (Bloomberg) USB-C will be mandatory for phones sold in the EU ‘by autumn 2024’ (The Verge) Security Fixes Won't Require Full iOS Update in iOS 16, Will Be Installed Automatically (MacRumors) Apple Announces M2 SoC: Apple Silicon for Macs Updated For 2022 (AnandTech) A Long-Awaited Defense Against Data Leaks May Have Just Arrived (Wired) Classified: collaborate@axoncollective.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Jun 202217min

All the headlines from WWDC. All the new OS’s and a new MacBook Air with a new M2 chip, but I’ll save you the speculation. Nothing on the AR/VR front. More Bored Apes stolen. More posturing from Elon Musk that he might walk away from the Twitter deal. And is Netflix about to get into live sports? Sponsors: ConstantContact.com WWDC Links: Apple debuts iOS 16 with customizable lock screen, Messages updates, much more (9to5Mac) Apple brings ‘undo send’ to iMessage (TechCrunch) Live Activities is a new iOS 16 feature meant to improve notifications (The Verge) Apple announces in-camera translations and improves dictation (TechCrunch) Apple Pay Later lets you split up purchases into four payments at no interest (TechCrunch) Apple Maps to get multistop routing and more in iOS 16 (TechCrunch) watchOS 9 introduces new running metrics and medication reminders (The Verge) Apple Announces Multi-Display CarPlay With Integrated Speedometer, Climate Controls, and More (MacRumors) Apple announces new flagship M2 processor (The Verge) Apple unveils new MacBook Air: M2 chip, case redesign, new midnight blue color, display notch (MacBook Air) Apple slaps new M2 processor into 13-inch MacBook Pro (TechCrunch) Apple announces macOS 13 Ventura, the next major software update for the Mac (ArsTechnica) Apple unveils iPadOS 16 with beefed up multitasking features (TechCrunch) Apple Previews New 'Freeform' App to Work Collaboratively (MacRumors) Non-WWDC Links: Yuga Labs Confirms Discord Server Hack; 200 ETH Worth of NFTs Stolen (CoinDesk) Musk accuses Twitter of ‘resisting and thwarting’ his right to information on fake accounts (CNBC) Netflix, ESPN, NBCUniversal, and Amazon are racing to win US Formula 1 rights as the global auto sport booms in popularity (Insider) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Jun 202221min

It’s increasingly looking like we might be approaching a tipping point in terms of driverless ride hailing becoming a reality. Twitter will let you set alerts for your name, among other things. Did Elon Musk order everyone back to the office to encourage some people to quit? What to expect from Monday’s WWDC kickoff. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Links: Cruise can finally charge for driverless robotaxi rides in San Francisco (TechCrunch) Twitter is building a tool for keyword alerts, in case you need more Twitter notifications (The Verge) Elon Musk asks Tesla execs to ‘pause all hiring,’ cut 10% of staff, amid ‘super bad feeling about economy’ (Electrek) Apple Plans to Make the iPad More Like a Laptop and Less Like a Phone (Bloomberg) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Record Labels Dig Their Own Grave. And the Shovel is Called TikTok. (The Honest Broker) Columbus, Ohio is quickly becoming the Midwest’s tech hub (TechCrunch) The Internet Encyclopedia of Memes (Every.to) Looking Glass might have just invented the GIF’s 3D successor (The Verge) Does a Comedian Really Need an Audience? (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Jun 202217min

Sheryl Sandberg is leaving Meta after 14 years. Who is Javier Olivan, who is replacing her as Meta’s COO? I’ll let you know. Why the feds cracking down on NFT fraud could have big implications. And Google’s doing that thing Google loves to do with its messaging apps. Again. Sponsors: ClickUp.com promocode ride for 15% off Links: Facebook parent Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down (CNBC) Sandberg’s Advertising Empire Leaves a Complicated Legacy (Bloomberg) Javier Olivan, who’s replacing Sheryl Sandberg at Meta, built his career on international expansion (CNBC) US Charges Ex-OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading (CoinDesk) Google is combining Meet and Duo into a single app for voice and video calls (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Jun 202217min

The Surface Laptop Go gets a refresh. The Supreme Court has blocked that Texas social media law. For now. Twitter is really gonna take TweetDeck away from us? Really? And the really interesting new Android phone that attempts to strip every Googly thing it can, out of the Android experience. Sponsors: Work Check Podcast Links: Microsoft’s compact Surface Laptop Go updated with 11th Gen Intel processor (The Verge) High Court Halts Texas Law Targeting Social Media Platforms (2) (Bloomberg Law) Twitter shutting down TweetDeck for Mac on July 1, here are alternatives to the web (9to5Mac) TikTok is testing a ‘clear mode’ for a distraction-free scrolling experience (TechCrunch) Fidelity Slashes Reddit, Stripe Valuations After Tech Rout (Bloomberg) The Murena One shows exactly how hard it is to de-Google your smartphone (The Verge) Apple’s Safari browser now has more than 1 billion users (AtlasVPN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Jun 202217min

The new fastest computer in the world sees the crown return to the US. Will we not see Sony’s next-gen VR rig until next year? Ride hailing fares are reaching record highs as the players attempt to pivot to profitability. A new ride hailing entrant that lets you haggle on price. And a look at how Paramount is trying to go it alone in the streaming wars. Sponsors: AltoIRA.com/techmeme Links: AMD-Powered Frontier Supercomputer Breaks the Exascale Barrier, Now Fastest in the World (Tom's Hardware) Kuo: PlayStation VR2 Mass Production To Start H2 2022 (UploadVR) China Is Leading the Global Decline in Venture Capital Deals (Bloomberg) Uber and Lyft’s New Road: Fewer Drivers, Thrifty Riders and Jittery Investors (WSJ) Nothing could slow inDriver’s rise from Siberian startup to global Uber competitor. Then Russia invaded Ukraine (Rest Of World) Can Paramount Go It Alone? (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Mai 202216min

A checkin with Rownd about what it's like to close a round right now, and what actually being on stage at YC Demo Day is like. To book at meeting with Robert at Rownd: https://calendly.com/rob-rownd/mutant-podcast-army Rownd helps companies register and retain more users through frictionless sign-in across all of their websites and apps, with a simple code snippet. We let our customers choose how and where authentication happens, killing the static login page forever.  Rownd link: https://rownd.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Mai 202216min

Microsoft is creating an HDMI dongle to turn any tv or monitor into an Xbox gaming console. Now the lawsuits are popping off in the whole Elon/Twitter thing. If even high profile startups like Substack are having trouble raising rounds, what does that mean for run of the mill startups? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: HubSpot.com Masterworks.io/ride Links: Exclusive: Microsoft continues to iterate on an Xbox cloud streaming device codenamed 'Keystone' (Windows Central) Twitter shareholders sue Elon Musk and Twitter over chaotic deal (CNBC) Twitter director Egon Durban won’t leave the board after shareholders voted to boot him (CNBC) Substack Drops Fund-Raising Efforts as Market Sours (NYTimes) Weekend Longreads Suggestions The big new idea for making self-driving cars that can go anywhere (MIT Technology Review) In India’s Mobile-Payments Boom, Even Beggars Get QR Codes (WSJ) The Collison Brothers Built Stripe Into A $95 Billion Unicorn With Eye-Popping Financials. Inside Their Plan To Stay On Top (Forbes) THE UNSTOPPABLE MACHINES BEHIND THE GAME CONSOLE SHORTAGE (The Verge) Made to measure: why we can’t stop quantifying our lives (The Guardian) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Mai 202216min