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Is the EU about to bring the hammer down on Apple? Are Apple M2 chips right around the corner? Spotify launches its Podcast Subscription offering, and it is an interesting contrast to Apple’s. A whole slew of new Fire Tablets from Amazon. Lyft exits the self-driving game. And we’re in a dark new world when it comes to ransomware attacks. Sponsors: Skiff.org/ride Cyberreason.com Links: EU to charge Apple with anti-competitive behaviour this week (Financial Times) Spotify launches podcast subscriptions, but you can’t subscribe in-app (The Verge) Apple's follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production for Mac (Nikkei Asia) Amazon’s new Fire HD 10 tablet has slimmer bezels and better specs (The Verge) Lyft sells self-driving unit to Toyota’s Woven Planet for $550M (Tech Crunch) Ransomware gang threatens to expose police informants if ransom is not paid (The Record) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Apr 202116min

Facebook rolls out that Spotify integration. Roku accuses Google of making anticompetitive demands for YouTube TV. iOS 14.5 rolls out, and with it that App Tracking Transparency tool. Apple plans a big new campus in North Carolina. And DoNotPay’s latest service helps protect your selfies from the global panopticon.  Sponsors:   CalderaLab.com use code TECHMEME (all caps one word) at checkout Kiwico.com, Promocode ride for 30 percent off Links: Facebook introduces a new miniplayer that streams Spotify within the Facebook app(Tech Crunch) Zoom launches Immersive View to unify participants in the same virtual room (Venture Beat) Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made anti-competitive demands (Axios) OnlyFans feels the lockdown love as transactions hit £1.7bn (Financial Times) German groups file Apple antitrust complaint as it makes privacy changes (Financial Times) To Be Tracked or Not? Apple Is Now Giving Us the Choice. (New York Times) Apple will spend $1 billion to open 3,000-employee campus in North Carolina (CNBC) DoNotPay's new tool makes your photos undetectable to facial recognition software (Input) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Apr 202117min

Figuring out the AirTags play. New iMac lust. And a deep discussion of the Apple Podcasts Subscription thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Apr 20211h 38min

Spotify looks like it’s going to quickly counter Apple with a Podcasts Subscription competitor that might be extremely creator friendly. The mystery of the driverless Tesla car crash. Worth noting how quickly things have been turned around for the better over at Snapchat. And of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Sponsors: Tovala.com/ride AirMedCareNetwork.com/tech offer code TECH Links: Apple, Spotify and the New Battle Over Who Wins Podcasting (Wall Street Journal) Did a Human or a Computer Crash This Tesla? (Intelligencer) Snap reports accelerating revenue growth, strong user numbers for first quarter (CNBC) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Netflix, Disney and Amazon’s Streaming Wars Heat Up Overseas (Wall Street Journal) The pandemic nearly crushed pet-care startup Rover (Business Insider) Meet Virtual Reality, Your New Physical Therapist (New York Times) TMSC's expansion challenge told in 10 timely charts (Bloomberg) Why the Chip Shortage Is So Hard to Overcome (Wall Street Journal) Designed by Apple in California, Not Assembled in China (Above Avalon) 15 Years of Spotify: How the Streaming Giant Has Changed and Reinvented the Music Industry (Variety) Subscribe to the RideHome+ Feed at: tech.supercast.tech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Apr 202120min

Dish partners with AWS to build the first public cloud-based 5G network. iPadOS 15 might let you go full widget on the home screen. Some of those stolen schematics suggest we will be getting the MacBook Pros we deserve. I’ve got an interesting raise for a product every Product Manager should know about. And the first reviews of the Apple Air Tags are in. Sponsors: PingIdentity.com NewYorker.com/techmeme, promocode techmeme Links: US satellite company Dish taps Amazon for 5G launch (Financial Times) Apple Plans Notifications, iPad Home Screen Upgrades for iOS 15 (Bloomberg) Stolen MacBook Pro Schematics Confirm Apple's Plans to Add More Ports and Remove Touch Bar (Mac Rumors) Software product planning platform Productboard raises $72M (Venture Beat) AIRTAG LOCATION TRACKERS ARE SMART, CAPABLE, AND VERY APPLE (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Apr 202118min

The EU proposes a big new regulatory framework for AI. A ransomware gang threatens to release Apple product schematics unless they get paid off. Fallout from yesterday’s Apple event including what you can and cannot put on your AirTags. Netflix has disappointed Wall Street, and Amazon is expanding its “pay with your palm” program to more Whole Foods locations. Sponsors: Skiff.org/ride Tovala.com/ride Classified: RobBettis.com Links: Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition Face Curbs in New EU Proposal (Wall Street Journal) Instagram launches tools to filter out abusive DMs based on keywords and emojis, and to block people, even on new accounts (Tech Crunch) Apple announces AirTag accessories that cost more than the device (9 to 5 Mac) Ransomware gang tries to extort Apple hours ahead of Spring Loaded event (The Record) Netflix falls after pandemic boom reverses to rare weakness (Bloomberg) Amazon is bringing palm-scanning payment system to Whole Foods stores (CNBC) (Order your own classified at: https://www.ridehome.info/p/classifieds/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Apr 202117min

All of the headlines from Apple’s “Spring Loaded” event. All of the announcements Mark Zuckerberg made in that Discord room yesterday. Binance hires a former regulator to be its new CEO. And Fitbit wants to sell you a fashion forward Fitness Tracker. Sponsors: ManlyBands.com/techmeme Kracken.com/techmeme Classified: RobBettis.com Links: Apple updates 11" and 12.9" iPad Pros with M1, 8-core GPU, Thunderbolt, up to 2TB storage, 5G, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, and a miniLED screen on the 12.9" model (Techmeme) Apple introduces Podcasts Subscriptions to pay creators for content in redesigned app (9to5Mac) Facebook unveils suite of new audio products (Axios) Clubhouse’s Monthly Downloads Plunged 72% Last Month (The Wrap) Cryptocurrency Giant Binance.US Hires Former Top Bank Regulator (WSJ) Fitbit’s Luxe is a fashion-focused fitness band that costs $149.95 (The Verge) (Order your own classified at: https://www.ridehome.info/p/classifieds/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Apr 202120min

Mon. 04/19 – Facebook To Announce Going Big On Audio, Via Audio? Facebook has probably just outlined its plans to go big on audio, via a digital audio room. Clubhouse has officially announced that big new raise, probably in reaction to that, to some degree, A16Z did indeed triple down, and I try to outline all the threads for you. Britain might block ARM’s sale to Nvidia. And what to expect from tomorrow’s Apple event. Sponsors: Masterworks.io promocode ride Fundrise.com/techmeme Links: Facebook plans to go after Clubhouse — and podcasts — with a suite of new audio products (Vox) Clubhouse closes an undisclosed $4B valuation Series C round, as tech giants’ clones circle (Tech Crunch) UK invokes national security to investigate Nvidia's ARM deal (Reuters) Tencent's Ma dangles billions in aid as antitrust scrutiny grows (Bloomberg) Microsoft’s xCloud beta arrives on iOS and PC this week (The Verge) What to Expect From Apple's April 20 Event: New iPads, AirTags and More (Mac Rumors) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Apr 202117min