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Slack announces its biggest ever redesign. Sony signals that the smartphone recession is real and is not getting better anytime soon. Is WeWork circling the drain? Why a Gizmodo editor is suing Apple over Tetris. And guess what? The bots are better at solving CAPTCHAs than you are. Something something, Turing Test. Sponsors: Zbiotics.com/ride and code ride for 15% off Links: Slack’s biggest redesign ever tries to tame the chaos of your workday (The Verge) Netflix launches a game controller app for playing games on your TV (TechCrunch) Sony Expects Smartphone Rebound Only in 2024 After China Fizzles (Bloomberg) WeWork Tumbles After Raising ‘Substantial Doubt’ About Future (Bloomberg) Apple's 'Tetris' movie ripped off tech writer's book, lawsuit says (Reuters) New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips (Wired) Bots are better than humans at cracking ‘Are you a robot?’ Captcha tests, study finds (The Independent) Podcast fantasy league: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/9jpcof Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Aug 202316min

Hackers accessed the UK Electoral Commission, so how worried should we be? Apple, Samsung and others can’t wait to buy Arm stock. OpenAI explains how its bot is crawling the web. More details on the new M3 chips Apple is testing. And Apple Music finally edges closer to the one thing Spotify still does so much better. Sponsors: Notion.com/ride Links: Millions of UK voters’ data accessible in cyber-attack, says Electoral Commission (The Guardian) Apple, Samsung to invest in Arm as it eyes September IPO (NikkeiAsia) OpenAI Launches GPTBot With Details On How To Restrict Access (SearchEngineJournal) Zoom can now train its A.I. using some customer data, according to updated terms (CNBC) Even Zoom Is Making People Return to the Office (NYTimes) Apple Tests M3 Max Chip, Setting Stage for Most Powerful MacBook Pro Yet (Bloomberg) Apple Music debuts new algorithmic Discovery Station radio (AppleInsider) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Aug 202315min

In earnings last week, Apple was forced to admit softness in iPhone sales. But the big question is, will the iPhone 15 be enough to turn things around? A stablecoin from PayPal. What the world being flooded with cheap AI-produced content already means in the real world. And a review of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5. Sponsors: Kolide.com/ride Collective.com/ride Links: Apple Admits There Is a Smartphone Slowdown Ahead of iPhone 15 Debut (Bloomberg) PayPal Launches a Stablecoin in Latest Crypto Payments Push (Bloomberg) New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy (BleepingComputer) A New Frontier for Travel Scammers: A.I.-Generated Guidebooks (NyTimes) Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 review: the flip phone we’ve been waiting for (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Aug 202317min

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5 Aug 202356min

Apple and Amazon earnings make me wonder if the law of large numbers is dead. Coinbase is willing to argue over what the definition of is is. Threads continues its precipitous decline. The Weekend Longreads Suggestions. And be sure to listen to the end of the show for some big, big show news. Biggest news in a while. Among other things, why haven’t there been bonus episodes for a while? Where has Chris been? Listen to the end! All will be revealed. Links: Apple reports third quarter results (BusinessWire) Amazon.com Announces Second Quarter Results (BusinessWire) Coinbase argues it doesn’t trade securities, so the SEC’s lawsuit should be dismissed (The Verge) Bitcoin launderer pleads guilty, admits to massive Bitfinex hack (CNBC) Threads user count falls to new lows, highlighting retention challenges (CNN) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The Chip Titan Whose Life’s Work Is at the Center of a Tech Cold War (NYTimes) When AI Is Trained on AI-Generated Data, Strange Things Start to Happen (Futurism) How “windfall profits” from AI companies could fund a universal basic income (Vox) How Modelo became America’s new favorite beer (Vox) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Aug 202322min

Two stories today of startups who flew high during the pandemic, but have crashed down to earth in meaningful ways. NFT trading volumes might be sinking, but developers continue to flood into the space. And does Goldman Sachs want out of the whole Apple Card partnership? Links: Johnny Boufarhat steps down as CEO of Hopin (Sifted) ‘A Nice Bike, When It Works’: Riders Fret After E-Bike Maker Goes Bust (NYTimes) IRS expects faster refunds in 2024 for people who stop using paper (Washington Post) NFT Trading Volume Is Sinking, But It’s Not Stopping Developers From Entering Web3 (Coindesk) Kenya suspends Worldcoin's crypto project over safety concerns (Reuters) Why are people lining up for Worldcoin eyeball scans? “Easy $50” (Rest of World) How the Partnership Between Apple and Goldman Sachs Soured (The Information) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Aug 202318min

Seems like I’ll have to be paying up for an X Blue subscription any day now. Meta releases a new AI music generator. We might actually be getting a big tech IPO in a matter of weeks. Amazon is readying an aggressive new push into groceries. And what happens when an online creator replaces themselves with an AI bot? Links: X, formerly Twitter, now lets paid users hide their checkmarks (TechCrunch) TweetDeck is now called ‘XPro’ (9to5Google) Meta’s AI music generator could be the new synthesizer — or just muzak (The Verge) SoftBank’s Arm Targets $60 Billion Value in September IPO (Bloomberg) Microsoft Teams adds spatial audio for more immersive conference calls (The Verge) Amazon Unveils Biggest Grocery Overhaul Since Buying Whole Foods (Bloomberg) One of Gaming’s Biggest YouTubers Wants to Replace Himself With AI (Wired) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Aug 202317min

Uber reports meaningful, not gimmicky profitability for the first time ever. Meta’s gonna give you AI chatbots with personality. Google is overhauling Assistant with AI stuff. Even Pierson is getting ahead of the whole, let AI tutor you on stuff, stuff. Nintendo is probably giving us a new console next year. And the prisoner’s dilemma that is fueling quantum computing development, but heck, let’s be honest, fueling AI development as well. Links: Uber Delivers First-Ever Operating Profit in Drive to Curb Losses (WSJ) Meta prepares chatbots with personas to try to retain users (FT) Scoop: Google Assistant to get an AI makeover (Axios) Amazon wants Alexa to bring AI into the home (Axios) Pearson Offers New AI Study Tools in Time for Back-to-School (Bloomberg) Sources: Nintendo targets 2024 with next-gen console (VCG) Quantum Tech Will Transform National Security. It’s Testing U.S. Alliances Now. (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Aug 202317min