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Google releases all the things at once, everyone is mulling over Jack’s decentralized Twitter idea, one last tech IPO of the year, should seed investors just say yes to every deal, why you should know the Canva story, and why Cousin Greg playing Adam Neumann is my Christmas dream come true. Sponsors: PixelUnion.net GiveWell.org/ridehome Links: FTC Weighs Seeking Injunction Against Facebook Over How Its Apps Interact (WSJ) Google is bringing spam detection and verified business messaging to Messages (The Verge) Interpreter, Google's real-time translator, comes to mobile (TechCrunch) Bill.com’s Stock Takes Off On IPO Day (Forbes) AI R&D is booming, but general intelligence is still out of reach (The Verge) Startup Growth and Venture Returns: What We Found When We Analyzed Thousands of VC Deals (AngelList Blog) Bluesky early thoughts (Sriramk.com) Hey @Jack Dorsey, decentralizing Twitter won’t solve hate speech problems (Digital Trends) Inside the Podcast that Hacks Ring Camera Owners Live on Air (Motherboard) Canva Uncovered: How A Young Australian Kitesurfer Built A $3.2 Billion (Profitable!) Startup Phenom (Forbes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Des 201920min

A bold new proposal to decentralize social media from Jack Dorsey, YouTube bans “malicious insults,” you can only clean your Pro Display XDR with a special cloth, Silicon Valley is no longer everyone’s favorite place to work and the big tech companies whistled past their troubles this year. Sponsors: aircall.io/ride Today In Digital Marketing Podcast Links: The Bluesky Thread (@jack) YouTube Will Ban Videos That “Maliciously Insult” People Based On Race, Gender, Or Sexual Orientation (Buzzfeed News) Apple's Pro Display XDR With Nano-Texture Can Only Be Cleaned With Special Apple-Provided Cloth (MacRumors) Intel's Manufacturing Roadmap from 2019 to 2029 (AnandTech) Chrome 79 released with tab freezing, back-forward caching, and loads of security features (ZDNet) Facebook, Google Drop Out of Top 10 ‘Best Places to Work’ List (Bloomberg) Big Tech Is Under Attack, and Investors Couldn’t Care Less (NYTimes) Link to the ad-free feed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Des 201916min

Apple is suing its former chip architect, the Apple Card finally makes sense to me, wheels on the Mac Pro will run you $400, Softbank abandons Wag, Microsoft brings Office to Linux and I want the new tech bubble to be about exoskeletons. Sponsors: PixelUnion.net Today In Digital Marketing Podcast Links: Apple sues iPhone CPU design ace after he quits to run data-center chip upstart Nuvia (The Register) Apple’s Ad-Targeting Crackdown Shakes Up Ad Market (The Information) Apple Cards' interest-free iPhone installment plan goes live, now with 6% back on Apple holiday purchases (TechCrunch) SoftBank Is Selling Wag Stake Back to Company (WSJ) Microsoft Teams is the first Office app for Linux (VentureBeat) Mac Pro Build to Order Options (MacRumors) VSCO acquires video editing startup Rylo (TechCrunch) Robotic exoskeletons: Coming to a factory, warehouse or army near you, soon (ZDNet) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Des 201919min

China orders its own crackdown on foreign tech, Google is bringing “feature drops” to Pixel Phones, the Mac Pro is here but Wunderlist is exiting stage left, Magic Leap seems to be having issues, and an interesting raise from, well… us. Sponsors: Ashford.edu/ride Netgear.com/bestwifi Links: Beijing orders state offices to replace foreign PCs and software (Asian Financial Review) Making Pixel more helpful with the first Pixel feature drop (The Keyword) New Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR orders start on December 10, Apple announces (9to5Mac) Amazon blames Trump for losing $10 billion JEDI cloud contract to Microsoft (CNBC) Microsoft to finally shut down to do list app Wunderlist on May 6, 2020 (TechCrunch) Dented Reality: Magic Leap Sees Slow Sales, Steep Losses (The Information) Amazon leases Hudson Yards office space less than year after HQ2 debacle (Curbed NY) This podcaster wants to catch you up on the news on your ride home, no matter what you’re into (Fast Company) Ride Home Media Raises $1M To Build “Summary-As-A-Service” Podcast Network (CrunchBase News) The Daily Podcast Revolution (Medium) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Des 201919min

I’ve been trying to read books about AI lately to get a firmer grasp on this important topic, and the best book I’ve read for both a basic grounding of the history and the state of play of AI, but also looking at potential frameworks for the technology, both ethically and socially is A Human Algorithm: How Artificial Intelligence is Redefining Who We Are by Flynn Coleman. Sponsors: PixelUnion Mealime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Des 201924min

I had already reached out to Bloomberg’s Mark Bergen this week to talk about the Google Civil War, but then, of course, there was other big Google news this week. So, come for the assessment of Google’s culture at the moment but stay for an assessment of regime change and a lot more. Sponsors: Metalab Mealime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Des 201929min

The Uber safety report, more Galaxy S11 rumors, could Apple be about to kill the charging port on iPhones entirely and what would that mean, Samsung’s new chips to make AR mainstream and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Metalab PaintYourLife. Text TECH to 64-000 Links: Uber Says 3,045 Sexual Assaults Were Reported in U.S. Rides Last Year (NYTimes) Samsung to Take on iPhone’s Popularity With Big Camera Overhaul (Bloomberg) Kuo: Apple to Launch 'Completely Wireless' iPhone Without Lightning Connector and 'iPhone SE 2 Plus' With Touch ID Power Button in 2021 (MacRumors) 5G and face tracking: The weird future of VR headsets like Oculus Quest and HoloLens (CNET) Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8c and 7c processors will power cheaper ARM laptops (The Verge) Spotify Year In Review Thread (@baekdal) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: How Ring Went From ‘Shark Tank’ Reject to America’s Scariest Surveillance Company (Motherboard) Inside VSCO, a Gen Z-approved photo-sharing app, with CEO Joel Flory (TechCrunch) Commentary: Andy Jassy aims to reinvent Amazon Web Services for the cloud’s next generation (Silicon Angle) Why Silicon Valley Investors Are Bonkers For European Startups (Forbes) A decade of hacking: The most notable cyber-security events of the 2010s (ZDNet) HOW SONY BOUGHT, AND SQUANDERED, THE FUTURE OF GAMING (The Verge) The difference between Windows Notepad and WordPad, and when to use each (Windows Central) Why ‘The Mandalorian’ cites Fortnite dev Epic Games in its credits (VentureBeat) Unintended Perk of the Online Mattress Boom: Never-Ending Free (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Des 201921min

The FTC might be broadening its look into Amazon, the new flagship Snapdragon Chips, a disc-free Xbox, checkins with Slack, Imgur and Robinhood, and craigslist enters the 21st century. Sponsors: Metalab.co Vistaprint.com Promo Code: Ride50 (for up to 50% off) Links: Amazon Faces Widening U.S. Antitrust Scrutiny in Cloud Business (Bloomberg) Qualcomm Announces Snapdragon 865 and 765(G): 5G For All in 2020, All The Details (AnandTech) Sources: Microsoft Is Still Planning A Cheaper, Disc-Less Next-Gen Xbox (Kotaku) Slack Raises Outlook After Winning New Corporate Customers (WSJ) 300M-user Imgur launches Melee, a gaming meme app (TechCrunch) Red Flags for Robinhood (Fortune) Craigslist Finally Gets an Official App (Gizmodo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Des 201918min