(Bonus) How Ransomware Works With Cybereason's CISO Isreal Barak
Cybereason's CISO, Isreal Barak uses the recent Colonial Pipeline incident to give us a deep explainer on how Ransomware and Ransomware as a service works. Sponsors: Cybereason.com NordVPN.com/ride coupon code ride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Mai 202127min
Fri. 05/21 – Snap Is Dead Serious About This AR Stuff
Snap releases its first true AR glasses, and buys the company that helped make them a reality. Is Netflix going to get into gaming to help juice growth in North America? Is the IRS going to crack down ever harder on Crypto? Twitter’s newly revamped verification system. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Skiff.org/ride Tovala.com/ride Links: Snap’s new Spectacles let you see the world in augmented reality (The Verge) Snap is buying its AR display supplier for more than $500 million (The Verge) Spotify finally adds offline music downloads on Apple Watch (The Verge) Netflix Seeks Executive to Expand Game Efforts (The Information) U.S. Treasury calls for stricter cryptocurrency compliance with IRS, says they pose tax evasion risk (CNBC) Twitter is letting anyone apply for verification for the first time since 2017 (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Now that WarnerMedia and Discovery have tied the knot, the pressure’s on ViacomCBS and NBCUniversal (CNBC) $ASS Coin Billionaire: Tales From the Fringe of the Crypto Craze (Bloomberg) Can Sony reclaim its former glory? (Engadget) How to Make Carbon-Neutral Gasoline Out of Thin Air (Intelligencer) Twitter Thread About Shift+2 (@figmadesign) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Mai 202121min
Thu. 05/20 – Hello F-150 Lightning; Goodbye IE; Hello Again, RSS…
The newly announced electric F-150 is maybe the biggest EV effort since the launch of Tesla. Google is launching its first ever retail store. Internet Explorer is finally going to that great recycle bin in the sky. But could Google be breathing new life into RSS feeds in web browsers? Sponsors: Tovala.com/ride Kraken.com/techmeme Links: Ford’s Electric F-150 Pickup Aims to Be the Model T of E.V.s (New York Times) Ford unveils the F-150 Lightning, its all-electric pickup truck that will start under $40,000 (Tech Crunch) 'I'm not very social': ByteDance founder to hand CEO reins to college roommate (Reuters) Google is opening its first physical retail store this summer in NYC (The Verge) Apple cites 'significant' malware on Mac while defending iOS App Store in Fortnite trial (CNet) Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer in 2022 (The Verge) Chrome testing RSS-powered ‘Follow’ button & feed that keeps the Google Reader dream alive (9to5 Google) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Mai 202116min
Wed. 05/19 – Google I/O Roundup
Google I/O continues and continues to produce new headlines for us to cover. Nvidia is nerfing the ability to mine crypto. Ethereum says it’s going to go super energy efficient real soon. Microsoft10X is officially, no longer a thing. And reviews of the new iPad Pro reveal it to be… an iPad. Sponsors: Tovala.com/ride AirMedCareNetwork.com/tech offer code TECH Links: Helping all your devices work better together (Google) Google plans to build a commercial quantum computer by 2029 (Engadget) Google’s Project Starline Videoconference Tech Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram (Wired) Nvidia is nerfing new RTX 3080 and 3070 cards for Ethereum cryptocurrency mining (The Verge) Ethereum Staking Will Drop Power Consumption by 99% (Crypto Briefing) Microsoft officially acknowledges Windows 10X isn't happening (ZDNet) IPAD PRO (2021) REVIEW: DREAM SCREEN (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Mai 202115min
Tue. 05/18 – Google I/O
All the headlines from Google I/O. Amazon is in talks to acquire MGM and James Bond. When we might expect those new MacBook Pros, the first reviews of the M1 iMacs and what’s the deal with the new lossless streaming not working with most of Apple’s hardware? Sponsors: Cybereason.com TinyCapital.com Links: ANDROID 12 PREVIEW: FIRST LOOK AT GOOGLE’S RADICAL NEW DESIGN (The Verge) Amazon Pondering Deal to Buy MGM (The Information) Apple Readies MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Revamps (Bloomberg) APPLE’S NEW IMAC BRINGS M1 GOODNESS TO THE DESKTOP (The Verge) Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China (NYTimes) Exclusive: These are Apple’s new truly wireless in-ear Beats Studio earbuds (9to5Mac) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 Mai 202118min
Mon. 05/17 – Better Quality Streaming Audio (Basically) For Free
Apple Music and Amazon Music HD bring better audio quality to everyone. AT&T throws in the towel on Warner Media by doing a shotgun marriage with Discovery. GitHub now lets you add video. Jane Manchun Wong says the subscription service is going to be called Twitter Blue. And what we might be able to expect from Google’s I/O tomorrow. Sponsors: Kiwico.com promocode: ride Cybereason.com Links: Apple announces lossless Apple Music is coming in June at no added cost (The Verge) Amazon Music Drops HD Tier to $9.99, Shaking Up Hi-Fi Streaming Market (Billboard) AT&T to spin off and combine WarnerMedia with Discovery in deal that would create streaming giant (CNN Business) Microsoft Teams launches for friends and family with free all-day video calling (The Verge) GitHub now lets all developers upload videos to demo bugs and features (Venture Beat) ‘Twitter Blue’ subscription service to include undo tweets feature and ‘Collections,’ priced at $2.99 (9to5 Mac) Bill Gates Left Microsoft Board Amid Probe Into Prior Relationship With Staffer (Wall Street Journal) Google's Android 12 redesign leaks with theme support, new animations, more (Phone Arena) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17 Mai 202117min
(TWTR SPC) Tipping As The Currency For The Creator Economy
From Friday, May 14, 2021. A long discussion about tipping as the base unit (???) of the creator economy? Featuring @gregarious as well as @NigelKofi (check out Ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/) and @reeshahoward. Sponsor: Porkbun.com/tld/design Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Mai 20211h 30min
Fri. 05/14 – Now Ransomware Is Shutting Down The Irish Health Service
A ransomware attack has brought down large sections of the Irish health service. Why Disney+ numbers are suddenly looking so weak to investors. A deep dive review on whether or not, or even to what degree, Elon’s internet service from space can free us from ISP hell. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: AwayTravel.com/techmeme Streak.com/techmeme Links: Cyber attack 'most significant on Irish state' (BBC) Disney Plus Hits 103.6 Million Subscribers as Rapid Growth Slows, ESPN Plus Perks Up (Variety) STARLINK REVIEW: BROADBAND DREAMS FALL TO EARTH (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: To Understand Amazon, We Must Understand Jeff Bezos (New York Times) The PlayStation 5 Is Starting to Look Like the Revolution It Promised (Wired) Apple is Holding Back the Creator Economy (Every) Robinhood’s Big Gamble (The New Yorker) What Is an Entertainment Company in 2021 and Why Does the Answer Matter? (Matthew Ball) How the Personal Computer Broke the Human Body (Vice) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Mai 202119min
