Fri. 03/08 - Senator Warren Wants To Break Up Big Tech
Senator Warren proposes breaking up big tech, Airbnb buys HotelTonight, why the big platforms are taking down vaccine content, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Subscribe to the Premiu...
8 Mar 201921min
Thu. 03/07 - Facebook Pivots To Privacy
Facebook pivots to privacy, Huawei follows through on suing the US government, Duplex rolls out wide, and Bird’s white label scooter scheme. Sponsors: Lightstream.com/ride Metalab.co Links: A Priva...
7 Mar 201916min
Wed. 03/06 - This Podcast Is A Year Old!
Fitbit unveils a new smartwatch and lowers prices across the board, Samsung is working on two more foldable phones, Grab grabs $1.4 billion from Masa Son and Waymo finally found a way to make money. S...
6 Mar 201916min
Tue. 03/05 - Don't Use "ji32k7au4a83" As A Password
The NSA program Snowden revealed might be done, Microsoft is readying a Windows Lite, poor iPhone sales are hitting Foxconn workers hard, a big strategic look at Netflix and why one seemingly random p...
5 Mar 201916min
Mon., 03/04 - USB 4 Wishes and Password-Free Dreams
Facebook lets randos look you up by your phone number; Huawei is about to sue the U.S. government; a Vermont law exposes more than 100 data brokers; USB 4 is announced; Facebook offers a way to log in...
4 Mar 201920min
A16Z's Connie Chan On Outgrowing Advertising As A Business Model
So, I hope you read the piece I mentioned in the long reads, Called Outgrowing Advertising, by Andreessen Horowitz's general partner Connie Chan. Link in the show notes. Again, I think this points a w...
3 Mar 201922min
Casey Newton on His Facebook Moderators Piece
It's rare that I've seen an investigative piece get as much pickup as The Trauma Floor, Casey Newton's look at the secret lives of Facebook content moderators. It was all anyone could talk about at th...
2 Mar 201920min
Fri. 03/01 - Lyft Files For Its IPO
Lyft officially files for its IPO and do the numbers reveal concern for Uber, New York wants Jeff Bezos to reconsider, Tesla slashes prices, physical sales trump downloads when it comes to music, and ...
1 Mar 201918min
