Tue. 11/28 – NameDrop Is Safe, Despite What Police Say
AI foundation models are coming to more AWS products. Why are police departments scaremongering about that NameDrop feature on iPhones? Why is Google Drive losing peoples’ files? And Ikea’s new super cheap smart-home starter devices. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Traceroute Podcast Links: AWS enhances AI services with foundation model capabilities for improved performance (SiliconAngle) Amazon wants businesses to use its palm-scanning tech to let employees into the office (CNBC) US Thanksgiving weekend sales hit record on big discounts, online boost (Reuters) NameDrop is safe. The fearmongering about it is not. (Washington Post) Google investigating missing files on Drive, caused by desktop app (9to5Google) OpenAI Is Still an $86 Billion Nonprofit (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) Ikea debuts a trio of affordable smart home sensors (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
28 Nov 202317min
Mon. 11/27 – ByteDance Retrenches
A thin client from AWS. More bad news for gaming as ByteDance pulls back from its gaming ambitions in a major way. Governments have more new joint guidelines for AI development. And Amazon now delivers more packages than either FedEx OR UPS. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast NPR Planet Money Links: AWS debuts Amazon WorkSpaces Thin Client device for virtual desktop access (SiliconAngle) Salesforce Inks Deal to Sell on Amazon Web Services’ Marketplace (Bloomberg) TikTok parent ByteDance to cut 1,000 gaming jobs in strategic shift (NikkeiAsia) US, Britain, other countries ink agreement to make AI 'secure by design' (Reuters) Instagram’s Algorithm Delivers Toxic Video Mix to Adults Who Follow Children (WSJ) The Biggest Delivery Business in the U.S. Is No Longer UPS or FedEx (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
27 Nov 202316min
(IHP) The "First" Extremely Online Person, Justin Hall
A lot of people give credit to Justin Hall for being, if not the first, then spiritually, at least, the “first” blogger. Since early 1994, first as Justin’s Homepage and at various points, as Justin’s Links from the Underground and Links.net, Justin Hall has been writing online and sharing online—especially, sharing himself online—longer than almost anyone else on the planet. Hear his story today, and watch his documentary at: http://overshare.links.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Nov 20231h 45min
(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 2
This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the question we examine in this episode is, why is Bill Gates the richest man in the world, and not Gary Kildall? Could things have turned out differently? In this episode we use audio from the following documentaries: Triumph of the Nerds and Computer Chronicles Special thanks to Justin Schwinghamer for the original score and the voice acting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
25 Nov 202359min
(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 1
This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the question we examine in this episode is, why is Bill Gates the richest man in the world, and not Gary Kildall? Could things have turned out differently? In this episode we use audio from the following documentaries: Triumph of the Nerds and Computer Chronicles Special thanks to Justin Schwinghamer for the original score and the voice acting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Nov 202342min
(IHP) How The Dotcom Bubble Happened
From the Internet History Podcast, the background, root causes and rough outline of the dotcom bubble. How it happened, why it happened... and why it's unlikely to happen again anytime soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Nov 20231h 4min
(Portfolio Profile) SF Compute
Find out more at SFCompute.com. But also, to cut the line and get your hands on some time with some chips, email: ridehome@sfcompute.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Nov 202326min
Tue. 11/21 – The Sam Altman Thing Is Nowhere Near Resolved
The Sam Altman thing is nowhere near resolved, and what does that mean, especially for Microsoft? Elon sues Media Matters. And if your YouTube videos have been behaving strangely of late, I think I can tell you why. Sponsors: Earin App (enter code techmeme) Traceroute Podcast Links: Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO (The Verge) OpenAI’s Board Approached Anthropic About Merger (The Information) @eastdakota's Tweet Thread on Microsoft and OpenAI Elon Musk Sues Media Matters for ‘Knowingly and Maliciously’ Misrepresenting Amount of Antisemitic Content on X (TheWrap) YouTube is reportedly slowing down videos for Firefox users (Update: Statement) (AndroidAuthority) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Nov 202317min
