Mon. 06/02 – How DoorDash Has Quietly Been Killing It

At long last, an edit button has come to Twitter. Nvidia and AMD say the US has imposed restrictions on exporting chips for AI-related applications to Russia and China. How Apple is gonna handle its new holepunch configuration. Disney wants its own Prime. And an AI art-creation bot you can try, right now, for free. Links: Twitter starts testing an edit button, but you have to pay for it (The Verge) Nvidia, AMD warned of new US export restrictions on AI chips (Protocol) Source: iPhone 14 Pro display cutout to show camera plus microphone privacy indicators; redesigned Camera app also coming (9to5Mac) Disney Explores Membership Program Like Amazon Prime to Offer Discounts and Perks (WSJ) Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Fold Gen 2 is bigger, better, and way more powerful (XDA Developers) An AI-Generated Artwork Won First Place at a State Fair Fine Arts Competition, and Artists Are Pissed (Motherboard) Stable Diffusion is a really big deal (Simon Willison's Weblog) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Sep 202217min

Huge, huge layoffs at Snap. Say hello to Apple Xcode Cloud Subscriptions. Say hello to “can’t be evil” NFT licenses. Forget foldable phones, I have a very interesting foldable laptop to tell you about. And if your crypto exchange fat fingered you $10 million dollars as a mistake, what would you buy? Sponsors: Split.io/techmeme Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: Snap plans to lay off 20 percent of employees (The Verge) Xcode Cloud Subscriptions Now Available for Developers (MacRumors) A16z Wants to Standardize NFTs by Giving You a License for Your Token (CoinDesk) Ticketmaster taps the Flow blockchain to let event organizers issue NFTs tied to tickets (TechCrunch) Comcast and Charter face a grim new reality: actual competition (Fast Company) ASUS ZENBOOK 17 FOLD OLED REVIEW: THE BEST FOLDABLE YET (The Verge) Crypto.com Sues Woman After Sending Her $10 Million by Mistake: Report (Decrypt) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Aug 202217min

Elon looks like he’s grabbing onto the Twitter whistleblower as a new argumentative lifeline. The big new CPU lineup from AMD. Gopuff is borrowing money to buy some time. Why did Twitter shelve plans for an OnlyFans clone? And is AI about to unlock our ability to understand what animals are saying? Sponsors: TrueClassic.com code Ride for 25% off Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: Elon Musk Attacks Twitter Deal Over Whistle-Blower as Feud Escalates (Bloomberg) Musk Tries a New Way Out of Twitter (Matt Levine/Bloomberg) Twitter is launching its ‘Close Friends’ feature Circle globally (TechCrunch) HOW TWITTER’S CHILD PORN PROBLEM RUINED ITS PLANS FOR AN ONLYFANS COMPETITOR (The Verge) AMD Details Ryzen 7000 Launch (AnandTech) Gopuff Tries to Raise Money Again (WSJ) The Animal Translators (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Aug 202218min

Really, Apple? THAT is what you’re going to call your AR/VR glasses? I tell you what “that” is. A look at the passkeys Apple is bringing us soon. More deets on the Netflix ad-supported tier. WhatsApp’s super-app ambitions seem to be bearing fruit in India. And is it too late for Eminem and Snoop Dogg to save the NFT market? Sponsors: Kolide.com/ride Links: Trademark Filings Suggest Apple May Be Securing ‘Reality’ Names for AR/VR Headset (Bloomberg) Apple says 95% of iCloud users already have 2FA enabled ahead of Passkeys launch (9to5Mac) Snapchat brings 'Dual Camera' recording to in-app camera (Engadget) Netflix Eyes $7-to-$9 Price for Its New Ad-Supported Plan (Bloomberg) Meta and Jio launch grocery shopping on WhatsApp in India (TechCrunch) WhatsApp’s super app ambitions are starting to come true in India (The Verge) MTV VMAs: Eminem and Snoop Dogg Perform as Bored Apes in the Metaverse (CNET) Looks bare: OpenSea turns into NFT ghost-town after volume plunges 99% in 90 days (CoinTelegraph) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Aug 202216min

First up, we have @KevinTDugan to give us deeper insight into the whole Twitter whistleblower situation. And then, @KylanGibbs of @inworld_ai convinces me we are maybe closer to the Metaverse than I ever thought possible. TLDR: AI might really be at a tipping point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Aug 20221h 28min

Forget 5G, T-Mobile and SpaceX are teaming up to offer Zero-G Services. LastPass has gotten hacked, but we think your passwords are safe. When we can expect the new VR headset from Meta to be revealed. Twitter puts podcasts in your feed. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: T-Mobile and SpaceX Starlink say your 5G phone will connect to satellites next year (The Verge) LastPass developer systems hacked to steal source code (BleepingComputer) Twilio hackers breached over 130 organizations during months-long hacking spree (TechCrunch) Meta to debut new VR headset in October, Mark Zuckerberg tells Joe Rogan (CNBC) Twitter is becoming a podcast app (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The Crypto World Can’t Wait for ‘the Merge’ (NYTimes) Ethereum Overhaul Risks Creating a New Class of Kingpins (Bloomberg) TikTok, Hospitals And Tutoring Apps: The Many Tentacles Of Chinese Tech Giant ByteDance (Forbes) After the Zodiac Killer's '340' Cipher Stumped the FBI, Three Amateurs Made a Breakthrough (Popular Mechanics) ‘BlackBerry’: Story of Doomed Smartphone Company Casts Jay Baruchel & Glenn Howerton, XYZ Films Boards Sales for TIFF (EXCLUSIVE) (Variety) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Aug 202218min

The Twitter Whistleblower is a big concern for Twitter, no matter what happens with the Elon stuff. Amazon zags slightly in its healthcare march. iPhone even official announcement. Ethereum merge dates officially solidified. Some new PCs from HP and what to expect from Nvidia’s next generation GPUs. Sponsors: Storyblok.com/ridehome Links: Twitter whistleblower to testify in Congress about security failures (Washington Post) Twitter executives face questions from employees after whistleblower claims (CNN Business) Internal memo: Amazon Care to shut down, ‘not a complete enough offering’ for corporate customers (GeekWire) What Apple's September Event Invite May Tell Us About the iPhone 14 (CNET) Ethereum Foundation confirms September dates for the Merge (The Block) Crypto’s massive marketing efforts have drawn few new investors (Washington Post) HP's new PCs include its first Dragonfly Folio and a 34-inch all-in-one (Engadget) Nvidia to announce next-gen GPU architecture in September amid RTX 4090 rumors (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Aug 202217min

A deep dive into that Twitter whistleblower, because the allegations are getting pretty interesting, and it turns out he’s a bigger deal than I knew. Apple is breaking it’s iPadOS release cadence. Fitbit has unveiled three new wearables. And why just deciding to bring the silicon industry back onshore is not as easy as just passing billions in subsidies. Sponsors: Split.io/techmeme Links: India forced Twitter to put agent on payroll, whistleblower says (Reuters) Former security chief claims Twitter buried ‘egregious deficiencies’ (Washington Post) Twitter whistleblower won hacker acclaim for exposing software flaws (Washington Post) Apple delivers iPadOS 16.1 beta ahead of iOS 16 fall release (TechCrunch) Plex tells users to reset their passwords after potential data breach (Engadget) Fitbit Drops 3 New Fitness Trackers—and None Have Wear OS 3 (Wired) Wanted: 7,000 construction workers for Intel chip plants (AP) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Aug 202217min