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Running down the headlines from all of those Facebook stories that we were promised would land this week. PayPal backs away from Pinterest, Tesla rolls back Full Self Driving, Microsoft keeps its eye on the ransomware gangs and a listener gives us an explainer on why Worldcoin wants to scan your eyeball. Sponsors: Betterhelp.com/ridehome enterprise.spectrum.com/techmeme Links: Here are all the Facebook Papers stories (Protocol) The case against Mark Zuckerberg: Insiders say Facebook’s CEO chose growth over safety (Washington Post) PayPal Says It’s Currently Not Pursuing Pinterest Deal (Bloomberg) Tesla pulled its latest ‘Full Self Driving’ beta after testers complained about false crash warnings and other bugs (The Verge) Hertz orders 100,000 Teslas in deal reportedly worth $4.2 billion (The Verge) Microsoft: Russian SVR hacked at least 14 IT supply chain firms since May (BleepingComputer) Privacy by Design (WorldCoin) How the Launch Works (Worldcoin) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Okt 202117min

F*** it! We did it live! Chris and me and @Kantrowitz around my kitchen table! Are we in for the biggest week of Facebook's life? Check out Big Technology! Sponsors: VPLS.com/goit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Okt 20211h 7min

Snap’s earnings suggest Apple’s ATT bite is having an impact, and what might that mean for others like Facebook? Google lowers Play Store fees and piles pressure on Apple. Did law enforcement give REvil a taste of its own medicine? What the heck is Worldcoin, I still can’t figure it out. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Dataiku.com RealVision.com/techmeme Links: Snap plummets 22% after missing on revenue expectations (CNBC) Google lowers Play Store fees for subscriptions and music streaming apps (The Verge) Amazon launches in-store pickup option for items from local businesses (CNBC) Governments turn tables on ransomware gang REvil by pushing it offline (Reuters) Silicon Valley entrepreneur Sam Altman wants to scan your eyes in exchange for free cryptocurrency (CNBC) Weekend Longreads Suggestions The Metaverse Is Bad (The Atlantic) DeFi Is Like Nothing Regulators Have Seen Before. How Should They Tackle It? (CoinDesk) Inside Wheel of Time, Amazon’s Huge Gamble on the Next Game of Thrones (GQ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Okt 202116min

PayPal wants to buy Pinterest and everybody is trying to figure out why. Devs, you can now begin testing Android apps on Windows 11. Gamers, you can now do some powerful gaming for the low, low price of $100 a month. Some, just, spectacularly monster raises in the crypto space. And I get talked out of the Microsoft Surface Duo again. Sponsors: FindYourFidelity.com Dataiku.com Links: PayPal Is Exploring a Purchase of Pinterest (Bloomberg) Plaid Pushes Into Payments Business After Scuttled Visa Deal (WSJ) Microsoft now lets you test Android apps on Windows 11 (The Verge) A first look at Microsoft’s new Windows 11 Android apps support (The Verge) Nvidia Supercharges GeForce Now Cloud Gaming Service With RTX 3080 GPUs (Gizmodo) Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Crypto Exchange Adds $7 Billion of Value in Three Months (Bloomberg) Fanatics’ NFT company is worth $1.5 billion, and NFL legend Peyton Manning now owns a stake (CNBC) Meet the New Owners of the Wu-Tang Clan’s One-of-a-Kind Album (NYTimes) MICROSOFT SURFACE DUO 2 REVIEW: DUO-OVER OR STRIKE TWO? (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Okt 202119min

Dropping the “the” from The Facebook isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? Dropping Facebook as a name entirely. All the news from today’s Samsung event. Spotify and Shopify finally team up in the greatest crossover event of tech naming confusion. And a first look at that Comcast branded smart TV. Sponsors: HeyLaika.com/techmeme Kiwico.com promocode ride Links: Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name (The Verge) Galaxy Watch 4 gets its first major update w/ Fall Detection, new watchfaces, more (9to5Google) First Bitcoin Futures ETF Rises in Trading Debut (WSJ) Facebook Fined $69 Million by U.K. Authority for Breaching Order During Giphy Merger Investigation (Variety) Brave Removes Google as its Default Search Engine (Thurrott.com) Spotify Adds Virtual Merch Tables for Music Artists in Pact With Shopify (Variety) Comcast Launches XClass TV, Its First TV Sets in the U.S., Taking Streaming Platform Direct-to-Consumer (Variety) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Okt 202116min

All the headlines from Google’s latest Pixel event with the new Pixel 6. Some odds and sods from yesterday’s Apple event. Maybe Facebook’s crypto project is about to debut. How much money can the delivery space attract or even support? And more signs that YouTube is becoming a monster business that is increasingly supporting all of Alphabet. Sponsors: FindYourFidelity.com CometBackup.com, Promocode: Ride Links: Android 12 is now rolling out to Pixel phones (Engadget) GOOGLE PIXEL 6 AND 6 PRO HAVE BIG SCREENS, BIG AMBITIONS, AND SMALL PRICES (The Verge) The “Google Silicon” team gives us a tour of the Pixel 6’s Tensor SoC (Ars Technica) Pixel Pass bundles a phone with Google services for $45 per month (Engadget) Facebook’s Novi Taps Paxos, Coinbase Ahead of Diem Rollout (CoinDesk) Delivery Hero Leads $1 Billion Funding Round for Gorillas (Bloomberg) Apple Selling New $49 Braided MagSafe Cable and $99 140W Power Adapter for 16-Inch MacBook Pro (MacRumors) Tweet I mentioned comparing the M1Max to the PS5 (@ZONEofTech) YouTube Has Surpassed $3 Billion in Consumer Spend on iOS — Giving The World Access to Tailored Quality Content (App Annie) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Okt 202120min

All the headlines from Apple’s event today. The Bitcoin future’s ETF is real, as of tomorrow. Apple’s privacy changes have indeed upended the mobile advertising space… in Apple’s favor. Steam doesn’t want to play the NFT game. And putting a value on Squid Game’s impact for Netflix. Sponsors: Enterprise.Spectrum.com/TechmemeRideHome Napjitsu.com/techmeme Links: Apple unveils next-generation M1 Pro and M1 Max chips for new Macs (9to5Mac) Apple announces 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro: new design, display notch, 120Hz, M1 Pro chip, HDMI, MagSafe, more (9to5Mac) Bitcoin Comes to the Big Board (NYTimes) Apple’s privacy changes create windfall for its own advertising business (Financial Times) Valve bans blockchain games and NFTs on Steam, Epic will try to make it work (The Verge) Netflix Estimates ‘Squid Game’ Will Be Worth Almost $900 Million (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Okt 202117min

What is the Metaverse? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is Mark Zuckerberg talking SO MUCH about it lately? And come to think of it, what is Facebook's play for the future? Sponsors: Betterhelp.com/ridehome Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Okt 20211h 15min