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Why Google ghosting Huawei might lead to a chain reaction for all of tech, the Sprint/T-Mobile merger gets a shot in the arm, GM sort of gets the point of software, I guess, and why 5G might be horrible for weather forecasting. Sponsors: AirTable.com/techmeme Tech.FidelityCareers.com The Castro Podcast App Links: Exclusive: Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist - source (Reuters) Huawei responds to Android ban with service and security guarantees, but its future is unclear (TechCrunch) Y Combinator promotes Geoff Ralston to president, while Sam Altman shifts to advisor role (TechCrunch) Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 drops to $999 and adds Qualcomm’s XR1 (VentureBeat) T-Mobile, Sprint Get Merger Backing From FCC Chairman (WSJ) 5G NETWORKS COULD THROW WEATHER FORECASTING INTO CHAOS (Wired) GM GIVES ALL ITS VEHICLES A NEW SOUL (Wired) Top ‘Live-Streamers’ Get $50,000 an Hour to Play New Videogames Online (WSJ) Subscribe to the ad-free Premium Feed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Mai 201917min

Eric Jackson is an investor at EMJ Capital Ltd. He’s deep in the media space, he’s deep in the streaming wars, as I think I say in this episode, he’s shaped a ton of my thinking about the streaming wars. So… where are we? Who’s up? Who’s down? Is it time to get bullish on Disney+ for a ton of reasons? Eric has a great podcast: The Eric Jackson Podcast. Sponsors: Audible.com/techmeme Instacart. Promocode RIDE at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Mai 201928min

You know them, you love them, Jay Yarrow of CNBC, Farhad Manjoo of the New York Times. It’s another Jay and Farhad Show Reunion! Today’s topics: Uber’s IPO, the Streaming Wars, and Game of Thrones! These are my favorite episodes. I just hit record, and we thumb wrestle each other to get in a hot take. :) Sponsors: Capterra.com/ride Sonic.com/ride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Mai 201942min

Can Minecraft Earth be the killer app for AR? Are the best and brightest shunning working at Facebook? Has drone maker DJI beaten GoPro at its own game? And do I have some killer weekend longreads suggestions? You better believe I do. Sponsors: EthosLife.com/ride WeWorkRemotely.com Links: Hewlett Packard Enterprise to buy supercomputer maker Cray in $1.30 billion deal (Reuters) MINECRAFT EARTH GOES A STEP BEYOND POKÉMON GO TO COVER THE WORLD IN BLOCKS (TheVerge) Facebook has struggled to hire talent since the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to recruiters who worked there (CNBC) Alphabet’s Wing will kick off Helsinki drone deliveries in summer 2019 (VentureBeat) DJI is out-GoProing GoPro with its own action camera (TechCrunch) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: How the Promise of a $120 Billion Uber I.P.O. Evaporated (NYTimes) WHY I (STILL) LOVE TECH: IN DEFENSE OF A DIFFICULT INDUSTRY (Wired) Editorial: Why Apple created Apple TV+ rather than buying Netflix (AppleInsider) The Pivot (Asymco/Horace Dediu) AS COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT TAKES OFF, THE AVIATION INDUSTRY GETS PROTECTIVE OF AIRSPACE (The Verge) The Fusion Reactor Next Door (NYTimes) Subscribe to the ad-free premium feed here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Mai 201916min

The hammer is coming down on Huawei, China blocks Wikipedia, Google clarifies the Works with Nest shutdown, a 1TB microSD, more 5G rollouts, what should we think of Quibi and you didn’t fall for that porn scam did you? Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com Stamps.com, click on the Microphone at the TOP of the homepage and type in RIDE Links: Trump administration cracks down on giant Chinese tech firm, escalating clash with Beijing (Washington Post) Trump’s Huawei Threat Is the Nuclear Option to Halt China’s Rise (Bloomberg) Instagram is killing Direct, its standalone Snapchat clone app, in the next several weeks (TechCrunch) Report: Apple’s custom 5G modems may not arrive until 2025 after ‘long and painful divorce’ with Intel (The Information) China has blocked all language versions of Wikipedia (Mashable) Sprint will launch 5G on May 31 in 4 cities with LG V50 and HTC 5G Hub (VentureBeat) Streaming Service Quibi Seeks Up to $1 Billion in New Funding (The Information) Exclusive: Scammed Porn Watchers Have Paid Nearly $1 Million in Bitcoin Blackmail (Fortune) The Ad Free Premium Feed Is Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Mai 201916min

There’s a new major chip flaw called ZombieLoad, the major tech companies sign on to the so-called Christchurch Call to Action, San Francisco bans facial recognition tech, is Google effectively deprecating search, and did Beyonce make $300M on Uber? Sponsors: Tech.FidelityCareers.com WeWorkRemotely.com Links: New secret-spilling flaw affects almost every Intel chip since 2011 (TechCrunch) Facebook changes livestream rules after New Zealand shooting (CNN) White House declines to back Christchurch call to stamp out online extremism amid free speech concerns (Washington Post) San Francisco passes city government ban on facial recognition tech (TechCrunch) Google’s combining all its travel planning features under a site called Trips (The Verge) New native Discovery ad campaigns from Google monetize Discover feed for first time (Search Engine Land) Beyoncé Is Going To Make Bank From Uber Going Public (Yahoo Finance) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Mai 201919min

WhatsApp discovered one of the craziest flaws I’ve ever heard about in mobile, Disney now controls all of Hulu, now we’ve got folding laptops, the One Plus 7 Pro is another strike against $1,000 phones and is bitcoin back? Sponsors: Joybird.com/ride Promocode: RIDE WeWorkRemotely Links: WhatsApp voice calls used to inject Israeli spyware on phones (Financial Times) WhatsApp discovers 'targeted' surveillance attack (BBC) Disney to take full control over Hulu, Comcast has option to sell its stake in 5 years (CNBC) Lenovo shows off the world’s first ‘foldable PC’ (The Verge) Walmart announces next-day delivery, firing back at Amazon (CNBC) Apple announces support for Apple Pay NFC stickers, partners with Bird scooters and more (9to5Mac) ONEPLUS 7 PRO REVIEW: PROOF THAT OTHER BIG PHONES COST TOO MUCH (The Verge) Uber Misses the Enchanted Forest (Bloomberg) Uber's underwater investors (Axios) Up $1,200 on the Day, Bitcoin’s Price Surges Above $8K (CoinDesk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Mai 201915min

A Supreme Court ruling might spell trouble for Apple and others, Amazon is automating the boxers out of a job, Discord is doing some serious MAU’s, what the death of Nest means for IOT, and a LITERAL Bitcoin treasure hunt. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com Sonic.com/ride Links: Supreme Court deals Apple major setback in App Store antitrust case (CNBC) Exclusive: Amazon rolls out machines that pack orders and replace jobs (Reuters) Amazon Offers to Pay Employees $10,000 to Quit Their Jobs and Deliver Packages Instead (Time.com) Slack says it’s going to replace email and is as necessary as electricity in its pitch to investors (CNBC) Discord, Slack for gamers, tops 250 million registered users (CNET) FDA clears first 6-lead consumer ECG, AliveCor’s $150 KardiaMobile 6L (VentureBeat) Google Just Handed Amazon A Massive Advantage In Smart Home Tech (Forbes) Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019 (ArsTechnica) ‘Satoshi’s Treasure’ Is a Global Puzzle With a $1 Million Bitcoin Prize (CoinDesk) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Mai 201917min