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Raspberry PI does AI now too. Apple is cutting iPhone production orders. Microsoft says China, Russia and Iran are still doing the dirt as the election nears. What if Foxconn got into the business of manufacturing cars? And what if surge pricing, but for groceries? New electronic price tags could make that possible. Sponsors: Notion.com/ride Links: Raspberry Pi releases more AI-focused add-ons (TechCrunch) Raspberry Pi release higher performance AI HAT+ — 13 and 26 TOPS variants (TomsHardware) iPhone 16 orders cut by around 10 million units for 4Q24–1H25; no evidence yet that Apple Intelligence could boost iPhone shipments in the near term (Ming-Chi Kuo) Microsoft Warns Foreign Disinformation Is Hitting the US Election From All Directions (Wired) Roblox to Enact Child-Safety Changes Giving Parents More Control (Bloomberg) What if carmaking went the way of consumer electronics? (The Economist) Kroger and Walmart Deny ‘Surge Pricing’ After Adopting Digital Price Tags (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Okt 202417min

A huge dispute in the semiconductor space has gone nuclear with implications that are crazy. Anthropic’s new AI app can control your computer for you. Runway’s new model lets you do your own motion capture. And farewell to Foursquare, the OG version at least. Links: Arm to Scrap Qualcomm Chip Design License in Feud Escalation (Bloomberg) Anthropic’s new AI can use computers like a human, redefining automation for enterprises (VentureBeat) Apple Sharply Scales Back Production of Vision Pro (The Information) Runway’s Act-One uses smartphone cameras to replicate facial expression motion capture (Silicon Angle) ‘This is a game changer’: Runway releases new AI facial expression motion capture feature Act-One (VentureBeat) Farewell to Foursquare’s app (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Okt 202417min

Qualcomm has unveiled its big, next gen Snapdragon SoC which will someday be in all the phones. Except iPhones, of course. Is Netflix pulling back on its gaming strategy? Why a new marketplace from Epic might actually point the way to the metaverse. And how are various people trying to get AI to have a better personality? Links: Snapdragon 8 Elite deep dive: A return to custom CPUs and much more (Android Authority) Scoop: Netflix shuts down 'AAA' Team Blue gaming studio, amid gaming shake-up (Game File) Netflix has closed its AAA gaming studio (Engadget) Hulu and Disney+ No Longer Support Signups and Payment Using App Store (MacRumors) Epic’s ambitious digital asset shop is now open (The Verge) Biden administration proposes new rules governing data transfers to adversarial nations (The Record) How AI groups are infusing their chatbots with personality (Financial Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Okt 202417min

Google’s strategy of keeping it in the courts is already going to plan. New AI agents from Microsoft. New Open Source models from IBM. Perplexity is looking to raise again. How far behind Apple thinks it is in AI. And what it’s like to use your AirPods as hearing aids. Sponsors: Ramp.com/techmeme Miro.com Links: Epic judge lets Google keep its Android app store closed to competitors — for now (The Verge) Microsoft unveils new autonomous AI agents in advance of competing Salesforce rollout (GeekWire) AI Startup Perplexity in Funding Talks to More Than Double Valuation to $8 Billion (WSJ) IBM debuts open source Granite 3.0 LLMs for enterprise AI (VentureBeat) Apple’s New iPad Mini Highlights the Company’s Secret AI Advantage (Bloomberg) Apple’s AirPods Pro hearing health features are as good as they sound (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Okt 202416min

Did Nintendo try to kill GoldenEye 007 before it was completed? Why did Shigeru Miyamoto keep telling the development team to tone down the violence. And why did the famous multiplayer aspect of the game almost didn’t happen? It’s slappers only on Rad History, because we’re diving into the history of THE game of the late 1990s, GoldenEye 007. With Special Guest: John Gruber Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Okt 202453min

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18 Okt 202418min

Now Amazon is building some modular nuclear reactors. TSMC’s results cheer up the chips industry. Uber but for buying plane tickets. No, I mean, really, use Uber to buy plane tickets. And the controversial reason Meta is reportedly laying off some folks. Sponsors: Lumen.me/ride Links: Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors (CNBC) TSMC Hikes Revenue Outlook in Show of Confidence in AI Boom (Bloomberg) The FTC is finally making it easier to cancel your gym membership (The Verge) Uber explored takeover bid for Expedia (FT) Meta is laying off employees at WhatsApp, Instagram, and more (The Verge) Meta fires staff for abusing $25 meal credits (FT) Analogue’s 4K Nintendo 64 launches next year for $249 (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Okt 202417min

Kindles come roaring back, with significant updates to the Paperwhite and the Scribe, but also, for the first time ever, a Kindle with a color screen. Why has ASML suddenly plunged so much if chips are so hot right now? Android 15 is beginning to roll out. And Sonos is back to releasing new speakers again. Sponsors: Promevo.com/techmeme Links: Amazon’s new seven-inch Kindle Paperwhite is bigger and faster than ever (The Verge) Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe takes another step toward pen and paper (The Verge) Amazon finally has a color Kindle, and it looks pretty good (The Verge) Global Chip Stocks Erase $420 Billion After ASML Sales Warning (Bloomberg) YouTube takes a baby step toward labeling authentic video (The Verge) Android 15 is now available for Pixels (The Verge) Sonos announces ‘breakthrough’ Arc Ultra soundbar and Sub 4 (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Okt 202416min