Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018 - Google Wants to Save Journalism

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

The Nuclear Energy sector is clearly getting back in business, thanks to big tech and their AI needs. The latest back and forth in the Wordpress brouhaha. The US is considering caps on the chips Nvidia can deliver to a bunch of countries worldwide. And is Tether getting deeper into the global finance game? Sponsors: 1Password.com/ride ArcticWolf.com/register Links: Google Backs New Nuclear Plants to Power AI (WSJ) DHH's Original Post Matt Mullenweg's Original Response Matt's 2nd Response Apple Unveils New iPad Mini With A17 Pro Chip and Apple Intelligence (MacRumors) US Weighs Capping Exports of AI Chips From Nvidia and AMD to Some Countries (Bloomberg) Crypto Company Tether Talking to Commodity Traders About Lending Them Its Billions (Bloomberg) The War on Passwords Is One Step Closer to Being Over (Wired) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Okt 202417min

Adobe unleashes its Firefly AI video model broadly. Mark Gurman lays out Apple’s headset strategy going forward. What’s been going on with the Internet Archive. What the heck IS going on with WordPress? VC deals are dropping precipitously. And a review of the Meta Quest 3S. Sponsors: WashingtonPost.com/ride Shopify.com/ride Links: Adobe’s AI video model is here, and it’s already inside Premiere Pro (The Verge) Apple Has a New Smart Home Strategy: Screens Everywhere (Bloomberg) The Internet Archive is back as a read-only service after cyberattacks (The Verge) In latest move against WP Engine, WordPress takes control of ACF plugin (TechCrunch) Venture capital deal activity is slowing down (Axios) Meta Quest 3S review: Impressive VR for $300 (Engadget) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Okt 202415min