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IS the new iOS release finally bug free? Add podcasts to your Spotify playlists, WeWork officially “delays” its IPO, which gives us a reason to examine why the Unicorn IPO Parade has mattered, and This Week In Elon Musk is all about achieving orbit. Sponsors: PixelUnion.net LinkedIn.com/ride Links: Apple Releases iOS 13.1.2 and iPadOS 13.1.2 with Fixes for Camera, iCloud Backup, HomePod Shortcut, and Flashlight Bugs (MacRumors) Spotify users can add podcasts to playlists (Engadget) HP’s Spectre x360 13 seems like an improvement in almost every way (The Verge) New Checkm8 jailbreak released for all iOS devices running A5 to A11 chips (ZDNet) Developer of Checkm8 explains why iDevice jailbreak exploit is a game changer (ArsTechnica) The 'Checkm8' exploit isn't a big deal to iPhone or iPad users, and here's why (Apple Insider) WeWork pulls IPO filing (CNBC) The Great Public Market Reckoning (AVC) Elon Musk aims to put SpaceX’s Starship in orbit in six months (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Sep 201919min

A DoorDash data breach that has a bad new angle, we might see the foldable Razr phone by the end of the year, how long can this alternative app store last before Apple shuts it down, the biggest Tesla software update yet, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Metalab.co CognitoHQ.com Links: DoorDarsh confirms data breach affected 4.9 million customers, workers and merchants (TechCrunch) Spotify is finally getting Siri support with iOS 13 (The Verge) That Motorola Razr foldable will squeak out a debut before year's end (CNET) AltStore is an alternative iOS App Store with a built-in Nintendo emulator (The Verge) Tesla starts rolling out biggest software update ever with Spotify, Netflix, YouTube, and more (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Slack Is a Hell of Our Own Making (NY Magazine/Intelligencer) Every Company is Becoming a Software Company (Confluent Blog) Artificial Intelligence Confronts a 'Reproducibility' Crisis (Wired) INSIDE UBER’S PLAN TO TAKE OVER CITY LIFE WITH CEO DARA KHOSROWSHAHI (The Verge) The Octopus: An Alien Among Us (Literary Hub) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Sep 201917min

Uber wants to become “the OS for everyday life,” Peloton’s IPO is a good news/bad news situation, the FTC sues Match.com for allegedly catfishing people, stuff I missed from yesterday’s Amazon event, and an “interesting raise” startup that wants to turn renters into home owners. Sponsors: Metalab.co CognitoHQ.com Links: Uber overhauls its app in ambitious bid to become ‘the operating system for your everyday life’ (The Verge) Peloton slides after opening below IPO price in market debut (CNBC) At Least 70 Countries Have Had Disinformation Campaigns, Study Finds (NYTimes) Attorney General Barr Seeks DOJ Facebook Antitrust Probe (Bloomberg) Match.com connected daters to fake accounts to boost subscriptions, US regulators say (The Verge) Amazon’s new Echo Flex lets you put Alexa everywhere in your home (The Verge) Alexa's 'Certified for Humans' wants to eliminate smart-home headaches (CNET) Divvy Homes Raises $43M Series B To Help Renters Become Homeowners (Crunchbase News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Sep 201916min

Amazon’s hardware event gives us more Alexa in just about anything you can think of, Oculus has some news on the VR front, the 2020 iPhones might echo the iPhone 4 design, and those dog like robots from Boston Dynamics are finally leaving the lab, but to adopt one, you need to think through a use case. Sponsors: Metalab.co AirMedcareNetwork.com/tech code: tech Links: Amazon announces high-end $199 Echo Studio speaker (The Verge) Alexa gains multilingual mode, celebrity voices, and frustration detection (Venture Beat) Amazon’s new Echo Show 8 combines the best of its big and small smart displays (The Verge) Amazon announces new $99 Eero mesh router with Alexa voice controls (The Verge) Amazon Sidewalk is a new long-range wireless network for your stuff (TechCrunch) Kuo: 2020 iPhones to Have Redesigned Metal Frame Similar to iPhone 4 (MacRumors) You can now sign up for Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming preview (The Verge) Boston Dynamics’ Spot is leaving the laboratory (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Sep 201916min

Adam Neumann out as WeWork CEO, Facebook acquires CTRL-Labs to deliver computing controlled by your brain, Kik officially shuts down its app, and is Microsoft preparing to let users control and monetize their own data? Sponsors: Metalab.co AirMedcareNetwork.com/tech code: tech Links: WeWork CEO Adam Neumann to step down amid controversy and retain chairman role (CNBC) Facebook to Buy Startup for Controlling Computers With Your Mind (Bloomberg) KIK CHAT APP SHUTS DOWN AS COMPANY GOES “ALL IN” ON KIN (Betakit.com) SEC sues Kik for running an unregistered Initial Coin Offering (Engadget) Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case (BBC News) AMAZON CREATES A HUGE ALLIANCE TO DEMAND VOICE ASSISTANT COMPATIBILITY (The Verge) Amazon plans Alexa wireless earbuds with fitness-tracking built in, bigger Echo with better sound, source says (CNBC) Microsoft's new 'Data Dignity' team could help users control their personal data (ZDNet) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Sep 201917min

Google Play Pass might usher in a new era of mobile gaming, the WeWork saga is becoming a soap opera, Facebook’s foes and (erstwhile) friends are talking to the FTC, and has Google ushered in the era of quantum supremacy? Sponsors: Metalab.co Zapier.com/ride Links: Google Play Pass bundles 350 Android games and apps for $4.99 per month (The Verge) Some WeWork Board Members Seek to Remove Adam Neumann as CEO (WSJ) SoftBank’s Masa Son is in favor of ousting WeWork CEO Adam Neumann (CNBC) How Adam Neumann’s Over-the-Top Style Built WeWork. ‘This Is Not the Way Everybody Behaves.’ (WSJ) Snap Detailed Facebook’s Aggressive Tactics in ‘Project Voldemort’ Dossier (WSJ) Samsung Galaxy Fold will be available September 27th in the US (9to5Google) World Robotics Report: Global Sales of Robots Hit $16.5B in 2018 (Robotics Business Review) Google may have just ushered in an era of ‘quantum supremacy’ (The Verge) Classified AD: RobBettis.com For many businesses, digital marketing is essential to success. However, despite its importance, most companies can’t justify the cost of another full-time employee and they can’t stomach being burned by another flaky freelancer. What you really need is a partner. Rob Bettis is an independent digital marketer who helps e-commerce retailers and app developers build bigger, better businesses online through PPC media. Unlike agencies who are all about scale, Rob works with a limited number of businesses, managing advertising on Google, Bing, Facebook, Instagram, Amazon & Apple Search - ensuring every client gets the expertise and attention they deserve. Rob has spent the past 15 years managing PPC accounts. And since going solo, Rob has generated a return on ad spend of over 700% for his clients. If you want to build a bigger, better business online, contact Rob at RobBettis.com or click the link in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Sep 201920min

Airbnb says it will have an IPO in 2020, Twitter exposes more bad state actors, a French court says Steam digital games may be resold in the EU, hold the phone on upgrading your iPhone to iOS 13, Amazon plays free with Allbirds, Tinder brings a new meaning to the word Bandersnatch, and this week’s long-reads suggestions, including a deep dive into the problems with pilot training and Boeing’s 737-MAX. Sponsors Mealime.com OpenVPN Links: Airbnb Says It Plans to Go Public in 2020 (New York Times) Airbnb Announces Intention to Become a Publicly-Traded Company During 2020 (Airbnb) Twitter suspends account of former top Saudi aide implicated in Khashoggi killing (Washington Post) Disclosing new data to our archive of information operations (Twitter) French court rules that Steam’s ban on reselling used games is contrary to European law (Polygon) New features available with iOS 13 (Apple) Facebook may copy your app, but Amazon will copy your shoe (The Verge) Inside Tinder’s Secret Streaming Series (Variety) What Really Brought Down the Boeing 737 Max? (New York Times) How Wi-Fi Almost Didn’t Happen (Wired) The U1 chip in the iPhone 11 is the beginning of an Ultra Wideband revolution (Six Colors) Artificial Intelligence Confronts a ‘Reproducibility’ Crisis (Wired) iOS and iPadOS 13: The MacStories Review (MacStories) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Sep 201919min

Huawei tries to launch a flagship smartphone without a Google net, could Apple and Disney have merged? Some really interesting raises, for Automattic and Stripe, but also an autonomous construction equipment startup, and why there now might be SSD’s that are basically failproof. Sponsors: Mealime.com OpenVPN.net/ride Links: Huawei Mate 30 Pro goes official w/ no Google apps, ‘horizon’ display (9to5Google) GitHub acquires code analysis tool Semmle (TechCrunch) “WE COULD SAY ANYTHING TO EACH OTHER”: BOB IGER REMEMBERS STEVE JOBS, THE PIXAR DRAMA, AND THE APPLE MERGER THAT WASN’T (Vanity Fair) Datadog Rises 53% in Trading Debut After Rebuffing Cisco (Bloomberg) Amazon signs Climate Pledge to advance Paris Climate Accords goals by 10 years (VentureBeat) Built Robotics raises $33M for its self-driving construction equipment (TechCrunch) Automattic raises $300 million at $3 billion valuation from Salesforce Ventures (TechCrunch) Fintech Company Stripe Joins Silicon Valley Elite With $35 Billion Valuation (WSJ) Samsung unveils new PCIe 4.0 SSDs that "never die" (TechSpot) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Sep 201918min