(Bonus) Bryan Salesky, CEO of Argo
The founder and CEO of a company we talk about all the time: Bryan Salesky of Argo AI. Bryan tells us more about the unique Silicon Valley/Detroit hybrid that Argo represents, we discuss the unique business model strategy they’re exploring, and we find out, where the self-driving space is now that Covid-19 has basically put everything on pause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Maj 202029min
Fri. 05/22 – I Do A Complete 180 on WFH
Yeah, mea culpa on my whole work-from-home/remote work skepticism. Also, I was wrong about Magic Leap being a goner. But that subscription aggregator we’ve all been anticipating is showing up right on time, and in the weekend longreads, let me introduce you to the two men who are about to become nerd superstars. Sponsors: Metalab.co Tovala.com/ride Links: MARK ZUCKERBERG ON TAKING HIS MASSIVE WORKFORCE REMOTE (The Verge) Zuckerberg says employees moving out of Silicon Valley may face pay cuts (CNBC) IBM Is Latest Tech Giant to Cut Jobs in Midst of Pandemic (Bloomberg) Magic Leap Raises $350 Million, Withdraws Layoff Notices (The Information) Just turning your phone on qualifies as searching it, court rules (Ars Technica) ScreenHits TV to Launch Streaming Aggregator to Combat "Subscription Fatigue" (The Hollywood Reporter) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: A Case for Cooperation Between Machines and Humans (NYTimes) Copyright bots and classical musicians are fighting online. The bots are winning. (Washington Post) This DIY laptop costs as much as a MacBook Air — How is it selling so well? (Laptop) The State of the Self-Driving Car Race 2020 (Bloomberg) MEET THE FIRST NASA ASTRONAUTS SPACEX WILL LAUNCH TO ORBIT (The Verge) Support what I do every day directly. The ad-free feed is here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22 Maj 202018min
Thu. 05/21 – The Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition
Twitter is testing another new feature to limit trolls and give users greater control of their threads, the Google and Apple contact tracing API is here, what is the Tactical Edition of a Galaxy phone and why might you need one, and some interesting raises this Thursday. Sponsors: Tovala.com/ride Metalab.co Links: Twitter is testing a feature that limits who can reply to your tweets (TechCrunch) Three US states have signed on to Apple and Google’s exposure notification system (The Verge) Apple releases final iOS 13.5 with coronavirus exposure alert support (VentureBeat) Coinbase to Make Working From Home Permanent (The Information) Samsung launches Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition for Department of Defense (ZDNet) How a 20-year-old convinced Facebook’s former security chief to invest in his data privacy start-up (CNBC) Autonomous aviation startup Xwing raises $10M to scale its software for pilotless flights (TechCrunch) How a 20-year-old convinced Facebook’s former security chief to invest in his data privacy start-up (CNBC) YouTube Link! Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj7NVTTsi0_04LjqMfOhp5Q Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Maj 202017min
Wed. 05/20 – Joe Rogan is Podcasting’s Howard Stern Moment
Facebook takes another major run at cracking ecommerce. And why this might be a highly opportune moment to do so. In short: the corona moment might be the moment ecommerce finally wins. Also, will Apple ship iPhones without any EarPods? And why the big Joe Rogan to Spotify news is podcasting’s Howard Stern moment. Sponsors: Tovala.com/ride Metalab.co Links: Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook Shops, making it easier for businesses to list products for sale (CNBC) Ecommerce penetration graph (Dennis Hong) Is the e-commerce shift going to last? (TechCrunch) A City Locks Down to Fight Coronavirus, but Robots Come and Go (NYTimes) 'iPhone 12' predicted to ship without EarPods, will boost AirPods sales (Apple Insider) Spotify signs 'The Joe Rogan Experience" to an exclusive multi-year deal (TechCrunch) Bill Simmons Just Wants to Win (Vulture) With its Joe Rogan exclusive, Spotify’s new podcast strategy is to kill podcasts (Digital Trends) New Spec Gives SD Cards a Massive Boost in Speed (Gizmodo) Subscribe to the ad free feed right here, inside your podcast app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 Maj 202020min
Tues. 05/19 - If You Virtual Build It, They Will Come
Microsoft’s virtual version of its Build conference unleashes an array of news, including Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, a new component system for live document editing, a collaboration with Sony on embedded AI in camera sensors, a super-fast OpenAI supercomputer built on Azure, and better Linux support in Windows 10? Also, new leaks about Apple’s AR glasses, the Department of Justice slams Apple on phone encryption, Apple in negotiations to buoy Apple+ with a back catalog of programming, Walmart puts Jet.com to bed among a huge sales increase, and finally, a massive database of medical equipment service manuals comes online. Sponsors Tiny Capital MetaLab Links: Microsoft’s new PowerToys Run launcher for Windows 10 is now available to download (The Verge) Microsoft is bringing Linux GUI apps to Windows 10 (The Verge) Microsoft to adapt its cloud software for healthcare industry (Reuters) Deliver better experiences, insights, and care with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare (Microsoft) Microsoft’s new Fluid Office document is Google Docs on steroids (The Verge) Microsoft and Sony to create smart camera solutions for AI-enabled image sensor (ZDNet) Microsoft’s OpenAI supercomputer has 285,000 CPU cores, 10,000 GPUs (Engadget) Apple’s AR Glasses! (Front Page Tech on YouTube) Apple Buys Older Shows for TV+, Stepping Up Netflix Challenge (Bloomberg News) Attorney General William P. Barr and FBI Director Christopher Wray Announce Significant Developments in the Investigation of the Naval Air Station Pensacola Shooting (DOJ) Apple Buys Older Shows for TV+, Stepping Up Netflix Challenge (Bloomberg News) Walmart is shutting down Jet.com 4 years after buying the company for $3.3 billion (Business Insider) Trying to Support a Local Pizza Joint? Just Make Sure It Isn’t Actually Chuck E. Cheese (Food & Wine) Introducing the World’s Largest Medical Repair Database, Free for Everyone (iFixIt) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Maj 202021min
Mon. 05/18 – Pizza Arbitrage Shows How The Food Delivery Space Is Broken
The tech trade war is really heating up again, in case you missed it. What if Coronavirus is what helps Google win at messaging? Clubhouse is an interesting raise raising eyebrows. And why Pizza arbitrage shows that the food delivery space is not only broken, but basically spits in the face of efficient market theory. Sponsors: Metalab.co Mintmobile.com/ride Links: TSMC halts new Huawei orders after US tightens restrictions (Nikkei Asian Review) China Injects $2.2 Billion Into Local Chip Firm (Bloomberg) General Atlantic to invest $870M in India's Reliance Jio Platforms (TechCrunch) Google Meet surpasses 50 million downloads on the Google Play Store (9to5Google) Andreessen Horowitz Wins VC Sweepstakes To Back Clubhouse, Voice App Still In Beta, At $100 Million Valuation (Forbes) London-based Fly Now Pay Later raises £35 million Series A to provide flexible financing to travellers (Tech.eu) Austin-Based Real Estate Startup Homeward Secures $105M In Debt & Equity (TechCrunch) Doordash and Pizza Arbitrage (Margins, by Ranjan Roy and Can Duruk) Subscribe to the ad-free feed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
18 Maj 202019min
(Bonus) Listener Call in I - The "Call-in-an-ing"
Questions about: tech in the time of coronavirus, podcasting in the time of coronavirus, WeWork and co-working spaces after the coronavirus, Netflix's position among the competition right now, are subscriptions the future of podcasting, how I source news, and what are my biases, among other questions and answers.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
16 Maj 202048min
Fri. 05/15 – Facebook Buys GIPHY
The US strikes at Huawei again. Apple acquires a VR startup and there’s conflicting rumors on those AR glasses. Is Silicon Valley really about to become a ghost town? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com Classified Ad: IbisWritingAcademy.com Links: U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers as China eyes retaliation (Reuters) Scoop: Facebook to buy Giphy for $400 million (Axios) Apple Acquires Startup NextVR that Broadcasts VR Content (Bloomberg) Apple’s computerized glasses won’t be ready until 2022 ‘at the earliest,’ top analyst says (Bloomberg) Latest leak has "sleek" Apple Glasses coming out in 2021 instead of 2022 (Apple Insider) Uber’s CEO, a Seasoned Dealmaker, Pursues His Biggest One Yet (Bloomberg) Chrome will start blocking resource-heavy ads in August (VentureBeat) Tech Workers Consider Escaping Silicon Valley’s Sky-High Rents (Bloomberg Businessweek) Weekend Longreads: OnlyFans, Influencers, And The Politics Of Selling Nudes During A Pandemic (Elle.com) How Sporcle followed trivia fans from bars to Zoom and built a $2.5M business (Protocol) Founder Of Borders Bookstores, Webvan Returns With Dreams Of Beating Amazon At Food Delivery (Forbes) Inside HBO Max, the $4 Billion Bet to Stand Out in the Streaming Wars (Variety) The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet (Wired) Our weird behavior during the pandemic is messing with AI models (MIT Technology Review) Yes, websites really are starting to look more similar (The Conversation) Link to zoom meeting, 1pm eastern time Saturday: https://zoom.us/j/92079645112 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Maj 202024min
