(Bonus) CoinDesk's Brady Dale On Libra and the "Crypto Spring"

Meta reported earnings that surprised investors in the good way. But that doesn’t mean they’re backing off the Metaverse. Global smartphone shipments continue to plummet. Might congress ban children from social media? Amazon gets out of the health tracker business. And the interesting way that rejection of the Microsoft Activision deal is using a somewhat novel argument. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Shopify.com/ride Links: Facebook Parent Meta Platforms Sees First Sales Increase in Nearly a Year (WSJ) Meta beats revenue expectations, remains committed to metaverse (TechCrunch) Smartphone Market woes continue with 14.6% Drop in first quarter this year, According to IDC Tracker (IDC) Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms (CNN Business) Amazon shuts down Halo division and discontinues all devices (The Verge) Google on why Authenticator sync isn’t E2E encrypted, but option coming later (9to5Google) Microsoft’s $69 Billion Deal Tripped Up by Niche Gaming Market (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Apr 202316min

The UK is blocking Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition. A quick rundown of Microsoft and Alphabet earnings. The new Mavic drone is a beast. Cruise has actually expanded its self-driving taxi service. And a look at the mounting pressure on Binance and CZ. Sponsors: Mindbloom.com/techmeme and promocode: techmeme Miro.com/podcast Links: UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal (Bloomberg) Microsoft Q3 2023: Windows, devices, and Xbox down again (The Verge) Google’s cloud business turns profitable for the first time on record (CNBC) Apple Plans AI-Powered Health Coaching Service, Mood Tracker and iPad Health App (Bloomberg) DJI’s latest Mavic drone is a beast (TechCrunch) Cruise continues to burn GM’s cash as robotaxis expand to daylight hours (The Verge) OpenAI Offers New Privacy Options for ChatGPT (Bloomberg) Binance Faces Mounting Pressure as U.S. Crypto Crackdown Intensifies (NYTimes) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Apr 202317min

Methinks Coinbase is orchestrating laying the groundwork for a showdown with US regulators. Slack rolls out Canvas, which seems pretty cool. AI Guardrails from Nvidia. A browser built for AI tools from Opera. And I delve into the whole story about that AI generated Drake song that has gone viral. OregonState.edu/believe-it Miro.com/podcast Links: Coinbase Asks Court to Force SEC to Clarify Crypto Regulations (Decrypt) Slack launches Canvas, a docs app that lives inside your chat app (The Verge) Google Authenticator now syncs 2FA with your Google Account, gets new icon (9to5Google) Nvidia releases a toolkit to make text-generating AI ‘safer’ (TechCrunch) Opera One is a browser designed for generative AI features (Engadget) An A.I. Hit of Fake ‘Drake’ and ‘The Weeknd’ Rattles the Music World (NYTimes) Grimes Tells Fans To Deepfake Her Music, Will Split 50% Royalties With AI (Forbes) Sol Reader E Ink headset for hands-free e-reading makes CES debut (GoodEReader) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Apr 202316min

Would you believe me if I told you there was more Twitter chaos over the weekend. More details on the Apple headset. Is ARM about to abandon its Switzerland strategy? Interesting data about how Netflix dominates TV watching. And sad data about the down rounds we can expect for the foreseeable future. Sponsors: Miro.com/podcast Links: Elon Caves, Gives Blue Checks Back to Twitter’s Biggest Celebs (Daily Beast) Apple Will Take Scattershot Approach to Pitching AR/VR Headset (Bloomberg) Chip designer Arm makes its own advanced prototype semiconductor (Financial Times) These Are The Most Popular TV Shows on the Internet (Bloomberg) Silicon Valley Startups Brace for a Summer of Pain (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Apr 202316min

Again, my Internet History Podcast interview with Chamath Palihapitiya of the All In podcast from 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Apr 202356min

Again, this is a republishing of my Jason Calacanis interview from the Internet History Podcast. Sponsors: Bloomberg.com/careers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Apr 20231h 24min

More… I dunno… Twitter things are happening. Google is consolidating its AI efforts. We now have a hint about what that startup Humane might be creating. The US wants to get a jump start on 6G technology. And pour one out for BuzzFeed News. Sponsors: Grammarly.com/techmeme Headspace.com/ride30day Links: Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark (TechCrunch) Google Looks to Turbocharge AI Efforts With Combined Brain, DeepMind Unit (WSJ) Google gives Bard the ability to generate and debug code (Engadget) Watch the first demo of buzzy startup Humane’s wearable AI assistant in leaked clips (The Verge) U.S. Begins Planning for 6G Wireless Communications (WSJ) The Internet of the 2010s Ended Today (The Atlantic) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Apr 202318min

Are Elon and Microsoft fully at war at this point? Does Coinbase already have one foot out the country at this point? Is OpenAI careening toward a run-in with GDPR? And, Stability AI’s big play to compete with Chat GPT. Sponsors: Leadership.OregonState.edu/cic Grammarly.com/techmeme Links: Microsoft drops Twitter from its advertising platform (Mashable) Elon Musk Threatens to Sue Microsoft After it Drops Twitter From Ad Platform (PCMag) Coinbase gets Bermuda license, plans to launch offshore exchange in coming weeks (FortuneCrypto) First EU-Wide Crypto Regulations Clear Final Parliament Vote (Bloomberg) OpenAI’s hunger for data is coming back to bite it (MIT Technology Review) Google to deploy generative AI to create sophisticated ad campaigns (Financial Times) Stability AI releases ChatGPT-like language models (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Apr 202315min