(Bonus) Taking Elon's Temperature With Tesla Daily

I’ve said before, Steven Levy is the dean of the tech writers. All the way back in 1984 his classic book Hackers defined a tech space that wasn’t even fully aware of itself yet. Steven has written book length histories and examinations of Apple and Google, and now, with his new book, Facebook: The Inside Story, he finally tells the full Facebook story for the first time. Not the movie version, but the real story of how Facebook became Facebook from the earliest days at Harvard through the rise to 2 and a half billion users. It is, as I tell him, the best tech book I’ve read in years. If you want to fully understand Facebook, or just how a modern startup works or how a modern tech behemoth functions and sees itself in the world, I cannot recommend this book more highly. Buy the book here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Mars 202029min

Another flaw in Intel chips, this time unfixable. Y Combinator demo day is going online only. Sonos won’t brick your old hardware anymore. Jack Dorsey probably won’t be moving to Africa anymore. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Links: Metalab.co TheUSample.com/product Links: 5 years of Intel CPUs and chipsets have a concerning flaw that’s unfixable (Ars Technica) Apple is rejecting coronavirus apps that aren’t from health organizations, app makers say (CNBC) YC W20 Online Demo Day (YCombinator) Sonos kills its device-bricking 'recycle mode' (Engadget) Quibi is giving people a 90-day free trial in hopes they’ll actually sign up (The Verge) Jack Dorsey is reconsidering Africa move amid coronavirus and activist investor threats (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: So you wanna buy a used IP address block? (Web Informant) The Untold Story of the Man That Made Mainstream Encryption Possible (One Zero) Sportswriting’s future may depend on the Athletic, which is either reassuring or terrifying (Washington Post) Hideo Kojima’s Strange, Unforgettable Video-Game Worlds (NYTimes Magazine) Can You Really Hire a Hit Man on the Dark Web? (NYTimes) This Utility Heats New York State—And Mines Its Own Bitcoin (Bloomberg) Classic iPod Hackers Say There’s No Better Way to Listen to Music (One Zero) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Mars 202016min

More Cornavirus worries, Apple is allowing ads in push notifications, Google is switching to mobile first indexing, hackers can hack your car keys, Samsung’s 4k and 8k tv lineup is here, and why I’m struggling to find a reason NOT to subscribe to DoNotPay at this point. Sponsors: Metalab.co Capterra.com/ride Links: Microsoft tells Bay Area and Puget Sound employees to work from home if possible as coronavirus spreads (CNBC) Apple Warns Stores About a Shortage of Replacement iPhones (Bloomberg) Ex-Uber self-driving head declares bankruptcy after $179 million loss to Google (Reuters) Apple now lets apps send ads in push notifications (The Verge) Microsoft, Cisco Integrate Their Cloud and IoT Services (Redmond Channel Partner) Google to switch completely over to mobile-first indexing by September 2020 (Search Engine Land) Hackers Can Clone Millions of Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia Keys (Wired) VSCO's new editing tool Montage lets you edit and layer both photos and videos (TechCrunch) Google starts rolling out 4K Stadia gaming on the web (9to5Google) Samsung launches its 2020 lineup of 4K and 8K QLED TVs (The Verge) Exclusive: For $3, a ‘robot lawyer’ will sue data brokers that don’t delete your personal and location info (Fortune) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Mars 202015min

You already know Tweets, but let me introduce you to Fleets. Robinhood explains its outages. Google assistant can now read you webpages out loud. Netlify is an interesting raise. And why getting a big-named VC in your seed round might actually be detrimental to your startup. Sponsors: Metalab.co Kiwico.com/ride Links: Twitter Is Finally Doing Stories (Buzzfeed) Robinhood offers $15 discount, blames outage on record trades (TechCrunch) Robinhood offers traders $15 for going down as markets gained $1.1T (TNW) Google cancels ‘physical’ I/O 2020 due to coronavirus concerns (9to5Google) Amazon employee in Seattle tests positive for coronavirus (GeekWire) Tesla downgraded Model 3 chip in China thanks to coronavirus (BBC News) Google Assistant can now read or translate websites and Android app content (VentureBeat) $75M legal startup Atrium shuts down, lays off 100 (TechCrunch) After attracting 800K web developers, Netlify wins $53M in funding (SiliconAngle) New AngelList data set sheds light on the signaling risks of seed-stage investments (TechCrunch) Streamer Quibi Raises Additional Funds Ahead of Launch (WSJ) Hulu’s live TV service is now on PS4 consoles after PlayStation Vue shutdown (The Verge) Roku is in talks for original programming, following the footsteps of Netflix and Amazon (Digiday) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Mars 202015min

Waymo has an interesting raise. Interesting for what it says about self-driving and about Google Moon Shots. Robinhood has the worst possible outages at the worst possible time. A new player in the quantum computing race. And sports tech offers a new way to watch… golf? Sponsors: Metalab.co Legalzoom.com Code: "ride" at checkout Links: Waymo raises $2.25 billion to scale up autonomous vehicles operations (VentureBeat) Robinhood Trading Site Seizes Up, Customers Miss Stock Rally (Bloomberg) Honeywell set to launch its quantum computer with quantum volume of 64 (ZDNet) Ampere Altra is the first 80-core ARM-based server processor (VentureBeat) iPhone Maker Expects China Plants to Return to Normal in Coming Weeks (Bloomberg) Tim Cook and Apple Bet Everything on China. Then Coronavirus Hit. (WSJ) Alibaba’s new AI system can detect coronavirus in seconds with 96% accuracy (TNW) NBC’s experimental PGA Tour live stream makes it easier to follow your favorite golfer (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Mars 202016min

Some investors want Jack out as Twitter CEO. Apple settles a class action lawsuit for half a billion dollars. If you listen regularly, I bet you can guess why some game developers don’t want to work with Stadia. Spotify wants artists to pay to promote their own songs. And AT&T TV is a new way to re-invent the cable bundle. Sponsors: Metalab.co Zapier.com/ride Links: Rajeev Suri to step down as Nokia CEO; Pekka Lundmark to take over (TechCrunch) Singer’s Elliott Seeks to Replace Twitter CEO Dorsey (Bloomberg) Apple to pay up to $500 million to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow iPhones (Reuters) Google's ambitious push into gaming is floundering, and it's due largely to too few games on its Stadia platform — here's why developers have held back (Business Insider) AT&T TV now available nationwide with Android TV set-top box — and a two-year contract (The Verge) Spotify’s Newest Pitch to Labels and Musicians: Now You Pay Us (Bloomberg) The Week in Tech: Coronavirus Disrupts the Industry (NYTimes) Airbnb’s Path to 2020 Stock Listing Imperiled by Coronavirus (Bloomberg) Kuo: iPhone Production Will Not Significantly Improve Until Second Quarter of 2020 (MacRumors) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Mars 202017min

Are S10 sales in Korea the first indication of the Covid-19 effect? Is the FCC gonna fine the wireless carriers enough for selling location data? Is Apple going to release an iPad Pro with a trackpad? A hybrid scooter/tiny car. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com Netgear.com/bestwifi Links: Amazon bars one million products for false coronavirus claims (Reuters) Initial sales of Galaxy S20 series downbeat amid virus fears (The Korea Herald) FCC to propose $200 million fines for U.S. cellphone carriers over consumer data disclosures (Reuters) Apple Planning iPad Keyboard with Trackpad (The Information) An iPhone with no ports? It could happen in the very near future (Macworld) Second proof of concept of under-display camera, but won’t come to iPhone soon (9to5Mac) Citroën's new EV is a tiny two-seater that only costs $22 a month (Engadget) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: How Monzo brought Silicon Valley’s ‘wild ideas’ to Britain’s staid banking system (CNBC) The bank manager will see you now: is Monzo ready to grow up? (The Guardian) Inside the race to build the best quantum computer on Earth (MIT Technology Review) A parody Twitter account hits a nerve with Silicon Valley VCs (Protocol) How North Korean Hackers Rob Banks Around the World (Wired) YC’s New Guide to Raising a Series A (Y Combinator) Printing’s Not Dead: The $35 Billion Fight Over Ink Cartridges (Bloomberg Businessweek) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Feb 202017min

What else? More Coronavirus stuff. F8 8'nt gonna happen. Roblox is the most interesting raise in a long time. DoorDash files for an IPO but don’t expect it soon. Nokia is exploring its options. Oh, and the first reviews for the Galaxy S20 Ultra suggest the cameras are having issues. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com Links: Facebook cancels F8 developers conference over coronavirus (CNET) Microsoft warns it will miss guidance for segment that includes Windows because of coronavirus (CNBC) Roblox raises $150M Series G, led by Andreessen Horowitz, now valued at $4B (TechCrunch) DoorDash preps for IPO, confidentially files documents with SEC (CNBC) Nokia to Weigh Strategic Options as Profit Pressure Mounts (Bloomberg) It took Google three years to add Firefox, Edge and Opera support to Google Earth (Ghacks.net) Timex is releasing a GPS smartwatch with 25 days of battery life (The Verge) SAMSUNG GALAXY S20 ULTRA REVIEW: SHUTTER BUG (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Feb 202016min