Tue. 08/20 - Is Apple TV+ DOA?
Twitter suspends a bunch of China-linked accounts, is Apple TV+ dead on arrival? 23 towns in Texas are hit with ransomware, and why isn’t Alexa in your car? Sponsors: DataTribe.com/challenge PixelUn...
20 Aug 201917min
Mon. 08/19 - The Silicon Chip To Define The AI Era?
Libra gets competition, Spotify and Roku get family friendly, Amazon is sitting out the launch of Disney+ (for now), Ikea is serious about becoming a smart-home player, and can the world’s largest sem...
19 Aug 201919min
(Bonus) Is The Netflix Algo Broken? With Julia Alexander @loudmouthjulia
On a recent weekend longreads segment, I recommended a piece by The Verge’s Julia Alexander asking whether Netflix’s recommendation algorithms were broken, or maybe borked. We’re going to talk a bit a...
17 Aug 201926min
Fri. 08/16 - Coinbase says all your bitcoin base are belong to us
Coinbase says all your bitcoin base are belong to us, Apple sues a “virtualization” company, was Amazon offering vendors a pay to play scheme with Amazon Choice, and, as always, the weekend longreads ...
16 Aug 201917min
Thu. 08/15 - Three Words And An App That Could Save Your Life
Facebook tweaks groups, Google Assistant lets you remind family members, can we be training voice AI in a better way, say hello to the Sega Genesis Mini, and the free app that can save your life out i...
15 Aug 201918min
Wed. 08/14 - “We” Files, a MacBook Pro “No Fly List” and “Boatbnb”
WeWork files for its IPO, a huge data leak reveals fingerprints, facial recognition data and more, are you going to have trouble taking your MacBook Pro on your next flight, why Two and a Half Men is ...
14 Aug 201919min
Tue. 08/13 - Automattic & Tumblr & Snap & Spectacles 3
Tumblr finds its final home (hopefully), new Snap Spectacles, a new gaming startup tries to one-up Fortnite’s social model, why your DSLR camera is a prime ransomware target, and yes, Twinfluencers ar...
13 Aug 201916min
Mon. 08/12 - Your 108 Megapixel Smartphone Camera
Would you want (or need) a 108MP smartphone camera? The “Ninja” Blevins/Twitch breakup explained. The cat-and-mouse between Chrome and paywalls explained. Credit where due for Apple on wearables, and ...
12 Aug 201919min
