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Tim Wu joined the Biden administration and that sound you hear is a big collective gulp from Silicon Valley. A tweet undo button has been unearthed. Turntable.fm has resurfaced. New data suggests the death of silicon valley has been exaggerated. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Audible.com/techmeme or text techmeme to 500-500 Links: A Leading Critic of Big Tech Will Join the White House (NYTimes) Here’s what Twitter’s rumored ‘undo send’ feature could look like (The Verge) Turntable.fm is back from the dead — and now there are two (The Verge) Survey finds that the reported exodus of tech companies from San Francisco's Bay Area is 'greatly exaggerated' (Insider) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The problem for Paramount+ (and every other streamer)? Everyone already has Netflix. (Recode) Who Really Writes Twitter’s ‘Trending’ Summaries (OneZero) Blockchain, QR codes and your phone: the race to build vaccine passports (Protocol) How a tiny startup is reinventing the DVR for the cord-cutter era (Fast Company) China’s Tencent Becomes an Investment Powerhouse, Using Deals to Expand Its Empire (WSJ) I have one of the most advanced prosthetic arms in the world — and I hate it (Input) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Mars 202118min

Square is acquiring a majority stake in Tidal, and either this makes little sense, or it’s a watershed moment in this NFT/creator economy phenomenon that’s suddenly washing over all of us. Apple walks the walk in terms of data portability. But they’re facing serious new anti-trust scrutiny in the UK and Arizona. And our year of Covid, at least measured in internet traffic numbers. Sponsors: Masterworks.io, promocode ride LinkedIn.com/ride Links: Square acquires majority of Tidal, Jay-Z’s streaming service, in $297 million deal. (NYTimes) Apple Launches Service for Transferring iCloud Photos and Videos to Google Photos (MacRumors) Apple Probed by U.K. as App Store Payments Scrutiny Mounts (Bloomberg) Arizona App Store Bill (The Verge) Ethereum now an option on Amazon’s managed blockchain service (The Block) Comcast: Pandemic drove peak internet traffic up 32% in 2020 (VentureBeat) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Mars 202116min

Google says it’s getting out of the ad tracking game. Kinda. I’ll explain what’s really going on here. Headline wrapup from Microsoft’s Ignite conference includes AR excitement. Brave is launching a privacy search engine. And why Amazon’s app icon redesign reminded people of Hitler’s mustache. Sponsors: PingIdentity.com NewYorker.com/techmeme, promocode: techmeme Links: Google promises it won’t just keep tracking you after replacing cookies (The Verge) Google to Stop Selling Ads Based on Your Specific Web Browsing (WSJ) Microsoft says China-backed hackers are exploiting Exchange zero-days (TechCrunch) Recovering from the SolarWinds hack could take 18 months (MIT Technology Review) Microsoft launches Power Fx, a new open source low-code language (TechCrunch) Microsoft Mesh feels like the virtual future of Microsoft Teams meetings (The Verge) Brave is launching its own search engine with the help of ex-Cliqz devs and tech (TechCrunch) Amazon shaves app icon mustache that raised eyebrows (The Verge) My podcast NFT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Mars 202118min

Is the iPhone about to lose the notch and join the hole-punch universe? Whole bunch of new features for Microsoft Teams, and also a new Microsoft smart-speaker. Instacart has a monster raise. Grimes has a monster NFT sale. Discovery+ is an interesting dark-horse in the streaming wars. Oh. And “fly” drones. Sponsors: Fundrise.com/techmeme Grammarly.com/techmeme Links: Kuo: iPhone 13 series to feature smaller notch, 120Hz display, larger batteries, more (9to5Mac) All 270 US Apple Stores are open for the first time since March 2020 (9to5Mac) Microsoft to add new shared channels, encryption for calls, webinar features to Teams (ZDNet) Microsoft’s new Intelligent Speakers deliver its promised meeting room of the future (The Verge) Instacart’s valuation doubles to $39 billion (CNBC) Grimes made $5.8 million in under 20 minutes selling crypto-based artwork (Insider) How a 10-second video clip sold for $6.6 million (Reuters) Forget ‘Succession.’ You Can Watch ‘90 Day Fiancé’ for 100 Hours Straight. (NYTimes) Researchers introduce a new generation of tiny, agile drones (MIT News) Tonight's Clubhouse Experiment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Mars 202118min

Instagram launches Live Rooms for group broadcasts, which, depending on how you use it is either basically FaceTime for Instagram, or another shot across the Clubhouse bow. Is the micromobility space revving up to roar back to health? Are US-based drone makers about to step into the void left by DJI? And Chris Dixon tries to contextualize NFTs for us. Sponsors: SmartAsset.com/techmeme TinyCapital.com Links: Instagram launches ‘Live Rooms’ for live broadcasts with up to four creators (TechCrunch) Verizon support says you should turn off 5G to save your phone’s battery (The Verge) Lime says it will spend $50 million on a huge e-bike expansion (The Verge) Skydio valuation raises American hopes in drone war with China (Financial Times) Klarna Valued at $31 Billion After U.S. Growth Stoked Investors (Bloomberg) As BNPL startups raise, a look at Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay earnings (TechCrunch Extra) NFTs and a Thousand True Fans (Chris Dixon/Andreessen Horowitz) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Mars 202118min

Chris Messina and I go deeper on some of the news of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Feb 20211h 10min

Twitter just wants to give us everything all of the sudden, including charging for tweets, sort of groups based on interests, and even blocking and muting accounts. Google gives devs a Sleep API. Why has LastPass decided to piss everyone off all of the sudden? Why Xiaomi is the up-and-comer to keep your eye on. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: CalderaLab.com use code TECHMEME (all caps one word) at checkout Links: Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets (The Verge) Twitter planning a feature to let you auto-block and mute abusive accounts (The Verge) Google launches Android Sleep API to detect snoozing, waking up; available to apps now (9to5Google) 1Password has none, KeePass has none... So why are there seven embedded trackers in the LastPass Android app? (The Register) European Smartphone Market Down 14% YoY in 2020; Xiaomi gains while Huawei and Samsung Lose (Counterpoint Research) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Xiaomi is undercutting the whole tech industry. And it’s working (Wired) American Idle (Eugene Wei) Why Plus Is a Minus When Naming Your Streaming Site (NYTimes) Shockingly Real Tom Cruise Deepfakes Are Invading TikTok (Daily Beast) We're Just Rediscovering a 19th-Century Pandemic Strategy (The Atlantic) Subscribe to RideHome+ to listen to the Gadgets episode here: tech.supercast.tech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Feb 202118min

The Biden administration signs an executive order addressing the chip shortage. I’ll tell you why this is evolving into a big deal. Coinbase files its S-1 so we get to look under the hood of their business for the first time. Paramount+ reveals pricing and content details for the first time. And timely interesting raises in the Ethereum space which means: NFTs. Sponsors: Oracle.com/goto/ride FlatFile.io Links: Biden Orders Broad Supply-Chain Review Amid Chip Shortages (WSJ) Coinbase Reveals $322M in Profit For 2020 Ahead of Landmark Public Debut (Decrypt) ViacomCBS bets you will subscribe to 5 or more streaming services, leaving plenty of room for Paramount+ (CNBC) Verizon Leads 5G Airwave Bidding With Record $45 Billion Splurge (Bloomberg) NFT marketplace Sorare raises $50 million in Series A led by Benchmark (The Block) Ethereum scaling startup Optimism raises $25 million Series A led by a16z (The Block) Otter.ai raises $50 million for AI transcription (VentureBeat) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Feb 202121min