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More Samsung phone rumors, Match Group invests in safety features as a feature, the Bezos phone hack story gets a lot murkier, and everyone seems to have noticed that Google search has gotten crufty. Sponsors: DoubleUp.agency ClearMe.com/techmeme Code: Techmeme Links: Samsung's new foldable phone already sounds way better than the Galaxy Fold (Mashable) New leak says the Galaxy S20's display will run at 60Hz by default (Android Central) Microsoft starts rolling out developer tools for its dual-screen Surface Duo Android phone (ZDNet) Match Group invests in Noonlight to power new safety features in Tinder and other dating apps (TechCrunch) Here Is the Technical Report Suggesting Saudi Arabia’s Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos’ Phone (Motherboard) Alex Stamos Tweet Storm Google’s ads just look like search results now (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23 Jan 202018min

The whole Jeff Bezos phone-got-hacked thing blows up into something crazy. That rumored “cheap” iPhone might be mere weeks away. Is Amazon Music almost as big as Apple Music? Cruise unveils the Origin self-driving car. And the first test of voting via smartphone in the US. Sponsors: DoubleUp.agency Capterra.com/ride Links: Jeff Bezos hack: Amazon boss's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince' (The Guardian) Saudi’s MBS implicated in hacking of Jeff Bezos’s phone (Financial Times) UN calls for investigation into alleged Saudi crown prince involvement in Bezos phone hack (CNBC) New Low-Cost iPhone to Enter Mass Production in February (Bloomberg) Amazon Music subscriber numbers close in on Apple (Financial Times) Exclusive: Seattle-Area Voters To Vote By Smartphone In 1st For U.S. Elections (NPR) EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT CRUISE’S FIRST DRIVERLESS CAR WITHOUT A STEERING WHEEL OR PEDALS (The Verge) Netflix says Disney and Baby Yoda may have cut into the streaming service’s growth (Recode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Jan 202018min

Apple could have encrypted iCloud backups… but didn’t… ostensibly to play nice with the government? Getting an Uber from the airport is about to get more expensive. Digital media is actually making money??!! Is IGTV on the way out? Some interesting raises and (potentially) the most consequential lawsuit in Silicon Valley history. Sponsors: DoubleUp.agency Zapier.com/ride Links: Exclusive: Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained - sources (Reuters) Uber Tests Feature Allowing Some California Drivers to Set Fares (WSJ) A true digital media publishing breakthrough (Axios) Spotify in Early Talks to Buy Sports and Pop-Culture Outlet the Ringer (WSJ) Instagram drops IGTV button, but only 1% downloaded the app (TechCrunch) DARPA-backed Soft Robotics raises $23 million for autonomous grippers and sorters (VentureBeat) Berlin proptech Home raises €11 million to be tech-enabled middleman between owners and tenants (Tech.eu) Snyk raises $150 million at $1 billion valuation for AI that protects open source code (VentureBeat) Apple lawsuit tests if an employee can plan rival startup while on payroll (Reuters) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Jan 202019min

As I said on Friday, we’re going to delve into Sports Tech in a meaningful way for the first time. This will cover the streaming wars from a new angle because, where is sports in all that? This will be esports, the streaming wars surrounding game streaming, the new betting economy, this will be wearables and actual sports tech products. My guest is Will Martin, who’s Sports Tech Newsletter is something you should subscribe to immediately if you like this space. Subscribe to the Sports Tech Live newsletter Sponsor: Tiny Capital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18 Jan 202029min

No ads in WhatsApp… for now. We have all the details on the Peacock streaming service. The other streaming wars are taking their toll on Twitch. Jack Dorsey asked Elon Musk how to fix Twitter. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Metalab.co Links: Facebook Backs Off Controversial Plan to Sell Ads in WhatsApp (WSJ) NBC’s Peacock streaming service will launch on July 15th with three different price tiers (The Verge) Twitch's loss of top streamers impacts hours watched and streamed in Q4 2019, report says (TechCrunch) Huawei P40 Pro leak shows off five-camera bump and ceramic body (The Verge) Jack Dorsey Asks Elon Musk How to Fix Twitter (Bloomberg) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: How Mormons Built the Next Silicon Valley While No One Was Looking (Marker) All the money in the world couldn’t make Kinect happen (Polygon) The Promise of Cloud-Native Games (A16Z/Jonathan Lai) The Metaverse: What It Is, Where to Find it, Who Will Build It, and Fortnite (MatthewBall.vc) Islamic fintechs are on the rise — but how viable is this tailored offering? (Sifted) The Big Question Now Facing Apple (Above Avalon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Jan 202019min

Apple has acquired a pretty interesting AI startup, the Chromium-based Edge browser is here, but there is trouble in Mozilla land, Fitbit is first to market with blood oxygen monitoring, the state of the app economy and ‘instant’ weather forecasts from Google. Sponsor: Metalab.co Links: Exclusive: Apple acquires Xnor.ai, edge AI spin-out from Paul Allen’s AI2, for price in $200M range (GeekWire) XNOR.ai frees AI from the prison of the supercomputer (TechCrunch) Microsoft launches Chromium Edge for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and macOS (VentureBeat) Mozilla lays off 70 as it waits for new products to generate revenue (TechCrunch) Fitbit quietly enables blood oxygen tracking on its wearables (Engadget) Venture capital slowly seeps outside of Silicon Valley (Axios) App stores saw record 204 billion app downloads in 2013, consumer spend of $120 billion (TechCrunch) Google says new AI models allow for ‘nearly instantaneous’ weather forecasts (The Verge) Subscribe to the ad-free feed here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Jan 202017min

More juicy details about the Galaxy S20 lineup, Google Smart Lock lets you do 2FA on your iPhone, proof that no-code development is the new hotness, why do the Feds even need Apple to unlock those iPhones, and Jack Dorsey says we are never, ever, ever going to get… a Edit Tweet button. Probably. Sponsors: Metalab BelovedRobot.com/ridehome Links: Exclusive: Leaked Samsung Galaxy S20+ Hands-on confirms 120Hz display, ultrasonic under-display fingerprint scanner, and no headphone jack (XDAdevelopers) You can now use iPhones as Google security keys for 2FA (9to5Google) Google acquires no-code app development platform AppSheet (VentureBeat) Four years after being acquired, Hipmunk is shutting down (TechCrunch) Apple Takes a (Cautious) Stand Against Opening a Killer’s iPhones (NYTimes) European Venture Report: VC Dollars Rise In 2019 (Crunchbase News) Disney+ was the most downloaded app in the US in Q4 2019 (TechCrunch) Twitter’s Jack Dorsey on edit button: ‘We’ll probably never do it’ (The Verge) Subscribe to the ad-free feed here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Jan 202016min

Apple once again refuses to unlock an iPhone for the Feds, Visa buys Plaid, a macOS beta hints at future ‘Pro Mode’, super crucial Windows update you should download right away and why today is also the end of the Windows 7 Era. Sponsors: Metalab.co LegalZoom.com (promo code RIDE at checkout) Links: Apple Said It Is Helping In The Pensacola Shooting Investigation, But It Won't Unlock The Shooter's iPhones (Buzzfeed News) Visa to acquire Plaid, the fintech powering Venmo and other banking apps, in $5.3 billion deal (CNBC) Epic says its PC game store now has more than 100 million users (The Verge) macOS beta hints at future ‘Pro Mode’ to boost performance on portable Macs (9to5Mac) PC shipments grew in 2019 ahead of bet on 5G and dual-screen devices (VentureBeat) Cryptic Rumblings Ahead of First 2020 Patch Tuesday (KrebsOnSecurity) MICROSOFT BIDS FAREWELL TO WINDOWS 7 AND THE MILLIONS OF PCS THAT STILL RUN IT (The Verge) Free Windows 10 upgrade still works for many Windows 7 users. Here's how to get it (CNET) (Potentially??) Free Windows 10 Upgrade Link Subscribe to the Ad-Free Feed Right Here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Jan 202016min