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(TWTR SPC) The Tools Episode!

15 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

... and I'm not just talking about the hosts! Myself, Chris, and about a dozen listeners kick around the latest apps, tools, platforms and other thing...

Fri. 01/14 – Russia Cracks Down On REvil?

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Russia has cracked down on REvil? Question-mark? Investing in crypto is so hot, FTX has launched its own monster venture fund. Why has the Android 12 ...

Thu. 01/13 – China To Do NFT’s, Minus The Blockchain

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Apple indeed is removing Wordle clones, but PUBG sues them for NOT removing what they allege are clones of their game. Does Google Analytics run afoul...

Wed. 01/12 – About Those Apps Cloning Wordle…

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The FTC gets a second shot at Meta, after a judge okays their lawsuit edit. Samsung ghost on its own event. The state of the mobile app economy. Is cl...

Tue. 01/11 – YC Ups The Ante

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Moxie Marlinspike is stepping down as CEO of Signal, and Brian Acton is stepping up. For now. Y Combinator is getting more generous with the investmen...

Mon. 01/10 – Take-Two Acquires Zynga

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Take-Two takes out Zynga for $12.7 billion dollars. The SEC wants private unicorn companies to report more financial details. The open source develope...

(Portfolio Profile) Sensel - With @IlyaRosenberg

08 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our first ever Portfolio Profile, of the first investment the Ride Home Fund ever made! Sensel! As you’ll hear, touch technology as a key layer in c...

Fri. 01/07 – Google Infringed On Sonos

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sonos beats Google in trade court. E3 is going remote again this year. Mozilla is the latest company to suffer crypto backlash. Are foldable laptops t...

Thu. 01/06 – Google Brings “It Just Works” To Everything

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s big announce at CES is better syncing and interoperability with everything. Instagram is launching their feed experiment. IBM might be look...

Wed. 01/05 – Sony’s VR Version 2 Deets

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Let’s stand in front of the firehose of CES news. Sony details its new VR headset for PlayStations. Chip news from Intel, from Nvidia, from AMD, fro...

Tue. 01/04 – Apple Becomes The First $3 Trillion Dollar Company

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Apple becomes the world’s first $3 Trillion dollar company. Samsung unveils its latest budget flagship smartphone. AT&T and Verizon delay their cont...

Mon. 01/03 – NFTs On Smart TVs?

03 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

CES kicks off with some major Samsung TV announcements, as per usual. Are we about to get the biggest MacBook Air redesign in history? Did Oculus (and...

Wed. 12/29 – Has Your LastPass Password Been Compromised?

29 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Might want to doublecheck if your LastPass master password is safe. Apple has issued stock to try to retain a bunch of their key talent. Google is dan...

Tue. 12/28 – China Is Mad At Elon’s Satellites

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

China is pissed at Elon Musk cause of his Starlink satellites. Xiaomi’s new smartphones. The delivery robots taking over college campuses. The three...

Mon. 12/27 – Gibraltar To Become The Rock Of Crypto?

27 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gibraltar wants to add crypto to its stock exchange. The complicated truth about how successful Alexa has been as a product for Amazon. It was a big y...

(TWTR SPC) The Top 10 Tech Stories Of 2021 (And The Spatial Pivot)

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

First we talk to the Spatial folks about pivoting in Web3. Then, the top tech stories of the year, as picked by you. Sponsors: Dataiku.com FindYou...

Wed. 12/22 – We Still Doing CES?

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Some big names pull out of CES at the last minute. TikTok is now the most popular destination in all the Internet. Justin Kan’s new NFT platform got...

Tue. 12/21 - @Jack And The Tech (Cold) Civil War Over Web3

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I do my best to give you all the angles on the cold tech civil war concerning Web3 that has been bubbling under the surface for a while now but burst ...

Mon. 12/20 – 5G To Ground Airlines?

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Could a new 5G system lead the FCC to ground flights around some major metropolitan areas? Chipmakers are busting a gut to try to build out capacity. ...

Fri. 12/17 – Apple Really Is Going To Do The Whole Widget, Aren’t They?

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apple really is going to try to make all its gadget components itself, isn’t it? The deeper reason why the Biden administration doesn’t want you i...

Thu. 12/16 – Reddit Files For An IPO

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Reddit finally files to go public. Is Apple once again the canary in the coal mine, this time for Omicron? HR Block sues Square cause Square is now Bl...

Wed. 12/15 – Google To Adopt Vaccine Mandate?

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is Google the first Silicon Valley company to adopt a vaccine mandate? A new foldable phone from Oppo. Why the US might ban you from investing in DJI....

Tue. 12/14 – Is Log4j The Worst Bug Of All Time?

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

More fallout from what is now being called potentially the worst bug of all time. Apple helps Android users discover if they’re being tracked by Air...

Mon. 12/13 – Why the Log4j Bug Is Such A Big Deal

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A huge bug in Apache servers is causing chaos around the Internet. What to expect, and what we’re still waiting on from iOS 15.2. Why did Instagram ...

(Bonus) a16z's Andrew Chen On The Cold Start Problem

11 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The great Andrew Chen of a16z joins us to discuss his new book: The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects. This an indispensable...

Fri. 12/10 – Google Play Games Coming To Windows

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Google Play games are coming to Windows, while Microsoft was apparently willing to bend over backwards if Apple had let xCloud games into the iOS app ...

Thu. 12/09 – Instagram To Return To A Chronological Feed

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Instagram is going to bring back a version of its chronological feed, sort of. The congressional hearings about Instagram, but also crypto. I was wron...

Wed. 12/08 – AWS Outage Is Why You Didn’t Get Your Package

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

That AWS outage yesterday disrupted Amazon’s own delivery efforts. When we might see the AirPods Pro 2. More specific details on the Apple AR thingy...

Tue. 12/07 – Tim Cook’s Secret China Deal?

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Information has a story about a secret deal Apple struck that really solidifies Tim Cook as the China whisperer. Intel proves itself to be an astu...

Mon. 12/06 – DoorDash Tries Something Radical: Employees

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

DoorDash tests a wildly new business model: employees! Apple launches a Winter War in Russia. Two stories of US telecom companies doing what US teleco...

(TWTR SPC) Jack Dorsey, Halo Infinite And Foldable Phones

04 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mulling over the whole legacy of Jack Dorsey and name changes for tech companies in general. The weird way gaming is changing right now (see: Halo Inf...

Fri. 12/03 – Acquisition Deathwatch: Nvidia/Arm

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Another tech deal goes on a deathwatch, but this time it’s Nvidia and Arm, and this time I think it’s for real. Google is probably working on its ...

Thu. 12/02 – Square Changes Its Name To Block

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Square changes its name to Block. Apple is hinting at unexpectedly weak iPhone demand. TikTok adds monetization tools. How many people have never used...

Wed. 12/01 – Twitter Bans “Private” Sharing

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter bans “private” sharing, but there’s some confusion about what that actually means. A big executive departure throws more doubt on Meta’...

Tue. 11/30 – Meta Might Do The Giphy Deal Anyway

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tue. 11/30 – Meta Might Do The Giphy Deal Anyway The UK quashes the Giphy acquisition, but is it actually dead? Maybe not. Was Cyber Monday a bit of...

Mon. 11/29 – Jack Dorsey To Leave Twitter

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Dorsey is reportedly about to be a one company CEO if he steps down from Twitter. The acquisition of Giphy is on life support. Folks remember Mic...

(TWTR SPC) That Feeling When You Almost Buy The Constitution

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The legendary tech analyst and general deep-thinker @benedictevans comes on to discuss this essay about the state of the Metaverse right now. Then...

Tue. 11/23 – How To Automate Your(self out of a?) Job

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Italy has fined Amazon and Apple for alleged collusion. Tile taps out by getting acquired. Niantic is an interesting metaverse raise. Walmart is testi...

Mon. 11/22 – Adele Says: Spotify, No Shuffling!

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When Adele says jump, Spotify apparently says how high? Is Apple Watch slipping in market share? All the crypto miners who fled China have landed in R...

Fri. 11/19 – ConstitutionDAO Lost The Auction For The Constitution.

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

ConstitutionDAO lost the auction for the Constitution. But it was really about the friends we made along the way, right? More Apple Car rumors. Xbox a...

Thu. 11/18 – So… Who Actually “Takes Delivery” Of The Constitution?

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Paytm has a rough IPO. Nvidia has another in a long line of crushed earnings reports. Grammarly is an interesting raise. Twitter wants to take the pul...

Wed. 11/17 – Apple Will Let You Do At-Home iPhone Repairs, Yourself

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hell freezes slightly over. Apple is gonna let you repair your own devices, at home, yourself. The Staples Center goes crypto. Meta wants to bring tou...

Tue. 11/16 – The War Between The Furries And The NFTs

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter has followed through on its promise to decentralize and play nice with 3rd party developers. Will the Nvidia/ARM acquisition actually happen? ...

Mon. 11/15 – Why Apple Buying Google Ads Might Be Weird

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Some app developers say Apple is buying Google ads to cut App Store work-arounds off at the pass. Huawei thinks it has an end run around US sanctions....

(TWTR SPC) How To Build A Metaverse

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Coming at the Metaverse from a different angle. If you're a dev or even just an enthusiast, how, from a technological perspective, will the Metaverse ...

Fri. 11/12 – MoviePass Is Coming Back

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Beware a watering hole, zero day attack that affected macOS. Spotify is getting into the audiobook game. MoviePass looks like it might be coming back ...

Thu. 11/11 – Do Gamers Not Like Crypto?

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Discord floats the idea of incorporating crypto, but backs down after a vicious backlash. Apple wants to manage IT for small and medium businesses. Yo...

Wed. 11/10 – Big Tech Smacked Down In Court

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apple and Alphabet suffer setbacks in court. More hardware moves in the great Metaverse realignment of the tech landscape. Unity buys Weta Digital. No...

Tue. 11/09 – Robinhood Hacked By Unknown Bandits

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Robinhood has been compromised by some true brigands. If you’ve got a Robinhood account, double down on being wary of phishing attacks. Netflix take...

Mon. 11/08 – McAfee To Go Private

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

McAfee is taken private. The recently passed Infrastructure Bill complicates the tax picture for crypto. Also, playing NFT games could seriously compl...

(TWTR SPC) Where's The Money In The #CreatorEconomy?

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Poking some holes in the Metaverse hype and also examining the financial realities of the Creator Economy. Simon Owen's Media Newsletter Zealous.app T...

Fri. 11/05 – Meta To Open Metaverse Retail Stores?

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is Meta going to open actual physical retail stores to try to sell folks on the promise of the Metaverse? More tangible signs Apple’s silicon is lea...

Thu. 11/04 – Instagram Can Post To Twitter Again

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Instagram is playing nice with Twitter all of the sudden. But Meta has some new creator tools that try once again to shiv the App Stores. That South K...

Wed. 11/03 – Meta And Zillow Shut It Down

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Facebook shuts down its decade-old face scanning and photo tagging feature. Zillow shuts down its house flipping business entirely. Netflix’s foray ...

Tue. 11/02 – Apple Sacrifices iPad Production To Protect The iPhone

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apple is cutting iPad production in order to allocate more components to iPhone production. The Biden administration is getting serious about stableco...

Mon. 11/01 – How Much Money Is Apple’s ATT Costing Snap, Facebook, Et Al?

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How Much Money Is Apple’s ATT Costing Snap, Facebook, Twitter and the like? $10B or more? The chip shortage is hitting Apple at the Worst Time. But ...

Fri. 10/29 – Signs Of A Meta Watch

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tons of meta commentary about the Meta move by Facebook, including the appearance of a Meta smartwatch. Small bit of earnings fallout for Apple and Am...

Thu. 10/28 – Facebook’s New Name Is Meta

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Facebook’s new name is… Meta. All the headlines from Facebooks’ Connect event today. Also, is Copilot taking over Github? The new Raspberry Pi d...

Wed. 10/27 – Is Robinhood The Company Doge Made?

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft and Google continued to report earnings that boggle the mind. Meanwhile, Robinhood discovered that if you live by crypto trading revenues, y...

Tue. 10/26 – Facebook Pivots To Youth

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Facebook whistles past the ATT graveyard, but Zuckerberg wants to target ‘da yoots.’ Adobe adds support for NFTs. Amazon is coming after Clubhouse...

Mon. 10/25 – Everybody Dumps (Reports) On Facebook

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Running down the headlines from all of those Facebook stories that we were promised would land this week. PayPal backs away from Pinterest, Tesla roll...

(TWTR SPC) Metaverse? Name Change? Facebook Wither?

23 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

F*** it! We did it live! Chris and me and @Kantrowitz around my kitchen table! Are we in for the biggest week of Facebook's life? Check out Big Tec...

Fri. 10/22 – Is Apple’s ATT Bite As Bad As People Feared After All?

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Snap’s earnings suggest Apple’s ATT bite is having an impact, and what might that mean for others like Facebook? Google lowers Play Store fees and...

Thu. 10/21 – PayPal To Buy Pinterest? Why?

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

PayPal wants to buy Pinterest and everybody is trying to figure out why. Devs, you can now begin testing Android apps on Windows 11. Gamers, you can n...

Wed. 10/20 – Facebook To Change Its Name?

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dropping the “the” from The Facebook isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? Dropping Facebook as a name entirely. All the news from today’s Samsu...

Tue. 10/19 – The Google Pixel Event And The Pixel 6

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

All the headlines from Google’s latest Pixel event with the new Pixel 6. Some odds and sods from yesterday’s Apple event. Maybe Facebook’s crypt...

Mon. 10/18 – Apple’s MacBook Event

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

All the headlines from Apple’s event today. The Bitcoin future’s ETF is real, as of tomorrow. Apple’s privacy changes have indeed upended the mo...

(TWTR SPC) What IS The Metaverse?

16 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is the Metaverse? Why is everyone talking about it? Why is Mark Zuckerberg talking SO MUCH about it lately? And come to think of it, what is Face...

Fri. 10/15 – Will The SEC Allow You To Trade The (Bitcoin) Future?

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The SEC is poised to let the first Bitcoin futures ETFs trade a soon as next week. Google finally does away with pagination on the mobile web. Why are...

Thu. 10/14 – LinkedIn Shuts Down In China

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft is shutting down LinkedIn in China. The first major tech regulation bill of this wave is set to debut in the Senate today. TCL’s cheap sma...

Wed. 10/13 – Supply Chain Woes Come For The iPhone

13 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Apple is forced to cut iPhone 13 production due to lack of parts. Are health features coming to the AirPods? NFT’s are coming to Coinbase. Stripe is...

Tue 10/12 – Twitter Lets Your Do Your Own Shadow Banning

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Twitter lets you remove followers without having to block them. Magic Leap is back with a fresh $500 million dollars. Canva gets into video while 1Pas...

Mon. 10/11 – Pixels To Go Big On Cameras?

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is Google aiming to take back the smartphone camera crown with next week’s Pixel event? That Twitch leak reinforces the idea that on platform ecosys...

Fri. 10/08 – Tesla Goes Texas; Apple Goes Hollywood

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tech real estate report. Tesla leaves for Texas, while Apple rocks up in Hollywood. YouTube is gonna stop doing those year-end Rewind videos. A develo...

Thu. 10/07 – Forget The iCar, Apple Wants To Take Over Your EXISTING Car

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Forget the iCar, Apple wants to take over your existing car. The first candidate to test the App Store cracks has stepped forward. AMD warns that if y...

Wed. 10/06 – ALL Of Twitch Leaked?

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The entirety of Twitch has allegedly been leaked. Like, everything from the source code to a creator payout spreadsheet. Snap gears up in the creator ...

Tue. 10/05 – The Great Facebook Outage

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

About that Facebook outage yesterday… A Google moonshot project has a surprise profit. But only because its propping up other Alphabet bets. And the...

Mon. 10/04 – Facebook Whistleblower On 60 Minutes

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Facebook whistleblower reveals her identity on 60 Minutes. You can preorder the Apple Watch Series 7 this week. New MacBook Pros could still be co...

(Bonus) World Cup Of Entrepreneurs Part 2

02 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Who wins? Jobs? Gates? Musk? Bezos? Collison, even? The grand finale of our #WorldCupOfEntreprenurs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...

Fri. 10/01 – TikTok And NFTs, Two Great Tastes That Taste Great Together

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

TikTok has joined the NFT craze, so the singularity must be nigh. USB-C tries to clear up its customer confusion problem. Zoom abandons a huge acquisi...

Thu. 09/30 – Facebook: Who You Gonna Trust? Us? Or Your Lying Eyes?

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Facebook finally releases the controversial slides to let them speak for themselves, but doesn’t actually let them speak for themselves. A 4K Ninten...

Wed. 09/29 – Is Amazon’s Astro Robot… Ready?

29 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon’s Astro Robot apparently has a tendency to throw itself down stairs. Netflix acquires its first game studio. The interesting company that acq...

Tue. 09/28 – The Amazon Hardware Event

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As many headlines from the Amazon hardware event as I can manage to squeeze in. Facebook defines the Metaverse as it sees it. Cloudflare wants to be t...

Mon. 09/27 – Instagram Kids On “Pause”

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Mosseri pumps the breaks on Instagram Kids but still says it’s a good idea. Tesla is letting people into the “full self-driving” beta, and ...

Startups! Send Your Pitch Decks (And How ANY Listener Can Participate)

26 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Send ideas, intros, pitch decks to: [email protected] More details on the fund at RideHomeFund.com Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

(TWTR SPC) Facebook's Fortnight Of Controversy

25 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

While I was off observing my wedding anniversary, your host @chrismessina spoke with @justinhendrix and @AuthorPMBarrett about Facebook's recent...

Fri. 09/24 – China: No, Really. No Crypto.

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

China really, really, really wants you to know it’s serious about its Crypto crackdown. Google brought some Pixel-only features to everybody. Leaks ...

Thu. 09/23 – USB-C For Everybody! (Maybe By Law…)

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We all sort of want the gadget world to move to USB-C, right? But do we want that to be government mandated? Very interesting executive departure from...

Wed. 09/22 – The Microsoft Surface Event

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

All the headlines and releases from today’s Microsoft Surface Event. Robinhood wants to get in the crypto wallet game. Microsoft finds Phishing as a...

Tue. 09/21 – iPhone Reviews, Kindle Drops And HP Laptops

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

HP refreshes its entire lineup. Those new Kindles are here. PayPal wants to super-app. Sorare is a very interesting raise. Coinbase backs down. Apple ...

Mon 09/20 – New Kindles, Roku Sticks and Surface Pros!

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Gadget news galore. New Roku Sticks officially announced. New Kindles officially leaked. New Surface Pro’s unofficially leaked ahead of this week’...

(Bonus) World Cup Of Entrepreneurs Part 1

18 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Who is THE entrepreneur of the Internet Era? In this episode, we cover the round of 16 matchups as voted on by YOU. Learn more about your ad c...

Fri. 09/17 – Facebook’s Week Of Wall Street Journal Woes

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A deep dive summary of the rolling Facebook controversies this week from the ongoing Wall Street Journal reporting. Apple and Google remove an app fro...

Thu. 09/16 – Ok, The iPhone Chips ARE (Slightly) Faster

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alright, let’s settle this iPhone 13 chip specs debate. Walmart+ might quietly be competitive with Amazon Prime. The first electric car with a 500 m...

Wed. 09/15 – Charging A Smartphone In 17 Minutes?

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Xiaomi’s new flagship phone can apparently charge in just 17 minutes. Why Apple was so coy about the performance of its latest chips yesterday. The ...

Tue. 09/14 – The iPhone 13 Event

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy iPhone day, you fanfolk, you. All the news from today’s Apple event. Facebook’s own research says Instagram is bad for girls. Facebook’s o...

Mon. 09/13 – Is China Dismantling Its Super Apps?

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is China dismantling its super apps and selling the parts for scrap? Toast has officially become my favorite Covid-times survival story. What to expec...

(TWTR SPC) An Interview With @kayvz, Who Is Leading The Twitter Product Revolution

11 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chris and I thought we had not guests lined up this week so we were going to just potpourri some topics. But then Keyvon Beykpour, who is heading the ...

Fri. 09/10 – Even Under App Store Pressure, Apple Still Unwilling To Play Ball With Epic

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Even under pressure over the App Store, Apple is still willing to give Epic Games the finger. Also, Apple is putting the pedal to the metal in terms o...

Thu. 09/09 – Facebook Glasses And Amazon Fire TVs

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Facebook launches some smart glasses. Amazon launches its own, branded smart tv. Soccer players are turning into NFTs. Twitter is turning into Reddit....