Tech Brew Ride Home
Episodes
Mon. 07/22 – The Big Outage Weekend
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wait, did any news happen this weekend? IT people don’t know about it cause they’re still digging out from the CrowdStrike thing. But why is every...
Fri. 07/19 – The Big CrowdStrike Outage Explained
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The big tech outage caused by a single software update that even my mom is texting me about. The new mini AI models are bring prices down as we hoped....
Thu. 07/18 – Crypto Exchange Hacks Are Back
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It looks like crypto exchange hacks are back. And so are the North Koreans, I guess. Are the Meta Ray-Bans selling so well Zuck might invest in the Ra...
Wed. 07/17 – Sorry, More Politics…
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry, we gotta do more politics. Can’t avoid it cause now Trump likes TikTok and seemingly hates Mark Zuckerberg. Mistrals two new models. A big Pi...
Tue. 07/16 – A VC VP Pick
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
JD Vance becomes the first Tech industry player, and especially Venture Capitalist, to ever be on a major presidential ticket. It’s never been easie...
Mon. 07/15 – Google To Make Its Biggest Acquisition Ever?
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest tech exit in years might be in the offing as Alphabet eyes scooping up Wiz. The weird story of that huge AT&T hack. A new ARM-powered CoPi...
(First Ones) Josh Wolfe Of Lux Capital
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More about Josh Wolfe and Lux Capital here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thu. 07/11 – Samsung’s Foldable Event
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All the headlines from what was largely a foldable phone event from Samsung yesterday. Apple has settled with the EU. More numbers on Apple Vision Pro...
Wed. 07/10 – Why Everyone Is Fleeing OpenAI’s Board
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Suddenly nobody wants to be on OpenAI’s board, even as observers. I’ll tell you why. More on how AI has thrown everybody’s carbon neutral plans ...
Tue. 07/09 – The New Nothing Phone Costs Practically Nothing
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The new nothing phone costs almost nothing. I’m not punning. Sam Altman has founded yet another AI startup. Is the hype around AI PCs underdeliverin...
Mon. 07/08 – Thinner And Bigger Watches
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ok, fine. Give me a thinner watch if it’ll also somehow have a bigger screen. Apple and Epic are just petty, squabbling children at this point. What...
(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 2
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the...
(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 1
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the...
Wed. 07/03 – Walking Back AI Products
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The deploying and then walking back of AI products and features is becoming something of a routine at this point. Apple is joining OpenAI’s board, k...
Tue. 07/02 – Single Points Of Failure For Cyberattacks
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A recent Evolve Bank and Trust cyberattack might impact a lot of tech customers. Why single points of failure impact cyberattacks. YouTube will soon l...
Mon. 07/01 – Now Brussels Sprouts For Meta
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meta’s turn to be accused of breaching the DMA. Smarter AirPods as part of an AR/VR strategy. Better AI leaderboards. And is the Surface Laptop fina...
(Profile) Casemark.ai
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Find out more about Casemark at Casemark.ai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri 06/28 – The Real King Of All Media Is… YouTube?
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The growing backlash over Perplexity is getting interesting. OpenAI possibly exiting China will be interesting in terms of a massive land grab. AI Al ...
Thu. 06/27 – Add Consultants To The List Of Big Winners Of AI So Far
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is Uncle Sam about to unload a ton of Bitcoin? AI has helped Google Translate almost double the number of languages it supports. No surprise, but Amaz...
Wed. 06/26 – An eInk Phone That Might Be Worth Buying?
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The ChatGPT macOS app is now available for everybody. Google drops continuous scroll for search. Waymo drops the waitlist in San Francisco. Are the AI...
Tue. 06/25 – AI Music Startups Get The Napster Treatment
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
History is rhyming today as AI music startups get the Napster treatment and Microsoft gets dinged for product bundling. Google wants you to build your...
Mon. 06/24 – Apple The First To Run Afoul Of The DMA
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Could Apple soon owe Europe a ton of money as they are the first to run afoul of the DMA? Could Meta soon join OpenAI as part of Apple Intelligence. W...
Fri. 06/21 – Kaspersky Banned By The US Government
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The government has banned Kaspersky antivirus sales in the US. People are losing their minds over Claude 3.5 Sonnet from Anthropic. Soon all devices c...
Thu. 06/20 - Ilya Sutskever’s New AI Startup
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ilya Sutskever wants to go straight to Safe Superintelligence, do not pass go, but do probably collect hundreds of millions of dollars. Is Perplexity ...
Wed. 06/18 – Apple Pumping The Breaks On The Vision Pro?
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Does Apple pumping the breaks on the Vision Pro indicate problems for the category, or was this always the plan? What if AI means bots do the social m...
Tue. 06/18 – Adobe’s Time In The Woodshed
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The regulators have come for adobe and their alleged subscription shenanigans. Apple might settle with the EU. But it’s also shutting down its BNPL ...
Mon. 06/17 – Thinner And Lighter It Is
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Gurman says Apple is going to go all in on making the thinnest and lightest devices in the industry. Though the Apple Watch is probably going to ...
Fri. 06/14 – Now Microsoft Delays Recall
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The recall of some Microsoft AI products continues as literally Recall gets delayed. Another deep dive into how Apple’s AI actually works. Dream Mac...
Thu. 06/13 – The Excel World Championships
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apple isn’t paying OpenAI anything for their partnership. Guess they’ll make it up on volume. More details on how much money OpenAI IS making. The...
Wed. 06/12 – Elon Pulls His OpenAI Lawsuit
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk has withdrawn his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI. I guess Wall Street likes Apple’s AI strategy. But why is Microsoft already putti...
Tue. 06/11 – Did Apple Nail AI, Or Just Do AI In An Apple Way?
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All of the drips and drabs details from yesterday’s WWDC keynote. Spotify is about to announce a higher tier of membership with some perks. Mistral ...
Mon. 06/10 – The WWDC 2024 Keynote
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All the headlines from WWDC. All the AI goodness, even if Apple spent half the time not even mentioning the words Artificial Intelligence. Also, what ...
(Profile) Traceloop
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get observability for your LLM application at TraceLoop.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri. 06/07 – It’s Backlash Day
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we prep for WWDC on Monday, word of a completely new Passwords app from Apple. Also, it’s a day of backlashes. The backlash against Adobe’s ter...
Thu. 06/06 – Regulators Stirring On AI
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia hits $3T. US regulators aren’t sleeping on the AI market, including Nvidia itself. Humane tells users of the AI Pin to stop using the chargin...
Wed. 06/05 – An Open Letter To OpenAI
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As I said on that bonus episode with Alex Kantrowitz, the research side of OpenAI isn’t happy, and they’re starting to speak out. More details on ...
Tue. 06/04 – Wait. Why More Layoffs?
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More headlines from Computex. More layoffs at Microsoft, but why? Instagram is copying YouTube’s unskippable ads. Why Samsung is pre-emptively suing...
Mon. 06/03 – An AI To Game With
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Computex brings a slew of announcements from AMD and Nvidia, including an AI bot to help you with your gaming. Another price hike from Spotify. Perple...
(BNS) Big Technology Crossover OpenAI Teases GPT-5, Musk Raises $6B for xAI
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI Teases GPT-5, Musk Raises $6B for xAI, Loneliness in Remote Work Era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri. 05/31 – Why Not Just Kill Siri?
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI has a new “affordable” version of ChatGPT for universities and schools. They also are planning to get back into robotics in a big way. Behi...
Thu. 05/30 – Biggest Botnet Ever?
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Global authorities take down what they say is the biggest botnet of all time. More big AI deals for big media. More on the delicate dance between Open...
Wed. 05/29 – Did The Secret Sauce Of Google Search Just Leak?
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A big leak at Google might be the tech equivalent of the secret formula for Coca-Cola being revealed for the first time. The ex-OpenAI board members a...
Tue. 05/28 – GPT5 Still A Year Out?
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have a rough timeline of when we can expect GPT5 and it looks like it won’t be this summer. xAI has a big raise. Another in-depth look at Apple’...
Fri. 05/24 – Now ETH Gets An ETF
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Out of nowhere, the SEC has approved spot ETFs for ether. Spotify is killing its Car Thing. Google’s AI Overview is giving crazy answers all over th...
Thu. 05/23 – Nvidia: Still Killing It
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia’s earnings are still historic, but what could upset their apple cart? A few things, actually. I think we know the truth or at least the timel...
Wed. 05/22 – Humane Already To The Deadpool?
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All the AI announcements from Microsoft Build. I know it’s only been a minute, but is Humane already circling the Deadpool? They’re supposedly sho...
Tue. 05/21 – Now You’ve Pissed Off Scar-Jo
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are only 2 stories today, but they’re big ones. First, at an event yesterday, Microsoft showed off what they want the PC to look like in the A...
Mon. 05/20 – That GPT Voice Is NOT Scar-Jo
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
No, that ChatGPT voice is not Scarlett Johansson, stop asking. In fact, that voice is going away. What does it mean if OpenAI’s entire superalignmen...
Fri. 05/17 – Reddit Embraces Its AI Role
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As telegraphed for the last year, Reddit is going all in on being an all you can eat buffet for AI companies. Will new batteries give iPhones longer b...
Thu. 05/16 – Instagram Founder To Anthropic
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some AI companies want to go after web search. But by hiring an Instagram founder, is Anthropic going in a social or app direction? Will AI kill the c...
Wed. 05/15 – Google’s I/O Announces.
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All the announces from Google’s massive I/O event yesterday, including, yes, generative AI summaries are fully coming to Google Search. Plus, the ca...
Tue. 05/14 – GPT-4o
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI unveils GPT-4o which makes Siri look like the technical cul-de-sac it very much is. But what does it mean that this was NOT GPT-5? What does it...
Mon. 05/13 – The Solar Storm Is Real (Ask Farmers)
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, looks like my worries about solar weather being a threat to technology wasn’t just in my head. Ask farmers. Squarespace to go private. Raspber...
Fri. 05/10 – Apple Apologizes For The “Crush” Ad
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well that was fast. Apple apologized for the “Crush” Ad, saying they missed the mark on that one. Microsoft is launching a mobile game app store. ...
Thu. 05/09 – The Weird Apple Ad Backlash
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AlphaFold 3 is a new AI model to predict interactions and structures of proteins, the better to cure diseases and create medicine with. More cuts in M...
Wed. 05/08 – Bethesda Bloodbath
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Multiple Bethesda studios are being shut down by Xbox and gamers are worried. The new Pixel phone announcement yesterday that probably nobody heard ab...
Tue. 05/07 – The Spring Apple Event
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All the headlines from today’s Spring Apple event. New iPads? M4 chip? I don’t actually know cause I’m recording this bit beforehand. I can tell...
Mon. 05/06 – AI Generated Books, Music Videos And… Fighter Pilots?
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Dorsey abandoned Twitter and now he’s abandoned Bluesky as well. YouTube rolls out Jump Ahead. Threads launches post quote controls. More than ...
Fri. 05/03 – Apple Earnings Underline Their Predicament
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apple earnings are out and revenue was down almost everywhere. Boy, AI can’t come fast enough for them. Did you know you can send Bluetooth signals ...
Thu. 05/02 – TikTok Can Jam Again
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The music is back on TikTok with a new deal struck. Maybe a third of Americans were affected by that Change Healthcare hack. Why are companies suddenl...
Wed. 05/01 – An Elon Catchup
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Binance founder CZ looks like he’s heading to jail too, but for way less time than SBF. Is the Rabbit R1 just a fancy device for a glorified Android...
Tue. 04/30 – Underbaked Hardware Releases
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The FCC has fined all the major telecom companies. You’ll never guess why. Why the DMA actions from the EU might be a constant thing. Devs, how abou...
Mon. 04/29 – AI Strategies
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apple continues discussions with folks to partner for AI product. Will the upcoming iPad event kick off Apple’s AI strategy? Why does spending on AI...
Fri. 04/26 – Net Neutrality Is Back
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Net Neutrality has been voted back into existence. Earnings from Microsoft and Google, but it’s the YouTube numbers that continue to impress me. Byt...
Thu. 04/25 – Zuck Is Disappointing Wall Street Again
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meta’s earnings were fine, but it’s what Zuck warned about spending that has Wall Street nervous. Sub 2nm chips are on their way. An AI startup ha...
Wed. 04/24 – What Now For TikTok?
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The TikTok divestment bill has probably already been signed into law. What happens now? What are the legal arguments that this thing can stick? What a...
Tue. 04/23 – Microsoft’s Own LLMs and Perplexity’s Big Raise
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft has launched new lightweight AI models. Perplexity has a big new raise. Meta wants other people to build Quest headsets. Another reason Appl...
Mon. 04/22 – TikTok Back On The Chopping Block?
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I know we’ve said this before, but TikTok really seems on the brink this time. What the heck is going on with Tesla? Tinder wants you to share your ...
Fri. 04/19 – All The News About Llama 3
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meta released Llama 3 yesterday, and some of the moves they made have made be consider if Zuck could win these first AI wars. Is Zuck also getting agg...
Thu. 04/18 – Game Emulators On iOS And The Atlas Robot Lives!
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Google has fired 28 employees for political protests yesterday. A well-known coding school has been fined by the CFPB. Game emulators come to the iPho...
Wed. 04/17 – Copilots Or The Biggest Model Wins? The Competing AI Visions.
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
T-Mobile and Verizon employees are being offered bribes for SIM swaps. How much coding copilots have taken over. How much would you value Mistral or C...
Tue. 04/16 – What Should An AI Wearable Be: AI Pin Or Limitless Pendant?
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft continues to spread its AI bets. Disney wants to bring back tv channels. YouTube is not gonna let you block ads. What did Humane get wrong w...
Mon. 04/15 – Onshoring And Halving
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Really looks like high-end re-shoring of chip tech is happening, and happening soon. What if satellite telephony becomes a table-stakes smartphone fea...
Fri. 04/12 – OpenAI Is The Biggest Drama Startup Since Twitter
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Now a big business intelligence company has been breached. Do you get the sense that people are laying the groundwork for something? Google discontinu...
Thu. 04/11 – Humane AI Pin Reviews
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apple is notifying people their iPhones may have been compromised. Spotify wants you to mix up your music. Adobe is paying handsomely for videos. And ...
Wed. 04/10 – A Bunch Of Datapoints
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More AI announces from Google. More hints on how Apple will bring AI to iPhones. And a bunch of interesting datapoints: how much Apple has moved away ...
Tue. 04/09 – Google’s New AI Chips
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Google has a ton of AI announces, including new Arm-based AI chips, utilizing Google search in Gemini, and more. They also released their own Find My ...
(Bonus) David Marcus And Lightspark
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Marcus comes on the pod to discuss what he's been working on since leaving Meta. Specificially: Lightspark, and efforts to expand the Lighting N...
Fri. 04/05 – Apple Layoffs!
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apple joins the tech layoff club. Microsoft warns China is planning to disrupt elections using AI. Disney+ is joining Netflix in cracking down on pass...
Thu. 04/04 – How About A TRUE iRobot?
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is Apple pivoting to home robotics now that the Apple Car project is dead? Is Google about to pivot to subscription based search? Why is X handing bac...
Wed. 04/03 – Quantum Computing Breakthrough?
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have we just had a major breakthrough in Quantum Computing? The earthquake in Taiwan might lead to some chip issues. We don’t quite know yet. Amazon...
Tue. 04/02 – Amazon To Enter The AI Group Chat
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Big trove of AT&T customer data dumped online. Microsoft is unbundling Teams. Amazon is readying its own big LLM. We should probably assume Section 23...
(Bonus) Nat Friedman Interview
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What prolific AI investor Nat Friedman expects from GPT-5, Microsoft's general strategy in AI, how he invests in startups, and his background an philo...
Fri. 03/29 – SBF To The Hoosegow
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SBF gets 25 years. X is maybe about to NSFW. Apple’s new OLED iPads should be coming in May. I can’t cram another acronym in here to tell you abou...
Thu. 03/28 – Claude 3 Opus Surpasses GPT-4 For The First Time
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a new king of the AI hill as Anthropic bests OpenAI for the first time. Amazon invests more in Anthropic and is investing a TON more in data...
Wed. 03/27 – Hulu Comes To Disney+; WWDC Gets A Date
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Disney launches Hulu on Disney+. Apple schedules WWDC. Some Apple users report being victims of MFA bombing attacks. What it will mean to be certified...
Tue. 03/26 – Musical Chairs As Microsoft Reorganizes Itself Around AI
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Executive shuffling indicates that Microsoft is serious about reorganizing itself around AI. The US and UK move against those alleged Chinese infrastr...
Mon. 03/25 – The Wheels Of DMA Justice Move Fast
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They said this law would be one that was capable of moving fast. The EU has already opened formal DMA investigations into Apple and Google. Stability ...
Fri. 03/22 – Apple Antitrust Suit Fallout
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone is analyzing the DOJ’s case against Apple. An unpatchable vulnerability in Apple Silicon has been uncovered. Threads joins the Fediverse. H...
Thu. 03/21 – The DOJ Sues Apple
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The DOJ opened a lawsuit against Apple. Reddit’s IPO should be happening today. An Epic Games Store on iOS should be coming later this year. Carvana...
Wed. 03/20 – Microsoft Hires DeepMind Co-Founder And Rocks The AI Community
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft hiring DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman to run their new AI division might sound like boring c-suite musical chairs, but it’s actually...
Tue. 03/19 – Nvidia Developer Event
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nvidia announced… well, a ton of things. Two new AI tools show that video is having an AI moment. An update on how TikTok is faring in the Senate. A...
Mon. 03/18 – Apple To Partner With Google For AI On iOS?
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I did NOT have on my bingo card Apple turning to Google to power its first big foray into modern AI on its hardware. Even while a new Apple AI model m...
(Bonus) Aravind Srinivas Of Perplexity AI
16 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas tell Chris and I to expect more partnerships like the recent one with Yelp; how Perplexity thinks of search differentl...
Fri. 03/15 – Apple’s Quiet AI Acquisition
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Remember that Apple has quietly made more AI acquisitions than anyone else? They quietly made another one. The FCC has a new definition for broadband....
Thu. 03/14 – Who Wants TikTok?
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If this TikTok bill is actually going to become law, who would actually be in the running to take it over? A bunch of announcements from Microsoft. Ha...
Wed. 03/13 – TikTok On The Brink?
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The TikTok legislation has passed the House, but it’s path through the Senate is uncertain to say the least. The first real AI regulation has passed...
Tue. 03/12 – Is TikTok Coming For Instagram?
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
More App Store changes from Apple will allow developers to offer apps via their website. In Europe only, of course. Some of you can file your taxes on...
Mon. 03/11 – Your Car Is Spying On You, Example 212
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Epic got Apple to blink! Sam Altman got back on OpenAI’s board of directors. Reddit finally gets to IPO. Elon Musk says X.ai is going open source. A...
(Bonus) Guy Kawasaki On His New Book And Learning From Steve Jobs
09 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guy Kawasaki shares key insights on how to have a successful career, found in his new book: Think Remarkable. Also, some fun Apple and Steve Jobs stor...