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Mon. 01/29 – Is Arc Search The Future Of Search I Was Talking About?

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon calls off its iRobot acquisition. Is Arc Search the future of search we were talking to Baratunde about this weekend? Why you can’t search fo...

(Bonus) Baratunde Thurston On The Apple Vision Pro

27 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The great Baratunde Thurston join Chris and Brian to talk about his hour-long in-person demo with the Apple Vision Pro. In the second half, we discuss...

Fri. 01/26 – CRACK! The App Store Opens Up. Or Does It?

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Apple has announced major changes to the App Store. In the EU, alternative app marketplaces, but does the new Core Technology Fee mean it’s still a ...

Thu. 01/25 – Will Nintendo Try To Shut Down Palworld?

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As Palworld surpasses 8 million in sales, The Pokemon Company says it will “investigate and take appropriate measures” with regards to those IP in...

Wed. 01/24 – Netflix’s Cheapest Ad-Free Plan Is Going Away

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Netflix kicks off Tech Earnings Season, and suggests it’s taking it’s cheapest ad-free plan away. The one chart that shows why Netflix is winning ...

Tue. 01/23 – Netflix Buys Rights To Raw And WWE Shows

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Netflix is getting into the live event business in a big way by buying the rights to WWE wrestling. We have the first political ad incident of the AI ...

Mon. 01/22 – How Many Vision Pros Did Apple Sell This Weekend?

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just what the title says. How many Vision Pros do we think Apple sold this weekend? And Mark Gurman has some ideas for why developers are so lukewarm ...

Fri. 01/19 – Vision Pro Pre-Order Begin With New Questions

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Preorders for the Vision Pro begin, but huge new questions about partner support have arisen. Zuckerberg says he wants to open source AGI. You’re go...

Thu. 01/18 – Google: The Layoffs Will Continue Until Strategy Improves

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Google signals more layoffs are in the mail, but what’s interesting is what that says about Google specifically. Reddit is probably going to IPO in ...

Wed. 01/17 – The Galaxy Unpacked Event. Galaxy AI Is Here.

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All the headlines from the Galaxy Unpacked event earlier today. Apple revises its App Store rules but in a way that seems to a lot of people to be in ...

Tue. 01/16 – Apple Tops Global Smartphones Sales For The First Time Ever

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The app that was supposed to be TikTok but for news is shutting down. Apple tops global smartphone sales for the first time ever. Microsoft debuts Cop...

(Bonus) Brian's Favorites From CES 2024

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just what the title says. All my faves from CES this year. If you want to SEE what I'm talking about, here's the YouTube playlist. Learn more ...

(Bonus) John Gruber Talks Apple And AI

13 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John Gruber joins Chris and I to talk about AI Hardware, Apple's AI strategy and Apple's Vision Pro launch. Learn more about your ad choices. ...

Fri. 01/12 – Perplexity, The AI Challenger To Google Search

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How did bitcoin do on its first day of ETF trading? Where are all these tech layoffs coming from? The weird case of eBay executives allegedly harassin...

Thu. 01/11 – Bitcoin ETFs, For Real This Time

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Bitcoin ETFs are here. For real, this time. OpenAI’s GPT store is here. Surprising new layoffs at Google. Netflix continues to show signs that a...

Wed. 01/10 – The X Post That Sent Crypto Reeling

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The SEC’s X account was compromised by somebody jumping the gun on that Bitcoin ETF thing. Layoffs are back, even at companies that are about to shi...

Tue. 01/09 – Do We Need ChatGPT In Our Cars?

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI responds to the lawsuit from the NYTimes. Do you need ChatGPT in your car? VW thinks you do. Sony teases a “spatial” VR headset. Apple only...

Mon. 01/08 – Vision Pro Announce Steals CES Spotlight

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We now know when the Vision Pro is coming. February 2nd. But you can pre-order on January 19. Xreal’s new Vision Pro competitor. New Wifi announceme...

Fri. 01/05 – Bringing Back The Hardware Keyboard For Smartphones?

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another big Tesla recall, this time in China, this time, all of them. Every car they ever sold. BNPL is… not dead? Not if holiday shopping data is t...

Thu. 01/04 – A New Keyboard Button Just For AI

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Your Windows keyboard is getting its first new key in 30 years. Elon might offer you a cellular plan someday. Is 23andMe blaming the victims of that b...

Wed. 01/03 – Why Is Facebook Rolling Out Link History?

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Facebook has a new feature, Link History, but why are they doing this and why now? I’m asking. A look at those jockeying to get ahead of a bitcoin E...

Tue. 02/01 – The Premium Smartphone Market, And The Premium-Premium

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Telegram has completely redesigned its app. Microsoft has brought Copilot to iOS. Camera makers are remaking their hardware for the age of AI. There’...

(IHP) TheGlobe.com Saga Part III

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part three of our epic conversation with Stephan Paternot. Here's what happens when you've been through the wringer. When you've been to the top of th...

(IHP) TheGlobe.com Saga Part II

31 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ok, part 2 of the Stephan Paternot mega-episode right now. This is where we get into the meat of it, the good stuff, the whole crazy roller coaster ri...

(IHP) TheGlobe.com Saga Part I

30 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The story of the quintessential dotcom company. Also, if you squint, you can see the birth of social media. I said in the book, I think TheGlobe.com w...

Fri. 12/29 – The Media Industry’s Delicate Dance With AI

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI has been talking to everybody in media, it turns out. But how would a partnership turn out for media? Google settles another big lawsuit. The f...

Thu. 12/28 – Will 2024 Be The Year Apple Gets Serious About Gaming On Macs?

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Researchers have found a gnarly zero-click, zero-day iMessage hack that has been exploited. Apple can sell watches again! What was the best performing...

Wed. 12/27 – NYT Sues OpenAI

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The NYT has broken the seal and sued OpenAI and Microsoft. Ads are coming to Prime Video in mere days. More rumors about Jony Ive founding an AI hardw...

Tue. 12/26 – Apple’s AI Strategy Comes Into View

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Apple’s whole AI strategy has been coming into focus these last couple of weeks. Two stories on this, including Apple’s first announced LLM. OpenA...

(Bonus) Brian On Acquired Podcast Part 2

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This time we talk about the AOL/Time Warner Merger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Bonus) Brian On Acquired Podcast Part 1

24 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The first time I went on the Acquired Podcast, back in March of 2017. We talked about Yahoo's acquisition of Overture. I know you probably haven't hea...

(Bonus) Brian On The Newsworthy Podcast

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Me on The Newsworthy Podcast talking the tech trends of 2023. Alliterative! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fri. 12/22 – The Hyperloop Is Dead

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Hyperloop dream is dead. The attempt to bridge the iMessage divide is dead. China’s gaming industry isn’t dead, but it’s pretty wounded. The...

Thu. 12/21 – Big Galaxy S24 Spec Leaks; And What Is “Galaxy AI?”

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Galaxy S24 lineup had a big spec leak. So what do the new phones have and what is Galaxy AI? Get ready cause the Apple Vision Pro hype tsunami is ...

Wed. 12/20 – Sony Has Sold 50 Million PS5s

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rite Aid was apparently doing some crazy stuff with facial recognition software. Sony says the PS5 is killing it. ByteDance is definitely killing it. ...

Tue. 12/19 – Google Might Owe You Some Money

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Google has settled lawsuits from the states, has agreed to offer new billing tools, and may owe YOU some money as they’ve agreed to pay $700 million...

Mon. 12/18 – Adobe And Figma Call Off Their Merger

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Big news Monday. Adobe and Figma have called off their wedding. Apple might stop selling its top-of-the-line Apple Watches, in the US, this week. I’...

(Portfolio Profile) AdHawk Microsystems

16 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You can learn more about AdHawk Microsystems. But especially learn more about the MindLink Air. And the link to the YouTube version of this intervie...

Fri. 12/15 – Did Google Just Kill Geofence Warrants?

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Did Google just kill geofence warrants? Intel wants you to know it’s in the AI game. Could we get a foldable iPad before we get a foldable iPhone? S...

Thu. 12/14 – Threads Is Shipping Some Stuff!

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The gates have been opened for Europeans on Threads, and it looks like Meta’s serious about tying Threads into to Fediverse. I argue that the releas...

Wed. 12/13 – Big Tesla Recall

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Apple has a new tool to help you if your iPhone gets stolen. There’s a huge Tesla recall related to Autopilot. More AI tools from Google. How is X d...

Tue. 12/12 – Epic Win!

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Epic Games has won its case against Google’s app store, but why was this case different than the one they lost to Apple? The sort of big changes to ...

Mon. 12/11 – Here Come The New Open-Source AI Startups

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I told you the open-source AI startups were coming, and a big one is making waves today. Apple’s iPad lineup is hella confusing, but Mark Gurman say...

Fri. 12/08 – Did Google Fake The Gemini Demo?

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

People across the Internet are accusing Google of faking that Gemini AI video demo that everyone was wowed by. Apple seems to be diversifying out of C...

Thu. 12/07 – Zuck Keeps A Promise

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meta has kept a longstanding promise to encrypt Messenger by default. Apple is coming clean about the notifications spying thing. AMD’s answer to Nv...

Wed. 12/06 – Google’s OpenAI Competitor Announced

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Say hello to Gemini, Google’s new AI model designed to go head to head with OpenAI. Governments have been spying on your phone’s notifications, bu...

Tue. 12/05 – 23andMe Hack Just Keeps Getting Worse

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The 23andMe hack just keeps getting worse. A new phone! The OnePlus 12. A new AI Alliance. New, upgraded spam filters. And all you need to know about ...

Mon. 12/04 – Monster Spotify Layoffs

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I guess Spotify missed the memo about the tech turnaround cause they had monster layoffs today. Google has delayed its big OpenAI competitor. Why does...

(Bonus) The Sam Altman Saga Timeline With Alex Konrad Of Forbes

02 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here is how it all went down with the Sam Altman saga, day by day, hour by hour. With @alexkonrad of Forbes. This is the story we talk about toward ...

Fri. 12/01 – iPhones To Go All-Action (Button)

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The action button is coming to all the iPhones with increased functionality. Reconstituting the cable bundle example #972. Microsoft wants to create a...

Thu. 11/30 – The Prodigal Son Is Back

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Altman is officially back at work as OpenAI CEO. Meta is about to launch Threads in Europe, but their plan to offer ad free subscription tiers for...

Wed. 11/29 – Apple And Goldman Part Ways

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Apple and Goldman are ending their partnership, so what does that mean for the Apple Credit Card? Stability AI is so unstable, it might be looking to ...

Tue. 11/28 – NameDrop Is Safe, Despite What Police Say

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

AI foundation models are coming to more AWS products. Why are police departments scaremongering about that NameDrop feature on iPhones? Why is Google ...

Mon. 11/27 – ByteDance Retrenches

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A thin client from AWS. More bad news for gaming as ByteDance pulls back from its gaming ambitions in a major way. Governments have more new joint gui...

(IHP) The "First" Extremely Online Person, Justin Hall

26 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of people give credit to Justin Hall for being, if not the first, then spiritually, at least, the “first” blogger. Since early 1994, first a...

(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 2

25 Nov 2023

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

24 Nov 2023

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) How The Dotcom Bubble Happened

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

From the Internet History Podcast, the background, root causes and rough outline of the dotcom bubble. How it happened, why it happened... and why it'...

(Portfolio Profile) SF Compute

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Find out more at SFCompute.com. But also, to cut the line and get your hands on some time with some chips, email: [email protected] Lea...

Tue. 11/21 – The Sam Altman Thing Is Nowhere Near Resolved

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Sam Altman thing is nowhere near resolved, and what does that mean, especially for Microsoft? Elon sues Media Matters. And if your YouTube videos ...

Mon. 11/20 – Where We Are With The Sam Altman Drama

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There’s really only one story today, the whole, Sam Altman got fired by OpenAI’s board but then they tried to get him back, but then Microsoft hir...

(Portfolio Profile) Freeplay

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Find out more at Freeplay.ai. And find out more about the Ride Home Fund at RideHomeFund.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

(Bonus) Me On The "Securities" Podcast Talking AI And Regulatory Capture

18 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Links: "Securities" newsletter "Securities" podcast Danny's twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fri. 11/17 – Apple Adopts RCS

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Surprising almost everyone, Apple is adopting the Google-led RCS messaging standard. IBM suspends its advertising on X. Amazon is selling new cars on ...

Thu. 11/16 – Microsoft’s Ignite Conference

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All of the big announcements from Microsoft’s development conference yesterday, including the debut of their own AI chips. YouTube is bringing AI to...

Wed. 11/15 – Bridging The Great Blue Bubble Divide

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nothing has come up with the first large scale way to send iMessages even if you’re on Android. Those new OpenAI products are so popular, they’re ...

Tue. 11/14 – Google Pays Apple HOW Much?

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Two different trials reveal some details of Google’s various deals with various platforms that they probably wish didn’t become public. Why aren’...

Mon. 11/13 – Can OpenAI Outrun Everybody?

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI is probably going to raise a ton more money to attempt to stay at the top of the AI heap. You might get your money back if you get scammed on Z...

(Portfolio Profile) Automated Data (Corrected)

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our first Ride Home AI Fund Portfolio Profile Episode: Automated Data Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fri. 11/10 – The Humane Ai Pin Is The Star Trek Combadge

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

More details on that whole Humane Ai Pin device cause whatever you think about it, it’s the first radically new take on computing that we’ve seen ...

Thu. 11/09 – The First AI Wearable

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re getting our first look at the first ever AI hardware product from Humane today. Once Disney swallows Hulu it’s going to create one app to st...

Wed. 11/08 – The First AI Election

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Big tech platforms are preparing for the first big election of the AI era. Why even Microsoft is so desperate to get its hands on AI chips. Some incre...

Tue. 11/07 – An App Store, But For GPTs

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI wants to open an App Store where everyone can build their own GPTs. There’s also a new GPT-4 that has gotten significantly cheaper. Did Cruis...

Mon. 11/06 – Elon “Groks” AI

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Elon releases his AI model. The Chinese AI startup that has hit unicorn status in just 8 months by going the open source route. The reviews of the new...

Fri. 11/03 – SBF Guilty

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Bankman Fried has been found guilty. The FTC alleges Jeff Bezos ordered Amazon to boost junk ads. Elon Musk says Starlink is almost profitable. He...

Thu. 11/02 – Silicon Mesa?

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Looks like Disney is finally going to swallow Hulu. One more time we’re going to look at the AI regulation debate, this time noting that governments...

Wed. 11/01 – WeWork To The Deadpool?

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

LinkedIn has an AI job coach for you. Netflix’s ad tier is doing well. But is it doing well enough. You might have thought this already happened, bu...

Tue. 10/31 – The New M3 Chips And Macs

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All the headlines for last night’s Apple event, including interesting details about the new M3 chips. One year on from Elon purchasing it, what is X...

Mon. 10/30 – AI Guardrails

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Governments around the world announce guardrails for AI… or, at least, suggest some. OpenAI takes steps to keep you from going to plugins. Meta seem...

(Bonus) Did Tech Recover This Year? With Big Technology

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We started this year with layoffs and the whole "Tech Recession" narrative. So, as we wind up the year, did tech recover this year, and if so, how? Al...

Fri. 10/27 – SBF Takes The Stand

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon wraps up tech earnings week. Microsoft raises the alarm about a really sophisticate new hacking group. SBF actually takes the stand. OpenAI set...

Thu. 10/26 – A Complete AirPods Revamp

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meta earnings from yesterday. Apple seems to be planning a complete revamp of the AirPods lineup. Spotify plans major changes to how it does royalties...

Wed. 10/25 – Boo! Tech Earnings Snuck Up On Us!

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Meta got sued by most the States. California has forced Cruise to stop its autonomous vehicle testing. Will earbuds be key in any AI future? Tech earn...

Tue. 10/24 – Nvidia Is Gunning For Intel

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nvidia wants to get into the ARM CPU game. Somebody is taking a run at some high value targets via Okta. A new version of maybe the most advanced smar...

Mon. 10/23 – Apple Caught Flat-Footed By Generative AI?

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Gurman suggests Apple is scrambling to go all in on Generative AI. Also, will there be a mini Mac event by the end of this month? Okta had a brea...

(Bonus) The Language AI Experiment

21 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Remember, the order of the languages is Spanish, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese and German. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Fri. 10/20 – Net Neutrality Is Probably Coming Back

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

More on the crypto/terrorism allegations. The FCC is freeing up spectrum for use by AR and VR devices. They’re also laying the groundwork to bring n...

Thu. 10/19 – A Setback For OpenAI?

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is crypto being used for terrorism in the current war? Netflix has good earnings and raises prices. Again. Again I ask why tech layoffs have returned....

Wed. 10/18 – For Elon, The War On Bots Never Ends

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Elon has a fresh idea for fighting bots and maybe making some money. The IRS is finally moving ahead of cheap online tax filing. What are the odds Net...

Tue. 10/17 – Is LinkedIn… Good Now?

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A new “affordable” Apple Pencil. Several “fog of war” stories surrounding major tech players. Why are tech layoffs suddenly back? Are Meta’s...

Mon. 10/16 – Nikola Tesla’s Dream Now A Reality

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Gurman already has details on a cheaper Vision Pro. Minecraft passes 300 million units sold. Why prompt injection is THE security issue of the AI...

(Bonus) Pixel Review

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If my reviews don't float your boat, here are some more detailed ones: Pixel 8 and 8 Pro review: in Google we trust? (The Verge) Google Pixel Wa...

Fri. 10/13 – The Activision Acquisition Goes Through

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft wins its big prize. The EU officially opens and X investigation. VC investment activity has reached its lowest level in years. Netflix dips ...

Thu. 10/12 – The IRS Wants A Word With Microsoft

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

That thing where the IRS says you’ve underpaid your taxes to the tune of almost $30 billion dollars. Adam Mosseri says Threads is NOT coming for the...

Wed. 10/11 – The Greatest DDoS Attack By Far

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The EU is warning Elon Musk over X content related to the Israel-Hamas war. The biggest DDoS attack of all time, by, like, 8x. New image models from A...

Tue. 10/10 – The Veil Between Online And IRL Is Thin

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

That whole bungled pricing thing has cost the Unity CEO his job. The big 23andMe breach is a different kind of hack. And it turns out if you fall vict...

Listener Meetup Emergency Message!

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Holy crap! Anyone coming to the listener meetup tonight, I hope you see this! Turns out Johnny Foley's is closed on Mondays! We will instead try to me...

(Portfolio Profile) Mimoto

08 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Find out more at Mimoto.ai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fri. 10/06 – Microsoft Looks To Close

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Looks like Microsoft is inches away from getting the Activision acquisition over the line. Hardware ambitions are one thing, but OpenAI might also des...

Thu. 10/05 – Now The Regulators Are Coming For The Cloud Providers

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A new front in the regulation battle is opening up for major cloud platforms. What is the point of removing article headlines in X posts? Amazon’s P...