Tech Brew Ride Home

Fri. 03/08 – TikTok In Peril?

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did TikTok overplay its hand yesterday? The potential legislation against them is suddenly moving quickly. How Temu might be single handedly responsib...

Thu. 03/07 – The Epic/Apple Fight Gets Gnarly

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On the first day of the DMA regime, the whole battle between Apple and Epic Games has gotten hella weird. Rumors of the US government going after TikT...

Wed. 03/06 – OpenAI Claps Back At Elon’s Lawsuit

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Apple shows how it is complying with the DMA. We’ve got a Microsoft hardware event coming up. I wonder if they’ll mention AI? Has BlackCat been de...

Tue. 03/05 – The Linux Phoenix?

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The big DMA deadline is mere hours away. A big Twitter related lawsuit has arrived that I kind of can’t believe took this long. Nothing releases a p...

Mon. 03/04 – EU Brings The Hammer Down On Apple

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The EU Commission has fined Apple for stifling music streaming competition. New Macbook Airs with the M3 chip. Why the Apple Car was doomed from day o...

Fri. 03/01 – Elon Sues Sam Altman And OpenAI

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elon is suing Sam Altman and OpenAI. Meta continues to get out of the news business, especially when it’s being pushed. A new AI deepfake supertool....

Thu. 02/29 – What If The Vision Pro Is Selling Better Than We Think?

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The SEC has subpoenaed OpenAI. What if the Vision Pro is selling better than even Apple thought? Beware of the repo attack affecting GitHub. Beware of...

Wed. 02/28 – The Apple Car Project Is Dead

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Apple car project is dead. Really, this time. We think. Google is working to fix Gemini. If you’re using Tumblr, your posts might soon be traini...

Tue. 02/27 – Gaming Continues To Be A Bloodbath

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If you can believe it, MOAR layoffs in gaming. Big layoffs at Sony. We might see Meta’s first AR glasses later this year. The big hack affecting US ...

Mon. 02/26 – Mobile World Congress Is All About AI This Year (Corrected)

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mobile World Congress kicks off this week, and I bet you can guess what the big theme this year is. All the hardware that is being announced to allow ...

(Bonus) Ed Zitron On The Social Landscape

24 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Catching you up on the great Substack controversy and who is winning the race to be the new Twitter? Ed's new podcast is called Better Offline, which...

Fri. 02/23 – Reddit To IPO And Nvidia To The Moon

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We have all the details of the Reddit IPO. And Sam Altman of all people makes an appearance in the S1! What that big cell phone outage yesterday was a...

Thu. 02/22 – Nvidia’s Earnings Are Epic

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The most important tech company in the world right now reported earnings yesterday, and they were historic. Stability AI is previewing Stable Diffusio...

Wed. 02/21 – Apple Has Quantum Encrypted iMessage

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Signal finally rolls out usernames, but Apple goes one better security-wise, by quantum encrypting iMessage. Weirdly, Apple also launched a standalone...

Tue. 02/20 – LockBit Ransomware Gang Taken Down

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Perhaps the biggest law enforcement action against a ransomware gang ever. Once again, you could view other people’s cameras on your Wyze camera. Ho...

(Bonus) BlueSky CEO Jay Graber

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An interview with Bluesky CEO Jay Graber about the future of social media. Sponsors: FactorMeals.com/ride50 and code ride50 for 50% off Lea...

Fri. 02/16 – Sora Brings Text To Video AI To Life

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Huge watershed reveal of OpenAI’s Sora, its first text-to-video model, which can create up to a minute of 1080p video. We used to have a Today In El...

Thu. 02/15 – We Already Have Gemini 1.5!

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Google’s moving fast. They’ve already launched Gemini 1.5. An EU court rules breaking encryption violates human rights. Why social media is floode...

Wed. 02/14 – Zuck Has His Own Social Media Post About The Vision Pro

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Even Mark Zuckerberg is posting about the Apple Vision Pro. In short: he’s not impressed. Walmart might buy a smart TV maker for the ads. Y Combinat...

Tue. 02/13 – Why Microsoft’s Xbox Strategy Shift Is A Big Deal

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Threads gets “today’s topics.” iMessage and Bing dodge EU DMA regulation. Why Temu bought a bunch of SuperBowl ads. Nvidia’s Chat with RTX let...

Mon. 02/12 – Luddite Riots?

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is actual neo-ludditeism going to become a thing, as some people have predicted? Google reveals the strength of its subscription businesses. A review ...

Fri. 02/09 – Sam Altman Wants To Raise $5 Trillion Dollars. With a T.

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Altman wants to raise more money for his chip ambitions than the entire semiconductor industry. The Feds might put the breaks on Microsoft’s acq...

Thu. 02/08 – Google Releases Gemini Ultra 1.0

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Google has released Gemini Ultra 1.0, renamed Bard as Gemini and looks to be replacing Google Assistant with Gemini. Disney has invested in a big stak...

Wed. 02/07 – AI Watermarks And New Apple AI Models

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

OpenAI is adding watermarks to Dall-E 3 images. A new AI model from Apple. A new open source model that is king of the LLM hill. More rumors of a fold...

Tue. 02/06 – Don’t Forget Your Vision Pro Password!

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Don’t forget your Vision Pro password, or else you’re going to have to return it to the Apple Store to use it again. Why are the gaming platforms ...

Mon. 02/05 – The Most Shocking Deepfake Scam Of The AI Era

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let me tell you the story of the most shocking AI deepfake scam we’ve heard yet, because it’s a warning to all of us going forward. An Apple Visio...

(Bonus) a16z's Chris Dixon On His New Book And Web3

03 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our friend Chris Dixon is back to talk about his new book: Read Write Own! How Web3 and the blockchain can save the web as we know it! Learn m...

Fri. 02/02 – Facebook’s Golden Age Is Now

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A run down of some interesting details from Tech’s big earnings day yesterday. Rufus is Amazon’s AI-powered shopping assistant. The Browser Compan...

Thu. 02/01 – A Tech Regulation Tipping Point?

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why I think yesterday’s Congressional hearings might actually be a tipping point for tech regulation. What would a Kids Online Safety Act actually m...

Wed. 01/31 – Tech Execs Back Before Congress

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The tech execs have been called before Congress once again. Universal Music Group pulls its songs from TikTok. Is 23andMe in danger of going out of bu...

Tue. 01/30 – The Vision Pro Reviews Are Here

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk says Neuralink implanted its device into a human for the first time. You can search for Taylor Swift X again, but was a Microsoft tool to bl...

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