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Thu. 05/25 – Even Presidential Candidates Suffer From Twitter Glitches
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The whole Twitter Space presidential announce did not go well. Microsoft says Chinese hackers have burrowed into critical US infrastructure. Sony has ...
Wed. 05/24 – Microsoft Build Wrapup
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All the headlines from yesterday’s Build conference. The big Netflix password crackdown has begun. Did Elon buy Twitter to dethrone Fox News? Is an ...
Tue. 05/23 – Shutterstock Nabs Giphy
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apple continues to play nice with Broadcom despite hoping to drop them someday. The thing people warned about with these bluechecks happened yesterday...
Mon. 05/22 – Meta Hit With Biggest Ever GDPR Fine
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meta got hit by the biggest ever GDPR fine in Europe. A crypto project got taken over by hackers who voted themselves into power. The startup that wan...
BETTER SOUND! (IHP) Amazon's First Employee Shel Kaphan
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Re-releasing this one, hopefully with improved sound quality! The earliest days of Amazon with its earliest hire: Shel Kaphan. Learn more abou...
(BNS) @BradyDale On SBF, FTX, All The Stuff
20 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I didn't know the whole story of Sam Bankman-Fried. This book will do that for you. From our very good friend of the show Brady Dale: SBF: How the FT...
Fri. 05/19 – ChatGPT Comes To The App Store
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI has launched an official ChatGPT app for iPhones and iPads. Android coming soon. The Supreme Court actually propped up Section 230, allowing it...
Thu. 05/18 – Montana Bans TikTok
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The first official ban of TikTok by a US state is here. Unskippable tv-like ads are coming to YouTube when you’re watching on your TV. How much can ...
Wed. 05/17 – Open Source Vs. Centralized AI, Part II
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve been letting some of your Google accounts sit fallow, you better look into that cause Google is gonna start deleting things. Why some new ...
Tue. 05/16 – Open Source Vs. Centralized AI, Part I
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The EU actually approved the Microsoft Activision acquisition so… what now? The IRS might finally allow us to file our taxes online for free. The EU...
Mon. 05/15 – Media Day On The Podcast
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After some news about Apple testing M3 chips, it’s media day on the podcast. Wither Motherboard, as Vice declares bankruptcy. Netflix is cutting spe...
(IHP Bonus) Tesla Cofounder Marc Tarpenning (Corrected)
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Tarpenning, along with Martin Eberhard, was the cofounder of Tesla Motors back in 2003. But before that, Tarpenning and Eberhard were also the co...
(Bonus) Apple II History With Laine Nooney
13 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yes, the Apple II is maybe more historically important than the Macintosh, at least for Apple as a company. I agree with the argument my friend Laine ...
Fri. 05/12 – Twitter Has A New CEO
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elon says he’s hired a new CEO for Twitter, and folks think they know who this person will be. The Claude chatbot has expanded so much you can now w...
Thu. 05/11 – Twitter Encrypts DMs? (Corrected)
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Twitter finally rolled out encrypted DMs… or did they? More drips and drabs from yesterday’s Google event including an AI music generating tool th...
Wed. 05/10 – Google I/O
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I’m writing this this morning before Google’s I/O, so I’m assuming that’s going to be the entirety of this episode. But who knows. Maybe I’l...
Tue. 05/09 – AI Comes To The Drive Through Window
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More roiling questions about crypto and regulator enforcement. Nintendo’s Switch is getting long in the tooth. AI’s are coming to the Wendy’s dr...
Mon. 05/08 – The Big Discord Username Shift
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What to expect from Google IO. The big discord username switch. Sam Altman’s side hustle is launching a thing. But also a look at the regulatory iss...
(Bonus) Brian On Big Technology Podcast
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the crossover episode of when I went on the Big Technology podcast on Friday. We ask where the moat is in AI? And we celebrate Ed Sheeran if y...
(Bonus) @semaforben On The Golden Age Of Digital Media And His AMAZING New Book About It
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the book I've been dying for someone to write! This is how digital media happened for 20 years! Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the ...
Fri. 05/05 – Can Open Source Win Out Over Open AI? (Corrected)
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Apple earnings recap. A new, free code generating AI tool. Which, actually, lots of people are starting to ask the question: will open source AI actua...
Thu. 05/04 – The Regulators Come For AI
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The regulators have not been sleeping on the AI revolution. Everybody wants to get in on the blue checkmark game. But this time, with actual utility. ...
Wed. 05/03 – How A Pixies Song Broke Google Assistant
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Google releases a new feature to put another nail in the password coffin. Malware merchants are using generative AI. A deep dive into what Bluesky is ...
Tue. 05/02 – The Writer’s Strike Inspired By AI
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Looks like that Hollywood strike inspired by AI fears is a go. Apple and Google want to set a new standard to prevent modern digital stalking. Pornhub...
Mon. 05/01 – Why Hollywood Fears AI
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gurman says the big Apple Watch OS overhaul is nigh. I can already tell you what the biggest tech IPO of 2023 is going to be. Are there signs tech ear...
(IHP Bonus) Mike Slade on Steve Jobs' Return To Apple
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another bonus episode from the Internet History Podcast. As promised, Mike Slade is back to tell stories from the period 1998 through 2004, when he wa...
(IHP Bonus) Mike Slade on NeXT and Steve Jobs' Return to Apple
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another bonus episode from the Internet History Podcast. I originally wanted to talk to Mike Slade about Starwave, the innovative company that launche...
Fri. 04/28 – Microsoft Gets Out Of The Mice Business
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More signs that vital communications infrastructure is abandoning Twitter. Reddit is testing Discord-like chat channels. Big layoffs at Clubhouse. Mic...
Thu. 04/27 – Meta Does Good
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meta reported earnings that surprised investors in the good way. But that doesn’t mean they’re backing off the Metaverse. Global smartphone shipme...
Wed. 04/26 - The UK Is Blocking Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The UK is blocking Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition. A quick rundown of Microsoft and Alphabet earnings. The new Mavic drone is a beast. Cruise ha...
Tue. 04/25 – The AI Revolution Comes For Drake
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Methinks Coinbase is orchestrating laying the groundwork for a showdown with US regulators. Slack rolls out Canvas, which seems pretty cool. AI Guardr...
Mon. 04/24 – And More Twitter Stuff
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Would you believe me if I told you there was more Twitter chaos over the weekend. More details on the Apple headset. Is ARM about to abandon its Switz...
(Bonus) Chamath Palihapitiya Interview
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Again, my Internet History Podcast interview with Chamath Palihapitiya of the All In podcast from 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
(Bonus) Jason Calacanis Interview
22 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Again, this is a republishing of my Jason Calacanis interview from the Internet History Podcast. Sponsors: Bloomberg.com/careers Learn more ab...
Fri. 04/21 – Twitter Stuff
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More… I dunno… Twitter things are happening. Google is consolidating its AI efforts. We now have a hint about what that startup Humane might be cr...
Thu. 04/20 – Elon’s Having A Heck Of A 4/20
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are Elon and Microsoft fully at war at this point? Does Coinbase already have one foot out the country at this point? Is OpenAI careening toward a run...
Wed. 04/19 – The End Of Netflix’s Red Envelopes
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
That Netflix ad tier seems to be paying off. But it’s also the end of the road for those famous red envelopes. We’re about to see a foldable Pixel...
Tue. 04/18 – Is The AI Era Kicking Off A New Generation Of Silicon?
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is the AI revolution going to kick of a silicon revolution with a whole new generation of chips? Coinbase would consider leaving the US if it can’t ...
Mon. 04/17 – Is Google About To Lose Samsung?
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everybody, back from Ireland, and man, the universe dumped all the news on me this morning. Google is rushing to add AI to search because they’r...
Fri. 04/14 - AWS Enters the Gen AI Race
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AWS has begun offering customers access to LLMs made by Anthropic, Stability AI, and AI21 Labs, as they look to be a neutral platform for generative A...
Thu. 04/13 - They're Trying Their Damnedest To Ruin The HBO Brand
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The stocks of Apple suppliers Cirrus Logic and AAC are down after reporting that iPhone 15 Pro models won’t have solid-state buttons after all. IBM ...
Wed. 04/12 - Twitter Inc. No Longer Exists?
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk did a big spontaneous interview with the BBC last night on Twitter Spaces, but here’s two things that didn’t make the interview: Twitter...
Tue. 04/11 - China's ChatGPT Competitors Are Here
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alibaba revealed its ChatGPT-style bot, and mere hours later the Cyberspace Administration of China announced plans to require security reviews of gen...
Mon. 04/10 - Would You Believe Me If I Told You Elon Changed His Mind?
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Twitter has stopped throttling tweets with Substack links in them, but only after Elon Musk denied they were ever blocked. About 270 US Apple Stores h...
(BNS EP) Anyone In Control Of Big Tech? W/ David Auerbach
08 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Check out David Auerbach's books: Meganets: How Digital Forces Beyond Our Control Commandeer Our Daily Lives and Inner Realities Bitwise: A Life in ...
Fri. 08/07 – Twitter Blocking Substack?
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shenanigans from some Elon companies. Twitter looks like it’s blocking Substack. Not just links to Substack but even mentioning the name, the word S...
Thu. 04/06 – The Secret Bitcoin Easter Egg On Your Mac
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More examples of chatbots hallucinating might lead to the first lawsuits. Did you know that you have a copy of the bitcoin white paper on your Mac rig...
Wed. 04/05 – The Grand Theory Of AI Varietals
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sony might be developing a sort of PS Vita mark 2. Sad news of the death of a well-known silicon valley luminary. Meta says its not going to be left b...
Tue. 04/04 – Dogecoin Twitter Logo (Cause Why Not?)
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve said before that Elon owns Twitter, so if he decides to change the logo to a Shiba Inu, you know, why not? Apple kinda sorta bites the bullet ...
Mon. 04/03 – Schrödinger’s Blue Check
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The blue checks went away on Twitter over the weekend. Or did they? More interesting details on those Pinduoduo app allegations. In a headline from 20...
Fri. 03/31 – Is E3 Dead?
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I can tell you E3 is officially cancelled this year, but I’m kinda thinking it might be dead for good. Bunch of stuff about Twitter and checkmarks. ...
Thu. 03/30 – No Headset Reveal At WWDC?
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wait, are we NOT going to see the new Apple headset at WWDC? Twitter’s new API tiers? Ads are coming to Bing Chat. Is Elon Musk guilty of laundering...
Wed. 03/29 – Hit Pause On AI Development?
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over 1,000 big names sign a petition urging a pause on AI development. What analysts think AI could to for or to the economy. North Korean hackers all...
Tue. 03/28 – Rise Of The Blue Checks
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I titled an episode last week “Twilight Of The Blue Checks.” Well, today is the sequel, “Rise Of The Blue Checks” cause starting April 15, you...
Mon. 03/27 – SVB Finds A New Home
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Looks like the short, sharp, SVB saga has reached the beginning of a conclusion. Twitter source code has been leaked. The doubts inside Apple about th...
(Portfolio Profile) Investor Update (And How To Do Them) With Rownd
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert from Rownd shares his most recent investor update live and in real time, so you can hear how these things go. Also, want to learn more about Ro...
Fri. 03/24 – Twilight Of The Blue Checks
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Twitter is finally sunsetting its legacy verified program. OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT plugins. Do Kwan has been detained and is facing formal charges he...
Thu. 03/23 – Coinbase Wells Notice
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coinbase got a Wells Notice, which is not good. Hindenburg research has a new note out and is making short run on Block, which is not good. Apple migh...
Wed. 03/22 – Google Bard Joins The Fray
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well, we’ve got Google Bard. We’ve got a new Copilot from GitHub. Bing Image Creator is rolling out. Mozilla AI launches. The low hanging fruit th...
Tue. 03/21 – TikTok Showdown
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of a major showdown in Congress this week, TikTok wants the US to know exactly how popular it is. Why ChatGPT was shut down for a while yesterda...
Mon. 03/20 – Robots All The Way Down
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
New bots to make video from text prompts. Fending off the bots from biting your style. Falling in love with the bots. In the streaming wars, the ad su...
Fri. 03/17 – Midjourney 5 Is Amazing
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon Kindle gets out of the magazine business. An ironically named PE firm is buying Porn Hub. Midjourney v5 is really mind blowing. And, of course,...
Thu. 03/16 – We’re A Long Way From Clippy
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time ever, I had to delay producing this show so I could watch and cover and AI product announcement. Let me tell you about how Microsof...
Wed. 03/15 – GPT-4 Is Here
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
GPT-4 is unveiled and it’s multimodal, and man, is everybody rushing to make use of this stuff. Alleged renders of Google's Pixel 8 Pro appear to sh...
Tue. 03/14 – Meta Has Now Cut 1/4th Of Its Workforce
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Those expected layoffs have come to Meta. AI tools come to Google Workspace and an API for Google’s PaLM language model. Seems like things have gene...
Mon. 03/13 – Crisis Averted?
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Unless it affected you, you might have missed a huge tech story this weekend. But now that depositors to Silicon Valley Bank are being made whole, is ...
(Portfolio Profile) Cadre.com
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cadre.com is revolutionizing commercial real estate investing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri. 03/10 – Silicon Valley Bank(Run)
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s really only one story right now. The troubles at Silicon Valley Bank and how it has literally everyone in the startup ecosystem worried righ...
Thu. 03/09 – Silvergate’s Collapse Makes The Crypto Winter Even Colder
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Silvergate Capital is shutting down, so the crypto winter just got colder. Microsoft says the new Bing has crossed 100 million daily active users. Why...
Wed. 03/08 – The “Cambrian Explosion” Moment For AI
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, you might have heard about the latest Elon controversy where he criticized an employee, and then walked it all back. We’ll get into that. Duc...
Tue. 03/07 – A TikTok Paywall
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TikTok launches a paywall, but it’s all about the creators. Salesforce has its own generative AI product. More layoffs coming for Meta. Another auto...
Mon. 03/06 – AI And The Golden Age Of Scamming
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Microsoft begins to integrate AI into its core enterprise and productivity products, are we ready for the scamming that AI is going to be able to p...
(Bonus) State Of The Job Market With Grupa
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Checking in on the state of the tech job market with Grupa.io. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri. 03/03 – AI Summarizers And Glamour Filters
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone in crypto stops doing business with Silvergate. Brave search launches an AI summarizer. A look at TikTok's AI Bold Glamour filter. Maybe the ...
Thu. 03/02 – And Right On Schedule, Here Come The APIs
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A ChatGPT API for business is here. Microsoft gives Bing those nobs and dials that I’ve been talking about. What are multimodal LLMs? New turmoil in...
Wed. 03/01 – Bluesky Launches
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Decentralized social network Bluesky launches in the iOS App Store. TikTok adds wellbeing feature for families and kids. You know about eSIMs but say ...
Tue. 02/28 – Elon Wants To Compete With OpenAI
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AI-powered Bing is now integrated into Windows. Elon wants to compete with OpenAI, a company he co-founded. Major financial institutions continue to b...
Mon. 02/27 – Here Come The Prompt Engineers
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Snap wants to go the route of the movie Her, with a personified chatbot inside of Snapchat. Interesting layoffs at Twitter. Yes. More. Inside Apple's ...
(Portfolio Profile) Nanome.ai
25 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Find out more and see demos at Nanome.ai Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fri. 02/24 – Record Scratch On The Adobe/Figma Deal
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is the DOJ about to sue to stop of Adobe’s acquisition of Figma? Confirmation of the lower end mixed reality headset from Apple due next year. A rep...
Thu. 02/23 – Coinbase Wants To Seed Web 3
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Coinbase wants to let a thousand Web3 flowers bloom by launching its own Layer 2 network. The new iPhone specs have leaked. Apple might have made a br...
Wed. 02/22 – ChatGPT Hits A Chinese Wall
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This chatbot AI revolution has hit a major roadblock in China. What does it mean if science fiction publications are up in arms about AI generated con...
Tue. 02/21 – Microsoft Swears To Play Nice With Call Of Duty
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft tries again to convince people it won’t hoard Call of Duty as an Xbox exclusive. Linux now plays nice with Apple Silicon. Chrome swears it...
Fri. 02/17 - Susan Wojcicki Rides Off Into The Sunset
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The US is suing Terraform Labs and Do Kwon. The UK is investigating rumors that Google paid Apple NOT to spin up its own search engine. Susan Wojcicki...
Thu. 02/16 – Microsoft Reflects On The New Bing
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft is revealing what it’s learned from us poking around on the new Bing. It seems that once developers begin using generative AI to code, the...
Wed. 02/15 – The New Bing Is Questioning Its Own Existence
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More signs the chat bots are maybe a little undercooked, and whooo doggy. Wait until you hear what I mean. Some datapoints suggesting the faddish natu...
Tue. 02/14 – Elon, If You Want It Or Not
14 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
People are saying Elon is showing you his tweets whether you asked to see them or not. More fodder for the charge that these chat bots are being rolle...
Mon. 02/13 – Are Stablecoins Dead?
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Binance’s stablecoin seems to be dead, but with regulatory questions swirling around Paxos, I’m wondering if all stablecoins might about to see a ...
Fri. 02/10 – A Record Year For Bots (The Other Kind Of Bots)
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
More job cuts at Microsoft make me wonder if the HoloLens is still a thing. But also, we have data to explain why Apple hasn’t done layoffs yet. Mor...
Thu. 02/09 – Twitter Blue Breaks The Character Barrier
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Feel free to tweet your manifestos now as Twitter Blue subscribers can tweet up to 4,000 characters. Is the Fediverse failing or doing just fine, than...
Wed. 02/08 – AI’s Big Week Continues
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft unveils a new Bing search that basically moves the yardsticks down the field in terms of what chat can do. But Google continues to drip-feed...
Tue. 02/07 – AI’s Big Debut Week Is NOW!
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bored of phone and gadget launches, well prepare yourself for AI product launches, cause we’re getting a bunch of them starting now, this week. Meta...
Mon. 02/06 – iPhone Ultra?
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is Apple considering launching an “Ultra” version of the iPhone as soon as this year? Have the good Twitter bots gotten a reprieve from Elon Musk?...
Fri. 02/03 – The Startup Planning To De-Extinct The Dodo
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Earnings wrapups from Alphabet: investors just want to know when the AI is coming. From Apple: they’re still not planning any layoffs. From Amazon: ...
Thu. 02/02 – Meta Whistles Past The Metaverse
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meta singlehandedly bucks the narrative that it’s the sick man of Silicon Valley. Twitter is cutting off free access to its API. ChatGPT launches a ...
Wed. 02/01 – The Memory Chip Rout (Again)
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You think things are bad in your corner of the tech sector? Wait until I tell you about the memory chip industry. OpenAI releases a tool to let you ch...
Tue. 01/31 – Weird Gaming News
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, some weird headlines from the world of gaming. Is VR gaming a big nothingburger for gamers themselves? Is E3 dead as a gaming industry event? S...
Mon 01/30 – Every Platform Is Hustling To Unveil An AI Play
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Après ChatGPT, prepare yourself for the generative AI deluge. Amazon says the free lunch for grocery delivery is over. More speculation about foldabl...
Fri. 01/27 – More Buzzfeed News, If You Can Believe It
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What can make Buzzfeed hit our headlines two days in a row? How about jumping on the ChatGPT bandwagon? Amazon is apparently launching a major NFT pro...
Thu. 01/26 – Where Is The Line Going For Tech Right Now?
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I get all metaphysical about where the tech industry is going right now with a record slowdown in smartphone shipments, Masa Son seemingly misplacing ...