Podcasts about tech narratives

In this episode of The Latest Big UC News, hosts David Dungay & Rob Scott welcome some of the industry's top analysts to talk about the latest news in the UC space.The panellists discuss a variety of hot topics in the UCaaS space, including:Copilot hits the SMB market - but should you buy it through an MSP?Vonage appoints a new CEO - what does life look like under Ericsson?The big events are back - what kinds of narratives are emerging in 2024?Our panel features the following UC experts:Zeus Kerravala, Principal Analyst, ZK ResearchCraig Durr, Senior Analyst, Futurum GroupEvan Kirstel, Social Media Strategist, BCStrategiesJon Arnold, Principal Analyst, J Arnold & AssociatesBlair Pleasant, Principal Analyst, COMMfusion

In this podcast episode, host Ole Olesen-Bagneux sits down with Gabs Ferreira, who has made a remarkable transition from a software developer to a renowned technology storyteller and content creator. Gabs delves into the art of tech storytelling, emphasizing the significance of personal narratives in making technology relatable. The discussion also explores the vibrant Brazilian tech scene, its regional disparities & enthusiastic tech community, and the growing need for Portuguese tech content. Concluding the discussion, Gabs shares his thoughts on the future of technology storytelling in the age of generative AI. He expresses optimism about the role of AI in enhancing content creation and shares his vision for further democratization of tech.

Julie Ann Crommett, contributor to films like COCO, SOUL, and BLACK PANTHER, joins us to discuss all things content, inclusion, and tech- and how her Latinidad has influenced her career. Julie is accompanied by WBD EVP of Engineering, Sowmya Subramanian, for this very special conversation commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month!

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This week's episode is entirely devoted to Q3 2017 earnings reports which were released this week from four big companies: Amazon, Alphabet, Twitter, and Microsoft. We talk through the highlights of each company's earnings, the strengths and weaknesses (and warning signs) and the broader competitive landscape around these companies. We'll likely do a deep dive on Apple earnings among other things in our next episode. The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Amazon earnings release: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=97664&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2311817 • Alphabet earnings release: https://abc.xyz/investor/pdf/2017Q3_alphabet_earnings_release.pdf • Twitter earnings release: http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/AMDA-2F526X/3731695548x0x961121/3D6E4631-9478-453F-A813-8DAB496307A1/Q3_17_Shareholder_Letter.pdf • Microsoft earnings release: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Investor/earnings/FY-2018-Q1/press-release-webcast.. You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

On this week's News Roundup, we kick things off with Samsung's Developer Conference and the announcements the company made there, which were more strategic and big picture in nature than most of its hardware announcements. Secondly, we talk about the reviews for Google's Pixel 2 smartphones, which were published this week and were a surprisingly mixed bag, especially with regard to the displays on the larger phones. Third, we cover Netflix's earnings, which kicked of the Q3 earnings season earlier this week, and lastly we talk about the two big sets of iPhone supply and sales rumors currently floating around. The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Samsung Developer Conference: Jan's piece on Techpinions: https://techpinions.com/samsung-aims-for-connected-thinking-at-developer-conference/51364 Samsung press releases: http://www.samsungmobilepress.com/sdc2017 • Pixel 2 Reviews: Techmeme roundup: https://www.techmeme.com/171017/p8#a171017p8 Debunking piece: https://hackernoon.com/debunking-misinformation-about-the-pixel-2-xls-display-6fa4dfbdd304 • Netflix earnings: https://ir.netflix.com/results.cfm. The piece I wrote about shutting down Tech Narratives (and about my other work) is here: https://medium.com/beyond-devices/making-some-changes-26a42ee196c1 You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This is the final, brief, episode of the Tech Narratives Podcast. I'm sorry to say that I'm discontinuing work on both the Tech Narratives site and subscription service and this associated podcast. While it's been a fascinating and enjoyable exercise over the past nine months or so, it's also been very time consuming, and unfortunately the time and effort required hasn't been matched by the subscriber numbers and therefore revenue. My apologies for the sudden nature of the announcement – in reality, it's something I've been debating for a while, and decided over the weekend to pull the trigger on it today. As mentioned in the podcast, I wrote a little post for Tech Narratives subscribers about the end of updates here: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/16/important-site-news-tech-narratives-will-no-longer-be-updated/ And also wrote a longer post, including more details on the other things I do both by way of analysis and podcasts but also consulting and analyst work for clients, here: https://medium.com/beyond-devices/making-some-changes-26a42ee196c1 Thanks very much for listening, and for all your feedback.

This week's episode kicks off with a discussion of Netflix's price increases, and the context and reason for those. Next, we do a deep dive on Google's event this week and all that it announced, from new Pixel phones to new members of the Home family and a few other products also unveiled. Lastly, we talk about the other event that happened on Wednesday this week, the launch of the first voice-enabled speaker from Sonos. The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Oculus: Jan's Take on Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/11/★-oculus-announces-199-standalone-headset-other-hardware-and-software-news/ Oculus: https://www.oculus.com/blog/pioneering-the-frontier-of-vr-introducing-oculus-go-plus-santa-cruz-updates/ • Apple/Spielberg: Jan's Take on Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/10/apple-signs-deal-for-reboot-of-spielbergs-1980s-series-amazing-stories/ Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-signs-content-deal-with-steven-spielberg-1507656455 • Movies Anywhere: Jan's Take on Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/12/disney-warner-sony-21st-cf-universal-join-movies-anywhere-digital-locker-service/ Variety: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/movies-anywhere-launches-with-joint-studio-backing-1202587915/ • Snapchat Context Cards: Jan's Take on Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/10/★-snapchat-adds-context-cards-for-ride-sharing-restaurant-booking-other-services/ Snap: https://www.snap.com/en-US/news/post/introducing-context-cards/ Jan's Techpinions piece: https://techpinions.com/google-and-the-disintermediation-of-search/51316 • Twitter Abuse: Jan's Takes on Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/12/twitter-demonstrates-its-inconsistency-in-policing-abuse-again/ https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/13/prominent-women-launch-twitter-boycott-on-friday-over-abuse-issues/ TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/12/twitter-breaks-silence-on-mcgowan-suspension/ USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/10/12/rose-mcgowans-harvey-weinstein-tweets-got-her-suspended-fromsome-women-and-men-pledge-boycott-twitte/760130001/ You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This is Episode 77 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 13, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Samsung Reports Great Preliminary Q3 Numbers, CEO Will Resign in March TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-30x Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-12/samsung-quarterly-profit-climbs-on-surging-chip-demand-displays 2. Amazon Suspends Studio Chief Roy Price Over Sexual Harassment Allegations TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-30F Source Link at Variety: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/amazon-puts-roy-price-on-leave-of-absence-exclusive-1202588885/ 3. Prominent Women Launch Twitter Boycott on Friday Over Abuse Issues TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-30M Source Link at USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/10/12/rose-mcgowans-harvey-weinstein-tweets-got-her-suspended-fromsome-women-and-men-pledge-boycott-twitte/760130001/ 4. Facebook Launches Basic Food Ordering Feature Through Partners TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-30X Source Link at Facebook: https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/10/order_food/ 5. Qualcomm Seeks iPhone Sales and Manufacturing Ban in China TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-312 Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-13/qualcomm-seeks-china-iphone-ban-escalating-apple-legal-fight 6. Advertising Trade Groups Push for Faster Implementation of Self Regulation TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-31d Source Link at Marketing Land: https://marketingland.com/industry-groups-self-regulatory-program-coalition-for-better-ads-226109#.Wd-nLFr8Txo.twitter 7. T-Mobile Caps Roaming Benefit in Canada and Mexico TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-31l Source Link at Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-dials-back-major-un-carrier-perk-1819439382 8. Uber Files Appeal in London Hours Before Deadline TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-31u Source Link at Evening Standard: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/uber-formally-lodges-appeal-just-hours-before-deadline-a3657776.html Four additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Twitter Moments Data: https://medium.com/@balajis/how-big-is-twitter-moments-f3a81ee85f71 Amazon Book Stores and Whole Foods: https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-bookstores-offer-peek-into-whole-foods-future-1507887003 Twitter Bots: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-13/twitter-is-crawling-with-bots-and-lacks-incentive-to-expel-them Google AI Experiment: https://experiments.withgoogle.com/ai/teachable-machine I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

This is Episode 76 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 12, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Disney, Warner, Sony, 21st CF, Universal Join Movies Anywhere Digital Locker Service TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Zm Source Link at Variety: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/movies-anywhere-launches-with-joint-studio-backing-1202587915/ 2. Small Cable Firms Say Comcast Pressures Them Not to Offer Small TV Bundles TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Zr Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/comcast-pressures-local-cable-firms-to-curb-low-cost-tv-packages 3. Waymo Wanted $1 Billion and Public Apology in Uber Settlement Talks TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Zz Source Link at Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-uber-lawsuit/exclusive-alphabets-waymo-demanded-1-billion-in-settlement-talks-with-uber-sources-idUSKBN1CH0QC 4. Google Launches $1bn Philanthropic Effort to Ease Effects of Tech on Work TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2ZC Source Link at USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/10/12/google-give-1-billion-nonprofits-help-americans-get-jobs-new-economy/756703001/ 5. Google and Target Announce Nationwide Voice Shopping Through Google Home TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2ZL Source Link at CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/12/target-takes-voice-activated-shopping-nationwide-with-google.html 6. SensorTower Reports 3m Downloads of ARKit-based Apps Since Launch, Most Games TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2ZT Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/12/games-account-for-over-half-of-the-3m-arkit-powered-app-downloads-62-of-revenue/ 7. Twitter Demonstrates its Inconsistency in Policing Abuse Again TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-300 Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/12/twitter-breaks-silence-on-mcgowan-suspension/ 8. Facebook Cites Fake News Flagging Progress, Sandberg Discusses Russian Ads TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-305 Source Link at BuzzFeed, Recode, and The Washington Post: https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/facebook-just-shared-the-first-data-about-how-effective-its, https://www.recode.net/2017/10/12/16464120/sheryl-sandberg-facebook-russia-election-axios, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/10/12/facebook-takes-down-data-and-thousands-of-posts-obscuring-reach-of-russian-disinformation/ 9. Magic Leap Raises Big New Round of Funding TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-30m Source Link at Axios: https://www.axios.com/magic-leap-raises-big-new-funding-round-2496000932.html Five additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Bloomberg on Google Robotics: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-12/google-has-made-a-mess-of-robotics Google on Google Robotics: https://blog.x.company/inside-robotics-at-x-caa134ac854b Teens Survey: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171011005804/en/ Waymo Safety Report: https://medium.com/waymo/waymos-safety-report-how-we-re-building-a-safer-driver-ce5f1b0d4c25 Inside Every iPhone: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/apple-iphone-guts/ I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

Note: I accidentally uploaded Episode 74 again originally instead of this new episode. It's now been fixed. Apologies! --- This is Episode 75 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 11, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Qualcomm Fined $773m by Taiwan for Antitrust Violations TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2XR Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/qualcomm-fined-773-million-in-taiwan-for-antitrust-violations 2. Amazon Debuts Way for Teens to Buy Stuff on Parents’ Accounts With Approval TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2XY Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/11/amazon-introduces-a-way-for-teens-to-independently-shop-its-site-following-parents-approval/ 3. Oculus Announces $199 Standalone Headset, Other Hardware and Software News TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Y5 Source Link at Oculus: https://www.oculus.com/blog/pioneering-the-frontier-of-vr-introducing-oculus-go-plus-santa-cruz-updates/ 4. Indian Ride Sharing Service Ola Raises $1.1bn from Tencent, SoftBank, Others TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Yv Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/10/ola-raises-1-1b-from-tencent-and-softbank/ 5. Alibaba Announces $15 Billion R&D Spending on AI, IoT, Quantum Computing TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2YC Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/alibaba-to-double-r-d-spending-to-15-billion-over-3-years 6. Amazon Adds Basic Voice Recognition and Personalization to Echo Devices TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2YJ Source Link at The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/11/16460120/amazon-echo-multi-user-voice-new-feature 7. California Amends Rules to Allow Testing of Cars Without Human Drivers on Roads TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2YV Source Link at The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/11/16458850/self-driving-car-california-dmv-regulations 8. AT&T Pre-Announces 300k DirecTV Now Adds, 90k Pay TV Losses in Q3 TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Z0 Source Link at AT&T: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732717/000073271717000086/oct_11.htm 9. Lyft Announces 500m Total Rides, 100m in Past Three Months TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Z8 Source Link at Lyft: https://blog.lyft.com/posts/2017/10/10/half-a-billion-rides-and-counting 10. Bloomberg Reports DoJ Lawyers Likely to View Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Skeptically TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Zg Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-11/sprint-s-revived-push-for-t-mobile-hurtles-toward-old-u-s-foes Five additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Facebook Russia Questions: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/technology/facebook-election.html?_r=1 CBS and Star Trek: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-11/are-trekkies-the-key-to-cbs-s-future Qualcomm Antitrust Backgrounder: http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2017/10/11/qualcomm-antirust-war-patent-licensing-issues/id=88891/ Evernote Interview: https://www.cnet.com/news/evernote-raised-prices-got-more-of-us-to-sign-up/ Uber Legal Troubles: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-11/uber-pushed-the-limits-of-the-law-now-comes-the-reckoning I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

This is Episode 74 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 10, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Twitter Announces It’s Working on a Bookmarking Tool TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Wo Source Link at BuzzFeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/twitter-plans-to-release-a-bookmarking-tool 2. Uber is Reorganizing its Engineering Team to be More Efficient and Coordinated TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2WD Source Link at BuzzFeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolineodonovan/with-project-ark-uber-aims-to-consolidate-its-splintered 3. Microsoft Exec Debunks OEM Rumors About Killing Off Surface TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2WH Source Link at Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-panos-panay-not-killing-surface-2017-10 4. Nvidia Announces New Computer for Autonomous Cars, Launching in H2 2018 TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2WR Source Link at Axios: https://www.axios.com/new-nvidia-system-designed-to-power-fully-autonomous-taxis-2494931186.html 5. Snapchat Adds Context Cards for Ride Sharing, Restaurant Booking, Other Services TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2WZ Source Link at Snap: https://www.snap.com/en-US/news/post/introducing-context-cards/ 6. Amazon is Reportedly Working on Deliveries Inside Homes and Cars TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2X6 Source Link at CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/10/amazon-is-in-talks-with-phrame-and-is-working-on-a-smart-doorbell.html 7. Microsoft Adds Cortana to Skype With Smart Replies, Useful Information TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Xg Source Link at Microsoft: https://blogs.skype.com/news/2017/10/09/introducing-cortana-skype-microsofts-intelligent-assistant-comes-chat-window/ 8. Apple Signs Deal for Reboot of Spielberg’s 1980s Series Amazing Stories TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Xp Source Link at Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-signs-content-deal-with-steven-spielberg-1507656455 9. Apple’s Long-Running iOS Account Sign-In Dialogs Create Vulnerabilities TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2XA Source Link at Felix Krause: https://krausefx.com/blog/ios-privacy-stealpassword-easily-get-the-users-apple-id-password-just-by-asking 10. Google Acquires Podcast App 60db TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2XG Source Link at Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-acquires-podcast-app-60db-2017-10 11. Google Home Mini Receives Software Patch to Stop Errant Recordings TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2XM Source Link at Android Police: http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/10/google-nerfing-home-minis-mine-spied-everything-said-247/ Four additional news items mentioned on the podcast: CNBC Survey on Apple Device Ownership: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/09/the-average-american-household-owns-more-than-two-apple-products.html Amazon's Other Jeff: https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-wilke-the-amazon-chief-who-obsesses-over-consumers-1507627802 Disney and MLBAM: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/business/media/bamtech-disney-streaming.html?_r=1 Flipboard Changes: http://mashable.com/2017/10/10/flipboard-publisher-program-mobile-performance-mike-mccue/#XEAxzncm1Sq4 I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

This is Episode 73 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 9, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Alphabet’s Project Loon Receives FCC OK to Provide Connectivity for Puerto Rico TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2UB Source Link at Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/google-closer-to-using-balloons-for-telecom-in-puerto-rico 2. Facebook Tightens Ad Review, Security Exec Criticizes Media Coverage TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2UL Source Links at Axios, CBS, Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexstamos/status/916695332540387328, https://www.axios.com/scoop-facebook-tells-advertisers-more-scrutiny-is-coming-2493827891.html, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-facebook-ads-helped-elect-trump/ 3. US Data Shows Rise in Car Fatalities in 2016, Many Caused by Human Choices TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2UY Source Link at NHTSA: https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/usdot-releases-2016-fatal-traffic-crash-data 4. Google Finds Russian Political Ads Were Bought on YouTube, Gmail, Elsewhere TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2V7 Source Link at The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/10/09/google-uncovers-russian-bought-ads-on-youtube-gmail-and-other-platforms/ 5. Hulu Buys Big TV Series, E-Sports Content, Lowers Entry Price to $6 Until January TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Vj Source Links at Bloomberg & Variety: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/hulu-esl-esports-shows-1202582758/, http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/hulu-price-drop-commercial-plan-1202584235/, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-09/some-of-tv-s-greatest-hits-move-from-netflix-to-well-funded-hulu 6. Waymo and Intel Launch Campaigns Promoting Autonomous Driving TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2VB Source Links at TechCrunch & The Verge: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/09/waymo-teams-with-madd-the-nsc-and-more-on-self-driving-education/ and https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/9/16446890/lebron-james-self-driving-car-commercial-intel 7. GM Acquires LIDAR startup Strobe, Deepening Direct Investment in Autonomy TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2VQ Source Link at Recode: https://www.recode.net/2017/10/9/16446768/gm-acquisition-lidar-sensor-startup-strobe-self-driving 8. Costco Launches Grocery Delivery Service With Much Higher Prices TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2VV Source Link at GeekWire: https://www.geekwire.com/2017/costco-debuts-new-grocery-delivery-service-expands-partnership-instacart/ 9. Microsoft Adds Integration with Five Smart Home Vendors to Cortana TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2W2 Source Link at Windows Central: https://www.windowscentral.com/cortana-notebook-adds-connected-home-integrations-hue-nest-and-more 10. Microsoft Exec Says No New Features or Hardware for Windows 10 Mobile TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Wc Source Link at Windows Central: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-windows-10-mobile-features-and-hardware-are-not-focus-anymore Six additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Apple Watch Development: http://bit.ly/2yUbLOr AI Assistants and Kids: http://nyti.ms/2wJPHVY MSFT VR Head Q&A: http://bit.ly/2yak9fC Smartphones & Kids: https://www.ft.com/content/7c972e2e-a88f-11e7-ab55-27219df83c97 YouTube TV Ambitions: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/youtube-grows-up-inside-plan-take-netflix-hulu-1045443 Sundar Pichai Interview: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/07/google-boss-sundar-pichai-tax-gender-equality-data-protection-jemima-kiss I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

This week's episode kicks off with a discussion of Netflix's price increases, and the context and reason for those. Next, we do a deep dive on Google's event this week and all that it announced, from new Pixel phones to new members of the Home family and a few other products also unveiled. Lastly, we talk about the other event that happened on Wednesday this week, the launch of the first voice-enabled speaker from Sonos. The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Netflix Price Increases: Tech Narratives (free post): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/05/★-netflix-to-raise-prices-for-two-of-three-tiers-of-service/ Mashable: http://mashable.com/2017/10/05/netflix-raising-prices-again/ • Google Launch: Pixel Phones: Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/04/★-google-announces-pixel-2-smartphones/ Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/171004/p30#a171004p30 Home Devices: Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/04/★-google-announces-larger-and-smaller-home-devices-new-software-features/ Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/171004/p30#a171004p30 Other Announcements: Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/04/google-launches-premium-chromebook-earbuds-ai-powered-camera/ Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/171004/p21#a171004p21 Jan's Techpinions column: https://techpinions.com/google-is-clearly-serious-about-hardware-but-not-about-selling-phones/51272 • Sonos Event: Tech Narratives (free post): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/10/04/★-sonos-launches-first-voice-speaker-adds-alexa-support-for-older-devices/ Sonos: http://press-us.sonos.com/159680-sonos-unveils-smart-speaker-with-support-for-multiple-voice-services You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This is Episode 72 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 6, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Google Fiber Won’t Offer TV Service in Two Newest Markets TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Tx Source Link at 9to5Google: https://9to5google.com/2017/10/05/google-fiber-launch-louisville-san-antonio-no-tv/ 2. DeepMind, Still Running Separate from Google in the UK, Lost $162m in 2016 TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2TG Source Link at Quartz: https://qz.com/1095833/how-much-googles-deepmind-ai-research-costs-goog/ 3. Apple Criticized over Confusing iOS WiFi and Bluetooth Settings TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2TO Source Link at EFF: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/10/ios-11s-misleading-ish-setting-bluetooth-and-wi-fi-bad-user-security 4. AOL Instant Messenger is Shutting Down After 20 Years TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2TV Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/06/aol-instant-messenger-shut-down/ 5. Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell Retires, to be Replaced by Katherine Adams TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2U0 Source Link at Apple: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171006005180/en/ 6. Research Suggests Reach of Russian Facebook Posts Much Larger Than Ads Alone TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Ud Source Link at The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/10/05/russian-propaganda-may-have-been-shared-hundreds-of-millions-of-times-new-research-says/ 7. Amazon’s Echo Show Sales and Reviews Take a Hit After YouTube Removal TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Uj Source Link at Variety: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/amazon-echo-show-sales-down-youtube-1202582660/ 8. Tesla Model 3s Were Being Assembled by Hand Last Month, According to Reports TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Uq Source Link at Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-teslas-production-delays-parts-of-model-3-were-being-made-by-hand-1507321057 Six additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Amazon Pharmaceuticals: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/06/amazon-considering-selling-online-prescriptions-decision-coming-soon.html Apple Music in FB Messenger: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/5/16433770/facebook-messenger-apple-music-bot-song-streaming New Emoji in iOS 11.1: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/6/16434778/apple-ios-11-1-emoji-revealed-unicode-10 Russian Ads and Tech Backgrounder: https://www.recode.net/2017/10/6/16419388/facebook-google-twitter-russia-ads-2016-election-president-donald-trump Sprint-T-Mobile Deal Progress: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-06/sprint-t-mobile-are-said-to-be-ironing-out-final-deal-details Amazon Video Setbacks: https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-amazon-is-failing-to-dominate-hollywood-1507282205 I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

This is Episode 71 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 5, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Netflix to Raise Prices For Two of Three Tiers of Service TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2RW Source Link at Mashable: http://mashable.com/2017/10/05/netflix-raising-prices-again/ 2. Amazon is Moving Further up the Logistics Value Chain with Sellers TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2So Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-05/amazon-is-said-to-test-own-delivery-service-to-rival-fedex-ups 3. Harman Kardon’s Cortana Speaker Launches This Month at $200 TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Sx Source Link at The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/5/16430698/harman-kardon-cortana-speaker-microsoft-store-price 4. Microsoft Launches Mobile Edge Browser and Launcher for Android to Bridge Ecosystems TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2SF Source Link at : https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/5/16428658/microsoft-edge-ios-android-previewhttps://www.theverge.com/2017/10/5/16428686/microsoft-launcher-android-launcher-features 5. Instagram Offers Cross-Posting of Stories to Facebook TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2ST Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/04/instaface/ 6. Google Adds Filters for Site Owners to Block Racy, Spammy Ads TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2SY Source Link at Axios: https://www.axios.com/google-will-now-let-publishers-block-spammy-ads-2492931149.html 7. Uber London Officially had Around $50m in Revenue in 2016, Uber Europe $1.6bn TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2T5 Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-05/uber-s-revenue-climbed-to-49-million-in-london-before-ban 8. Facebook Tests Providing Additional Context for Articles in News Feed TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Ta Source Link at Facebook: https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/10/news-feed-fyi-new-test-to-provide-context-about-articles/ 9. Broadcast Live TV Viewing During Fall Premiere Week Drops Again TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Tl Source Link at LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-ratings-premiere-week-20171004-story.html 10. YouTube Licenses Red Originals to Third Parties to Generate Additional Revenue TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Tq Source Link at Variety: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/nine-youtube-red-originals-rolling-off-exclusive-status-to-be-distributed-by-gs-1202580940/ Five additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Chips and Cameras: https://www.wsj.com/articles/chip-makers-are-adding-brains-alongside-cameras-eyes-1507114801 Facebook Fights Back: https://www.axios.com/facebook-fights-back-2492993953.html JPMorgan on Amazon in Advertising: http://www.businessinsider.com/jpmorgans-cmo-lemkau-on-says-amazon-as-advertising-platform-2017-10 SoftBank Money: https://www.theinformation.com/softbank-money-comes-at-high-cost?shared=aff689ea39136636 FX Head on TV Trends: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fx-chief-john-landgrafs-memo-silicon-valley-brands-matter-television-guest-column-1045082 I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

This is Episode 70 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 4, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Sonos Launches First Voice Speaker, Adds Alexa Support For Older Devices TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2QQ Source Link at Sonos: http://press-us.sonos.com/159680-sonos-unveils-smart-speaker-with-support-for-multiple-voice-services 2. Uber Board Approves Governance Changes Limiting Kalanick’s Power TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2QT Source Link at New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/technology/ubers-board-approves-changes-to-reshape-power-balance.html 3. Google Announces Pixel 2 Smartphones TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2QX Source Link at Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/171004/p30#a171004p30 4. Google Announces Larger and Smaller Home Devices, New Software Features TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2R2 Source Link at Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/171004/p18#a171004p18 5. Google Launches Premium Chromebook, Earbuds, AI-Powered Camera TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Rf Source Link at Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/171004/p21#a171004p21 6. Facebook Watch Videos Have an Average Watch Time of 23 Seconds TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Rt Source Link at Digiday: https://digiday.com/media/facebooks-watch-off-promising-start-faces-long-road-pursuit-youtube/ 7. Amazon Launches Echo Devices and Alexa in India TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Rv Source Link at NDTV: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tv/news/amazon-echo-dot-plus-alexa-prime-music-india-launch-1758534 8. Apple Issues Software Update to Fix WiFi/LTE Bug in Apple Watch TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2RA Source Link at MacRumors: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/10/04/apple-releases-watchos-4-0-1-update/ 9. Online Pay TV Streaming Services Have Few Subscribers TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2RF Source Link at The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/numbers-show-skinny-bundle-services-not-yet-breaking-through 10. EU Takes Action Against Amazon and Ireland Over Taxes TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2RL Source Links at Business Insider and Recode: http://www.businessinsider.com/eu-takes-ireland-to-court-failing-to-get-13-billion-from-apple-tax-2017-10?op=1 and https://www.recode.net/2017/10/4/16416766/amazon-european-union-pay-back-taxes-300-million Five additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Rick Osterloh Interview: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/4/16405184/rick-osterloh-interview-new-google-hardware-vision-htc-deal Sundar Pichai Interview: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/4/16405174/ceo-sundar-pichai-interview-google-ai-artificial-intelligence-interface Apple-Qualcomm Backgrounder: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-04/apple-and-qualcomm-s-billion-dollar-war-over-an-18-part Rupert Murdoch as Facebook-Google Foe: https://www.buzzfeed.com/stevenperlberg/rupert-murdoch-is-the-medias-unlikely-hero-against-tech?utm_term=.csNqGqGA2#.jf0XzXzEj Autonomous Cars in Retirement Communities: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/technology/driverless-cars-testing.html?_r=0 I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

This is Episode 69 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 3, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Samsung and ADT Partner for Self-Install SmartThings-Based Alarm Service TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2PE Source Link at Samsung: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171002005519/en/Samsung-Unveils-ADT-Monitored-DIY-Security-Home-Automation 2. Facebook, Google, and Twitter Struggle to Contain Fake News in the Wake of Las Vegas Shooting TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2PN Source Link at BuzzFeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/the-big-tech-platforms-are-still-botching-breaking-news 3. Uber’s Due Diligence Report on Otto is Unsealed, Confirms Levandowski Document Haul TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2PR Source Link at Recode: https://www.recode.net/2017/10/2/16404154/uber-alphabet-due-diligence-report-self-driving-lawsuit-trade-secret 4. Walmart Acquires NYC Delivery Company Parcel for Same-Day Delivery Expertise TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2PV Source Link at Recode: https://www.recode.net/2017/10/3/16405158/walmart-parcel-acquisition-logistics-same-day-delivery-startup 5. EU Likely to Ask Amazon to Pay Hundreds of Millions in Back Taxes to Luxembourg TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Q5 Source Link at Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/7ce5bf96-a83d-11e7-ab55-27219df83c97 6. Waymo Plans Autonomous Ride Sharing in Phoenix This Year, But Tech is Not Ready TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Qb Source Link at The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/waymos-foes-left-turns-and-the-mean-streets-of-phoenix 7. Microsoft Announces Samsung VR Headset, AltspaceVR Acquisition, More TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Qi Source Link at Microsoft: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/03/the-era-of-windows-mixed-reality-begins-october-17/ 8. Verizon Raises Reported Number of Accounts Affected by Yahoo Breach to 3bn TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Qr Source Link at Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/yahoo-triples-estimate-of-breached-accounts-to-3-billion-1507062804 9. Comcast’s Wireless Service has 200k Subscribers, Mostly on $12/Gig Plan TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Qu Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-03/comcast-is-said-to-reach-200-000-subscribers-with-xfinity-mobile 10. Amazon Has Acquired a Startup Which Creates 3D Body Models TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2QB Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/03/amazon-has-acquired-3d-body-model-startup-body-labs-for-50m-70m/ 11. YouTube TV Will Advertise During World Series Games TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2QK Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-03/youtube-bids-for-sports-fans-with-world-series-sponsorship Four additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Autonomous Driving in SF: https://www.recode.net/2017/10/3/16413068/testing-self-driving-cars-san-francisco-challenging-necessary Media Trends: https://www.marketingweek.com/2017/10/03/mark-ritson-media-buying/ GM's Three Big Commitments: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/zero-crashes-emissions-congestion-mary-barra/ FB on Russian Elections: https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/10/hard-questions-russian-ads-delivered-to-congress/ I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

This is Episode 68 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for October 2, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Amazon Saw Under 400k Viewers for First NFL Game TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Of Source Link at Recode: https://www.recode.net/2017/9/29/16384966/nfl-amazon-thursday-game-viewer-numbers-cbs-streaming 2. Google Makes End of First Click Free Official, Plans Subscription Partnerships TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2On Source Link at New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/business/media/google-subscriptions-publishers.html 3. Travis Kalanick Appoints Two New Board Members without Board or CEO Approval TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Ov Source Link at Recode: https://www.recode.net/2017/9/30/16389708/uber-must-seat-burns-thain-directors 4. Disney and Altice Agree Last-Minute Deal to Avert Blackout of ABC, ESPN TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2OC Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-01/disney-altice-in-preliminary-deal-to-keep-espn-for-new-yorkers 5. Sony Pre-Announces New PlayStation VR Headset with Integrated Headphones, HDR TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2OJ Source Link at Engadget: https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/02/sony-s-updated-playstation-vr-won-t-block-hdr/ 6. Roku Updates Streaming Hardware, Drops Top Price Point, Pushes Towards Sticks TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2OP Source Link at The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/2/16394942/roku-2017-streaming-tv-box-stick-ultra-express-os-8-operating-system 7. Facebook to Share Russian Ads with Congress, Hire 1000 to Review Ad Submissions TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2OX Source Link at Recode: https://www.recode.net/2017/10/2/16395342/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-advertising-policies-russia-investigation-election-moderators 8. Tesla Reports Q3 Production and Deliveries, Including Under 300 Model 3s TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2P6 Source Link at Tesla: http://ir.tesla.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1042449 9. Microsoft Kills Off its Music Streaming Service, Partners with Spotify Instead TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Pc Source Link at The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/2/16401898/microsoft-groove-music-pass-discontinued-spotify-partner 10. eMarketer Cuts its 2017 Ad Revenue Forecast for Snapchat by $128m TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Pl Source Link at Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/emarketer-cuts-snapchats-projected-revenue-for-2017-by-128-million-2017-10 11. Facebook’s Video is Delivering Low Ad Revenue for Content Creators TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Pv Source Link at Digiday: https://digiday.com/media/facebooks-ad-breaks-are-not-bringing-in-a-lot-of-money-for-publishers/ Six additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Uber in Malls: http://mashable.com/2017/10/02/uber-lounge-westfield-shopping-driver-assistance/ Apple/EU/Ireland: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-02/irish-said-to-face-rebuke-for-tardy-recovery-of-apple-billions AI Backgrounder: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608911/is-ai-riding-a-one-trick-pony/ Google Glass History: https://producthabits.com/unexpected-rebirth-google-glass/ Apple Open Sources iOS Kernel: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/01/apple-open-sourced-the-kernel-of-ios-and-macos-for-arm-processors/ Xbox One X Design: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/2/16347446/microsoft-xbox-one-x-design-sony-playstation-4-pro-console-generations I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

This is Episode 67 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for September 29, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Google is Reportedly Working on an Echo Show Competitor TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Nm Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/28/google-homescreen/ 2. Apple Has Acquired a Small French Photo Analysis Company TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Ns Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/29/apple-quietly-acquires-computer-vision-startup-regaind/?ncid=rss 3. Rovio’s IPO Ends the Day Flat with Opening Price TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Nw Source Link at TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/29/angry-birds-maker-rovio-ipo/ 4. Amazon Announces Fire OS 6, Based on Last Year’s Android Nougat TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2NF Source Link at Android Police: http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/09/29/amazon-quietly-announces-fire-os-6-based-android-nougat/ 5. Facebook Gives Data on Russian Accounts to Google To Assist Investigation TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2NL Source Link at Recode: https://www.recode.net/2017/9/29/16385458/facebook-google-russia-influence-ads-2016-election-house-senate-investigation 6. Amazon’s First NFL Game Goes Smoothly, Demonstrates Little Innovation TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2NR Source Link at Mashable: http://mashable.com/2017/09/29/amazon-prime-nfl-review/#AIX3m0kzYkqI 7. Mark Zuckerberg Sought to Use Facebook Resources For His Foundation’s Projects TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2NV Source Link at Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-execs-opposed-mark-zuckerberg-wanting-employees-work-on-philanthropy-2017-9 8. Google Will Provide Tighter Security Options for High Profile and High Risk Users TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2O5 Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-29/google-is-said-to-retool-user-security-in-wake-of-political-hack Five additional news items mentioned on the podcast: Amazon 2017/2018 Video Production: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/amazon-studios-lazarus-snow-crash-ringworld-1202576048/ Disney Ad Consolidation: https://digiday.com/media/disney-using-brand-safety-concerns-push-family-friendly-media/ Microsoft's AndromedaOS: http://www.zdnet.com/article/what-is-microsofts-andromedaos/ Roku CEO Interview: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/roku-ceo-anthony-wood-qa-1202576472/ Jet.Com Profile: http://www.businessinsider.com/jet-walmart-weapon-vs-amazon-2017-9?op=1 I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

Aaron is traveling this week, so this is a solo episode from Jan, which means it covers a little more ground than usual. We kick things off with the Amazon event this week and how to think about the announcements made there. Secondly, Jan talks about Twitter's test of a 280-character limit for tweets, whether it's a good idea, and what else it should be doing as well (or instead). Thirdly, we touch on a theme in the news this week, which is ecosystem wars between Amazon, Apple, and Google, and a variety of movements that were signaled by the various players over the last few days. Fourth, Jan talks about recent developments in Google's EU Shopping case, and lastly he shares his thoughts on next week's Google hardware event, and what we might see there. The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Amazon Event: Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/27/★-amazon-matures-echo-line-updates-and-lowers-price-on-fire-tv/ Amazon: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsconsumer&nyo=0 Jan's Techpinions column: https://techpinions.com/amazon-matures-its-echo-lineup/51196 • Twitter 280: Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/26/★-twitter-tests-expanding-limit-to-280-characters-in-most-languages/ Twitter: https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/Giving-you-more-characters-to-express-yourself.html • Ecosystem Wars: Apple/Google: Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/25/★-apple-switches-search-back-end-for-safari-and-siri-to-google-from-bing/ TechCrunch:https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/25/apple-switches-from-bing-to-google-for-siri-web-search-results-on-ios-and-spotlight-on-mac/ Apple/Amazon: Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/26/amazon-begins-selling-apple-tv-hardware-again/ TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/26/the-apple-tv-is-back-on-amazon/ Amazon/Google: Tech Narratives (free post): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/27/google-pulls-youtube-from-amazons-echo-show-device/ The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/26/16371292/google-youtube-amazon-echo-show • Google Shopping: Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/27/google-officially-begins-rolling-out-european-shopping-search-changes/ WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-rolls-out-search-shopping-ad-changes-in-europe-1506528301 You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This is Episode 66 of the Tech Narratives Podcast, for September 28, 2017. If you're enjoying the podcast, you might also enjoy a subscription to the Tech Narratives site just as much (or possibly even more). There's a 30-day free trial, and after that it's $10/month. You can read more about what a subscription gets you at www.technarratives.com/become-a-subscriber/ Below is a listing of the news stories covered, the Tech Narratives item, and the source for each: 1. Google is Reportedly Working on a Premium Google Home Max TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2LZ Source Link at 9to5Google: https://9to5google.com/2017/09/27/exclusive-google-is-developing-a-higher-end-google-home-max-w-stereo-speakers/ 2. Toshiba Agrees to Sell Memory Group to Bain for $18bn, with Funding from Apple TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Ma Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/toshiba-seals-18-billion-deal-to-sell-chip-arm-to-bain-group 3. GoPro Announces Latest Hero Camera, Details Fusion VR Camera Announced Earlier TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Mh Source Links at TechCrunch and The Verge: https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/28/gopros-hero6-black-launches-today-for-499/ and https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/28/16374210/gopro-fusion-360-camera-price-release-date 4. Roku IPO Sees Stock Rise Over 50% on First Day TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Mz Source Link at Variety: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/roku-ipo-stock-debut-1202575285/ 5. FCC Chair and Others Call on Apple to “Activate FM Chip” in iPhones TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2MJ Source Link at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2017-09-28/apple-urged-to-activate-iphone-s-fm-radio-chip-after-hurricanes 6. Twitter Discloses Information About 2016 Election-Related Ad Buying, Bots TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2MP Source Link at Twitter: https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/company/2017/Update-Russian-Interference-in-2016--Election-Bots-and-Misinformation.html 7. Facebook’s News Sub Offering Won’t Have NYT, FT, WSJ, Will Have Tronc, WaPo TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2N0 Source Link at The Street: https://www.thestreet.com/story/14322723/1/facebook-subscriptions-tokenism-or-a-real-test-.html 8. Google Announces Assistant is Coming to Android TV Starting with Nvidia Shield TN Link: https://wp.me/p8ecZ5-2Nb Source Link at Google: https://www.blog.google/products/assistant/your-google-assistant-now-on-android-tv/ Five additional news items mentioned on the podcast: 5000 Working on Alexa: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/27/amazon-has-5000-people-on-echo-and-alexa-more-than-fitbit-and-gopro.html Uber London Backgrounder: https://www.ft.com/content/41a0ff40-a383-11e7-9e4f-7f5e6a7c98a2 2-Second Video Ads: http://adage.com/article/digital/changing-minds-videos-work-facebook/310560/ Apple Music Interviews: http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7980919/jimmy-iovine-zane-lowe-larry-jackson-interview-billboard-cover-story-2017 iPhone Futurology: https://medium.com/@flyosity/iphone-xx-futurology-a44d06b3c8c4 I welcome your feedback. You can find me on Twitter at @jandawson or @technarratives, or email me at jan@jackdawresearch.com.

This week's News Roundup episode focused on three news stories. We kicked things off with a discussion of Nest's biggest set of announcements in recent memories and what it means for the smart home market. Next, we discussed the various reviews that came out for Apple's new products this week. And lastly, we talked through Google's investment in / acquisition of part of HTC's smartphone business.  The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Nest Launch: Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/20/★-nest-introduces-first-new-hardware-categories-in-years-enters-security-market/ Nest: https://nest.com/press/nest-expands-into-home-security/ • Apple Reviews: iPhone: Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/19/iphone-8-reviews-suggest-great-cameras-nice-but-familiar-design-great-performance/ Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/170919/p6#a170919p6 Apple Watch: Tech Narratives (free): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/20/★-apple-watch-lte-reviews-mostly-positive-but-some-note-ltewifi-issues/  Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/170920/p8#a170920p8 Apple TV 4K: Tech Narratives ($):  https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/21/apple-tv-4k-reviews-mostly-positive-note-high-price-some-bemoan-details/ Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/170921/p6#a170921p6 Hodinkee Apple Watch review: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/apple-watch-series-3-edition-review • Google-HTC: Tech Narratives (free): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/21/★-google-and-htc-announce-1-1-billion-acquihire-and-patent-licensing-deal/ HTC: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/google-and-htc-announce-us11-billion-cooperation-agreement-300523328.html You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This week's news was rather dominated by Apple, but we did still find some other things to talk about in our News Roundup episode. We kick things off with news that Facebook (as well as Google and Twitter) has been offering advertisers the option of targeting users by some pretty unpleasant terms including several antisemitic ones. Secondly, we talk about news from NBC that Amazon is looking at buying several less-watched TV channels from big traditional TV companies that are looking to offload them. And we couldn't help but cover some of the Apple news that emerged later in the week, both related and unrelated to Tuesday's announcements.  The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Facebook, Google, and Twitter Ad Targeting: A good roundup from Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-14/facebook-removes-advertiser-ability-to-target-jew-haters Tech Narratives take ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/15/facebook-announces-ad-targeting-changes-in-response-to-racist-keywords/ Talking Points Memo article: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/facebooks-heading-toward-a-bruising-run-in-with-the-russia-probe • Amazon Buying Channels: Jan's Tech Narratives piece ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/15/★-amazon-is-reportedly-looking-to-buy-lower-profile-channels-from-tv-companies/ NBC News story: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/amazon-hungry-it-s-coming-your-cable-channels-n801781 • Apple Roundup: Jan's Tech Narratives piece on other announcements (free post): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/13/various-additional-details-about-apples-announcements-dribble-out/ Jan's Tech Narratives piece on cookie blocking ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/14/apples-new-safari-cookie-blocking-angers-major-advertising-trade-groups/ Adweek piece on open letter from ad groups: http://www.adweek.com/digital/every-major-advertising-group-is-blasting-apple-for-blocking-cookies-in-the-safari-browser/ 9to5Mac piece on Safari cookies: https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/15/what-are-cookies-how-do-cookies-work/ You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This week's News Roundup episode covers four major topics. We kick off with a discussion of the Roku IPO filing and the launch of the Roku movie channel, and the implications of the company's increasingly ad- centric business model. Secondly, we discuss various streaming partnerships including T-Mobile giving away Netflix, Spotify bundling Hulu into its student subscriptions in the US, and Disney moving away from Netflix. Third is a discussion of Amazon's search for a second headquarters, and we finish up with a brief chat about the Equifax hack. The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Roku IPO and channel: Jan's takes on Tech Narratives: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/01/★-roku-files-to-go-public-loses-money-sees-ads-as-core-of-future-business-model/ (free post) https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/06/roku-launches-its-own-channel-showing-ad-supported-movies/ (paywall) Roku S-1 filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1428439/000119312517275689/d403225ds1.htm Variety piece on Roku channel launch: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/roku-channel-avod-1202548017/ • Streaming partnerships: T-Mobile & Netflix: Jan's Tech Narratives piece (free post): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/06/★-t-mobile-announces-free-netflix-for-family-plan-subscribers/ T-Mobile announcement: https://newsroom.t-mobile.com/news-and-blogs/tmobile-uncarrier-netflix.htm Spotify-Hulu: Jan's Tech Narratives piece ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/07/spotify-adds-hulu-to-5-per-month-us-college-student-subscription/ Variety news story: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/spotify-premium-hulu-student-bundle-1202549614/ Disney: Jan's Tech Narratives piece ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/07/disney-says-streaming-service-coming-in-late-2019-will-include-lucasfilm-marvel/ CNBC news story: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/07/disney-ceo-iger-marvel-star-wars-to-go-to-disneys-streaming-service.html • Amazon HQ2: Jan's take on Tech Narratives (free post): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/09/07/★-amazon-announces-search-for-second-us-hq-location-invites-cities-to-make-pitches/ Amazon's announcement: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170907005717/en/Amazon-Opens-Search-Amazon-HQ2-–-Headquarters • Equifax hack: Bloomberg story: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-07/three-equifax-executives-sold-stock-before-revealing-cyber-hack You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This week Aaron was traveling and so you get a solo episode from Jan again, with five news items from this week. First up is Fitbit's announcement of its Ionic smartwatch, which will be available in October. Second is Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and what he means for the company. Third is Google's surprise announcement of ARCore, its response to Apple's ARKit developer tools for augmented reality apps on the smartphone. Fourth is another Google story, this time its intent to comply with the European Commission's order for changes to its Google Shopping service in Europe. And lastly, the announcement by Amazon and Microsoft that their two voice assistants will work together starting later this year. The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Fitbit Ionic: Jan's take on Tech Narratives: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/28/★-fitbit-pre-announces-fitbit-ionic-its-second-smartwatch-due-in-october/ Fitbit announcement: https://investor.fitbit.com/press/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/Fitbit-Launches-Ionic-the-Ultimate-Health-and-Fitness-Smartwatch/default.aspx • Uber CEO: Jan's Tech Narratives piece from early in the week ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/28/★-uber-expected-to-name-expedia-ceo-dara-khosrowshahi-as-new-ceo/ Jan's second Tech Narratives piece following the official announcement ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/30/uber-finally-makes-ceo-announcement-official/ Uber Press Release: https://newsroom.uber.com/ubers-new-ceo/ • Google ARCore: Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/29/★-google-previews-arcore-its-response-to-apples-arkit-for-android-phones/ Google announcement: https://www.blog.google/products/google-vr/arcore-augmented-reality-android-scale/ • Google-EU: Jan's take ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/29/★-google-intends-to-comply-with-eu-action-on-shopping-search-not-appeal/ Bloomberg report: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-29/google-faces-tuesday-deadline-as-clock-ticks-toward-new-eu-fines • Amazon-Microsoft Voice Partnership: Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/30/★-amazon-and-microsoft-announce-cortana-alexa-integration/ New York Times Report: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/technology/amazon-alexa-microsoft-cortana.html?_r=0 You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This is our News Roundup episode for the week, and as usual we discuss a few of the week's big news stories. First up is Samsung's launch of the Note8 device, the successor to last year's ill-fated Note7, which took place this week in New York City. Jan attended in person and shares some of his thoughts, but we also talk about some of the other ins and outs of the device and how it might do. Secondly, we talk about Amazon's very rapid progress in closing its Whole Foods acquisition and the immediate benefits customers of Whole Foods will see when the deal closes next week. Lastly, we discuss this week's New York Times report about the Apple car project, Project Titan, and some of the details that emerged from that story. The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Samsung Note8: Jan's take on Tech Narratives ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/23/samsung-announces-pricey-note8-with-dual-cameras-confirms-speaker-in-works/ Jan's Media Release: https://jackdawresearch.com/category/media/ The Verge Story: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/8/23/16186496/samsung-galaxy-note-8-2017-announced-features-price-release-date Jan's YouTube video of the Live Focus feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qloIJpoi5I • Amazon-Whole Foods: Jan's Tech Narratives piece ($): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/24/★-amazon-whole-foods-deal-to-close-monday-lower-prices-to-follow/ Amazon Press Release: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2295514 • Apple Car: Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/23/★-apples-car-project-suffered-from-lack-of-focus-reports-new-york-times/ New York Times report: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/technology/apple-self-driving-car.html?_r=0 You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

Aaron's back, and so we're back to our usual back and forth format, this time around three major topics. First up, we talk about the belated launch of the Essential Phone from Andy Rubin's company, and the reviews which came out on Friday. Secondly, we discuss recent reports about the Apple Watch, including the possibility of an imminent LTE version and suggestions that Apple is talking to health insurer Aetna about subsidizing devices for its members. Lastly, we talk original video content, in the context of Netflix's hiring of Shonda Rhimes and Apple's reported $1 billion investment this year in originals. The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Essential Phone: Jan's take on reviews: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/18/essential-phone-reviews-highlight-challenge-of-android-differentiation/ Techmeme roundup of reviews: http://www.techmeme.com/170818/p5#a170818p5 • Apple Watch: Jan's piece on LTE reports: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/04/★-apple-watch-with-lte-may-be-coming-later-this-year-says-bloomberg/ Jan's piece on Aetna: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/14/apple-is-talking-to-aetna-about-apple-watches-for-insurance-customers/ Source on LTE reports: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-04/apple-said-to-ready-cellular-capable-watch-to-break-iphone-ties Source on Aetna: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/14/apple-aetna-secret-meetings-to-bring-apple-watch-to-millions-more.html • Original Video Content: Jan's take on Netflix and Shonda Rhimes: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/14/netflix-hires-shonda-rhimes-away-from-abc-to-create-new-shows/ Jan's take on Apple's $1 billion spend: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/16/apple-reportedly-spending-1-billion-on-original-video-content-in-next-year/ Source on Netflix: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/netflix-lures-shonda-rhimes-away-from-abc-studios-report-1202526464/ Source on Apple spend: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-readies-1-billion-war-chest-for-hollywood-programming-1502874004 You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

With Aaron away, this is a solo episode of the News Roundup by Jan. Because there's only one of us talking, there are more topics than usual on this week's episode: six, to be precise. These are: the controversial Google memo; Uber board shenanigans; Netflix and Disney's announcements this week; Facebook's new Watch tab; Consumer Reports' decision to withdraw its recommendation of two Surface models from Microsoft; and the conclusion of the recent SoundCloud funding saga. The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • Google Memo: Two pieces from Jan: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/07/google-employee-pens-memo-arguing-against-diversity-initiatives/ https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/11/google-cancels-diversity-town-hall-over-harassment-and-threats/ Business Insider on the cancelation of the Town Hall: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-cancels-diversity-town-hall-2017-8 Motherboard's original reporting on the memo: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/kzbm4a/employees-anti-diversity-manifesto-goes-internally-viral-at-google • Uber Board: Jan's piece on the Benchmark lawsuit: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/10/uber-investor-benchmark-sues-kalanick-over-fraud-to-remove-him-from-board/ Axios's scoop on this story: https://www.axios.com/benchmark-capital-sues-travis-kalanick-for-fraud-2471455477.html • Netflix and Disney: Jan's take on the Netflix Millarworld acquisition: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/07/netflix-acquires-millarworld-comic-book-company-to-hedge-against-loss-of-marvel/ Jan's take on Disney earnings: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/08/★-disney-reports-earnings-will-acquire-bamtech-launch-streaming-services/ Disney's announcements: https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/walt-disney-company-acquire-majority-ownership-bamtech/ Netflix announcement: http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/NFLX/3667621494x0x952713/155017DE-F0EF-47FA-972C-F9B002997979/PDF_Netflix_Acquires_Millarworld_-_Final_1_.pdf • Facebook Watch: Jan's take for Tech Narratives: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/09/facebook-launches-watch-a-new-tab-for-video-including-original-content/ Jan's Techpinions column: https://techpinions.com/the-risks-of-facebooks-video-pivot/50781 Facebook's announcement: https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/08/introducing-watch-a-new-platform-for-shows-on-facebook/ Variety on some of the new shows: http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/facebook-premium-shows-launch-1202521520/ • Consumer Reports and Surface: Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/10/consumer-reports-withdraws-surface-recommendations-over-reliability-issues/ USA Today story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2017/08/10/consumer-reports-pulls-recommendations-surface-laptops/554302001/ • SoundCloud saga: Jan's take on the latest news: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/11/soundcloud-closes-new-investment-shuffles-management-pivots-business/ TechCrunch article: https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/11/soundcloud-saved/ Bloomberg interview: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-11/soundcloud-gets-new-life-with-fresh-170-million-investment You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This week's News Roundup episode features a discussion of GoPro and Fitbit earnings, how they're similar and how they're different; Bloomberg's reporting on potential Facebook hardware for the home; iPhone details emerging from the HomePod firmware leak; and a discussion of recent numbers on market share and shipments in the smartphone, tablet, and wearables markets. As usual, we spend a few minutes on each topic, with each of us chiming in. The show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives and original sources as appropriate. News stories we covered: • GoPro and Fitbit earnings: 1. GoPro earnings release: https://investor.gopro.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/GoPro-Announces-Second-Quarter-2017-Results/default.aspx 2. Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/03/gopro-recovery-continues-in-q2-but-still-losing-money-well-off-past-highs/ 3. Fitbit earnings release: https://investor.fitbit.com/press/press-releases/press-release-details/2017/Fitbit-Reports-353M-in-Revenue-Sells-34M-Devices-in-Q217-Up-14-Sequentially/default.aspx 4. Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/02/fitbit-reports-more-shipment-revenue-declines-losses-in-q2/ • Facebook hardware: 1. Bloomberg report: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-01/facebook-is-said-to-work-on-video-chat-device-in-hardware-push 2. Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/01/★-facebook-reportedly-working-on-video-chat-device-voice-speaker/ • iPhone leaks: 1. Mac Rumors: https://www.macrumors.com/2017/07/30/homepod-firmware-face-detection/ Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/31/iphone-design-and-feature-details-show-up-in-homepod-firmware/ • Market share numbers: 1. Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/03/tablet-and-wearables-numbers-for-q2-show-rise-of-chinese-vendors/ Jan also mentioned his recent podcast episode on Samsung with Bernard Leong on Analyse Asia – that episode can be found here: https://analyse.asia/2017/08/03/episode-198-samsung-group-2017-jan-dawson/ You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

Jan Dawson from Jackdaw Research, host of Beyond Devices and Tech Narratives podcast joined us in a two part conversation discussing the tech narratives of the technology giants in Asia & the Korean chaebol: the Samsung Group. In the second of the two part conversation, we discussed the Samsung Group, and how the business is The post Episode 198: Samsung Electronics in 2017 with Jan Dawson appeared first on Analyse Asia.

We're back with another deep dive, this time around our quarterly review of Apple's earnings for the June 2017 quarter, Apple's fiscal Q3. We talk through three sets of things: the numbers announced for the quarter, the guidance offered for next quarter, and additional comments on topics like China, augmented reality, autonomy, and original video content. We dive into the performance of Apple's various business lines, both in terms of what's been happening and what we expect to happen going forward, and quite a bit more. Here are some links relevant to today's discussion: • Apple's earnings press release: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/08/apple-reports-third-quarter-results/ • Jan's take for Tech Narratives: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/08/01/★-apple-reports-accelerating-growth-first-ipad-unit-growth-in-four-years/ Jan also mentioned the new Tech Narratives Podcast, which you can find on SoundCloud (https://soundcloud.com/user-500920953), iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-narratives-podcast/id1252808525?mt=2), and Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1252808525/tech-narratives-podcast), and which should be available in many other podcast apps too. You should also check out the Analyse Asia Podcast run by Bernard Leong. You can find the first of two episodes featuring Jan on SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/analyseasia/episode-197-tech-narratives-with-bat-softbank-in-asia-with-jan-dawson. The podcast is also available on iTunes, in Overcast, and all the usual places. Well worth a listen if you're interested in tech in Asia. You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

Jan Dawson from Jackdaw Research & host of Beyond Devices and Tech Narratives podcast joined us in a two part conversation discussing the tech narratives of the technology giants in Asia & the Korean chaebol: the Samsung Group. In the first of the two part conversation, he discussed the motivation behind creating the Tech Narratives The post Episode 197: Tech Narratives with BAT & Softbank in Asia with Jan Dawson appeared first on Analyse Asia.

This is the week's News Roundup episode. We'd hoped to have a Question of the Week for you too, but we had a technical hitch in recording and it'll be out at some point in the next couple of weeks instead, with a deep dive on Apple earnings as usual next week. For today, we cover two other companies' earnings: Twitter and Amazon. Both offered more of the same, albeit in very different ways, with Twitter seeing more revenue declines and anemic user growth, while Amazon posted rapid growth but a big drop in margins. We also talk about Apple's culling of the iPod line and the iPod's historical significance, and Adobe's announcement of the end of life for Flash. As usual, the show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives. News stories we covered: • Twitter Earnings: 1. Release from Twitter: http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/AMDA-2F526X/3731695548x0x951003/11DEB964-E7A5-43F8-96E2-D074A947255B/TWTR_Q2_17_Earnings_Press_Release.pdf 2. Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/27/twitter-reports-q2-earnings-no-mau-growth-slowing-dau-growth-revenue-down/ • Amazon Earnings: 1. Release from Amazon: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Njc2MzU4fENoaWxkSUQ9Mzg0NDA0fFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1 2. Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/27/★-amazon-reports-strong-growth-much-smaller-margins-in-q2/ • iPod Line Culled: Business Insider: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-kills-off-ipod-nano-ipod-shuffle-2017-7 • Death of Flash: 1. Axios: https://www.axios.com/adobe-is-finally-killing-flash-2464992190.html 2. Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/25/adobe-announces-end-of-life-for-flash-in-2020/ You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-devices-podcast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (https://overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/beyond-devices-podcast), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

Here's our News Roundup episode for the week, with a deeper dive on a few of the big news items from the past few days. We kick off earnings season with a discussion of Netflix earnings and what if anything it has to worry about in future. Secondly, we discuss Lyft's announcement that it's working on a self-driving system, as a complement to recent announcements on working with partners on this area. Third, we talk about the rebirth of Google Glass as an enterprise and industrial product, and the broader implications for related products like Microsoft's HoloLens and AR headsets in general. We wrap things up with a discussion of abuse and harassment on Twitter, which continues to be a problem despite the progress the company touted this week. As usual, the show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives. News stories we covered: • Netflix Earnings (Jan's take on Tech Narratives – a free post): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/17/★-netflix-q2-earnings-later-house-of-cards-launch-drives-strong-sub-growth/ • Lyft Self-Driving System: 1. https://medium.com/@lvincent/introducing-level-5-and-our-self-driving-team-705ef8989f03 2. Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/21/lyft-announces-its-own-vaguely-defined-autonomous-driving-effort/ • Google Glass: 1. Wired deep dive: https://www.wired.com/story/google-glass-2-is-here/ 2. Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/18/google-glass-relaunched-as-enterprise-and-industrial-product/ • Twitter Abuse 1. BuzzFeed article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/twitter-is-still-dismissing-harassment-reports-and 2. Twitter blog post: https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/Our-Safety-Work-Results-Update.html 3. Verge article: https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/20/16000834/twitter-anti-abuse-tools-data-update 4. Jan's take: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/20/twitter-provides-data-on-abuse-efforts-fails-to-address-inconsistent-application/ You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyon…ast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/be…odcast/id1002197313), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

Once again, there's no Question of the Week episode this week, but here's our roundup of the major news of the week. We start with Microsoft's push to expand access to broadband in the rural United States through the use of wireless technology running in white spaces spectrum. The second item is Amazon's third annual Prime Day and what it's likely to mean for the company. Third, we discuss Uber's capitulation in the Russian ride sharing business and its decision to merge its operations there with those of Yandex, the dominant market player. And lastly, we talk about the report from Bloomberg that Facebook's Oculus is working on a standalone VR headset for next year. As usual, the show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives. News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links unless otherwise stated): • Microsoft broadband plans: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/11/★-microsoft-announces-plan-to-help-provide-broadband-in-rural-america/ • Amazon Prime Day: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/12/★-amazons-third-prime-day-grows-60-again-echo-devices-the-big-sellers/ • Uber and Yandex: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/13/★-uber-joins-forces-with-yandex-in-russian-ride-sharing-market/ • Facebook VR headset: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/13/★-facebook-reportedly-working-on-a-200-standalone-oculus-vr-headset-for-2018/ You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyon…ast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/be…odcast/id1002197313), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

There's no Question of the Week episode this week, but here's our roundup of the major news of the week. We kick things off with a discussion of Jawbone's reported liquidation and what it might mean for the broader wearables market. Secondly, we discuss preliminary disclosure of financial or operating results from Samsung, LG, and Xiaomi, which emerged this week. Third is a quick evaluation of a report from CIRP that Amazon now has 85 million Prime subscribers in the US, which Jan is skeptical of. And last is a discussion of the reports this week that Apple might ditch the Touch ID sensor in at least one of this fall's new iPhones. As usual, the show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives. News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links unless otherwise stated): • Jawbone liquidation: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/06/jawbone-has-begun-liquidation-proceedings/ • Samsung preliminary results: www.technarratives.com/2017/06/27/fa…active-users/ • LG preliminary results: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/07/lg-preliminary-q2-results-suggest-revenue-and-earnings-miss-despite-growth/ • Xiaomi Q2 smartphone shipments: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/07/xiaomi-claims-70-quarter-on-quarter-smartphone-shipment-growth/ • Amazon Prime subscribers: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/07/amazon-said-to-have-85-million-prime-subs-in-the-us-but-probably-has-fewer/ • Touch ID reports: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/07/03/kgi-and-bloomberg-report-leaks-on-iphone-8-security-features/ Jan also mentioned the new Tech Narratives Podcast, which you can find on SoundCloud (@user-500920953), iTunes (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-…d1252808525?mt=2), and Overcast (overcast.fm/itunes1252808525/te…-narratives-podcast), and which should be available in many other podcast apps too. You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyon…ast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/be…odcast/id1002197313), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This week's News Roundup episode focused on three major news items, plus one smaller related one. First up, we discuss the European Commission's action against Google over Google Shopping integration in search, including a 2.4 billion Euro fine. Secondly, we discuss Facebook's announcement of 2 billion monthly active users and its significance, as well as a subtle shift recently in Facebook's focus. In the context of those two items about giant companies, we also talk briefly about the Canadian Supreme Court's ruling that Google needs to take down links in search to IP-infringing product listings not just in Canada but globally and the ramifications of that ruling. Lastly, we discuss both the formal reviews released this week of Amazon's Echo Show and Jan's own first impressions on using the device for a couple of days. As usual, the show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives. News stories we covered: • Google & EU: Jan's Tech Narratives piece (no paywall): https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/27/eu-fines-google-e2-4bn-2-7bn-over-favoring-google-shopping-in-search-results/ The EU's announcement: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-17-1784_en.htm • Facebook's 2 Billion: Jan's Tech Narratives piece: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/27/facebook-hits-2-billion-monthly-active-users/ Jan's longer blog post (no paywall): https://medium.com/beyond-devices/facebooks-first-second-and-third-billions-2dffc63e20e7 • Canadian Supreme Court ruling against Google: CNET article: https://www.cnet.com/news/google-must-yank-search-results-globally-says-canada-court/ • Amazon Echo Show reviews: Tech Narratives piece: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/26/★-amazon-echo-show-reviews-suggest-solid-performance-limitations-creepy-factor/ Techmeme: http://www.techmeme.com/170626/p8#a170626p8 Jan also mentioned the new Tech Narratives Podcast, which you can find on SoundCloud (@user-500920953), iTunes (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-…d1252808525?mt=2), and Overcast (overcast.fm/itunes1252808525/te…-narratives-podcast), and which should be available in many other podcast apps too. You can also find the Beyond Devices Podcast on iTunes (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyon…ast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/be…odcast/id1002197313), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This is our first episode for two weeks, as Jan's been traveling, and since Aaron is now busy this is a solo News Roundup from Jan on some of the big news stories from the last two weeks. On the agenda today are all the big Uber news including the Holder Report and the resignation of Travis Kalanick as CEO; Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods; a new Xbox from Microsoft; the hiring of two former Sony TV execs by Apple; and an end to email scanning for the purposes of targeting ads by Gmail. As usual, the show notes below include links to all these stories on Tech Narratives. News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links unless otherwise noted): Uber: • Holder investigation: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/13/★-uber-investigation-recommends-many-changes-travis-kalanick-takes-leave-of-absence/ • Emil Michael leaves: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/12/uber-svp-emil-michael-leaves-company-and-board-gets-a-new-female-member-from-nestle/ • Travis Kalanick resigns: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/21/★-uber-ceo-travis-kalanick-finally-does-the-right-thing-and-resigns/ Amazon-Whole Foods and related topics: • Amazon-Whole Foods: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/16/★-amazon-announces-intention-to-buy-whole-foods-for-13-7-billion/ • Walmart Bonobos: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/16/walmart-to-acquire-online-mens-clothing-retailer-bonobos-for-310-million/ • Amazon Prime Wardrobe: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/20/amazon-launches-prime-wardrobe-a-mix-of-home-try-on-and-clothing-box-service/ New Xbox: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/12/★-microsoft-debuts-xbox-one-x-smallest-and-most-powerful-xbox-at-es/ Apple Sony TV execs: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/16/apple-poaches-two-sony-tv-execs-to-lead-video-programming/ Gmail email scanning: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/23/gmail-will-stop-scanning-emails-to-target-ads-due-to-enterprise-confusion/ Additionally: • Episode 85 was our deep dive on Uber – find it in your podcast app or on the site at: podcast.beyonddevic.es/2017/03/episo…um-mac-vs-pc/ As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

Following our deep dive on Apple’s WWDC news on Monday, here is our News Roundup episode for the week. We kick things off with a bunch of Uber news, much of it involving hiring and firing of executives and others, in a sign that Uber may finally be taking its cultural problems seriously. Secondly, we talk about Alphabet’s sale of its Boston Dynamics and Schaft robotics businesses to SoftBank. And third, we talk about two other bits of Apple news from later in the week: Apple’s launch of Business Chat, and news that it won’t include “gigabit” modems in its next iPhones. As usual, you'll find links to other relevant material in the show notes below: News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links unless otherwise noted): Uber fires Anthony Levandowski: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/30/★-uber-fires-anthony-levandowski-for-refusal-to-cooperate-in-lawsuit/ Uber hires Frances Frei: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/05/uber-hires-harvard-business-school-professor-to-help-with-culture-and-strategy/ Uber hires Bozoma Saint John: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/06/bozoma-saint-john-leaves-apple-music-to-become-ubers-chief-brand-officer/ Uber fires Asia business exec: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/07/uber-fires-exec-loses-bid-to-keep-doc-private-says-management-changes-coming/ Uber fires 20 as a result of investigation: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/06/★-uber-fires-20-and-takes-action-against-others-over-inappropriate-behavior/ Alphabet sells Boston Dynamics and Schaft to SoftBank: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/09/★-alphabet-sells-boston-dynamics-and-schaft-robotics-businesses-to-softbank/ Apple Business Chat: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/09/apple-announces-developer-preview-of-business-chat-for-imessage-customer-service/ Apple "gigabit" iPhones: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/09/apple-reported-to-hold-off-on-gigabit-modems-in-next-iphones/ Additionally: • Episode 85 was our deep dive on Uber – find it in your podcast app or on the site at: http://podcast.beyonddevic.es/2017/03/episode-85-ubers-ethical-vacuum-mac-vs-pc/ • Aaron mentioned a friend's article on compliance crises being a terrible thing to waste, and you can read it here: https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/natural_resources_environment/Winter%202016/NRE_v030n03_feat02_Galli.pdf As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This is our News Roundup episode for the week. Our three topics this time around were the Essential Phone and related products and services announced by Android creator Andy Rubin; the Nest Cam IQ announced by Nest; and a set of minor news items regarding Apple, including a report from late last week about a dedicated AI chip, another that manufacturing has begun on Apple's home speaker; and two press releases from Apple around Swift Playgrounds and $70 billion paid out to developers cumulatively. As always, you'll find links to these stories and other things we discussed below. News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links unless otherwise noted): Essential Phone: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/30/★-andy-rubins-essential-announces-yet-another-phone-claiming-to-change-the-market/ Nest Cam IQ: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/31/nest-launches-smarter-security-camera-for-inside-homes/ Apple AI Chip: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/26/★-apple-is-developing-a-dedicated-ai-chip/ Apple Siri Speaker: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/31/★-apple-starts-manufacturing-its-siri-speaker/ Apple $70 Billion Paid to Developers: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/01/apple-announces-cumulative-70bn-paid-to-developers-over-20bn-in-past-year/ Apple Swift Playgrounds Expansion: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/06/01/apple-adds-robot-drone-and-instrument-support-to-swift-playgrounds/ As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This is our News Roundup episode for the week and also our only episode, as we didn't have time for a Question of the Week episode this week. This was something of a quiet week with only a couple of major announcements, but we still found some stuff to cover. We talked about Microsoft's new Surface Pro, LeEco's US retrenchment, Google execs' comments about monetization Assistant and Home, and Apple News hiring its first Editor in Chief. As always, you'll find links to these stories and other things we discussed below. News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links unless otherwise noted): Microsoft Surface Pro Announcement: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/23/★-microsoft-announces-new-surface-pro-custom-windows-10-for-chinese-government/ LeEco US Retrenchment: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/23/★-leeco-cuts-70-of-us-staff-refocuses-on-chinese-speaking-americans/ Google Assistant Monetization: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/24/google-execs-say-assistant-will-monetize-through-e-commerce-and-ads/ Apple News Hires Editor in Chief: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/25/apple-news-hires-former-new-york-magazine-editor-as-first-editor-in-chief/ As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This is our News Roundup episode for the week. Having discussed the week's big Google news in the Question of the Week deep dive episode, this one covers the other tech news, including Spotify's 2016 financials, developments in the Uber/Waymo lawsuit, and a grab bag of Apple news including its acquisition of Lattice Data, reports of Tim Cook wearing an Apple Watch-connected glucose monitor, and manufacturing iPhones in India. As always, you'll find links to these stories and other things we discussed below. News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links unless otherwise noted): Spotify financials: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/18/★-spotifys-losses-widen-revenue-per-paying-user-drops-in-2016/ Uber/Waymo lawsuit: • Preliminary injunction: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/15/waymo-uber-injunction-made-public/ • Uber threatens to fire Levandowski: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/19/uber-threatens-to-fire-levandowski-if-he-doesnt-comply-with-court-orders/ Waymo/Lyft partnership: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/15/★-waymo-and-lyft-partner-over-self-driving-cars/ Apple Lattice acquisition: • Tech Narratives: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/15/★-apple-acquires-dark-data-analysis-company-lattice-data-reportedly-for-200m/ • TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/13/apple-acquires-ai-company-lattice-data-a-specialist-in-unstructured-dark-data/ Apple manufacturing iPhones in India: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/17/★-apple-makes-first-iphones-in-india/ As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This is our News Roundup episode for the week, in which we discuss the announcement of Amazon's Echo Show device with a screen; Snap's first earnings as a public company; and Uber's failure to have its court case with Waymo settled in arbitration and related news. Aaron's away this week, so this is a solo effort from Jan. As always, you'll find links to these stories and other things we discussed below. News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links): Amazon Echo Show: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/09/★-amazon-announces-echo-show-an-echo-with-a-screen-and-video-calling/ Alexa Calling and Messaging: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/09/amazon-announces-alexa-calling-and-messaging-coming-to-other-echo-devices/ Snap Earnings: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/10/★-snap-inc-reports-more-slow-user-growth-growing-losses-minimal-spectacles-sales/ Uber Court Case: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/11/ubers-bid-to-move-waymo-case-to-arbitration-fails/ As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

This is our Question of the Week episode, with a deep dive on Microsoft's Build developer conference and the announcements it made there. As Aaron is away this week, Jan – who attended Build in person – talks through the major announcements from the two keynotes. The first part of the episode discusses the first-day keynote, which focused on cloud and AI as well as Satya Nadella's new vision for the company, which is all about the Intelligent Cloud and Intelligent Edge. The second half of the episode discusses the second day's keynote, where the focus was on Windows and Microsoft's vision for mixed reality. The following three posts may also be of interest to you: • Jan's comment on Tech Narratives about the day 1 keynote announcements: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/10/★-microsoft-makes-cloud-cortana-iot-announcements-at-build-conference/ • Jan's comment on Tech Narratives about the day 2 keynote announcements: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/11/★-microsoft-makes-windows-and-device-centric-announcements-at-build/ • Jan's weekly column on Techpinions, which ran through themes from Build: https://techpinions.com/microsofts-symbolic-shift-from-windows-to-cloud/50042 You can also find the podcast on iTunes (itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyon…ast/id1002197313), in the Overcast app (overcast.fm/itunes1002197313/be…odcast/id1002197313), or in your podcast app of choice. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

Earlier this week, our Question of the Week episode was our quarterly deep dive on Apple's earnings. This News Roundup episode covers some of the week's other big tech news: • The first eighteen minutes or so of the episode are a discussion of Microsoft's education-focused event in New York, and we talk both about Windows 10 S and the Surface Laptop, and Jan shares his theory about what's really going on with Windows 10 S. • Our second topic is Hulu's long-awaited launch of its Live TV offering, which was announced this week and which sparks a discussion about the state of online pay TV, which Jan also wrote about this week • Lastly, we have a brief discussion on two other TV announcements made this week by Twitter and YouTube, both of which unveiled new shows for their respective platforms. As always, you'll find links to these stories and other things we discussed below. News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links): Microsoft Windows 10 S launch: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/02/★-microsoft-introduces-windows-10-s-a-streamlined-and-soulful-version-of-windows/ Microsoft Surface Laptop launch: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/02/★-microsoft-unveils-surface-laptop-an-odd-mix-of-power-and-constraints/ Hulu With Live TV launch: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/03/★-hulu-launches-live-tv-offering-with-50-channels-ads-limited-dvr/ Twitter TV announcements: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/01/★-twitter-announces-a-dozen-new-video-deals/ YouTube TV announcements: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/05/04/★-youtube-announces-six-new-original-content-series-for-its-free-service/. You might also be interested in reading Jan's piece on the state of online pay TV: https://www.recode.net/2017/5/5/15545644/hulu-streaming-ott-pay-tv-bundles-cord-cutter-price-point As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (http://podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

Earlier this week, we did our Question of the Week episode, which covered the state of retail, while this News Roundup episode covers some of the week's big tech news: • Three Amazon topics: its announcement of the Echo Look fashion-focused device; its launch of its "Subscribe with Amazon" hub; and its Q1 earnings • Recode's report that Apple is working on a peer to peer payments service a la Venmo and possibly also a debit card • Mobile earnings from Verizon (last week), AT&T, and T-Mobile, and a brief discussion on bundling and TV too • Twitter's earnings, which featured the best user growth in two years but also the first year on year revenue decline for the company. As always, you'll find links to these stories and other things we discussed below. News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links): Amazon Echo Look Launch: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/26/★-amazon-announces-echo-look-which-adds-a-camera-and-fashion-advice-to-echo-for-20/ Subscribe with Amazon launch: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/24/★-amazon-launches-subscription-hub-for-content-news-apps-and-more/ Amazon earnings: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/27/★-amazon-reports-slightly-slower-growth-lower-operating-margins-in-q1-2017/ Apple in P2P payments: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/27/★-apple-is-considering-launching-p2p-payments-and-a-debit-card/ Verizon results: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/20/★-verizon-reports-poor-q1-2017-results-offset-a-little-by-unlimited-reintroduction/ AT&T results: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/25/★-att-reports-tv-and-wireless-subscriber-losses-in-q1-2017/ T-Mobile results: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/24/★-t-mobile-releases-q1-2017-earnings-improving-margins-slowing-sub-growth/ Comcast results: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/27/★-comcast-reports-slight-tv-sub-growth-1m-home-automation-customers/ Twitter earnings: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/26/★-twitter-announces-best-user-growth-quarter-in-two-years-revenue-declines/ We also mentioned the Techpinions podcast at the beginning of the show – you can find it on the Techpinions website (https://techpinions.com/category/the-podcast), on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/techpinions/id868991384?mt=2), Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes868991384/techpinions), or in your favorite podcast player. As ever, we welcome your feedback via Twitter (@jandawson / @aaronmiller), the website (podcast.beyonddevic.es), or email (jan@jackdawresearch.com).

Earlier this week, we did our Question of the Week episode, which covered the Facebook F8 announcements, so this News Roundup episode covers some of the other big news for the week: • Several Apple news tidbits, including a set of environmental announcements, hires of satellite experts from Google, the purchase of a music documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, web embedding of Live Photos, and purported shots of the chassis for the next iPhone • Google Home announcing multi-user support, as well as two announcements relating two Amazon Echo and Alexa • Netflix Q1 2017 earnings • Samsung Galaxy S8 reviews, which came out this week, and news that Google Music will be the default music service on the devices. As always, you'll find links to these stories and other things we discussed below. News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links): Apple's environmental news: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/20/apple-makes-big-environmental-push-for-earth-day/ Apple hires Google satellite execs: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/21/apple-hires-google-satellite-execs-likely-for-mapping-or-broadband/ Apple acquires a music documentary: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/20/apple-acquires-first-movie-at-tribeca-film-festival/ Apple enables web embedding of Live Photos: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/20/apple-enables-web-embedding-of-live-photos-for-developers/ Google Home multi-user support: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/20/★-google-home-now-recognizes-multiple-users-by-voice/ Amazon opens Lex platform to all developers: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/19/amazon-scales-alexa-back-end-by-opening-lex-voice-and-text-service-to-all-developers/ Amazon bans most ads in Alexa Skills: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/21/amazon-bans-almost-all-ads-in-alexas-third-party-skills-apps/ Netflix reports Q1 2017 earnings: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/17/netflix-reports-q1-2017-gains-5m-subs-makes-first-profit-internationally/ Galaxy S8 reviews: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/18/samsung-galaxy-s8-reviews-say-hardware-is-great-software-not-so-much/

There won't be a Question of the Week episode this week as we've both been busy. Here is this week's News Roundup episode, in which we cover the following five topics in quick-fire order: • Spectrum news including the conclusion of the FCC's spectrum auction and AT&T's proposed purchase of Straight Path • Two pieces of news about Apple R&D efforts: it appeared on the California DMV's list of companies with permission to test self-driving cars on public roads, and CNBC reported that it's been working on glucose monitoring technology for several years • Uber released some of its finances for 2016 to Bloomberg, while The Information reported on a Lyft-hacking program called Hell Uber used to run, and the company's PR head left • Samsung announced that its Bixby voice assistant won't ship with the Galaxy S8 and S8+ when they're released next week in the US • LeEco announced the end of its bid to acquire Vizio and the killing off of its EcoPass content service, and was also reported to have fallen far short of its revenue targets in the US last year. Links to the related comments on Tech Narratives (some of which now behind a paywall) below: FCC spectrum auction: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/13/t-mobile-dish-and-comcast-among-big-winners-in-fcc-spectrum-auction/ AT&T buys Straight Path: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/10/att-buys-straight-path-in-1-6-billion-deal-for-5g-arsenal-bloomberg/ Apple self-driving cars license: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/14/apple-receives-permission-to-test-autonomous-vehicles-in-california/ Apple glucose monitoring story: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/12/apple-has-been-working-on-glucose-monitoring-technology-for-diabetes-for-five-years/ Uber shares finances with Bloomberg: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/14/uber-shares-partial-flattering-financial-data-for-2016-with-bloomberg/ Uber's Hell program: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/13/uber-had-a-program-called-hell-designed-to-undermine-lyft/ Uber PR head leaves: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/11/uber-comms-head-rachel-whetstone-is-departing-recode/ Samsung Bixby voice delay: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/11/samsung-says-bixby-voice-assistant-wont-ship-with-galaxy-s8-axios/ LeEco Vizio deal falls through: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/10/leecos-acquisition-of-vizio-officially-called-off-variety/ LeEco US sales fall short: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/10/leeco-is-said-to-miss-u-s-sales-forecasts-plan-more-job-cuts-bloomberg/ LeEco kills off content subscription: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/14/leeco-kills-ecopass-video-streaming-and-services-subscription-plan/

Here is this week's News Roundup episode, which is a solo effort from Jan as Aaron is traveling. This week, we cover: • Two unusual announcements of future plans from Apple: its intention to build its own GPU, and its roadmap for pro Macs • Comcast's announcement of its wireless service, Xfinity Mobile • Facebook's testing of a tab surfacing recommended content not shared by your friends • Samsung's preliminary financial results for Q1 2017. Links to Tech Narratives comments on each of these news items are below: • Apple and Imagination Technologies GPU announcement: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/03/apple-gpu-supplier-imagination-tech-says-apple-plans-to-build-its-own-gpu-in-1-2-years/ • Apple Mac announcement: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/04/apple-plans-new-imacs-for-pros-later-in-2017-new-mac-pros-in-2018/ • Comcast Xfinity Mobile annoumcement: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/06/comcast-introduces-its-mobile-service/ • Facebook testing recommended content tab: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/03/facebook-shows-users-more-content-which-doesnt-come-from-your-friends-techcrunch/ • Samsung preliminary Q1 results: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/04/06/samsung-sees-bounce-in-q1-ahead-of-galaxy-s8-cnet/.

This is the second of our new News Roundup episodes, which will usually appear on Fridays and discuss several of the week's top tech news stories. This week, we cover: • Congressional action to roll back privacy regulations for ISPs, which has been covered in somewhat hyperbolic fashion • Three tweaks to Twitter features, including a new model for @-replies, DM protections, and an avatar change • New RIAA numbers on the size of the US music market in 2016, and especially the contribution of streaming. As with this week's other episode, relevant links are displayed below as raw URLs: News stories we covered (Tech Narratives links): • Two Tech Narratives pieces on the ISP privacy regulation and on the EFF/Verizon story https://www.technarratives.com/2017/03/20/isps-say-your-web-browsing-and-app-usage-history-isnt-sensitive-ars-technica/ https://www.technarratives.com/2017/03/31/eff-withdraws-verizon-spyware-claims-cnet/ • Twitter's @-replies and avatar changes https://www.technarratives.com/2017/03/30/twitter-removes-usernames-in-replies-from-140-character-limit-mashable/ https://www.technarratives.com/2017/03/31/inside-twitters-obsessive-quest-to-ditch-the-egg-fast-company/ • RIAA music numbers (Tech Narratives) and Verto Analytics (press release) https://www.technarratives.com/2017/03/30/streaming-crossed-50-of-music-revenue-in-the-us-in-2016-riaa/ http://www.vertoanalytics.com/verto-index-streaming-music/ Other items: • Reporting on FBI Director Comey's Twitter account from Gizmodo http://gizmodo.com/this-is-almost-certainly-james-comey-s-twitter-account-1793843641 • Former FCC Chair Tom Wheeler's op-ed on ISP privacy https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/opinion/how-the-republicans-sold-your-privacy-to-internet-providers.html?_r=0

This is the second week of our new split format, and this is the Question of the Week episode. This week's News Roundup should follow on Friday. This week's question is "What do you make of the Samsung announcements this week?" Samsung held an event on Wednesday in New York City at which it announced its latest smartphones, the Galaxy S8 and S8+, as well as several other accessories, including updated Gear 360 and Gear VR devices, and a new mesh WiFi router-plus-IoT-hub called Connect Home. Jan, who was at the event, talks through some obvious questions about the new devices and the other announcements from today's event. We're trying something new this week here in the show notes – we had a request to put the links here instead of just on the site, but SoundCloud is a little funny about HTML in its episode descriptions, so each link will appear as a full URL below, but hopefully this makes it easier for you to chase down the related content we link to. This week's links are all to Tech Narratives pieces Jan wrote about the Samsung announcements: 1. The S8 and S8+ announcements: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/03/29/samsung-debuts-galaxy-s8-and-s8/ 2. The Connect Home router and smart home announcements: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/03/29/samsung-connect-home-a-google-wifi-clone-with-a-smartthings-twist-cnet/ 3. The Gear VR and Gear 360 announcements: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/03/29/samsung-updates-gear-vr-and-gear-360-camera/ 4. The T-Mobile LTE announcement: https://www.technarratives.com/2017/03/29/t-mobile-touts-faster-speeds-for-galaxy-s8-on-its-lte-network/

A quick note: we had an glitch at Aaron's end, which dramatically reduced the quality of his side of the audio, so he sounds like he's on the other end of a phone line rather than using a high powered mic. We're not sure what happened, but it wasn't fixable, unfortunately. Our apologies, but things should be back to normal next week. The three topics in our News Roundup this week are pretty diverse. We start with Fitbit's preliminary earnings, which were below guidance and triggered layoffs at the company, undermining the company's argument that its recent slowing growth is temporary. Secondly, we discuss the Comcast-Roku partnership which puts Xfinity TV on Roku as an app as a potential replacement for a set top box, with some significant caveats. Lastly, we talk about Slack's launch of Enterprise Grid, a more sophisticated version of the app for larger, complex enterprises. Our Question of the Week is "What are narratives in tech and where do they come from?" We talk about the prevalence of narratives in tech news – the stories that get woven around companies and trends in the industry, and which often take on a life of their own, limiting companies' ability to shape people's perceptions. We use this topic as a jumping-off point for talking about Jan's new website, Tech Narratives (www.technarratives.com), which aims to evaluate these narratives and put the day's tech news in context. Our third segment is a review of Apple's earnings for the December quarter. We discuss individual product lines like iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Watch, but also talk about broader issues like the extra week in the quarter, currency headwinds, the potential for finally repatriating some of Apple's overseas cash in 2017, and what's really going on in China. Lastly, our Weekly Pick is a children's book recommendation from Aaron. As usual, you’ll find some links to related content as well as other ways to listen to the podcast on the website at podcast.beyonddevic.es.