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Alright, I'll sum up everything that happened this weekend with TikTik, but also get to all of the changes the new Trump administration has made, which is relating to tech, in just the past 24 hours. How folks are trying to eat TikTok's lunch. Should Apple buy Sonos? And the IMDB loses its founder after 25 years.Sponsors:IQBar text TECHMEME to 640001Password.com/rideLinks:Trump signs order refusing to enforce TikTok ban for 75 days (The Verge)Trump signs executive order to halt TikTok ban, risking legal showdown (Washington Post)President Trump signs exec order to make Musk's DOGE commission more official (TechCrunch)Meta announces a new CapCut rival called Edits (TechCrunch)Bluesky adds TikTok mode while Elon mulls reviving Vine in the latest banning drama (Windows Central)Apple Is Unlikely to Buy Sonos, But Amazon or Spotify Might Consider It (Bloomberg)IMDb Founder Col Needham Steps Aside as CEO, COO Nikki Santoro Promoted to Chief Exec (Variety)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Gusto is easy online payroll, benefits, and HR built for modern small businesses. Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://www.Gusto.com/twist Mantle. The AI-powered equity management platform designed for modern founders and operators. Get your first 12 months free at https://www.withmantle.com/TWIST Hubspot. Join thousands of companies that are growing better with HubSpot for Startups. Learn more and get extra benefits for being a TWiST listener now at http://www.hubspot.com/startups/twist * Todays show: Sunny joins Jason to dive into AI news and demos including, Adam Schiff and the new bill to force AI companies to reveal use of copyrighted art (9:03), Udio the recent AI music creator catching a lot of hype (17:48), the AI dictation power of Aqua (39:10), and more! * Timestamps: (0:00) Sunny joins Jason to dive into this weeks AI news and demos. (4:02) AI News: Meta, Google and Intel all launched chips this week. (9:03) Adam Schiff and the new bill to force AI companies to reveal use of copyrighted art (9:51) Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://www.gusto.com/twist (17:48) Sunny demos Udio - the recent AI music creator catching a lot of hype. (19:36) Mantle - Get your first 12 months free at https://www.withmantle.com/TWIST (20:56) Sunny and Jason further explore Udio and discuss the copyright issues around AI models. (31:45) Hubspot for Startups - Learn more and get extra benefits for being a TWiST listener now at https://www.hubspot.com/startups. Check out their report “How AI is Redefining Startup GTM Strategy” here: https://bit.ly/hubspot-ai-report (36:31) Sunny creates a song with Udio about Jason's passion for copyright laws. (39:10) Sunny demos Aqua. (45:36) Sunny demos SWE-Agent * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * LINKS: Check out Udio: https://www.udio.com/ Rolling Stone article on Udio: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/udio-ai-music-chatgpt-suno-1235001675/ Check out Aqua: https://withaqua.com/ Check out SWE-Agent: https://swe-agent.com/demo Meta's new chip news: https://twitter.com/Techmeme/status/1778078194345955765 Google's new chip news: https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1777654095601348775 Intel's new chip news: https://twitter.com/Techmeme/status/1777725152102699026 Article on Adam Schiff introducing new bill: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/09/artificial-intelligence-bill-copyright-art Check out statmuse: https://www.statmuse.com/ * Follow Sunny: X: https://twitter.com/sundeep LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundeepm * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (9:51) Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://www.gusto.com/twist (19:36) Mantle - Get your first 12 months free at https://www.withmantle.com/TWIST (31:45) Hubspot for Startups - Learn more and get extra benefits for being a TWiST listener now at https://www.hubspot.com/startups. Check out their report “How AI is Redefining Startup GTM Strategy” here: https://bit.ly/hubspot-ai-report * Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast
Special guest Gabe Rivera, founder of the indispensable news aggregator Techmeme, joins the show to talk about the state of news and social media.
What if Apple had bought Bing and turned it into its own search engine? Why did France's competition authority raid, we believe, Nvidia's offices? Big layoffs and peel offs from Epic shows that the gaming industry is still hurting. And of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.Sponsors:EarnIn App, enter Techmeme under podcastNutrafol.com/men enter code ridehomeLinks:Microsoft Discussed Selling Bing to Apple as Google Replacement (Bloomberg)Google adds a switch for publishers to opt out of becoming AI training data (The Verge)Nvidia's French Offices Raided in Cloud-Computing Antitrust Inquiry (WSJ)Epic Games cuts around 830 jobs (The Verge)Weekend Longreads SuggestionsThe new phone call etiquette: Text first and never leave a voice mail (Washington Post)Can FTX Be Revived—Without Sam Bankman-Fried? (Wired)Could ‘The Terminator' really happen? Experts assess Hollywood's visions of AI. (Washington Post)‘Nerfball' introduces Nerf's smartest foam yet — it detects dart impacts (The Verge)Netflix Prepares to Send Its Final Red Envelope (NYTimes)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Instacart IPO is coming with a helluva haircut. Meta is planning a big new LLM trained on its own stuff. Some eye-watering details on how much water ChatGPT uses. If you don't do that AI tech, that doesn't mean someone else won't. And what tomorrow's iPhone event says as about Apple's high-end strategy.Sponsors:Collective.com/rideDraftKings Sportsbook with code TECHMEME for $200 in bonus betsLinks:Instacart targets up to $9.3 bln valuation for much-awaited US IPO (Reuters)Meta Is Developing a New, More Powerful AI System as Technology Race Escalates (WSJ)Roblox's new AI chatbot will help you build virtual worlds (The Verge)Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa — with a lot of water (AP)The Technology Facebook and Google Didn't Dare Release (NYTimes)Apple Renews Qualcomm Deal in Sign Its Own Modem Chip Isn't Ready (Bloomberg)Apple Bets on Titanium and Cameras to Nudge Buyers Toward Pricier iPhones (Bloomberg)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tonight, Drama, Dee, and Anand discuss a diverse array of intriguing topics. They delve into the complexities of $NVDA, exploring its significance beyond a closed loop. Samantha LaDuc's insights on X shed light on this matter. Shifting gears, they examine Instacart's bold move with a US IPO, dissecting Techmeme's analysis on X. Addressing security concerns, they dissect a retailer's warning about in-store crime via TheStreet. The trio also contemplates TikTok trends dominating back-to-college shopping and a mystery company's ambitious $800M land purchase for a new California city, as reported by Business Insider. They venture into the Silicon Valley elite's city-building aspirations. Lastly, they uncover the opulence of America's priciest ZIP code and provide surprising exercise recommendations from an expert. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion! - Written by ChatGPT Timeline of What Was Discussed: Does Drama believe he can actually beat Jake Paul? (0:00) It REALLY does matter geographically where you grow up, where you go to college, and where you end up working. (5:00) Series B energy. (28:04) Everything's fake. (33:35) Instacart's BIG win. (40:57) “I think I should go steal today.” (45:11) TikTok Rush Week. (55:40) Vivek knows how to play the crowd. (1:02:45) Silicon Valley's elite's city-building aspirations. (1:06:09) The most expensive zip code in America. (1:16:37) How much exercise should you be doing a day? (1:22:44) Group Chat Shout Outs. (1:28:55) Related Links/Products Mentioned Watch Untold: Swamp Kings | Netflix Official Site The TOMMY Group $NVDA is more than a closed loop. - Samantha LaDuc on X All-In Podcast - E143: Nvidia smashes earnings, Arm walks the plank, M&A market, Vivek dominates GOP debate & more Instacart files for a US IPO - Techmeme on X Another massive retailer is sounding the alarm about this scary in-store crime — TheStreet Watch Painkiller | Netflix Official Site Why TikTok trends may take over the back-to-college shopping season Vivek Ramaswamy's Big Night in the Milwaukee Debate - The Atlantic Mystery company bought thousands of acres of land for $800M to build new California city — Business Insider The Silicon Valley Elite Who Want to Build a City From Scratch Inside the Most Expensive ZIP Code in America Here's how much exercise you should be doing each day, says expert: It's 'less than you might think' Connect with Group Chat! Watch The Pod #1 Newsletter In The World For The Gram Tweet With Us Exclusive Facebook Content We're @groupchatpod on Snapchat
It's been my job for over a decade now to analyze the competitive landscape of the tech industry, and I've simply never seen anything like what Threads has achieved in less than 48 hours. Though, Elon is threatening to sue. Uber, DoorDash and GrubHub are suing NYC. Volkswagen is rolling out its self-driving cars. And, of course, The Weekend Longreads Suggestions.Sponsors:Earnin App (type in Techmeme under PODCAST when you sign up)Links:Threads Becomes Most Rapidly Downloaded App, Raising Twitter's Ire (NYTimes)Zuck's Threads halo (Axios)Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads (Semafor)OpenAI makes GPT-4 generally available (TechCrunch)Food-Delivery Companies Sue New York City Over Minimum Pay Law (NYTimes)Volkswagen's Self-Driving Cars Begin Testing In Texas (Jalopnik)Weekend Longreads Suggestions:What Did People Do Before Smartphones? (The Atlantic)The Man Who Broke Bowling (GQ)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, we go behind the scenes of Hype Aviation, a news aggregation site that you might think of as Techmeme for aviation, space and defense news. Our guests are Robin Koenig, who started the site, and Isaac Alexander, a Seattle-area aviation geek who serves as its chief content officer. With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop; edited and produced by Curt Milton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Satispay, tutta italiana. Ricordo ancora quando andai nei loro uffici ed erano piccolini ma con idee molto chiare.Ora li trovo con numeri da capogiro su Techmeme. Parliamo di una eccellenza italiana e milanese.Tra i punti di interesse: vantaggi per i negozianti e per chi spende.Ma soprattutto: indipendente. Utilizza ma non dipende da conti correnti e carte di credito.
I'll wrap up the earnings from Microsoft, Alphabet, Spotify and Shopify. Proof that the cost of a data breach for companies is skyrocketing. What ever happened to the legislative crackdown on Big Tech? Inflation comes to the Metaverse as Meta is jacking up the prices on Quest headsets. And a big update to Google Maps.Sponsors:Storyblok.com/ridehomeLinks:Techmeme headlines from this morning running down earnings (Techmeme, 8:25am eastern today)IBM Security report finds data breaches are costlier than ever before (SiliconAngle)Discovery of new UEFI rootkit exposes an ugly truth: The attacks are invisible to us (ArsTechnica)Senate's Antitrust Crackdown Sputters as Schumer Signals Doubts (Bloomberg)Quest 2 Price Jumps To $399 As Meta Costs Rise (UploadVR)Google Maps rolls out location sharing notifications, immersive views and better bike navigation (TechCrunch)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Leading global tech analysts Patrick Moorhead (Moor Insights & Strategy) and Daniel Newman (Futurum Research) are front and center on The Six Five analyzing the tech industry's biggest news each and every week and also conducting interviews with tech industry "insiders" on a regular basis. The Six Five represents six (6) handpicked topics that will be covered for five (5) minutes each. Google Cloud Goes Arm With Tau T2A https://twitter.com/PatrickMoorhead/status/1547287821551079426?s=20&t=E6zTWoCjgPHMmnG0Sv2kgw https://twitter.com/danielnewmanUV/status/1547409743488114691?s=20&t=nOiQBb5BL02MAPiiHVnoHg Tesla AI Leader Quits - Implications? https://twitter.com/PatrickMoorhead/status/1547584623403679749?s=20&t=E6zTWoCjgPHMmnG0Sv2kgw IBM Announces New Power10 Platforms https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2022/07/14/ibm-expands-its-power10-portfolio-for-mission-critical-applications/?sh=78503d013c5e https://twitter.com/PatrickMoorhead/status/1547582956230680577?s=20&t=E6zTWoCjgPHMmnG0Sv2kgw https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatacenter/news/252522598/IBM-debuts-low-end-Power10-servers-pay-as-you-go-plan GlobalFoundries and STMicro Build New European Chip Plant https://futurumresearch.com/research-notes/stmicroelectronics-globalfoundries-building-new-chip-plant/ https://futurumresearch.com/research-notes/stmicroelectronics-globalfoundries-building-new-chip-plant/ Apple M2-Based MacBook Air Lukewarm Reviews? https://twitter.com/Techmeme/status/1547570992314081281?s=20&t=E6zTWoCjgPHMmnG0Sv2kgw https://twitter.com/PatrickMoorhead/status/1547621837282062347?s=20&t=E6zTWoCjgPHMmnG0Sv2kgw https://twitter.com/PatrickMoorhead/status/1547604346992332802?s=20&t=E6zTWoCjgPHMmnG0Sv2kgw Apple Blaming Qualcomm For Modem Woes? https://9to5mac.com/2022/06/30/apple-5g-chip-2/ https://www.patentlyapple.com/2022/06/apple-not-releasing-their-own-5g-modem-chip-relates-to-a-long-standing-patent-battle-with-qualcomm-and-not-because-of-a-devel.html http://www.fosspatents.com/2022/06/lessons-from-rejection-of-apples-cert.html Disclaimer: This show is for information and entertainment purposes only. While we will discuss publicly traded companies on this show. The contents of this show should not be taken as investment advice.
I’m in Italy right now for my first extended vacation of the year. I spent yesterday bopping around Siena, taking in another beautiful Duomo, eating a sandwich with lardo, and hunting for the frescoes that provided the grist for my girlfriend’s mom’s art history thesis. After stopping in Rome and Florence, my girlfriend and I are staying in rural Tuscany for a friend’s wedding and then are headed to Cinque Terre in a few days.I’m doing my best to disconnect from the newsletter for these two weeks — though not as much as my girlfriend might like. I left my podcast co-hosts Tom Dotan and Katie Benner to their own devices with Dead Cat this week. Listening to the episode, they’re clearly feeling a little more pessimistic than I am. Tom proposed for the subject line of this email, “No ideas. No joy. No money” or “the summer of despair.” Both struck me as a little too dour.In the latest episode of Dead Cat, Tom and Katie take stock of some of the top stories in tech this week via Techmeme headlines: The implosion of Apple’s self-driving car program, the Uber files, and Elon Musk’s fight with Twitter. They ask why tech seems to be stuck in a rut. But mostly they seem to have a fun time, sardonically dissecting the tech world and puzzling out what the latest stock downturn means for our favorite tech storylines. It’s an enjoyable listen if you’ve got some time to kill as vineyards and hay bales pass you by.Their discussion hinges in part on The Information’s latest reporting on Apple’s self-driving car program. Apple just can’t seem to figure it out.The Information’s Wayne Ma reported on the perils of demoware:Engineers waste precious time choreographing demonstrations along specific routes using technology that works there but almost nowhere else, a phenomenon known as demoware. Some people who have worked on Titan say Apple fell harder into the demoware trap than some rivals, despite the fact that an automated car with no steering wheel needs to drive almost perfectly everywhere or few people would feel safe buying one.“If you spend enough money, you can get almost any fixed route to work,” said Arun Venkatadri, who previously worked on self-driving cars at Uber and now runs Model-Prime, which makes software tools for robotics companies. “But what isn’t shown is whether you can build your self-driving software in a scalable fashion and whether you can operate in a reasonably broad area.”And if Apple can’t figure it out, who can? Despite constant promises and over-optimistic projections from self-driving car researchers, the driverless cars don’t seem to be coming to the masses anytime soon.Even while on vacation, I couldn’t help myself from reading Twitter’s lawsuit against Elon Musk. The suit convinced usually skeptical Hindenburg Research to buy Twitter shares, believing that Twitter had a compelling case on its hands.It’s hard not to feel bad for Twitter. They never wanted Musk to try to buy them in the first place. Then Musk gave them an offer too good to refuse. And since then, he seems to be trying to do everything in his power to further erode Twitter’s value without paying them the premium he agreed to.Tom and Katie break down the drama on the latest episode.Give it a listen. Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe
I'm in Italy right now for my first extended vacation of the year. I spent yesterday bopping around Siena, taking in another beautiful Duomo, eating a sandwich with lardo, and hunting for the frescoes that provided the grist for my girlfriend's mom's art history thesis. After stopping in Rome and Florence, my girlfriend and I are staying in rural Tuscany for a friend's wedding and then are headed to Cinque Terre in a few days.I'm doing my best to disconnect from the newsletter for these two weeks — though not as much as my girlfriend might like. I left my podcast co-hosts Tom Dotan and Katie Benner to their own devices with Dead Cat this week. Listening to the episode, they're clearly feeling a little more pessimistic than I am. Tom proposed for the subject line of this email, “No ideas. No joy. No money” or “the summer of despair.” Both struck me as a little too dour.In the latest episode of Dead Cat, Tom and Katie take stock of some of the top stories in tech this week via Techmeme headlines: The implosion of Apple's self-driving car program, the Uber files, and Elon Musk's fight with Twitter. They ask why tech seems to be stuck in a rut. But mostly they seem to have a fun time, sardonically dissecting the tech world and puzzling out what the latest stock downturn means for our favorite tech storylines. It's an enjoyable listen if you've got some time to kill as vineyards and hay bales pass you by.Their discussion hinges in part on The Information's latest reporting on Apple's self-driving car program. Apple just can't seem to figure it out.The Information's Wayne Ma reported on the perils of demoware:Engineers waste precious time choreographing demonstrations along specific routes using technology that works there but almost nowhere else, a phenomenon known as demoware. Some people who have worked on Titan say Apple fell harder into the demoware trap than some rivals, despite the fact that an automated car with no steering wheel needs to drive almost perfectly everywhere or few people would feel safe buying one.“If you spend enough money, you can get almost any fixed route to work,” said Arun Venkatadri, who previously worked on self-driving cars at Uber and now runs Model-Prime, which makes software tools for robotics companies. “But what isn't shown is whether you can build your self-driving software in a scalable fashion and whether you can operate in a reasonably broad area.”And if Apple can't figure it out, who can? Despite constant promises and over-optimistic projections from self-driving car researchers, the driverless cars don't seem to be coming to the masses anytime soon.Even while on vacation, I couldn't help myself from reading Twitter's lawsuit against Elon Musk. The suit convinced usually skeptical Hindenburg Research to buy Twitter shares, believing that Twitter had a compelling case on its hands.It's hard not to feel bad for Twitter. They never wanted Musk to try to buy them in the first place. Then Musk gave them an offer too good to refuse. And since then, he seems to be trying to do everything in his power to further erode Twitter's value without paying them the premium he agreed to.Tom and Katie break down the drama on the latest episode.Give it a listen. Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe
This week we discuss Dagger's Launch, Employee Tacking and Executive Compensation. Plus, some thoughts on beans and broccoli… Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit) Rundown Dagger Introducing Dagger: a new way to create CI/CD pipelines (https://dagger.io/blog/public-launch-announcement) Docker founder Solomon Hykes launches Dagger, a new DevOps startup (https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/30/docker-founder-launches-dagger-a-new-devops-platform/) CUE (https://cuelang.org/) Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger earned $178.6M in 2021 (https://twitter.com/Techmeme/status/1509472069804716034) Goldman Sachs is tracking ID swipes so it can crack down on employees who are breaking its return-to-office rules. Here's what happens to those who don't show up enough. (https://www.businessinsider.com/goldman-sachs-is-tracking-swipes-to-get-people-back-rto-2022-3) Relevant to your Interests On Postgres Container Apps. Behold Smooshing: database meet app platform, app platform meet database. (https://redmonk.com/jgovernor/2022/03/31/on-postgres-container-apps-behold-smooshing-database-meet-app-platform-app-platform-meet-database/) Update on “reader” app distribution (https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=grjqafts) Why Apple Is Preparing to Let You Subscribe to Your iPhone (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-04-03/will-i-be-able-to-subscribe-to-my-apple-aapl-iphone-and-pay-monthly-l1jc5o3e) Tinybird adds $37 million to run realtime analytics APIs for you (https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/05/tinybird-adds-37-million-to-run-realtime-analytics-apis-for-you/?tpcc=tcplustwitter&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAM6DbR0JNAhQ2Rv4GtlcllLuggWg2oYNbvCCwzAQ8XySmAM6W8JsJB5QZFYKELlABHfhkjv-SXS4YetXpmgIp0y1MfitJPfDZEwy3yW172Lvu51o_ReSpNixBd1ugWwg-mdixhwkw4i1WM1j8axSwYiOVI4XQrjGNhcjV4xjRcUS) Skillsoft and Codecademy: Equipping today's workforce with the skills for tomorrow (https://www.skillsoft.com/blog/skillsoft-and-codecademy-equipping-todays-workforce-with-the-skills-for-tomorrow) A guide to pronouncing names of global tech companies (https://restofworld.org/2022/global-tech-company-pronunciation-guide/) Google now requires two staff to sign off each Go change (https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/05/google_go_double_sign_off/) Scaling Kubernetes to Over 4k Nodes and 200k Pods (https://medium.com/paypal-tech/scaling-kubernetes-to-over-4k-nodes-and-200k-pods-29988fad6ed) Grafana Labs announces $240 million Series D round led by GIC and welcomes new investor (https://grafana.com/blog/2022/04/06/grafana-labs-series-d/?mdm=social) Microsoft is integrating its Windows 365 Cloud PCs into Windows 11 (https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/5/23011183/microsoft-windows-365-11-integration-cloud-pcs-features?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4&stream=top) $120M to build a "checkout" button (https://twitter.com/carnage4life/status/1511420421937065984?s=21&t=RAHpnj-JXcBF2yfYUbjNaA) Google Cloud cross-platform data storage engine, BigLake (https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/05/google-cloud-launches-biglake-a-new-cross-platform-data-storage-engine/) Announcing the next generation of Amazon Honeycode (https://honeycodecommunity.aws/t/announcing-the-next-generation-of-amazon-honeycode/16941) Boeing taps Amazon, Microsoft, Google for cloud mega-deal (https://seekingalpha.com/news/3821095-boeing-taps-amazon-microsoft-google-for-cloud-mega-deal-bloomberg) Facebook owner Meta targets virtual currency market with ‘Zuck Bucks' (https://www.ft.com/content/50fbe9ba-32c8-4caf-a34e-234031019371) The first RISC-V portable computer is now available (https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-first-risc-v-portable-computer) Stanford engineers invent a solar panel that generates electricity at night (https://interestingengineering.com/stanford-solar-panel-night) Global Unicorn Club (https://twitter.com/Brice2B/status/1511593493206077440) IBM 'misclassified' mainframe sales to enrich executives (https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/07/ibm_securities_lawsuit/?td=rt-3a) Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway disclosed late on Wednesday that it had purchased a stake in computer and printer maker HP Inc worth $4.2bn (https://on.ft.com/3r7tuPQ) Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Ready With Mesa 22.0, Early Intel Arc Graphics Enabled & Amber Added (https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-22.04-Mesa-22.0) PaaS is back: Why enterprises keep trying to resurrect self-service developer platforms (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/paas-is-back-enterprises-self-service-dev-platforms/) We Don't Talk about PaaS - Coté's Commonplace Book - Issue #59 (https://www.getrevue.co/profile/cote/issues/we-don-t-talk-about-paas-cote-s-commonplace-book-issue-59-970679?via=twitter-card&client=DesktopWeb&element=issue-card) Elon Musk is the new Product Manger of Twitter. (http://Elon> Musk just took a 9.2% stake in Twitter — what may happen next) Twitter plans edit button, says Elon Musk's poll had nothing to do with it (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/04/twitter-plans-edit-button-says-elon-musks-poll-had-nothing-to-do-with-it/) Announcing AWS Lambda Function URLs: Built-in HTTPS Endpoints for Single-Function Microservices (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/announcing-aws-lambda-function-urls-built-in-https-endpoints-for-single-function-microservices/) Why AMD Spent $1.9B for Pensando's DPU Biz (https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/why-amd-spent-1-9b-for-pensandos-dpu-biz/2022/04/) Microsoft Azure vaults into the Arm server era with chips from Ampere (https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/microsoft-azure-arm-chips-ampere) Nonsense I Gave My Goldfish $50,000 to Trade Stocks (https://youtu.be/USKD3vPD6ZA) 300 Drones Formed a QR Code That Rick Rolled Dallas on April Fools' Day (https://www.dallasobserver.com/music/dallas-got-rick-rolled-with-a-giant-qr-code-on-april-fools-day-13716928) Comic Helvetic, an Unholy Combo of Comic Sans and Helvetica (https://kottke.org/22/04/comic-helvetic-comic-sans-and-helvetica) Footage of Jay Leno Hosting Windows 95 Launch Event Surfaces Online (https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7d87a/footage-of-jay-leno-hosting-windows-95-launch-event-surfaces-online) American Airlines Restarts Philadelphia Regional Routes With Landline Buses (https://airlineweekly.com/2022/04/american-airlines-restarts-philadelphia-regional-routes-with-landline-buses/) Listener Feedback Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command (https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck) Unity hiring: Senior Strategic Business Development @ Austin, TX, USA (https://careers.unity.com/position/senior-strategic-business-development/3969930) Brain Gracely wants you to join Solo.io in Tech Marketing. 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On this week's show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week's security news, including: Germany issues stark warning to Kaspersky users Ukraine SATCOM hack keeps getting more interesting Russia to spin up its own CA, but it's not what it seems Why the ransomware threat could get worse, then better Much, much more This week's show is brought to you by Fastly. Kelly Shortridge, Fastly's Senior Principal Product Technologist, joins the show this week to tell us what modern security actually looks like. Kelly is always fascinating so we were thrilled she was in the sponsor chair this week. Links to everything that we discussed are below and you can follow Patrick or Adam on Twitter if that's your thing. Show notes German government issues warning about Kaspersky products - CyberScoop Exclusive: U.S. spy agency probes sabotage of satellite internet during Russian invasion, sources say | Reuters SATELLITE SYSTEMS, SATCOM AND SPACE SYSTEMS UPDATE Russia to create its own security certificate authority, alarming experts Political fallout in cybercrime circles upping the threat to Western targets (2) Oleg Shakirov on Twitter: "Russia's deputy foreign minister says he hopes the Russian-U.S. dialogue on cyber security will be resumed in response to a question whether it has been frozen He adds that it can bring tangible results like the disruption of REvil https://t.co/m817WD80vr" / Twitter FinCEN warns ransomware proceeds could be part of Russia sanctions evasion Biden takes big step toward government-backed digital currency Ukrainian hackers say HackerOne is blocking their bug bounty payouts | TechCrunch (2) Techmeme on Twitter: "Sources: Apple and Google removed Kremlin critic Navalny's app in September after FSB agents came to homes of top execs and threatened to take them to prison (Washington Post) https://t.co/nqvtHmG1Ft https://t.co/gQCcnFhnyo" / Twitter Government agencies in Ukraine targeted in cyber-attacks deploying MicroBackdoor malware | The Daily Swig (2) ESET research on Twitter: "#BREAKING #ESETresearch warns about the discovery of a 3rd destructive wiper deployed in Ukraine
Antariksh Matters: Let’s Not Destroy Satellites in Peacetime — Aditya RamanathanIs it in India’s interests to support a ban on destructive anti-satellite tests? It’s a question Delhi may have to find an answer to in the near future. The trigger for this question is Russia’s ASAT missile test on 15 November 2021. The broader context is a series of moves that could eventually lead to substantial talks on space security. On 15 November, Russia apparently used an A-235 PL-19 “Nudol” Anti Ballistic Missile Interceptor to destroy a defunct Celina-D electronic intelligence satellite at an altitude of 480 kilometres. The collision unleashed 1,500 pieces of debris that could potentially threaten both satellites and inhabited craft such as the International Space Station and the Chinese space station Tiangong. A little over a month after the test, the UN General Assembly passed resolution 76/231 on 24 December, committing itself to convening an open-ended working group that will meet multiple times through 2022 and 2023 to discuss ways to reduce threats in space “through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours”. While the working group is likely to consider a range of space-related matters, destructive ASAT missile tests are likely to figure prominently. Partly this is because the resumption of destructive ASAT missile testing since 2007 has created growing concern about space debris. The other reason is that the idea of a ban on destructive tests appears to be gaining ground. A number of prominent authorities on space are calling for a ban. These include Takshashila’s own director, Nitin Pai, as well as scholars from the US-based Secure World Foundation (SWF), a researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), and academics. The Return of ASAT MissilesDuring the Cold War, the USSR and the US considered banning ASAT missiles entirely as a class of weapons. These efforts culminated in negotiations in 1978-79 that eventually failed as both states prioritized nuclear arms control and as their relations began to sour over the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. However, from December 1985, the US and the USSR effectively upheld a voluntary moratorium on destructive tests. The moratorium was shattered on 11 January 2007 by the most destructive kinetic ASAT test in history. On that day, China struck one of its own satellites with an SC-19 missile at an altitude of 865 kilometres. The test left behind at least 3,000 pieces of tracked debris along with perhaps 32,000 pieces of untracked flotsam. In 2008, an American sea-based SM-3 ballistic missile interceptor struck a malfunctioning satellite at an altitude of 370 kilometres. In 2019, an Indian Prithvi Delivery Vehicle Mark-II was tested against a target satellite at an altitude of 282 kilometres. This was followed, most recently, by the Russian test.While states have also continued to carry out both non-destructive tests of ASAT weapons and tests of missile interceptors, it is the destructive ASAT tests that have sparked the greatest concern because of the dangerous debris they generate. The Case for a BanThe upside of a ban is easy to see. Orbital debris from such tests can pose a serious threat to satellites and space stations, especially those in low Earth orbit (LEO). By eliminating this source of debris, spacefaring states make the-already crowded orbits safer for themselves and others. The second (and more uncertain) advantage of a ban is that it could slow down other states pursuing direct ascent ASAT capabilities. However, this advantage is, at best, notional, since ballistic missile defence systems capable of high altitude interceptions, can be easily repurposed into direct ascent ASAT missiles. The potential downside of a ban is that it might affect the development of India’s own ASAT capabilities. This downside is also more notional than real: having already unambiguously demonstrated its ability to intercept and destroy a satellite in LEO, India has no real need to perform destructive tests. While DRDO may consider it necessary to conduct more tests to validate India’s direct-ascent ASAT capabilities, these do not require actual kinetic interception. Indeed, the challenge of intercepting a long-range ballistic missile is far more challenging than that of intercepting an LEO satellite on a known trajectory. What about intercepting satellites at higher altitudes? Here, the limitations of kinetic ASAT weapons become evident. For one, striking satellites in high Earth orbit (HEO) requires purpose-built missiles of much greater range. Furthermore, such missiles would take so long to reach their targets that it would make it much easier for the adversary to take evasive action. Finally, creating debris fields at such altitudes would cause much greater and indiscriminate destruction, endangering India’s own satellites. At higher altitudes, India, like many other states, would be better off employing electromagnetic radiation to disrupt or destroy satellites. In summary, a ban on destructive testing would not constrain India’s own ASAT capabilities and would make the orbits safer for everyone’s satellites. Such a ban is also a low-hanging fruit that could open the door for further negotiations with other states on specific space weapons and space operations more generally. India would do well to unambiguously support a ban on destructive tests.If you enjoy the contents of this newsletter, please consider signing up for Takshashila’s Graduate Certificate in Public Policy(GCPP) Programmes. Click here to know moreCyberpolitik: Deplatforming or Unplatforming a country— Prateek WaghreUkraine’s appealsUkraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov’s Twitter account has made appeals to various technology companies to act against Russia by stopping services, providing information, etc. I’ve compiled some of these in a work-in-progress mega note about internet and information ecosystem governance-related aspects of this situation [SochMuch]. Another set of significant appeals was made through letters to ICANN and RIPE NCC to [Pastebin, via Internet Governance Project]:Revoke, permanently or temporarily, the domains “.ru”, “.рф” and “.su”. This list is not exhaustive and may also include other domains issued in the Russian Federation.Contribute to the revoking for SSL certificates for the abovementioned domains.Shut down DNS root servers situated in the Russian Federation(to RIPE NCC) Withdraw the right to use all IPv4 and IPv6 addresses by all Russian members of RIPE NCC (LIRs - Local Internet Registries), and to block the DNS root servers that it is operating.The European Union, for its part, called for an EU-wide ban on Russian state media and announced that it was building tools the block their disinformation in Europe [Politico.EU]. However, there were questions around whether it was legally allowed to do so. We’ll get to some responses, but it is worth noting that these appeals cover large swathes of the internet stack from social media platforms, web services, IP intelligence services, CRM services to Internet Registries. And if you look at the dates, there is something of a pattern here. The appeals start at the user-facing end of the stack and then extend to the more infrastructural parts of it. Now, Ukraine is well within its right to make the appeals it thinks will protect its interests. How other countries, private corporations and people, in general, respond will set some precedents. Company ResponsesSince this is a developing space, I will not try to put down a comprehensive list, but the following resources should give you a sense (note that this is mainly for technology companies):A long thread by Anna Rogers.RestofWorld’s compilation (which does not look like it has been updated for a few days).Techmeme filtered for Russia and Ukraine (utility may drop as the news cycle shifts). Social media platforms started off with limiting ads/monetisation capabilities, more labelling/fact-checking - and, in response to the EU’s calls, restricted Russian state media in Europe. However, evelyn douek is right when she says there seems to be no normative framework. In this instance, social media platforms may have done what many wanted, and a number of interests aligned, as Rasmus Kleis Nielsen stated. But that doesn’t take away from the reality that these actions were arbitrary (note, I am not arguing at this stage, whether they were necessary or not).And as Mike Masnick points out - it won’t always be this way. Because precedent is wielded by whoever thinks they can take advantage of it. Or, if you assume that bad-faith actors will do certain things anyway (which is not an unreasonable assumption, to be fair), then also consider that they will use said precedent as a pretext or justification or weave it into their whataboutery. As Ben Thompson noted [Stratechery (potential paywall)]:Given this, Facebook being available in Russia seems like a net win, and, by the way, I would question exactly what effect banning Russian state media in the E.U. will actually have on this conflict; it seems clear that Russia is losing the battle of public opinion to a degree that no number of pro-Russia articles could undo. It doesn’t matter either way in the short term, but I do worry about the long-term: if Facebook is clearly following the government’s lead in the E.U., it is going to be difficult to see how the company stands up to other governments in the future, even if their requests are more problematic to the readers of this newsletter.Note that not all technology companies acted in response to direct appeals from Ukraine or demands/pressure from EU countries. Many acted of their own accord to stop operations, sales, software updates, close offices, etc., in Russia.Hammers and SplintersOne aspect common to Ukraine’s appeals and actions that were taken by various technology companies is that they move in the direction of effectively deplatforming Russia and Russia-based users. And while I can’t speak to the complete nature of support/opposition for the war against Ukraine among large sections of the Russian population and whether that should serve as justification for attempts to ‘cease the means of communication’ - one has to wonder about the long term ramifications of such actions.Mahsa Alimardani recounts that it can be counterproductive based on the Iranian experience. The unintended consequences of such actions are, in the short term, leaving domestic populations at the risk of greater control, exposure to lower quality information and propaganda, resulting in further isolation. And in the medium-long term, further splintering (perhaps even accelerating) of the internet as many sovereign states will want to avoid being in a similar situation. And this may not stay limited to the realm of the internet but extend to any ‘foreign’ firms. Some take solace in the fact that the internet, as we know it, today does not understand international boundaries. I would caution that it does not mean it never will. Here’s an extract from a conversation between Cloudflare’s CEO Mathew Prince and Ben Thompson [Stratechery (paywall)]Right. But given the nature of the internet, isn’t that the whole problem? Because, anyone in Germany can go to any website outside of Germany.MP: That’s the way it used to be, I’m not sure that’s going to be the way it’s going to be in the future. Because, there’s a lot of atoms under all these bits and there’s an ISP somewhere, or there’s a network provider somewhere that’s controlling how that flows and so I think that, that we have to follow the law in all the places that are around the world and then we have to hold governments responsible to the rule of law, which is transparency, consistency, accountability. And so, it’s not okay to just say something disappears from the internet, but it is okay to say due to German law it disappeared from the internet. And if you don’t like it, here’s who you complain to, or here’s who you kick out of office so you do whatever you do. And if we can hold that, we can let every country have their own rules inside of that, I think that’s what keeps us from slipping to the lowest common denominatorUnplatformingLet’s look at the Russian Government’s response in this limited context (over the last 5-6 days):It has throttled and reportedly blocked the likes of Facebook and Twitter as well as the websites of many western news outlets. There are also question marks over whether it will try to disconnect itself from the internet. As per Oleg Shakirov, that does not appear to be the plan as of now (stress on the as of now).It has updated its criminal code to add a possible 15-year prison term for spreading ‘fake news’ [Reuters].Lawmakers passed amendments to the criminal code making the spread of "fake" information an offence punishable with fines or jail terms. They also imposed fines for public calls for sanctions against Russia."If the fakes lead to serious consequences then imprisonment of up to 15 years threatens," the lower house of parliament, known as the Duma in Russian, said in a statement.In response to these changes, TikTok restricted live streams and new videos in Russia [BBC] and news outlets such as BBC, CNN, Bloomberg have suspended reporting from the country [Hindustan Times].There is a possibility that the Russian government may ‘unplatform’ itself and its citizens from the global internet before it gets deplatformed.An India-related subplot (but not the one you think, i.e. the U.N. votes)In a December 2021 edition of The Information Ecologist (54: Committee Reports), I was critical of certain aspects of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology reports on:Suspension of Telecom Services/Internet and its impact relating to the Ministry of Communications (Department of Telecommunications)Ethical Standards in Media Coverage relating to the Ministry of Information and BroadcastingThere were suggestions to explore “banning of selective services, such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.” in Report 1, and “develop some legal provisions to counter as big a challenge as fake news” in Report 2. Russia’s own anti-disinformation law, when passed in 2019, included a provision for a 15-day prison term in case of repeated offences [The Moscow Times]. The Russian Government’s actions over the last few months and recent responses tell us that once you have a hammer… Basically, be careful which hammer you give to whom. This also holds for the EU’s as-yet-unspecified plans for ‘anti-disinformation’ tools.Cyberpolitik #2 : The conflicts question for DCNs— Sapni G KThis is adapted from Sapni’s OpEd in the Hindu. Read the full piece here. Through the previous editions of this newsletter, we have discussed DCNs at length. Per our definition, social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc., are examples of DCNs. As we study this space, the evolving conflict in the Russian aggression towards Ukraine raises more significant questions around DCNs. This time, predominantly civilian technology has become a realm of geopolitical show of power, as against the earlier instances where military power and natural resources were the most intertwined with conflict. In the absence of norms around how social media platforms should function as a technology and how these corporations should act, we continue to be a gray area. The challenges specific to the case now are not new. Armed conflicts within and between states have played out in cyberspace for years. It is no surprise then to see the same dynamics play out on social media platforms. The world outside Europe and North America has seen more than its share of conflicts, materialising and exacerbating the troubles of kinetic conflict through cyberspace. Social media platforms have gone by the mantra of “tech neutrality” to avoid taking decisions that may be considered political for too long. The years that have passed have seen an active ignoring of the concerns around social media platforms during a conflict. The lack of clear systems within social media companies that claim to connect the world is appalling. It is time that they should have learned from multiple instances, as recent as the Israeli use of force in Palestine.There was no unpredictability over conflicts in the information age spilling over to social media platforms. It did not even require pre-emption, since these have been recurrent events in the past decade. The international community and the liberal world order had to be proactive but failed to do so. We have missed the chance to have established a clear protocol on balancing the business interests of social media platforms and their intersection with global public life in critical situations. Though late, it would be valuable to have insights and clear frameworks to guide the behaviour of states and these corporations in cases of conflict, which will inevitably spill over to social media platforms in today’s information age. This space appears to be one where India could pursue a diplomatic course. Once these tensions abate, India could initiate conversations on setting norms on responses by social media platforms while conflicts are underway. It would be an opportunity to regain some of India's lost currency in the global order by attempting to establish a rule-based system in a fairly gray area. It is in our national interest and that of a rule-based global polity that social media platforms be dealt with more attention across spheres than with a range of reactionary measures addressing immediate concerns alone. Our Reading Menu[Opinion] The role of space in the Russia-Ukraine War by Aditya Pareek who is also a contributor to this Newsletter[Opinion] Ukraine war is bound to affect India's space programme by Aditya Ramanathan who is also a contributor to this Newsletter[Opinion] Ukraine War Won’t Affect Global Semiconductor Supply, But Will Hit Russia Hard by Arjun Gargeyas and Aditya Pareek who are contributors to this Newsletter[Opinion] In conflict, a ‘settings change’ for social media by Sapni G K who is also a contributor to this Newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hightechir.substack.com
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This week we discuss what to expect in cloud in 2020 and the prospect of building a better Kubernetes Developer Experience. Plus, Coté explains the Dutch concept of Gezellig. Rundown What to expect in cloud computing in 2022 and beyond (https://siliconangle.com/2022/02/07/expect-cloud-computing-2022-beyond/) A Better Kubernetes Experience for Developers is Key in 2022 (https://containerjournal.com/features/a-better-kubernetes-experience-for-developers-is-key-in-2022/) Relevant to your Interests AWS Earnings (https://twitter.com/jordannovet/status/1489349176014036992) TriggerMesh, Case Study in Open Sourcing Enterprise Software (https://thenewstack.io/triggermesh-case-study-in-open-sourcing-enterprise-software/) Strange Computer Languages: A Hacker's Field Guide (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/26/strange-computer-languages-a-hackers-field-guide/) Real-time code sharing for your lectures and presentations (https://brunosimon.github.io/keppler/) Demostack - Spin up a demo, tailor the story, win more deals faster (https://www.producthunt.com/posts/demostack) Microsoft Responds to OneDrive Mac User Criticism Following Decision to Enforce Files On-Demand Feature (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/02/03/microsoft-responds-mac-onedrive-criticism/) Docker. Highlights from our fiscal year: (https://twitter.com/scottcjohnston/status/1489606304058548226?s=21) The end of the metaverse hopefully (https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-end-of-the-metaverse-hopefully) YouTube vs. Netflix (https://twitter.com/austin_rief/status/1490481914075131907?s=21) Chrome is changing its logo for the first time in eight years (https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/5/22919398/chrome-logo-change-eight-years) Why rapid wage growth makes the Fed nervous (https://www.axios.com/federal-reserve-inflation-wage-growth-c34de73f-1822-46dc-9e9c-c6aeb777a6da.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosprorata&stream=top) SoftBank's $66bn sale of chip group Arm to Nvidia collapses (https://www.ft.com/content/59c0d5f9-ed6a-4de6-a997-f25faed58833?shareType=nongift) DeepMind says its new AI coding engine is as good as an average human programmer (https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/2/22914085/alphacode-ai-coding-program-automatic-deepmind-codeforce) Meta says it may shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe over data-sharing dispute (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/07/meta-threatens-to-shut-down-facebook-and-instagram-in-europe.html) Apple unveils contactless payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/02/apple-unveils-contactless-payments-via-tap-to-pay-on-iphone/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) Square dongle could be in trouble (https://www.axios.com/square-dongle-trouble-37bed05e-2368-44b1-a145-0c59e993fe67.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) PopSQL Raises $14M in Series A Funding (https://www.finsmes.com/2022/02/popsql-raises-14m-in-series-a-funding.html) Report: Google Quietly Ditching Stadia (https://kotaku.com/google-stadia-streaming-failing-shutdown-report-stream-1848487185) Amazon raises the maximum base pay for corporate and tech employees (https://twitter.com/Techmeme/status/1490709656083124225) Amazon and Nike are reportedly thinking of buying Peloton (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-nike-peloton-150402603.html) Google account hacks dropped by half after pushing two-step authentication by default (https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/8/22923618/google-account-hacks-dropped-half-two-step-authentication) NCAA is adding 2 factor authentication to its suite of web apps (https://twitter.com/rj_writes/status/1491214001275285504?s=21) Microsoft Considers Pursuing a Deal for Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-08/microsoft-is-said-to-pursue-deal-for-cybersecurity-firm-mandiant?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosprorata&stream=top) Peloton takedown PPT (https://www.blackwellscap.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BW_Peloton_Presentation_Feb072022.pdf) Nonsense Wild Hipster Couple Accused in $4.5 Billion Crypto Crime (https://www.thedailybeast.com/heather-morgan-rapping-tech-ceo-accused-of-laundering-billions-in-hacked-crypto-with-ilya-lichtenstein) How to Make an NFT (https://www.howtogeek.com/783359/how-to-make-an-nft/) Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. 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Show #1344 If you get any value from this podcast please consider supporting my work on Patreon. Plus all Patreon supporters get their own unique ad-free podcast feed. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Sunday 16th January. It's Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to. Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they've built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It's a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too. Jan from emobilitynorway.com For the question of the week: I first of all hope you go on as you have. EV News Daily help me keep up to date on what is happening in the EV space. You give me the overview, and I can select what I want to do a deep dive into with the help of your notes and links in the show notes. Rajeev Narayan As someone who has been listening since the near the beginning, it's been great watching the show grow! I really like the longer format show, the discussions and your enthusiasm around the topics. I get that you would like to cater to us as well as newer listeners who might want something shorter. My concern is that this is even more work for you, and this is already a daily show… where you don't take a salary, and you have a wife and young child. If you feel this is doable, more power to you, but I remain concerned about the time / work commitment. Pol Conway I agree with Rajeev's comments above. I don't mind the longer shows but bear in mind the extra effort you would have to put into creating the two options proposed. Balance it against the priority of family life and any stress it may add to your already hectic day. Pete Bremy Martyn, I personally like the current version, in fact it could be longer. You accompany me on my daily exercise walk which is an hour. I do understand that others may not have as much time. I would vote no for the live show only because I listen at different times of the day. It would be difficult to catch all shows. Eddie Ragasa I agree with what everyone is already saying. Keep the longer format. Thanks for everything you do. Mario Caballero Due to the ever-growing list of podcasts that seem to be getting added to my subscription list, while keeping the same fixed amount of time available to listen to them, I am ending up with a large number of podcast episodes remaining unplayed. Because of this, I vote for the shorter ones. I also have the same concern as Rajeev that it will take more effort on your part to create two and post them in more places. Perhaps, the dailies become shorter but you do a weekly episode that is longer (like the Saturday interviews) analyzing the news of the week? Anthony Carroll I love the show as it is but am open to something different. As other patrons have said, we all worry about your workload and don't want to overburden you. Personally, I find the 15-22 minute show lengths to be about right. Your opinions/editorials, and insights on certain topics are definitely appreciated Craig Rogers I agree with Anthony that 15-22 minutes are about the correct length, and like the others I do worry about the burden of creating another podcast, in addition to the other podcasts and live streams you do. Raj Badwal 20mim is perfect in my opinion, I love the idea of a live discussion but maybe once a week to keep your work load down. Matti Jouhkimo Honestly I'd listen to what ever you produce! Both sound fine and I'm all in for 30 minute episodes. I hope you also consider your own time, needs and wants in these decisions. Doug Vowles For me, much of the news serves only to confirm for me the inexorable advance of EV's. As a Tesla owner, I get most of my Tesla news from Tesla oriented sites, and I don't much care about the levels of trim now available on some car that isn't even available in my market (Canada). What I really value is your take on events, Martyn. I like it when you editorialize! I would prefer the in-depth format with just a news capsule. But I also know that others listen to you for the detail stuff. You have your work cut out for you. Jukka Kukkonen I think this is an excellent idea. It will also allow people to choose how deep they want to go every day based on their time available or interest in the topics covered that day. Eduard Pertíñez My shower take as long as your daily episode. I wonder if I take longer showers today that when I discovered you! Thomas Cook My only gripe with the current format is that there is not enough! I could listen to you go on for an hour a day easily. There are certain pieces of news that could easily be expanded into 20-minute segments alone and the daily recap could be the perfect place for this. I would also love to hear guests more often. So if were talking the "news" episode shortening by 10-15 minutes daily but gain back that 10-15 minutes in the form of a more in-depth recap then no complaint here! STEPHEN PENN You can put both formats in my feed, but I'm going to warn you, I'm gonna listen to both of them! Brian OLeary Your work helps me professionally and very relevant. If the shorter venue is to increase your base and doesn't dilute your winning formula (regular, relevant podcasts + transcripts), it can't hurt. Andrew Whelan Much of my work and trends show that many people want more flexible vehicle and mobility sharing for convenience and sustainability - so traditional ownership models of everyone buying a car may be changing. Sami El-Abdallah Love the show, and happy anniversary! I found it a couple months ago as I was EV shopping and it's great. My #1 EV news podcast. Don't change a thing. (Went with a model Y by the way, but I still love hearing about all the other EVs coming out since I will need a second less sporty car in the near future) One topic I'm very interested in that hasn't had much news to cover until recently is vehicle to home, which you touched on here and there as news came up, so thank you for that. Michael Lulchak As you move to the next chapter of EVNewsDaily, may I humbly suggest: - for things that you would normally cover on a regular day, that pop up on a heavy news day - something that Nikki and her crew over at Transport Evolved have done for quite some time - short shorts. A list of quick headlines that we listen to and figure out if we want to follow up. I would extend that to stories that don't have enough ... POP .. to include in the podcast or that seem a bit too small. I follow a *LOT* of links in podcast show notes! - The other way that I have seen this done is by Brian McCullough of the TechMeme ride home, where he lists stories that he can't address because they are too long or involved for the Podcast to cover properly. Those are normally part of his 'long read' suggestions where he has links in the show notes. Craig Matsuura I would like to hear some episodes with interviewing companies affecting EV and clean energy change, especially in the U.S. Maybe with Fast charging companies like electrify america, and evgo, power companies and auto manufacturers. (Maybe something like the YouTube channel interviews?) YouTube the daily news with some b roll to illustrate the subject. Nick Christen As an idea for the podcast, would it be possible to do a monthly (quarterly?) segment on how someone is supposed to switch to EV (e.g. planning for trips, charging while driving, how to accommodate the extra time needed to “fuel” up, et cetera)? Or if that is too much, do one and then a random plug for this “getting started” guide? Jim Connell One of the things I really like about your show is that it takes a worldwide view concerning EV's. News from England, Europe, USA, etc. However, I live in Canada and in the two years of listening, I think I've heard of EV's news from my “colony” maybe twice. So, my suggestion to you would be to include news from my country as well. Patrick Wiggins One thing I'd like to see changed is how to donate. Right now it's just patreon. Please add PayPal? I have a few dozen places I make donations to and they all accept PayPal. David Sibson . The podcast hits the spot in terms of frequency and length, the content is interesting and the delivery crystal clear. The written summary is particularly useful and contrasts favourably with that of the other podcast for which you are a contributor, INSIDE EVs. I find the latter overly long and it is difficult to go straight to the individual items that I am interested in (eg Volvo suv concept BEV). Chris Dickinson I love your podcast and tend to listen to almost all of them. Great content and well produced. What I particularly like is that you are U.K. based. I find that way too much content is very USA focused. I drive a Made in China Tesla Model 3 long range. While I love listening to Ride the Lightning to get my Tesla news, the U.K. barely gets a mention. So please do lean into your U.K. content. I love hearing about what's going on here in the U.K. , but I also like your international coverage of all EV brands too. QUESTION OF THE WEEK WITH EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM What TV, Print or Digital advertising have you seen for EVs recently which you noticed, or thought was memorable? Email me your answer now: hello@evnewsdaily.com It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast. And if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing. Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, I'll catch you tomorrow and remember…there's no such thing as a self-charging hybrid. PREMIUM PARTNERS PHIL ROBERTS / ELECTRIC FUTURE BRAD CROSBY PORSCHE OF THE VILLAGE CINCINNATI AUDI CINCINNATI EAST VOLVO CARS CINCINNATI EAST NATIONAL CAR CHARGING ON THE US MAINLAND AND ALOHA CHARGE IN HAWAII DEREK REILLY FROM THE EV REVIEW IRELAND YOUTUBE CHANNEL RICHARD AT RSEV.CO.UK – FOR BUYING AND SELLING EVS IN THE UK EMOBILITYNORWAY.COM/
This week we discuss why cloud numbers don't add up, Oracle buys Cerner and the demise of BlackBerry. Plus, Matt gives advice for keeping up with Web3. Rundown Cloud numbers don't add up (https://www.infoworld.com/article/3645135/cloud-numbers-dont-add-up.html) A Look Back at Q3 '21 Public Cloud Software Earnings (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/a-look-back-at-q3-21-public-cloud) Oracle to buy medical records company Cerner in its biggest acquisition ever (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/20/oracle-to-buy-medical-records-company-cerner.html) Apple hits $3 trillion market cap, becoming first company to hit the mark (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-hits-3-trillion-market-cap-184825195.html) If you're clinging to an old BlackBerry, it will officially stop working on Jan. 4 (https://www.npr.org/2022/01/03/1069938727/blackberry-phones-will-stop-working-january-4) Relevant to your Interests AWS Amazon Cloud Unit Draws Antitrust Scrutiny From Khan's FTC (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-22/amazon-cloud-unit-draws-fresh-antitrust-scrutiny-from-khan-s-ftc) You have asked for this, it is basically your fault! (https://twitter.com/loujaybee/status/1473946267713777668) MongoDB Poaches Top Amazon Executives to Compete With AWS (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-21/mongodb-poaches-top-amazon-executives-to-compete-with-aws) AWS DynamoDB architect who recently left for MongoDB (https://twitter.com/houlihan_rick/status/1472969503575265283) Enterprise Strategy Blog 2021: Year-End Roundup (https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/enterprise-strategy/enterprise-strategy-blog-2021-year-end-roundup/) Amazon announces broad cloud and AI collaboration with auto giant Stellantis (https://u5080173.ct.sendgrid.net/ss/c/mU8jup-SNFzYvtbX4uPzDyL1IAz5Ln7YgpEcFyupWXkYVfffvkmVk3BhLDlVzDFIeRw_P95DEa2HqI_BexBNjAKvt6FfRZthQGF2WSCjJiYFiPMVhizyP2yS5z_xaIxS9XEABf95iIZIf6WpIvoRag/3ih/XiBZVWqJTIeD_85_O-P01Q/h92/VZ-TuO40kMGZGcvR-G4w0vWL0MmFfxA7Qn8k94v91FM) M&A and VC Google confirms it acquired cybersecurity specialist Siemplify, reportedly for $500M, to become part of Google Cloud's Chronicle (https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/04/google-confirms-it-acquired-cybersecurity-specialist-siemplify-reportedly-for-500m-to-become-part-of-google-clouds-chronicle/) Google confirms it acquired cybersecurity specialist Siemplify, reportedly for $500M, to become part of Google Cloud's Chronicle (https://techcrunch.com/2022/01/04/google-confirms-it-acquired-cybersecurity-specialist-siemplify-reportedly-for-500m-to-become-part-of-google-clouds-chronicle/) PitchBook: seed and early stage startups in the US raised $93B in 2021 through December 15, up from $52B in 2020 and $30B in 2016 (http://www.techmeme.com/220103/p8#a220103p8) Spotify acquires podcast tech company Whooshkaa which turns radio broadcasts into on-demand audio (https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/16/spotify-acquires-podcast-tech-company-whooshkaa-which-turns-radio-broadcasts-into-on-demand-audio/) Cal.com, Inc. raises $7.4m Seed (https://cal.com/blog/seed) Redpoint Ventures is Launching a Media Operation—And Embracing TikTok (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/redpoint-ventures-is-launching-a-media-operation-and-embracing-tiktok) Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreesen are still working (https://twitter.com/bhorowitz/status/1469063034765250562?s=21) Crypto Money in the Metaverse (https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-silicon-valley/money-in-the-metaverse) The Block Unicorn Index (https://twitter.com/michaelbatnick/status/1472256861252501509?s=21) RadioShack goes Crypto (https://www.radioshack.com) Pay Google will pay top execs $1 million each after declining to boost workers' pay (https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/4/22867419/google-execs-million-salaries-raise-sec) Apple Pays Its Engineers $180,000 Bonuses to Stop Them From Joining Meta (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-28/apple-pays-unusual-180-000-bonuses-to-retain-engineering-talent) Apple Apple is rebuilding Apple Music as a full native app with macOS 12.2 beta (https://9to5mac.com/2021/12/16/apple-is-rebuilding-apple-music-as-a-full-native-app-with-macos-12-2-beta/) Apple is reportedly going to make more of its own chips (https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/16/22839850/apple-office-develop-chips-in-house-broadcom-skyworks) Alexa Amazon's Alexa Stalled With Users as Interest Faded, Documents Show (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-22/amazon-s-voice-controlled-smart-speaker-alexa-can-t-hold-customer-interest-docs) Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to put penny in plug socket (https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59810383) Security LastPass users warned their master passwords are compromised (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lastpass-users-warned-their-master-passwords-are-compromised) Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp users targeted in phishing scheme (https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/facebook-messenger-instagram-and-whatsapp-users-targeted-in-phishing-scheme/) Misc TikTok is accused of violating GPL with new live streaming software (https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/tiktok-obs-gpl-violation) Retailers To Lose $828 Million Of Sales Over Christmas Due To Inaccessible Websites (https://www.forbes.com/sites/gusalexiou/2021/12/19/retailers-to-lose-828-million-of-sales-over-christmas-due-to-inaccessible-websites/) What's next for Cloud Foundry (https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/27/whats-next-for-cloud-foundry/) A big video game company enters the metaverse (https://thehustle.co/01062022-square-enix) IBM has restarted attempts to sell its unprofitable Watson Health division (https://twitter.com/Techmeme/status/1479085532902612994?s=20) Minecraft as a k8s admin tool (https://eric-jadi.medium.com/minecraft-as-a-k8s-admin-tool-cf16f890de42) Web3 (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-8d859ef6-7a97-4527-8575-d43affa97158.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare) For (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-8d859ef6-7a97-4527-8575-d43affa97158.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare) and (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-8d859ef6-7a97-4527-8575-d43affa97158.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare) Against (https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-pro-rata-8d859ef6-7a97-4527-8575-d43affa97158.html?chunk=0&utm_term=emshare) Jack Dorsey says VCs really own Web3 (and Web3 boosters are pretty mad about it) (https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/21/22848162/jack-dorsey-web3-criticism-a16z-ownership-venture-capital-twitter) Nonsense U Refill Toner | Laser printer cartridge refills you do yourself (https://www.urefilltoner.co.uk/index.html) Pedant-friendly millipede discovered: First with 1,000+ legs (https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/16/newly_discovered_millipede_earns_its/) Largest ever giant millipede fossil found on UK beach (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/dec/21/largest-ever-giant-millipede-fossil-found-on-uk-beach) A DAO wants to make Blockbuster a decentralized film streaming service (https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/128564/a-dao-wants-to-buy-blockbuster-and-turn-it-into-a-decentralized-film-streaming-service?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss) Marvel Cinematic Universe is taking over the box office (https://twitter.com/ballmatthew/status/1477657032798846979) Researchers make world's thinnest Christmas tree (https://phys.org/news/2021-12-world-thinnest-christmas-tree.html) Dieser Tortilla ist köstlich! Kein Öl, kein Backofen! Einfaches und leckeres Frühstück # 110 (https://youtu.be/t5C-6yrevHo) Crypto CEO Brian Armstrong Buys Los Angeles Home for $133 Million (https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-ceo-brian-armstrong-buys-los-angeles-home-for-133-million-11641249787) Taco Bell launches taco-a-day subscription program nationwide to drive visits (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/06/taco-bell-launches-taco-a-day-subscription-program-nationwide-to-drive-visits.html) North Koreans enjoy burritos after paper bizarrely claims Kim Jong-il invented them (https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/north-korea-burritos-kim-jong-il-vda90265d) ****## Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. 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Katie Benner, Tom Dotan, and Eric Newcomer look back on 2021 in Techmeme headlines for our final episode of Dead Cat for the year. We discuss some of the biggest stories of the year: In January, Microsoft said Russian hackers accessed some of its source code and the U.S. government pinned the SolarWinds hack on Russians. In February, Elon Musk drove Clubhouse listeners (and journalists blocked by Marc Andreessen) to YouTube as they tried to listen to the live interview on the platform. It would represent a peak moment of cultural relevance for Clubhouse. In March, Stripe's valuation climbed to $95 billion. (And we talked about Stripe's critics on Y Combinator-owned Hacker News and the coverage of Stripe's hiring practices in Protocol.) In May, Antonio García Martínez declared that Apple had fired him over the culture war backlash to his book Chaos Monkeys. In June, the New York Times wrote about tough working conditions at Amazon. Later this year, a tornado would rip through an Amazon facility, killing six and raising further questions about how Amazon protects its workers. Also in June, Andreessen Horowitz launched its much-discussed Future — a publication that hasn't yet taken Silicon Valley by storm but has put every venture firm on notice that they need to think about getting in the content business. We talked about Robinhood's IPO in July and the rise of meme stocks. And we discussed how big tech executives don't seem to want to worry about the present. Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon CEO in July as he spends more time on Blue Origin; Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rebranded his company to Meta in October; and Jack Dorsey left behind moderation challenges at Twitter in late November and then renamed his financial services company Square to Block, hoping to emphasize the company's crypto ambitions. Finally, Tom, Katie, and Eric offer some predictions for what 2022 holds, though no one seems quite sure after this strange year.Techmeme!My favorite tech headline aggregator, tweet tracker, and conversation setter — Techmeme — has been generously featuring me on their home page as part of a round-up of interesting tech newsletters. So I wanted to return the favor.I check Techmeme literally every couple of hours and rely on it to do my job. And in a genuine coincidence, Techmeme served as an easy-to-navigate archive for this week's podcast. It's a free news aggregator for tech industry folks that's updated constantly to show the most important tech stories of the moment and the commentary surrounding those stories. They also publish a daily newsletter with stories from the past day, which is useful if you forget to visit the site. Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe
Katie Benner, Tom Dotan, and Eric Newcomer look back on 2021 in Techmeme headlines for our final episode of Dead Cat for the year. We discuss some of the biggest stories of the year: In January, Microsoft said Russian hackers accessed some of its source code and the U.S. government pinned the SolarWinds hack on Russians. In February, Elon Musk drove Clubhouse listeners (and journalists blocked by Marc Andreessen) to YouTube as they tried to listen to the live interview on the platform. It would represent a peak moment of cultural relevance for Clubhouse. In March, Stripe’s valuation climbed to $95 billion. (And we talked about Stripe’s critics on Y Combinator-owned Hacker News and the coverage of Stripe’s hiring practices in Protocol.) In May, Antonio García Martínez declared that Apple had fired him over the culture war backlash to his book Chaos Monkeys. In June, the New York Times wrote about tough working conditions at Amazon. Later this year, a tornado would rip through an Amazon facility, killing six and raising further questions about how Amazon protects its workers. Also in June, Andreessen Horowitz launched its much-discussed Future — a publication that hasn’t yet taken Silicon Valley by storm but has put every venture firm on notice that they need to think about getting in the content business. We talked about Robinhood’s IPO in July and the rise of meme stocks. And we discussed how big tech executives don’t seem to want to worry about the present. Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon CEO in July as he spends more time on Blue Origin; Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rebranded his company to Meta in October; and Jack Dorsey left behind moderation challenges at Twitter in late November and then renamed his financial services company Square to Block, hoping to emphasize the company’s crypto ambitions. Finally, Tom, Katie, and Eric offer some predictions for what 2022 holds, though no one seems quite sure after this strange year.Techmeme!My favorite tech headline aggregator, tweet tracker, and conversation setter — Techmeme — has been generously featuring me on their home page as part of a round-up of interesting tech newsletters. So I wanted to return the favor.I check Techmeme literally every couple of hours and rely on it to do my job. And in a genuine coincidence, Techmeme served as an easy-to-navigate archive for this week’s podcast. It’s a free news aggregator for tech industry folks that’s updated constantly to show the most important tech stories of the moment and the commentary surrounding those stories. They also publish a daily newsletter with stories from the past day, which is useful if you forget to visit the site. Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe
Siliconpolitik: Mile Sur Mera Tumhaara— Pranay KotasthaneHigh Technology cooperation is fast becoming a differentiating point of the Quad arrangement. It appears that the Quad Working Group, which was formed after the first Summit meeting in March 2021, has locked in space, biotechnology, 5G communications, cybersecurity, and semiconductors as five immediate focus areas. Music to my ears. As Technopolitik readers are aware, I have been making a case for a Quad collaboration on semiconductors over the last five months. So it was gratifying to find out that, amongst other things, the Quad launched a Semiconductor Supply Chain Initiative to "map capacity, identify vulnerabilities, and bolster supply-chain security for semiconductors and their vital components."I have a long article in News18 analysing the significance of this announcement. Here are a few excerpts.Q: What's the big deal about this announcement?A: Two ways to look at it.One, the Quad agrees that semiconductors are ‘metacritical’ — in the sense that success in other critical and emerging technologies depends on a secure, resilient, and fast-advancing semiconductor supply chain.Two:The summit fact sheet adds that the Quad partners should collectively support a diverse and competitive market for producing semiconductors. The last sentence is significant—it signals a shift in mindset from national indigenisation to strategic cooperation.Subsidies, incentives, and tax breaks were the only instruments countries pursued — separately — until now. Semiconductors entering the Quad agenda is a recognition of the fact that no one nation-state can eliminate all bottlenecks in the complex semiconductor supply chain. To illustrate this point, see the Taiwan Economy Minister’s statement earlier in the week:“Taiwan alone could not sort out the problem because the supply chain is so complex. The bottleneck in fact is in Southeast Asia, especially Malaysia, because for a while the factories were all shut down.”When the country that accounts for nearly 70 per cent of contract chip manufacturing says that it alone cannot de-bottleneck the supply chain, other countries should take note. As I keep saying: strategic cooperation is a necessity, not a choice. Q: What next. Is this initiative enough?A:“Mapping the supply chain vulnerability should only be a first step of the collaboration. The grouping can directly bolster supply chain security in the following ways.One, Quad can form a consortium aimed at building a diversified semiconductor manufacturing base. The consortium could create a roadmap for new manufacturing facilities across Quad countries. The focus should be to collectively have access to manufacturing at the leading-edge nodes (5 nanometres and below) and critical trailing-edge nodes (45 nanometres and above). The latter will continue to remain workhorses for automotive, communications (5G), and AI.Two, Quad can sponsor new standard developments such as composite semiconductors and create one centre for excellence (CoE) in each Quad country in an area of its immediate interest. For example, Australia could host the CoE for new materials in electronics, Japan could host the CoE for silicon manufacturing equipment, and the US and India could host CoEs on specific fabless design architectures.Three, Quad can facilitate strategic alliances between companies in each other’s countries. For example, faster visa processing and lower employment barriers for semiconductor professionals in Quad member countries could facilitate higher technology exchange and joint development levels. Removing technology transfer restrictions could make overseas licensing easier. Easing capital flows in this sector could again foster more joint development projects.”Q: What's in it for India?A:“India should use the Quad collaboration to get a Japanese or American company to manufacture semiconductors in India, even if it’s at a trailing-edge node such as 65 nm. Collaborating with partners would minimise the risk of failures while ensuring India’s core defence and strategic interests are secured.Moreover, the AUKUS defence alliance has shown that the US is willing to share sensitive technologies with key partners, something it wasn’t amenable to in the past. This new technology alliance mindset should become the norm in Quad as well. India should push for the US to lower investment barriers and reduce export controls.Apart from IC manufacturing, India should double down on its core strength. In a Takshashila Institution report titled India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem: A SWOT Analysis, we observed that India has an outright advantage in semiconductor design. The next step should be to encourage indigenous intellectual property creation. PM Modi’s meeting with the Qualcomm CEO is vital in this regard. With more multinational companies moving their cutting-edge semiconductor design to Indian offices, the Indian ecosystem will develop organically.”Well begun is half-done. In the next edition, I’ll have some recommendations for what the Quad can consider to deepen this cooperation on semiconductors.Cyberpolitik #1: Rus(sia)hing to decisions— Prateek WaghreIn the last few weeks, there have been two sets of significant developments involving Russia and the Internet:After several weeks of sustained pressure from Russian authorities, in mid-September, Google and Apple removed a 'smart voting' app from Alexei Navalny's team just before the elections (Techmeme aggregation of related links)As part of its efforts to deal with COVID-19-related misinformation, YouTube took action against two German-language channels operated by Russia Today. Russia threatened to retaliate by blocking YouTube and German media outlets.These issues represent a microcosm of the myriad issues at the intersection of technology and geopolitics.In this section, let's look at three of them:Content Moderation through the stackNot only did Apple and Google remove the app from the Russian versions of their respective app stores, but they also took actions that had downstream effects. Apple, reportedly, asked Telegram to remove some channels that Navalny's team were using to share information or risk being removed from the App Store. Telegram complied.These actions are neither new nor exceptional - but what is notable is that they have been praised (de-platforming Alex Jones' Infowars, Parler) or criticised (VPN apps in China, HKMAP.live during the 2019 HK protests) in the past, depending on the context. WSJ’s Facebook Files series also references Apple’s role in Facebook’s response to concerns about human trafficking. This is, of course, not specific to Apple, as a range of companies and services at different levels of the internet stack like AWS, Cloudflare, GoDaddy, etc., have had to make such decisions.A particularly notable recent example was the case of OnlyFans, where the company announced (and later rolled back) policies that would have banned creators who posted adult content. The move was a result, not of any regulatory pressure or social backlash, but the apparent squeamishness of some firms in the financial services industry in the UK, which would have had an impact on creators around the world.I've also written about the subject of content moderation through the stack over on MisDisMal-Information (27 - Content Moderation Stack, 36 - Must-Carry Water and Internet Scores and 48 - moderation: stacked and loaded)Complying with 'local regulation'In the lead-up to Apple and Google removing the 'smart 'voting' app, they were threatened with fines, made to appear before committees where reports suggest that authorities named specific employees that would be liable for prosecution. A proposed Russian law requires that internet companies with over 500 thousand users in Russia set up a local presence. Similar regulation around the world has earned them the moniker of 'hostage-taking laws' as they open employees up to the risk of retaliation/harassment by state authorities.The local regulation that led to Apple warning Telegram is believed to be about 'election silence' - which prohibits campaigning during elections. Such laws are not unique to Russia.Multinational companies operating across jurisdictions have had to 'comply with local regulation.' It was rarely an option until the information age, making it possible to scale across countries without establishing a physical presence. Even in the internet economy, companies that operate physical infrastructure deep into the tech stack often have limited choice. I have some personal experience with this, being part of a team that managed Content Delivery Network operations for China and Russia between 2015 and 2018.Rapid and Global Scale Decision-makingWhen YouTube decided to enforce its COVID-related misinformation policies, did it anticipate that channels operated by Russia Today would be swept up by the enforcement action and did it expect threats/retaliation by Russian authorities? In 2021, there is no excuse not to, considering we have witnessed so many instances where technology companies found themselves in situations with geopolitical implications. Yet, we must stop and ask two questions. First, do they have the capacity to make these decisions on a global scale on a near-realtime basis? Second, do we want them to make such choices? Arguably, the order should be reversed, but we have to ask the capacity question in parallel since we're already in a situation where they make such decisions.As US and allied forces were withdrawing from Afghanistan, sections of the press were heavily critical of social media platforms for continuing to platform Taliban-associated voices. Though, we also do need to take into account that nation-states with significant resources and capacity dedicated to international relations and geopolitics have, even now, yet to make a decision (this, of course, is likely strategic in many cases). But it does leave several open questions for private companies that often rely on nation-states for directionality. In this context, it is worth listening to this Lawfare podcast episode which draws parallels with the financial services industry and the mechanisms they can rely on to make decisions regarding dealing with banned groups.Takshashila is doing a Global Outlook Survey covering domains like India’s bilateral and multilateral engagements, national security concerns, economic diplomacy and attitudes towards the use of force. If this sounds interesting, do click-through to participate.CyberPolitik #2: Thinking (Data) of the Leaks — Sapni G KVoluminous reports surrounding data leaks have surfaced in the past two weeks. Facebook prioritising profits over the safety of its platforms has kept users and the US Congress on their toes. Another series of leaked reports dubbed the Pandora Papers allege tax evasion by famous and powerful figures across the globe. The underlying thread running through these investigations is the nature of these exposes – data leaks. These are whistleblower and media-led efforts that broke into the secret vaults of data held dear by few powerful people. The journalistic value of these investigations cannot be undermined. However, the question of data governance mechanisms crops up again.Data regulation is not settled for good, regardless of the EU GDPR. Although it provides certain consent-focused templates for transparency in the use of data across sectors, there is no apposite global standard for data governance yet. In the absence of any clearly laid down and achievable normative standard, regulation of technology itself will emerge as a challenge in multiple forms. This manifests as multiple problems in platform regulation – where data maximisation leads to the prioritisation of engagement on the platform and consequentially pushing users into rabbit holes of harmful content, faulty algorithmic recommendations, and ultimately platforms that wield more power than many States.These challenges are now increasingly being acknowledged by States. China’s efforts at regulating its tech titans reflect its intent to ensure that corporations keep towing its line. The recently concluded EU-USA Trade and Technology Council meeting also reiterated the necessity to lay down standards for data governance. This is critical as we develop technology that captures larger troves of data, such as Artificial Intelligence. The joint statement issued by the Council emphasises the need for cooperation in standard-setting, focusing on human rights and democratic values.Reports that India’s Personal Data Protection Bill will expand its mandate to become an exhaustive data protection legislation are worth consideration here. India’s data governance framework is limited to a few sectoral regulations by the RBI and the SPDI Rules under the IT Act, 2000. While an overhaul of the current regulatory regime is necessary, thinking through nuances with speed and precision is important. India’s pace in this regard may not give us an opportunity for global standard-setting. A well-defined data governance regime is critical as we start large-scale implementation of technology-based solutions that deal with sensitive information such as health data.Antariksh Matters: The Quad looks to the heavens, with an eye on China— Aditya RamanathanThe Quad has taken baby steps towards space cooperation. A fact sheet jointly released by India and the US announced that the Quad had set up a working group on space. The bilateral joint statement also outlined three areas of cooperation: sharing satellite capabilities on “climate-change risks and the sustainable use of oceans and marine resources,” building capacity for space-related activity among other Indo-Pacific states, and consulting on norms and guidelines. Sharing data and analysis on climate change makes sense because it is a major threat to states in the Indo-Pacific and is a way of providing public goods to smaller states in the region. The second area of cooperation - capacity building - can also turn the Quad into a major provider of public goods to smaller states in the region, helping them operate their own military, commercial, and scientific satellites, thereby reducing their dependence on China’s space programme. If the Quad actually achieves these goals, its member states might also be able to operate more ground stations from the territory of these states, improving their own space situational awareness (SSA). The third area of cooperation mentioned - consulting on norms and guidelines - may sound the most innocuous or non-descript, but it is, in fact, rooted in the strategic considerations that prompted the creation of the Quad in the first place. China’s 2007 kinetic ASAT missile test certainly prompted India’s own test in 2019. The creation of the PLA Strategic Support Force and mounting evidence of China’s counterspace programme have finally prompted Quad states to coordinate their efforts. Norms and guidelines are inherent to the challenge of managing strategic competition in space because they can help shape its pace and direction. This is the primary reason that the US is opposed to Sino-Russian proposals for a treaty governing the weaponisation of space. India’s own approach to these proposals has been cautious, but the realities of China’s non-kinetic counterspace capabilities will continue to nudge it into joining the other Quad states in proposing new norms of behaviour in outer space. While the joint statement made a brief mention of space situational awareness (SSA), this is likely to become an important part of Quad cooperation. Here, the geographic dispersion of the four Quad states is actually an asset, as it allows Quad states to leverage ground stations across continents and in both hemispheres. Finally, we should note something crucial that the joint statement did not cover: the private sector. While stories of interplanetary probes or human spaceflight may dominate the headlines, what matters most are satellites that look back at the Earth, and Earth-based sensors that track satellites in the planet’s celestial littoral. This is the beating heart of commercial space enterprise, and it presents a major opportunity for the Quad to create and expand “bubbles of trust” that allow for the sharing of key space technologies. The Quad working group on space can also function as a mechanism to identify policies that will encourage greater commercial interaction between private space companies in the member states. India could benefit immensely from this, whether by offering satellite construction or launch services, or offering downstream services for image processing and analysis. Our Reading Menu[Paper] CSET’s From Cold War Sanctions to Weaponized Interdependence is essential reading for anyone trying to understand the history of technopolitik[Article] Navigating the tech stack - Joan Donovan[Policy Review] Expanding the debate content moderation - Tarletop Gilespie et al[Article] How hate speech reveals the invisible politics of internet infrastructure - Suzanne van Geuns and Corinne Cath-Speth.[Paper] The Flaws of Policies Requiring Human Oversight of Government Algorithms by Ben Green[Article] The Largest Autocracy on Earth by Adrienne LaFrance This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hightechir.substack.com
Met Songfestivalbaas Sietse Bakker vieren we het succes van de monsterproductie en zoomen we in op alle mogelijke rampscenario’s waar zij rekening mee moesten houden maar niet zijn gebeurd. Spionnenbaas, tech-ondernemer en homo universalis Bert Hubert schetst een rampscenario voor Europa die wél kan gebeuren als we niet heel snel eigen software gaan ontwikkelen. We sluiten het geheel luchtig af met de laserogen van Heleen van Rooyen.
What does Facebook’s Oversight Board actually do? This week Paul and Rich discuss the immense power that the Oversight Board holds. They talk about what type of oversight should exist and whether the current measures are enough. Also, Rich gets to flex his law degree breaking down the difficulties of translating policy into product. Links: Drudge Report Techmeme Facebook’s Oversight Board
Another earnings round up leads me to ask, what if the Covid era really is a historical inflection point for tech? AT&T has decided what to charge for HBO with ads, while Verizon is try to get someone to take AOL and Yahoo of their hands. What if we did streaming gaming, but just for browsing the web? Say hello to Mighty. And odds are, you've probably never gotten millimeter wave 5G on you fancy new phone.Sponsors:Red-ID.com/briancalderalab.com use code TECHMEME (all caps one word) at checkoutLinks:Facebook Revenue Grows 48% as Ad Prices Increase (The Information)Apple warns of supply shortages likely to impact iPad and Mac in Q3 (9to5 Mac)WarnerMedia plans to charge $9.99 per month for ad-supported HBO Max (CNBC)Verizon Explores Sale of Media Assets, Including Parts of Yahoo and AOL (Wall Street Journal)Amazon to spend $1B to boost pay for 500k operations workers by as much as $3 an hour (Geek Wire)Mighty wants to ‘make Chrome faster' by streaming a browser from the cloud, starting on macOS (9to5 Google)Verizon “leads” all US carriers in mmWave 5G availability at 0.8% (Ars Technica)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Facebook rolls out that Spotify integration. Roku accuses Google of making anticompetitive demands for YouTube TV. iOS 14.5 rolls out, and with it that App Tracking Transparency tool. Apple plans a big new campus in North Carolina. And DoNotPay's latest service helps protect your selfies from the global panopticon. Sponsors: CalderaLab.com use code TECHMEME (all caps one word) at checkoutKiwico.com, Promocode ride for 30 percent offLinks:Facebook introduces a new miniplayer that streams Spotify within the Facebook app(Tech Crunch)Zoom launches Immersive View to unify participants in the same virtual room (Venture Beat)Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made anti-competitive demands (Axios)OnlyFans feels the lockdown love as transactions hit £1.7bn (Financial Times)German groups file Apple antitrust complaint as it makes privacy changes (Financial Times)To Be Tracked or Not? Apple Is Now Giving Us the Choice. (New York Times)Apple will spend $1 billion to open 3,000-employee campus in North Carolina (CNBC)DoNotPay's new tool makes your photos undetectable to facial recognition software (Input)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Wed. 04/14 – Now It's the FBI Doing The (Legal?) HackingThe FBI hacked into some Exchange servers to prevent further hacking of Exchange servers. Ming-Chi Kuo thinks the iPhone mini and the notch are both going away after this year. Sony wants you to think of their phones as cameras first. Oculus gets a key new wireless update. And yes, those Boston Dynamics robot dogs have been spotted on the streets of NYC.Sponsors:Startmail.com/Techmeme for 50% off your first year!Blockchain.com Links:FBI Accesses Computers Around Country to Delete Microsoft Exchange Hacks (Vice)Kuo: 2022 iPhones to Feature 48-Megapixel Camera, 8K Video, and 6.1 and 6.7" Sizes With No 5.4" Mini Option (Mac Rumors)Kuo: Apple to Adopt Under Display Face ID Starting With 2023 iPhones (Mac Rumors)Kuo: 2023 iPhones to Feature 'Periscopic' Telephoto Lens (Mac Rumors)Samsung's third Unpacked event of 2021 set for April 28 (Cnet)Sony announces the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III with variable telephoto lenses (The Verge)Oculus Quest 2 owners can start testing wireless PC VR gaming with Air Link (Engadget)NYPD Deploys "Creepy" New Robot Dog In Manhattan Public Housing Complex (Gothamist)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
If the chip shortage is now biting even Apple, things are getting real, y'all. Twitter apparently took a run at buying Clubhouse. Facebook has a new Clubhouse like product called Hotline. Lenovo's new phone convinces me gaming phones are truly a thing. And are there signs we're finally gonna see those Apple AirTags… or do the tea leaves reveal the exact opposite?Sponsors:Calderalab.com code TECHMEME at checkoutBlockchain.comLinks:MacBook and iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple (NikkeiAsia)Apple MacBook and iPad production may be delayed over global chip shortage (AppleInsider)Twitter Held Discussions for $4 Billion Takeover of Clubhouse (Bloomberg)Facebook tests Hotline, a Q&A product that's a mashup of Clubhouse and Instagram Live (TechCrunch)Lenovo's Legion Phone Duel 2 has not one but two cooling fans (The Verge)YouTube is social media's big winner during the pandemic (CNBC)Uber and Lyft ‘throwing money' at US drivers to ease shortage (FT)Google I/O 2021 will be virtual and free to attend from May 18-20 (9to5Google)Apple Announces Find My Network With Support for Third-Party Devices (MacRumors)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Remember that Onion headline, F- Everything, We're Doing Five Blades? Well, Samsung says welcome to the DDR5 era. There's more tech testimony on Capitol Hill today. That Arizona bill that would have regulated the App Store mysteriously disappears. Deliveroo is facing a full on revolt. And my wife covers the Chrissy Teigen twitter news.Sponsors:Calderalab.com use code TECHMEME (all caps one word) at checkoutMasterworks.io, promocode rideLinks:Samsung Announces 512GB DDR5 Memory That Is Twice As Fast As DDR4 (HotHardware)Zuckerberg suggests how to tweak tech's liability shield (Axios)Genshin Impact Races Past $1 Billion on Mobile in Less Than Six Months (SensorTower)Arizona Senate skips vote on controversial bill that would regulate Apple and Google app stores (The Verge)Independent cloud provider DigitalOcean drops in Wall Street debut (CNBC)Deliveroo Hit by Investor, Rider Revolt Ahead of London IPO (Bloomberg)Twitter's ‘unofficial mayor' Chrissy Teigen quits platform after years of harassment (The Verge)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Hackers breached the security cameras used by everybody from prisons and hospitals to Tesla factories. Why you will no longer “subscribe” to this podcast, but will “follow” it. Why T-Mobile is signing everyone up to have their usage data tracked by advertisers. And Facebook's 10 year roadmap for AR and VR.Sponsors:CalderaLab.com use code TECHMEME (all caps one word) at checkoutUber.com/techmemeLinks:Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals (Bloomberg)Apple slashes planned iPhone 12 mini production for 1H (NikkeiAsia)Google links Android phones to Chromebooks with new Phone Hub feature (The Verge)TikTok adds new comment controls to discourage bullying (Engadget)'Follow our podcast': Apple Podcasts to stop using 'subscribe' (Podnews)T-Mobile to Step Up Ad Targeting of Cellphone Customers (WSJ)Amazon has over 800 people working on its secretive 'Vesta' home robot — but insiders are worried that it's a niche, gimmicky product that could fail (Insider)Inside Facebook Reality Labs: The Next Era of Human-Computer Interaction (Tech@Facebook)Facebook's ready to talk about how its AR glasses will work with neural wristbands (CNET)Samsung sets March 17 for its second Unpacked event of 2021 (CNET)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chris Messina and I go deeper on some of the news of the week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Twitter just wants to give us everything all of the sudden, including charging for tweets, sort of groups based on interests, and even blocking and muting accounts. Google gives devs a Sleep API. Why has LastPass decided to piss everyone off all of the sudden? Why Xiaomi is the up-and-comer to keep your eye on. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.Sponsors:CalderaLab.com use code TECHMEME (all caps one word) at checkoutLinks:Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets (The Verge)Twitter planning a feature to let you auto-block and mute abusive accounts (The Verge)Google launches Android Sleep API to detect snoozing, waking up; available to apps now (9to5Google)1Password has none, KeePass has none... So why are there seven embedded trackers in the LastPass Android app? (The Register)European Smartphone Market Down 14% YoY in 2020; Xiaomi gains while Huawei and Samsung Lose (Counterpoint Research)Weekend Longreads Suggestions:Xiaomi is undercutting the whole tech industry. And it's working (Wired)American Idle (Eugene Wei)Why Plus Is a Minus When Naming Your Streaming Site (NYTimes)Shockingly Real Tom Cruise Deepfakes Are Invading TikTok (Daily Beast)We're Just Rediscovering a 19th-Century Pandemic Strategy (The Atlantic)Subscribe to RideHome+ to listen to the Gadgets episode here: tech.supercast.techSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Facebook wants to copy Clubhouse too, and meanwhile I got to try out Twitter Spaces last night. Did Microsoft make a run at acquiring Pinterest, and would the government let that happen? Is Peacock the sick man of the streaming wars? And an interesting raise around the creator economy.Sponsors:CalderaLab.com code TECHMEME at checkoutAirMedCareNetwork.com/tech offer code TECHLinks:Facebook Is Said to Be Building a Product to Compete With Clubhouse (NYTimes)Microsoft approached Pinterest about a takeover (Financial Times)iOS 14.5 Beta Directs 'Safe Browsing' Traffic in Safari Through Apple Server Instead of Google to Protect Personal User Data (MacRumors)Bumble makes Wall Street debut in a milestone moment for female founders (CNN Business)NBCUniversal's Streaming Strategy Raises Prospect of WarnerMedia Merger (The Information)Andreessen Horowitz Wins Deal for Creator Economy Startup Stir at $100 Million Valuation (The Information)Machines Are Inventing New Math We've Never Seen (Motherboard)tech.supercast.techSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Coinbase is suspending trading of XRP. Ant Group tries to appease the CCP. Will we soon see immunity passports on our phones? We now know the identity of the first tech IPO of the new year. And why, if you’re doing to do some dirt, you might want to know that your car is probably going to bust your alibi.Sponsors:CalderaLab.com code: TECHMEME (all caps, one word)Tovala.com/rideLinks:Coinbase to Suspend XRP Trading Following SEC Suit Against Ripple (CoinDesk) Ant Considers Holding Company With Regulation Similar to Bank, Sources Say (Bloomberg) Los Angeles Vaccine Recipients Can Put the Proof in Apple Wallet (Bloomberg) Qualtrics Files for U.S. IPO Two Years After Sale to SAP (Bloomberg) Insecure wheels: Police turn to car data to destroy suspects' alibis (NBC News) TV Ratings: First Streaming-Only NFL Game Scores Solid Numbers for Amazon (Variety)Link to the AMA Auction with Andrew Wilkinson and Chris Sparling: https://lu.ma/tinyama
See… I had a feeling. Reuters says Apple really is revealing an Apple Car in the coming years. More details on that suit charging Facebook and Google allegedly agreed to divvy up the ad market. The third biggest cryptocurrency says the SEC is coming after it. And the crazy story behind those sexy butt-flap pajama ads you’ve seen all over the internet.Sponsors:CalderaLab.com, promocode TECHMEME (all caps, one word) at checkout for 20% off.Hawthorne.co promocode: techmemeLinks: Exclusive: Apple targets car production by 2024 and eyes 'next level' battery technology - sources (Reuters) Google, Facebook Agreed to Team Up Against Possible Antitrust Action, Draft Lawsuit Says (WSJ) U.S. vs. Facebook: Inside the tech giant’s behind-the-scenes campaign to battle back antitrust lawsuits (Washington Post) Ripple says it will be sued by the SEC, in what the company calls a parting shot at the crypto industry (Fortune) Dailyhunt is India's latest unicorn after backing from Microsoft, Google, others Ouster, maker of self-driving tech, agrees $1.9 billion deal to go public (Reuters) SoftBank launches blank-check company to join SPAC craze (CNBC) IAC shares jump after Vimeo spinoff announcement (CNBC) The bizarre case of the sexy butt-flap onesie that has taken over the internet (Business Insider)
Drone maker DJI is blacklisted by the commerce department. Group video comes to Echo devices. Twitter launches Spaces. Sony offers refunds for Cyberpunk 2077. Coinbase files to go public. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.Sponsors:Masterworks.io, promocode RIDE to skip the waitlistCalderalab.com use code TECHMEME (all one word, all caps) at checkout Links: US government adds DJI to Commerce blacklist over ties to Chinese government (The Verge) Amazon launches group video and audio calling for Echo devices (The Verge) Twitter launches its voice-based ‘Spaces’ social networking feature into beta testing (TechCrunch) Sony is pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store and offering full refunds (The Verge) Source Code newsletter A moment of reckoning: the need for a strong and global cybersecurity response (Microsoft Blog) Coinbase announces IPO in a milestone for the crypto industry (Fortune)Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Where Tech Workers Are Moving: New LinkedIn Data vs. the Narrative (Big Technology Newsletter) Why I Decided to Leave Substack (A Media Operator Newsletter) New WarnerMedia chief Jason Kilar is moving to shake up Hollywood. Insiders are questioning if he has what it takes to turn around the entertainment giant without destroying it. (Business Insider) Can’t get a PlayStation 5? Meet the Grinch bots snapping up the holidays’ hottest gift. (Washington Post) How AltaVista, our first good search engine, fell into the digital abyss (Tedium)My $200,000 Sushi Dinner (NYTimes)Link to today's easter egg on YouTube
This week Paul & Rich discuss what’s in a name, or more specifically a job description. We read some recent job postings and try to understand how tech culture got to the point of needing DevSecOps and Happiness Engineers. We talk about how the industry creates specialized skills and share our experience evolving within our own jobs. Links: Techmeme Memeorandom Mediagazer WeSmirch
Literally five minutes ago I updated to the new version of Safari, version 14. Then I browsed Forbes, hit up Techmeme, checked Twitter briefly, went to Fox News (first time, I think), clicked over to Slashdot, and finally read a story on ZDNet. Oh, and I checked for a picture for this story on Unsplash. In that five minutes, Safari prevented 90 trackers from profiling me. Let me repeat that. Five minutes, 90 trackers. Read this story in my Forbes column: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/
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Peter McCormack is a journalist who hosts two popular podcasts, What Bitcoin Did and Defiance. He previously ran an advertising agency and has grown to be one of the most recognizable people in the Bitcoin industry. In this conversation, we discuss Bitcoin, Roger Ver, podcasting, the pandemic, the recession, the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing response, and the US election. =============================== When the New Yorker magazine asked Mark Zuckerberg how he gets his news he said the one news source he definitely follows is Techmeme. For more than two years and nearly 700 episodes, The Techmeme Ride Home has been Silicon Valley’s favorite tech news podcast. The Techmeme Ride Home is a daily podcast, only fifteen to twenty minutes long, and every day by 5pm eastern its ALL the latest tech news. =============================== The World Series of Trading (WSOT) is the first of its kind to bring the exhilaration of crypto trading competition to the global stage. WSOT believes in the importance of empowering traders who embody the passion and power for crypto trading. This bi-annual event aims to champion the spirit of competition, fair play, and cultivate camaraderie among crypto derivatives traders from around the world with the ultimate goal of creating positive change in the crypto space. This year’s prize pool is a whopping 200 BTC. Sign up here: http://www.bybit.com/wsot_warmup? =============================== Pomp writes a daily letter to over 50,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language, while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://www.pompletter.com
Steven Galanis is the CEO of Cameo, the world's leading marketplace for personalized video shoutouts. He previously helped finance films in Hollywood and spent 5 years as a professional options trader in Chicago after graduating from Duke University. In this conversation, we discuss the original idea for Cameo, how they found product-market fit, the celebrity acquisition process, who makes the most money on the platform, deep fakes and generative media, how they raised more than $65 million, and who is the most requested person not on Cameo. =============================== BlockFi allows you to keep your crypto, put it up as collateral, and receive a USD loan funded directly to your bank account. They do loans ranging from $2,000 to $10,000,000, and they're perfect for helping you reach your financial goals of all sizes. Visit BlockFi.com/Pomp to learn more about putting your crypto to work without having to sell it. https://www.blockfi.com/pomp =============================== When the New Yorker magazine asked Mark Zuckerberg how he gets his news he said the one news source he definitely follows is Techmeme. For more than two years and nearly 700 episodes, The Techmeme Ride Home has been Silicon Valley’s favorite tech news podcast. The Techmeme Ride Home is a daily podcast, only fifteen to twenty minutes long, and every day by 5pm eastern its ALL the latest tech news. =============================== Pomp writes a daily letter to over 50,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language, while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://www.pompletter.com
Ian Cassel is the founder of Micro Cap Club and CIO of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. He has spent the last 20 years learning about and investing in micro cap public equities. In this conversation, we discuss the micro cap sector of public equities, why the smallest decile performs best, liquid vs illiquid opportunities, what Ian's process looks like, how he thinks about portfolio construction and diversification, what the impact of the pandemic has been, and his best and worst investments so far. When the New Yorker magazine asked Mark Zuckerberg how he gets his news he said the one news source he definitely follows is Techmeme. For more than two years and nearly 700 episodes, The Techmeme Ride Home has been Silicon Valley’s favorite tech news podcast. The Techmeme Ride Home is a daily podcast, only fifteen to twenty minutes long, and every day by 5pm eastern its ALL the latest tech news. =============================== The Trends premium weekly report helps you understand market trends poised to skyrocket and how you can pounce. Join the private network of 5k+ builders, founders, and investors spotting tomorrow’s trends. Expand your network, and discover the next big business idea before it explodes: https://trends.co/pomp/ =============================== Pomp writes a daily letter to over 50,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language, while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://www.pompletter.com
Sahil Lavingia is the co-founder and CEO of Gumroad, a technology platform that helps creatives earn a living selling the stuff they make directly to their audience. He was previously the number two employee at Pinterest. In this conversation, we discuss the Gumroad story, the pros and cons of raising venture capital, why Sahil operates with such transparency, how he decided to start a fund, the economics of a VC fund, how to evaluate product-market fit, the no code movement, and his thoughts on Bitcoin and crypto. When the New Yorker magazine asked Mark Zuckerberg how he gets his news he said the one news source he definitely follows is Techmeme. For more than two years and nearly 700 episodes, The Techmeme Ride Home has been Silicon Valley’s favorite tech news podcast. The Techmeme Ride Home is a daily podcast, only fifteen to twenty minutes long, and every day by 5pm eastern its ALL the latest tech news. =============================== The Trends premium weekly report helps you understand market trends poised to skyrocket and how you can pounce. Join the private network of 5k+ builders, founders, and investors spotting tomorrow’s trends. Expand your network, and discover the next big business idea before it explodes: https://trends.co/pomp/ =============================== Pomp writes a daily letter to over 50,000 investors about business, technology, and finance. He breaks down complex topics into easy to understand language, while sharing opinions on various aspects of each industry. You can subscribe at https://www.pompletter.com
Afua, in an effort to demystify the myth around getting competitive internships, discusses LinkedIn etiquette, email etiquette around cold-calling recruiters. Crafting a resume that stands out, landing the interview, and preparing to ace the interview (both technical and non-technical), and, finally, evaluating the offer. This episode is definitely for both people who have not written a single line of code in their lives, and people who are already in CS or Engineering. Resources Mentioned in Episode: Introductory CS courses: Udacity’s CS 101, Harvard’s CS50 on edX Google’s Technical Development Guide Edmond Lau’s Article on Quora Online reading for tech news, check out TechCrunch, Techmeme, Product Hunt, and Hacker News To learn more about a company: Crunchbase and Glassdoor Make a Website and Deploy a Website on Codecademy. Learn how to use Git Google Summer of Code and Sayan Chowdhury’s article on open source for beginners. Github’s open source guide List of topics you need to know to pass technical interviews. To master these topics, use the following four resources: Cracking the Coding Interview (~2 months before applying) LeetCode (~1 month before applying) Read Haseeb Qureshi’s killer guide on negotiation. If you enjoyed this episode, kindly rate and review on iTunes. Connect with us @thecodeinmyfro
Una delle tipologie di contenuto più utili e preziose che è possibile creare oggi è il newsradar. Un newsradar è una selezione curata periodica delle migliori notizie / contenuti che escono su uno specifico argomento. ◾Problema: Con il proliferare esponenziale di contenuti e fonti diventa sempre più difficile poter leggere tutto ciò che viene pubblicato su un qualsiasi argomento. Chi è in grado per competenza di poter svolgere questo ruolo su un argomento specifico ha la possibilità di posizionarsi come punto di riferimento di settore e di offrire un servizio estremamente utile (e che risparmia un sacco di tempo) ai suoi lettori. Un newsradar soddisfa quindi l'esigenza di chi desidera restare aggiornato su un argomento specifico, su un settore commerciale o su un interesse particolare senza dover cercare alla rinfusa su Google. Si lo so è possibile iscriversi a newsletter di settore, seguire gruppi, siti web e blog dedicati all'argomento, ma il dover girare e andare a visitare tutti questi posti richiede tempo, fuoco e dedizione, perché fra decine e decine di cose che vengono pubblicate ce ne sono solo pochissime che sono veramente rilevanti e utili. La soluzione quindi a questo problema è quello di trovare uno o più esperti di settore e di creare un framework fatto di strumenti e procedure che consente di monitorare una serie di temi e fonti specifiche, di aggregarne i loro contenuti di modo da poter valutare e selezionare i contenuti e i post più rilevanti da pubblicare. Un newsradar infatti può essere ad uso personale o pubblico. Un newsradar può essere una fonte di apprendimento e di aggiornamento personale così come un servizio che può essere offerto pubblicamente gratuitamente o a pagamento. ◾Definizione: Un newsradar è un flusso di notizie che raccoglie e organizza tutte le notizie più rilevanti su un tema specifico. Al livello minimo un newsradar può essere un semplice un aggregatore automatico di notizie in grado di filtrare e raccogliere notizie su un tema specifico. Al livello massimo può essere una vera e propria piattaforma editoriale che, attraverso esperti di settore, seleziona, organizza e commenta/introduce le varie notizie, fornendo anche ulteriori info, contesto e approfondimenti.◾Utilità: ▪ Per chi lo pubblica:a) Opportunità per tenersi sempre aggiornatob) Accresce immagine di competenzac) Autorevolezza (allorché introduce e contestualizza le news selezionate)▪ Per chi lo consulta:a) Risparmia tempo e risorse nel cercare di seguire tutte le notizie rilevanti in un certo settore, delegando ad una fonte esperta questo compito. b) Consente di scoprire e conoscere fonti e autori rilevantic) Consente di interpretare e comprendere meglio la rilevanza di ciascuna notizia attraverso l'opinione e il commento di chi la seleziona. ◾Esempi di newsradar:• Techmeme - https://techmeme.com/• Vocegiallorossa - https://www.vocegiallorossa.it/• Corona Virus Outbreak - https://app.cronycle.com/feeds/82671• Personal Finance Blogs - https://personalfinanceblogs.com/• Finanza - di Marco Bazzo https://t.me/myDigitalFin• Content Curation World - Flipboard https://flipboard.com/@robingood/content-curation-world-9pgk3c6gz• Content Curation World - Scoop.ithttp://curation.masternewmedia.org/◾Caratteristiche vincenti:Fuoco - fuoco specifico su un argomento (problema, interesse, esigenza) e su un pubblico specifico interessato a quell'argomentoPunto di vista - intro/comment - Introduzione alla notizia che includa idealmente a) sotto-argomento/categoria all'interno del settore curatob) sintesi estrema del cuore della notizia c) rilevanza nel contesto del newsradar (che fuoco / che pubblico) (perché leggerla e approfondire).Categorizzazione - la categorizzazione in sotto-settori di tutte le notizie e risorse selezionate rende più facile la consultazione, l'individuare notizie di interesse, l'archiviazione e la ricerca. Aggiornamento e costanza - va monitorato praticamente ogni giorno o quasi (a seconda del settore) ed aggiornato su base giornaliera o settimanale per essere di utilità come servizio pubblico. Formattazione / Presentazione - come sono organizzate, disposte e formattate le notizie all'interno del newsradar per facilitarne la scansione e la lettura.◾Strumenti :Per tenere sott'occhio tutte le fonti/siti e gli argomenti che ti interessanohttps://Feedly.comPer creare una newsletter personalizzata che traccia parole chiave e fonti da fonti che selezioni tuhttps://Mailbrew.com Per creare un newsradar tematico su un argomento specifico senza dover avere un sito web https://Flipboard.com https://Scoop.it https://Cronycle.com https://AndersPink.com E' altresì possibile pubblicare un newsradar utilizzando uno di questi canali:TwitterTelegramLa propria newsletterUna sezione del proprio sito/blog-------------Info Utili• Musica di questa puntata: "There for ya" by Birocratic - disponibile su Bandcamp:https://birocratic.bandcamp.com/track/there-for-ya-2• Dammi feedback:critiche, commenti, suggerimenti, idee e domande unendoti al gruppo Telegram https://t.me/@RobinGoodPodcastFeedback• Ascolta e condividi questo podcast:https://gopod.me/RobinGood• Diventa sostenitore:esprimi la tua soddisfazione e incoraggiamento diventando anche tu un sostenitore attivo di questo podcast qui: https://Patreon.com/Robin_Good .• Seguimi su Telegram:https://t.me/RobinGoodItalia (tutti i miei contenuti, immagini, audio e video in un solo canale)oppurehttps://facebook.com/RobinGoodItalia/ (Pagina Facebook ufficiale)• Newsletter:http://robingood.it/toptools-newsletter • Per info e richieste:mailto: Ludovica.Scarfiotti@robingood.it
My guest this week is Gavin Baker, the founder, and manager of Atreides Management. I met Gavin in the same way I meet many of the most interesting people, on twitter. His focus is on consumer and technology growth investing, which is the topic of our conversation. We discuss many of the largest trends in these sectors, several fascinating investment cases, and also explore the videogame industry in detail—which I found especially interesting. Please enjoy my conversation with Gavin Baker. For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag Show Notes 1:16 – (first question) – His unique view on the markets 4:00 – Distilling Apple as a growth investment 6:44 – What is the most important lever for Apple looking forward 9:01 – His view on Intel 11:03 – Most important technological changes that may dictate his investing strategy 16:20 – How do you look at a big idea, like AR, and then apply to an individual business 18:21 – Fortnite isn't a game, it's a place 18:26– Fortnite Is the Future, but Probably Not for the Reasons You Think 18:56 – His insight into video games and their ability to control attention 28:36 – How do you invest in the gaming sector 40:06 – Favorite video games 32:07 – Why gaming and customer sector allows him to find Alpha richness 34:17 – Being in the top 1% of knowledge before investing in a company 36:24 – His view on value investing today and, in the future, 41:15 – Increase of regulatory capture 42:01 – Headwinds to the tech companies today 43:50 – Thoughts on the Chinese internet market and how it impacts US markets 45:36 – How often companies look at China for ideas 46:21 – Role of alternative data in his process 49:36 – Big trends today we should be paying attention to 54:20 – the most interesting company he does not own 58:48 – Advice for new investors 1:00:17 – Non-obvious tech resources - TechMeme 1:00:50 – Favorite sci-fi character 1:01:19 – Kindest thing anyone has done for him Learn More For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag All opinions expressed by Patrick and podcast guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of O'shaughnessy asset management. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Clients of O'shaughnessy asset management may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this podcast. Clients of the podcast guest’s firm may also maintain positions in the securities discussed in this podcast.
主播丨李蓉慧 嘉宾丨肖旭 后期制作丨迪卡普里鑫 （以下文字只是音频节目的少许补充。「硅谷早知道」为「声动活泼」传媒旗下节目，每周周五中午12点准时更新，敬请期待。） 如果说 36 氪的上市只是一个微观事件，那么从宏观角度看待科技媒体近二十多年内的风起云涌其实更加有趣。 本期由两个有硅谷驻站经验的记者，为大家梳理了这二十多年的硅谷互联网媒体史：在互联网和移动互联网的浪潮下，硅谷科技媒体如何顺势而起，遇到哪些问题，作出何种反应，又如何起起落落。 我们希望通过这样的历史梳理，让你更多一层了解美国的科技行业，硅谷的创投生态环境，以及新闻媒体在这个环境中的独特作用。 另外「声动活泼」正在筹划新一档播客节目 ——「反潮流俱乐部」。在这档节目里，我们会涉足时尚和潮流圈，并展示背后有趣、深刻的那一面，大家可以添加添加我们小助手「声小音」的微信 shengfm1 咨询，或者点击下方链接直接支持我们并解锁第一期demo。 国内用户 「冲呀 」https://www.chongya.com/@shengfm 国内用户「爱发电」https://afdian.net/@shengfm 国外用户「patreon」https://www.patreon.com/shengfm 本期主播 李蓉慧, 原「第一财经周刊」驻硅谷记者 本期嘉宾 肖旭（Vicky）,品玩旗下硅星人负责人 The Takeaway 硅谷的科技媒体大概可以分为四个时期：第一个是以莫博士为代表的硬件测评开创时期；之后是科技媒体创业的全盛时代；第三是洗牌和深度报道被推崇的时期；最后是政治科技不分家、新的内容传播方式兴起。 本期讨论的主要问题有： * 早期科技媒体时期（莫博士、《连线》杂志） * 最有代表的科技媒体探讨（The Verge、Techmeme ） * 全盛媒体时期的媒体探讨及问题（TechCrunch） * 深度报道时代（BuzzFeed 、华尔街日报） * 政治科技报道及硅星人的相关报道 * 新的科技媒体形式（播客、YouTuber） 访谈中提及名词 * Walter Mossberg，昵称莫博士，曾是《华尔街日报》首席技术专栏作家，联合创立《华尔街日报》的科技板块 AllThingsD，后创办 Recode 网站，2017 年 4 月宣布退休。 * WIRED，《连线》杂志，创刊于 1993 年。隶属于美国传媒巨头康泰纳仕集团。2006 年时任主编 Chris Anderson 提出的长尾理论集结成书。《连线》一直以报道科技对生活影响出名。 * Techmeme ，美国知名科技新闻和博客聚合网站，其科技文章主要来自科技公司的官方网站、媒体和科技博客，通过分析当日新闻的热门和重要程度组织内容，以一个话题的多方报道为一个内容集合的方式呈现。 * All Things Digital Conference ，《华尔街日报》主办的数字大会，2007 年，苹果创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯与微软创始人比尔·盖茨首次（也是唯一一次）同台讨论微软与苹果的发展状况。 * TechCrunch ，美国科技类博客，由 Michael Arrington 建立，2010 年宣布以 2500 万美元的价格出售给美国在线（AOL），TechCrunch Disrupt 是其每年举办的行业会议。crunchbase.com 是从 TechCrunch 剥离出来的数据检索和服务业务。 * Sarah Lacy，美国科技记者和作家，曾在 Business Week 和 TechCrunch 担任记者，2011 年创办科技博客网站 PandoDaily（后改名 Pando），曾多次批评硅谷科技公司里的「兄弟会文化」，2019 年宣布出售。 * The Verge，成立于 2011 的一家美国科技媒体网站，提供新闻、产品评论、播客、视频等内容。与 Vox Media 同属一个公司，Recode 被收购后内容并入 The Verge。 * Recode，成立于 2014 年的科技博客，由《华尔街日报》旗下科技博客 AllthingsD 的核心团队创办，包括莫博士，Kara Swisher。首轮融资估值达 2000万-3000 万美元，2015 年宣布被 Vox Media 收购。 * Kara Swisher，与莫博士一起在 AllthingsD 工作后创办 Recode，Recode 出售给 Vox Media 之后，目前主要为《纽约时报》撰写科技评论，制作播客节目「Recode Decode」等。 * GigaOm，由 Om Malik 创立于 2006 年，专注报道科技行业和举办活动。2015 年停止运营，保留数据服务业务。Om Malik 目前是 The New Yorker 专栏作家，投资人。 * BuzzFeed，2006 年由 Jonah Peretti 创办的新闻聚合网站，从数百个新闻博客获取订阅源，便于用户浏览当天网上的最热门事件。2011 年邀请时政报道编辑 Ben Smith 加入组建深度报道团队，2018 年其国际报道获得新闻行业最高奖普利策奖提名。 * John Carreyou，《华尔街日报》记者，2015 年发布揭露硅谷创业公司 Theranos 骗局的报道，后被拍摄成纪录片、整理成书（中文版书名《坏血》）。 * The Information，2013 年由前《华尔街日报》记者 Jessica Lessin 创办，采用会员付费模式。2016 年开设驻香港办公室，相对更关注中国创业公司和生态的报道。 * Stratechery，Ben Thompson 创办于 2014 年。Ben Thompson 曾在苹果、微软工作，后撰写硅谷公司的商业分析汇集成博客，分免费版和会员付费版，目前除了文字还制作播客节目 Exponent。 相关节目 一路晋升到c-level！这名华人如何在美国打造爆款媒体？上 (https://36kr.com/p/5245438) 下 (https://36kr.com/p/5245879) BGM * Back to the Old House - White Bones * Get to Know You- Cody Francis * At the End of It-Donell Mase 原创文章，作者：「声动活泼」。 微博：@声动活泼 微信公众号：@声动活泼 网站：shengfm.cn
Apple isn’t selling as many iPhones, but they want you to know that that’s just fine. Samsung isn’t selling as many high end smartphones as they’d like, but seemingly no one is. There’s a new Galaxy Tab, Facebook hasn’t given up on their Portal ambitions and the rise of the livestreamed funeral business.Sponsors:WeWorkRemotely.comDataDogHQ.com/ridehomeLinks:Apple Reports Third Quarter Results (Apple PR)Samsung's Q2 profit halved from low memory demand (ZDNet)Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S6 is its latest volley against the iPad Pro (The Verge)Spotify Grows to 108M Paid Subscribers Compared to Apple Music's 60M (MacRumors)Facebook Approached Netflix, Disney to Support TV Chat Device (The Information)Amazon concedes market share in battle for online consumer goods sales (TalkBusiness.net)NOW EVEN FUNERALS ARE LIVESTREAMED—AND FAMILIES ARE GRATEFUL (Wired)CLASSIFIED:There is a great new podcast on venture and startups. It’s Called LA Venture and it’s all about the Los Angeles venture and startup scene. It's useful if you're looking for funding or just interested in getting to know the LA investors. Admittedly, it's hosted by two VCs interviewing other VCs and everyone is talking about themselves. But, we're all avid TechMeme listeners so perhaps we've picked up some of Brian's ability to make our stories snappy and enjoyable listening. (ooh… flattery will get you everywhere)… Search for "LA Venture" hosted by TenOneTen. Great place to get venture insights if you're already caught up on TechMeme Ride Home listening. Again, LA Venture by TenOneTen.
Google says Project Dragonfly is dead, Apple might be producing its own original podcasts, the Switch regular gets a refresh, and two long-time interesting companies: Neuralink and Boston Dynamics are ready for the spotlight. Sponsors: Castro SVB.com/next Links: Antitrust: Commission opens investigation into possible anti-competitive conduct of Amazon (The European Commission) A Google VP Told The US Senate The Company Has “Terminated” The Chinese Search App Dragonfly (BuzzFeed News) Apple Plans to Bankroll Original Podcasts to Fend Off Rivals (Bloomberg) New Nintendo Switch model will have much better battery life (Polygon) Microsoft wins multibillion-dollar cloud deal from AT&T (CNBC) Elon Musk’s Neuralink Takes Baby Steps to Wiring Brains to the Internet (NYTimes) BOSTON DYNAMICS’ ROBOTS ARE PREPARING TO LEAVE THE LAB — IS THE WORLD READY? (The Verge) Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks (BBC News) Get a podcast classified of your own. CLASSIFIED: Should users be allowed to gain value from the location data their friends share with them? Even if it's non-monetary value? If not, why not? We have created an experiment to probe into these questions. Our experiment is an app that allows users to collect and analyze hundreds of location data points that are currently being shared with them by their friends, but are not collected. When this data is collected and analyzed properly, users can gain insights on their friends' behavior, much like companies gain insight on everyone else's behavior by collecting or buying this data in bulk. We are looking for one journalist to cover this exclusively, and we figured the Techmeme ride home would be our best bet. We intend to shed some more light on privacy inconsistencies. If you are interested in this, please email us at press@whosintown.app, that is press @ whosintown dot app
Segnalato da TechMeme, un nuovo esempio di come la California protegge la privacy.https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/will-californias-new-bot-law-strengthen-democracy
In 2005, a computer software engineer named Gabe Rivera launched the site that would eventually become Techmeme. Governed by algorithms, Techmeme aggregated the day’s tech news, and it eventually became so influential that bloggers and journalists would vie to get their articles featured on the site. Flash forward to 2018, and Techmeme announced that it would expand its news curation into a daily podcast. I recently sat down with host Brian McCullough to talk about how he came up with the idea for a daily tech podcast and what he’s doing to expand it into an entire podcast network.
It’s another potluck episode in which Wes and Scott answer your questions! This month - organizing your Git repos, the difference between freelancing and contracting, changing careers, how to deal with spammers and more! Sanity.io - Sponsor Sanity.io is a real-time headless CMS with a fully customizable Content Studio built in React. Get up and running by typing npm i -g @sanity/cli && sanity init in your command line. Get an awesome supercharged free developer plan on sanity.io/syntax. Techmeme Ride Home Podcast From Techmeme.com, Silicon Valley’s most-read news source, The Techmeme Ride Home podcast is a short daily podcast about the day’s tech news. Mark Zuckerberg called Techmeme the one news source he definitely follows. New episodes are published every day at 5p.m. You can check out the show here, or search for “Techmeme Ride Home” in your favorite podcast player. Show Notes 1:55 Q: Do you prefer to have your backend and frontend in separate Git repos or together? What are the trade-offs? 5:12 Q: In web dev, what’s the difference between a freelancer and independent contractor? 9:45 Q: Default export vs named export? 11:35 Q: I’m looking to change careers, but I’m 41 this year. Is it too late? 16:12 Q: Have you guys made much use of multicolumn layout? If so, only for text, or have you come up with (or seen elsewhere) any interesting out-of-the-box uses? 20:11 Q: Since you publish your courses’ source code on Github, what do you think about people using that to learn instead of buying your course? Is it an intentional decision, or is it a compromise you’re willing to make? 23:52 Q: When is a certification needed for both jobs and side-projects? 29:35 How do you deal with spammers filling out forms? 34:05 Q: Could you better explain what a slug is? I’ve heard the term thrown around on a number of your episodes, but I don’t really know what it means. 37:44 Q: I am currently going through some currency conversion stuff for a project, what would you recommend to use for international conversions? Links Sanity Techmeme Ride Home Podcast Concurrently Rachel Andrew CSS Grid auto height of elements? Cloudflare Intl.NumberFormat ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: Voxon Screwdriver Set Wes: Technology Connections Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level Up Pro Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets
Existe um site que congrega todas as principais manchetes do mercado de tecnologia. Chama Techmeme. De hora em hora, uma curadoria humana mostra quais são os assuntos mais comentados na imprensa, agrupando manchetes. É um segredo (ou nem tanto) de jornalistas de tecnologia. Quando precisam saber o que está rolando de mais importante, é para lá que eles vão — pelo menos os mais espertos. O hábito de visitar o Techmeme todo dia, mantido até hoje, quando não me identifico mais como jornalista, me permitiu ver a transformação na cobertura generalizada. (mais…)
In this episode Scott and Wes talk about the freelance client lifecycle—from gathering requirements, to project hand-off, and everything in between. Techmeme Ride Home Podcast From Techmeme.com, Silicon Valley’s most-read news source, The Techmeme Ride Home podcast is a short daily podcast about the day’s tech news. Mark Zuckerberg called Techmeme the one news source he definitely follows. New episodes are published every day at 5p.m. You can check out the show here, or search for “Techmeme Ride Home” in your favorite podcast player. LogRocket - Sponsor LogRocket lets you replay what users do on your site, helping you reproduce bugs and fix issues faster. It’s an exception tracker, a session replayer and a performance monitor. Get 14 days free at https://logrocket.com/syntax. Show Notes 03:29 - Gathering Requirements Probably the most important part of the process. If you botch this, you’ll be dealing with change orders and scope-creep throughout the entire project. Poor planning is why agencies have project managers and why many freelancers hate their clients. Ask lots of questions Get lots of examples Break down each page into functionality Ask about budget Clarify who will be updating the site Do this in person if possible 17:00 - Quote Figuring out the quote Break it down into major functional areas that don’t necessarily depend on each other. Multi-staged quotes are great because if it’s too expensive, the client knows they can add additional features later in the project. Explain the tech you will use in relation to how it will help their business, or how easy it will be for them to manage. Presenting the quote List what will be included List what won’t be included Make your quote valid for two weeks Create a template that looks professional Our agency had a professional template, printed on heavy paper in an embossed folder with our logo on it. You don’t have to go this far, but experience matters. Think Apple. You can quote more if you have a higher perception of quality. 30:20 - Timelines Timelines should include hard dates. You should have a “hard on” and and “hard off”. Assume 24-hour turnaround on questions Be generous with your estimates. Under promise, over deliver. Quoting time is a huge skill 35:58 - Contract You best have one Spell out what the client is getting (from quote) At the very least, have the client sign your quote Clear communication and a good relationship is extremely important Use online templates, or have a lawyer create something specific 41:09 - Setting Expectations Don’t make yourself available 24/7 Establish a professional environment by not being too casual Your choices will set the course for your relationship Don’t be too quick to reply to email Schedule emails for 10a.m. Links Syntax 036: Hasty Treat - Freelancing Hot Tips docracy Boomerang for Gmail ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Scott: The Great Suspender Wes: Food Busker YouTube Channel Shameless Plugs Scott’s Level 1 Styled Components Course Wes’ Courses Tweet us your tasty treats! Scott’s Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes’ Instagram Wes’ Twitter Wes’ Facebook Scott’s Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets
Internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and software coder Kevin Rose had his first taste of success in business when he co-founded Digg, a social news website, in 2004. A few years later he was named one of the top 35 innovators under age 35 by the MIT Technology Review. He’s gone on to create other websites and companies, with a current focus on building health-related mobile apps and investing in promising startups. In this podcast, Dr. Tommy Wood and I interview Kevin about his professional life as an innovator and entrepreneur. We delve into his remarkable ability to predict societal trends and discuss the direction he sees technology heading next. Kevin also shares some of the practices and supplements he uses to enhance his own cognitive performance and quality of life. Here’s the outline of this interview with Kevin Rose: [00:01:03] Kevin's background. [00:04:05] Combining marketing and programming; TechTV; The Screen Savers. [00:04:25] Digg. [00:06:11] Fake news: Turning Obama audio clips into realistic lip-synched video. [00:06:42] Techmeme for tech news. [00:10:46] Investing in Facebook and Twitter. [00:12:23] Anonymous decentralized internet. [00:13:19] Tor; InterPlanetary File System (IPFS); Blockstack. [00:14:13] Social media making people miserable. [00:16:06] Oak meditation app. [00:16:30] Headspace, Calm. [00:19:23] The Light Phone; Palm. [00:20:12] Google Pixel 3. [00:23:31] Zero fasting tracker app. [00:24:11] Satchin Panda; Podcast: How to Use Time-Restricted Eating to Reverse Disease and Optimize Health, with Satchin Panda, PhD. [00:24:16] Valter Longo. [00:24:46] The Kevin Rose Show podcast. [00:25:59] Paul Graham: Sitcom startup ideas. [00:27:29] Wearable technology; Oura ring. [00:28:29] Continuous glucose monitoring; Study: Beck, Roy W., et al. "Effect of continuous glucose monitoring on glycemic control in adults with type 1 diabetes using insulin injections: the DIAMOND randomized clinical trial." Jama 317.4 (2017): 371-378. [00:28:53] Dexcom G6. [00:29:43] Peter Attia; Peter Attia Drive; Podcast: The Critical Factors of Healthspan and Lifespan, with Peter Attia. [00:30:03] Tim Ferriss. [00:32:08] Cold and heat; Wim Hof method. [00:35:34] Peloton: A spin class in your home. [00:36:30] 23andMe; MTHFR. [00:37:36] Rapamycin; Ben Greenfield. [00:38:06] Cognitive benefits: Lion’s mane mushroom; Bacopa. [00:38:56] Studies: Hericium (lion's mane) and BDNF: Rupcic, Zeljka, et al. "Two New Cyathane Diterpenoids from Mycelial Cultures of the Medicinal Mushroom Hericium erinaceus and the Rare Species, Hericium flagellum." International journal of molecular sciences 19.3 (2018): 740; and Bacopa: Neale, Chris, et al. "Cognitive effects of two nutraceuticals Ginseng and Bacopa benchmarked against modafinil: a review and comparison of effect sizes." British journal of clinical pharmacology 75.3 (2013): 728-737. [00:39:04] ReCODE protocol; Book: The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline, by Dale Bredesen. [00:39:48] Blockchain; Electronic health records. [00:41:13] WellnessFX. [00:42:06] Book: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones, by James Clear. [00:42:19] Reasons people come to meditation apps. [00:43:14] Book: The Illuminated Mind by June D’Estelle. [00:44:06] Sam Harris. [00:46:43] User churn. [00:52:34] Where to find Kevin: kevinrose.com; Instagram.
The monster Starwood Hotels data breach, Apple music comes to Amazon Echo devices, Instagram rolls out “close friends” lists, Airbnb wants to build your house, not just rent it, and the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Links: Marriott says 500 million Starwood guest records stolen in massive data breach (TechCrunch) SEC charges Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled for promoting ICOs without disclosing payments (CNBC) Apple Music is coming to the Amazon Echo (TechCrunch) Instagram now lets you share Stories to a Close Friends list (TechCrunch) Exclusive: Airbnb will start designing houses in 2019 (Fast Company) Techmeme now publishing paid and free "Leaderboards" showing the most influential reporters around a specific news topic (Techmeme.com) The Betterment Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Our first podcast suggestion: Python Bytes Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen? (NYTimes) How China’s Bytedance became the world’s most valuable startup (The Verge) China’s Video Craze Drives Growth for ByteDance (The Information) How Amazon Web Services Reinvented the Internet and Became a Cash Cow (NYMag) The legacy of PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi, in 24 stories (Polygon) This Is the Way the Paper Crumples (NYTimes)
10 сентября журнал The New Yorker опубликовал большой материал Эвана Осноса о Марке Цукерберге — в нем рассказывается и о самом основателе Facebook, и о том, как он справляется с проблемами, возникшими у компании в последние два года (Facebook обвиняют в распространении фейковых новостей, продаже данных пользователей сторонним компаниям и попустительстве россиянам, пытавшимся повлиять на исход выборов в США). «Медуза» изучила материал Осноса и выбрала из него самые интересные факты о Цукерберге. Унаследовал любовь к технологиям от отца Отец Цукерберга — стоматолог, но, как объясняет основатель Facebook, он всегда придумывал разнообразные технические ухищрения для своей работы: например, контролируемую компьютером систему лазеров для работы с зубами. Когда его сын прославился, Цукерберг-старший продвигал свой бизнес, рассылая потенциальным клиентам письма с рекламой, которые начинались со слогана «Я — отец фейсбука! В буквальном смысле». Любит играть в настольные игры и ненавидит в них проигрывать Как рассказывает автор репортажа, Цукерберг и его жена предпочитают настольные игры телевизору — и часто собираются играть с друзьями. Один из бывших сотрудников Facebook говорит, что Цукерберг постоянно «пытается придумать способ, как психологически обыграть вас в любой игре». Однажды Цукерберг летел на частном самолете и играл с дочерью приятеля — тогда она была старшеклассницей — в «Эрудит». Первую партию он проиграл, а затем быстро написал программу, которая из имевшихся у него букв искала по словарю все возможные варианты слов. К моменту приземления самолета во второй партии Цукерберг и его программа лидировали с небольшим преимуществом. Обожает Древний Рим и конкретно Октавиана Августа Историей Древнего Рима Цукерберг увлекся, еще когда учился в Гарварде. Сам он объясняет это тем, что в ней «множество сложных, плохих и хороших персонажей». Особенно его привлекает Октавиан Август, который пришел к власти, когда ему было 18 лет, — и превратил республику в империю, заодно уничтожив своих политических оппонентов. «У него был очень жесткий подход к управлению, но он добился того, что 200 лет Рим жил мирно, — объясняет Цукерберг. — С одной стороны, это удивительное достижение — сейчас такое кажется невозможным. С другой стороны, это получилось не просто так, ему пришлось делать кое-какие неприглядные вещи». В 2012 году Цукерберг и его жена Присцилла Чан провели медовый месяц в Риме; Цукерберг вспоминает, что Присцилла шутила, что в этой поездке их было трое — он, она и Октавиан Август. Свою вторую дочь супруги назвали Августой. Не любит кататься на велосипеде Несколько лет назад Цукерберг купил велосипед с контактными педалями, к которым надо было пристегиваться примерно как к лыжам. Во время первой же поездки он забыл вовремя отстегнуть педаль, упал и сломал руку. С тех пор он ни разу не садился на новый велосипед — а вместо этого установил у себя на крыльце велотренажер с экраном, через который он получает команды от персонального тренера. Считает, что рост — превыше всего Множество собеседников The New Yorker говорят, что Цукерберг всегда считал главным приоритетом рост компании и количества пользователей соцсети. Когда в 2007 году с этим возникли проблемы, он создал специальные «команды роста», в которых инженеры искали способы привлечь новых пользователей. Как вспоминает сотрудник, нанятый в 2011 году, на первом собрании ему фактически сообщили, что «рост — наша религия», — и самыми престижными внутри компании считались именно команды роста. Сотрудник говорит, что именно из-за стремления к постоянному росту Facebook долго не придавал значения тому, что сторонние разработчики имеют доступ к данным пользователей. Сам Цукерберг считает, что государство не должно ограничивать рост технологических компаний — даже если они, как Facebook, фактически становятся монополистами на своем рынке. Цукерберг считает, что попытки ограничить рост Facebook приведут к тому, что американские компании на некоторых рынках могут вытеснить китайские. Вышедшую в 2010 картину Дэвида Финчера о том, как Цукерберг создавал Facebook и ссорился с друзьями, в кампусе компании до сих пор называют просто «фильмом». Исполнительный директор социальной сети Шерил Сандберг говорит, что кино было «очень нечестным», но при этом создало основу для публичного образа Цукерберга. Сам Цукерберг подтверждает, что многие люди впервые знакомятся с ним именно через «Социальную сеть» — включая тех, кто устраивается в Facebook на работу. И это его беспокоит. Любит, когда ему говорят хорошее, и не любит, когда плохое В 2017 году Цукерберг отправился в гастроли по Америке — выступал и встречался с людьми в разных штатах. С ним ездил фотограф, который снимал, как он кормит скот, готовит барбекю и работает на конвейере. В интернете тут же начали шутить, что на этих фотографиях Цукерберг выглядит как инопланетянин. Как рассказывает один из людей, участвовавших в организации поездок, окружение Цукерберга понимало, что это выглядит глупо, — но «никто не хотел говорить об этом Марку». Похожая история с работой внутри Facebook. Как говорят знакомые Цукерберга, когда он с чем-то не согласен, он находит лазейку, чтобы придраться к аргументу оппонента, и раздувает ее масштабы. Из презентаций, которые подчиненные показывают основателю компании, постепенно пропали слайды про плохое. «Они хотят слышать только хорошие новости. Им не нужны люди, которые с ними не согласны», — говорит бывший сотрудник Facebook. Когда журналист The New Yorker спросил у жены Цукерберга, как ее муж справляется со сложностями, через которые его компания проходит последние два года, та вспомнила немецкий термин Sitzfleisch: он означает состояние, в котором человек работает, не вставая, в течение очень долгих периодов времени. Чан говорит, что Цукерберг в таких ситуациях обычно сидит и работает так долго, что у него затекают мускулы; однажды он так повредил себе бедро. Не читает СМИ Журналист The New Yorker спросил Цукерберга о том, где он читает новости. Цукерберг смог вспомнить одно название — Techmeme, сайт, собирающий новости про технологии, — и отговорился, что предпочитает новостные агрегаторы, признав, что не читает газеты и не ходит специально на сайты СМИ. Через два дня после этого разговора создатель Facebook перезвонил журналисту и пояснил, что рассказывать о конкретных изданиях или авторах показалось ему «неуместным», а также подчеркнул, что «открывать новые факты и рассказывать об этом так, чтобы вам доверяли, — критически важная функция для общества». Не считает, что фальшивые новости в фейсбуке повлияли на выборы в США «Выдуманные новости никому не нужны, это проблема, с которой мы разбираемся, — говорит Цукерберг. — Но, на мой взгляд, считать, что людей можно как-то обмануть и заставить голосовать определенным образом, абсолютно оскорбительно. Это противоречит моему глубокому убеждению в том, что люди заслуживают доверия, что они достаточно умны и самостоятельны, чтобы самостоятельно принимать решения о будущем своего общества». Основатель Facebook также считает, что тема с влиянием фейковых новостей на выборы «не закрыта» и нуждается в дальнейшем изучении. The New Yorker цитирует заметки, с которыми Цукерберг пришел в сенат. Там был сценарий ответа на вопрос, не должен ли он уйти из Facebook. Сценарий выглядел так: «Я основал компанию. Принимал решения. Делал ошибки. Это большой вызов, но мы уже решали проблемы и решим эту. Уже работаем». Всерьез собирается вылечить все болезни В 2016 году Цукерберг, который заявил, что потратит 99% своих доходов на благотворительность, написал в фейсбуке, что намерен «помочь вылечить все болезни на планете, пока будут жить наши дети». Многие сочли это заявление популизмом — но Цукерберг считает, что это возможно. «В среднем за последние 80 лет каждый год средняя продолжительность жизни увеличивается примерно на три месяца. И если вы верите в технологический и научный прогресс, плюс в том, что его можно ускорить, — объясняет он. — И в итоге мы придем к тому, что сможем контролировать или лечить все то, от чего люди сегодня страдают и умирают. Учитывая те данные, которые у нас уже есть, это разумная цель». Цукерберг — не говнюк. Так считают его коллеги Сразу несколько собеседников The New Yorker особенно подчеркивают это обстоятельство. «Умного и богатого человека, который не успевает вовремя заметить свои проблемы, всегда считают высокомерным, — говорит Билл Гейтс. — Но я бы не назвал Марка высокомерным». «Когда я вижу, как Цукерберга изображают в СМИ, мне иногда становится больно, потому что это совсем на него не похоже», — говорит один из высокопоставленных сотрудников Facebook. Его бывший коллега объясняет проще: «Цукерберг — не говнюк. Поэтому люди работают в этой компании подолгу» У Цукерберга есть эмоции Материал The New Yorker заканчивается тем, что журналист спрашивает у Цукерберга, оскорбляет ли его то, что люди считают, что он лишен эмоций. «Я не считаю это оскорбительным, — отвечает Цукерберг. — Но считаю, что это неправда. Я очень много переживаю. Но есть разница между тем, чтобы переживать о чем-то, и тем, чтобы твои эмоции определяли твои импульсивные решения».
Are you trying to get a jump-start on your tech career while you're still in school? Have you found that perfect internship - or job - but you're not sure how to approach it? If so, this is the resource for you. Michael discusses how to craft your résumé, how to prepare for interviews, and much more. Written by Michael Deng: https://twitter.com/themichaeldeng Read by Abbey Rennemeyer: https://twitter.com/abbeyrenn Original article: https://fcc.im/2BCESfo Learn to code for free at: https://www.freecodecamp.org Intro music by Vangough: https://fcc.im/2APOG02 Transcript: Seven semesters ago, I started college with no programming background. The only thing I had was lofty aspirations of working in tech. When recruiting season first rolled around, I applied to a bunch of companies. I got a few callbacks, but that’s it. No follow-ups. No onsite interviews. Nothing. I kept trying. I applied to over 150 companies. I faced dozens of interviews. I failed way more than I succeeded. But that’s all right. Because those failures made my moments of triumph all the more memorable. Along the way, I met helpful mentors and guided ambitious mentees. These people are now working at places like Airbnb, Facebook, Google, SpaceX, and Snap. As for me, I landed an internship at Uber last summer. And I’m on track to accept a full-time job at one of my favorite companies when I graduate. Now that I’m in my final year of school, I want to share everything I’ve learned over the years. This isn’t meant to be the ultimate handbook. It’s only a modest guide born out of my love of helping others reach their goals (and my love of Legos). By the end of this article, you’ll know everything I wish I had known when I first started sending in applications. A few words before we begin… Don’t let your struggle for the perfect job take over your life. School is a time of self-discovery and all-around personal growth. So go out there and meet people who are doing different things. Join diverse student organizations and take part in activities outside your comfort zone. It’s all too easy to associate your self-worth with how prestigious of a job you can get. But remember: there are so many more important things in life than work. My best memories of college aren’t spending weeks on end prepping for interviews or even getting offer phone calls. They’re exploring San Francisco for the first time with my closest friends. They’re playing volleyball with my hilarious teammates. I value these unique experiences I shared with people I love much more than any job. To paraphrase my favorite quote by Twitter and Medium founder Ev Williams: “Failure of your [work] is not failure in life. Failure in your relationships is.” Don’t lose sight of what’s important. It’s also no coincidence that everyone I know with a strong support system eventually found success. When you fall into a slump — and all of us do — you need your friends to be there for you. I would never have made it through my first year without amazing friends who kept me afloat. Now, let’s get started. You pumped? I’m pumped! Building fundamentals Before we get to the good stuff, you need to build solid fundamentals. Seems obvious? Absolutely. But this is the hardest step of this guide, so listen up. Now, this guide is designed for college students, so if you’re in high school, scram! Just kidding. In fact, I admire your initiative. When I was in high school, I didn’t have the faintest idea what I wanted to do. Leading up to college, your top priority should be solidifying your math skills. Computer science relies heavily on mathematic concepts like probability, logic, and number theory. Without math, you’re not going to get far in hard weeder classes and technical interviews. If you’re already proficient in math, keep reading. Most of this guide is just as applicable to you as it is to college students. Skip to the online classes section below and progress through the rest of this guide. Landing an internship as a high schooler is challenging, but certainly not impossible. OK. Back to college students. Building fundamentals starts with your intro programming classes. Pay attention and master the basics. A popular but misguided notion is “GPA doesn’t matter.” Although it’s true that most companies won’t scrutinize your GPA, any gaps in your fundamental knowledge will come back to bite you later. By getting a decent GPA, you’re also most likely getting a grasp of the basics. Your classes will cover a lot of basic knowledge, but they’ll barely scratch the surface of modern technology. Go explore interesting topics around the core concepts taught in class. This is how you gain a breadth of knowledge and come up with future project ideas. If you’re not studying computer science, don’t worry. I have friends who changed their minds and started CS their Junior year. They still graduated on time with great job offers, so you’re not too late at all. This said, you will need to make sacrifices and take extra classes every semester. If you’re not able to take CS classes in college, there are plenty of awesome online resources to help you out. Two of the best online intro courses are Harvard CS50x on edX and CS101 on Udacity. After this intro, you need to master data structures and algorithms. I recommend Princeton Algorithms Part 1 and Part 2 on Coursera, or CS61B by UC Berkeley. To make sure you’re on track, reference Google’s Technical Development Guide. Don’t worry if you struggle at first. A few weeks into my first semester, I was completely overwhelmed. I spent days studying concepts that took other students hours to grasp. I thought about giving up every week. “How am I ever going to catch up to those prodigies?” But if you ask me or any of my friends who made it through, we’ll all tell you the same thing: Learning to program isn’t about how talented you are or how early you started coding. It’s about perseverance. Building up your programming intuition takes a long time — much like learning a human language. You won’t see the light at the end of the tunnel for a long time. But trust me. If you take one step at a time, you will eventually get there. Staying motivated is difficult, but there’s a secret. Focus on mastery instead of results. Make it your goal to get better at a skill rather than achieve a certain result. Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson did a study where she asked two groups of people to solve various problems. The first group was told to score as high as they could. The second group was told to treat the problems as a learning opportunity. The results were surprising. The first group got frustrated, whereas the second group persisted and solved more problems. By focusing on mastery, you view obstacles and time pressure as things that will help you grow. In contrast, a result-oriented mindset frames problems as irritating roadblocks impeding your way. What’s more, you’ll see continual progress if you concentrate on mastery. Every time you read a new paragraph or solve a new question, you’re improving your skills. This kind of continuous gratification is incredibly satisfying. So next time you’re studying for class or practicing for interviews, focus on getting better instead of acing the exam or landing the offer. You can read more about this tactic in Edmond Lau’s Quora post. Beyond basic coding skills, you need to know what’s happening in the tech industry. This goes beyond sounding smart during recruiting. By paying attention to the industry, you’ll be the first to discover new opportunities to propel your career forward. For online reading, check out TechCrunch, Techmeme, Product Hunt, and Hacker News. If you’re a frequent Twitter user, follow tech news sources. On Medium and Quora, personalize your feeds to get insightful takes on the industry. If you’re into email newsletters, look into Axios Pro Rata, CB Insights, and Mattermark Daily. To do a deep dive on a particular company, use Crunchbase and the company’s blog. You can also learn about the company’s culture from Glassdoor. Finally, don’t forget to actually talk to people. I learned so much about the tech world from casual conversations with friends and classmates. Over time, you’ll read about a lot of interesting companies. Begin compiling a spreadsheet of companies you’re interested in from day 1. When you apply to these companies in the future, use this spreadsheet to track your progress. Once you have the fundamentals down, it’s time to apply your skills. One of the best ways to do that is by… Building projects If you’re like me, you don’t have much experience to begin with, and that’s OK! The first step is populating that empty resume with projects. When I first decided to work on a project, I had decision paralysis for days. “What should I make? What if it’s not original? What if people don’t like it?” Later, I realized it doesn’t really matter what the project is. Learning something and finishing what you start is much more important. But this doesn’t mean you can make whatever you want. If your project is too trivial, you won’t impress any recruiters. If yourq project is too complex, you’ll lose momentum before completing it. Aim to do a project you think you can complete in one to two months. The project should involve data structures, algorithms, and design decisions. And do something you’re interested in so you’ll actually take it all the way to completion. Here’s a compilation of project ideas on Reddit for inspiration. After coming up with an idea, take some time to plan, but don’t take too long. You want to start as soon as possible. Now, you might be wondering “Isn’t it irresponsible to jump in prematurely?” Generally, yes. But personal projects are different from company projects. Personal projects should teach you something new and strengthen your background during recruiting. Unlike company projects, you don’t need to obsess over design and code quality. If you’re feeling stuck at the beginning, write down some code — any code. Building a personal project is like writing, you just start. Don’t worry if it doesn’t make sense. Seeing code in an editor will get your juices flowing. Track your project with version control. If you don’t know what that is, make a Github account and learn how to use Git. You need Github as it’s the primary way you save and display your projects. If you can, make your project live so recruiters can play with it. Most recruiters won’t inspect your code, so a live demo is the best way to show off your project. Aim to complete three to five projects by the time you start applying. A terrific first project is a personal website. You learn the basics of web development and get your own space on the internet to display your work. Codecademy has two excellent tutorials on building websites: Make a Website teaches you the basics of HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap. Deploy a Website teaches you how to put your website on the internet. Step 3 of this tutorial isn’t necessary, just use the free .github.io domain. Too easy? Convert your personal website into a dynamic blog. To do this, you need to learn a web development framework like Rails or Django. Check out the Ruby on Rails Tutorial or The Django Girls Guide. The Muse and Awwwards have examples of personal websites if you need design inspiration. Also, you have to check out this wicked personal website. Hackathons are great for motivating yourself to do projects. Schools and organizations around the world host hackathons, which are project-building competitions lasting several days. In this short span of time, you’ll learn a lot, come up with unique ideas, and meet interesting people. Many hackathons reimburse travel, so there’s no excuse not to go. Use Hackalist or Hackevents to discover upcoming ones. Some of the top North American hackathons I know of are PennApps, HackMIT, HackNY, MHacks, HackTech, HackIllinois, CalHacks, TreeHacks, Hack the North, YC Hacks, and Greylock Techfair. You can also contribute to open source projects. Working on open source is an awesome way to add value to meaningful projects. Plus, you learn a lot from seeing code written by more experienced engineers. Jumping into open source for the first time can be intimidating. Two good entry points are Google Summer of Code and Sayan Chowdhury’s article on open source for beginners. Github also just released their very own open source guide. Find a cool project and dive in. You’ll get the hang of it soon enough. Research is an alternative to projects. If your school has a student research program, great! Apply asap. If it doesn’t have one, look up what research your professors are doing. If their work seems interesting, email them and ask if you can contribute. You’d be surprised at how receptive they are to eager undergrads. In the future, you can even ask your team to refer you to cutting-edge companies. Keep in mind research belongs under Experience rather than Projects on your resume. It can be tough balancing projects and school. One complaint I hear frequently is “I don’t have time to do side projects while taking classes.” I’m personally guilty of saying that from time to time. It’s tough to set aside time for projects because, unlike school, you’re not held accountable by deadlines and exams. After a day of studying, it’s tempting to choose social media or video games over your project. But if you keep putting it off, the semester will be over before you know it. To combat procrastination, force yourself to work on your project a little bit every day. Even if it’s just 15 minutes, you’ll form a habit of making continual progress. This is also why hackathons and research projects are so great. They impose external deadlines and expectations so you can’t drag your heels. Now that you have some experience, you need to put it somewhere. Creating a resume Writing a resume might seem pretty straightforward, but there are lots of nuances. After all, it’s the first thing recruiters will read about you. It’s crucial to make a good first impression. …And you need to make that impression fast. Recruiters spend an average of six seconds reviewing a resume. You heard that right. Six seconds. Almost all that time is spent on your name, companies, job titles, start/end dates, school, major, and project titles. Everything on your resume should be tailored towards helping recruiters find these key pieces of info as fast as possible. Here are some important guidelines. Easy to scan. Stick to one page. Keep it black and white if you’re not skilled at design. Colors are noisy. Stick to a standard format (chronological, no weird fonts, 10.5 to 12 pt font size, 0.5 to 1 inch margins). Standard formats are more readable by resume-parsing programs and easier to skim by recruiters. Keep it concise. Text walls discourage readers. Highlight the key points Make your name big. Highlight company names, job titles, start/end dates, school name, major, and project titles. Important content should be higher up. For a student, the order of importance is usually Education > Experience > Projects > Skills. Cut the fat. Objective and Summary are unnecessary. Descriptions should say something tangible. “Exceptional team player” doesn’t work. “Increased user conversion rates by 20%” does. People without technical background will be reading your resume, so get rid of convoluted details. Don’t neglect the details: Include the higher of your cumulative GPA and your major GPA. If they’re both less than 3.0, leave it off. Include links to a live demo or Github repo for each project. Don’t include anything you wouldn’t be comfortable answering questions about. Most people make this mistake when listing their skills. After finishing your resume, have your peers review it. Ask them to be honest and harsh. My first draft was awful compared to my tenth draft. Use online resume builders if you’re short on time. Standard Resume and CakeResume are two outstanding tools that make it a breeze to generate a handsome resume. If you don’t have a LinkedIn profile, create one. LinkedIn enables recruiters to find you and helps you maintain your professional network. Plus, you need it for the cold-emailing recruiters later. With a few projects under your belt and resume in hand, you’re ready to begin preparing for interviews. Getting battle-ready for interviews Interview problems can be separated into two buckets, behavioral questions and technical questions. You need to start practicing both at least two months before applying. Since recruiting season kicks off in August/September, summer break is a good time to begin. Behavioral questions The purpose of behavioral questions are to find out more about your background and if you actually did what you said on your resume. Don’t take the behavioral interview lightly. A poor performance can sink your chances of getting the offer. To ace behavioral questions, you need a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself” and three stories to handle all other questions. “Tell me about yourself” is the most common behavioral question you’ll get and you need to crush it. Don’t make the cardinal mistake of regurgitating your resume. Instead, tell a story. Capture the attention of the interviewer with a strong introduction. Then, transition into a commentary about your key projects and experiences. Don’t prattle on about the details — keep it simple and emphasize the outcomes. Finally, explain why you’re interested in the position. It’s tempting to talk about every single thing you did, but you’ll lose your interviewer. Keep it concise. Your answer should be one to two minutes long. Prepare three stories you can tell in response to all other behavioral questions. Typically, you’ll be asked to give examples of leadership, overcoming a challenge, or failure. Each of your three stories should show at least one of these themes. A story needs an initial summary, a problem, three to five action steps, and a final outcome. Here’s an example. Summary: Lead an unmotivated team to complete CS project Problem: Two team members didn’t do their work and wanted to drop CS Action 1: Talked to them one-on-one to understand why they’re studying CS Action 2: Told them although it’s tough now, they can succeed if they work hard Action 3: Emphasized that they’re invaluable to the rest of the team Action 4: Used google calendar to plan meetings and Trello to track progress Action 5: Held social events to bring the team closer Outcome: Finished the project and all got at least A- This story can be used to answer any question about leadership or overcoming a challenge. Now go think of your own! Not all your stories have to be about tech. For example, I always talk about how I helped my volleyball team overcome defeat. With this, you should be able to pass any behavioral interview. To learn more, read the Behavioral Questions section in Cracking the Coding Interview. Technical questions Technical questions are the essence of the tech interviewing process. Here’s a list of topics you need to know to pass technical interviews. To master these topics, use the following four resources: Cracking the Coding Interview (~2 months before applying) LeetCode (~1 month before applying) Mock interviews (~2 weeks before applying) Glassdoor (~2 days before interviewing) Cracking the Coding Interview is one of the best resources out there. Gayle Laakmann McDowell’s Cracking the Coding Interview is the quintessential tech recruiting manual. First, read the Technical Questions section. Take notes to help you remember the main ideas. As for practice questions, concentrate on the Arrays and Strings, Linked Lists, Stacks and Queues, Trees and Graphs, Objected-Oriented Design, Recursion, and Sorting sections. Also, familiarize yourself with the Bit Manipulation, Scalability, Databases, and Threads and Locks sections. If you’re having trouble with any of the topics, study the first couple pages of that section. They contain a short and sweet explanation of the topic. Attempt each question for at least 30 minutes before looking at the solution. After reading the solution, you should still implement it and test it on your own. Otherwise, you won’t fully understand the logic. Finishing CtCI should take three to four weeks of dedicated effort. LeetCode is the second resource you should tackle. It has a huge list of problems ranked by difficulty. Each problem has its own tests, time complexity requirements, and solutions. Aim to complete 30 to 50 questions and be comfortable with medium level questions before you start applying. If you do just three a day, you can finish 42 in two weeks. It’s easy to get frustrated by Leetcode at first. In the beginning, I couldn’t solve a single easy problem. I improved over time, but I still get stuck frequently on medium and hard level problems. The good thing is interviews are different from Leetcode. In an interview, you get hints if you’re stuck. Plus, deducing the correct logic is more important than writing runnable code. Although Leetcode isn’t the best simulation of real interviews, it’s phenomenal for building problem solving intuition. Mock interviews are highly effective if you do them right. The trick is emulating a real interview as closely as possible. If you’re the interviewee, be professional, ask questions, and talk out loud. If you’re the interviewer, time the interview, engage in the conversation, and write down feedback. I suggest booking a private room on campus and grinding through back-to-back interviews. Make sure the room has a big whiteboard to draw on. Take turns interviewing and being interviewed by a friend who’s also recruiting. Being able to understand the interviewer’s perspective will improve your own interviewing skills. Glassdoor is an invaluable resource for company-specific info. In most cases, you don’t need Glassdoor until a few days before your interview. Unless the company is very large, Glassdoor won’t have many specific interview questions. Glassdoor is better for learning about the company’s general interview process. Navigate to the Interviews section and filter by the position you’re applying for. Sometimes there are different labels for the same job, so look through all of them. Read candidates’ experiences and think through the interview questions they posted. You likely won’t get the same questions, but working through them will give you an idea of what to expect. Making your application stand out It’s finally time to send out applications and start seeing your hard work pay off! Recruiting season begins in August/September, but you can reach out a month or two earlier. For off-season jobs, apply at least 6 months before. First, you need a list of companies to apply to. If you’ve been following the tech industry, you should already have some companies in mind. To add to your list, check out The Breakout List, Wealthfront’s Career-Launching Companies List, and the CrunchBase Unicorn Leaderboard. For more ideas, here’s a list of 163 companies I looked at when I was recruiting. Don’t be picky about which companies to apply to. If you think the product is interesting or you’ve heard good things about the company, then apply. Worry about choosing after you get a few offers. The application process I recommend first applying and interviewing for companies you’re less interested in. This is a good way to train for future interviews of companies you want more. But don’t do too many — you don’t want to burn out. When I recruit, I try to keep the process under 3 months and not do more than 10 onsite interviews. Anything more than that, I run out of steam and my performance suffers. When you’re scheduling your interviews, spread them out. Interviews are mentally draining, so you need time to rest in between. Companies won’t mind if you ask for a week or two before starting their process. Once you’re ready to apply, use a 5-pronged approach: Referrals Emailing recruiters Career fairs Online applications This list is ordered by success rate and time commitment. For example, referrals have the highest success rate but require the most time. Referrals are the single best way to land interviews. When an employee refers someone, that’s the golden endorsement. Referrals make up for less than 10% of applications, but 20-50% of eventual hires. Ask your friends or older students to refer you. You can also ask employees for a phone chat or coffee to learn more about the company and request a referral at the end. Don’t be shy about this. If you get hired, the employee who referred you gets a bonus — it’s win-win for both of you. Cold-emailing recruiters is the next best thing to referrals. For smaller companies without a formal recruiting pipeline, reach out to an Engineering Manager instead. For even smaller companies, just email the CEO or CTO. The easiest way to get email addresses is asking your network for recruiter contacts. You need a LinkedIn account to find email addresses. Look up the companies you want to apply to on LinkedIn and filter their employees by recruiters. Next, install Hunter or Slik, which lets you get the email address from a LinkedIn profile. Hunter doesn’t like it if you try to sign up using a personal email, so use your school email. Your emails should be concise. State your interest in a position and include a summary of your background. Remember to attach your resume. To save time, make a template. You just have to change the name of the recruiter, the name of the company, and your statement of interest. If you don’t get a reply in a week, follow up. If you don’t get a reply in another week, follow up again. Career fairs get you face time with recruiters and engineers. For career fairs, check which companies are attending beforehand. Jot down the ones you’re most interested in because you might not have time to talk to all of them. Print out 10 to 20 copies of your resume to pass to recruiters. Be ready to answer questions about your experiences and projects. I recommend going early — miss class if you have to. You’ll avoid the lines and catch recruiters before they’re exhausted from chatting nonstop. Don’t feel pressured to ask recruiters questions if you don’t have any. You won’t offend anyone if you get straight to the point and ask if they have openings. After your conversation, make sure to get their emails so you can follow up later. Oh yeah, and actually follow up! Don’t let those business cards gather dust with the free t-shirts and drawstring bags. For hackathons, you’ll be targeting one company you really like instead of 10 to 20. Company sponsors will set up shop at the venue. This is your in. Before the hackathon, find the sponsoring company you want to target. When you arrive, introduce yourself to its engineers and recruiters. Use their API in your project and interact with them throughout the hackathon. On the last day, go show them your project. Then, ask about job/internship opportunities. At this point, they’ve already seen your work ethic, creativity, and interest in their company. You’re pretty much guaranteed an interview. Hackathons can function as indirect career fairs also. I know people who’ve landed interviews through talking to engineers and recruiters from sponsoring companies at hackathons. For more advice on this strategy, read Ryan Norton’s article. Online applications are the easiest way to apply. Use a shotgun approach. Most applications only ask for your resume, so it’s easy to apply to a lot of companies in one go. Intern Supply, the Easy Application List, and your school’s career website are essential for finding open positions. Most of the time, you don’t need a cover letter. But if the company makes the cover letter mandatory or asks for a short answer response, be careful. In this case, the company really cares about fit, so craft a meticulous response. I’ve been burned many times by disregarding mandatory cover letters and short answers. Take your time when writing — a hurried response will show. For applying online, I also recommend TripleByte. You first complete a coding quiz. Then, TripleByte matches you with top companies and fast-tracks you through their hiring processes. Bear in mind this resource only works for finding full-time jobs. Conquering the interview For many people, this is the most nerve-wracking part of the process, but there’s no need to be anxious. The interviewer is on your side (even if it doesn’t seem like it). Before we go any further, there’s one thing you have to keep in mind. Show enthusiasm! Enthusiasm plays a huge role in whether you get an offer. Companies these days love to talk about how much they value culture fit. What they basically mean is they want someone who’s enthusiastic about their mission and product. The truth is most candidates aren’t good at being enthusiastic. The best way to ensure you do it is preparing a list of things you like about the company in advance. When answering behavioral questions or asking questions, bring up the items on your list. Use the company’s blog and its Crunchbase profile to find things you can talk about. Now, let’s go over some best practices for technical interviews. When you first hear the problem, write it down. Then, clarify with your interviewer what you think the question is asking. Don’t assume you understood the question the first time you heard it. Next, write down a few example inputs and outputs and verify they’re correct. This gives you time to think of a solution and provides tests you can run later. If you need more time to think, don’t be afraid ask for a minute to brainstorm. It shouldn’t be too hard to devise a brute-force solution. Talk through it with your interviewer while thinking of ways you can improve it. Continue bouncing ideas off your interviewer until you come up with a better solution. Explain it to your interviewer and only start coding after they’re satisfied. While you’re working through the problem, continuously communicate your thought process. How you think is more important than the actual answer. Be outspoken, but don’t blab on endlessly. Take pauses to think and let the interviewer make suggestions. Don’t space out or look distant. You should direct your full attention towards the interviewer to engage them. If they’re engaged, they’ll give you positive signals if you’re on track and hints if you’re not. What’s more, they’ll be emotionally invested in you and want you to succeed. At the end of the interview, you’ll get time to ask questions. Remember an interview is two-way. Don’t just ask questions you think the interviewer will like to hear. Ask questions you actually want to know the answers to. I suggest asking about personal experiences to get more authentic answers. Remember these tips and you’ll be ready to ace technical interviews. The average interview process looks like this: Coding challenge > Recruiter chat > Phone interview > Onsite interview The process varies by company. Sometimes the recruiter chat will be first. Sometimes you won’t have a coding challenge. But the general structure is similar. The coding challenge is a straightforward test. It’s usually hosted on Hackerrank. I suggest doing a couple of questions on it ahead of time to get familiar with the format. There’s no trick to the coding challenge. Pass as many tests as you can. With enough practice on Leetcode, this should be a walk in the park. The recruiter chat is an informal conversation. It’s usually for setting up the phone interview and answering any questions you have. You might get one or two behavioral questions. Once in a while, you might get trivia-esque technical questions like “Explain how a hashmap works.” Candidates rarely get rejected at this stage (although I’ve managed to do just that a few times). Treat this as a chance to learn more about the company. Ask high-level questions — recruiters generally don’t know technical details. Make sure to ask about the format of the rest of the interview process so you aren’t caught off guard by anything. The phone interview stage is one to two rounds of technical interviews. Sometimes you’ll do a video chat instead of a phone call. You’ll typically code out the answer in a shared editor like Collabedit. If the connection is bad or you’re having trouble understanding the interviewer, speak up. You’re not going to get docked points, so don’t try to tough it through. The onsite interview is three to six rounds of interviews with a lunch in between. A day of back-to-back interviews is exhausting — get enough sleep beforehand! Onsite interviews are mostly technical, but some companies mix in behavioral and design rounds. The lunch is for you to learn more about the company, so relax a little. During the interview, use the whiteboard to your advantage. Leave plenty of space on the right side and between the lines so you have room to make edits. After the interview, don’t dwell on it. Thinking about it isn’t going to change the final result. Treat it as if you were rejected and continue applying and practicing. Evaluating the offer Congratulations! You got an offer! Give yourself a big pat on the back — you earned it. But your work isn’t done yet. First, thank your recruiter and re-express your enthusiasm for the company. Then, ask for your offer in writing. It’s time to negotiate. A job offer isn’t an act of generosity — it’s a proposal to strike a deal. Naturally, a deal involves negotiation. I’m not going to elaborate too much on negotiation tactics. Just read Haseeb Qureshi’s killer guide on negotiation. Bear in mind some offers are non-negotiable, but it never hurts to try. Avoid unpaid jobs. In 90% of cases, it’s not worth it. I’m all for prioritizing learning over pay, but at least work for a company that values you enough to pay you. If you have more than one offer, congrats! You’re awesome. But now you have to make a decision. Choosing which offer to accept is a nice problem to have. The best offer depends on the specific candidate, but here’s one universal suggestion I hope serves you well. Make a list of 10 professional and personal goals you want to achieve in the next 10 years. It could be anything, like paying off student loans, founding a startup, or mastering a new hobby. Choose the job that brings you closest to these goals. Here are a couple more tips to remember: Your future manager is vital to your career growth. Find a great mentor who will double as your champion. Do internships at different companies to gain broader experiences. You’ll learn more and expand professional network. Optimize for learning and growth over pay, unless the pay is really bad. Work at one brand name company. It’ll make recruiting in the future easier, but know that it’s not the end of the world if you don’t have one. Choice of programming language doesn’t matter. What matters is learning good engineering practices and how to work in a team. Choose an engineering-first company with a software/hardware product. Don’t forget about passion. It’s an amazing feeling building a product you believe in. Conclusion This brings us to the end of this guide. I hope that with this, you’ll be much better prepared than I was when starting a career in tech. In the beginning, getting an offer might seem impossible, but the key is treating it as a series of milestones rather than one enormous task. If you make a little bit of progress every day, you’ll be there before you know it! When you do get that dream job, don’t forget to give back. Share your experiences and extend referrals. Pass on the love, and we’ll all fly higher.
Technorati rankings. Full RSS feeds vs partial RSS feeds. Blogrolls. The Techmeme leaderboards. Blogspot vs Wordpress vs Typepad. If you were a blogger over the mid-aughts, these were just a few of the things you might have obsessed over as you catapulted blog post after blog post into the ether, hoping someone would notice and provide you precious links and send even more precious readers. Back then, the internet felt huge, but the number of actual content producers was tiny compared to today, and distribution of content was much less centralized. A-list bloggers duked it out while the rest of us B and C-list bloggers pined desperately for attention from these internet demigods, who they themselves only wanted recognition and legitimacy bestowed upon them by the Mainstream Media. I remember all this because I was right there at ground zero, plugging away as a blogger while I went to college and later worked as a newspaper journalist. And so was my guest, Bill Beutler, who worked at a DC publication called The Hotline and launched a blog called The Blogometer. Tune in while we reminisce about a bygone era when we didn't live or die by the Facebook algorithm and the internet was a Wild West composed of various ideological fiefdoms.
Join the Acquired Limited Partner program! https://kimberlite.fm/acquired/ (works best on mobile) Acquired dives into the topic on the minds and lips of just about every VC and founder these days: SoftBank’s $93B+ Vision Fund, and its seemingly-overnight rewriting of the rules of venture capital and startup fundraising. Where did this new 800lbs gorilla come from, what are its goals, and what does it mean for the future of silicon valley and the global tech ecosystem? The answer, it turns out, starts with an acquisition, and unfolds into a story no one has yet told and few yet understand. Luckily our heroes are on the case! Links: Masayoshi Son on Charlie Rose Carve Outs: Ben: eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work David: Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy (starting with The Three-Body Problem) Bonus: shout out to Brian McCullough’s new podcast the Ride Home, in partnership with TechMeme! Sponsor: Thanks to Perkins Coie, Counsel to Great Companies, for sponsoring Acquired Season 2. You can get in touch with Lee Schindler, who you heard at the beginning of this podcast, here.
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Jeremy Schifeling, Founder of BreakInto.Tech, a startup that helps people with non-technical backgrounds land jobs in Tech, shares numerous tips on how candidates can structure their job search and improve chances of success. BreakInto.Tech has helped candidates land jobs at well known Tech companies such as Amazon, LinkedIn, Microsoft, etc. Jeremy has a BA in Political Science & Education from Swarthmore College and MBA from Ross School of Business, Michigan University. Some of the areas that Jeremy touches upon in this episode include: 1. Why Jeremy started Break into Tech 2. How Jeremy realized that a technical background is not needed to work in Tech 3. Jeremy's recommendation for how to structure your job search process - Identify what role, position yourself, systematic approach to your applications, and interview prep 4. Examples of roles that are open to non-technical profiles 5. How non-technical roles tend to lie on a spectrum of super analytical (Eg: Business Analyst), to super relationships oriented (eg: Sales) 6. How to assess fit with a role - talk to people + volunteer for projects/gigs 7. Positioning yourself - focus on your LinkedIn profile and resume 8. How to optimize your LinkedIn profile - keywords and where to include them, good summary, and experience 9. Examples of how to phrase resume points differently depending on the function you are applying for 10. Don't wait for a referral when applying. You can add it to your application later 11. Resources - Google Alerts, Techmeme, Wikipedia, read 10K, https://www.breakinto.tech/, AngelList, LinkedIn , PMinterview.com 12. Don't hide your quirks and edges - they will help you stand out! Thank you for listening!! Follow the show on Twitter @LED_Curator Website www.learneducatediscover.com/ Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/learneducatediscover/ Email us at hello@learneducatediscover. We will reply!! Subscribe to the show on iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/learn…ver/id1049159321
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 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 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).
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).
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).
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After answer some of Carlos’s spots questions, your hosts discuss the utility of a standalone camera, Omnifocus, Momentum, being happy with what you have, virtual reality, Bill Simmons’s new website, and the FBI’s lawsuit against Apple. They also provide a recap of the season premiere of “Better Call Saul” and their picks of the week (Techmeme’s historical headlines and Firewatch).
Minter Dialogue Episode #98 -- This interview is with Bjorn Ognibeni, founder and CEO of Buzzrank.de (based in Hamburg). With Bjorn, we discuss the German market, which brands are doing well (or not) and find out about the particularities of doing digital marketing in Germany. It’s certainly a big and challenging market. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.com where you can also sign up for my weekly newsletter. Or you can follow me on Twitter on @mdial. And, if you liked the podcast, please take a moment of your precious time to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Enjoy the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)
What rights to privacy can we expect when we choose to act anonymously / pseudonymously on the internet? Do they end at your public actions? Is it acceptable to violate the privacy of one class of user over another? Is it the purview of objective journalism to make that decision? The outing of Reddit's ViolentAcrez, "the Biggest Troll on the Web" by Gawker columnist Adrian Chen brings to light those questions and more this week. But first, the headlines...Microsoft names launch dates and pricing for Windows 8 & Surface RT, Apple teases the possible announcement of the iPad Mini. Saturday Night Live mocks whiny tech bloggers. What We're Playing With Andy: Black Mesa Chris: Check the Weather Tom: Yahoo IntoNow's Capit Headlines Windows 8 packaging and pricing revealed: standard OEM $99, Pro Pack $139 Windows 8 campaign kicks off with first official television commercial Microsoft Surface RT Priced: 32GB For $499 Without Touch Cover, $599 With; 64GB for $699 First Microsoft Surface ad airs on national TV ahead of October 26th release Apple announces special event for Oct. 23 Apple to launch 24 new iPad models, comprised of iPad minis and perhaps Lightning iPad 3 SNL's Sketch Pits iPhone 5 Factory Workers Problems Against The Tech Critics Audible Book of the Week Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky Musical Interlude: Who Are You by The Who Hot Topic: Internet Anonymity/Pseudonymity Unmasking Reddit's Violentacrez, The Biggest Troll on the Web Clearing up rumors and hearsay as the Internet eagerly awaits the Gawker Reddit Story MBrutsch comments on Gawker article Gawker outs one of Reddit's shady power users, and the world doesn't end Reddit CEO Speaks Out On Violentacrez In Leaked Memo: 'We Stand for Free Speech' A Few Words On Reddit, Gawker, and Anonymity When the Most Personal Secrets Get Outed on Facebook CNN Interview With ViolentAcrez Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! The Drill Down on Facebook The Drill Down on Twitter Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
If you could download and print your own weapon, would you? Should you be allowed to? This week, we get into the impending legal & copyright minefields associated with the untamed frontier that is desktop 3D printing. But first, the headlines..Facebook launches real-world Gifts, Tim Cook issues an apology for iOS6 Maps, Apple manufacturers start building a mini iPad, Microsoft to launch XBOX Music service, T-Mobile merges with MetroPCS, Judge lifts ban against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung adds iPhone 5 to lawsuit What We're Playing With Andy: iPhone 5; How the West Was Won in 3-strip Cinerama Devindra: Kindle Paperwhite, Microsoft's new keyboards and mice suck Headlines Say Hello to Gifts, Facebook's New Mobile Revenue Stream Tim Cook issues a public apology for Apple Maps, suggests Bing, Google, and others Apple Turning to Select Retail Store Employees to Help Improve Maps for iOS 6 Apple iPad Suppliers Begin Producing Smaller Version Xbox Music to launch on October 26th with free ad-supported streaming T-Mobile USA & Metro PCS to combine Judge Koh Ends Ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Samsung makes good on threat of patent suit against iPhone 5 Audible Book of the Week Makers: The New Industrial Revolution by Chris Anderson Musical Interlude: You Could Make a Killing by Aimee Mann Hot Topic 3-D Printer Company Seizes Machine From Desktop Gunsmith 3D Printer Form 1 Tops $1.4M On Kickstarter In A Week 3D Piracy: Printing, Artists, and the Economy Final Word Startup Weekend Acquires Local Events Newsletter Provider StartupDigest; Product Gets Spun Off As GroupTie Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week's show, the JesusPhone version 5 descends to humanity, and sales both break records AND disappoint, depending on who you ask. Plus, iOS 6 Maps...Did Apple jump the gun before they were ready? and did they have a choice? But first, the headlines...Nintendo announces launch dates and pricing for the Wii U, Google rejects request to pull controversial Mohammad film clip, Google lets you search for the six degrees of Kevin Bacon, Steve Ballmer hints at Microsoft Surface pricing, Twitter undergoes major overhaul. Headlines Nintendo's Wii U console in stores Nov. 18, base price of $300 Google rejects White House request to pull Mohammad film clip Google Adds Another Cool Tool to Search: The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon Ballmer hints at price range for Microsoft's Surface tablet Twitter Just Went Through A Massive Overhaul Audible Book of the Week Life of Pi by Yann Martel Musical Interlude: Lost by Frank Ocean Hot Topic: iPhone 5 Launch/iOS 6 Maps Apple's iPhone 5 breaks sales records Apple IPhone 5 Misses Estimates as 5 Million Units Sold Wrong turn: Apple's buggy iOS 6 maps lead to widespread complaints Google Maps announces a 400 year advantage over Apple Maps Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps Apple Maps: The FAQ « counternotions Apple-Google Maps Talks Crashed Over Voice-Guided Directions Google's Schmidt Says Up to Apple to Decide on Maps App One final parting shot. Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
The Drill Down is off this week, but until we return next week with our regularly scheduled show, please enjoy this glimpse back to a kinder, gentler place, where the iPhone was new, Facebook was privately held, and US government surveillance of private citizens was still a rare occurrence. A land we called... 2007. Here is The Drill Down podcast's very first episode, released July 28th, 2007, featuring the podcast's original panelists, Andrew Sorcini, and Social Media experts Muhammad Saleem & Reg 'Zaibatsu' Saddler. Show Links Is Facebook Worth the Hype? Beyond Social Networking Ask Eraser Ask.com Launches AskEraser Giving Searches Ability To Search Anonymously FBI's Secret Spyware Tracks Down Teen Who Made Bomb Threats Music Intro: Pl@stic Soul – “005-1 Electric Guitar" Outro: Freightrain Jones – “Pervs and Pornos” Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week, Apple introduces the iPhone 5, and refreshes the iPod Touch & iPod Nano and we break it down for you. Plus, why we're excited about Amazon's new Kindle line, Fox tightens the gap from theater to download, Mark Zuckerberg faces Facebook stock stark reality, Valve wants to Steam up your TV, and we say farewell to a computer design pioneer. What We're Playing With Andy: Raiders of the Lost Ark IMAX Headlines The real source of Apple UDIDs leaked by AntiSec Introducing the New Kindle Fire HD Family The many reasons we're excited for the Kindle Fire HD Amazon debuts $299 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD, AT&T; 4G LTE for $499 Amazon announces Kindle Fire HD 7 starting at $199, available September 14th Amazon Kindle HD Will Allow Users To Opt-Out Of “Special Offers” For $15 Amazon Officially Announces The New Kindle Paperwhite Fox to Offer Digital Movies Closer to Theater Release Zuckerberg Says Facebook Stock Drop Disappointing Valve Is Bringing Steam To Your TV Today. Watch Out, Consoles Audible Book of the Week Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell Musical Interlude: Outro by M83 Hot Topic Apple debuts long-awaited iPhone 5 with 4-inch display, LTE Phil Schiller on New iPhone Connector, Lack of NFC, Wireless Charging Apple's iPhone 5 Has New 'EarPods', New Breakthrough Design and Sound Quality The new iPod touch: $299, 4-inch display, Siri, new colors, and upgraded cameras Apple announces iTunes 11: new UI, cloud integration, artist pages Apple Seeks to Create Pandora Rival Final Word Bill Moggridge, Designer of First Laptop Computer, Dead at 69 Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
On this week's show, Apple announces the (presumably) iPhone 5 launch event, Google & Apple CEOs negotiate behind closed doors, HBO tests streaming-only service overseas, Amazon prepares to refresh the Kindle line, AntiSec leaks Apple iPhone device IDs allegedly obtained from stolen FBI hard drives. Nokia announces the Lumia 920, and Motorola announces the RAZR HD. What We're Playing With Devindra: Guild Wars Dwayne: What we're playing with: Next Issue Headlines Apple announces special event for September 12 Google, Apple CEOs in secret patent talks HBO reveals streaming-only service — but not in the U.S. Exclusive: meet the Amazon Kindle with 'Paperwhite' backlit display Audible Book of the Week No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden Musical Interlude #1: Senses Working Overtime by XTC More Headlines AntiSec Leaks 1m Apple UDIDs Allegedly Obtained from FBI Breach FBI Says AntiSec Hackers Lied About List of iPhone ID Numbers Apple: We Didn't Give FBI Any Device IDs Nokia Lumia 920 announced with Windows Phone 8, 4.5-inch display, wireless charging and “Pureview” camera Motorola announces Droid RAZR HD with 4.7-inch display Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
On this week's show, a court rules in favor of Apple over Samsung in a landmark patent and design lawsuit to the tune of $1 billion dollars. Panelists Andrew Sorcini, Christopher Burnor and guest VentureBeat staff writer Sean Ludwig discuss how this affects Apple, Samsung, the whole mobile phone ecosystem, the future of patent lawsuits, and you, the consumer. But first, the headlines...Twitter removes friend-finding from Tumblr and removes 3rd-party plugin identification from Twitter.com, Microsoft gets a new logo, Apple delays TV device development, a landmark filesharing fine is upheld, Ask.com buys About.com from The New York Times, and President Obama visits Reddit. What We're Playing With Andy: Papo & Yo Chris: Google 2-factor authentication Sean: SongPop Headlines Tumblr Next Property After Instagram to Remove Twitter Friend-Finding Twitter Removes 'Via' Stamp From Web Client Microsoft gets a new logo for the first time since 1987 Don't expect Apple to revolutionize the TV industry any time soon, analyst says Court affirms $675,000 penalty in music-downloading case IAC (Ask.com) Has Bought About.com From The New York Times For $300M In Cash Ask President Barack Obama anything on Reddit Audible Book of the Week 14 by Peter Clines Musical Interlude: Substitute by The Who Hot Topic: Apple vs. Samsung Apple wins $1 billion victory over Samsung Jury Rules Samsung Violated Apple Patents, Owes $1 Billion Tim Cook tells Apple employees that today's victory ‘is about values' A Verdict That Alters an Industry Copying Works: How Samsung's Decision to Mimic Apple Paid Off in Spades Apple identifies which Samsung products it will try to ban in US Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
On this week's show, Andy and Devindra look at the trials and tribulations of OnLive, a pioneer in cloud gaming that this week faced bankruptcy, massive layoffs and major restructuring; disappointment in the stock market for Facebook, and record-breaking success for Apple. But first, the headlines...Wikileaks founder Julian Assange finds asylum in UK's Ecuadorian Embassy, Twitter clamps down on their API, and a a long hidden security risk is discovered on SMS for iOS. Headlines WikiLeaks' Julian Assange granted asylum in Ecuador Twitter clamps down on developers with restrictive API rules Huge iOS text message security hole found, dating back to original iPhone Audible Book of the Week Shada: Doctor Who: The Lost Adventure by Douglas Adams, Gareth Roberts Musical Interlude #1: Video Games by Lana Del Rey Hot Topic: OnLive Restructuring OnLive reportedly hit with mass layoffs, possibly filing for bankruptcy Confirmed: OnLive's assets sold to another company Cloud-gaming service OnLive reveals details behind its asset sale and new investor Source: OnLive Found A Buyer, Cleaned House To Reduce Liability Prior To Acquisition Game company OnLive reveals new details of restructuring HTC Loses US$40 Million From OnLive Restructuring Musical Interlude #2: Winners and Losers by Social Distortion Final Word: Tech Stock Ups and Downs Facebook Shares Fall to New Low as Lockup Expirations Begin Apple becomes most valuable firm of all time – but Facebook shares hit new low Apple Is Not The Most Valuable Company In The History Of The World Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
Amongst this week's headlines, an iconic torrent tracking site is dismantled, Google punishes pirate sites, Anonymous & Wikileaks uncover a secret US surveillance system, and Apple rumors: are we so easily misled by them because we so desperately want to believe? What We're Playing With Dwayne: Home Theater Headphones with Wireless Dock for iPod Devindra: Xonar Essence ST Headlines Demonoid Busted As A Gift To The US Gov't Demonoid Taken Down By Ukrainian Government; Domains For Sale Google to begin punishing pirate sites in search results App.net Raises $600K to Build an Ad-Free Alternative to Twitter Audible Book of the Week Social Engineering: The Art of Human Hacking By Christopher Hadnagy Musical Interlude #1: Every Breath You Take by The Police More Headlines Stratfor emails reveal secret, widespread TrapWire surveillance system Twitter co-founders launch 'Medium' publishing platform in private beta Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Hits Stores August 16: $499 For 16GB, $549 For 32GB Musical Interlude #2: Rumors by Timex Social Club Final Word: Pros and Cons of Apple Rumors The unibody iPhone iPad mini will look like a large iPod touch with smaller side bezels How we screwed (almost) the whole Apple community Outro: Adventure from "Fez" by Disasterpeace Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week, we have a ton of Apple news, including revealing evidence uncovered in the ongoing Apple/Samsung trial, and how one tech reporter's online identity was demolished as a result of a social engineering hack on Apple & Amazon tech support. Plus, Starbucks invests $25 million-- and their entire paypoint infrastructure-- in Square payments. What We're Playing With Andy: Toasted Donut: Nuking Users with [Digg community manager] Dan Huard, OUYA update, The Stanley Parable Devindra: Walking Dead game Dwayne: Birdbox, Mac OS X Headlines En Garde Amazon, eBay Rolling Out Same-Day Shipping Service "eBay Now" Windows 8 Releases Aug 1 - Online Available Oct 26 Square Partners With Starbucks Google Search for iOS adds Siri-like voice-based answers Building the search engine of the future, one baby step at a time Audible Book of the Week William F. Nolan's Logan's Run - Last Day: A Radio Dramatization by Paul J. Salamoff Musical Interlude: You Got It by Roy Orbison Apple Headlines Apple's Secrets Revealed at Trial Samsung's 2010 Report Says its Galaxy Would Be Better If it Were Just More Like the iPhone Apple: YouTube app will not be included in iOS 6, Google working on standalone version Apple to roll new Dock connector out across entire iOS product lineup this fall Upcoming iOS 6 is scalable to taller, 640 x 1136 iPhone display, shows possible next-generation device user-interface How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking Amazon Quietly Closes Security Hole After Journalist's Devastating Hack After Epic Hack, Apple Suspends Over-the-Phone AppleID Password Resets Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
On this week's show, we'll talk about Google's ambitious plan to put Gigabit Fiber in every home, beginning with Kansas City. And a look at the 2012 London Olympics, an Olympics so far fraught with technical challenges and social media disputes. But first, the headlines...Rumored launch dates for the next Apple iPhone and iPad Mini, Verizon can't charge extra for tethering, Microsoft launches Outlook.com, and Digg relaunches! What We're Playing With Andy: Raspberry Pi Dwayne: NBC's Live Extra Olympic App. Amazon Prime Instant. Hulu Plus on Apple TV. Headlines Apple iPhone 5 and iPad mini event planned for Sep 12, iPhone 5 release date for Sep 21 New purported next-generation iPhone parts photos show fully assembled device Verizon can't charge extra for tethering Microsoft introduces Outlook.com, Hotmail's planned successor Rethink Digg v1 preview Digg launches redesign and new app with editorial curation, no comments Audible Book of the Week Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet by Andrew Blum Musical Interlude #1: Just What I Needed by The Cars Hot Topic: Google Fiber / Google Fiber TV Google Fiber launches in Kansas City, promises 1000 Mbps up and down The economics of Google Fiber and what it means for U.S. broadband Can Google conquer cable TV? Musical Interlude #2: And I Will Kiss by Underworld (feat. Dame Evelyn Glennie) Final Word: 2012 London Olympics The Olympian Infrastructure Challenge NBC insults viewer intelligence, says Olympic Opening Ceremony is too 'complex' Olympic fail: Officials tell crowd not to tweet or text during events #NBCFail: Online backlash as Twitter locks out Independent reporter Twitter 'alerted NBC to British journalist's critical tweets' Twitter 'sorry' for suspending Guy Adams as NBC withdraws complaint Outro: Caliban's Dream by Underworld (ft. Dockhead Choir, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Only Men Aloud!, Elizabeth Roberts, Alex Trimble) Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week, Dwayne DeFreitas & Andrew Sorcini examine social media's reaction to the tragedy in Aurora, plans to relaunch Digg, Why a Google or Facebook buyout of your favorite startup means it's probably toast, Nexus 7's overwhelming demand, Marissa Mayer's big question, Apple's Mountain Lion launch, Apple vs. Samsung (again), and why you're going to need all new dock connectors for your Apple devices. Headlines Reddit Responds to Shootings in a Way Most Media Organizations Can't Rethink Digg Nexus 7 sees "incredible demand", sells out at major retailers Google halts new orders for 16GB Nexus 7, surprised by demand Google acquires hot iOS & Mac e-mail app Sparrow Why Google or Facebook Buying Your Favorite Startup Means It's Probably Toast The Sparrow Problem Audible Book of the Week Batman and Philosophy: The Dark Knight of the Soul by Mark D. White , Robert Arp Musical Interlude: Macrotus from "Batman Begins" by Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard Yahoo's Big Question - What Is It? Yahoo Employee Makes A HOPE Poster With Marissa Mayer's Face Apple unleashes Mountain Lion as we wait for Windows 8 What's up dock? Apple to shrink connector for iPhone 5 Apple will provide an adapter for the new, smaller Dock connector Apple: Samsung, you owe us $2.5B in damages Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
On this week's show, we explore how Digg went from becoming king of social news to cashing out for half a million. Then we discuss the transition of one of Google's top executives, Marissa Meyer, to becoming the new CEO of Yahoo, and whether it's enough to save the flailing company. But first, we return from Comic-Con, check out a couple of new videogames, invest in a new mobile data plan and kickstart a game console. Then we discuss the hacking of Apple's in-app process, a massive password breach at Yahoo, Microsoft previews Office 2013, AT&T may charge for FaceTime, and Microsoft's "stack ranking" management system. What We're Playing With Andy: SDCC 2012, Steam Summer Sale, Dear Esther, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, Ouya Dwayne: Nexus 7, AT&T's new shared data plans, Ouya Headlines Apple's in-app purchasing process circumvented by Russian hacker Yahoo Breach Extends Beyond Yahoo to Gmail, Hotmail, AOL Users Microsoft Office 2013 preview: details, screenshots and impressions Does AT&T want you to pay for Facetime? Microsoft's Downfall: Inside the Executive E-mails and Cannibalistic Culture That Felled a Tech Giant Audible Book of the Week What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained by Robert L. Wolke Musical Interlude #1: Grazin' in the Grass by The Friends of Distinction Hot Topic: The Downfall of Digg Once a Social Media Star, Digg Sells for $500,000 to Betaworks Digg Sold To LinkedIn AND The Washington Post And Betaworks for a collective $16 M In Memoriam: Even in losing, how Digg won Requiem For A Digg by MG Siegler Musical Interlude #2: Fighter by Christina Aguilera Final Word: Marissa Meyer, CEO of Yahoo! Google's Marissa Mayer Becomes Yahoo's Chief The real reason Marissa Mayer left Google: She had to. The Truth About Marissa Mayer: She Has Two Contrasting Reputations Outro: I Have Begun My Descent from "Dear Esther" by Jessica Curry Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
On this week's show, Google wants to put Google Play in every living room and on your mobile devices (and they've built a tablet to do just that), Apple wins some, loses some, and puts podcasts in their place. But first, the headlines...Amazon creates content to compete with Netflix, Microsoft buys Yammer for $1.2 B, Zynga launches "Zynga With Friends", and Facebook changes your email. What We're Playing With Andy: Disney/Pixar's 'Brave' in Dolby Atmos Headlines Amazon Studios Selects First Four Original TV Projects, Rivals Netflix Microsoft's Ballmer: Yammer's ‘viral adoption model' is key to $1.2 billion deal Zynga to Launch Cross-Platform Gaming Network, "Zynga With Friends" Facebook Email Addresses change-- your default is now a facebook.com address. Audible Book of the Week Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer Musical Interlude #1: Free Fallin' by Tom Petty Hot Topic: Google I/O Conference Google officially reveals $199 7″ quad-core Nexus 7 tablet with Android 4.1 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean coming in July with Project Butter UI, Google Now Google Play starts selling movies, TV shows (single episode or full season) and Magazines Google Glass launches for US I/O attendees- $1,500 shipping early 2013 Nexus Q: Google Debuts A Streaming Media Device Musical Interlude #2: Nexus by Buddha Lounge Final Word: Apple in the News Apple v. Motorola: Judge Posner dismisses entire patent case, no injunctions to be issued Apple wins preliminary injunction on U.S. sales of Samsung Galaxy Tab Apple Offers New Dedicated Podcast App for iOS Outro: Fate and Destiny from "Brave" by Patrick Doyle Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Add us on Stitcher! Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
On this week's show, we look at Microsoft‘s big week of announcements, including the new Surface line of tablets designed from the ground up for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Then we follow up with some Apple fallout and follow-up from last week's WWDC conference. But first, the headlines...another volley is launched in The Oatmeal vs. FunnyJunk war, Facebook buys Face.com, Netflix changes its API, and an ‘alarming' rate of government censorship of Internet content. What We're Playing With Andy: Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope & Indie Game: The Movie Dwayne: Google Blockly Chris: Cue Headlines The Oatmeal v. FunnyJunk, Part IV: Charles Carreon Sues Everybody Facebook acquires Face.com for undisclosed sum Google sees 'alarming' level of government censorship Much Ado About Nothing: The Truth Behind Netflix's API Changes Audible Book of the Week How to Build an Android: The True Story of Philip K. Dick's Robotic Resurrection by David F. Dufty Dutch artist turns dead cat into remote-controlled helicopter Musical Interlude #1: Main Titles from "Blade Runner" by Vangelis Hot Topic 10.6-inch Microsoft Surface tablets announced, powered by Windows 8 Microsoft announces Surface: a sleek Windows 8 tablet with killer accessories Hands on with Microsoft Surface Why Microsoft's Surface Tablet Shames the PC Industry Windows Phone 8 in detail: new Start Screen, multi-core support, VoIP integration, and NFC Musical Interlude #2: Downstream from "Braid" by Shira Kammen Final Word The New MacBook Pro: Unfixable, Unhackable, Untenable Apple Adds Gay and Lesbian Couple Icons to iOS 6 Apple iOS 6 Moves Podcasts to Separate App Outro: Adventure from "Fez" by Disasterpeace Subscribe! The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week, Dwayne DeFreitas & Andrew Sorcini analyze the latest hardware and operating system updates from Apple's 2012 World Wide Developer Conference, held this week in San Francisco, and then we take a look at the complex, ambiguous (and sometimes embarrassingly funny) minefield of policing copyright infringement. But first, the headlines...more leaked password woes at Last.fm, Twitter introduces branded pages for hashtags via their first television ad, and ICANN launches the 'great internet landgrab'! Headlines Verizon Intros Share Everything Plans: Unlimited Talk/Text And Shared Data For Up to 10 devices Last.fm Advises Password Change in Latest Security Breach Twitter airs first ever TV ad promoting its brand new hashtag pages ICANN criticised over 'commercial landgrab' of internet Audible Book of the Week Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas by John Scalzi Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic: WWDC 2012 Apple Introduces iOS 6, Coming This Fall Apple - iOS 6 Preview Maps in iOS 6 will require A5 processor for 3D “flyover,” navigation New OS X Mountain Lion details announced Apple announces next-generation MacBook Pro: Retina display, 0.71-inches thin, shipping today for $2199 Apple announces refreshed MacBook Air: Ivy Bridge processor, USB 3.0, shipping today Apple Spokesperson Confirms New Mac Pro and iMac Designs Likely Coming in 2013 Apple just declared war on these products Musical Interlude #2 Final Word: Policing Copyright Infringement Pinterest Just Hired A Big Name Lawyer From Google To Deal With One Of Its Biggest Threats Lawyer demands $20,000, so webcomic raises $100,000 from the Internet Subscribe The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week, Andy, Devindra, Chris, and Techmeme's Lidija Davis break down this coming year's latest videogame announcements from the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Later we discuss last week's All Things D conference, which was “haunted by the man who isn't here". But first, this week's headlines... LinkedIn suffers a massive security breach as 6.4 million passwords get leaked, Google sneaks the first video from Project Glass, Facebook Camera launches, Facebook plans to allow under 13-year olds into their service, Apple to bring Siri to the iPad, and Airtime launches. What We're Playing With Andy: Windows 8 Release Preview: new apps, improvements, and Flash support Chris: Pocket (formerly Read It Later) Headlines LinkedIn hacked; passwords leaked First video sample from Google's Project Glass Hands On: Facebook's New iOS Camera App That Isn't Instagram Facebook Plans To End The 'No Kids Under 13' Farce Apple to bring full Siri voice-assistant to the iPad with iOS 6 Airtime Is Just Chatroulette Without the Dicks Are You Okay With Airtime Secretly Taking Photos Of You While You're Video Chat Audible Book of the Week Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America by Jeff Ryan Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic: E3 2012 Nintendo Wii U Gamepad officially unveiled Microsoft's SmartGlass gets official: app brings AirPlay-esque streams to Android, iOS and Windows Phone Freeform discussion of E3 announcements Halo 4 Tomb Raider Beyond Simcity / Simcity social Watch Dogs Wonderbook / Book of Spells The Last of Us Musical Interlude #2 Final Word: All Things D 2012 Tim Cook Interview: Apple Gears Up for New Products Aaron Sorkin on Making a Movie About Steve Jobs All Things D Is Haunted by the Man Who Isn't Here Subscribe The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
On this week's show, Andrew Sorcini & Christopher Burnor discuss: Facebook goes public! Google officially makes things, Microsoft goes social, Zuckerberg gets hitched, and private enterprise launches into space... Here's the headlines...Pinterest joins the $1 BN club, Microsoft launches social network So.cl, Comcast tests tiered pricing, SpaceX launches first commercial rocket into space, What We're Playing With Dwayne: Leap Andy: Google Outdoes Itself With Moog Synthesizer Doodle Geekiest Uses (So Far) of Google's Moog Synthesizer Doodle Headlines Pinterest joins the billion dollar club: Gets $100M in round led by Rakuten Microsoft quietly launches So.cl social network Comcast ditches 250GB data cap, tests tiered pricing SpaceX Private Space Flight Audible Book of the Week I Suck at Girls by Justin Halpern Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic: Facebook Goes Public Facebook IPO is official: $38 per share, on sale under ticker symbol 'FB' Here's The Inside Story Of What Happened On The Facebook IPO Facebook's debut is modest, high volumes cause problems The Price Is Right: Facebook Closes Near Opening Price Facebook shares tumble as underwriters desert stock Facebook sued for $15 billion over alleged privacy infractions Ever-busy Zuckerberg marries sweetheart the day after Facebook IPO Musical Interlude #2 Final Word It's Official: Google Is Now a Hardware Company Google Chrome Leapfrogs Internet Explorer as the Web's Top Browser Chrome Browser Usage Artificially Boosted Google must answer EU antitrust concerns over search The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! * Yes, we know it's pronounced 'Mogue', but that wasn't nearly as punny. Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week, we look at some new Facebook-related changes on the cusp of their Initial Public Offering, and whether those changes are enough to keep advertisers interested after Facebook goes public. Then, to code or not to code...that is the question. But first, the headlines...Yahoo's fibbing CEO Scott Thompson gets his comeuppance, and Yahoo gets an interim CEO, Pebble breaks all Kickstarter records at $10 in pledges, Apple moves away from Google Maps, Apple may offer an iPhone with a larger screen and a thinner MacBook, How Yahoo killed Flickr, Google introduces a knowledge graph, and Aaron Sorkin will script Steve Jobs' life. Headlines Yahoo's Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Pebble Smartwatch Tops $10m in Pledges, Sells All 85,000 Watches Apple's Coming Map App Will “Blow Your Head Off” Apple Moves to Increase iPhone Screen Size Apple Said to Plan Thinner Mac Laptops With Intel Chips How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet Introducing the Knowledge Graph: things, not strings Aaron Sorkin To Adapt ‘Steve Jobs' for Sony Audible Book of the Week Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker by Kevin Mitnick , William L. Simon Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic Facebook to sell apps through new online hub Bing deepens Facebook integration, connecting searchers with friends General Motors Says Facebook Ads Ineffective, Pulls Campaign From Site Ahead Of IPO Musical Interlude #2 Final Word Please don't learn to code. The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week, we look into a scandal involving Scott Thompson, Yahoo's CEO, wherein he allegedly lied on his resume about having a CS degree. Later, we'll poke into a couple of exciting rumors of Apple lowering the price of their Macbook Air to $799, plus their upcoming HDTV offering. But first, the headlines...Facebook sets its IPO price, Discovery buys Revision3, Draw Something loses 5M users/Mo. after Zynga purchase, AT&T CEO regrets offering unlimited data, Google loses copyright infringement case to Oracle over Java, Google's Hangouts on Air rolls out to everyone, & Google's Autonomous cars get an official nod from Nevada. Headlines Facebook Sets $28-$35 IPO Range Discovery Buys Revision3 for $30 Million Draw Something Loses 5M Users a Month After Zynga Purchase AT&T Chief Regrets Offering Unlimited Data for iPhone Google liable for copyright infringement, jury finds Google makes Hangouts On Air available to everyone Google gets license to test drive autonomous cars on Nevada roads Audible Book of the Week I Am a Pole (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic: Résumé-Gate Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Resume Scandal They Shoot Yahoo CEOs, Don't They? CEO Says Sorry to Yahoos for Borked Bio "Distraction" Yahoo Director in Charge of Botched CEO Vetting to Step Down Musical Interlude #2 Final Word: Apple Rumors Apple reportedly to release US$799 MacBook Air in 3Q12 Our Source Has Seen The Apple HDTV, Here's What It Looks Like The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week, The Drill Down team (and Techmeme's Lidija Davis) discusses Barnes & Noble's new partnership with Microsoft to compete with Amazon's Kindle & Apple's iPad, and later we discuss a development which could spell the end for Digg.com, one of the most venerated social news sites on the internet. But first the headlines...CISPA passes the House (and how that will affect you), Apple sidesteps billions in taxes, The Pirate Bay must be blocked in the UK, Blackberry launches version 10 OS, Facebook adds organ donor status to profiles. Headlines Insanity: CISPA Just Got Way Worse, And Then Passed On Rushed Vote How CISPA would affect you (faq) Why is Silicon Valley silent on CISPA? How Apple Sidesteps Billions in Global Taxes The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK ISPs, court rules BlackBerry 10: a closer look (video) Facebook adds organ donor status to timeline Audible Book of the Week The Wind Through the Keyhole: The Dark Tower by Stephen King Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic Microsoft Makes $300M Investment In New Barnes & Noble Subsidiary To Battle With Apple & Amazon Barnes & Noble CEO: NFC coming to the Nook Musical Interlude #2 Final Word Rumor: Digg to be Acquired by The Washington Post The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week The Drill Down team takes a look at the battle for your online distributed data, with new features on cloud storage services from Microsoft, Dropbox, and Google. Then, it's sci-fi billionaires in space!!! as Google's Larry Page, Eric Schmidt, and director James Cameron launch into a new venture to mine asteroids. But first, the headlines... Nokia's down 30% with a $1.7 BN loss, Anonymous launches a social music service, Facebook pays Microsoft $550 M for former AOL patents, Adobe announces Creative Suite 6 (and subscription-based licenses), and Facebook announces its staggering Q1 financials, including details on its Instagram purchase. What We're Playing With Devindra: Republic City Dispatch Andy: Paper by FiftyThree Dwayne: Pebble: E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android Headlines Nokia's Q1 2012 financials: $9 billion in sales can't stop a $1.7 billion loss Anontune: The New Social Music Platform From Anonymous Facebook Paying Microsoft $550 Million for Former AOL Patents Adobe Officially Unveils CS6 And Its $49/Month All-Inclusive Creative Cloud Subscription Service Facebook's Amended S-1: 901 Million Users, 500M Mobile, Paid $300M Cash + 23M Shares for Instagram Audible Book of the Week Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic: Cloud Storage Wars Google Drive is here, and you can install it right now SkyDrive Builds Up Syncing, Downsizes Free Space Dropbox adds link file-sharing; Welcome to the Megaupload club Google Drive vs. the competition: pricing plans and perks, compared How far does Google Drive's terms go in 'owning' your files? ‘Prometheus' Viral Campaign Launches with a Trip to the Year 2023 with Guy Pearce New ‘Prometheus' Viral Video Introduces Us To Michael Fassbender's David 8 Musical Interlude #2 Final Word Private company does indeed plan to mine asteroids… and I think they can do it The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week, Dwayne DeFreitas & Andrew Sorcini examine Microsoft's announced new versions of Windows 8 OS, and Twitter's pledge not to join the Patent War offensive. But first, the headlines...Google announces a stock split, Google Drive launches next week, Yahoo CEO's plan to drop fifty properties to turn the company around, Valve announces research into wearable computing, IKEA will sell a HDTV modular furniture system, text messages soothe the soul, and Tupac lives again via "hologram" Headlines GOOGLE COFOUNDERS: Here's Why We Just Announced A Stock Split Google Drive Launching Next Week Yahoo CEO's Turnaround Plan: Do Less, Do It Better Valve reveals mystery hardware project: wearable computing Watch Out, Best Buy, Ikea Will Soon Sell Their Own HDTV System And It's Awesome Text messages — even automated ones — can soothe the disconnected soul Tupac 'hologram' merely pretty cool optical illusion - Watch More Funny Videos Audible Book of the Week 13 Things That Don't Make Sense: The Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time by Michael Brooks Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic Microsoft talks Windows 8 SKUs: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and "Windows RT" for ARM Musical Interlude #2 Final Word Twitter's no-lawsuit pledge: "We will not join the patent wars" The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live! Geeks Of Doom's The Drill Down is a roundtable-style audio podcast where we discuss the most important issues of the week, in tech and on the web and how they affect us all. Hosts are Geeks of Doom contributor Andrew Sorcini (Mr. BabyMan), VentureBeat editor Devindra Hardawar, marketing research analyst Dwayne De Freitas, and Startup Digest CTO Christopher Burnor. Occasionally joining them is Techmeme editor Lidija Davis.
This week, The Drill Down team (including occasional co-host TechMeme editor Lidija Davis) talk about employers asking prospective new hires for their Facebook (and other social) passwords, and Facebook's reaction to that. Also, we look at the issues and reactions that have emerged in the two weeks since the launch of Apple's new iPad. But first, this week's headlines...Apple to pay dividends, Kevin Rose to work for Google, Zynga buys OMGPOP, Facebook buys 750 patents from IBM, Nokia's Lumia 900 comes to AT&T, Obvtuse vs Svbtle, and Google shows you what you've been doing...on Google. What We're Playing With Andy: The New iPad, Journey on PSN Devindra: Locke & Key on Comixology Dwayne: Apple TV XBox360 Comcast XFinity App, Slice Chris: SXSW Show Links Apple Goes Blue Chip With New Quarterly Shareholder Dividend Apple to Pay Dividend, Buy Back Stock to Return Some of Cash Kevin Rose Will Join Google Zynga Just Bought OMGPOP for $200 Million Facebook Is Said to Buy 750 IBM Patents to Boost Defenses AT&T confirms Nokia's Lumia 900 for April 8 at $100 Obvtuse vs Svbtle: Is open source plagiarism? Svbtle Obvtse Google's New Account Activity Feature Shows Your Shocking Addiction To Google Services Audible Book of the Week The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Musical Interlude #1 Hot Topic The iPad Apple sells 3 million new iPads in launch weekend Amid Privacy Concerns, Apple Has Started Rejecting Apps That Access UDIDs The battery Visualized: new iPad burns 10 degrees hotter than its predecessor The LTE The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is in the process of taking Apple to court Musical Interlude #2 Final Word Job seekers getting asked for Facebook passwords Facebook May Take Legal Action Over Employer Password Requests House Shoots Down Legislation That Would Have Stopped Employers From Demanding Your Facebook Password It may be so much less than the press thinks it is Subscribe The Drill Down on iTunes (Subscribe now!) Sign up here to be alerted by SMS when the podcast is live!
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Welcome to episode #153 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. As usual, this is confusing because it's also episode number eight of Media Hacks. This episode includes some very new news topics discussed in-depth. Lots of Google, publishing and advertising chat. Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #153 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 44:08. Audio comment line - please send in a comment and add your voice to the audio community: +1 206-666-6056. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter. Facebook Group - Six Pixels of Separation Podcast Society. In a perfect world, connect with me, directly, through Facebook. BookCamp Toronto - June 6th, 2009 - MaRS Discovery District. The Road to Six Pixels of Separation - The Book - coming soon. Media Hacks #8 featuring: C.C. Chapman - Managing The Gray - Advance Guard. Hugh McGuire - LibriVox - The Book Oven. Not present: Chris Brogan - New Marketing Labs - Co-author of Trust Agents. Christopher S. Penn - The Financial Aid Podcast - Marketing Over Coffee. Julien Smith - In Over Your Head - Co-author of Trust Agents. Google Profile. Steve Rubel - Micro Persuasion - Google's New "What's Popular" Feature Aims to Clone Digg. Techmeme. No more Wikia search. MySpace goes through changes. Is banner advertising going to be the future of online advertising? How much money is Facebook making? YouTube is losing money every day. Shout-out to Barbara Nixon and her class. Music: David Usher - 'Kill The Lights'. Please join the conversation by sending in questions, feedback and ways to improve Six Pixels Of Separation. Please let me know what you think or leave an audio comment at: +1 206-666-6056. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #153 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: advance guard advertising banner advertising barbara nixon blog blogging book oven bookcamp bookcamp toronto cc chapman chris brogan christopher s penn digg digital marketing facebook facebook group financial aid podcast google profile hugh mcguire in over your head itunes julien smith librivox managing the gray marketing marketing over coffee mars discovery district media hacks micro persuasion myspace new marketing labs online advertising online social network podcast podcasting six pixels of separation social media marketing steve rubel techmeme trust agents twist image twitter web 20 wikia search youtube
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