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18 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Wed. 11/18 – Crack! Apple Cuts Its App Store Vig In Half

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The App Store has cracked open a bit. Apple will cut its vigorish in half, for most developers, but not the ones that make them the most money. Robinhood is probably gonna join the cavalcade of IPOs. Marissa Mayer is back. And the biggest social network you’ve probably never...

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17 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Tue. 11/17 – Amazon Pharmacy Aims To Conquer Another Huge Retail Sector

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Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy. Twitter launches Fleets, but the real news is they’re testing a Clubhouse clone with audio rooms. Airbnb finally files to go public. And running through the flood of reviews for the new Macs with Apple Silicon, I’m starting to become a believ...

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16 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Mon. 11/16 – Is Big Sur Apple’s Vista?

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Continued problems with Big Sur have some people wondering if this is Apple’s version of Windows Vista. But actual benchmarks continue to show Apple Silicon is probably a big win. All the details of the Galaxy S21 lineup have leaked. A monster new GPU for supercomputers. And...

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13 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Fri. 11/13 – The DoorDash S-1 Is Surprisingly Good

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DoorDash files its S-1, and has a surprisingly good business, it looks like. The US backs down on TikTok. Is the whole Ant IPO thing, not business but personal? Why you should probably wait to download macOS Big Sur. How much Disney+ continues to kill it. And of course, the ...

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12 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Thu. 11/12 – The Google Photos Free-For-All Is Over

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Why Google sunsetting the free version of its Photos service has so many people riled up. Apple’s TestFlight update should make beta testing apps easier. Amazon’s Alexa Care Hub should make caring for elderly relatives easier. A “bank on rails” is an interesting raise. And i...

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11 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Wed. 11/11 – Groundhog Day! Is TikTok Going Dark Tomorrow?

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So wait, is TikTok facing shutdown again, as soon as tomorrow or… what? Some analysis on how well those M1 chips might actually perform. Ring doorbells are catching fire. The Hyperloop takes its first passengers for a ride. And does China now ALSO think that big tech has got...

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10 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Tue. 11/10 – The Apple Silicon Macs Are Here

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Apple’s One More Thing Mac Event. The EU sues Amazon for antitrust. The Slingbox is no more. And, apparently, the MagSafe Duo charger is no good.

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EU accuses Amazon of breaching antitrust rules (FT)
Slingbox discontinued, services sunsetting (SlashGear)
Walmart and Cruise launch pilot to deliver orders via self-driving cars (Venture Beat)
Apple MagSafe Duo Charger Review: Useful, but expensive and underwhelming (TechCrunch)

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09 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Mon. 11/09 – Apple Mad At Pegatron

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Apple is not happy with a key parts supplier. If you’re running an old version of android, you might be shut out of some important websites soon. Is SoftBank’s Vision Fund, back, baby? Is the Raspberry Pi 400 any good to use? And what can Silicon Valley expect from a Biden a...

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07 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

(Bonus) Listener Call In III - Son Of The Call-in-a-ning

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06 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

11/06 – Is It Too Soon To Start Talking About iPhone 13?

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Is it too soon to start talking about the iPhone 13? It’s review day. Reviews of the iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and the PlayStation 5. Why I think the DOJ suing to block the Plaid acquisition is such a big deal. And of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Spons...

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05 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Thu. 11/05 - WhatsApp Gets Disappearing Messages Ten Years After Snapchat!

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WhatsApp gets disappearing messages ten years after Snapchat! A new entry-level, ultra-lightweight drone from DJI. Productivity laptops are getting interesting designs, ala gaming laptops. Ethereum 2.0 is coming. How and why Jack Ma pissed off the Chinese government. The Xbo...

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04 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Wed. 11/04 – Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, et al Win In California

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Californians pass Proposition 22, and voters in Massachusetts strike a blow for the right to repair. You no longer need a phone to listen to Spotify on your watch. And why Walmart might partner with Comcast to make TVs, countries might force Netflix to produce content inside...

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03 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Tue. 11/03 – Apple Silicon Coming To MacBook Pros Already?

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So, that November 10th Apple event might see a full slate of Mac laptops with Apple Silicon inside. Why has Ant Group’s IPOs been called off? Why has Walmart called off plans to allow robots to roam its store aisles? And someone explain to me why Spotify’s proposed new algor...

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02 Nov 2020 • Ride Home Media

Mon. 11/02 - Raspberry Pi Launches the Raspberry Pi 400

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Raspberry Pi launches the Raspberry Pi 400. All the big platforms’ plans for election day and beyond. Huawei is gonna make its own chips because it has to. Gaming continues to lead the way into the future in so many ways. And the Kafkaesque nightmare of Google locking you out of all your accounts.

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The Raspberry Pi 400 is a compact keyboard with a built-in computer (The Verge)
What to Expect From Facebook, Twitter and YouTube on Election Day (NYTimes)
Huawei develops plan for chip plant to help beat US sanctions (Financial Times)
Tencent claims record 100M daily users on mobile game Honor of Kings (TechCrunch)
What it's like to get locked out of Google indefinitely (Business Insider)

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30 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Fri. 10/30 – Netflix Raises Prices

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Netflix raises prices. Because they can—and maybe because they should. Google wants to give you a free VPN. Samsung helps you find your galaxy of Galaxy things. A rundown of yesterday’s big day of tech earnings. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: M...

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29 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Thu. 10/29 – Troubling Ransomware Attacks On Hospitals

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Major warnings about a rash of ransomware attacks on US hospitals. The new AMD chips. MOAAR consolidation in the chip industry. Can I introduce you to Quantum Computing as a Service? And a reminder that as Hollywood moves to streaming first, you don’t own anything. Seriously...

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28 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Wed. 10/28 – Does The iPhone 12 Have A Secret Reverse Wireless Charging Feature?

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Does the iPhone 12 have secret reverse wireless charging just waiting to be turned on? More signs Apple might be building its own search engine. The headlines from today’s Section 230 Senate hearing. Is the DOJ gonna prevent Visa from acquiring Plaid? And how much would you ...

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27 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Tue. 10/27 – AMD Buys Xilinx for $35 Billion

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AMD does indeed buy Xilinx for $35 billion dollars. The UK bans locked phones. Tinder rolls out video dating. Zoom finally rolls out encryption. A major breakthrough in OLED technology has major implications for VR and for porn. And why the no-code movement might actually usher in the true computing revolution we were promised all along.

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AMD Acquiring Xilinx In Bold, $35B Semiconductor Mega-Deal (Forbes)
UK announces ban on sale of network-locked phones (Android Authority)
Face to Face, Tinder's opt-in video chat feature, is now rolling out globally (TechCrunch)
Zoom’s end-to-end encryption has arrived (The Verge)
Porn is about to get uncomfortably high-res thanks to new OLED tech (Input)
The No-Code Generation is arriving (TechCrunch)

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26 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Mon. 10/26 – New AirPods And AirPods Pro This Spring?

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New AirPods and AirPods pro coming as soon as the spring? Facebook launches streaming gaming everywhere but guess where? Ant is the biggest IPO in history. SAP seems to be having Covid issues. And are you still working from home? Well, maybe keep an eye on your ISP’s data ca...

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24 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

(Bonus) Joshua Schachter And The del.icio.us Story

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Joshua Schachter is mostly known these days as a prominent angel investor, but his claim to fame is as the founder of del.icio.us, one of THE sites and startups that convinced me and a lot of other people that the internet space wasn’t dead, in the wake of the dotcom bubble. So, consider this in the spirt of the longreads. A profile of a key startup and entrepreneur, that got the web and the world to where we are today.

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23 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Fri. 10/23 – What If PayPal Goes Big In Crypto?

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Is PayPal making moves to become a major player in Crypto? A look at the two big ballot initiatives in California that Silicon Valley cares about and which the rest of the country might be affected by. Why YouTube is this election’s go-to place for campaigns to run ads, and ...

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22 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Thu. 10/22 – Quibi QUIckly BItes The Dust

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Quibi’s dead baby. Quibi’s dead. Jony Ive is going to design stuff for… Airbnb? The Mate 40 Pro is the best flagship smartphone you’ll probably never want to buy. What if Snapchat conquers India? The Bahamas launches the first official cryptocurrency for an entire country. A...

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21 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Wed. 10/21 – PayPal Adds Crypto

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Big news for crypto as PayPal adopts it, both for users to buy, but also, crucially, for them to spend. Facebook is testing a Nextdoor killer. Update on the Quibi deathwatch. Tech earnings snuck up on me and Evan Spiegel had a good night. And let’s end today with another rev...

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20 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Tue. 10/20 – The DOJ Antitrust Suit Against Google

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The Feds have finally thrown the book at Google. But the DOJ has also targeted the infamous Sandworm hackers. Intel sells its NAND memory unit as consolidation in chips continues. Microsoft partners with Elon Musk to take its battle with AWS to space. What product is Google ...

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19 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Mon. 10/19 – Apple Launches Apple Music TV (A-MTV? iMTV?)

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Apple wants to you to want your A-MTV. iMTV? I dunno. Apple has launched a music videos channel. The new Samsung Galaxies might be coming sooner than ever. The company bringing AR to car windshields. And why Japan saying it’s getting on the regulate tech bandwagon might be t...

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17 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

(Bonus) What Is DeFi? With CoinDesk's Brady Dale

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I don’t think I’ve made any bones about the fact that I blow hot and cold on crypto. Sometimes I grow frustrated that it always seems to be a lot of sound and fury, ultimately signifying nothing. Or at least, not amounting to much that touches normal people’s lives. I dunno ...

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16 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Fri. 10/16 – You Can Now Hum To Search Music On Google

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Google now lets you whistle or hum to search, which sounds crazy I know, or crazy cool. Are we due for one more Apple event this year? The FCC wants to kill section 230 but actually can’t. Could you do machine learning with practically no data to learn off of? And of course,...

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15 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Thu. 10/15 – Xbox Series X Preview

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It’s hardware review Thursday! Reviews of the Xbox Series X, Google Pixel 5 AND 4a 5G. SOME of the new iPhones are getting extra RAM. Room-temperature superconductivity has been achieved for the first time and what that could mean. Landscape is an interesting raise. And...

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14 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Wed. 10/14 – iPhone 12 Pricing and Availability Surprises

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Picking up some odds and ends from yesterday’s iPhone event, including some eyebrow raising clarifications on price and availability. Zoom is indeed trying to be a platform by bringing apps to your calls. You know DeFi is hot when everyone is suddenly rebranding themselves a...

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13 Oct 2020 • Ride Home Media

Tue. 10/13 – The iPhone 12 Event: All The Deets

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All the details from the iPhone 12 event. PC shipments go into the category of “doing well in covid times.” Disney announces a reorg to emphasize its streaming strategy. And following up on that whole Foxconn factory in Wisconsin promise. Hint: it looks like vaporware.

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