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Brian McCullough
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Thu. 06/15 – Everbody Does Ads Now
The every platform can be an ad platform too march continues. This time, it’s Uber. Intel drops the “I.” Google lens can check your skin condition. An...
Wed. 06/14 – EU Threatens Google With A Breakup
The European Commission might have just taken the first steps toward separating Google from its cash cow. Reddit’s CEO keeps saying not so soothing th...
Tue. 06/13 – New Beatles Song Thanks To AI
The FTC has filed an injunction to block the Microsoft/Activision tie-up. Netflix is dipping its toe into live sports. Why Larry Ellison is thankful A...
Mon. 06/12 – Why Your Favorite Subreddit Might Go Dark.
Why your favorite subreddit might be going dark. Why a16z opened an office in the UK. Why AI seems to be recycling the same few dozen jokes when you a...
(IHP) Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott
Kevin Scott is the current Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft. We talk about his entire career, how being an academic seemed to be his path before...
Fri. 06/09 – Zuck’s Not Worried About Apple’s Headset (Corrected)
Lots of juicy nuggets from a recent all hands over at Meta. Binance.US looks like it’s on the road to shutting down. The first trials of AI tutors for...
Thu. 06/08 – The Gloves Come Off In The Binance Case
So, the Binance case is already getting testy with some wild accusations flying in both directions. Twitch walks back some ad guidelines after only tw...
Wed. 06/07 – Maybe Apple DOES Want To Get Serious About Mac Gaming
Maybe I was wrong. Maybe Apple does want to get serious about gaming on the Mac after all. Maybe I was right. Sequoia splitting in three IS about Chin...
Tue. 06/06 – The SEC Sues Coinbase
The SEC has officially sued Coinbase. Sequoia plans to split into 3 separate VC firms. Why did Apple announce a bunch of AI features yesterday but shy...
Mon. 06/05 – WWDC And The Apple Headset
The Apple headset is called the Apple Vision Pro. It’s more expensive than people thought, but it was maybe more impressive than I expected. Oh, also,...
(IHP) She Gave The World A Billion AOL CDs
Originally published August 2014Jan Brandt is a legend in the world of marketing. She singlehandedly led the famous AOL "carpet-bombing" campaign that...
Fri. 06/02 – An Amazon Prime Phone Service?
A check-in with Elon and Twitter sees things pretty much as they’ve been for about a year now. Is Amazon about to release a low-cost cell phone plan f...
06/01 – Meta Front-Runs The Quest 3
Zuck tried to front-run the Apple headset announcement this morning. Amazon pays some fines. Apple is testing two new high-end Macs. Microsoft actuall...
Wed. 05/31 – AI Industry Says: “Regulate Us!” But Why?
Big names in the AI industry are basically begging governments to regulate AI. But some people are wondering about their motives. The considerations t...
Tue. 05/30 – Nvidia Joins The $1T Club
As Nvidia joins the rarified trillion dollar market cap club, their recent announcements highlight why they’re truly the center of the current AI mome...
(IHP) Gary Flake On The Search Wars
(Originally aired February 2017)Gary Flake has been involved with search technology ever since he got turned on to this particular field in college. I...
(IHP) The History Of Google Parts 1 And 2
When Larry and Sergey first met, they didn’t like each other much...(Originally aired April 2017 in two parts)BIBLIOGRAPHY:In The Plex: How Google Thi...
(IHP) The History Of Internet Porn
(Originally published 01/04/2015)So, I ran across this quote from Star Trek television producer Rick Berman. He said, “Without porn and Star Trek, the...
Fri. 05/26 – AI Google Search Is Here
We get our first look at how Google is integrating AI into search. You heard me warn you, but the most concrete example yet that Crypto VCs might be t...
Thu. 05/25 – Even Presidential Candidates Suffer From Twitter Glitches
The whole Twitter Space presidential announce did not go well. Microsoft says Chinese hackers have burrowed into critical US infrastructure. Sony has...
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