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Brian McCullough
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Thu. 05/04 – The Regulators Come For AI
The regulators have not been sleeping on the AI revolution. Everybody wants to get in on the blue checkmark game. But this time, with actual utility....
Wed. 05/03 – How A Pixies Song Broke Google Assistant
Google releases a new feature to put another nail in the password coffin. Malware merchants are using generative AI. A deep dive into what Bluesky is...
Tue. 05/02 – The Writer’s Strike Inspired By AI
Looks like that Hollywood strike inspired by AI fears is a go. Apple and Google want to set a new standard to prevent modern digital stalking. Pornhub...
Mon. 05/01 – Why Hollywood Fears AI
Gurman says the big Apple Watch OS overhaul is nigh. I can already tell you what the biggest tech IPO of 2023 is going to be. Are there signs tech ear...
(IHP Bonus) Mike Slade on Steve Jobs' Return To Apple
Another bonus episode from the Internet History Podcast. As promised, Mike Slade is back to tell stories from the period 1998 through 2004, when he wa...
(IHP Bonus) Mike Slade on NeXT and Steve Jobs' Return to Apple
Another bonus episode from the Internet History Podcast. I originally wanted to talk to Mike Slade about Starwave, the innovative company that launche...
Fri. 04/28 – Microsoft Gets Out Of The Mice Business
More signs that vital communications infrastructure is abandoning Twitter. Reddit is testing Discord-like chat channels. Big layoffs at Clubhouse. Mic...
Thu. 04/27 – Meta Does Good
Meta reported earnings that surprised investors in the good way. But that doesn’t mean they’re backing off the Metaverse. Global smartphone shipments...
Wed. 04/26 - The UK Is Blocking Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition
The UK is blocking Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition. A quick rundown of Microsoft and Alphabet earnings. The new Mavic drone is a beast. Cruise has...
Tue. 04/25 – The AI Revolution Comes For Drake
Methinks Coinbase is orchestrating laying the groundwork for a showdown with US regulators. Slack rolls out Canvas, which seems pretty cool. AI Guardr...
Mon. 04/24 – And More Twitter Stuff
Would you believe me if I told you there was more Twitter chaos over the weekend. More details on the Apple headset. Is ARM about to abandon its Switz...
(Bonus) Chamath Palihapitiya Interview
Again, my Internet History Podcast interview with Chamath Palihapitiya of the All In podcast from 2016.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...
(Bonus) Jason Calacanis Interview
Again, this is a republishing of my Jason Calacanis interview from the Internet History Podcast.Sponsors:Bloomberg.com/careersSee Privacy Policy at ht...
Fri. 04/21 – Twitter Stuff
More… I dunno… Twitter things are happening. Google is consolidating its AI efforts. We now have a hint about what that startup Humane might be creati...
Thu. 04/20 – Elon’s Having A Heck Of A 4/20
Are Elon and Microsoft fully at war at this point? Does Coinbase already have one foot out the country at this point? Is OpenAI careening toward a run...
Wed. 04/19 – The End Of Netflix’s Red Envelopes
That Netflix ad tier seems to be paying off. But it’s also the end of the road for those famous red envelopes. We’re about to see a foldable Pixel pho...
Tue. 04/18 – Is The AI Era Kicking Off A New Generation Of Silicon?
Is the AI revolution going to kick of a silicon revolution with a whole new generation of chips? Coinbase would consider leaving the US if it can’t ge...
Mon. 04/17 – Is Google About To Lose Samsung?
Hey everybody, back from Ireland, and man, the universe dumped all the news on me this morning. Google is rushing to add AI to search because they’re...
Fri. 04/14 - AWS Enters the Gen AI Race
AWS has begun offering customers access to LLMs made by Anthropic, Stability AI, and AI21 Labs, as they look to be a neutral platform for generative A...
Thu. 04/13 - They're Trying Their Damnedest To Ruin The HBO Brand
The stocks of Apple suppliers Cirrus Logic and AAC are down after reporting that iPhone 15 Pro models won’t have solid-state buttons after all. IBM is...
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