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Tue. 11/08 – FTX: You Ok, Bro?
Why has FTX appeared to have halted withdrawals? Innocent explanation, or could we have another big crypto blowup brewing? What if Elon just says, scr...
Mon. 11/07 – Meta Layoffs Incoming?
Looks like those rumors of massive Meta layoffs might be coming true this week. Covid has led to brand new iPhone shortage worries. Is Apple about to...
Fri. 11/04 – The Twitter Layoffs
The layoffs have begun at Twitter. And while Twitter might shutter its Substack competitor, Substack has moved into Twitter’s turf by launching a sort...
Thu. 11/03 – How About Some Non-Twitter News?
Is TikTok still in danger of running afoul of government bans? WhatsApp gets Groups. Gmail gets package tracking. Instagram gets NFT minting. Patreon...
Wed. 11/02 – PlayStation VR2 Deets Revealed
We know when the PlayStation VR2 is coming, when you can pre-order it, and how much it’s gonna cost. What do you know? A bunch of news in the whole Tw...
Tue. 11/01 – Twilight Of The Blue-Checks?
Will charging for blue checks actually help Twitter monetarily or… frankly, any way, at all? Amazon has expanded ad-free Music. YouTube is bundling st...
Mon. 10/31 – Would You Pay $20/Month For Twitter Blue?
Just, massive wholesale changes at Twitter, including possibly making folks pay up for features. Pitty the poor tech billionaires who have collectivel...
(Portfolio Profile) Readocracy
Readocracy is restoring sanity to the world by making how you inform yourself count for something. Troll-free, bot-free, ad-free. Learn more a...
Fri. 10/28 – It Actually Happened
Area man completes acquisition of social media platform. And now the fun begins? Amazon had bad earnings, but Apple mostly didn’t. YouTube is trying t...
Thu. 10/27 – Meta (Insert Bomb Emoji Here)
(BOMB SOUND). That’s the sound of Meta’s disastrous earnings announcement yesterday. That’s the sort of insightful analysis you come to this podcast f...
Wed. 10/26 – Meta Calls Apple On Its "Rentier Capitalism"
Meta and Spotify both call Apple out on their recent App Store aggressiveness. Soft earnings from Microsoft and worrying earnings from Alphabet. Twitt...
Tue. 10/25 – “Extractive Rentier Capitalists”
Apple tries to wedge the App Store vig into another market. Prices are going up for your favorite Apple services. Shutterstock is partnering with Open...
Mon. 10/24 – Investing In Chinese Tech Means Investing One Man’s Whims?
Did investing in Chinese tech become a fool’s errand over the weekend? A deep dive on how TSMC is caught in the middle of all the things. Is Elon’s Tw...
(TWTR SPC) The AI Moment With @pt, @miguelisolano & @mignano
Talking this week's big week for AI, with Parker Thompson (@pt) plus@miguelisolano&@mignano Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
Fri. 10/21 – What If Uncle Sam Let’s Elon Off The Hook?
I said Elon’s name five times in front of a mirror and the whole Elon/Twitter headlines came flooding back into our lives. Forbes alleges that they’ve...
Thu. 10/20 – A Day Of Reviews
The big Solana challenger had a terrible first day of trading. Previews of the new Thunderbolt standard. Reviews of the new Raptor Lake chips. Uber ta...
Wed. 10/19 – What Even IS Apple’s iPad Strategy?
Netflix actually beat on earnings and customer additions. Why their pivot to ads might actually be in line with their long-term strategy. Yesterday’s...
Tue. 10/18 – It’s AI Vs. The Metaverse, And AI Seems To Be Winning
New iPad Pros and new Apple TV 4ks. Meta walks away from the Giphy acquisition. Layoffs at Microsoft. High attrition at Amazon. Mobileye is probably g...
Mon. 10/17 – Kanye To Elon: Hold My Beer
Looks like Ye, née Kanye West, is going to try to buy the social network Parler. A look at the Chinese export controls that could potentially force Am...
Fri. 10/14 – Meta Lied About Legs?
We now know how much Netflix with Ads will cost; we think we know how many ads they have to show us to make up for the lost revenue. What is unclear i...
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