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Brian McCullough
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Wed. 12/15 – Google To Adopt Vaccine Mandate?
Is Google the first Silicon Valley company to adopt a vaccine mandate? A new foldable phone from Oppo. Why the US might ban you from investing in DJI....
Tue. 12/14 – Is Log4j The Worst Bug Of All Time?
More fallout from what is now being called potentially the worst bug of all time. Apple helps Android users discover if they’re being tracked by AirTa...
Mon. 12/13 – Why the Log4j Bug Is Such A Big Deal
A huge bug in Apache servers is causing chaos around the Internet. What to expect, and what we’re still waiting on from iOS 15.2. Why did Instagram st...
(Bonus) a16z's Andrew Chen On The Cold Start Problem
The great Andrew Chen of a16z joins us to discuss his new book: The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects. This an indispens...
Fri. 12/10 – Google Play Games Coming To Windows
Google Play games are coming to Windows, while Microsoft was apparently willing to bend over backwards if Apple had let xCloud games into the iOS app...
Thu. 12/09 – Instagram To Return To A Chronological Feed
Instagram is going to bring back a version of its chronological feed, sort of. The congressional hearings about Instagram, but also crypto. I was wron...
Wed. 12/08 – AWS Outage Is Why You Didn’t Get Your Package
That AWS outage yesterday disrupted Amazon’s own delivery efforts. When we might see the AirPods Pro 2. More specific details on the Apple AR thingy....
Tue. 12/07 – Tim Cook’s Secret China Deal?
The Information has a story about a secret deal Apple struck that really solidifies Tim Cook as the China whisperer. Intel proves itself to be an astu...
Mon. 12/06 – DoorDash Tries Something Radical: Employees
DoorDash tests a wildly new business model: employees! Apple launches a Winter War in Russia. Two stories of US telecom companies doing what US teleco...
(TWTR SPC) Jack Dorsey, Halo Infinite And Foldable Phones
Mulling over the whole legacy of Jack Dorsey and name changes for tech companies in general. The weird way gaming is changing right now (see: Halo Inf...
Fri. 12/03 – Acquisition Deathwatch: Nvidia/Arm
Another tech deal goes on a deathwatch, but this time it’s Nvidia and Arm, and this time I think it’s for real. Google is probably working on its own...
Thu. 12/02 – Square Changes Its Name To Block
Square changes its name to Block. Apple is hinting at unexpectedly weak iPhone demand. TikTok adds monetization tools. How many people have never used...
Wed. 12/01 – Twitter Bans “Private” Sharing
Twitter bans “private” sharing, but there’s some confusion about what that actually means. A big executive departure throws more doubt on Meta’s crypt...
Tue. 11/30 – Meta Might Do The Giphy Deal Anyway
Tue. 11/30 – Meta Might Do The Giphy Deal AnywayThe UK quashes the Giphy acquisition, but is it actually dead? Maybe not. Was Cyber Monday a bit of a...
Mon. 11/29 – Jack Dorsey To Leave Twitter
Jack Dorsey is reportedly about to be a one company CEO if he steps down from Twitter. The acquisition of Giphy is on life support. Folks remember Mic...
(TWTR SPC) That Feeling When You Almost Buy The Constitution
The legendary tech analyst and general deep-thinker @benedictevans comes on to discuss this essay about the state of the Metaverse...
Tue. 11/23 – How To Automate Your(self out of a?) Job
Italy has fined Amazon and Apple for alleged collusion. Tile taps out by getting acquired. Niantic is an interesting metaverse raise. Walmart is testi...
Mon. 11/22 – Adele Says: Spotify, No Shuffling!
When Adele says jump, Spotify apparently says how high? Is Apple Watch slipping in market share? All the crypto miners who fled China have landed in R...
Fri. 11/19 – ConstitutionDAO Lost The Auction For The Constitution.
ConstitutionDAO lost the auction for the Constitution. But it was really about the friends we made along the way, right? More Apple Car rumors. Xbox a...
Thu. 11/18 – So… Who Actually “Takes Delivery” Of The Constitution?
Paytm has a rough IPO. Nvidia has another in a long line of crushed earnings reports. Grammarly is an interesting raise. Twitter wants to take the pul...
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