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Brian McCullough
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(Bonus) Peter Kafka on Media, Hollywood, Substack and TikTok
As promised, here’s Recode’s Peter Kafka, the dean of the media reporters, someone we should have had on the podcast a long time before this. Do check...
Fri. 12/04 – CRACK! Warners Blows Up The (Traditional) Hollywood Business Model
Another monumental crack across the land as Warner Brothers has maybe signaled the death of the business model Hollywood has relied on for 100 years....
Thu. 12/03 – A Law To Turn Crypto Basic?
A new bill could regulate crypto in a way that crypto folks say would defeat the point of decentralization. Facebook antitrust could be coming next we...
Wed. 12/2 – A Salesforce/Slack Deal Analysis
A full analysis of the huge Salesforce/Slack deal. What HPE leaving Silicon Valley means, even if only symbolically. Qualcomm’s new flagship Snapdrago...
Tue. 12/01 - Amazon Launches EC2 Mac Instances
Amazon launches EC2 Mac instances. Don’t call it Libra. At least, not the Libra Association. Is Samsung thinking about discontinuing the Galaxy Note l...
Mon. 11/30 – DoorDash’s IPO Seems To Be Cresting The Wave
DoorDash lines up for its IPO and seems to be cresting the wave perfectly. Airbnb is right behind it, swelling a bit as well. Salesforce looks like it...
Wed. 11/25 – The Blue Checkmarks Are Returning To Twitter
Twitter is revving the little blue checkmark engine back up, but it will work slightly differently than before. Stripe is either already impossibly bi...
Tue. 11/24 – Apple’s Head Of Global Security Indicted On Bribery Charges
Apple’s head of global security is indicted on bribery charges. But… it’s a little nuanced. Facebook turned back the dial on divisive news stories aft...
Mon. 11/23 - Snapchat Launches Spotlight, A TikTok Clone
Cloning Snapchat isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? Cloning TikTok. Even Snapchat has joined the bandwagon with Spotlight. Are people fleeing ads in fe...
(Bonus) Office Hours With Chris Messina
A deep-dive conversation with hashtag inventor Chris Messina about what makes good product design, how to Product Hunt effectively, and his unique adv...
Fri. 11/20 – Facebook And Apple Trade Schoolyard Taunts
Facebook and Apple are calling each other names again. “Privacy Thief!” “Monopolist!” And why we might see more of this in the coming years. Roblox fi...
Thu. 11/19 – Google Pay Pivots In An Interesting Way
A major strategy shift for Google Pay might be a big deal. But a minor shift in YouTube monetization is the same old, same old. Apple pays to settle a...
Wed. 11/18 – Crack! Apple Cuts Its App Store Vig In Half
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. Robinh...
Tue. 11/17 – Amazon Pharmacy Aims To Conquer Another Huge Retail Sector
Amazon launches Amazon Pharmacy. Twitter launches Fleets, but the real news is they’re testing a Clubhouse clone with audio rooms. Airbnb finally file...
Mon. 11/16 – Is Big Sur Apple’s Vista?
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 S...
Fri. 11/13 – The DoorDash S-1 Is Surprisingly Good
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...
Thu. 11/12 – The Google Photos Free-For-All Is Over
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 easi...
Wed. 11/11 – Groundhog Day! Is TikTok Going Dark Tomorrow?
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 doorbell...
Tue. 11/10 – The Apple Silicon Macs Are Here
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.Spons...
Mon. 11/09 – Apple Mad At Pegatron
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 S...
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