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Brian McCullough
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Wed. 07/29 – Big Tech CEO’s Testimony Before Congress
A rundown of what the big tech CEO’s told Congress this afternoon. Are Samsung and Google about to get a lot more integrated? The biggest news in the...
Tue. 07/28 – Instagram Is Making TikTok-ers An Offer (They Hope) They Can’t Refuse
What to expect from tomorrow’s Big Tech Congressional testimony. Instagram is trying to woo TikTok stars. Qualcomm has some amazing new quick charge t...
Mon. 07/27 – Googlers May Not Return To The Office Until NEXT July
Google’s offices might remain closed due to Covid for another full year. Australia has sued Google on competition and consumer grounds. Looks like Gar...
Fri. 07/24 – The US Has A Quantum Internet Plan
Might Twitter have too many cooks in the kitchen to have decent op-sec? Intel has to delay its next gen chip process. Again. The US unveiled official...
Thu. 07/23 – Corning Introduces A New Gorilla Glass: Victus!
Corning has introduced what it is calling it’s best Gorilla Glass ever, with a tough new name: Victus! HBO Max already has more than 4 million custome...
Wed. 07/22 - Samsung Announces the Galaxy Z Flip 5G
Samsung announces the Galaxy Z Flip 5G! TikTok’s US-based investors are considering buying it out as a last resort. Slack files an antitrust complaint...
Tue. 07/21 – Apple Pledges 100% Carbon Neutrality by 2030
Apple says it will be 100% carbon neutral by 2030. Microsoft has been talking to Congress ahead of next week’s hearings. LinkedIn is cutting jobs caus...
Mon. 07/20 – eBay to Sell Its Classified Ads Business?
eBay seems to be selling every last thing it can before all it's left with is its marketplace and its pride. Disney has quietly cut its Facebook adver...
(Bonus) Listener Call-In 2- The Revenge!
The Twitter hack! Can Apple REALLY buy Arm? The Ad-tier being key to Peacock's strategy. Will open standards ever make a comeback? And much more!See P...
Fri. 07/17 – Is A 21-Year-Old British Hacker Behind The Great Twitter Hijacking?
Brian Krebs has a theory of who specifically he thinks was behind the Twitter hijack, but other people have theories too. Netflix kicks off tech earni...
Thu. 07/16 – The Great Twitter Hijack of 2020
I run down the whole mess of the great twitter hijacking from last night. Facebook is rolling out more labels for politicians. Facebook might also be...
Wed. 07/15 – Is It Too Early To Start Talking About 6G?
Apple wins its big tax fight with the EU. Sony is doubling PlayStation 5 production because: Covid. Zoom has its own hardware device. An early review...
Tue. 07/14 – What If Apple Bought Arm?
Softbank looks like it might want to unload Arm, so let me blow your mind for a second: what if Apple bought Arm? The UK has completely flip flopped o...
Mon. 07/13 – SiriusXM Makes the Biggest Podcast Acquisition Yet
SiriusXM looks like it is stepping up to be the big competitor to Spotify in the podcasting space by lining up Podcasting’s biggest ever acquisition....
Fri. 07/10 – Kuo: Apple Silicon Macs Coming THIS Year
We could get our first Apple Silicon Macs as soon as this year. Apple Glasses are still a ways away, but Foxconn is already making the lenses. Feveris...
Thu. 07/09 – Apple’s Not Gonna Abandon Thunderbolt
Coinbase might be the most important IPO of the next several years. More bad numbers from Quibi. Apple wants you to know it is not abandoning Thunderb...
Wed. 07/08 – Facebook Fails Its Own Audit
Facebook fails its own civil rights audit. Details of the new Thunderbolt 4 standard. Details on the new Snapdragon chip. Unpacking what might be in s...
Tue. 07/07 – Will The US Government Ban TikTok?
TikTok pulls it’s app completely for the Hong Kong market. But could the US ban TikTok in the US market? And India shows us what happens when TikTok g...
Mon. 07/06 – Uber Buys Postmates
Uber buys Postmates for $2.65 billion dollars. There’s an Xbox Series X event coming later this month. An algorithm that could PREDICT Covid-19 outbre...
Thu. 07/02 – ALL of Silicon Valley (kinda) Has A Date With Washington
Zuckerberg has told Facebook staff he’s not overly worried about the boycotts. The Fab 4 CEOs of the biggest tech companies (minus Microsoft) all have...
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