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Brian McCullough
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Wed. 02/05 - It Turns Out…
Spotify officially buys The Ringer, we have the official Disney+ subscriber numbers, Jeff Weiner is officially stepping down as LinkedIn CEO, a Rockst...
Tue. 02/04 - Tech Is the Angle In Iowa
We finally know how big a business YouTube is, the tech angle on that Iowa Caucuses mess IS the only angle, Mastercard explains why it pulled out of L...
Mon. 02/03 - Is THIS the End of the BlackBerry Era?
The end might truly be nigh for Blackberry this time. Will the Corona Virus mean we won’t have an Apple event next month after all? Leaked video of th...
(Bonus) A16Z's Angela Strange On Why Every Company Will Be a Fintech Company
This is the promised interview with Angela Strange from Andreessen Horowitz. I told you about it on the weekend longreads segment yesterday, so no mor...
Fri. 01/31 - Did Uber and DoorDash Almost Merge?
Amazon earnings, the new Apple Maps is rolling out in the US, Uber and DoorDash held merger talks at Softbank’s behest, who’s number two to TikTok in...
Thu. 01/30 - Tesla's Earnings Home Run
Its Earnings Bonanza Day! Tesla, Facebook, Microsoft, Samsung… Facebook pays a record fine to Illinois, the Switch has outsold the SNES, three interes...
Wed. 01/29 - Apple Has More Active Devices Than Microsoft
Apple earnings, Google is testing another chat app, we know Uncle Sam is wary of Huawei but did you know he doesn’t trust DJI either, Lime is testing...
Tue. 01/28 - Gruber's iPad Disappointment
The UK government will allow Huawei to build SOME 5G components, the coronavirus is testing the Great Firewall of China, Product Hunt has a social net...
Mon. 01/27 - The AI That Spotted the Wuhan Virus Early
Vine has a spiritual successor in Byte, the new razr might have “bumps and lumps,” your anti-virus program might be selling all your clicks, Seamless...
(Bonus) The Curious Case of Casper (with Dan Frommer)
One of my favorite newsletters—I’ve really gotta give you all a list of all the newsletters I subscribe to if you’re interested at some point—one of m...
Fri. 01/24 - RIP Clayton Christensen
Quick Share is coming to challenge AirDrop, how iOS 13 has blown up location marketing, Google takes the wrapping of Dataset Search, an interesting eS...
Thu. 01/23 - Security Features As A Feature
More Samsung phone rumors, Match Group invests in safety features as a feature, the Bezos phone hack story gets a lot murkier, and everyone seems to h...
Wed. 01/22 - The Bezos Phone Hacking Thing
The whole Jeff Bezos phone-got-hacked thing blows up into something crazy. That rumored “cheap” iPhone might be mere weeks away. Is Amazon Music almos...
Tue. 01/21 - Why Didn't Apple Encrypt iCloud Backups?
Apple could have encrypted iCloud backups… but didn’t… ostensibly to play nice with the government? Getting an Uber from the airport is about to get m...
(Bonus) Sports Tech With Will Martin
As I said on Friday, we’re going to delve into Sports Tech in a meaningful way for the first time. This will cover the streaming wars from a new angle...
Fri. 01/17 - Jack Dorsey Asked Elon Musk How To Fix Twitter
No ads in WhatsApp… for now. We have all the details on the Peacock streaming service. The other streaming wars are taking their toll on Twitch. Jack...
Thu. 01/16 - Apple Acquires Xnor.ai
Apple has acquired a pretty interesting AI startup, the Chromium-based Edge browser is here, but there is trouble in Mozilla land, Fitbit is first to...
Wed. 01/15 - @Jack On An Edit Button: ‘We’ll probably never do it’
More juicy details about the Galaxy S20 lineup, Google Smart Lock lets you do 2FA on your iPhone, proof that no-code development is the new hotness, w...
Tue. 01/14 - The End of the Windows 7 Era
Apple once again refuses to unlock an iPhone for the Feds, Visa buys Plaid, a macOS beta hints at future ‘Pro Mode’, super crucial Windows update you...
Mon. 01/13 - Get Hyped For the Galaxy S20 Lineup!
Are you ready to get hyped for the Galaxy S20 cause yes, that’s the name. We’re skipping some numbers. TikTok might be cloning Snapchat’s Discover fee...
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