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Thu. 09/12 - Uber: We're NOT in the Ride Hailing Business!
Uber says the California contractor law doesn’t apply to it because it is… checks notes… not technically in the ride hailing business, will France blo...
Wed. 09/11 - California Borks The Gig Economy (?)
Will a California law change the entire landscape of the gig economy? Can Dutchie build a Shopify-like ecommerce platform for cannabis? Will Switzerla...
Tue. 09/10 - The iPhone 11 Event
All the news from the iPhone launch. Also, the Attorneys General officially go after Google… but why is California sitting this one out? And… is Masa...
Mon. 09/09 - Apple Hides Its Own Apps (Sorta)
The MIT Media Lab director steps down, Apple sort of hides its own apps in App Store searches, why big tech should worry about the states as much as U...
Fri. 09/06 - Sonos Goes Portable and Apple Music Goes To The Web
Apple might have just given us the final reason to delete iTunes, Sonos has its first portable speaker, the Attorney’s General are targeting Facebook...
Thu. 09/05 - Know When To Unfold Them
China tracked Uyghur travelers by hacking Asian telcos, the company formerly known as WeWork drops its IPO target, Samsung has found a fold fix, Apple...
Wed. 09/04 - A Phone to Save You From The Internet?
Google gets a fine and is about to be investigated by all the states, Android 10 is here, a $14k gaming chair is here, a slew of new Fire TV devices a...
Tue. 09/03 - Foldable Phones Refuse To Die
Samsung is gonna take another crack at foldable phones with a different design, sleep tracking is coming to the Apple Watch, Firefox 69 locks down eve...
Fri. 08/30 - The Worst iPhone Attack Ever
The biggest iPhone attack ever, Microsoft wants to make tablet mode on Windows 10 more desktop-y, airlines are banning Macbook Pros, Jack Ma and Elon...
Thu. 08/29 - Apple Bends On "Right To Repair"
Apple makes nice with repair shops (and saves the date for the iPhone launch next month), an undersea cable mostly already built could be axed cause…...
Wed. 08/28 - Apple Walks Back the Siri Thing
Apple walks back the Siri grading program, Peloton’s S-1 reveals an interesting company, Fitbit’s interesting new smartwatch, don’t travel if you use...
Tue. 08/27 - Anthony Levandowski Arrested
Anthony Levandowski is arrested, Facebook is taking another run at Snapchat with something called Threads, Yelp adds personalized results for the firs...
Mon. 08/26 - The Most Powerful Chromebooks Ever
Google and Dell team up for enterprise-grade Chromebooks, Baidu makes big leaps in smart-speaker market share, Binance lets you lend crypto for intere...
(Bonus) Taking Elon's Temperature With Tesla Daily
About a year ago, Elon Musk was doing so much crazy stuff, I was desperate for someone to tell me what was going on. So, I reached out to Rob Maurer f...
Fri. 08/23 - Are "Partners" Looking To Exit Libra?
YouTube shuts down channels over Hong Kong content, some of Facebook’s Libra partners are having second thoughts, the WSJ finds some shady items on Am...
Thu. 08/22 - Google Deserts Desserts (h/t The Verge)
Will we see an iPhone Pro next month? Google has a new proposal for ad tracking, Android deserts dessert nomenclature, why hasn’t tech solved parking...
Wed. 08/21 - The Bull Case For WeWork
Next gen chips from Intel, the real HQ2 for Amazon is in India, the controversy around Apple blocking ad tracking on kids apps is a real case for King...
Tue. 08/20 - Is Apple TV+ DOA?
Twitter suspends a bunch of China-linked accounts, is Apple TV+ dead on arrival? 23 towns in Texas are hit with ransomware, and why isn’t Alexa in you...
Mon. 08/19 - The Silicon Chip To Define The AI Era?
Libra gets competition, Spotify and Roku get family friendly, Amazon is sitting out the launch of Disney+ (for now), Ikea is serious about becoming a...
(Bonus) Is The Netflix Algo Broken? With Julia Alexander @loudmouthjulia
On a recent weekend longreads segment, I recommended a piece by The Verge’s Julia Alexander asking whether Netflix’s recommendation algorithms were br...
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