Techmeme Ride Home

Techmeme Ride Home episodes:

• 04.24.2024

  Wed. 04/24 – What Now For TikTok?

  The TikTok divestment bill has probably already been signed into law. What happens now? What are the legal arguments that this thing can stick? What about things like, you know, the First Amendment? Also, ads in Windows? Time to take...

  
• 04.23.2024

  Tue. 04/23 – Microsoft’s Own LLMs and Perplexity’s Big Raise

  Microsoft has launched new lightweight AI models. Perplexity has a big new raise. Meta wants other people to build Quest headsets. Another reason Apple needs to find new revenue. And if Congress really is going to ban TikTok, are they...

  
• 04.22.2024

  Mon. 04/22 – TikTok Back On The Chopping Block?

  I know we’ve said this before, but TikTok really seems on the brink this time. What the heck is going on with Tesla? Tinder wants you to share your date. Streamers want you to stop dating around and playing the...

  
• 04.19.2024

  Fri. 04/19 – All The News About Llama 3

  Meta released Llama 3 yesterday, and some of the moves they made have made be consider if Zuck could win these first AI wars. Is Zuck also getting aggressive in VR? Why Apple had to take down the WhatsApp and...

  
• 04.18.2024

  Thu. 04/18 – Game Emulators On iOS And The Atlas Robot Lives!

  Google has fired 28 employees for political protests yesterday. A well-known coding school has been fined by the CFPB. Game emulators come to the iPhone. TikTok’s Instagram clone is rolling out. Has Sony perfecting Mini LED TVs? And the Atlas...

  
• 04.17.2024

  Wed. 04/17 – Copilots Or The Biggest Model Wins? The Competing AI Visions.

  T-Mobile and Verizon employees are being offered bribes for SIM swaps. How much coding copilots have taken over. How much would you value Mistral or Cohere in the LLM race? How popular has Airchat gotten? How big has Amazon Prime...

  
• 04.16.2024

  Tue. 04/16 – What Should An AI Wearable Be: AI Pin Or Limitless Pendant?

  Microsoft continues to spread its AI bets. Disney wants to bring back tv channels. YouTube is not gonna let you block ads. What did Humane get wrong with the AI Pin? And can Limitless do any better with its AI...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Mon. 04/15 – Onshoring And Halving

  Really looks like high-end re-shoring of chip tech is happening, and happening soon. What if satellite telephony becomes a table-stakes smartphone feature? Get ready for the bitcoin halving. Does anyone have invites to Airchat? And get ready for 4TB, yes,...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Mon. 04/15 – Onshoring And Halving.

  Really looks like high-end re-shoring of chip tech is happening, and happening soon. What if satellite telephony becomes a table-stakes smartphone feature? Get ready for the bitcoin halving. Does anyone have invites to Airchat? And get ready for 4TB, yes,...

  
• 04.12.2024

  Fri. 04/12 – OpenAI Is The Biggest Drama Startup Since Twitter

  Now a big business intelligence company has been breached. Do you get the sense that people are laying the groundwork for something? Google discontinues a product, but this time, its probably our fault. M4 chips are coming from Apple. OpenAI...

  
• 04.11.2024

  Thu. 04/11 – Humane AI Pin Reviews

  Apple is notifying people their iPhones may have been compromised. Spotify wants you to mix up your music. Adobe is paying handsomely for videos. And the biggest new gadget review event in a long time.

  
• 04.10.2024

  Wed. 04/10 – A Bunch Of Datapoints

  More AI announces from Google. More hints on how Apple will bring AI to iPhones. And a bunch of interesting datapoints: how much Apple has moved away from manufacturing in China, how much money TikTok’s parent company is making, are...

  
• 04.09.2024

  Tue. 04/09 – Google’s New AI Chips

  Google has a ton of AI announces, including new Arm-based AI chips, utilizing Google search in Gemini, and more. They also released their own Find My network. Microsoft is confident they can release chips that can best Apple Silicon. And...

  
• 04.08.2024

  (Bonus) David Marcus And Lightspark

  David Marcus comes on the pod to discuss what he's been working on since leaving Meta. Specificially: Lightspark, and efforts to expand the Lighting Network and bitcoin.

  
• 04.05.2024

  Fri. 04/05 – Apple Layoffs!

  Apple joins the tech layoff club. Microsoft warns China is planning to disrupt elections using AI. Disney+ is joining Netflix in cracking down on password sharing. How much is the going rate to buy pictures or videos to train AI...

  
• 04.04.2024

  Thu. 04/04 – How About A TRUE iRobot?

  Is Apple pivoting to home robotics now that the Apple Car project is dead? Is Google about to pivot to subscription based search? Why is X handing back blue checkmarks whether people want them or not? Why Amazon merchants are...

  
• 04.03.2024

  Wed. 04/03 – Quantum Computing Breakthrough?

  Have we just had a major breakthrough in Quantum Computing? The earthquake in Taiwan might lead to some chip issues. We don’t quite know yet. Amazon is retooling it’s Just Walk Out technology. Venture capitalists are having a hard time...

  
• 04.02.2024

  Tue. 04/02 – Amazon To Enter The AI Group Chat

  Big trove of AT&T customer data dumped online. Microsoft is unbundling Teams. Amazon is readying its own big LLM. We should probably assume Section 230 does not cover AI. And what do you name an AI supercomputer? Stargate, apparently.

  
• 04.01.2024

  (Bonus) Nat Friedman Interview

  What prolific AI investor Nat Friedman expects from GPT-5, Microsoft's general strategy in AI, how he invests in startups, and his background an philosophy when it comes to investing.

  
• 03.29.2024

  Fri. 03/29 – SBF To The Hoosegow

  SBF gets 25 years. X is maybe about to NSFW. Apple’s new OLED iPads should be coming in May. I can’t cram another acronym in here to tell you about Apple suing an employee for leaking. And, of course, the...

  
• 03.28.2024

  Thu. 03/28 – Claude 3 Opus Surpasses GPT-4 For The First Time

  There’s a new king of the AI hill as Anthropic bests OpenAI for the first time. Amazon invests more in Anthropic and is investing a TON more in datacenters. Is that GPT sort of App Store not exactly catching fire?...

  
• 03.27.2024

  Wed. 03/27 – Hulu Comes To Disney+; WWDC Gets A Date

  Disney launches Hulu on Disney+. Apple schedules WWDC. Some Apple users report being victims of MFA bombing attacks. What it will mean to be certified as an AI PC. And more crazy data on the hunt for talent in the...

  
• 03.26.2024

  Tue. 03/26 – Musical Chairs As Microsoft Reorganizes Itself Around AI

  Executive shuffling indicates that Microsoft is serious about reorganizing itself around AI. The US and UK move against those alleged Chinese infrastructure hackers. OpenAI seems to be courting Hollywood for its Sora tool. And is the IPO window finally open...

  
• 03.25.2024

  Mon. 03/25 – The Wheels Of DMA Justice Move Fast

  They said this law would be one that was capable of moving fast. The EU has already opened formal DMA investigations into Apple and Google. Stability AI seems to be circling the Deadpool. Checking in on the health of X....

  
• 03.22.2024

  Fri. 03/22 – Apple Antitrust Suit Fallout

  Everyone is analyzing the DOJ’s case against Apple. An unpatchable vulnerability in Apple Silicon has been uncovered. Threads joins the Fediverse. How that whole Microsoft hiring the Inflection AI team actually maths out. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

  
• 03.21.2024

  Thu. 03/21 – The DOJ Sues Apple

  The DOJ opened a lawsuit against Apple. Reddit’s IPO should be happening today. An Epic Games Store on iOS should be coming later this year. Carvana is a Covid-times high-flier that has actually recovered. And Neuralink’s first human patient reveals...

  
• 03.20.2024

  Wed. 03/20 – Microsoft Hires DeepMind Co-Founder And Rocks The AI Community

  Microsoft hiring DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman to run their new AI division might sound like boring c-suite musical chairs, but it’s actually super interesting. Intel gets the first huge check from the CHIPS Act. Stardew Valley is breaking gaming records....

  
• 03.19.2024

  Tue. 03/19 – Nvidia Developer Event

  Nvidia announced… well, a ton of things. Two new AI tools show that video is having an AI moment. An update on how TikTok is faring in the Senate. And an interesting raise from a startup that wants to become...

  
• 03.18.2024

  Mon. 03/18 – Apple To Partner With Google For AI On iOS?

  I did NOT have on my bingo card Apple turning to Google to power its first big foray into modern AI on its hardware. Even while a new Apple AI model might be pointing to breakthroughs in AI reasoning. One...

  
• 03.16.2024

  (Bonus) Aravind Srinivas Of Perplexity AI

  Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas tell Chris and I to expect more partnerships like the recent one with Yelp; how Perplexity thinks of search differently than Google does; and the competition Perplexity fears beyond Google.

  
• 03.15.2024

  Fri. 03/15 – Apple’s Quiet AI Acquisition

  Remember that Apple has quietly made more AI acquisitions than anyone else? They quietly made another one. The FCC has a new definition for broadband. Looks like everybody knows the EU is a stick they can beat Apple with now....

  
• 03.14.2024

  Thu. 03/14 – Who Wants TikTok?

  If this TikTok bill is actually going to become law, who would actually be in the running to take it over? A bunch of announcements from Microsoft. Hard data on how we listen to music these days. And estimates for...

  
• 03.13.2024

  Wed. 03/13 – TikTok On The Brink?

  The TikTok legislation has passed the House, but it’s path through the Senate is uncertain to say the least. The first real AI regulation has passed, in Europe, of course. Arm’s new chips for self-driving cars. Did Cerebras just break...

  
• 03.12.2024

  Tue. 03/12 – Is TikTok Coming For Instagram?

  More App Store changes from Apple will allow developers to offer apps via their website. In Europe only, of course. Some of you can file your taxes online, for free, starting today. Why bitcoin has been breaking records. An interesting...

  
• 03.11.2024

  Mon. 03/11 – Your Car Is Spying On You, Example 212

  Epic got Apple to blink! Sam Altman got back on OpenAI’s board of directors. Reddit finally gets to IPO. Elon Musk says X.ai is going open source. And once again, you won’t believe the degree to which your car and...

  
• 03.09.2024

  (Bonus) Guy Kawasaki On His New Book And Learning From Steve Jobs

  Guy Kawasaki shares key insights on how to have a successful career, found in his new book: Think Remarkable. Also, some fun Apple and Steve Jobs story, such as: what kind of a***ole boss WAS Steve Jobs, exactly. The kind...

  
• 03.08.2024

  Fri. 03/08 – TikTok In Peril?

  Did TikTok overplay its hand yesterday? The potential legislation against them is suddenly moving quickly. How Temu might be single handedly responsible for the tech advertising turnaround. More drama behind the whole Sam Altman ouster business. And, of course, the...

  
• 03.07.2024

  Thu. 03/07 – The Epic/Apple Fight Gets Gnarly

  On the first day of the DMA regime, the whole battle between Apple and Epic Games has gotten hella weird. Rumors of the US government going after TikTok again are swirling, again. What if we see a foldable Macbook before...

  
• 03.06.2024

  Wed. 03/06 – OpenAI Claps Back At Elon’s Lawsuit

  Apple shows how it is complying with the DMA. We’ve got a Microsoft hardware event coming up. I wonder if they’ll mention AI? Has BlackCat been defeated, or is this a clever ruse to rebrand? And OpenAI has clapped back...

  
• 03.05.2024

  Tue. 03/05 – The Linux Phoenix?

  The big DMA deadline is mere hours away. A big Twitter related lawsuit has arrived that I kind of can’t believe took this long. Nothing releases a pretty compelling cheap phone. Waymo is bringing its driverless taxi service to Los...

  
• 03.04.2024

  Mon. 03/04 – EU Brings The Hammer Down On Apple

  The EU Commission has fined Apple for stifling music streaming competition. New Macbook Airs with the M3 chip. Why the Apple Car was doomed from day one. Anthropic releases Claude 3 in three different flavors. And if 5G isn’t floating...

  
• 03.01.2024

  Fri. 03/01 – Elon Sues Sam Altman And OpenAI

  Elon is suing Sam Altman and OpenAI. Meta continues to get out of the news business, especially when it’s being pushed. A new AI deepfake supertool. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

  
• 02.29.2024

  Thu. 02/29 – What If The Vision Pro Is Selling Better Than We Think?

  The SEC has subpoenaed OpenAI. What if the Vision Pro is selling better than even Apple thought? Beware of the repo attack affecting GitHub. Beware of the video doorbells that are ridiculously easy to take over. And is robotics the...

  
• 02.28.2024

  Wed. 02/28 – The Apple Car Project Is Dead

  The Apple car project is dead. Really, this time. We think. Google is working to fix Gemini. If you’re using Tumblr, your posts might soon be training OpenAI’s models. Klarna’s AI is doing the work of hundreds of humans. And...

  
• 02.27.2024

  Tue. 02/27 – Gaming Continues To Be A Bloodbath

  If you can believe it, MOAR layoffs in gaming. Big layoffs at Sony. We might see Meta’s first AR glasses later this year. The big hack affecting US pharmacies. Hopin enters the Deadpool. And yet another startup takes at swing...

  
• 02.26.2024

  Mon. 02/26 – Mobile World Congress Is All About AI This Year (Corrected)

  Mobile World Congress kicks off this week, and I bet you can guess what the big theme this year is. All the hardware that is being announced to allow you to do AI on your existing devices. Samsung unveiled its...

  
• 02.24.2024

  (Bonus) Ed Zitron On The Social Landscape

  Catching you up on the great Substack controversy and who is winning the race to be the new Twitter? Ed's new podcast is called Better Offline, which you can find wherever fine podcasts are found. And his newsletter is called: Where's...

  
• 02.23.2024

  Fri. 02/23 – Reddit To IPO And Nvidia To The Moon

  We have all the details of the Reddit IPO. And Sam Altman of all people makes an appearance in the S1! What that big cell phone outage yesterday was all about. Can Mark Zuckerberg be held personally liable in some...

  
• 02.22.2024

  Thu. 02/22 – Nvidia’s Earnings Are Epic

  The most important tech company in the world right now reported earnings yesterday, and they were historic. Stability AI is previewing Stable Diffusion 3.0. Google has to fix some if its AI image generation details. Amazon is getting aggressive about...

  
• 02.21.2024

  Wed. 02/21 – Apple Has Quantum Encrypted iMessage

  Signal finally rolls out usernames, but Apple goes one better security-wise, by quantum encrypting iMessage. Weirdly, Apple also launched a standalone sports scores app. Gemma is an open-source flavor of Gemini from Google. And Reddit wants to reserve some IPO...