August 19, 2024

E2: Google's hectic week, and Walmart's rise to the top

46 minutes

In our second episode, we cover Apple's relaxation of app store rules, Google's packed week including the new Pixel phones, anti-trust issues and the sad passing of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki. We speculate on Mark Zuckerberg's statue of his wife, as well as Crowdstrike's "most epic fail" award. Then we learn about the history and origins of Walmart and round off with some interesting thoughts. Enjoy!

WaffleByte is all about interesting stories and bytes about technology, business, and things that might change the world. Hosted by Kuankuan Lin and Sourish Sharma, available every Monday. We try not to waffle.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Intro

00:00:44 ⁠Fortnite back on phones

00:05:10 ⁠Everything Google (1 2 3)

00:15:04 Zuckerberg's statue

00:18:08 Crowdstrike's epic fail

00:23:13 The story of Walmart

00:34:41 Snappy Bits

00:40:49 Thought of the Episode

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