Stumpgrades and cold brew, smart homes and scooters. This week: Ryan is tired of seeing those Uber ads while Carlos is watching Giants games just for that one Buster Posey commercial at Picco. 🛴.

Links:

• Uber puts CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in ads to save its reputation
• Watch for it: Uber spending up to $500M on new ad campaign
• Buster Posey on Twitter: "I’ll let this one slide since Bochy used to be a catcher. #LetsGoPlaces… "
• Buster Posey on Twitter: "Kruk and Kuip were like this the whole time. #LetsGoPlaces… "
• Cold Brew Coffee | New Orleans-Style Iced Coffee | Blue Bottle Coffee
• Sparkling Ice – Sparkling Ice® is a fruity, flavorful sparkling water—without all the sugar. If you want to put a little sparkle in your sip, look no further.
• SF awards permits to two scooter companies for limited pilot - by j_rodriguez - August 30, 2018 - The San Francisco Examiner
• ಠ_ಠ on Twitter: "the winners of SFMTA's Scooter permits: Skip and Scoot. the losers: Uber, Bird, Lime, Lyft. lesson: the "ask forgiveness, not permission" school of Uber operations isn't always going to work."
• Ford cancels Focus crossover model, cites Trump tariffs | TheHill
• Lyft Is Said to Hire Adviser to Prepare for Targeted 2019 IPO - Bloomberg
• Philips’ new Hue lights cover your entire home, inside and out - The Verge
• This boring switch might be the best Philips Hue gadget yet - CNET
• Bose challenges Sonos with new Alexa-powered smart speaker and soundbars - The Verge
• Exclusive: This is ‘iPhone XS’ — design, larger version, and gold colors confirmed | 9to5Mac
• Exclusive: Apple Watch Series 4 revealed — massive display, dense watch face, more | 9to5Mac
• ‘iPhone Xs Max’ likely name for 6.5-inch OLED flagship, sources say | 9to5Mac
• Jimmy McGill Has Been Saul Goodman for a While Now - The Ringer
• Amazon.com: Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker with Superior Stereo Sound, Exclusive BassUp, 12-Watts, IPX5 Water-Resistant, 24-Hour Playtime, Perfect Wireless Speaker for Home, Outdoors, Travel: Electronics
• Tabula: Extract Tables from PDFs
• 1Keyboard - Type on your iPhone and iPad from your Mac