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February 05, 2020Wed. 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 Rockstar Games co-founder is apparently leaving the company, and what languages do most developers say they want to learn next?
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Spotify is buying Bill Simmons’s The Ringer to boost its podcast business (Recode)
Disney earnings beat expectations, fueled by strong Disney+ subscriptions (Yahoo! Finance)
LG Electronics is withdrawing from Mobile World Congress due to coronavirus (The Verge)
NYSE Owner Intercontinental Exchange Makes Takeover Offer for eBay (WSJ)
Instagram Brings In More Than a Quarter of Facebook Sales (Bloomberg)
Jeff Weiner Updates His LinkedIn Profile (Wired)
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is leaving the company (The Verge)
Programming languages: Go and Python are what developers most want to learn (ZDNet)
Why the N.Y.P.D. Dropped One of Its Oldest Crime-Fighting Tools (NYTimes)
Steve Jobs' personality changed after Apple's success, Wozniak says (CNET)
17 min
February 04, 2020Tue. 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 Libra, and why has the US Government decided to break up Big Razor, before it gets around to Big Tech.
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YouTube is a $15 billion-a-year business, Google reveals for the first time (The Verge)
This Is The Buzzy Democratic Firm That Botched The Iowa Caucuses (HuffPost)
Some Google Photos videos in ‘Takeout’ backups were sent to strangers last November (9to5Google)
Mastercard chief speaks out against nationalism and Facebook (Financial Times)
Asana Says It’s Filed to Go Public Through a Direct Listing (Bloomberg)
Chip Industry Had Worst Sales Year Since Dot-Com Bubble Burst (Bloomberg)
Top Antitrust Official Is Said to Recuse Himself From Google Inquiry (NYTimes)
The US government is breaking up Big Razor before it gets to Big Tech (Recode)
17 min
February 03, 2020Mon. 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 the Galaxy Z Flip. Did Jeff Bezos succumb to Elon Musk envy? And why one of the most popular music streaming services in the world is one you’ve probably never heard of.

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BlackBerry’s Android smartphones will stop being sold in August 2020 (9to5Google)
Ming-Chi Kuo Says Coronavirus Outbreak Impacting iPhone Supply, Lowers Shipment Forecast (MacRumors)
Uber Suspends 240 Mexican Accounts to Prevent Coronavirus Spread (Bloomberg)
Microsoft Teams goes down after Microsoft forgot to renew a certificate (The Verge)
Alleged leaked video shows off Samsung’s folding Galaxy Z Flip (The Verge)
Disney Takes Tighter Control of Hulu After Disney+ Bundle Revs Up Growth (Bloomberg)
Behind Amazon’s HQ2 Fiasco: Jeff Bezos Was Jealous of Elon Musk (Bloomberg)
Spotify, Apple Music Trail Little-Known Rival in Music-Obsessed India (WSJ)
A guy carted 99 phones around to create traffic jams on Google Maps (Updated) (Android Authority)
19 min
February 01, 2020 (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 more need to explain it: let’s talk about why soon, every company could be a Fintech company.
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Tinycapital.com
22 min
January 31, 2020Fri. 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 short form videos, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Amazon Revenue Jumps on Holiday Sales as Profit Rises (WSJ)
Apple's redesigned Maps app is available across the US (TechCrunch)
Uber and DoorDash held merger talks after SoftBank push (Financial Times)
SoftBank Is Funding Every Side of a Bruising Startup Battle (WSJ)
EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, overwhelmingly vote to push for charging cable standard (Apple Insider)
How Dubsmash revived itself as #2 to TikTok (TechCrunch)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
Every Company Will Be a Fintech Company (Angela Strange/A16Z)
Don't Brush Off Mouth Tech As a Passing Fad (Wired)
The iPad's original software designer and program lead look back on the device's first 10 years (InPut)
Super Bowl 2020: The madness and magic behind the game’s first 4K HDR broadcast (Digital Trends)
Researchers Are Racing to Make a Coronavirus Vaccine. Will It Help? (NYTimes)
How Do Bats Live With So Many Viruses? (NYTimes)
Facial Recognition- The controversial and nearly ever-present technology that could replace the fingerprint (California Sunday Magazine)
CollegeHumor Helped Shape Online Comedy. What Went Wrong? (Wired)
19 min
January 30, 2020Thu. 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 interesting Apple stories, Avast changes its business model and the new Fantastical app.
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Tesla’s record 2019 has bought it some breathing room (The Verge)
We’re about to enter a world where Tesla is the cheaper electric car (Quartz)
Facebook plunges, wiping out more than $50 billion in market value (CNBC)
Xbox revenue falls 21% as Microsoft gears up for Xbox Series X debut (GeekWire)
Samsung Posts Lower Profit, Anticipates End of Chip Slump (WSJ)
Facebook to Pay $550 Million to Settle Facial Recognition Suit (NYTimes)
Avast winds down Jumpshot, cites user data sale privacy concerns (ZDNet)
Nintendo upgrades fiscal-year forecast as Switch hits 52.5 million consoles sold (VentureBeat)
Apple Hires Key Netflix Engineer in Bid to Boost Subscription Services (WSJ)
Apple Ends AI Startup’s Work on ‘Project Maven’ After Acquisition (The Information)
Kuo: Apple to Launch AirTags, Small Charging Mat, New iPads and Macs, High-End Headphones, and More in First Half of 2020 (MacRumors)
Say hello to the new Fantastical: one robust calendar for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac (9to5Mac)
18 min
January 29, 2020Wed. 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 AI scooters and the new app that will let you skip the ads without screwing over publishers.
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Apple shares rise after company reports better-than-expected revenue of $91.8B (TechCrunch)
Apple could see some impact from coronavirus in China, Cook says (CNET)
Google Developing New ‘Unified’ Communications App for Businesses (The Information)
Interior Department Adopts Restrictions Aimed at Chinese Drones (WSJ)
Facebook's 'Clear History' Tool Doesn't Clear Shit (Gizmodo)
Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers (EFF)
Lime knows when you're riding on a sidewalk, and will warn you if you do (CNET)
Here’s how to stop seeing ads on the internet without screwing over publishers (recode)
19 min
January 28, 2020Tue. 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 network, Gruber is critical of the iPad at 10, and would you stay at an Atari Hotel?
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Metalab.co
Wealthfront.com/techmeme
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UK Huawei decision appears to avert row with US (The Guardian)
As Virus Spreads, Anger Floods Chinese Social Media (NYTimes)
iPhone 11's new multicam app lets you shoot video with two cameras at once (CNET)
Product Hunt Has Released YourStack, A Social Network Where People Talk About Products (BuzzFeed News)
The iPad Awkwardly Turns 10 (Daring Fireball)
Facebook will now show you exactly how it stalks you — even when you’re not using Facebook (The Washington Post)
Google will shut down App Maker on January 19, 2021 (Venture Beat)
Atari is opening eight video game hotels across the U.S. (Input Magazine)
17 min
January 27, 2020Mon. 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 might be inventing restaurants from whole cloth, and the AI algorithm that spotted the Wuhan virus early.
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Metalab.co
MintMobile.com/ride
Links:
Vine reboot Byte officially launches (TechCrunch)
Motorola on the Razr’s folding screen: ‘bumps and lumps are normal’ (The Verge)
An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus (Wired)
YouTube signs exclusive streaming deal for Activision e-sports like Call of Duty and Overwatch (The Verge)
Online mattress retailer Casper IPO to raise $182.4 million (CNBC)
Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data (Motherboard)
Seamless, Grubhub deliver confusion with mistaken restaurant listings (The San Francisco Chronicle)
Alex Danco Tweet Thread
21 min
January 25, 2020(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 my favorite newsletters is The New Consumer (subscribe here) by Dan Frommer. Dan published his own analysis of the Casper IPO, and I couldn’t help myself. I needed to delve into the Casper financials in greater detail. But also: scandal marketing! Can brands be “cancelled”? And analysis of this week’s Netflix earnings.
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34 min