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June 14, 2023Wed. 06/14 – EU Threatens Google With A Breakup
The European Commission might have just taken the first steps toward separating Google from its cash cow. Reddit’s CEO keeps saying not so soothing things. New Open AI and Meta releases for… AI stuff. Cybersecurity premiums are skyrocketing. Spotify has fully shifted its podcast strategy. And a look at the tech job market as AI takes over.
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EU suggests breaking up Google’s ad business in preliminary antitrust ruling (The Verge)
Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass' (The Verge)
Google is getting a lot worse because of the Reddit blackouts (The Verge)
OpenAI intros new generative text features while reducing pricing (TechCrunch)
Cyber Insurance Premiums Surge by 50% as Ransomware Attacks Increase (Bloomberg)
Spotify Takes a Sharp Turn With Its $1 Billion Podcast Division (Bloomberg)
Meta AI researchers unveil I-JEPA, a computer vision model that learns more like humans do (SiliconAngle)
Layoffs and AI Are Changing Tech’s Once-Invincible Job Market (Bloomberg)
18 min
June 13, 2023Tue. 06/13 – New Beatles Song Thanks To AI
The FTC has filed an injunction to block the Microsoft/Activision tie-up. Netflix is dipping its toe into live sports. Why Larry Ellison is thankful AI showed up on the scene. The whole Reddit situation came to a head partially cause of AI. And one guess why we’re about to get a new Beatles song.
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FTC files to block Microsoft-Activision as deadline approaches (CNBC)
Netflix to Enter Live-Streamed Sports With Celebrity Golf Event (WSJ)
Reddit goes dark (Platformer)
Larry Ellison Rides AI Boom to Highest Wealth Ranking Ever (Bloomberg)\
Sir Paul McCartney says artificial intelligence has enabled a 'final' Beatles song (BBC)
16 min
June 12, 2023Mon. 06/12 – Why Your Favorite Subreddit Might Go Dark.
Why your favorite subreddit might be going dark. Why a16z opened an office in the UK. Why AI seems to be recycling the same few dozen jokes when you ask it to be funny. A new AI music generation tool. And the first reviews of the 15-inch Macbook Air.
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Thousands of subreddits pledge to go dark after the Reddit CEO’s recent remarks (The Verge)
Andreessen Horowitz believes that crypto's future may be in the U.K. (Axios)
Meta's open source AI MusicGen turns text and melody into new songs (The Decoder)
Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over (ArsTechnica)
How AI art killed an indie book cover contest (The Verge)
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch review: exactly what was asked for (The Verge)
17 min
June 10, 2023 (IHP) Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott
Kevin Scott is the current Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft. We talk about his entire career, how being an academic seemed to be his path before he transformed the ads system at Google. Then he revolutionized the entire advertising industry at AdMob; is credited by some people by saving LinkedIn from technical rot; and now, today, oversees Microsoft's efforts in AI, VR/AR all the future things. Fantastic conversation.

Kevin's podcast is: Behind the Tech
Originally Aired: May 2019
1 hr 23 min
June 09, 2023Fri. 06/09 – Zuck’s Not Worried About Apple’s Headset (Corrected)
Lots of juicy nuggets from a recent all hands over at Meta. Binance.US looks like it’s on the road to shutting down. The first trials of AI tutors for kids are happening. The self-driving revolution I’ve been waiting for seems to be happening. And the Weekend Longreads are happening. As always.
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Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple’s Vision Pro (The Verge)
This is what Instagram’s upcoming Twitter competitor looks like (The Verge)
Meta plans to put AI everywhere on its platforms (Axios)
Binance.US Set to Be Cut Off From Banking System After SEC Lawsuit (Bloomberg)
Spotify says it’s testing an ‘offline mix’ for when your connection’s patchy (The Verge)
New A.I. Chatbot Tutors Could Upend Student Learning (NYTimes)
Netflix Subscriptions Jump as U.S. Password-Sharing Crackdown Begins (WSJ)
Mercedes first to sell vehicles in California with hands-free, eyes-off automated driving (TechCrunch)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
The Binge Purge TV’s streaming model is broken. It’s also not going away. For Hollywood, figuring that out will be a horror show. (Vulture)
The Simpsons Is Good Again After 34 seasons, 750 episodes, and a decades-long funk, the show innovated its way back to popularity and relevance. (Vulture)
First Impressions of Vision Pro and VisionOS (Daring Fireball)
19 min
June 08, 2023Thu. 06/08 – The Gloves Come Off In The Binance Case
So, the Binance case is already getting testy with some wild accusations flying in both directions. Twitch walks back some ad guidelines after only two days. WhatsApp is adding channels. Prime Video is probably about to add ads. Adobe will protect you from lawsuits if you use their AI tools. And how AI might have just extended Moore’s Law a bit.
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Binance lawyers allege SEC Chair Gensler offered to serve as advisor to crypto company in 2019 (CNBC)
SEC says Binance and US affiliate redirected billions in customer assets to Zhao's funds (The Block)
Twitch walks back controversial ad rules policy (The Verge)
WhatsApp’s new Channels feature brings social media to your messaging app (The Verge)
Amazon Plans Ad Tier for Prime Video Streaming Service (WSJ)
Adobe is so confident its Firefly generative AI won’t breach copyright that it’ll cover your legal bills (Fast Company)
Google claims that Bard is improving at math and programming (TechCrunch)
Google DeepMind’s game-playing AI just found another way to make code faster (MIT Technology Review)
18 min
June 07, 2023Wed. 06/07 – Maybe Apple DOES Want To Get Serious About Mac Gaming
Maybe I was wrong. Maybe Apple does want to get serious about gaming on the Mac after all. Maybe I was right. Sequoia splitting in three IS about China after all. Samsung is holding an event at home for the first time in forever. And Matt Levine answers my questions about what now for Coinbase? Back to just trading bitcoin and ether?
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macOS Sonoma lets developers port Windows games to the Mac; here’s how it works (9to5Mac)
Apple makes iOS 17 developer beta free for registered developers (9to5Mac)
Sequoia’s Split Sends Warning to US Companies Doing Business in China (Bloomberg)
Samsung officially confirms first Unpacked event in Korea for new foldables (9to5Google)
The SEC Comes for Crypto (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)
21 min
June 06, 2023Tue. 06/06 – The SEC Sues Coinbase
The SEC has officially sued Coinbase. Sequoia plans to split into 3 separate VC firms. Why did Apple announce a bunch of AI features yesterday but shy away from name dropping AI? And all anyone really cares about right now: two different hands on experiences with the Apple Vision Pro. What is this thing like to actually use?
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US Crypto Crackdown Reaches Fever Pitch as SEC Sues Coinbase (Bloomberg)
Sequoia Is Splitting Into Three VC Firms (Forbes)
Apple avoids “AI” hype at WWDC keynote by baking ML into products (ArsTechnica)
First impressions: Yes, Apple Vision Pro works and yes, it’s good (TechCrunch)
I wore the Apple Vision Pro. It’s the best headset demo ever. (The Verge)
21 min
June 05, 2023Mon. 06/05 – WWDC And The Apple Headset
The Apple headset is called the Apple Vision Pro. It’s more expensive than people thought, but it was maybe more impressive than I expected. Oh, also, a new 15-inch MacBook Air. New OS versions and features. And the SEC is officially suing CZ and Binance.
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Apple Vision Pro is Apple’s new $3,499 AR headset (The Verge)
The Apple Vision Pro features an M2 chip, a ton of sensors and a new R1 chip (TechCrunch)
Apple announces visionOS, the operating system for its Vision Pro headset (The Verge)
Apple announces iOS 17 with Journal, Standby, FaceTime voicemail, more (9to5Mac)
Apple Announces iOS 17 With 'Standby' View, Journal App, Siri Changes, and More (MacRumors)
Apple unveils new Mac Studio and brings Apple silicon to Mac Pro (Apple Newsroom)
Apple’s new 15-inch MacBook Air is the ‘world’s thinnest’ (The Verge)
Mac Studio gets its first hardware update with M2 Max and the new M2 Ultra chip (9to5Mac)
22 min
June 03, 2023 (IHP) She Gave The World A Billion AOL CDs
Originally published August 2014
Jan Brandt is a legend in the world of marketing. She singlehandedly led the famous AOL "carpet-bombing" campaign that put millions of AOL trial discs and CDs in everything from magazines to popcorn boxes to banks. AOL was able to leap to the front of the online pack, over competitors like CompuServe and Prodigy largely on the success of this campaign. Jan tells us how this strategy developed, the thinking that went into it and goes into great detail about what worked and what didn't. But she was also a very early AOL executive, so she is able to give us some fantastic background about AOL the company: its culture, its people and its visionaries–people like Steve Case. She takes us from AOL's beginnings, through its considerable growing pains (remember "America On Hold?") its rise to dominance in the dot-com era, and even gives us her perspective on the legacy of the AOL/Time Warner merger.
1 hr 31 min