Tech Brew Ride Home

Latest Episodes:

Fri. 10/18 – Netflix Wins Oct 18, 2024

Show notes

Thu. 10/17 – Sigh Of Relief From Chip Stocks Oct 17, 2024

Show notes

Now Amazon is building some modular nuclear reactors. TSMC’s results cheer up the chips industry. Uber but for buying plane tickets. No, I mean, really, use Uber to buy plane tickets. And the controversial reason Meta is reportedly laying off some folks.

Sponsors:

Lumen.me/ride

Links:

Amazon goes nuclear, to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors (CNBC)
TSMC Hikes Revenue Outlook in Show of Confidence in AI Boom (Bloomberg)
The FTC is finally making it easier to cancel your gym membership (The Verge)
Uber explored takeover bid for Expedia (FT)
Meta is laying off employees at WhatsApp, Instagram, and more (The Verge)
Meta fires staff for abusing $25 meal credits (FT)
Analogue’s 4K Nintendo 64 launches next year for $249 (The Verge)

Wed. 10/16 – Color Kindles Oct 16, 2024

Show notes

Kindles come roaring back, with significant updates to the Paperwhite and the Scribe, but also, for the first time ever, a Kindle with a color screen. Why has ASML suddenly plunged so much if chips are so hot right now? Android 15 is beginning to roll out. And Sonos is back to releasing new speakers again.

Sponsors:

Promevo.com/techmeme

Links:

Amazon’s new seven-inch Kindle Paperwhite is bigger and faster than ever (The Verge)
Amazon’s new Kindle Scribe takes another step toward pen and paper (The Verge)
Amazon finally has a color Kindle, and it looks pretty good (The Verge)
Global Chip Stocks Erase $420 Billion After ASML Sales Warning (Bloomberg)
YouTube takes a baby step toward labeling authentic video (The Verge)
Android 15 is now available for Pixels (The Verge)
Sonos announces ‘breakthrough’ Arc Ultra soundbar and Sub 4 (The Verge)

Tue. 10/15 – Tech Going Nuclear Oct 15, 2024

Show notes

The Nuclear Energy sector is clearly getting back in business, thanks to big tech and their AI needs. The latest back and forth in the Wordpress brouhaha. The US is considering caps on the chips Nvidia can deliver to a bunch of countries worldwide. And is Tether getting deeper into the global finance game?

Sponsors:

Links:

Mon. 10/14 – Adobe Unleashes Firefly Oct 14, 2024

Show notes

Adobe unleashes its Firefly AI video model broadly. Mark Gurman lays out Apple’s headset strategy going forward. What’s been going on with the Internet Archive. What the heck IS going on with WordPress? VC deals are dropping precipitously. And a review of the Meta Quest 3S.

Sponsors:

Links:

Adobe’s AI video model is here, and it’s already inside Premiere Pro (The Verge)
Apple Has a New Smart Home Strategy: Screens Everywhere (Bloomberg)
The Internet Archive is back as a read-only service after cyberattacks (The Verge)
In latest move against WP Engine, WordPress takes control of ACF plugin (TechCrunch)
Venture capital deal activity is slowing down (Axios)
Meta Quest 3S review: Impressive VR for $300 (Engadget)

(Bonus) The Rise And Fall Of Blockbuster Video Oct 12, 2024

Show notes

Why was Blockbuster so successful? Was it the DVD that killed Blockbuster? What was the deal with late fees? Is there any way Blockbuster, not Netflix, could have won out in the end?

Special guest: Venture Capitalist and Writer MG Siegler!

Subscribe to RAD! 80s90s History!

Fri. 10/11 - Cybercab Oct 11, 2024

Show notes

All the headlines from Tesla’s robotaxi event. AMD unveils the chip it wants to use to go toe to toe with Nvidia. Are people actually making money building GPTs or not so much? And in the longreads, rebuilding Notre Dame as period accurately as possible.

Sponsors:

Go to Hensonshaving.com/ride and enter RIDE at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. (Note: you must add both the 100-blade pack and the razor for the discount to apply.)

Links:

Tesla reveals 20 Cybercabs at We, Robot event, says you’ll be able to buy one for less than $30,000 (TechCrunch)
Tesla's Cybercab Is Here (Wired)
Tesla Robovan has something the Cybertruck definitely does not (T3)
AMD launches AI chip to rival Nvidia’s Blackwell (CNBC)
Xbox will sell games directly in the Android app next month (The Verge)
OpenAI’s GPT Store Has Left Some Developers in the Lurch (Wired)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

Thu. 10/10 – OpenAI Won’t Be Profitable Until When? Oct 10, 2024

Show notes

Apple TV+ finally comes to Prime Video Channels. OpenAI says they’ve been disrupting AI election influence campaigns. But they won’t be profitable until when? How Google plans to beat the regulation rap. And a review of basically the highest end smartwatch you can buy.

Sponsors:

Notion.com/ride

Links:

Amazon Adds Apple TV+ to Its Channels Store for Streaming (Bloomberg)
OpenAI says bad actors are using its platform to disrupt elections, but with little ‘viral engagement’ (CNBC)
OpenAI Projections Imply Losses Tripling to $14 Billion in 2026 (The Information)
Apple’s Dan Riccio, Key Executive in Both the Jobs and Cook Eras, to Retire (Bloomberg)
Competition and the clock: how Google plans to deflect and delay a historic break-up threat (Financial Times)
Garmin Fenix 8 review: only kind of smart (The Verge)

RAD! 80s90s History on Apple Podcasts

Wed. 10/09 – Big Podcast Announcement Oct 09, 2024

Show notes

Subscribe to RAD! 80s90s History in your podcast app!

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Overcast

The government says it does, in fact, want to break up Google. The Nobel Prize sure does love AI this year. Could Substack win by becoming the default way for creators to monetize? And listen to the end of the show today for a big announcement from me.

Links:

US Weighs Google Breakup in Historic Big Tech Antitrust Case (Bloomberg)
Unmasking Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto—Again (Wired)
Google DeepMind Scientists Share Nobel for AI Protein Work (Bloomberg)
X Cleared to Return in Brazil After Musk Bows to Judge’s Demands (Bloomberg)
Substack wants to do more than just newsletters (Semafor)

Tue. 10/08 – Epic’s Win V. Google Oct 08, 2024

Show notes

Crack… at least for the Google Play store. Two AI scientists have won the Nobel Prize for physics?! Samsung is in a similar boat to Intel, just not quite as severely. And an unfortunate reminder that government mandated back doors are bad doors.

Sponsors:

Dell.com/deals

Links:

Google must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judge (The Verge)
Apple Potentially Facing Worst Leak Since iPhone 4 Was Left in a Bar (MacRumors)
‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton Among Nobel Prize Winners (Bloomberg)
Samsung Electronics apologises for disappointing profit as it struggles in AI chips (Reuters)
The 30-year-old internet backdoor law that came back to bite (TechCrunch)

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected