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Mon. 07/15 – Google To Make Its Biggest Acquisition Ever? Jul 15, 2024

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The biggest tech exit in years might be in the offing as Alphabet eyes scooping up Wiz. The weird story of that huge AT&T hack. A new ARM-powered CoPilot+ PC is maybe the most powerful yet. And is India the reason Apple’s stock has been on the rise lately?

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Google Near $23 Billion Deal for Cybersecurity Startup Wiz (WSJ)
Zero to Billions: The Startup on the Verge of the Biggest Tech Exit in Years (WSJ)
AT&T says criminals stole phone records of ‘nearly all’ customers in new data breach (TechCrunch)
AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records (Wired)
HP's new OmniBook Ultra beats every single Copilot+ PC on the market in TOPS, and it runs on an AMD Ryzen AI 300 processor (Windows Central)
Apple’s India Sales Surge 33% to Record in Shift From China (Bloomberg)
India clings to cheap feature phones as brands struggle to tap new smartphone buyers (TechCrunch)

(First Ones) Josh Wolfe Of Lux Capital Jul 12, 2024

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More about Josh Wolfe and Lux Capital here.

Thu. 07/11 – Samsung’s Foldable Event Jul 11, 2024

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All the headlines from what was largely a foldable phone event from Samsung yesterday. Apple has settled with the EU. More numbers on Apple Vision Pro sales. Why the sparkle emoji is the defacto symbol of AI. And, of course, the Weekend Longread Suggestions.

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Galaxy Z Fold 6 goes official with 7 years of updates, wider displays, starting at $1,899 (9to5Google)
Galaxy Z Flip 6 starts at $1,099 with battery, cover display, and camera upgrades (9to5Google)
Apple Avoids EU Antitrust Threat With Tap-and-Pay Probe Settlement (Bloomberg)
Apple’s Vision Pro Won’t Cross 500,000 Sales This Year, IDC Says (Bloomberg)
Has Artificial Intelligence Co-opted the Sparkle Emoji? (Bloomberg)

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Defeated by A.I., a Legend in the Board Game Go Warns: Get Ready for What’s Next (NYTimes)

Wed. 07/10 – Why Everyone Is Fleeing OpenAI’s Board Jul 10, 2024

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Suddenly nobody wants to be on OpenAI’s board, even as observers. I’ll tell you why. More on how AI has thrown everybody’s carbon neutral plans into chaos. A monster raise in the AI and robotics space. And a16z has found a way to get chips into the hands of their AI startups.

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Microsoft and Apple drop OpenAI seats amid antitrust scrutiny (FT)
Microsoft gives up observer seat on OpenAI board (Axios)
Google Is No Longer Claiming to Be Carbon Neutral (Bloomberg)
Amazon Says It Reached a Climate Goal Seven Years Early (NYTimes)
Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and launching a new ‘Standard’ tier (The Verge)
This $1.5 Billion AI Company Is Building A ‘General Purpose Brain’ For Robots (Forbes)
Andreessen Horowitz Is Building a Stash of More Than 20,000 GPUs to Win AI Deals (The Information)

Tue. 07/09 – The New Nothing Phone Costs Practically Nothing Jul 09, 2024

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The new nothing phone costs almost nothing. I’m not punning. Sam Altman has founded yet another AI startup. Is the hype around AI PCs underdelivering? And two other back the future stories about updating Notepad in Windows, and abandoning floppy disks in Japan.

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Nothing’s CMF Devices Prove Yet Again Cheap Doesn't Have to Mean Boring (Wired)
Amazon announces new $79 Echo Spot alarm clock (CNBC)
OpenAI and Arianna Huffington are working together on an ‘AI health coach’ (The Verge)
Spotify is going to let you leave comments on podcast episodes (The Verge)
Qualcomm, Microsoft Lean on AI Hype to Spur PC Market Revival (Bloomberg)
After 41 years Microsoft quietly adds spellchecking and autocorrect to Windows Notepad (Tom Hardware)
Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks (Reuters)

Mon. 07/08 – Thinner And Bigger Watches Jul 08, 2024

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Ok, fine. Give me a thinner watch if it’ll also somehow have a bigger screen. Apple and Epic are just petty, squabbling children at this point. What if AI as it currently exists, is simply too expensive to be profitable? And a new social network is sort of back to the future.

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(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 2 Jul 05, 2024

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This about the man who invented the modern disc operating system (the OS) and the concept of the software platform. That man was Gary Kildall. And the question we examine in this episode is, why is Bill Gates the richest man in the world, and not Gary Kildall? Could things have turned out differently?

In this episode we use audio from the following documentaries:

Triumph of the Nerds

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Computer Chronicles

Special thanks to Justin Schwinghamer for the original score and the voice acting.

(IHP) The Gary Kildall Legend Part 1 Jul 04, 2024

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In this episode we use audio from the following documentaries:

Triumph of the Nerds

and

Computer Chronicles

Special thanks to Justin Schwinghamer for the original score and the voice acting.

Wed. 07/03 – Walking Back AI Products Jul 03, 2024

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The deploying and then walking back of AI products and features is becoming something of a routine at this point. Apple is joining OpenAI’s board, kinda-sorta. Meta outlines 3D Gen. Proof that VC funding is coming back, baby. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

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Figma Disables AI App Design Tool After It Copied Apple’s Weather App (404 Media)
Figma pulls AI tool after criticism that it ripped off Apple’s design (The Verge)
Apple Poised to Get OpenAI Board Observer Role as Part of AI Pact (Bloomberg)
Meta drops ‘3D Gen’ bomb: AI-powered 3D asset creation at lightning speed (VentureBeat)
Investors Pour $27.1 Billion Into A.I. Start-Ups, Defying a Downturn (NYTimes)

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Tue. 07/02 – Single Points Of Failure For Cyberattacks Jul 02, 2024

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A recent Evolve Bank and Trust cyberattack might impact a lot of tech customers. Why single points of failure impact cyberattacks. YouTube will soon let you take down videos like you’re a Hollywood studio. And big tech’s playbook for AI acquisitions that the regulators can’t frown at.

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