Fri. 04/25 – Zuck Trying To Make Fetch Happen
Apr 25, 2025•18 min
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Summary
This episode of Techmeme Ride Home covers Alphabet and Intel's earnings reports, Apple's plans to move iPhone production to India, and Ziff Davis' lawsuit against OpenAI. It also discusses Facebook's efforts to combat spam, Motorola's new Razr phones, and Netflix's dialogue-only subtitles, concluding with longread recommendations on the Apple Watch and AI's role in modernizing legacy computer systems.Episode description
Alphabet earnings. Intel earnings. Apple is making moves to make sure all iPhones heading to the US are no longer manufactured in China. Zuck seems bound and determined to revive his original baby. Sexy looking new Motorola Razr phones. And, of course the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
Links:
- Alphabet shares rise on stronger-than-expected revenue growth (CNBC)
- Intel offers weak forecast amid trade tensions as CEO talks to TSMC (Reuters)
- Apple aims to source all US iPhones from India in pivot away from China (Financial Times)
- Publisher of PCMag and Mashable Sues OpenAI (NYTimes)
- Facebook cracks down on spammy content by cutting reach and monetization (TechCrunch)
- Mark Zuckerberg once considered deleting all your Facebook friends (TechCrunch)
- Motorola’s new Razr Ultra brings the wood back panel back (The Verge)
- Netflix rolls out dialogue-only subtitles (The Verge)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- The Apple Watch Just Turned 10. Here’s How Far It’s Come (Wired)
- The Race to Fix Aging Computer Systems Heats Up With AI’s Help (Bloomberg)
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