In this episode: T-Mobile Is Tracking Users by Default. How to Turn It Off These Companies Know When You're Pregnant—And They're Not Keeping It Secret Secret Service may disable iMessages to avoid repeat of Jan. 6 controversy Elon Musk countersues Twitter over merger, but details aren’t yet public Elon Musk’s antics turn owners and would-be buyers against Tesla: ‘I love my vehicle, but I really wish I didn’t have to respond to my friends and family about his latest tweet’ The Space Force is scra...
Aug 08, 2022•41 min•Season 10Ep. 245
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Google Fires Blake Lemoine, Engineer Who Called Its AI Sentient Google fires engineer who contended its AI technology was sentient Twitter Pares Office Space to Save Cash, Deepen Remote-Work Tilt Senate passes bill to boost U.S. chip production and China competition, sending to House Don’t Look Now, but Congress Might Pass an Actually Good Privacy Bill Google delays when Chrome will phase out third-party cookies to 2024 The Unso...
Aug 01, 2022•34 min•Season 10Ep. 244
In this episode: Judge grants Elon Musk an October court date, in early win for Twitter Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover trial set to start in October Twitter blames Musk and ad market headwinds for declining revenue Mattel to launch SpaceX vehicles as new Matchbox toys and collectibles Tesla gets exclusive lane at a US-Mexico border crossing Instagram’s new payments feature lets users buy products via DMs Fad or frenzy, BeReal is having a real moment right now Amazon makes Prime Video look more lik...
Jul 25, 2022•31 min•Season 10Ep. 243
In this episode: Uber broke laws, duped police and secretly lobbied governments, leak reveals How Elon’s bizarre Twitter takeover saga could have just been a cover for him to sell $8.5 billion in Tesla stock Japan Wants to Bring Artificial Gravity to the Moon Peloton will stop making its own bikes Spotify Buys Music Trivia Game Heardle AD BREAK Marriott Hotels suffers fresh data breach, 20GB of information leaked Honda Vehicle Vulnerability Allows Remote Unlocking And Starting White House says A...
Jul 18, 2022•27 min•Season 9Ep. 242
In this episode: The Hummer EV produces more CO2 than a gas-powered sedan Apple expands industry-leading commitment to protect users from highly targeted mercenary spyware FIFA will track players’ bodies using AI to make offside calls at 2022 World Cup Amazon is giving Prime subscribers a free year of Grubhub+ deliveries TikTok is reportedly giving up on its live shopping plans in the US and Europe Facebook Accessed Deleted User Data, Fired Screener Claims Robocalls Are (Finally) Being Shaken Up...
Jul 11, 2022•27 min•Season 9Ep. 241
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise! In this episode: Micron’s new 1.5TB microSD can record video for five years straight Wearable muscles offer an impressive upper-body endurance boost Sleep pods are coming for passengers flying economy U.S. FCC commissioner wants Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores AD BREAK Tesla Cuts 200 Autopilot Workers as California Site Closes Newly developed algorithm able to predict crime a week in advance with 90% accuracy Avoiding USB-...
Jul 04, 2022•27 min•Season 9Ep. 240
In this episode: Ted Sarandos Explains Why Netflix Will Add New Ad-Supported Tier to Streaming Service Microsoft Thinks It Should Be Easier To Interrupt People During Meetings, And It's Kind of Brilliant Twitter tests 'notes' feature with 2,500 word limit Apple Watch becomes ultimate lifeguard after calling 911 for swimmer trapped in cold river The US needs a common charger, Dems say AD BREAK Israel Ministry of Defense to test drone-packing advanced robotic tank Apple Store employees in Maryland...
Jun 28, 2022•29 min•Season 9Ep. 239
In this episode: The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life Spotify comes for audiobooks Sony’s new PlayStation Plus launches in US with over 800 games Ready Life, Black-Owned Fintech Aimed at Economic Empowerment Crypto Market Sinks Below $1 Trillion After Latest DeFi Blowup Coinbase’s Hiring Freeze Shatters Crypto Hopefuls’ Career Plans Convicted scammer Anna Sorokin says she is now selling NFTs US releases new driver-assist crash data, and surprise, it’s mostly Tesla MIT...
Jun 20, 2022•30 min•Season 9Ep. 238
In this episode: The Jan. 6 Committee Wants Twitter’s Internal Slack Messages. Twitter Is Fighting It Sheryl Sandberg was under investigation at Meta for using corporate resources to plan her wedding, report says iHeartMedia and State Farm Enter the Metaverse All Smartphones Must Use The Same Charger By 2024 Says EU, UK Will Not Follow Yuga Labs Confirms Discord Server Hack; 200 ETH Worth of NFTs Stolen Seth Green's Stolen NFT Ape 'Is Home,' Safe and Digitally Sound Epic Games CEO Bashes Crypto ...
Jun 13, 2022•35 min•Season 9Ep. 237
Sheryl Sandberg leaving Meta after 14 years U.S. charges OpenSea ex-employee in first NFT insider trading case New York state passes first-ever 'right to repair' law for electronics Want to Raise Successful Kids? Science Says This Controversial Habit Makes Them Smarter Amazon is launching an invite-based ordering option, starting with the PS5 and Xbox Series X Dollar General piloting self-checkout-only stores Graduates from Gwinnett high school receive Airbnb stocks from alum Giant Deep Ocean Tu...
Jun 06, 2022•33 min•Season 9Ep. 236
In this episode: Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey steps down from company's board of directors Twitter jumps after Musk increases commitment in takeover bid to $33.5 billion, in talks for other funding TikTok to launch LIVE creator subscriptions this week Walmart expands its drone-delivery service to reach 4 million households Hawaiian Airlines Plans to Fly Electric Planes That Glide Just Above the Water Ukraine Is Using Quiet Electric Bikes to Haul Anti-Tank Weapons Google’s foldable ‘Pixel Notep...
May 30, 2022•31 min•Season 9Ep. 235
In this episode: Musk says $44 billion Twitter deal on hold over fake account data DeepMind researcher claims new ‘Gato’ AI could lead to AGI, says ‘the game is over!’ Exclusive: John Deere closes in on fully autonomous farming with its latest AI acquisition Tech groups ask Supreme Court to block Texas social media law \ San Francisco Police Are Using Driverless Cars as Mobile Surveillance Cameras Google opens its Bay View HQ, the first campus it designed itself Apple Delays Plan to Have Staff i...
May 23, 2022•32 min•Season 9Ep. 234
In this episode: Google teases smart glasses prototype that translates languages in real time Starlink is coming to Hawaiian Airlines in a bid to try and fix in-flight Wi-Fi The music lives on - iPod touch will be available while supplies last Electrifying: This Startup’s Add-On Turns Trucks Into Hybrids in Minutes Elon Musk may be temporary CEO of Twitter after deal closes, report says Elon Musk Says He’d Allow Trump Back on Twitter, Get Rid of Permanent Bans Elon Musk says he would reverse Twi...
May 16, 2022•30 min•Season 9Ep. 233
In this episode: Researchers find Amazon uses Alexa voice data to target you with ads Bored Ape Yacht Club caused Ethereum fees to soar to astronomical levels Undefined's next-gen "silent" ion propulsion drone: still noisy Your iPhone can alert you to breaking glass, smoke alarms and other dangers Chip shortage threatens mattresses: Sleep Number production suffering Car buyers balk at monthly fees for add-on features BMW took heat , for example, for trying to make heated seats available only by ...
May 09, 2022•46 min•Season 9Ep. 232
In this episode: Twitter poised to agree $46.5bn takeover with Elon Musk, reports say Twitter says mass deactivations after Musk news were ‘organic’ A quarter of all the electricity in this county is powering Bitcoin mining Bored Ape Instagram account hacked: NFTs worth $2.8 million stolen Facebook Doesn’t Know What It Does With Your Data, Or Where It Goes: Leaked Document AD BREAK Mini Cooper reveals new steel electric bikes with “unlimited range” Google now lets you remove your phone number an...
May 02, 2022•35 min•Season 9Ep. 231
In this episode: Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down CNN+ Apple Store employees in Atlanta file for union election Etsy sellers eye forming a union after going on strike Ukraine Ramps Up Cyber Defenses to Slow Surge in Attacks SpaceX shut down a Russian electromagnetic warfare attack in Ukraine last month — and the Pentagon is taking notes Tesla says robotaxi is coming in 2024, and it won't have a steering wheel AD BREAK Netflix to introduce ad-supported plans in a major shift Disney+ glitch...
Apr 25, 2022•39 min•Season 9Ep. 230
In this episode: The Twitter board is reportedly not interested in Elon’s takeover offer Elon Musk is no longer Twitter's largest shareholder and says he is 'not sure' his takeover bid will be successful Mark Cuban: Elon Musk is ‘f–king with the SEC’ with Twitter buy offer Elon Musk Sued Over Delay in Disclosing Twitter Stake Tesla Has Reportedly Been Using Bots Since 2013 to Manipulate Stock Prices ‘Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet’ NFT Went on Sale for $48M. It Ended With a Top Bid of Just $280 Trump...
Apr 18, 2022•37 min•Season 9Ep. 229
In this episode: Why Apple Is Preparing to Let You Subscribe to Your iPhone With Peloton Guide, the Fitness Company Bets Big on Body Tracking Fast's collapse won't be unique DeLorean Will Debut Its New Electric Model on Aug. 18 in Monterey Amazon to Spend Billions on Space Launches as SpaceX Ramps Up Satellite-Internet Service In a stunning victory, Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for a union AD BREAK Oops! Microsoft scraps embarrassing tweet that featured an M1 iMac Fortnite raised $144 mi...
Apr 11, 2022•35 min•Season 9Ep. 228
In this episode: Exclusive: YouTube's plans for podcasting Samsung is working on a Galaxy self-repair program with iFixit Mojo Vision unveils latest augmented reality contact lens prototype Otter's AI now spares you the pain of summarizing meetings Dyson Zone Is Real: How the Air-Purifying Headphones Work One-Third Of U.S. Netflix Subscribers Share Their Passwords, Survey Finds NFT bloat results in a lot of dead mints, says new blockchain data NFT Collection Failures Begin to Mount in Flashback ...
Apr 04, 2022•38 min•Season 9Ep. 227
In this episode: Epic is donating two weeks of Fortnite proceeds to Ukraine relief Stephen Wilhite, creator of the GIF, has died Uber reaches deal to add all NYC taxi cabs to its app Hyundai's solar car roof isn't as dumb as it sounds Gas and go. Pay later. How some drivers are dealing with higher fuel costs. YouTube to stream free, ad-supported TV shows for the first time Roku OS 11 will let you set your own photos as a screensaver AD BREAK Twitter expands downvote test worldwide Instagram laun...
Mar 28, 2022•38 min•Season 9Ep. 226
In this episode: Russian agents threaten Google, Apple representatives with prison time: report YouTube blocks any and all content tied to Russian state media Hacked News Channel and Deepfake of Zelenskyy Surrendering Is Causing Chaos Online White House briefed TikTok influencers on Russia's invasion of Ukraine U.S. clears way for truly driverless vehicles without steering wheels The Magic Leap 2 blurs the line between AR and VR — and it’s beautiful AD BREAK Apple Made a Nine-Minute Ad About the...
Mar 21, 2022•37 min•Season 9Ep. 225
In this episode: A new iron curtain is descending across Russia’s Internet Twitter says it’s trying to fully restore service in Russia PayPal shuts down its services in Russia citing Ukraine aggression Visa and Mastercard Suspend Their Operations in Russia Netflix Suspends Service in Russia Amid Invasion of Ukraine Spotify bounces back as Discord hobbles back online after outage Amazon launches a Clubhouse competitor that turns everyone into a DJ Fraud Is Flourishing on Zelle. The Banks Say It’s...
Mar 14, 2022•34 min•Season 9Ep. 224
In this episode: Ukraine Turns to NFTs for War Funding After Raising $46M in Cryptocurrency Teen who tracked Elon Musk’s jet turns his attention to Russian oligarchs Google Turns Off Maps Features in Ukraine That Inadvertently Showed Russia’s Invasion Western allies agree to expel some Russian banks from SWIFT payments system 'Heartbreaking.' Airbnb CEO promises free housing for Ukraine's refugees No need to declare captured Russian tanks, other equipment of invaders as income – NAPC AD BREAK Go...
Mar 07, 2022•29 min
In this episode: Russia Could Use Cryptocurrency to Blunt the Force of U.S. Sanctions SEC Probes Trading by Elon Musk and Brother in Wake of Tesla CEO’s Sales Slack is back online after an outage cut many users off Salesforce’s Slack is fixed after 5-hour outage Tuesday Trump's Truth Social tops downloads on Apple App Store; many waitlisted Truth Social already censoring content, bans user who made fun of Trump Media CEO QAnon founder may have been identified thanks to machine learning These cry...
Mar 01, 2022•34 min•Season 9Ep. 222
In this episode: The out-of-control rocket about to hit the moon is not a SpaceX Falcon 9, astronomers now say: report MoviePass 2.0 plans summer relaunch with credits, theater partnerships but no unlimited movies Coinbase’s bouncing QR code Super Bowl ad was so popular it crashed the app Coinbase's Mystery QR Code Super Bowl Ad Is a Security Nightmare A Floating QR Code Was the Best Ad of the Super Bowl. There Was Just 1 Problem Gulfport property sells in historic NFT house auction Revolutionar...
Feb 21, 2022•31 min•Season 9Ep. 221
In this episode: Spotify CEO hints HiFi tier delay is related to licensing issues Alfa Romeo unveils new electric-hybrid SUV with NFT, blockchain technology Twitter’s direct DM test is a terrible idea GoPro keeps recording as parrot steals it from tourists and flies off IRS announces transition away from use of third-party verification involving facial recognition America’s Bitcoin Miners See Georgia as the New U.S. Hot Spot Feds arrest married couple, seize $3.6 billion in hacked bitcoin funds ...
Feb 14, 2022•34 min
In this episode: Why did Meta lose $200B+ in value? Wordle Is Joining The New York Times Games Sony buys Halo-creator Bungie as video game wars go next level Google relents: Legacy G Suite users will be able to migrate to free accounts Tesla recall: ‘Full Self-Driving’ software runs stop signs Regulators Force Tesla to Recall 54,000 Vehicles Because They Are Programmed to Break the Law The gas station of the future will have treadmills, gardens, and solar panels—but no gas A Boeing 747 burns one...
Feb 07, 2022•42 min
In this episode: Research shows gas stoves leak methane even when turned off Shell CCS Plant Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It's Captured Life360 Says It Will Stop Selling Precise Location Data SpaceX signs a deal to rocket military cargo around the world Out-of-control SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon AD BREAK White House instructs government agencies to beef up cybersecurity, adopt ‘zero trust’ in new memo Biden Formally Backs Right-to-Repair Movement AMD, Nvidia GPU Prices Are Fi...
Jan 31, 2022•30 min•Season 9Ep. 218
In this episode: Microsoft Buys Scandal-Tainted Activision in Bet on Metaverse $68.7 billion Walmart is quietly preparing to enter the metaverse Twitter brings NFTs to the timeline as hexagon-shaped profile pictures Major Twitter NFT implementation problem. An NFT restaurant opening in New York will serve up status with a side of seafood Is Tumblr on the road back to relevance? Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he’ll work remotely and stay in a new rental every 2 weeks Twitter thread from CEO Instagr...
Jan 24, 2022•34 min•Season 9Ep. 217
In this episode: Drone carrying a defibrillator saves its first cardiac arrest patient in Sweden These “invisible headphones” sit on your desktop and beam sound directly (and only) to your ears Panasonic will start offering workers a four-day working week This company just decided to give employees a 4-day workweek permanently PayPal Is 'Exploring' Launching Its Own Stablecoin AP to launch NFT photography marketplace built by Xooa Magic Leap Goes After Medical Customers With Augmented Reality He...
Jan 17, 2022•33 min•Season 9Ep. 216
