In this episode, Adam and Mickey dive into the latest and most intriguing tech news. They discuss the advancements and concerns surrounding ChatGPT’s new capabilities, Google’s AI vision, and controversial moves by major tech companies like Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX. They also cover fascinating stories about AI music creation, TikTok’s legal battles, and bizarre incidents like a Cybertruck accident and a hacking group with a unique identity. The episode concludes with tech recommendations and...
May 15, 2024•31 min•Ep. 334
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production World's 1st 'tooth regrowth medicine' to be tested in Japan from Sept. 2024 Washed Out’s new music video was created with AI. Is it a watershed moment for Sora? Florida Becomes First State to Ban the Sale of Lab-Grown Meat Frontier buyers sign $58.3M in offtake agreements with Vaulted Deep Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the lat...
May 07, 2024•25 min•Ep. 333
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Claiming high user satisfaction, IRS will decide on renewing free tax site FCC fines AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon nearly $200 million for illegally sharing location data Supreme Court gives SEC a win over Elon Musk In surprise move, Musk axes the team building Tesla’s EV charging network Tesla jumps 15% after passing key hurdle to roll out advanced driver-assistance tech in China Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free system un...
May 03, 2024•34 min•Ep. 332
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: All New Atlas | Boston Dynamics The Next Android Update May Add a New Way to Charge Wirelessly Elon Musk’s X Launches TV App as It Pushes Video Ambitions Amazon launches a new grocery delivery subscription in the US After 6-year hiatus, Stripe to start taking crypto payments, starting with USDC stablecoin A First Look at the New High-Speed Train That Will Connect Los Angeles and Las Vegas Exclusive: Mercedes becomes the first au...
Apr 26, 2024•48 min•Ep. 331
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Proton has acquired the encrypted note-taking app Standard Notes Early Reviewers of Humane AI Pin Aren’t Impressed Meta will auto-blur nudity in Instagram DMs in latest teen safety step Substack now allows podcasters to sync and distribute their episodes to Spotify Ubisoft is deleting The Crew from players' libraries, reminding us we own nothing College Football 25: EA's Biggest Success or EA's Biggest Disaster? Elon Claims Twit...
Apr 18, 2024•26 min•Ep. 330
In this episode: Yahoo is buying Artifact, the AI news app from the Instagram co-founders Amazon Ditches 'Just Walk Out' Checkouts at Its Grocery Stores Apple’s new AI: 3 ways Siri could beat ChatGPT Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators Exclusive: Google parent Alphabet weighs offer for HubSpot EXCLUSIVE: Xbox President Sarah Bond has set up a new team dedicated to game preservation and forward compatibility Spotify’s latest AI feature builds playlists based on text descriptions ‘We...
Apr 15, 2024•31 min•Ep. 329
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Generative AI develops potential new drugs for antibiotic-resistant bacteria NYC AI Chatbot Touted by Adams Tells Businesses to Break the Law ChatGPT no longer requires an account — but there’s a catch Instagram co-founders’ AI-powered news app Artifact may not be shutting down after all The AltStore, an alternative app store coming to the EU, will offer Patreon-backed apps AT&T resets account passcodes after millions of c...
Apr 03, 2024•27 min•Ep. 328
n this episode: Reddit pops 48% in NYSE debut after selling shares at top of range Reddit sinks below opening price in second day of trading LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like video feed in its app The US Department of Justice is suing Apple — read the full lawsuit here U.S. Sues Apple, Alleges Tech Giant Exploits Illegal Monopoly US DOJ’s blockbuster lawsuit against Apple is headline grabber but poses limited near-term impact Feds Ordered Google To Unmask Certain YouTube Users. Critic...
Mar 30, 2024•44 min•Ep. 327
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Apple Is in Talks to Let Google Gemini Power iPhone AI Features MrBeast Strikes Amazon Deal For Biggest Competition Series in TV History Dell Says Remote Employees Won't Be Eligible for Promotions: Report Coca-Cola unveils all-new bottles — sort of Users ditch Glassdoor, stunned by site adding real names without consent Reddit prices IPO at $34 per share in first major social media offering since 2019 Biden announces $8.5 billio...
Mar 21, 2024•28 min•Ep. 326
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Google, Apple, and Firefox release new Speedometer 3.0 browser benchmark Google says Chrome can now protect you better while preserving your privacy Tor’s new WebTunnel bridges mimic HTTPS traffic to evade censorship The Tor Project introduces WebTunnel to help you bypass Tor network censorship Apple to allow iOS app downloads direct from websites in the EU EU parliament adopts 'historic' rules to govern Artificial Intelligence ...
Mar 16, 2024•37 min•Ep. 325
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Facebook, Instagram, and Threads were all down Red Sea cables have been damaged, disrupting internet traffic Google Pauses Gemini’s Image Generator After It Was Accused of Being Racist Against White People Impressive Capacity and Extended Lifespan – Scientists Have Invented Recyclable “Water Batteries” That Won’t Catch Fire Peering through Lenovo’s transparent laptop into a sci-fi future Moon Lander Is Lying on Its Side but Stil...
Mar 07, 2024•29 min•Ep. 324
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Bitcoin regains $1 trillion market cap as the cryptocurrency hits over two-year high $13M and 3 years later, Superlist hopes to become a decacorn. But will it? DuckDuckGo’s privacy browser adds built-in password syncing Signal Finally Rolls Out Usernames, So You Can Keep Your Phone Number Private Wyze outage led to the cameras of 13,000 customers being shown to other users Feds Want to Ban the World’s Cutest Hacking Device. Expe...
Feb 23, 2024•38 min•Ep. 323
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Snap shares drop 30% after company's revenue miss and weak guidance Cyclist hit by driverless Waymo car in San Francisco, police say Waymo driverless car set on fire, destroyed by San Francisco crowd Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” Wi-Fi jamming to knock out cameras suspected in nine Minnesota burglaries -- smart security systems vulnerable as tech becomes cheaper and easier to acq...
Feb 14, 2024•38 min•Ep. 322
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Snap shares drop 30% after company's revenue miss and weak guidance Google Maps is getting a major AI upgrade — what you need to know Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ Mozilla Monitor’s new service removes your personal info from data broker sites automatically Researchers achieve super-safe, ultrafast Li-ion battery charging Apple Is Forcing Users Who Forgot the Passwor...
Feb 08, 2024•39 min•Ep. 321
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Nintendo’s Next Switch Coming This Year With LCD, Omdia Says Games are helping the New York Times thrive amid media chaos Mozilla says Apple’s new browser rules are ‘as painful as possible’ for Firefox 26 billion private records leaked in 'mother of all breaches’ Amazon’s Ring will stop allowing police to request doorbell video footage from users Amazon Drops $1.4 Billion iRobot Deal; Vacuum Maker Cuts Jobs I gave Telly my data ...
Feb 01, 2024•32 min•Ep. 320
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Tesla charging woes in the Arctic cold snap blamed on inadequate battery preconditioning Result of Cybertruck's 'carrot test' is leaving people concerned for their safety Harvard Claims 'Holy Grail' EV Battery Breakthrough. But When Will We See It? The US Postal Service’s new EV chargers are here Kitepower's Wind Energy System Fits in a Shipping Container Sam Altman was asked what humans would still do better than AI—he didn’t h...
Jan 24, 2024•27 min•Ep. 319
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: I demoed Bluetooth's Auracast, and its going to be a big deal. Here’s Why What if You Never Had to Charge Your Gadgets Again? Tesla Optimus robot can't build cars yet, but it is folding clothes Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead robots out here' John Deere, Meet Elon Musk: SpaceX Satellites to Link Farm Giant’s Equipment Mr. Beast Drops His First Video On Elon Musk's 'X,'...
Jan 17, 2024•27 min•Ep. 318
In this episode: Chipotle and Strava team up to help fans achieve wellness goals all January Twilio is killing off the Authy desktop app, but Mac users have a work-around Meet ‘Link History,’ Facebook’s New Way to Track the Websites You Visit YouTube demonetizes public domain 'Steamboat Willie' video after copyright claim SpaceX launches first satellites for cell phone service in dead zones FCC plans shutdown of Affordable Connectivity Program as GOP withholds funding U.S. Moves Closer to Filing...
Jan 13, 2024•31 min•Ep. 317
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Google Maps is ditching cloud-based location history for a more private solution Google Just Killed Warrants That Give Police Access To Location Data Intel’s Core Ultra CPUs are here — and they all come with silicon dedicated to AI Apple announces new 'contingent pricing' feature for App Store subscriptions First 150 kWh semi solid-state battery range test clocks 653 miles on a charge as it streamed live from NIO ET7 These hot r...
Jan 03, 2024•43 min•Ep. 316
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: How Mark Cuban forced the biggest US pharmacy to upend its business Engineers Shatter Fiber Optic Speed Record at 22.9 Petabits Per Second Google Fiber is offering early access to $250 per month 20-gig service OLED breakthrough could mean cheaper TVs Bose discontinues its Frames line of smart glasses. Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-sale_doctrine There...
Dec 13, 2023•37 min•Ep. 315
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Mailchimp is shutting down TinyLetter Google’s new geothermal energy project is up and running It's official: Evernote will restrict free users to 50 notes Google Agrees To Pay Canadian News Outlets $100M Annually in Rare Win for Media Industry Microsoft secures nonvoting board seat at OpenAI Why I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger Trader Joe’s Wants All Profits in Trademark Lawsuit Against Trader Trader Joe DeFi Platform T...
Dec 07, 2023•33 min•Ep. 314
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: It's never been a better time to switch to Firefox NVIDIA sued for stealing trade secrets after screensharing blunder showed rival company's code ‘This is insane.’ Swedish workers are getting under Elon Musk’s skin Apple Pulls Plug on Goldman Credit-Card Partnership Amazon turns Fire TV Cube into a thin client for enterprises 33 states accuse Meta of having a big 'open secret' — millions of underage users Weird and Wacky: Direct...
Nov 29, 2023•32 min•Ep. 313
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: OpenAI Drama Timeline: All The Twists And Turns, Starring Sam Altman Sam Altman returns to OpenAI in a bizarre reversal of fortunes Sam Altman joins Microsoft as OpenAI names its third CEO in 3 days Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO Everything You Need to Know About the Ridiculously Chaotic 'Coup,' Implosion, and Counter-Revolution at OpenAI Tech CEO Drama Overview Airbnb acquires AI startup for just under $200 ...
Nov 23, 2023•37 min•Ep. 312
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Court rules automakers can record and intercept owner text messages Rivian blames “fat finger” for infotainment-bricking software update Waze will start warning drivers about the most dangerous roads Prime members can now get a One Medical membership for $9/month Aliro could unlock a new future for smart locks and digital keys Former Apple designers launch $700 Humane AI Pin as smartphone replacement Buc-ee’s and Mercedes-Benz a...
Nov 16, 2023•40 min•Season 12Ep. 311
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Surprise Discovery Reveals a Whole New Source of Evaporation An AI just negotiated a contract for the first time ever — and no human was involved WeWork, once valued at $47 billion, files for bankruptcy The WeWork soap opera’s latest episode includes filing for bankruptcy Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tore his ACL while training for a competitive MMA fight Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle for Miami Wall Street Bosses See ...
Nov 09, 2023•31 min•Season 12Ep. 310
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Amazon considers offering veterinary telehealth as it looks to compete with Walmart Spotify is changing its royalty model to crush streaming fraud Samsung’s Moon photos are fake — but so is a lot of mobile photography Google Maps is becoming more like Search — thanks to AI Google Fiber is getting outrageously fast 20Gbps service Automattic is acquiring Texts and betting big on the future of messaging Threads Software Limited Giv...
Nov 03, 2023•34 min•Season 12Ep. 309
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: The Problem with Jon Stewart cancellation highlights a problem for Apple’s Content Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+ Receiving Price Increases Apple lines up to support nationwide right-to-repair legislation Royal College mulls no confidence move after Excel disaster Town Repeatedly Surveilled Man's Yard With Drone Without a Warrant Humanoid robots face a major test with Amazon's Digit pilots White Castle is hiring robots...
Oct 25, 2023•30 min•Season 12Ep. 308
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Netflix to Open Stores Where Fans Can Play, Shop and Eat in 2025 Netflix hikes prices again New Device Turns Hot Summer Air Into Drinking Water IRS to offer free 'Direct File' pilot to some taxpayers in 13 states for 2024 tax season. Here’s who qualifies Comcast starts squeezing 2 Gbps symmetrical internet speeds through decades-old coaxial cables Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, li...
Oct 20, 2023•31 min•Season 12Ep. 307
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: Gmail for Android rolling out emoji reactions, coming to iOS and web Google wins reprieve from $32.5 mln verdict in Sonos patent fight Google’s AI Is Making Traffic Lights More Efficient and Less Annoying Tom Hanks calls out dental ad for using AI likeness of him How an AI deepfake ad of MrBeast ended up on TikTok | TechCrunch Disney’s Loki faces backlash over reported use of generative AI The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in D...
Oct 13, 2023•42 min•Season 12Ep. 306
Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise ! In this episode: First Blood Test for Dozens of Hereditary Cancers Approved by FDA WeWork says it will skip $95 million in interest payments, tanking shares US issues first ever fine for space junk to Dish Network Spotify Makes Audiobooks Free to Paid Subscribers Zoom Docs arrives to take on Google Docs, Notion Google is making it harder for bulk senders to fill your Gmail with spam Weird and Wacky: Dead grandma locket request tricks Bing Chat’s...
Oct 04, 2023•27 min•Season 12Ep. 305
