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Google gets a fine and is about to be investigated by all the states, Android 10 is here, a $14k gaming chair is here, a slew of new Fire TV devices are here, and the Light Phone 2 wants to save you from the Internet. Sponsors: Supercast.com WeWorkRemotely.com Links: YouTube will pay $170 million to settle claims it violated child privacy laws (CNBC) Google emerges as target of a new state attorneys general antitrust probe (Washington Post) Google’s paid search ads are a ‘shakedown,’ Basecamp CEO says (CNBC) Android 10 launches today, and Pixel phones get the day one update (Ars Technica) An Update About Face Recognition on Facebook (Facebook Newsroom) Acer announces a $14,000 gaming chair because why not (TechCrunch) Amazon unveils a new Fire TV Cube, soundbar, and over a dozen Fire TV Edition products (TechCrunch) Amazon tests Whole Foods payment system that uses hands as ID (New York Post) The Light Phone 2 Wants to Save You From the Internet (Gizmodo) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samsung is gonna take another crack at foldable phones with a different design, sleep tracking is coming to the Apple Watch, Firefox 69 locks down everything, and a deep dive into the whole Ring Doorbell and Neighborhood controversy. Sponsors: Joybird.com/ride Promocode: RIDE WeWorkRemotely.com Links: Samsung Is Secretly Working on a Foldable Phone That Collapses Into a Square (Bloomberg) Apple Watch sleep tracking revealed: sleep quality, battery management, more (9to5Mac) Firefox 69 arrives with third-party tracking cookies and cryptomining blocked by default (VentureBeat) Upcoming Firefox update will decrease power usage on macOS by up to three times (ZDNet) Ring Neighbors Is the Best and Worst Neighborhood Watch App (WireCutter) Founders of Successful Tech Companies Are Mostly Middle-Aged (NYTimes) The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The biggest iPhone attack ever, Microsoft wants to make tablet mode on Windows 10 more desktop-y, airlines are banning Macbook Pros, Jack Ma and Elon Musk debate AI and the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Castro Listennotes.com/api Links: Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking (Wired) Project Zero (Google Project Zero) Microsoft unveils new tablet experience for Windows 10 (The Verge) The Long-Term Stock Exchange raises $50 million in new funding (Axios) More Airlines Ban MacBook Pros in Checked Luggage (Bloomberg) When Elon Met Jack: Musings on AI, Mars and the End of Civilization (Bloomberg) The Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure (Ars Technica) Wi-Fi 6 Will Be Here Soon. What Is It? (Wired) Mobile payments have barely caught on in the US, despite the rise of smartphones (CNBC) Drone Bubble Bursts, Wiping Out Startups and Hammering VC Firms (Bloomberg) Older people are embracing video games. For some, that means stardom. (NBC News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple makes nice with repair shops (and saves the date for the iPhone launch next month), an undersea cable mostly already built could be axed cause… China stuff, YouTube says it’s made progress on cleaning up its algorithm, and a machine learning betting company that says it can make sports betting a no-lose proposition. Sponsors: Castro Listennotes.com Links: Apple is allowing independent repair shops to officially service iPhones (9to5Mac) Indictment says accused Capital One hacker also used exploited cloud servers for cryptojacking (GeekWire) National Security Concerns Threaten Undersea Data Link Backed by Google, Facebook (WSJ) YouTube to adjust UK algorithm to cut false and extremist content (The Guardian) Former MLB Pitcher’s DC Startup Lands $23M for Sports Betting Platform (DCInno) Inkitt raises $16M led by Kleiner Perkins to publish crowdsourced novels in 'mini-episodes' (TechCrunch) Netflix ships milestone 5 billionth disc (CNET) Subscribe to the ad-free feed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple walks back the Siri grading program, Peloton’s S-1 reveals an interesting company, Fitbit’s interesting new smartwatch, don’t travel if you use social media at all, and another new service enters the Google Graveyard. Sponsors: Castro Jobs At WillowTreeApps.com: bit.ly/swiftjob Links: Apple is turning Siri audio clip review off by default and bringing it in house (TechCrunch) Peloton (Finally) Drops Its S-1, Revealing Sharply Rising Revenue And Net Losses (Crunchbase News) Fitbit Versa 2 hands-on: Alexa makes a good smartwatch better (Engadget) The Fitbit Versa 2 Chases Apple's Dominance (Gizmodo) Fitbit’s new premium subscription service hopes to sway you with personalized data, challenges, and more (The Verge) US border officials are increasingly denying entry to travelers over others' social media (TechCrunch) Incoming Harvard Freshman Deported After Visa Revoked (Harvard Crimson) Microsoft's lead EU data watchdog is looking into fresh Windows 10 privacy concerns (TechCrunch) Google will shut down Google Hire in 2020 (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anthony Levandowski is arrested, Facebook is taking another run at Snapchat with something called Threads, Yelp adds personalized results for the first time, the BBC wants in on the voice assistant craze, The Irishman IS coming to theaters after all, and why people are standing in line, INSIDE World of Warcraft. Sponsors: Castro Vistaprint.com/ride Links: Former Star Google and Uber Engineer Charged With Theft of Trade Secrets (NYTimes) Instagram’s latest assault on Snapchat is a messaging app called Threads (The Verge) Yelp adds personalized search results to its iPhone app (Engadget) BBC to launch Alexa rival that will grasp regional accents (The Guardian) Sprint launches its 5G network in NYC, LA, Phoenix, and Washington, DC (The Verge) Microsoft announces Surface event on October 2nd in New York City (The Verge) Google Maps will now let users combine transit directions with biking and ride-sharing (The Verge) Netflix Unveils Release Plans for Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ (Variety) Exclusive: U.S. officials fear ransomware attack against 2020 election (Reuters) World of Warcraft Classic players are standing in long lines to finish quests (Polygon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google and Dell team up for enterprise-grade Chromebooks, Baidu makes big leaps in smart-speaker market share, Binance lets you lend crypto for interest, publishers sue Audible and why, when it comes to autonomy, maybe we should swim before we try to drive. Sponsors: Castro LinkedIn.com/ride Links: Google and Dell team up on the first Chromebooks made for business (Engadget) Baidu replaces Google to become number two in smart speaker market in Q2 2019 (Canalys) Binance enters into crypto lending space, offers interest-earning opportunities for BNB, ETC and Tether (The Block) Top U.S. publishers sue Amazon's Audible for copyright infringement (Reuters) Amazon’s Audible Sued by Publishers Over New Text Feature (Bloomberg) Netflix tests human-driven curation with launch of 'Collections' (TechCrunch) Deconstructing Google’s excuses on tracking protection (Freedom to Tinker) The Robot Ship Set to Cross the Atlantic and Change the World (Daily Beast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About a year ago, Elon Musk was doing so much crazy stuff, I was desperate for someone to tell me what was going on. So, I reached out to Rob Maurer from the Tesla Daily podcast to be a sort of Elon whisperer for me. Rob was great and gracious, and actually, that was the beginning of the weekend bonus episode idea in a way. Well, a year on… let’s take Elon’s temperature… and Tesla’s. Great conversation with Rob about where Tesla is at, and also, congrats to the Tesla Daily podcast on turning 2 years old! Subscribe now! Tesla Daily! Sponsors: Capterra.com/ride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTube shuts down channels over Hong Kong content, some of Facebook’s Libra partners are having second thoughts, the WSJ finds some shady items on Amazon, the reviews of the Galaxy Note10+ are in, and the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: BRD's Top 10 Crypto Memes PixelUnion.net Links: Google shutters more than 200 YouTube channels amid Hong Kong protests (CNBC) Facebook’s Libra backers look to distance themselves from project (Financial Times) Amazon Has Ceded Control of Its Site. The Result: Thousands of Banned, Unsafe or Mislabeled Products (WSJ) SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 10 PLUS REVIEW: SHOULD YOU SPEND FOR THE STYLUS? (The Verge) The Galaxy Note 10+ Is Damn Near Perfect (Gizmodo) REVIEW: SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE10+ (Wired) Weekend Longreads: Top 10 Crypto Memes (BRD) All 84 startups from Y Combinator's S19 Demo Day 1 (TechCrunch) Here are the 82 startups from day 2 of Y Combinator's S19 Demo Days (TechCrunch) The Exclusive Inside Story Of The Fall Of Overstock’s Mad King, Patrick Byrne (Forbes) The Sports News Site Haters Love to Dunk on Keeps Signing Up Subscribers (Bloomberg Businessweek) The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefront (Washington Post) YOU ARE ALREADY HAVING SEX WITH ROBOTS (Wired) Sad cartoons and melancholic hip-hop inspired YouTube’s new vaporwave scene (Polygon) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will we see an iPhone Pro next month? Google has a new proposal for ad tracking, Android deserts dessert nomenclature, why hasn’t tech solved parking yet, and why The Irishman might be a major fork in the road for Netflix. Sponsors: PixelUnion BRD.com on Twitter! Links: Apple Readies Camera-Focused Pro iPhones, New iPads, Larger MacBook Pro (Bloomberg) Google proposes new privacy and anti-fingerprinting controls for the web (TechCrunch) Google deserts desserts: Android 10 is the official name for Android Q (The Verge) The Google Play store’s visual refresh (Android Developers Blog) Google DeepMind Co-Founder Placed on Leave From AI Lab (Bloomberg) SpotHero raises $50 million to bring underutilized parking spaces online (VentureBeat) Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is a perfect example of Netflix’s big screening dilemma (The Verge) Classified Ad: Nintendo Dispatch is a weekly Nintendo podcast with Nintendo fans Michael, Christina, and James. Each week they breakdown the latest news, game releases, and happenings in the Nintendo universe. No topic or game system is off limits as we discuss at the Nintendo Switch, 3DS, Nintendo's mobile games, theme parks, merchandise, and whatever else awesome Nintendo is doing. Join them each week for a new episode of awesome. Go to nintendodispatch.com or search Nintendo Dispatch on your podcast app right now to subscribe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Next gen chips from Intel, the real HQ2 for Amazon is in India, the controversy around Apple blocking ad tracking on kids apps is a real case for King Solomon, and Ben Thompson makes a compelling bull case for WeWork. Sponsors: Pixelunion.net Read the Blog Post from BRD: Here Links: Intel Launches Comet Lake-U and Comet Lake-Y: Up To 6 Cores for Thin & Light Laptops (AnandTech) Dell unveils new XPS, Inspiron, and Vostro models with Intel Comet Lake processors (VentureBeat) Exclusive: Alibaba postpones up to $15 billion Hong Kong listing amid protests: sources (Reuters) Amazon opens its biggest global campus in India (Reuters) Gmail in G Suite now uses AI for inline spelling and grammar suggestions (VentureBeat) Shazam data is powering Apple Music's newest chart, the Shazam Discovery Top 25 (TechCrunch) Apple aims to protect kids’ privacy. App makers say it could devastate their businesses. (The Washington Post) The WeWork IPO (Stratechery) Classified: The Merge Conflict podcast is a weekly discussion with developers Frank and James on all things development, technology, & more. After years of being friends, Frank and James finally decided to sit down and start a podcast about their lives as mobile developers using Xamarin. Much more than just another mobile development podcast, Merge Conflict, reaches all areas of development including desktop, server, and of course mobile. They also cover fun things happening in the world of technology and gaming and whatever else happens to be on their minds. Head to mergeconflict.fm to learn more or search Merge Conflict in your favorite podcast app today to subscribe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter suspends a bunch of China-linked accounts, is Apple TV+ dead on arrival? 23 towns in Texas are hit with ransomware, and why isn’t Alexa in your car? Sponsors: DataTribe.com/challenge PixelUnion.net BRD's Longread About Libra Links: Information operations directed at Hong Kong (Twitter) Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior From China (Facebook) Updating our advertising policies on state media (Twitter) Apple Targets Apple TV+ Launch in November, Weighs $9.99 Price After Free Trial (Bloomberg) Apple splashes $6bn on new shows in streaming wars (Financial Times) States to Move Forward With Antitrust Probe of Big Tech Firms (WSJ) Sony to acquire Insomniac Games (Polygon) Over 20 Texas local governments hit in 'coordinated ransomware attack' (ZDNet) The first Lightning security key for iPhones is here, and it works with USB-C, too (The Verge) Amazon Wants to Put Alexa in Cars. Google and Apple Are There Already (Bloomberg) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Libra gets competition, Spotify and Roku get family friendly, Amazon is sitting out the launch of Disney+ (for now), Ikea is serious about becoming a smart-home player, and can the world’s largest semiconductor chip kickstart an AI revolution? Sponsors: Pixelunion.net BRD.com Links: Binance planning to launch ‘Venus,’ similar to Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency Libra (The Block) Spotify's Premium Family plans get an explicit content filter (Engadget) The Roku Channel is adding a kids and family section with free TV shows and movies (The Verge) Disney+ will stream on these devices at launch (The Verge) Ikea goes all in on smart home tech (The Verge) Hacker Releases First Public Jailbreak for Up-to-Date iPhones in Years (Motherboard) A new unicorn is born: Toor Insurance raises $100 million for a $1 billion valuation (TechCrunch) Root raises $350 million to drive auto insurance change (Axios) Cerebras (Pierre Lamond) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On a recent weekend longreads segment, I recommended a piece by The Verge’s Julia Alexander asking whether Netflix’s recommendation algorithms were broken, or maybe borked. We’re going to talk a bit about that today, but since Julia is on the Streaming Wars beat at The Verge, you know how I love to talk about the streaming wars, and we are right about at the point where the battle is going to be joined in earnest. Sponsors: CognitoHQ.com Wix.com/podcast :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coinbase says all your bitcoin base are belong to us, Apple sues a “virtualization” company, was Amazon offering vendors a pay to play scheme with Amazon Choice, and, as always, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Metalab.co MacStadium.com/ridehome Links: Exclusive: Coinbase Buys Xapo Custody for $55 Million, Eyes Lending Business (Fortune) Apple Files Lawsuit Against Virtualization Company Corellium for Illegally Replicating iOS and Apple Apps (MacRumors) Amazon offered vendors ‘Amazon’s Choice’ labels in return for ad spending and lower prices (Digiday) YouTube shuts down music companies' use of manual copyright claims to steal creator revenue (TechCrunch) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Weird gadgets that are actually really useful (ZDNet) Trump Tumult Has Gadget Giants Splitting Along U.S.-China Lines (Bloomberg) THREE YEARS OF MISERY INSIDE GOOGLE, THE HAPPIEST COMPANY IN TECH (Wired) WEWORK ISN’T A TECH COMPANY; IT’S A SOAP OPERA (The Verge) WeWTF (ProfGalloway.com) Elon Musk’s Neuralink: Both an evolution and a plan for radical change (Ars Technica) SpaceX’s First Astronauts Train Up for Space, but Crew Dragon Faces Delays (Inverse.com) HOW A 'NULL' LICENSE PLATE LANDED ONE HACKER IN TICKET HELL (Wired) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook tweaks groups, Google Assistant lets you remind family members, can we be training voice AI in a better way, say hello to the Sega Genesis Mini, and the free app that can save your life out in the wilderness. Sponsors: Metalab.co Macstadium.com/ridehome Links: Facebook is simplifying group privacy settings and adding admin tools for safety (The Verge) THE SEGA GENESIS MINI BUILDS ON WHAT MADE NINTENDO’S TINY CONSOLES GREAT (The Verge) UPS has been quietly delivering cargo using self-driving trucks (The Verge) Stay organized and productive with new Assignable reminders (Google) Do Tech Companies Really Need to Snoop Into Private Conversations to Improve Their A.I.? (Slate) What3words: The app that can save your life (BBC News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WeWork files for its IPO, a huge data leak reveals fingerprints, facial recognition data and more, are you going to have trouble taking your MacBook Pro on your next flight, why Two and a Half Men is the next big piece in the streaming wars and why I’m bullish on an Airbnb for boats. Sponsors: Metalab.co MacStadium.com/ridehome Links: WeWork files for long-awaited IPO (Axios) Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms (The Guardian) FAA Bans Recalled MacBook Pros From Flights (Bloomberg) AI Startup Boom Raises Questions of Exaggerated Tech Savvy (WSJ) HBO Max eyeing ‘Big Bang Theory’ and ‘Two and a Half Men’ in $1.5 billion deal (The Daily Dot) Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users’ Audio Chats (Bloomberg) Peer-to-peer boat rental marketplace Boatsetter raises $10M as it looks to grow globally (TechCrunch) Subscribe to the ad-free feed right HERE in your podcast browser! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tumblr finds its final home (hopefully), new Snap Spectacles, a new gaming startup tries to one-up Fortnite’s social model, why your DSLR camera is a prime ransomware target, and yes, Twinfluencers are apparently a thing. Sponsors: MacStadium.com/ridehome Metalab.co Links: Verizon to Sell Tumblr to WordPress.com Owner (WSJ) Snap Unveils a New Version of Video-Recording Spectacles (Bloomberg) Microsoft Cancels Super Duper Graphics Pack for Minecraft (Thurrott.com) Singularity 6 raises $16.5M from Andreessen Horowitz to create a 'virtual society' (TechCrunch) Security researchers find that DSLR cameras are vulnerable to ransomware attack (The Verge) Twinfluencers Are Taking Over the Internet (The Atlantic) Design Memes: The Origin of those Helvetica List T-Shirts (HowDesign.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Would you want (or need) a 108MP smartphone camera? The “Ninja” Blevins/Twitch breakup explained. The cat-and-mouse between Chrome and paywalls explained. Credit where due for Apple on wearables, and why touchscreens might not be a user interface panacea. Sponsors: Metalab.co Legacybox.com/ride Links: Samsung's 108-megapixel mobile sensor closes in on mirrorless cameras (Engadget) Ninja calls out Twitch after his dormant channel highlights porn (updated) (Engadget) The New York Times is still detecting Chrome Incognito Mode after Google’s fix (9to5Google) Apple Deserves More Credit for Wearables (Above Avalon) How Facebook Is Changing to Deal With Scrutiny of Its Power (NYTimes) Navy Reverting DDGs Back to Physical Throttles, After Fleet Rejects Touchscreen Controls (USNI News) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uber and Lyft continue to lose money hand over fist, Huawei has a backup OS plan, Piano has a smarter paywall for news outlets, people are texting their “number neighbors” and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Mealime CognitoHQ.com Links: Uber Posts $5.2 Billion Loss and Slowest Ever Growth Rate (NYTimes) Huawei reveals HarmonyOS, its alternative to Android (Engadget) Facebook Offers News Outlets Millions of Dollars a Year to License Content (WSJ) How Piano built a propensity paywall for publishers — and what it’s learned so far (NiemanLab) Here's why the internet is obsessed with 'number neighbors,' a viral trend where people text phone numbers one digit away from their own (Business Insider) The Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News (The New Yorker) I Tried Hiding From Silicon Valley in a Pile of Privacy Gadgets (Bloomberg Businessweek) How Globalization Broke Gateway, the Cow Computer Company (Motherboard) Python is eating the world: How one developer's side project became the hottest programming language on the planet (ZDNet) With warshipping, hackers ship their exploits directly to their target's mail room (TechCrunch) Scientists Are Stuck on the Mystery of Tape (Engadget) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the headlines from the Galaxy Note 10 event, to what degree does Zuckerberg really want to keep Instagram independent, Google is expanding podcast search capabilities, you can now tell Alexa to slow down, and Netflix bags Benioff and Weiss and what that means to the streaming wars. Sponsors: Mealime Originate.mobi Links: The 7 biggest announcements from the Samsung Note 10 event (The Verge) Google Maps lets you pull up flight and hotel reservations on the go (CNET) Google will start surfacing individual podcast episodes in search results (The Verge) Now you can choose how fast Alexa talks on your Amazon Echo (The Verge) Instagram's lax privacy practices let a trusted partner track millions of users' physical locations, secretly save their stories, and flout its rules (Business Insider) 'Game of Thrones' Creators Close $200M Netflix Overall Deal (The Hollywood Reporter) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a launch date for Disney+ and we also have confirmation of a wicked compelling bundle, FedEx officially breaks up with Amazon, Amazon trades accusations with CVS and Walgreens, iOS API changes make life difficult for Facebook, and why it might be make or break time for TikTok. Sponsors: Originate.mobi Mealime Links: Disney Announces $12.99 Bundle For Disney+, Hulu, & ESPN+ Available At Launch (The Streamable) FedEx Ends Ground-Delivery Deal With Amazon (Bloomberg) Amazon’s PillPack is battling with CVS and Walgreens over getting patient prescriptions (CNBC) Revealed: Microsoft Contractors Are Listening to Some Skype Calls (Vice) Facebook Hit by Apple’s Crackdown on Messaging Feature (The Information) Slack unveils new admin security controls (ITPro) The biggest risks to TikTok (The Interface) End of an era? Microsoft’s MSDN Magazine is ending its run after more than three decades (Onmsft.com) https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/join/private Mutant Podcast Army Classic league (Code: rd6c2i) Mutant Podcast Army Head2Head league (Code: bt0y07) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Apple Card is here (for some of you), industrial cyberattacks have doubled, are Yelp and Grubhub partnering to hurt restaurants, Amazon’s scoot robots come to Southern California, 5G comes to New York City and what to expect from tomorrow’s Samsung event. Sponsors: Mealime Joybird.com/ride Promocode: RIDE Links: The Apple Card starts rolling out today (TheVerge) Cyberattacks against industrial targets have doubled over the last 6 months (ZDNet) Microsoft: Russian state hackers are using IoT devices to breach enterprise networks (ZDNet) Microsoft launches Azure Security Lab, expands bug bounty rewards (ZDNet) Yelp is Screwing Over Restaurants By Quietly Replacing Their Phone Numbers (Motherboard) Amazon Squeezes Sellers That Offer Better Prices on Walmart (Bloomberg) Amazon’s Scout robots roll out in Southern California (Venture Beat) AT&T rolls out (limited) 5g in (parts of) New York City (TechCrunch) Note 10 Plus? Here’s what to expect from Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked on August 7 (Digital Trends) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cloudflare stops doing business with 8chan, two big new smartwatch releases, why the Athletic believes people will pay for sports news, the 22 year old founder of the newest unicorn, and why used electric vehicles might signal EVs are entering the mainstream. Sponsors: Mealime.com MintMobile.com/ride Links: Terminating Service for 8Chan (Cloudflare Blog) 8chan: the far-right website linked to the rise in hate crimes (The Guardian) The Problem Isn't 8chan. It's Americans. (Buzzfeed News) Samsung’s Galaxy Watch Active 2 brings back the bezel control (The Verge) Fossil’s latest Wear OS watches have 1GB RAM, smart battery modes, Snapdragon Wear 3100 (9to5Google) Huawei tests smartphone with own operating system, possibly for sale this year: Chinese state media (Reuters) News discovery app SmartNews valued at $1.1b (TechCrunch) Silicon Valley’s Latest Unicorn Is Run by a 22-Year-Old (Bloomberg Businessweek) NOW ON USED CAR LOTS: GREAT ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR CHEAP (Wired) Subscribe to the ad-free feed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vox/Recode family has a new podcast, Land of the Giants. And so we’re going to talk to Jason Del Rey, the voice behind the first season of this podcast, which focuses on Amazon. But look, I’ve wanted to get someone on to talk turkey with me about Amazon for a while now, because they're at this weird place where… maybe they’re the most powerful tech company in the land? What does that mean, for them AND for us? Jason Del Rey was the perfect person to ask. Sponsor: Vistaprint.com/ride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google and Apple suspend their programs where humans listen in on what you say to your voice assistant, Google will let Android users in Europe pick a search engine, Verizon tortures the very definition of words, Amazon dash buttons have an official end date, and the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com Wix.com/podcast Links: Apple suspends Siri response grading in response to privacy concerns (TechCrunch) Google will charge search providers to be the Android default in Europe (The Verge) Amazon is going to kill your Dash button (CNET) Verizon overhauls its ‘unlimited’ offerings with four new plans and $5 price cuts (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: WHEN OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE COMES WITH A FEW CATCHES (Wired) Your Next iPhone Might Be Made in Vietnam. Thank the Trade War. (NYTimes) Late Night Dispatch: Tuca & Bertie versus The Algorithm (Julia Alexander) Where Everyone’s an Influencer (The Atlantic) America’s DIY Phone Farmers (Motherboard) What Happens When the World’s Population Stops Growing? (The Atlantic) CLASSIFIED: Tips tricks and commentary from the world of Cisco brought to you by the people that know it best. Conf T, or Configure Terminal for the newbies, is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Cisco Systems Engineers where we discuss various Cisco technologies, best practices including Cisco Validated Designs, and overall commentary regarding Cisco and Technology in general. With new topics covered every two weeks across the entire Cisco portfolio, this is one of the best ways to keep up on everything Cisco. If you manage Cisco networks, be sure and subscribe to "Conf T with your SE" so you can stay up to date and informed. Conf T with your SE is available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, and anywhere else fine podcasts are found. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intel’s faster new chips, Bird’s more durable new scooters, Samsung’s new lack of a headphone jack, Cisco settles with the government, IBM’s facing an age discrimination lawsuit, Cloudflare’s planning an IPO and the new season of Fortnite. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com Capterra.com/ride Links: Intel unveils its first 10th-gen laptop CPUs (Engadget) Bird’s new electric scooter has a better battery and anti-vandalism sensors (The Verge) Dongle life: Galaxy Note 10’s 3.5mm to USB-C adapter pictured in leak (SamMobile) Cloudflare Said To Pursue September IPO, We Say Heck Yes (Crunchbase News) Cisco to Pay $8.6 Million to Settle Government Claims of Flawed Tech (NYTimes) IBM Fired as Many as 100,000 in Recent Years, Lawsuit Shows (Bloomberg) Jeff Bezos Sells $2 Billion of Amazon Stock After 4% Stake Transfer (Bloomberg) Solar-sailing satellite proves it can use light to propel through space (The Verge) And Now, a Bicycle Built for None (NYTimes) Fortnite season X adds mech suits, a meteor, and ‘volatile rift zones’ (The Verge) Classified: Would you like to discover a happier, healthier, more focused life? Would you like to become a better version of yourself? Cactus.app [read as: cactus dot app] increases your self-awareness through guided self-reflection and gives you a private place to journal your thoughts. Cactus.app encourages you to think about the impact of your experiences, prompts exploration of your feelings, and proposes actions to enhance your experiences. And, it’s free. Check it out at cactus.app. And, by the way, this is not an app in the app store _yet_. You have to go to cactus.app to check it out. Link in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple isn’t selling as many iPhones, but they want you to know that that’s just fine. Samsung isn’t selling as many high end smartphones as they’d like, but seemingly no one is. There’s a new Galaxy Tab, Facebook hasn’t given up on their Portal ambitions and the rise of the livestreamed funeral business. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com DataDogHQ.com/ridehome Links: Apple Reports Third Quarter Results (Apple PR) Samsung's Q2 profit halved from low memory demand (ZDNet) Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S6 is its latest volley against the iPad Pro (The Verge) Spotify Grows to 108M Paid Subscribers Compared to Apple Music's 60M (MacRumors) Facebook Approached Netflix, Disney to Support TV Chat Device (The Information) Amazon concedes market share in battle for online consumer goods sales (TalkBusiness.net) NOW EVEN FUNERALS ARE LIVESTREAMED—AND FAMILIES ARE GRATEFUL (Wired) CLASSIFIED: There is a great new podcast on venture and startups. It’s Called LA Venture and it’s all about the Los Angeles venture and startup scene. It's useful if you're looking for funding or just interested in getting to know the LA investors. Admittedly, it's hosted by two VCs interviewing other VCs and everyone is talking about themselves. But, we're all avid TechMeme listeners so perhaps we've picked up some of Brian's ability to make our stories snappy and enjoyable listening. (ooh… flattery will get you everywhere)… Search for "LA Venture" hosted by TenOneTen. Great place to get venture insights if you're already caught up on TechMeme Ride Home listening. Again, LA Venture by TenOneTen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another day, another data breach… but this Capital One breach has some odd new wrinkles, the Android smartphone industry continues to be a tough gig for most manufacturers, I’m ready for smart contact lenses and apparently, the YouTube creator community is ready for a union. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com PaintYourLife.com: Text the word TECH to 48-48-48 Links: Capital One says data breach affected 100 million credit card applications (Washington Post) Amazon's cloud was at the heart of the big Capital One hack, even though it doesn't seem to be at fault (Business Insider) Sony and LG still struggled to sell smartphones in Q2 2019, surprising nobody (Android Police) Scientists create contact lenses that zoom on command (Engadget) Techstars raises $42 million from SVB and Foundry Group to accelerate its growth in Europe and beyond (Tech.eu) Israel's New Top Unicorn: Monday.com Hits $1.9 Billion Valuation With $150 Million Raise (Forbes) Real estate platform Compass raises another $370M on a $6.4B valuation en route to an IPO (TechCrunch) PBS & PBS Kids Coming to YouTube TV Later This Year (The Streamable) The YouTubers Union Is Not Messing Around (Motherboard) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google continues to leak Pixel 4 details itself, Github bans users from specific countries, will we eventually see a TikTok phone? Consolidation in the food delivery space, and all hail our first official Fortnite World Cup Champion. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely Lightstream.com/ride Links: (Don’t) hold the phone: new features coming to Pixel 4 (The KeyWord) GitHub confirms it has blocked developers in Iran, Syria and Crimea (TechCrunch) Amazon Wants to Rule the Grocery Aisles, and Not Just at Whole Foods (NYTimes) China's ByteDance, after Smartisan deal, says developing smartphone (Reuters) TikTok owner ByteDance confirms plans to produce a smartphone (The Verge) Europe's top court sharpens guidance for sites using leaky social plug-ins (TechCrunch) Just Eat £9bn merger plan sends shares soaring (The Guardian) Sony is crowdfunding a wearable 'air conditioner' (updated) (Engadget) Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf, 16, wins Fortnite World Cup singles and $3 million (ESPN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The T-Mobile/Sprint merger gets the go-ahead, a whole bunch of odds-n-ends Apple stories, SoftBank announces a new Vision Fund, the biggest earnings wrap-up of the calendar quarter, turns out that Chris Hughes was serious about breaking up Facebook, and the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Pixelunion.net Firesideconf/ride Links: T-Mobile and Sprint merger approved by Justice Department (The Verge) Apple and Goldman Sachs Credit Card Targeting August Launch Date (Bloomberg) Trump says Apple will not be given tariff waivers or relief for Mac Pro parts made in China (CNBC) Apple buys Intel’s smartphone modem business (The Verge) SoftBank CEO Takes More Control in New $108 Billion Vision Fund (Bloomberg) Chris Hughes Worked to Create Facebook. Now, He Is Working to Break It Up. (NYTimes) The Weekend Longreads Suggestions: How Google Photos joined the billion-user club (Fast Company) The Man Who Built The Retweet: “We Handed A Loaded Weapon To 4-Year-Olds” (BuzzFeed News) What is Microsoft doing with Cortana? (The Verge) The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking (The New Yorker) The Onion’s Guide To TikTok (The Onion) Ursula K Le Guin's Earthsea Books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samsung says we will finally see the Galaxy Fold in September, Tesla has a bad earnings miss, Deep Mind and Waymo partner to hopefully speed up AV development, AT&T can’t stop dialing up new streaming services and a gadget, game and documentary review trifecta. Sponsors: PixelUnion.net SVB.com/next Links: Samsung says it has fixed the Galaxy Fold and will release it in September (The Verge) Apple Suppliers See Demand for New IPhones Stabilizing This Year (Bloomberg) Telsa reports larger-than-expected losses of $408 million in second quarter (TechCrunch) Facebook warns of costly privacy changes, discloses another U.S. probe (Reuters) DeepMind and Waymo collaborate to improve AI accuracy and speed up model training (Venture Beat) AT&T is launching another new streaming service this fall called AT&T TV (CNET) AT&T Chief: HBO Max Will ‘Ultimately’ Offer Live News, Sports (Variety) IKEA SYMFONISK review: Sonos speakers at IKEA prices (Gizmodo) Wolfenstein: Youngblood Review (IGN) NETFLIX'S THE GREAT HACK BRINGS OUR DATA NIGHTMARE TO LIFE (Wired) The Ad-Free Feed Is HERE! Get Your Classified Ad-Read HERE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FTC comes down on Facebook, but is the new DOJ probe really what Silicon Valley should worry about? Cruise won’t be self-driving taxis in San Francisco this year, Snap really seems to be on the rebound, and is media piracy poised for a major comeback? Sponsors: PixelUnion.net SVB.com/next Links: U.S. government issues stunning rebuke, historic $5 billion fine against Facebook for repeated privacy violations (The Washington Post) Google launches Gallery Go, a lightweight alternative to Google Photos (The Verge) GM’s Cruise delays driverless taxi service, plans to build country’s largest EV fast charger station (Venture Beat) Snap shares surge as results smash estimates (CNBC) DoorDash CEO announces that now your tips will go to delivery workers (Engadget) PLEX MAKES PIRACY JUST ANOTHER STREAMING SERVICE (The Verge) CLASSIFIED AD: Here's something new for the RideHome audience. Attention investors, those thinking about investing and those long interested in the music business. A tightly held start-up in the Music Publishing space is looking for some investor love. Rocket Songs is changing the way musicians across the globe get their hands on professionally written songs. With songwriters that have written for: • Chris Stapleton • Beyonce • Kings of Leon • top K-Pop acts • And many others! Up until now songs from these songwriters have been in a vault (literal and figurative) at Music Publishing Houses. But we're making them available in a state-of-the art marketplace. We are live. We are converting users and making money. But we need Seed Round money and we're not friends with any top VC or angel investors. So, if you want... to help disrupt the multi-billion dollar publishing industry, to help a start-up with a proven business model. Reach out! Email: [email protected] and check out RocketSongs.com. But also, for serious investment inquiries: [email protected]. Link in the show notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple may buy Intel’s floundering 5G chip division, new rumored iPhone models seem like modest bumps, the attorney general dreams of an impossible encryption backdoor, a Facebook design flaw potentially exposed children to strangers, the NSA consolidates cybersecurity, Uber tests an all-in-one subscription plan, a suit against AT&T over a cryptocurrency theft can proceed, and winking face money bag 100% you should use emoji at work. Sponsors Pixel Union Marketing by Moe Links: Apple in Advanced Talks to Buy Intel’s Smartphone-Modem Chip Business (WSJ) Apple to release three ‘iPhone 11’ models this fall, including A13 chip, new Taptic Engine, more (9to5mac) US attorney general says encryption creates security risk (AP) AG Barr and Trump Want to Open Government Backdoors into Americans’ Personal Devices Video Available Here (Ron Wyden statement) Facebook design flaw let thousands of kids join chats with unauthorized users (The Verge) NSA Forms Cybersecurity Directorate Under More Assertive U.S. Effort (WSJ) Uber tests monthly subscription that combines Eats, rides, bikes and scooters (TechCrunch) Cryptocurrency investor’s $224 million suit against AT&T over stolen coins moves forward (CNBC) Yes, You Actually Should Be Using Emojis at Work (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Equifax agrees to a settlement over its massive 2017 data breach, Microsoft invests a billion dollars in an generalized AI startup, Huawei is linked to North Korea’s cellular network buildout, Google settles multiple lawsuits, including a decade-old one about Wi-Fi snooping, Apple’s sequel to Tim Cook becomes apparent, and senseless violins. Sponsors Cloudbaker Pixel Union Links: CFPB, FTC and States Announce Settlement with Equifax Over 2017 Data Breach (CFPB) Proving you deserve $20,000 from the Equifax settlement will be nearly impossible (CNBC) With $1 Billion From Microsoft, an A.I. Lab Wants to Mimic the Brain (New York Times) Microsoft invests in and partners with OpenAI to support us building beneficial AGI (OpenAI press release) Leaked documents reveal Huawei’s secret operations to build North Korea’s wireless network (Washington Post) Google Finds Cheap Way Out of Multibillion-Dollar ‘Wi-Spy’ Suit (Bloomberg) How Google Extracted Itself From Three More Lawsuits—Data Sheet (Fortune) Apple’s Heir Apparent Is Much More Like Tim Cook Than Steve Jobs (Bloomberg) Etsy acquires musical instrument marketplace Reverb for $275 million (VentureBeat) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is technology really rotting our brains, destroying our society... or is that what everyone has always worried about with every technological advance, going back to tv, or telephones, or even writing letters? The new book, Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid: Changing Feelings about Technology, from the Telegraph to Twitter tries to look at this question from a historical perspective. Is it really different this time? But more importantly... to what degree has technological change impacted how we think of things, and vice-versa. My thanks to the authors, Luke Fernandez and Susan J. Matt. Sponsors: Gabi.com/ride Castro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So, today, July 20th 2019 is the 50th anniversary of human beings walking on the moon for the first time. As Glenn mentioned on Friday’s weekend longreads segment, Fast Company has been doing a 50 days to the moon thing. 50 different stories around the moon landing. They’re all from Charles Fishman, who wrote a book that came out this summer called One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission that Flew Us to the Moon. Please buy that book if you want a super great summer long read, literal longread. But also, listen to this conversation with Charles discussing amazing stories about the moon landing that I for sure never knew, and 100% blew my mind… Sponsors: MarketingByMoe.com Castro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Microsoft makes boring pay dividends, Trump says he’ll use JEDI mind tricks to examine a Pentagon bid, Orlando ends a controversial facial-recognition test with Amazon, and your weekend long read suggestions. Sponsors Castro Fireside Links: Microsoft beats on earnings, stock ticks up (CNBC) Trump says he’s looking into a Pentagon cloud contract for Amazon or Microsoft because ‘we’re getting tremendous complaints’ (CNBC) Republican lawmakers urge Trump not to delay the $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract Amazon and Microsoft want (CNBC) Orlando cancels Amazon Rekognition program, capping 15 months of glitches and controversy (Orlando Weekly) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: 50 Days to the Moon (Fast Company) Is It Okay to Laugh at Florida Man? (Washington Post) TikTok Stars Are Preparing to Take Over the Internet (The Atlantic) Grindr Wanted To Make The World Better For Queer People. Then A Chinese Gaming Company Bought It. (Buzzfeed) Andy Ngo Has The Newest New Media Career. It’s Made Him A Victim And A Star (Buzzfeed) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Netflix's growth disappoints, but Stranger Things have happened. The Democratic National Committee tells candidates to avoid the photo-aging simulator FaceApp. Don't expect driverless cars any time soon, despite the hype. Can 5G networks give you cancer? No, no they can't. Finally, go ahead! Start that podcast. Don't listen to the naysayers. Sponsors: SVB.com/next Castro Links: Netflix subscription adds disappoint, stock drops (Variety) DNC warns candidates to stop using FaceApp, citing Russian danger (CNN) FaceApp developer describes privacy policy (TechCrunch) Tesla's plans for self-driving cars worry those who know best (Washington Post) Self-driving cars remains "way in the future" (New York Times) The 5G Health Hazard That Isn't (New York Times) Have we hit peak podcast? (New York Times) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google says Project Dragonfly is dead, Apple might be producing its own original podcasts, the Switch regular gets a refresh, and two long-time interesting companies: Neuralink and Boston Dynamics are ready for the spotlight. Sponsors: Castro SVB.com/next Links: Antitrust: Commission opens investigation into possible anti-competitive conduct of Amazon (The European Commission) A Google VP Told The US Senate The Company Has “Terminated” The Chinese Search App Dragonfly (BuzzFeed News) Apple Plans to Bankroll Original Podcasts to Fend Off Rivals (Bloomberg) New Nintendo Switch model will have much better battery life (Polygon) Microsoft wins multibillion-dollar cloud deal from AT&T (CNBC) Elon Musk’s Neuralink Takes Baby Steps to Wiring Brains to the Internet (NYTimes) BOSTON DYNAMICS’ ROBOTS ARE PREPARING TO LEAVE THE LAB — IS THE WORLD READY? (The Verge) Education publisher Pearson to phase out print textbooks (BBC News) Get a podcast classified of your own. CLASSIFIED: Should users be allowed to gain value from the location data their friends share with them? Even if it's non-monetary value? If not, why not? We have created an experiment to probe into these questions. Our experiment is an app that allows users to collect and analyze hundreds of location data points that are currently being shared with them by their friends, but are not collected. When this data is collected and analyzed properly, users can gain insights on their friends' behavior, much like companies gain insight on everyone else's behavior by collecting or buying this data in bulk. We are looking for one journalist to cover this exclusively, and we figured the Techmeme ride home would be our best bet. We intend to shed some more light on privacy inconsistencies. If you are interested in this, please email us at [email protected], that is press @ whosintown dot app Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facebook explains Libra to Congress, Amazon might be next in the EU’s woodshed, Google might be next in Trump’s woodshed, another Tesla lineup shakeup, a couple of interesting raises and Microsoft opens Windows up to all your digital assistants. Sponsors: SVB.com/next Firesideconf.com/ride Links: Senators aren’t sold on Facebook’s Libra project (The Verge) Highlights from Facebook's Libra Senate hearing (TechCrunch) Facebook Cryptocurrency Plans Have a Problem: Facebook’s Reputation (NYTimes) Amazon in EU Crosshairs as Vestager Fights Big Tech to the End (Bloomberg) Trump threatens to ‘take a look’ at Google for China ties (Washington Post) Silicon Valley’s Right Wing Is Angry And Punching Back (BuzzFeed News) Tesla updates pricing and options across lineup, discontinues several variants (Electrek) Newsletter platform Substack raises $15.3M round led by a16z (TechCrunch) Patreon raises $60M Series D, targets international growth and more customization (TechCrunch) Subscribe to the ad-free feed! Order up your own podcast classified! Podcast Classifieds: Are you a podcaster looking for an easy and affordable way to upload and share your podcast that doesn’t take a lot of time? Are you a church or ministry looking to share sermons or other content with your followers? JustCast turns your Dropbox into podcast hosting and is the easiest way to share to the web and iTunes. With hosting solutions starting at no cost and with other very affordable hosting tiers, JustCast is here for you. JustCast takes the hosting headaches away and gives you the ability to spend more time focusing on creating and perfecting your content. It’s the simplest way to create RSS feed for your podcast. JustCast is one of those technologies that will change your life. You’ll never remember what you did before JustCast! Check it out at www.justcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FTC is readying a record fine for Facebook, but is it just a parking ticket? Qualcomm refreshes the Snapdragon lineup, governments want to make money off of selling your data also, Microsoft Office quietly winning in mobile, and the Air Force warns: do NOT storm Area 51! Sponsors: Rhone.com/ride Promocode RIDE for 20% off! Firesideconf.com/ride Links: FTC Approves Roughly $5 Billion Facebook Settlement (WSJ) YouTube's Trampled Foes Plot Antitrust Revenge (Bloomberg) Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 Plus chip is built for gaming and VR (Engadget) I-Team: Florida DMV sells your personal information to private companies, marketing firms (ABC Action News) Microsoft Word for Android has been installed more than 1 billion times (The Verge) Microsoft Word passes 1 billion installs on Play Store (Android Police) Who Needs Amazon HQ2? Not New York Real Estate’s Tech Boom (WSJ) AT&T to auto block fraud robocalls for free, but blocking spam calls will cost extra (ZDNet) Facebook-Driven Area 51 Storming May Be Countered With Force, Says US Air Force (Deadline) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember that longread from Friday? I knew lots of physical retail was under threat from ecommcerce, but do we have to worry about the grocery store too? As I said, this was something I’ve never considered. So read the piece because I got in touch with the author, Joe Fassler to see what the story is. And yes, there are larger societal and cultural and even cyclical shifts imperiling the traditional grocery market, but yes, it’s tech and ecommerce too. A deeper dive into all this, plus at look at the star of Joe’s piece, the grocery store architect who is trying to blow up the grocery in order to save it. The man who’s going to save your neighborhood grocery store (The New Food Economy) Sponsors: CognitoHQ.com Stamps.com, click on the Microphone at the TOP of the homepage and type in RIDE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember the whole Superhuman kerfuffle of the last week or so? Mike Davidson wrote a blog post calling out some shady stuff in the Superhuman email product, all of silicon valley debated it, Superhuman walked things back a bit, and actually, I didn’t mention this, but Mike had a second post about this, which was even more in depth an eloquent than the first one. So, I reached out to Mike to talk about this whole thing, not because I wanted to re-litigate it, but because I wanted to poke at… well, what I said last week… what does this whole debate say about the discourse in tech at the moment? Mike's 2nd post on this that I didn't mention on the podcast Sponsors: Wix.com/podcast Capterra.com/ride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon is developing a high-end Echo speaker, the PC market’s not dead yet, Postmates is having second thoughts about going public and might shop itself around instead, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Metalab.co Lightstream.com/ride Links: Amazon Plans High-End Echo, Ramps Up Work on Alexa Home Robot (Bloomberg) Gartner: PC shipments grew 1.5% in Q2 2019 (VentureBeat) Ford-VW alliance expands to include autonomous and electric vehicles (The Verge) Postmates has explored a sale to Uber or DoorDash instead of going public (Recode) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The man who’s going to save your neighborhood grocery store (The New Food Economy) Disney Won. Now What? (BuzzFeed News) You’re Hired. Now Wear This Headset to Learn the Job. (NYTimes) New Coke Didn’t Fail. It Was Murdered. (Mother Jones) ROAD-TRIPPING WITH THE AMAZON NOMADS (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple quietly brings the hammer down on Zoom’s hidden web server, Apple also turns off Walkie Talkie in order to fix it, Google Assistant is listening in on you also, Amazon Music is a streaming dark-horse and dang is Bird losing a lot of money. Sponsors: SVB.com/next Metalab.co Links: Apple has pushed a silent Mac update to remove hidden Zoom web server (TechCrunch) Apple disables Walkie Talkie app due to vulnerability that could allow iPhone eavesdropping (TechCrunch) WHO’S LISTENING WHEN YOU TALK TO YOUR GOOGLE ASSISTANT? (Wired) OneTrust raised $200M at a $1.3B valuation to help organizations navigate online privacy rules (TechCrunch) Amazon becomes fastest-growing music steaming service (Financial Times) Hit by Big Loss, Bird Seeks $300M in New Funds (The Information) Blockstack wins first-ever SEC approval for a token offering under Reg A+ listing (The Block) 2020 iPhone to reduce TrueDepth notch, full-screen display rumored for 2021 (Apple Insider) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nintendo Switch Lite is a smaller cheaper Switch that doesn’t “switch,” HBO Max is ready for the streaming thunderdome, is Slack falling behind Microsoft Teams, and an effort to close a funny tax loophole for crypto investors. Sponsors: SVB.com/next Metalab.co Links: Nintendo announces a handheld Nintendo Switch Lite for $199 (TechCrunch) HBO Max will be the exclusive streaming home of 'Friends' (Engadget) BET Streaming Service Taps Netflix Alum as Leader (Exclusive) (The Hollywood Reporter) AT&T says it will automatically block robocalls ‘in the coming months’ (The Verge) Microsoft might crush Slack like Facebook crushed Snapchat (ReCode) Snapchat announces new shows from Serena Williams, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others (TechCrunch) Next on Facebook’s Shopping List: Acquisitions to Beef Up Gaming (The Information) Bill to provide “safe harbor” for crypto fork taxpayers reintroduced in Congress (The Block) Buy a podcast classified ad at ridehome.info/classifieds TODAY'S CLASSIFIED: The Fortnite Challenges Guide is a community dedicated to completing the many challenges revealed in Fortnite Battle Royale each day. Our goal is to document every challenge soon after they are announced. If you play Fortnite, you've likely spent some time completing challenges. Each one is designed to highlight a specific aspect of gameplay or an interesting location on the map. You'll find hidden areas, loot, and strategies you never knew existed. If you're a content creator, come share your own videos showing how you've completed challenges. Let the community learn from your skills and experience. It's a great way to gain exposure to a new audience. This effort was created by a guy who spent the last 20 years of his career making websites for big companies. This small labor of love was built in his spare time, because he wished an organized, clean site like this already existed. Check it out at fortnite.challenges.guide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple culls the MacBook herd, YouTube returns to FireTV, a weird zero day exploit in Zoom’s video conferencing app, Elon Musk shakes up his autopilot team, and Stranger Things 3 breaks records for Netflix. Sponsors: SVB.com/next Metalab.co YouTube.com/jacksontaylortv Links: Apple stops selling 12-inch MacBook and previous generation MacBook Air (9to5Mac) YouTube is back on the Fire TV, and Prime Video launches on Chromecast starting today (The Verge) Instagram will test a feature that allows users to shadow ban their bullies (The Verge) Inside Instagram's War on Bullying (Time) Zoom Zero Day: 4+ Million Webcams & maybe an RCE? Just get them to visit your website! (InfoSec Write-Ups) More than 1,000 Android apps harvest data even after you deny permissions (CNET) Frustrated Musk Shakes Up Autopilot Team (The Information) If you'll pay more, new Uber Comfort offers Quiet Rides (TechCrunch) Spotify Lite is now officially out for 36 markets around the world (Engadget) ‘Stranger Things 3’ Breaks Netflix Four-Day Viewing Record, Streamer Says (Deadline) 'Stranger Things 3' has been seen by over 40 million Netflix accounts (Engadget) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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