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From products and companies to services and trends, Download’s weekly panel of experts analyzed the biggest topics in tech … and a few you may have missed. Hosted by Jason Snell and Stephen Hackett.
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108: Keep Watching the Headlines
Jun 26, 201900:35:17Tap to summarizeApple releases public betas earlier than expected, Bill Gates muses on Microsoft's missed opportunity and the power of tech giants, and we're all going to need a fuzzy puppy update this week because this is the final episode of Download. This episode of Download is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile: Try the new release with the visual editor. Get 20% off your first year. Links and Show Notes: First Look: macOS Catalina Public Beta - Six Colors Apple Beta Software Program Bill Gates calls failure to fight Android his “greatest mistake” | Ars Technica Bill Gates accidentally makes the case to regulate the hell out of platform companies - The Verge LG tries to bring webOS to cars, robots, and the smart home with new partnership - The Verge Liftoff - Relay FM Puppy lost for 13 days in Arizona after Route 66 wreck found
Transcribe →107: Embankment for the Unbanked
Jun 20, 201901:00:45Tap to summarizeFacebook's cryptocurrency move, 5G in rural areas, Google steals lyrics, Apple hedges on China, JJ Abrams cuts a big deal with Warner Media, Snapchat's original programming strategy, and much more. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Direct Mail: Create and send great looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Guest Starring: Natalie Jarvey Links and Show Notes: Facebook confirms it will launch a cryptocurrency called Libra in 2020 - The Verge The Ambitious Plan Behind Facebook’s Cryptocurrency, Libra | WIRED Coming in 2020: Calibra | Facebook Newsroom Choosing the Wrong Lane in the Race to 5G | WIRED Apple Explores Moving Some Production Out of China - WSJ A Tiny Screw Shows Why iPhones Won’t Be ‘Assembled in U.S.A.’ - The New York Times Radiohead to Release Stolen Music to Aid Environmental Activist Group | Hollywood Reporter 30 Must-Hear Minutes From Radiohead’s 17-Hour ‘OK Computer’ Minidiscs – Rolling Stone Bob Greenblatt Says WarnerMedia in "An Arms Race" to Keep J.J. Abrams | Hollywood Reporter J.J. Abrams Bidding War Won by WarnerMedia | Hollywood Reporter Bob Greenblatt Says WarnerMedia in "An Arms Race" to Keep J.J. Abrams | Hollywood Reporter Suzanna Makkos, Jennifer O'Connell Join WarnerMedia Streaming Service | Hollywood Reporter Disney+ Streaming Service Tracking Well Among Key Demographics | Hollywood Reporter Netflix: Adam Sandler's 'Murder Mystery' Is Its Biggest Opening Weekend Ever | Hollywood Reporter Dan Loeb Urges Sony to Separate Entertainment, Electronics Units | Hollywood Reporter On Snapchat, Original Series Are Finding Return Viewers | Hollywood Reporter Obamas Ink Deal With Spotify to Produce, Host Podcasts | Hollywood Reporter Dog kept injured woman warm for three days after horrific crash - NZ Herald
Transcribe →106: I Think It's Us
Jun 13, 201900:46:08Tap to summarizeThe tech industry has a lot to apologize for, the Huawei mess escalates, and is Apple still thinking about autonomous vehicles? This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser and Carolina Milanesi Links and Show Notes: Recode’s CodeCon News Show Tech Still in Denial – Tech.pinions YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki at Code Conference - Axios Susan Wojcicki apologizes, sort of | Revue Facebook plans to unveil new Portal hardware this year - The Verge Inside Huawei’s secretive plans to develop an operating system to rival Google’s Android | South China Morning Post Huawei postpones planned laptop launch amid US trade war - The Verge Huawei Is Said to Demand Patent Fees From Verizon - The New York Times Apple to Buy Drive.ai in Bid for More Autonomous Vehicle Talent - Bloomberg
Transcribe →105: Live From WWDC: Dark Mode People
Jun 6, 201900:49:06Tap to summarizeFrom Apple's podcast studio within its Worldwide Developer Conference, we're joined by John Siracusa and Shelly Brisbin to discuss iPadOS, iOS, Catalyst, SwiftUI, and Apple's new pro hardware. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin and John Siracusa Links and Show Notes: iPadOS: The MacStories Overview – MacStories Apple’s Voice Control improves accessibility OS-wide on all its devices | TechCrunch New York City seizes ice cream trucks for shell company scheme to dodge $4.5 million in parking tickets. Project Catalyst Enables Bringing iPad Apps to the Mac – MacStories Xcode - SwiftUI - Apple Developer Mac Power Users #485: WWDC and Interview with the Mac Pro Product Manager - Relay FM Accidental Tech Podcast: 329: Mac Pro Day The Case for a 5K Thunderbolt Display – 512 Pixels Man, puppy sleeping in dumpster during collection escape serious injury in Provo | Deseret News John Siracusa (@siracusa) / Twitter Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) / Twitter
Transcribe →104: I Don't Know What X Means Anymore
May 23, 201900:50:27Tap to summarizeThe increasingly messy tech Cold War, Apple's keyboard troubles, the prospects for data protection laws in the U.S., and Wi-Fi stalking on the Tube. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Direct Mail: Create and send great looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin Links and Show Notes: Google suspends Huawei's Android support (updated) Microsoft Pulls Huawei Laptops From Official Online Store - PCMag Australia Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China’s tech giant Huawei: ARM memo tells staff to stop working with China’s tech giant - BBC News U.S. Considers Blacklisting Five Chinese Surveillance Firms - Bloomberg Trump Huawei Ban Ripples Across Industry as Supplies Halted - Bloomberg China, Leverage, and Values – Stratechery by Ben Thompson The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies - Bloomberg Apple has a plan to make online ads more private | TechCrunch Apple updates MacBook Pro processors and keyboard, extends Keyboard Service Program - Six Colors California is bringing law and order to big data. It could change the internet in the U.S. Microsoft wants a US privacy law that puts the burden on tech companies - CNET London’s Tube network to switch on Wi-Fi tracking by default in July | TechCrunch Rescue Dogs Attend Adorable Puppy Prom | PEOPLE.com Helen Woodward Animal Center Alumni Puppy Prom Parallel - Relay FM Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) | Twitter
Transcribe →103: Where OS?
May 16, 201901:06:16Tap to summarizeApple gets a bad Supreme Court ruling, Disney buys the rest of Hulu, and Florence Ion joins us to discuss last week's Google IO, including the Pixel 3a and the fate of all our Nest thermostats. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Guest Starring: Florence Ion Links and Show Notes: Kavanaugh's Shot at Apple (AAPL) Allows Hope for Antitrust Cases - Bloomberg Supreme Court deals Apple major setback is App Store antitrust case How Apple’s Supreme Court loss could change the way you buy apps - The Verge It’s Almost Impossible to Tell if Your iPhone Has Been Hacked - VICE The Hulu/Disney/Comcast divorce, explained - Vox Comcast has agreed to sell its stake in Hulu in 5 years Adobe warning of legal problems if subscribers keep using old versions of Creative Cloud apps [u] Adobe warning of legal problems if subscribers keep using old versions of Creative Cloud apps [u] Google Pixel 3a: Everything you need to know! | Android Central Pixel 3a - The phone that gets it done - Google Store Nest Hub Max: hands-on with Google’s first smart display with a camera - The Verge Google clarifies Works with Nest shutdown, provides extension on existing connections - The Verge Puppy found after months hunting rabbits near Cambridge - BBC News Flo Feed Florence "U4EA" Ion (@Ohthatflo) / Twitter
Transcribe →102: More Ham Figures Into It
May 2, 201900:42:00Tap to summarizePhilip Michaels joins us to talk about interesting things in Apple's latest financial results, the death of a product that never existed, and Facebook's F8 product announcements. This episode of Download is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile: Try the new release with the visual editor. Get 20% off your first year. Guest Starring: Philip Michaels Links and Show Notes: Apple second-quarter 2019 financial results - Six Colors Apple's financial results: Learning to sell the iPhone - Six Colors Apple spends more than $30 million a month on Amazon Web Services Energizer’s Ridiculous 18,000mAh Battery Phone Ends In Disaster The 5 biggest announcements from Facebook’s F8 developer conference keynote - The Verge F8 2019 keynote in 12 minutes - YouTube Facebook Is Turning Instagram Into The New Facebook Facebook Wants to Connect You With Your 'Secret Crush' | WIRED Facebook pivots to what it wishes it was | TechCrunch Baby sea lion hops into CHP patrol car after loitering on busy Bay Area freeway - Los Angeles Times
Transcribe →101: Painting Something Pink
Apr 25, 201900:55:21Tap to summarizeCarolina Milanesi joins Jason to discuss her time using an unbroken Samsung Galaxy Fold, Tim Cook talking up tech regulation, Jack Dorsey visiting the White House, and the words tech writers use to describe Pinterest. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Direct Mail: Create and send great looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac. ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get 3 months free with a 1-year package. Guest Starring: Carolina Milanesi Links and Show Notes: Samsung Galaxy Fold launch delayed by breaks Samsung Galaxy Fold Teardown - iFixit Samsung Galaxy Fold: A Pragmatic Take – Tech.pinions Tim Cook calls for regulation of tech industry with serious issues - 9to5Mac Apple Now Prioritizing MacBook Keyboard Repairs With Quoted Next-Day Turnaround Time - MacRumors Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey meets Donald Trump in closed door meeting at White House - The Washington PostIn a statement, Twitter said the meeting — initiated by the president — focused on “protecting the health of the public conversation ahead of the 2020 U.S. elections and efforts underway to respond to the opioid crisis.” Twitter partners with the federal government on a program to encourage Americans to dispose of prescription drugs they no longer need to prevent against abuse.In March, Trump accused Silicon Valley’s largest companies of harboring a “hatred" for "a certain group of people that happen to be in power, that happen to have won the election.” In doing so, Trump threatened potential regulation, telling reporters at a press conference that the government may “have to do something about it.” Google Walkout Organizers Say They're Facing Retaliation | WIRED As Pinterest IPOs, its coverage is often pretty sexist — Quartzy Jaws of Life save Rottweiler puppy trapped in cinderblock in St. Johns County | firstcoastnews.com Consumer Technology Consultancy | The Heart of Tech | Silicon Valley
Transcribe →100: Modems Modems Modems!
Apr 18, 201900:57:23Tap to summarizeApple and Qualcomm make up over fried chicken, social-media companies continue to not get it, and the Galaxy Fold makes a very bad first impression. This episode of Download is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code DOWNLOAD to get 30% off. Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with the code ‘download’. Guest Starring: Lisa Schmeiser Links and Show Notes: Apple, Qualcomm settle royalty dispute Daring Fireball: Why Apple Settled With Qualcomm TripMode macOS 10.15 to include standalone media apps, splitting iTunes - 9to5Mac Apple planning Luna Display-like desktop extension feature for macOS 10.15, codenamed ‘Sidecar’ - 9to5Mac iOS 13: Dark Mode, detachable panels, Safari and Mail, more - 9to5Mac Apple revamping Find My Friends & Find My iPhone in unified app, developing Tile-like personal item tracking - 9to5Mac Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show 15 Months of Fresh Hell Inside Facebook | WIRED A healthier Twitter: Progress and more to do Google Chrome is getting a reader mode on desktop - The Verge My Samsung Galaxy Fold screen broke after just a day - The Verge Samsung responds to Galaxy Fold screen damage: ‘we will thoroughly inspect these units’ - The Verge Dog rescued 220km from Thai coast by rig workers - BBC News Lisa Schmeiser (@lschmeiser) | Twitter
Transcribe →99: My Memory is Beyond the Event Horizon
Apr 11, 201901:06:11Tap to summarizeNetflix ties its own hands, new Kindles arrive, Amazon gets criticized for cozying up to oil companies while touting its own green-energy efforts, web accessibility is trickier than you'd think, and... is that a black hole? This episode of Download is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Guest Starring: Shelly Brisbin Links and Show Notes: Is Anyone Listening to You on Alexa? A Global Team Reviews Audio - Bloomberg Netflix confirms it killed AirPlay support, won’t let you beam shows to Apple TVs anymore - The Verge macOS 10.15 to include standalone media apps, splitting iTunes - 9to5Mac With Music for macOS coming soon, legacy iTunes features will disappear or spread to iOS - 9to5Mac Amazon Kindle (2019) review: a backlight can’t save the low-res screen - The Verge Amazon.com: Kindle E-readers Amazon employees’ climate proposal is rare sign of worker dissent - Recode Amazon announces three new wind farms as report questions company's clean energy commitment - Electrek Amazon Is Aggressively Pursuing Big Oil as It Stalls Out on Clean Energy See the first image ever taken of a supermassive black hole - The Verge Astronomers capture first image of a black hole | NSF - National Science Foundation Seeing a black hole with half a ton of hard drives - Six Colors Apple's new feature a step towards digital apartheid - Axess Lab About Accessibility Events - Apple Support 'iOS Access for All' by Shelly Brisbin A Translated Fuzzy Puppy Story Shelly Brisbin (@shelly) | Twitter
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