Apr 25

Google to invest up to $40B in Anthropic

Plus - Bob Iger rejoins Thrive Capital as advisor after Disney exit; Meta signs deal for millions of Amazon AI CPUs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5m 36s

Apr 24

Meta is revamping its cross-app management system

Plus - X is shutting down Communities because of low usage and lots of spam; Microsoft offers buyout for up to 7% of U.S. employees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 m

Apr 23

Google Maps is about to get a big dose of AI

Plus - Meta will record employees’ keystrokes and use it to train its AI models; Amazon Music partners with Bandsintown for concert listings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7m 30s

Mar 2024

TikTok crackdown bill approved, Rivian reveals new cars, Ozempic maker surpasses Tesla

We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!Could America's favorite video app TikTok be on the brink of a ban? The stakes are higher than ever as we unravel the bipartisan upheaval surrounding TikTok's data privacy issues and its parent company ByteDance's tenuous relati ... Show More

4m 39s

Jan 2024

What happened to Artifact?

Last week, Artifact, a buzzy news app from Instagram’s co-founders, announced it was shutting down after failing to gain critical mass. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6m 53s

May 2024

Bluesky now lets you personalize its main Discover feed using new controls

The social network has announced an updated version of its app that lets you offer feedback about its algorithmic feed so you can better customize it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3m 40s

Jul 2023

TikTok launches a music streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia called ‘TikTok Music’

TikTok has already dominated the short-video and social media market, and is now looking to take on Spotify and Apple Music with its latest offering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4m 59s

Sep 2021

TikTok Outperforms YouTube, Another Google Service, and EV Delays

In this week's episode Marques and Andrew get back to some of the news that has been causing discussions around the studio. From a certain electric vehicle being delayed to TikTok encroaching on YouTube's crown, this is a good one filled with news and a hypothetical question ques ... Show More

1h 5m

Oct 2023

Tue. 10/03 – Time To Pay For Social Media?

Snapchat has led the way, but are we going to see everybody in social media offering subscription plans? An interesting raise for AI investing. Satya Nadella was on the stand yesterday at the Google trial. And what’s up with Threads? Has it missed its moment? Sponsors: Nutrisens ... Show More

16m 59s

Apr 2022

Netflix’s plan to win new viewers includes cheaper, ad-supported subscription tiers

Today’s tech headlines: Netflix’s plan to win new viewers includes cheaper, ad-supported subscription tiers, Tesla nearly doubled its revenue in Q1 despite industry-wide supply chain woes, Glorious PC Gaming Race ditches its awful old name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ... Show More

4m 41s

May 2024

TikTok is Coming For YouTube's Eyeballs

TikTok's biggest move for YouTube's viewers yet — will this new test change the vertical ad game? Threads is getting a Tweetdeck. Snapchat makes CAPI onboarding easier. And Netflix is getting its own ad tech. 📰<a href="https: ... Show More

8m 12s

The latest on TikTok’s Effect Creator Re...