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TikTok launches a paywall, but it’s all about the creators. Salesforce has its own generative AI product. More layoffs coming for Meta. Another autonomous driving startup bites the dust. Why Twitter broke yesterday, and new speakers from Sonos. Sponsors: This episode is sponsored ... Show More

In the biggest social media launch of 2020, Snapchat zucked TikTok… but kicked things up nine notches (you’re not a viewer, you’re a voter). Adidas bought Reebok for nearly $4B 15 years ago and is now trying to sell it for a quarter of that (what happened?). And Warner Music Grou ... Show More

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 

Looks like we’re going to be getting new Meta smartglasses later this week. OpenAI wants to up its AI for coding game. Is the whole TikTok saga finally coming to a conclusion? Almost half a billion people use Spotify for free? And how to use the best feature of the new iOS. 'Meta ... Show More

<ul> <li>A clever YouTube series coming that Gen-X and Boomers may identify with</li> <li>Even more people are tuning into podcasts. Normal people now. Not just the audio nerds.</li> <li>Snapchat’s down but not out. All while a new clone of TikTok emerges. God help us all.</l ... Show More

Timestamps: 0:00 riley jakob and jessica can actually sing 0:11 YouTube Pause Ads 1:35 Qualcomm denies benchmark cheating 3:07 What will Bytedance do? 5:15 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:27 Net Neutrality is so back 6:13 Apple open-sources small models 7:07 Switch 2 magnetic Joy-Cons 7:51 Ba ... Show More

Nvidia buys Mellanox, Tesla reverses course, a handy primer on how TikTok is different, and we check in on the smart takes from last week’s big stories. Subscribe to the Premium, Ad-Free Podcast Feed! Sponsors: DataDogHQ.com/ridehome Tiny.website Links: Nvidia to Buy Mellanox for ... Show More

<p>TikTok leaves the phone and wants to be on your street. YouTube adds perhaps the most important update to its product marketing toolkit ever. A new Snapchat integration brings influencer search to third-party platforms.</p><p>And on the ad-free Premium podcast, which you can l ... Show More