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.
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Nvidia to Buy Mellanox for $6.9 Billion in Data Center Push (Bloomberg)
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Aug 22
Has China Shut The Door On Nvidia?
We talked recently about how Nvidia wasn’t home free in China just yet, and low and behold, they’re stopping H20 chip production over Chinese concerns. Did Elon Musk talk to Mark Zuckerberg about buying OpenAI together? And of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Links: Nvi ... Show More
19m 1s
Feb 2024
Is this peak TikTok?
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the Apple Vision Pro review rating, changes to the TikTok app, streaming news, and more. Further reading: Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not The Vision Pro is a computer for the age of walled gardens Apple’ ... Show More
1h 16m
Apr 2024
🛠️ “There’s power in plumbing” — Gen Z’s blue collar work. Tesla’s worst quarter yet. Google’s incognito deception.
Vote for TBOY to win the Webby Awards: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/podcasts/shows/businessGen Z’s newest passion isn’t TikTok, it’s plumbing and other skilled trade jobs — Gen Z is leading a blue collar job surge, because AI can’t fix a clogged toilet.Google j ... Show More
21m 44s
Dec 2022
Apple could open up iOS, Elon gets booed, and the golden age of streaming is coming to an end
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler break down all the news from this week. Further reading: FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas Apple is reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone Twitter Blue is back, letting you ... Show More
1h 30m
Apr 2024
🐭 “Mouse Trap” — Disney’s epic shareholder vote. Billie Eilish’s anti-AI letter. Amazon’s Just-Walk-Out shutdown.
Disney’s Shareholder Day included an epic vote to determine the future of the company — CEO Bob Iger prevailed, but the activist investor won too. Billie Eilish, Nikki Minaj, Pearl Jam, and 200 other artists wrote an open letter asking tech platforms to cease using AI to steal th ... Show More
22m 26s
Apr 2022
BREAKDOWN: The World's Biggest ‘Free Speech’ Experiment Has Begun
Can Elon Musk fix Twitter’s original sin? This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US. Elon Musk is officially buying Twitter. In today’s show, NLW argues that the debate and discussion around the move is largely focused on content moderation policies, when the more ... Show More
23m 57s