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Jacob Peddicord
Hacker Slacker is a tech news podcast by two college students, Jacob Peddicord and Andre Garivay. We talk about news, productivity, and interview interesting people.
Today, we wrap up our summers in Seattle with our classmate and fellow intern Sheng-Jie Lim.
Trigger Warning (Gun Violence, White Nationalism): 15:37-18:46
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This week, we discuss a plethora of tech news.
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Today, we discuss the history of Apple's hardware design, what it's like now, and what the future could hold.
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Today, we discuss the use of facial recognition and tracking technology by governments and how the biases involved with it can lead to dangerous places.
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- QuidrigaCX News https://www.coindesk.com/quadrigacx-ceo-set-up-fake-crypto-exchange-accounts-with-customer-funds
- Raspberry Pi 4 Announced https://techcrunch.com/2019/06/23/the-raspberry-pi-foundation-unveils-the-raspberry-pi-4/
- Apple Aquires Drive AI https://www.axios.com/apple-buy-driveai-753da17d-60fe-44f9-84ff-1d2d82cd0b81.html
- Apple to employ 2000 people in Seattle https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/25/tech/apple-seattle-jobs/index.html
- Ananya Paul's Site https://manification10.github.io/portfolio/
In this episode we talk about Facebooks entrance into the global currency market. Not that that is a market that exists. This should be interesting.
Google Donates $1B for 20,000 bay area homes - https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/1-billion-investment-bay-area-housing/ CIA used smart TVs to spy - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qbq5x/the-cia-spied-on-people-through-their-smart-tvs-leaked-documents-reveal New Ming Chi Quo Rumors - https://www.macrumors.com/2019/06/17/5-4-inch-and-6-7-inch-iphones-2020-kuo/ Truckla - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKv_N0IDS2A Google Kills Tablets - https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/20/18693399/google-abandoning-tablets-pixel-slate-failure
WWDC 2019 was a marathon of rumors becoming reality, and today we discuss those at length.
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We made it to 50 episodes! To celebrate, we go through some of the best tech of the past year in our first annual "awards show".
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Today we discuss a ton of news plus the start of our summer.
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WhatsApp Hack
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Waymo and Lyft Partnership
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Apple Pay Stickers
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Palantir
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Satoshi's Treasure
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Satoshi's Treasure GitHub Writeup
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In this episode we talk about Google I/0, Microsoft Build, and rumors for Apple's WWDC.
Today, we talk to our classmate Ben Stuart (https://soundcloud.com/ben-stuart-10) about music technology and production.
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Today, we discuss how we make Hacker Slacker, plus news and more.
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Siri Updates
Tesla News
Ford Investment
T-Mobile Checking
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Today, we discuss an article about the Twitter co-founder's take on wellness.
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Microsoft Airpods
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Disney+ iOS 13 Leaks
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996 Work Week
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Lyft and Uber Recall Bikes
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China and Russia Working on Crypto
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Jack Dorsey Wellness
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In this episode, we continue our discussion on TikTok, plus news and more!
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Kuo Walks Back
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YouTube's "Bandersnatch"
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Amazon AirPods
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SnapKit
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Snap Games
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Bezos Divorce
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Wing
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Fake iPhone Scheme
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Today, Andre and Jacob take a dive in the the world of TikTok and try to explain what the heck it is.
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How Apple Card Works
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Duplex Expands
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Verizon 5G
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Powerbeats Pro
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R.I.P AirPower
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The Impossible Whopper
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New After Effects AI
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NYT TikTok Article
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In this episode, we talk about Apple’s crazy week of announcements, tons of news, and Y Combinator’s Winter 2018 Batch.
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Spotify Acquires Parcast
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Powerbeats Pro Leak
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EU Copyright Laws
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Aura Vision
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Reelables
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Brew
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Jetpack
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BensenAI
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Prometheus
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Unicorn
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Today we discuss Elizabeth Warren's plan to break up big tech companies.
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Matthew Cassinelli Retweeted by Tim Cook
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Interview w/ Eero and Amazon
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Vizio Smart TV News
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Apple AR Headset
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Android Rewarded Products
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Nintendo's Labo VR
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Quibi Show About Snapchat
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Box "Leak"
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Still No Killer Apps for Voice
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Elizabeth Warren's Plan to Break Up Big Tech
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In this episode, we discuss the Tesla and SpaceX CEO and Founder, Elon Musk.
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WebAuthN
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Thunderbolt 3 and USB 4
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Luminary
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Expensive Chat
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China's 'Social Credit Score'
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In this episode, we have some casual talks about random tech topics that we wanted to get off our chests.
Show Links:
- Microsoft HoloLens 2
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In this episode, we are joined by Matthew Cassinelli to talk about Siri Shortcuts and more!
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Amazon Pulls HQ2 out of NYC
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Wealthfront Cash Account
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JP Morgan Coin
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North Focals
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Apple Acquires Pullstring
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Ming-Chi Kuo Rumors
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Instagram Story Fundraisers
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Varjo VR
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Samsung Unpacked
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https://www.matthewcassinelli.com/
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In today's marathon episode, we discuss several news stories, plus a list of future unicorn companies.
Show Links:
Apple News Event: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/johnpaczkowski/apple-event-march-2019-news
Wells Fargo Systems Fail: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/ao4g2y/wells_fargo_is_down_declining_transactions_and_no/
Apple Enforces Security on Screen Recording: https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/07/apple-glassbox-apps/
Amazon Video Game: https://www.pcworld.com/article/3339557/gaming/amazon-new-world-mmo-preview.html
Automatic License Plate Readers: https://qz.com/1540488/in-just-two-years-9000-of-these-cameras-were-installed-to-spy-on-your-car/
Google Maps AR: https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-the-real-worldwith-google-maps-layered-on-top-11549807200
Amazon Acquires Eero: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/11/18220960/amazon-eero-acquisition-announced
Companies Mentioned: Earnin, Marqeta, Checkr, C2FO, Citymapper, Mapbox, Alto Pharmacy
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In this episode, we talk about Spotify's acquisitions of Anchor and Gimlet, and the impact on podcasting that they will have.
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Uber Adds Public Transit: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/31/18205154/uber-public-transportation-app-denver
Apple Removes Head of Siri: https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/02/01/apple-removes-siri-team-lead-as-part-of-ai-strategy-shift
Instagram Sensitivity Screens: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/04/instagram-to-launch-sensitivity-screens-after-molly-russell-death
$190 Million in Bitcoin Lost: https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/02/05/a-major-canadian-bitcoin-exchange-has-a-big-problem/#327f1e155236
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In this episode, we talk about the situation of the world's second largest smartphone manufacturer, Huawei. We are also excited to announce that LinkBacc, which you may remember from last week, is up on Product Hunt and ready to go! You can find the site here (http://www.lnkba.cc/jp/hs).
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LinkBacc: http://www.lnkba.cc/jp/hs
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LinkBacc on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/linkbacc
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FaceTime Bug: https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/28/facetime-bug-hear-audio/
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Apple Bans Facebook Internal App: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/30/apple-bans-facebook-vpn/
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Mark Zuckerberg Oped: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facts-about-facebook-11548374613
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Integrating Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram DMs: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/technology/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-messenger.html
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In this episode, we discuss Cornhacks, a hackathon that we attended at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with our teammate and classmate Luke Bogus!
Show Links:
Collection #1 Data Breach: https://www.troyhunt.com/the-773-million-record-collection-1-data-reach/
Google Acquires Fossil Smartwatch Division: https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/17/google-to-buy-fossil-smartwatch-tech/
Netflix's Biggest Competitor: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/334702/Netflix_claims_Fortnite_is_now_a_bigger_competitor_than_HBO.php
Uber Loyalty Program: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/22/uber-loyalty-program/
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In this episode, we discuss todo and productivity apps, as well as a plethora of news stories now that CES 2019 has officially wrapped up.
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Apple Replaced 11 Million iPhone Batteries: https://www.daringfireball.net
MicroLED is the Next Big Thing in TV Tech: https://www.wsj.com/articles/this-really-is-the-next-revolution-in-tv-technology-11546956347
Lime Halts Service In Switzerland: https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/12/lime-scooters-switzerland-bumps/
Apple Launches New Battery Case for iPhone XS/XS Max/XR: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/1/15/18184280/apple-iphone-xs-max-xr-battery-case-wireless-charging
Andre's iPhone X Wallpaper: https://heyeased.weebly.com/
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In this episode, we go over some of the best tech from CES 2019, plus news stories from the past few weeks, and more!
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iTunes and AirPlay in Samsung Smart TVs: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/apple-samsung-come-together-to-bring-itunes-to-new-samsung-smart-tv-models/
iPhone Sales Issues: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/10/iphone-sales-are-collapsing-investor-dan-niles-warns.html
iPhone Price Cut in China: https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/09/apple-cuts-iphone-production-china/
Service Providers Selling Your Current Location: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nepxbz/i-gave-a-bounty-hunter-300-dollars-located-phone-microbilt-zumigo-tmobile
Microsoft Partners with Kroger: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/8/18154802/microsoft-kroger-retail-partnership-digital-signs-image-recognition-temperature-sensor
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Thank you all for listening, we have had an incredible time so far, and we can't wait for 2019!
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In this episode, we announce something that we've been waiting on for a while, and we are super excited, plus news stories!
Show Links:
Lyft Files for IPO: https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/06/tech/lyft-ipo/index.html
Uber Files for IPO: https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/07/uber-files-confidentially-for-ipo/
Google Plus Shutting Down Even Earlier: https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/10/18134541/google-plus-privacy-api-data-leak-developers
Robinhood Checking: https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/13/robinhood-free-checking-and-savings-accounts/
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In this episode, we go over a busy news week and then talk about underrepresented groups in technology.
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Apple Music on Echo Devices: https://blog.aboutamazon.com/devices/alexa-play-bebe-rexha-on-apple-music
AirPods Update Rumors: https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/02/kuo-all-new-design-airpods-in-2020-wireless-charging-model-in-first-quarter-2019/
Amazon Expanding Cashierless Retail: https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-tests-its-cashierless-technology-for-bigger-stores-1543776320
Microsoft Working on Edge Successor: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-building-chromium-powered-web-browser-windows-10
Waymo One: https://medium.com/waymo/waymo-one-the-next-step-on-our-self-driving-journey-6d0c075b0e9b
Minority Wealth Management on Twitter: https://twitter.com/minority_wealth (@minority_wealth)
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In this episode, we talk about Product Hunt's new Breakout List of companies disrupting their space. From freight forwarding to flying taxis, we talk about five of the most interesting and innovative companies on the list.
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Cellular Data Outperforming Wifi: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/23/mobile_v_wifi_speed_report/
Google Fi: https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/28/google-fi-now-supports-most-android-devices-and-iphones/
iPhone Production: https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/28/following-report-on-sluggish-demand-apple-vp-says-iphone-xr-is-its-most-popular-model/
Product Hunt's Breakout List: https://breakoutlist.com/all/
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In this episode, we discuss decentralized transportation and the impact it has on cities and the people in them. Bike share companies such as Lime and Bird have rocketed to unicorn status in just a year and many companies like them have taken over cities.
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Crypto Free-Fall: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-20/no-end-in-sight-for-crypto-sell-off-as-tokens-take-fresh-hit
Galaxy S 10th Year Anniversary: https://www.wsj.com/articles/samsungs-top-secret-galaxy-s-phone-is-a-5g-monster-with-six-cameras-1542723747
Apple Maps Collecting Pedestrian Data: https://www.macrumors.com/2018/11/19/apple-maps-pedestrian-data-california/
Citylab Bike Share History: https://www.citylab.com/city-makers-connections/bike-share/
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In this episode, we interview Pathrise ( https://www.pathrise.com ) co-founder and CTO Derrick Mar. We discuss his life as a young YC executive, how Pathrise works, and more.
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Samsung Galaxy F: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/11/12/18086898/samsung-foldable-phone-galaxyf-release-date-price-report
Amazon HQ2: https://blog.aboutamazon.com/company-news/amazon-selects-new-york-city-and-northern-virginia-for-new-headquarters
Pandora Podcast Genome: https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/13/pandora-brings-its-genome-technology-to-podcast-recommendations/
Lime Cars: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-13/lime-wants-to-spread-1-500-shared-cars-around-seattle
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In this episode, we go over this week's tech news including Uber resuming self-driving car operations, Google employees staging a walkout, and Samsung's new foldable smartphone.
Show Links:
Uber Self-Driving Cars: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidsilver/2018/11/03/uber-will-resume-self-driving-car-testing-in-pennsylvania/
Google Employee Walkout: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/technology/google-walkout-sexual-harassment.html
7-11 Scan and Pay: https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/5/18064370/7-eleven-app-checkout-qr-code-rewards
Amazon HQ2: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/technology/amazon-second-headquarters-split.html
Samsung's Foldable Phone: https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/8/18074838/samsung-foldable-phone-infinity-flex-display-technology-report
China's AI News Reporter: https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/8/18074806/ai-news-anchor-china-xinhua-digital-composite
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In this episode, we review our predictions from last week about Apple's iPad Event in Brooklyn. We also discuss IBM's acquisition of Red Hat and the differences between the new iPhones.
Show Links:
Dark Mode: https://paulmillr.com/posts/using-dark-mode-in-css/
IBM Acquiring Red Hat: https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/28/tech/ibm-red-hat/index.html
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In this episode, we give our predictions for next week's iPad event, talk about The Big Hack, and give some background about our experiences with podcasts.
The Big Hack: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies
Our New Twitter: https://twitter.com/hackerspod (@hackerspod)
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In this episode, we have our first real interview with Ben Ha!
Shownotes: https://medium.com/@1517 https://twitter.com/_benjaminha?lang=en
In this episode, we talk about Google's 2018 Made by Google event and all the new announcements that came from it.
This week we talk about the topic of one of the talks Andre went to at Tech Crunch Disrupt.
News - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/technology/instagram-cofounders-resign.html - https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/24/apple-closes-its-shazam-acquisition-and-says-the-music-recognition-app-will-soon-become-ad-free/ - https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/27/17911428/sec-lawsuit-elon-musk-tesla-funding-tweet
Main Topic: iPhone Compulsiveness
The first episode in the shows potential new format. We all talk about our summer internships. New Intro coming soon!
iPhone Clone Picture https://www.androidheadlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Apple-X-and-Android-Notches.jpg
News Articles Amazon Go store in Chicago https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/17/amazons-cashier-free-go-store-opens-in-chicago/
Galaxy Note 9 Catches Fire https://www.cnet.com/news/galaxy-note-9-reportedly-catches-fire-in-womans-purse/
SpaceX Moon Mission https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/17/17869990/elon-musk-spacex-lunar-mission-ticket-moon-passenger-bfr-falcon-yusaku-maezawa
Internships Jacob Peddicord - Cboe Global Markets
Andre Garivay - Google
Nick Siscoe - PayIt
A conversation about Apple's fall event where they unveiled a new watch and three new iPhones.
Today's Story https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17904752
Recommended Reads 1. Ask HN: Who is hiring? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17902901
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Reading with a pencil https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17905199
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Vocore2, a ridiculously small Linux PC https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17899614
Todays Story https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17873613
Recommend Reads 1. Norway's Plan for a Fleet of Electric Planes https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17873915
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Ask HN: What do you struggle with? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17867109
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We Spent $3.3M Buying Out Investors: Why and How We Did It https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17870501
Main Story Novel Attack Technique Uses Smart Light Bulbs to Steal Data https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17855789
Recommended Reads 1. Cigarette butts are the single greatest source of ocean trash https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17852254
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AMD Announces Dual-Vega Radeon Pro V340 Card with 32GB of ECC HBM Memory https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17851025
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Hacking law firms with abandoned domain names https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17845112
Today's Story Tesla Semi made it ‘across the country alone’ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17842009
Recommended Reads 1. Phone Numbers Were Never Meant as ID. Now We’re All at Risk https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17845963
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A spreadsheet of the businesses I've started over the past 15 years https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17845411
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China Built the World’s Largest Telescope, Then Came the Tourists https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17846986
In this episode I cover iFixit’s tear down of the device that is supposed to bring on a new age of computing.
Magic Leap One Teardown https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Magic+Leap+One+Teardown/112245
Recommended Reads 1. HOW AN INTERNATIONAL HACKER NETWORK TURNED STOLEN PRESS RELEASES INTO $100 MILLION https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17831975
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Edge Computing at Chick-fil-A https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17820626
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Netflix is the latest company to try bypassing Apple’s app store https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17829656
In the second day of my YC Demo Day coverage, I have 5 new startups you need to check out.
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Titan https://www.titanvest.com
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Papa https://www.joinpapa.com
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Berbix https://berbix.com
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FoodSafe https://iwaspoisoned.com
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Outvote https://www.outvote.io
Today is another special episode where I cover the most interesting companies from the first day of Y Combinators Demo Days.
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Grabb-it https://grabb.io
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Phiar https://www.linkedin.com/company/phiar/
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Mac'd https://getmacd.com
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Aalo https://shop.aalo.co
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Higia https://www.higia.tech/en/index#data-modal-rocio
This episode I cover rumors of new Macs from Apple and the crazy recent events in Venezuela.
Main Story Apple Is Planning a New Low-Cost MacBook, Pro-Focused Mac Mini https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17802892
Venezuela Stories Venezuela’s New Currency Sows Confusion and Shutters Stores https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/world/americas/venezuela-currency-economy.html
2 Blasts, a Stampede and a ‘Flying Thing’: Witnesses Tell of Attack on Maduro https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/world/americas/venezuela-drone-attack-nicolas-maduro.html
Venezuela hit by 7.3-magnitude earthquake https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/22/venezuela-earthquake-caracas-hit-caribbean
In this episode, I cover a story about a new type of drone to save drowning people.
Main Story Lifeguard Drone Rescues Swimmer in Spain https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17791428
Recommended Reads 1. New evidence challenges the story of the Stanford Prison Experiment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17796953
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Don’t Do This in Production https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17794509
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Um – Create your own man pages so you can remember how to do stuff https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17797355
The most important post from today was about Netflix removing reviews from their platform.
Top Story Netflix Has Deleted Every User Review Ever Posted to Its Website
Recommended Reads
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Ask HN: How did you find your current job? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17791766
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Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2018 – Show and tell https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17790306
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The 1970s calculator race https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17791985 A Twitter thread that is way cooler then it sounds.
Today's episode covers an explainer on service workers, one of the keys to a new paradigm of web development, progressive web applications.
Main Story https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17773828
Recommended Reads 1. How to Write Unmaintainable Code (2017) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17781475 A sarcastic aproach to explaining good coding practice, worth a look no matter your skill level.
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Show HN: Map of Related Books for “Designing Data Intensive Apps” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17784308 If you're into data visualization this is data viz of data design.
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Two French rivers disappear underground in cracks and sinkholes https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17782892 Crazy sinkhole issue in France that drained a river disrupting the local ecosystem.
In the first episode of HS I cover a Twitter mode found by a Hacker News user that might be interesting to Elon Musk.
Shownotes:
Main Story Twitter's Secret "Guest Mode" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17773771
Recommended Reads 1. 24-core CPU and I can’t type an email https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17780127 An interesting read about an engineer fixing a problem for Gmail in Chrome.
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The Hacker News Habit https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17777467 If you're listening to this podcast, the story and discussion probably apply to you.
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Elon Musk Confronts a Fateful Tweet and an ‘Excruciating’ Year https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17780092 A New York Times article about Musk and the crazy year he's having.