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Earnings from Alphabet and Shopify, hacking the Olympics, the Rise of the Rest rides again, Amazon is making grocery delivery free and letting you pay your electric bill via Alexa, and don’t update your HomePod, or you might brick it. Sponsors: Tiny Capital leap.fidelitycareers.com Links: Alphabet Earnings Dented by Spending on Cloud Business (Bloomberg) Shopify Shares Tumble After Surprise Loss on Spending Boost (Bloomberg) Microsoft: Russian hackers are targeting sporting organizations ahead of Tokyo Olympics (ZDNet) AOL Founder Steve Case Launches Second $150 Million ‘Rise Of The Rest’ Fund To Back Entrepreneurs Across U.S. (Forbes) China to Funnel $29 Billion Towards its Chip Ambitions (Bloomberg) Amazon axes $14.99 Amazon Fresh fee, making grocery delivery free for Prime members to boost use (TechCrunch) Amazon will let you pay bills with Alexa (VentureBeat) New 13.2 Update Bricking Some HomePods [Update Pulled by Apple] (MacRumors) PlayStation Vue is Shutting Down Live TV Streaming

AirPods Pro are here, new Nvidia streaming gadgets are here, Alphabet might be about to acquire Fitbit, the fallout from the Pentagon JEDI contract and what happens when your entire city orders from Amazon every single day. Sponsors: Tinycapital.com LinkedIn.com/ride Links: Apple reveals new AirPods Pro, available October 30 (Apple NewsRoom) Apple unveils new in-ear AirPods Pro coming October 30 for $249 (9to5Mac) Google parent Alphabet makes offer to buy Fitbit, sending stock soaring (CNBC) Nvidia’s new Shield TV wins the Android TV market with amazing 4K upscaling (TechCrunch) Microsoft snags hotly contested $10 billion defense contract, beating out Amazon (CNBC) Spotify grows users 30% in Q3 2019, premium subscribers reach 113 million (VentureBeat) Microsoft’s Xbox bundles are back and ready for the new Project Scarlett Xbox (The Verge) 1.5 Million Packages a Day: The Internet Brings Chaos to N.Y. Streets (NYTimes) Subscribe to the premium ad-free feed here! Learn more about y

The news that Yahoo was shutting down Yahoo Groups, as I said, was another gut punch when you realize how much of the web’s history is so ephemeral. It also got me thinking that Yahoo as a company might be about to go down the memory hole, and that got me thinking about Yahoo’s legacy as perhaps the first great Internet company, and that got me talking to one of the deans of tech journalism, Harry McCracken. What IS Yahoo’s legacy? Why has it ended up the way it has? And also, why do we feel nostalgic for the sort of web Yahoo Groups represents? What has changed on the Internet from the Yahoo Groups glory days until now? Sponsors: PixelUnion.net LegalForce RAPC (650-390-6461 or raj@legalforcelaw.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introducing Facebook News. Did the major US Carriers do an end-run around Google out of spite? Amazon is back to making as little profit as it possibly can, HBO Max makes its aggressive pricing move, and, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Sponsors: Mealime LegalForce RAPC (650-390-6461 or raj@legalforcelaw.com) Links: Rupert Murdoch wanted Mark Zuckerberg to pay him for news stories — and now Facebook is going to do just that (Recode) [Update: Google responds] Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile join forces to bring RCS to Android in 2020 (9to5Google) AMAZON.COM ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER SALES UP 24% TO $70.0 BILLION (Amazon) Behind AT&T's plan to take on Netflix, Apple and Disney with HBO Max (Reuters) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The 2010s Broke Our Sense Of Time (Buzzfeed) Inside R/Relationships, the Unbearably Human Corner of Reddit (The Atlantic) He revolutionized how millions of people spend money in India. His next target: America (CNN Business) Now the Machines Are

Is TikTok a national security risk? Inquiring Senators want to know. Earnings running the gamut from bad to surprisingly good from Twitter, Amazon and Tesla. And to paraphrase an old saw: if a voicemail system goes down how would anyone even notice? Sponsors: Mealime LegalForce RAPC (650-390-6461 or raj@legalforcelaw.com) Links: TikTok raises national security concerns in Congress as Schumer, Cotton ask for federal review (The Washington Post) Music Video Upstart ‘Triller’ Says It’s Taking On TikTok Amid $28 Million Series B (TubeFilter) Twitter Q3 misses bi on revenues of $824M and EPS of $0.05 on the back of adtech glitches (TechCrunch) Twitter’s Growth Sags, But That Wasn’t the Worst Part (Bloomberg) Microsoft Sales, Profit Top Estimates on Cloud; Azure Slows (Bloomberg) Tesla Shares Soar as Elon Musk Packs Profit Report With Positives (Bloomberg) AT&T claims a weeks-long voicemail outage will be fixed with a single device update (The Verge) Apple TV app launches on Amazon Fire TV dev

Mr. Zuckerberg went back to Washington, Google claims “Quantum Supremacy,” Apple overtakes Starbucks, HireVue is a controversial AI hiring tool and is the influencer bubble on the wane? Sponsors: leap.Fidelitycareers.com Mealime.com Links: Zuckerberg, in Washington to Talk Cryptocurrency, Gets Grilled on Everything (NYTimes)  Snapchat beats in Q3, adding 7M users & revenue up 50% (TechCrunch) Apple Pay Overtakes Starbucks as Top Mobile Payment App in the US (eMarketer) Google Claims a Quantum Breakthrough That Could Change Computing (NYTimes) On “Quantum Supremacy” (IBM Research Blog) A face-scanning algorithm increasingly decides whether you deserve the job (The Washington Post) Online Influencers Tell You What to Buy, Advertisers Wonder Who’s Listening (WSJ) Classified: Upside.fm/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SoftBank is taking over WeWork in order to save it, Verizon will give you Disney+ for free, Surprise! Comcast’s “free” streaming box really isn’t, and how much does Dark Mode save in battery life? Quite a bit, it turns out… Sponsors: LegalForce RAPC (650-390-6461 or raj@legalforcelaw.com) Mealime.com Links: Neumann to Get Up to $1.7 Billion to Exit WeWork as SoftBank Takes Control (WSJ) Verizon Will Give One Year of Disney Plus for Free to All Unlimited Wireless Customers (Variety) Roku is buying ad tech company Dataxu in $150 million deal (CNBC) Comcast’s ‘free’ streaming box actually requires an additional $13 / month fee (The Verge) Forty-six attorneys general have joined a New York-led antitrust investigation of Facebook (The Washington Post) The Pixel 4 supports fast wireless charging on any Qi charger [Updated] (AndroidCentral) Dark Mode in iOS 13 significantly helps iPhone battery life, robotic test shows [Video] (9to5Mac) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f

It’s review-a-palooza day with Surface reviews and Pixel 4 reviews. Also, Facebook announces new disinformation initiatives, and Microsoft announces a Secured-core PC initiative and Twitch wants in on the Watch Party action. Sponsors: Mealime Capterra.com/ride Links: Facebook disables Russian, Iranian networks, illustrating continued 2020 election threat (Washington Post) Helping to Protect the 2020 US Elections (Facebook Newsroom) Microsoft announces Secured-core PCs to counter firmware attacks (VentureBeat) Twitch’s new Watch Parties test taps Prime Video for movie night (SlashGear) MICROSOFT SURFACE PRO 7 REVIEW: I WISH THIS LOOKED LIKE A SURFACE PRO X (The Verge) MICROSOFT SURFACE LAPTOP 3 15-INCH REVIEW: IT’S A BIGGER SURFACE LAPTOP (The Verge) Google Pixel 4 XL review: A night vision camera that's dead by sunset (Android Central) GOOGLE PIXEL 4 AND 4 XL REVIEW: MORE THAN THE SUM OF ITS SENSORS (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zuckerberg defends Facebook as a champion of free speech, will iPhone users have unlimited photo uploads to Google Photos while Pixel 4 owners will not, dial back your expectations for the Photoshop iPad app, the Vatican has a wearable prayer gadget, and, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com Vistaprint.com promo code Ride Links: Samsung says fingerprint security fix is coming as early as next week (The Verge) Defiant Zuckerberg Says Facebook Won’t Police Political Speech (NYTimes) On Facebook’s live stream, Zuckerberg’s free-speech lecture got a big thumbs up (Washington Post) Google Photos format loophole seems to give iPhone free unlimited storage for orig. quality photos, Pixel 4 left behind (9to5Mac) Photoshop for iPad Nearing Launch With Some Key Features Missing (Bloomberg) Vatican launches $110 'click to pray' wearable rosary (CNN) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The Apple, iPhone 11, 11 Pro & 11 Pro Max Review (AnAndTech) The Creators Of Pok

Fingerprint sensors on the Galaxy S10 can be tricked by a phone case, the Pixel 4 face recognition system unlocks your phone even when you’re asleep, Netflix kicks off tech earnings season, Airbnb’s losses double, and Travis Kalanick is getting the Billion’s treatment. Paging Bobby Axelrod... Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com GetQuip.com/ride Links: Samsung to patch the Galaxy S10’s fingerprint sensor over screen protector concerns (The Verge) Netflix soars 8% after beating on earnings, despite miss on subscribers (CNBC) Netflix finally admitted two things we already knew about the streaming wars (CNBC) Airbnb’s quarterly loss reportedly doubled in Q1, a bad sign as investors grow wary of money-losers (CNBC) Airbnb’s Q1 Loss More Than Doubled, New Data Shows (The Information) The FCC has voted to approve the T-Mobile-Sprint merger (The Verge) Privacy-focused Brave browser boasts 8M monthly active users (The Block) Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock works if eyes are shut (BBC News) Yahoo Groups Is Wi

Twitter explains how world leaders can break its rules but they’ll kinda, sorta crack down on them. LinkedIn launches Events, Giphy launches Giphy arcade, DoNotPay fascinates me, and a debrief on yesterday’s Google event. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com Leap.FidelityCareers.com Links: Twitter says it will restrict users from retweeting world leaders who break its rules (TechCrunch) Huawei Reports Stronger Sales Growth (NYTimes) LinkedIn gets physical, debuts Events hub for people to plan in-person networking events (TechCrunch) Giphy Arcade lets you play, create, and share mini-games on the web as if they were GIFs (The Verge) This brilliant app waits on hold for you (The Verge) Go inside Pixel 4's new camera features with Google's photo technology experts (CNET) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the headlines from the Google hardware event, Apple butts in with new Beats, Libra loses another one, your movie theater wants to rent you movies, and Fortnite is back from the “black hole.” Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely Zapier.com/ride Links: PIXELBOOK GO: GOOGLE FINALLY MADE A REASONABLY PRICED CHROMEBOOK (The Verge) Google announces Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL (The Verge) BEATS ANNOUNCES SOLO PRO ON-EAR HEADPHONES WITH NOISE CANCELLATION (The Verge) Facebook's Libra announces board as support shrinks further (Reuters) AMC Theater Chain Gets Into Streaming With On-Demand Movies (NYTimes) Fortnite’s black hole has closed, and Chapter 2 is finally here (The Verge) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More China related controversy for Apple, for gaming, for all of tech really… but why Apple suddenly finds itself in a unique bind. More iPhone SE 2 rumors, the latest installment of “Will We Actually Ever See Libra?” and why nobody can play Fortnite right now. Sponsors: WeWorkRemotely.com MintMobile.com/ride Links: How safe is Apple’s Safe Browsing? (Matthew Green) Chinese app on Xi’s ideology allows data access to users’ phones, report says (The Washington Post) Kuo: iPhone SE 2 Launching in Q1 2020 with A13 at $399 Price (MacRumors) Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency coalition is falling apart as eBay, Visa, Mastercard and Stripe jump ship (CNBC) SoftBank is reportedly seeking to take control of WeWork through a financing package (CNBC) ‘Fortnite’ Goes Dark: A Masterful Marketing Stroke by Epic Games (Variety) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More on Apple’s China controversy, hands-on with Google’s Pixelbook Go laptop, Twitter returns to the Mac, Africa’s first homegrown smartphone, SpaceX and NASA kiss and make up, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Castro CognitoHQ.com Today In Digital Marketing Podcast Links: TIM COOK’S COMPANY-WIDE MEMO ON HKMAP.LIVE DOESN’T ADD UP (Daring Fireball) Exclusive: This is the Google Pixelbook Go [Gallery] (9to5Google) Twitter releases new Catalyst app for macOS Catalina (The Verge) Rwanda just released the first smartphone made entirely in Africa (Fast Company) NASA aims for first manned SpaceX mission in first-quarter 2020 (Reuters) Apple Launches In-House Studio With 'Band of Brothers'/'The Pacific' Follow-Up (The Hollywood Reporter) Weekend Longreads: Is Amazon Unstoppable? (The New Yorker) Jeff Bezos’s Master Plan (The Atlantic) When GoFundMe Gets Ugly (The Atlantic) Can a Machine Learn To Write For The New Yorker? (The New Yorker) The Style-Quantifying As

Apple takes down the Hong Kong app that it reinstated after taking it down in the first place, Waymo will soon let real people into driverless cars, Grammarly is the newest unicorn, and why, if you live in the Bay Area, your house might be without power… but your work probably won’t be. Sponsors: Castro Legacybox.com/ride Links: Apple Removes App That Helps Hong Kong Protesters Track the Police (NYTimes) APPLE REMOVES HKMAP.LIVE FROM APP STORE (Daring Fireball) Apple, Google Pull Hong Kong Protest Apps After China Uproar (WSJ) Tweetstorm (@Grummz) Grammarly raises $90M at over $1B+ valuation for its AI-based grammar and writing tools (TechCrunch) Splinter Shutting Down (Daily Beast) Why the PG&E Blackouts Spared California's Big Tech HQs (Wired) What Happens When Your Tweet Becomes a Subway Ad (One Zero) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Twitter used your 2-Factor credentials to sell ads against you, the China/Hong Kong/tech controversies roll on, Mark Zuckerberg is going back to Washington, and the Nobel Prize for chemistry gives long overdue recognition to the most important technology innovation of our time. Sponsors: Today In Digital Marketing Podcast Castro Leap.FidelityCareers.com Links: Twitter says it unintentionally misused user data for advertising (Axios) Twitter says phone numbers users provided for security were ‘inadvertently’ used for ad purposes (The Washington Post) 'Protecting rioters': China warns Apple over app that tracks Hong Kong police (The Guardian) 'Call of Duty: Mobile' smashes records with 100 million downloads in first week (Reuters) Kuo: New iPad Pro and iPhone SE 2 in early 2020, followed by Apple AR headset collaboration with ‘third-party brands’ (9to5Mac) Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress on Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency (CNBC) Postmates’ new IPO delay says something bigger: Wall

The PlayStation 5 is coming in about a year and Wired has the details, Hulu finally lets you download video, a gamer is banned for voicing support for Hong Kong protesters, how the Galaxy Fold was “fixed,” and Robinhood takes another crack at Cash Management. Sponsors: Castro Vistaprint.com promo code Ride Sponsors: Exclusive: A Deeper Look at the PlayStation 5 (Wired) Hulu finally launches support for downloads, initially to ad-free viewers (TechCrunch) Group Nine to Acquire PopSugar, Continuing Wave of Digital Media Tie-Ups (The WSJ) Blizzard Bans Gamer, Rescinds Money, on Hong Kong Protest Support (Bloomberg) Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hong Kong Comments (Hacker News) Samsung Galaxy Fold Teardown (iFixit) Robinhood revives checking with new debit card & 2% interest (TechCrunch) Researchers “Translate” Bat Talk. Turns Out, They Argue—A Lot (Smithsonian.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Kindle Kids Edition is here, Sonos speakers via subscription is here, macOS Catalina is here, but the following tab is gone from Instagram, PayPal is ghosting Libra, and why investors think the time to jump into Quantum Computing is now. Sponsors: Castro Podcast App Today In Digital Marketing Podcast Links: Amazon debuts its first ever Kindle Kids Edition (CNET) New Sonos service lets you rent its speakers (The Verge) Instagram’s Following Activity Tab Is Going Away (BuzzFeed News) Music labels wary as Apple tries to bundle subscriptions (Financial Times) Apple’s macOS Catalina update is coming today (The Verge) macOS Catalina Review (iMore) PayPal Bails on Facebook-Led Libra Cryptocurrency Dream (Bloomberg) PayPal withdraws from Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency (CNBC) Quantum gold rush: the private funding pouring into quantum start-ups (Nature) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Satish Jeyachandran is the Head of Hardware at Waymo. Before that he lead the self-driving team at Tesla, so he was in charge of the Autopilot team, and his job change lead to headlines at the time. Today Satish gives us a history lesson on Waymo, tells us what the future holds for self-driving tech generally, and most importantly for me, answers a question I’ve always wondered. Why go for full autonomy? If you can give me the ability to let the car drive itself on highways, why not give me that now? Why try to solve the full 99.99% of the problem? It turns out, that Waymo learned you can’t do half measures. You have to do full autonomy or you do nothing. Very interesting conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Really bad Android zero-day discovered, is the scooter space back? Apple makes an interesting acquisition, an exoskeleton allows a paralyzed man to walk again and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: PixelUnion.net Election Ride Home podcast Links: Attackers exploit 0-day vulnerability that gives full control of Android phones (ArsTechnica) Bird raises $275 million Series D round at a $2.5 billion valuation (TechCrunch) Apple May Have Acquired Motion Capture Company IKinema [Update: Confirmed] (MacRumors) Apple’s AR plans may come to life after acquiring iKinema motion tech (VentureBeat) A brain-controlled exoskeleton has let a paralyzed man walk in the lab (MIT Technology Review) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: The Off-the-Radar Baseball League That’s Trying to Reboot the Game (GEN) Inside Disney’s New York Stream Factory (Variety) My Time at Snap (@marko_tupper) Dog-walking startup Wag raised $300 million to unleash growth. Then things got messy (CNN Business) Whe