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Instagram launches Threads, the iPhone SE might ride again, the biggest content recommendation players have merged, Vice Media and Refinery 29 have merged, and why has Apple banned an app for users in Hong Kong? Sponsors: PixelUnion.net Manscaped.com, code: "ride" Links: Instagram launches Threads, a Close Friends chat app with auto-status (TechCrunch) Facebook Can Be Forced to Delete Content Worldwide, E.U.’s Top Court Rules (NYTimes) Kuo: Apple to release ‘iPhone SE 2’ in Q1 2020 with iPhone 8 design, A13 processor (9to5Mac) What the Taboola-Outbrain combination means for publishers (Digiday) Vice Media to Acquire Refinery29, as Both Digital-Media Players Seek Scale (Variety) Google using dubious tactics to target people with ‘darker skin’ in facial recognition project: sources (NY Daily News) Here's that hippie, pro-privacy, pro-freedom Apple y'all so love: Hong Kong protest safety app banned from iOS store (The Register) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc

All the news from Microsoft’s Surface event… they’re making smartphones again! Anti-trust scrutiny gets results again as Apple says Siri will soon play nice with others, the Galaxy Fold reviews are in and might the other members of the Libra consortium be having second thoughts? Sponsors: PixelUnion.net AirMedcareNetwork.com/tech code: tech Links: Microsoft Launches Surface Pro X With New Ultra-Thin Design, Slim Pen, Type Cover (Thurott.com) MICROSOFT SURFACE NEO FIRST LOOK: THE FUTURE OF WINDOWS 10X IS DUAL-SCREEN (The Verge) Microsoft surprises with new foldable Surface Duo phone running Android (The Verge) Galaxy Fold: This flip phone’s a flop, but the folding trend won’t stop (The Washington Post) Apple to Loosen Reins on Outside Messaging, Phone Apps Via Siri (Bloomberg) UPS Now Runs the First Official Drone Airline (Wired) Visa, Mastercard, Others Reconsider Involvement in Facebook's Libra Network (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen in on Mark Zuckerberg rallying the troops, GoPro hopes newer cameras revive its fortunes, prepping for the Microsoft event tomorrow, the SEC slaps a crypto company on the wrist, and Tesla’s new Smart Summon feature has made for some viral videos. Sponsors: PixelUnion.net Capterra.com/ride Links: All Hands on Deck (The Verge) READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPT OF MARK ZUCKERBERG’S LEAKED INTERNAL FACEBOOK MEETINGS (The Verge) GoPro launches two new cameras as it tries to become profitable this year (CNBC) GOPRO HERO 8 BLACK REVIEW: SMOOTH OPERATOR (The Verge) Appeals court upholds FCC’s cancelling of net neutrality rules (The Washington Post) Microsoft makes Windows Virtual Desktop generally available globally (ZDNet) EOS Maker Block.One Settles With SEC Over Unregistered Securities Sale (Coindesk) People Using Tesla's New Smart Summon Feature Are Already Running Into Trouble And It's Hard To Be Shocked (Jalopnik) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IS the new iOS release finally bug free? Add podcasts to your Spotify playlists, WeWork officially “delays” its IPO, which gives us a reason to examine why the Unicorn IPO Parade has mattered, and This Week In Elon Musk is all about achieving orbit. Sponsors: PixelUnion.net LinkedIn.com/ride Links: Apple Releases iOS 13.1.2 and iPadOS 13.1.2 with Fixes for Camera, iCloud Backup, HomePod Shortcut, and Flashlight Bugs (MacRumors) Spotify users can add podcasts to playlists (Engadget) HP’s Spectre x360 13 seems like an improvement in almost every way (The Verge) New Checkm8 jailbreak released for all iOS devices running A5 to A11 chips (ZDNet) Developer of Checkm8 explains why iDevice jailbreak exploit is a game changer (ArsTechnica) The 'Checkm8' exploit isn't a big deal to iPhone or iPad users, and here's why (Apple Insider) WeWork pulls IPO filing (CNBC) The Great Public Market Reckoning (AVC) Elon Musk aims to put SpaceX’s Starship in orbit in six months (The Verge) Learn more

A DoorDash data breach that has a bad new angle, we might see the foldable Razr phone by the end of the year, how long can this alternative app store last before Apple shuts it down, the biggest Tesla software update yet, and of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: Metalab.co CognitoHQ.com Links: DoorDarsh confirms data breach affected 4.9 million customers, workers and merchants (TechCrunch) Spotify is finally getting Siri support with iOS 13 (The Verge) That Motorola Razr foldable will squeak out a debut before year's end (CNET) AltStore is an alternative iOS App Store with a built-in Nintendo emulator (The Verge) Tesla starts rolling out biggest software update ever with Spotify, Netflix, YouTube, and more (The Verge) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Slack Is a Hell of Our Own Making (NY Magazine/Intelligencer) Every Company is Becoming a Software Company (Confluent Blog) Artificial Intelligence Confronts a 'Reproducibility' Crisis (Wired) INSIDE UBER’S PLAN TO TAKE OV

Uber wants to become “the OS for everyday life,” Peloton’s IPO is a good news/bad news situation, the FTC sues Match.com for allegedly catfishing people, stuff I missed from yesterday’s Amazon event, and an “interesting raise” startup that wants to turn renters into home owners. Sponsors: Metalab.co CognitoHQ.com Links: Uber overhauls its app in ambitious bid to become ‘the operating system for your everyday life’ (The Verge) Peloton slides after opening below IPO price in market debut (CNBC) At Least 70 Countries Have Had Disinformation Campaigns, Study Finds (NYTimes) Attorney General Barr Seeks DOJ Facebook Antitrust Probe (Bloomberg) Match.com connected daters to fake accounts to boost subscriptions, US regulators say (The Verge) Amazon’s new Echo Flex lets you put Alexa everywhere in your home (The Verge) Alexa's 'Certified for Humans' wants to eliminate smart-home headaches (CNET) Divvy Homes Raises $43M Series B To Help Renters Become Homeowners (Crunchbase News) Learn more

Amazon’s hardware event gives us more Alexa in just about anything you can think of, Oculus has some news on the VR front, the 2020 iPhones might echo the iPhone 4 design, and those dog like robots from Boston Dynamics are finally leaving the lab, but to adopt one, you need to think through a use case. Sponsors: Metalab.co AirMedcareNetwork.com/tech code: tech Links: Amazon announces high-end $199 Echo Studio speaker (The Verge) Alexa gains multilingual mode, celebrity voices, and frustration detection (Venture Beat) Amazon’s new Echo Show 8 combines the best of its big and small smart displays (The Verge) Amazon announces new $99 Eero mesh router with Alexa voice controls (The Verge) Amazon Sidewalk is a new long-range wireless network for your stuff (TechCrunch) Kuo: 2020 iPhones to Have Redesigned Metal Frame Similar to iPhone 4 (MacRumors) You can now sign up for Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming preview (The Verge) Boston Dynamics’ Spot is leaving the laboratory (The Verge)

Adam Neumann out as WeWork CEO, Facebook acquires CTRL-Labs to deliver computing controlled by your brain, Kik officially shuts down its app, and is Microsoft preparing to let users control and monetize their own data? Sponsors: Metalab.co AirMedcareNetwork.com/tech code: tech Links: WeWork CEO Adam Neumann to step down amid controversy and retain chairman role (CNBC) Facebook to Buy Startup for Controlling Computers With Your Mind (Bloomberg) KIK CHAT APP SHUTS DOWN AS COMPANY GOES “ALL IN” ON KIN (Betakit.com) SEC sues Kik for running an unregistered Initial Coin Offering (Engadget) Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case (BBC News) AMAZON CREATES A HUGE ALLIANCE TO DEMAND VOICE ASSISTANT COMPATIBILITY (The Verge) Amazon plans Alexa wireless earbuds with fitness-tracking built in, bigger Echo with better sound, source says (CNBC) Microsoft's new 'Data Dignity' team could help users control their personal data (ZDNet) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm

Google Play Pass might usher in a new era of mobile gaming, the WeWork saga is becoming a soap opera, Facebook’s foes and (erstwhile) friends are talking to the FTC, and has Google ushered in the era of quantum supremacy? Sponsors: Metalab.co Zapier.com/ride Links: Google Play Pass bundles 350 Android games and apps for $4.99 per month (The Verge) Some WeWork Board Members Seek to Remove Adam Neumann as CEO (WSJ) SoftBank’s Masa Son is in favor of ousting WeWork CEO Adam Neumann (CNBC) How Adam Neumann’s Over-the-Top Style Built WeWork. ‘This Is Not the Way Everybody Behaves.’ (WSJ) Snap Detailed Facebook’s Aggressive Tactics in ‘Project Voldemort’ Dossier (WSJ) Samsung Galaxy Fold will be available September 27th in the US (9to5Google) World Robotics Report: Global Sales of Robots Hit $16.5B in 2018 (Robotics Business Review) Google may have just ushered in an era of ‘quantum supremacy’ (The Verge) Classified AD: RobBettis.com For many businesses, digital marketing is essential to succe

Airbnb says it will have an IPO in 2020, Twitter exposes more bad state actors, a French court says Steam digital games may be resold in the EU, hold the phone on upgrading your iPhone to iOS 13, Amazon plays free with Allbirds, Tinder brings a new meaning to the word Bandersnatch, and this week’s long-reads suggestions, including a deep dive into the problems with pilot training and Boeing’s 737-MAX. Sponsors Mealime.com OpenVPN Links: Airbnb Says It Plans to Go Public in 2020 (New York Times) Airbnb Announces Intention to Become a Publicly-Traded Company During 2020 (Airbnb) Twitter suspends account of former top Saudi aide implicated in Khashoggi killing (Washington Post) Disclosing new data to our archive of information operations (Twitter) French court rules that Steam’s ban on reselling used games is contrary to European law (Polygon) New features available with iOS 13 (Apple) Facebook may copy your app, but Amazon will copy your shoe (The Verge) Inside Tinder’s Secret Streaming Serie

Huawei tries to launch a flagship smartphone without a Google net, could Apple and Disney have merged? Some really interesting raises, for Automattic and Stripe, but also an autonomous construction equipment startup, and why there now might be SSD’s that are basically failproof. Sponsors: Mealime.com OpenVPN.net/ride Links: Huawei Mate 30 Pro goes official w/ no Google apps, ‘horizon’ display (9to5Google) GitHub acquires code analysis tool Semmle (TechCrunch) “WE COULD SAY ANYTHING TO EACH OTHER”: BOB IGER REMEMBERS STEVE JOBS, THE PIXAR DRAMA, AND THE APPLE MERGER THAT WASN’T (Vanity Fair) Datadog Rises 53% in Trading Debut After Rebuffing Cisco (Bloomberg) Amazon signs Climate Pledge to advance Paris Climate Accords goals by 10 years (VentureBeat) Built Robotics raises $33M for its self-driving construction equipment (TechCrunch) Automattic raises $300 million at $3 billion valuation from Salesforce Ventures (TechCrunch) Fintech Company Stripe Joins Silicon Valley Elite With $35 Billion

Facebook debuts Portal TV, and wants to make AR smart glasses to replace your smartphone, Google Fi has an “unlimited” plan that is every bit as unlimited as any other, the Apple Watch Series 5 reviews and autonomous vehicles come to the farm. Sponsors: Vistaprint.com promo code Ride2. Mealime.com OpenVPN.net/ride Links: Facebook launches Portal TV, a $149 video chat set-top box (TechCrunch) Facebook’s second-generation Portal devices are cheaper, smaller, and support WhatsApp (The Verge) Facebook working on smart glasses with Ray-Ban, code-named ‘Orion’ (CNBC) Smart TVs sending private data to Netflix and Facebook (Financial Times) Google Fi launches a more traditional unlimited plan (The Verge) HP Elite Dragonfly hands-on: A really light business notebook (Engadget) APPLE WATCH SERIES 5 REVIEW: THE BEST SMARTWATCH (The Verge) Apple Watch Series 5 (Daring Fireball) FarmWise and its weed-pulling agribot harvest $14.5M in funding (TechCrunch) Learn more about your ad choices.

WeWork’s IPO is off for now, Amazon Music HD is going after Tidal, the Streaming Wars mean big price tags for Seinfeld and Big Bang Theory, and a wrap up of all the iPhone 11, Pro and Pro Max reviews. Sponsors: OpenVPN.net/ride Mealime.com Links: Computer Scientist Richard Stallman Resigns From MIT Over Epstein Comments (Motherboard) WeWork delays IPO after frosty investor response (Reuters) SoftBank Backers Rethink Role in Next Vision Fund on WeWork (Bloomberg) Amazon Music rolls out a lossless streaming tier that Spotify and Apple can’t match (The Verge) Snapchat is adding a 3D Camera Mode, the latest salvo in its feature race with Instagram (TechCrunch) Netflix Lands 'Seinfeld' Rights in $500M-Plus Deal After Losing 'Friends' and 'The Office' (The Hollywood Reporter) ‘The Big Bang Theory’ to Show on New Streaming Service HBO Max (WSJ) NBCUniversal’s Streaming Service Is Called Peacock and It’s Launching Next April (Vulture) APPLE IPHONE 11 REVIEW: THE PHONE MOST PEOPLE SHOULD BUY (The

If Amazon wants to tip-toe past the regulators, headlines like those from today can’t help, October is going to be filthy with major tech launch events, is TikTok showing us the future of the Chinese web in worrying ways, and let’s pour one out for MoviePass! Links: OpenVPN.net/ride Mealime.com Links: Amazon Changed Search Algorithm in Ways That Boost Its Own Products (WSJ) Facebook and JP Morgan meet with global central banks to discuss cryptocurrencies (CNBC) Google announces October 15th hardware event for Pixel 4 (The Verge) Iger Departs Board of Apple, Disney’s New Streaming Competitor (NY Times) Wi-Fi 6 officially launches today, ahead of iPhone 11 availability on Friday (9to5Mac) Wi-Fi 6 certification is here to make next-gen speeds a widespread reality (CNET) Multiple camera simultaneous recording coming to iPhone XS and iPhone XR, not just iPhone 11 (9to5Mac) TikTok’s Beijing roots fuel censorship suspicion as it builds a huge U.S. audience (The Washington Post) MoviePass will s

As I mentioned in the Weekend Longreads segment, Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis had an op ed in the times that has changed the way I think about the state of AI. But they’re also the authors of a great new book, Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust. There’s a reason people remain fearful about AI… it hasn’t earned our trust yet. In all sorts of ways that we get into on this episode. And also, the interesting ways AI development needs to change to take the state of the art to the next level. Sponsor: MintMobile.com/ride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We had the big iPhone announcement this week, so to break it down, our good friend at MacStories, John Voorhees is here to dive into… why so much backlash to this event? Was it boring? What did we actually get from Santa Tim? And why we might look back at this as the pivot point where Apple events changed into something new... Sponsors: Tinycapital.com WeWorkRemotely.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cloudflare has a successful IPO, but will WeWork’s planned IPO be considered a success even if it actually has one? Is another investment bubble popping in the AR/VR space? Will the streaming wars kill the back-end deal in Hollywood? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com GetQuip.com/ride Links: Cloudflare stock pops 20% in first day of trading (CNBC) WeWork’s valuation could fall to below $15 billion in IPO, down from $47 billion private valuation (CNBC) House lawmakers ask Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google to turn over trove of records in antitrust probe (The Washington Post) Another high-flying, heavily funded AR headset startup is shutting down (TechCrunch) J.J. Abrams Officially Closes Sizable WarnerMedia Film, TV Partnership (The Hollywood Reporter) The end of the backend? Disney wants to limit profit participation on its new TV shows (Los Angeles Times) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: How to Build Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust (NYTimes)

Uber says the California contractor law doesn’t apply to it because it is… checks notes… not technically in the ride hailing business, will France block Libra in the EU, dark mode comes to Slack, crowd-sourced answers come to Alexa, and, some news on the Fermi Paradox front. Sponsors: Tinycapital.com Datatribe.com/challenge Links: Uber argues its drivers aren’t core to its business, won’t reclassify them as employees (The Verge) FACEBOOK’S LIBRA CRYPTOCURRENCY WILL BE BLOCKED IN EUROPE, FRANCE SAYS (The Independent) Slack's desktop apps get dark mode options (Engadget) The FBI is investigating a venture capital fund started by Peter Thiel for financial misconduct (ReCode) Exclusive: Amazon will let anyone answer your Alexa questions now (Fast Company) Healthy.io raises $60 million to help patients complete urine tests on their phone (Venture Beat) An Exoplanet Like No Other Yet Found (The Atlantic) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will a California law change the entire landscape of the gig economy? Can Dutchie build a Shopify-like ecommerce platform for cannabis? Will Switzerland be less welcoming to Libra that Facebook hoped? And a rundown of the fallout from yesterday’s iPhone event. Sponsors: Tinycapital.com Jobs At WillowTreeApps.com: bit.ly/swiftjob Links: California Bill Makes App-Based Companies Treat Workers as Employees (NYTimes) Uber lays off 435 people across engineering and product teams (TechCrunch) Amazon’s Quantum Ledger Database is now generally available (Silicon Angle) These brothers just raised $15 million for their startup, Dutchie, a kind of Shopify for cannabis dispensaries (TechCrunch) Switzerland warns Facebook's Libra it will face extra scrutiny (Reuters) IPHONE 11 PRO AND 11 PRO MAX: HANDS-ON WITH APPLE’S NEW FLAGSHIP PHONES (The Verge) iPhone 11's ultra-wideband chip helps you AirDrop with the right person (Engadget) Editorial: Apple just told you that they aren't going to make an 'iPho

All the news from the iPhone launch. Also, the Attorneys General officially go after Google… but why is California sitting this one out? And… is Masa Son pressuring WeWork to cancel its IPO or is it full speed ahead? Sponsors: Tinycapital.com Jobs At WillowTreeApps.com: bit.ly/swiftjob Links: Apple reveals the powerful new iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max (Engadget) Apple reveals iPhone 11 with a dual-camera system, Night mode, and new colors (The Verge) Apple Watch Series 5 has an always-on display and comes in titanium or ceramic finishes (The Verge) Apple unveils entry-level 2019 iPad with a 10.2-inch screen (Venture Beat) Apple TV+ costs $4.99 per month and launches on November 1 (Venture Beat) Apple Arcade is launching on September 19th for $4.99 a month (The Verge) Google faces a new antitrust probe by 50 attorneys general (CNBC) 48 states are probing Google on antitrust grounds. Why isn’t California? (LATimes) SoftBank urges WeWork to shelve IPO (Financial Times) Learn more ab