May I Please Text Your Order?
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| May I Please Text Your Order? | |
| Number | 2868 |
| Broadcast Date | SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 |
| Episode Length | 44:44 |
| Hosts | Tom Merritt |
| Guests | Justin Robert Young |
Resy wants to make an OS for fine dining where your sommelier wears an Apple Watch. Plus Spotify might buy Soundcloud and YouTube hires a DefJam alum.
Guest
Top Stories
- Facebook at Work will launch on October 10 in London
- Android Wear 2.0 delayed until early 2017, new dev preview adds Play Store on watches, more
- Microsoft reorganizes to create a dedicated AI division
- Facebook has sent out an invite for a Facebook At Work launch event in London on October 10. Android Wear 2.0 is delayed until early 2017. And Microsoft has created a new division for AI, separate from Windows, Office and Cloud. Now here are some more top stories.
- KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has a good track record on predicting what Apple will do. And Kuo already has a report on the NEXT iPhone. Glass front and back design like the iPhone 4. A less rounded 2.5D glass cut which is supposed to be more durable. The casing may be stainless steel for high end models and aluminum for others. Kuo also thinks it's possible there could be a 5.8-inch model thanks to a reduced bezel size.
- The Financial Times reports its sources say Spotify is in advanced talks to acquire Soundcloud. Spotify supposedly looked into acquiring SoundCloud last spring, but talks broke down over price. Twitter made a $100 million investment in Soundcloud in June, valuing the company at $700 million, and talks with Spotify resumed. The company has an extensive collection of 135 million tracks, some of which Spotify could use to bolster its catalogue.
- Amazon, Google, IBM, Facebook and Microsoft have joined to launch the Partnership on AI. The group will conduct research and promote best practices. The group hopes to expand to include not only more tech companies activists, nonprofits, ethicists and more. It plans to use a standard open license to publish research on topics like ethics, inclusivity and privacy as it relates to AI. Discussions and meeting minutes will be made available to the public.
- The US CSPC is investigating 21 cases of Samsung washers causing property damage. Samsung says in rare cases when washing bulky items, its washing machines may experience abnormal vibrations that pose a safety risk. Samsung recommends owners use low-speed delicate cycle when washing "bedding, bulky or water-resistant materials." Front-loading models are not affected and despite the headlines none of the machines actually exploded though they did do some dramatic damage to themselves and many walls.
- AOL has released iOS and Android versions of its Alto email manager which launched three years ago on the desktop. Alto automatically sorts email into stacks like "travel," "photos," "files," "shopping," and "personal." It's dashboard turns email into cards for upcoming events, shipments, flights and hotel bookings. Cards rise to the top based on need like a boarding pass on the day of departure.
- YouTube has hired former DefJam and Warner Music Group executive Lyor Cohen as its global head of music. Cohen is currently CEO and co-founder of record label 300 Entertainment which has Fetty Wap and Young Thug. Cohen will stay CEO of 300 until December 5th when he will move over to YouTube Music. This is not his first dealing with Google, not only does Google has an investment in 300 Entertainment when Cohen was the head of WMG In September 2006 Cohen oversaw an agreement with YouTube that allowed the site to show videos by WMG artists in exchange for a share of YouTube's advertising revenue in a deal the New York Times called "the first time a major record company had licensed content to YouTube."
Discussion
- Danny Meyer Just Single-Handedly Made the Apple Watch Relevant to the Hospitality Industry
- Resy's Ben Leventhal and Gary Vaynerchuk on Their New Reservations App
- Drizly transforms its on-demand booze delivery service into a marketplace
- Drizly
Pick of the Day
- Eight years ago you inspired me to start a podcast in the horse world. The Horse Radio Network now has 27 hosts, 10 shows and we hit 5,000 episodes tomorrow. Thank you for doing what you do and for being an inspiration to podcasters everywhere.
Oh yeah, I am one of your bosses too.
Have a safe ride, - Submitted by Glenn the Geek, Executive Director and America's Horse Husband, Horse Radio Network
- Eight years ago you inspired me to start a podcast in the horse world. The Horse Radio Network now has 27 hosts, 10 shows and we hit 5,000 episodes tomorrow. Thank you for doing what you do and for being an inspiration to podcasters everywhere.
Messages
- I would like to see marching band VR! Lots of videos exist where say a drummer wears a GoPro.
What if the drummer in that video was wearing a VR rig? Obviously, the current VR rigs are too bulky, but it's only a matter of time before that becomes a non-issue.
In addition, that would be really good for the teaching aspect of marching band. - Sent by Jonathan Lawson
- I would like to see marching band VR! Lots of videos exist where say a drummer wears a GoPro.
YouTube
Links
| Preceded by: "Remotely Explode Your Document" |
May I Please Text Your Order? |
Followed by: "The Domains We Name Stay Mainly In Our Reign" |