Episode 356: They should have consulted us

This week we discuss palace intrigue at Apple. the death of passwords and Twilio’s valuation. Plus, Matt explains how to resurrect a dead MacBook Pro…

Rundown

• How Technocrats Triumphed at Apple
• Passwords
  • Apple, Google, and Microsoft team up on passwordless logins
  • Teleport nabs $110M to provide identity-based infrastructure access
  • Listen to Brandon interview Teleport CEO
  • How FIDO Works
  • 1Password 8 for Mac Released With New Design and Features
• Twilio - A Future Essential, Or Overhyped & Just Unprofitable?
• Twilio Announces First Quarter 2022 Results
• Matt Ray on headless Debian network installation works

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• Reality Check: Twitter Actually Was Already Doing Most Of The Things Musk Claims He Wants The Company To Do (But Better)
• Researchers find Amazon uses Alexa voice data to target you with ads
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• Apple to bin apps that go three years without updates
• Inside the Growing Discontent Behind Nintendo’s Fun Facade
• Graphite turned an internal side project into $20M Series A
• Stanford University will receive a record $1.1 billion gift from the venture capitalist John Doer
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• Google Makes $100,000 Worth of Tech Training Free to Every U.S. Business
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Nonsense

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