Podcaster Leo Laporte, the everywhere man

Thanks to Mark Milian of the LA Times for this great profile. (And giving Tony Wang his first big time photo credit!)

I'm trying to destroy the thinking about having 90% share inside our company because, I think it limits our thinking, I think we miss technology transitions. we miss opportunities because we're, in some ways pre-occupied with protecting 90, instead of seeing a much bigger market with much more innovation going on, both Inside our four […]

5G on the horizon: Here’s what it is and what’s coming | Ars Technica 8 December 2019

Wireless carriers can deploy 5G over any of three different ranges of wireless frequencies, and one of them doesn’t work anything like today’s 4G frequencies. That’s also the one behind the most wild-eyed 5G forecasts.

New Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR orders start on December 10, Apple announces - 9to5Mac 8 December 2019

Apple this evening has sent an email blast announcing that the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR will be available to order on December 10. The new Mac Pro starts at $5,999 while the Pro Display XDR starts at $4,999. For that $5,999 base price, you get an 8-core Intel Xeon processor, 256 GB […]

Tech's liability shield becomes trade-deal flashpoint - Axios 8 December 2019

“There are concerns in the House about enshrining the increasingly controversial Section 230 liability shield in our trade agreements, particularly at a time when Congress is considering whether changes need to be made in U.S. law," a Pelosi spokesperson said.

Bernie Sanders releases broadband plan, targets Comcast, AT&T, Verizon 7 December 2019

In his sprawling “High-Speed Internet for All” proposal, the Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate calls to treat internet like a public utility. His campaign argues that the internet should not be a “price gouging profit machine” for companies such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon. Sanders’ plan would create $150 billion in grants and aid […]

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