Fri. 01/08 – An Apple/Hyundai Car?

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🗓️ 8 January 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Interesting new Apple Car rumors, including how they’ve basically raided Tesla for talent, apparently. Alex Stamos and Chris Krebs have formed the security Avengers. People do seem to be jumping ship from WhatsApp. Why Roku is maybe the dark horse of the Streaming Wars. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com DoubleUp.agency Links: Hyundai Motor says it’s in early talks with Apple to develop a car, sends shares soaring 19% (CNBC) SolarWinds hires former Trump cyber security chief Chris Krebs (Financial Times) Encrypted Messaging App Signal Sees Surge in Popularity Following WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update (MacRumors) Roku TV Was the Top Selling Smart TV OS in 2020 (The Streamable) A New Service Seeks to Streamline Your Streaming (WSJ) ‘TV Remote’ is an app that turns your iPhone into a universal control for your TV (9to5Mac) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: Xbox: The Oral History of an American Video Game Empire (Bloomberg) FarmVille Once Took Over Facebook. Now Everything Is FarmVille. (NYTimes) Archaeology is going digital to harness the power of Big Data (Ars Technica) Here are the 6 most exciting space missions of 2021 (TNW) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Ride Home for Friday, January 8th, 2020. I'm Brian McCullough today.
0:09.6	Interesting new Applecar rumors including how they basically rated Tesla for talent.
0:14.8	Alex Stamos and Chris Krebs have formed the Security Avengers.
0:19.3	People do seem to be jumping ship from WhatsApp.
0:25.3	Why Roku is maybe the dark course of the streaming wars, and of course the weekend long read suggestions. Here's what you
0:29.2	miss today in the world of tech. Hyundai has confirmed that it is in early discussions with Apple on
0:38.9	collaborating to develop a self-driving car, but in case you're jumping ahead to Apple maybe buying
0:45.0	Hyundai or anything like that this seems to be just a partnership right now and
0:50.4	also Hyundai says Apple is talking to several car makers about a bunch of
0:55.0	things right now so quoting c. NBC we understand that Apple is in discussions
0:59.9	with a variety of global automakers including Hyundai Motor as the discussion is at its early stage
1:05.9	nothing has been decided a representative from Hyundai Motor told CNBC's Cherry Kang.
1:11.2	The statement followed a local report from the Korean Economic Daily that said
1:15.9	Apple suggested the tie-up and Hyundai Motor was reviewing the terms. The report said
1:21.0	both electric vehicle production as well as battery development were included in the proposal and that the car could potentially be released in 2027.
1:30.0	Apple declined to comment on the report, end quote.
1:33.0	At the exact same time over in Bloomberg, Mark Germin has a piece up saying,
1:38.8	yes, Apple is developing an autonomous electric vehicle,
1:43.0	but the timeline for release, his sources say,
1:45.4	is five to seven years.
1:47.0	Also this, quote,
1:48.7	a key differentiator would be Apple's ability
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