Fri. 11/22 - CYBERTRUCK!

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🗓️ 22 November 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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We gotta talk about Cybertruck, Twitter continues its shipping products hot streak, AirPods are hotter than even Apple anticipated, some trouble in Russia for gadget makers and, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions. Sponsors: SVB.com/next Netgear.com/bestwifi Links: Behold, the Tesla Cybertruck is here (TechCrunch) Tesla accidentally busted two windows on the Cybertruck while demonstrating how tough they are (TechCrunch) Wall Street analysts say Tesla’s pickup is ‘really weird’ and Ford can ‘breathe a sigh of relief’ (CNBC) Tesla all-electric ATV makes a surprise debut at Cybertruck event (TechCrunch) Russia bans sale of gadgets without Russian-made software (BBC News) Twitter will finally let users disable SMS as default 2FA method (ZDNet) Twitter rolls out its 'Hide Replies' feature to all users worldwide (TechCrunch) Apple AirPods Shipments Expected to Double to 60 Million in 2019 (Bloomberg) Microsoft pushes Surface Earbuds release back to spring 2020 (Windows Central) Weekend Longreads Suggestions: How our home delivery habit reshaped the world (The Guardian) The Architect of Modern Algorithms (Quanta Magazine) Spotify’s Daniel Ek Has a Plan to Harness Hollywood for Podcasts and Create "the World’s No. 1 Audio Platform" (The Hollywood Reporter) Inside the Most Watched YouTube Channel in the World (Bloomberg Businessweek) Global Protests Reveal Bitcoin’s Limitations (CoinDesk) Robert De Niro and Al Pacino: A Big, Beautiful 50-Year Friendship (GQ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Mem Ride Home for Friday, November 22nd, 2019. I'm Brian McCullough.
0:09.2	Today we got to talk about Cyber Truck.
0:13.0	Twitter continues its shipping products hot streak.
0:16.0	Air pods are hotter than even Apple anticipated.
0:19.0	Some trouble in Russia for gadget makers and of course the weekend long read suggestions.
0:23.8	Here's what you missed today in the world of tech.
0:29.2	All right, so you might have heard that Elon Musk and Tesla unveiled the Cyber Truck last night.
0:40.0	And yes, there is a ton to talk about.
0:42.6	But before we get into the fun stuff,
0:45.3	let's get to the salient details, quoting Tech Crunch.
0:49.4	Tesla will offer three variants of the Cyber Truck,
0:51.9	the cheapest version, a single motor and rear
0:54.3	wheel drive model will cost $39,900 have a towing capacity of 7,500 pounds and
1:01.0	more than 250 miles of range. The middle version will be a dual motor all-wheel drive,
1:07.0	have a towing capacity of more than 10,000 pounds, and be able to travel more than 300 miles on a single charge.
1:13.3	The dual motor all-wheel drive model is priced at $49,900.
1:17.8	The third version will have three electric motors and all-wheel drive,
1:22.4	a towing capacity of 14,000 pounds and battery
1:26.2	range of more than 500 miles. This version known as Trimotor is priced at
1:31.2	$69,900.
1:33.3	Musk touted the acceleration of the cyber truck as well,
1:36.0	showing a video at one point of the truck beating
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