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episode 681: Drop, Cover, and Hold On - Matt Mullenweg interview, Pixelbook cancelled, floppy disk shop
- Interview with Matt Mullenweg.
- Stable Diffusion Finally Released To The Public.
- Did you know in the beginning what you wanted to do with Automattic?
- How do you feel about Twitter's Bluesky initiative?
- How has Wordpress survived the blogging winter?
- What excites you about how Wordpress is being used?
- When did Tumblr come along and how does it contrast with WordPress?
- What is the ongoing investment in scale of effort to keep Tumblr "nice"?
- How does Tumblr make money?
- What does it take to reinvigorate comments?
- Is Tumblr in competition with other traditional social networks?
- What are your interests outside of Automattic these days?
- Introducing Sonic Sphere, the 9th Kugelauditorium.
- Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Jacob Collier.
- LOGIC SESSION BREAKDOWN: "Moon River"
- What do you think of Web3?
- What frontiers are next for Matt Mullenweg?
- Google's next Pixelbook Chromebook is canceled.
- Twitter Shareholders Are Poised to Approve Elon Musk Takeover Deal.
- TikTok's Secret To Explosive Growth? 'Billions And Billions Of Dollars' Says Snap CEO Evan Spiegel.
- Photography on VERO.
- Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company.
- News of Queen Elizabeth II's death broke on Twitter before the BBC.
- Ocean Shipping Rates Have Plunged 60% This Year.
- Google loses appeal over illegal Android app bundling, EU reduces fine to €4.1 billion.
- Mr Beast bonkers in NJ.
- Shake Shack and YouTube team up for new menu items.
- Chipotle's New Menu Item Made Its Debut in a Metaverse Game.
- Judge Allows McFlurry Machine Repair Lawsuit to Proceed.
- Software fees to make up 10% of John Deere's revenues by 2030.
- We Spoke With the Last Person Standing in the Floppy Disk Business.
- Amy Klobuchar's Link Tax Bill Put On Hold Because She Doesn't Understand Her Own Bill And Ted Cruz Doesn't Understand The 1st Amendment.
- Google Photos rolling out collage editor, Memories sharing, and more styles.
- Google previews iOS 16 Lock Screen widgets for Gmail, Maps, and more.
- Get more done and have fun with new Android features.
- Here's everything new in Android 13 QPR1 Beta 1.
- Pixel 6a September update rolling out with fingerprint sensor 'improvements'.
- Google previews Android's new emoji ahead of December launch, releases animated collection.
Picks:
- Ant - 2 earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 4.0 shake Santa Rosa.
- Ant - Here's Why Craigslist Still Looks the Same After 25+ Years.
- Jeff - $6 billion paid to the music industry in 12 months.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt
Guest: Matt Mullenweg
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