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The Information’s 411 — Naughty or Nice

By Tom Dotan · Dec 16, 2016 2:32pm PST

Jessica discusses the lack of diversity in tech. Amir explains why Google scaled back its self-driving cars ambitions. And Cory and Tom give their naughty and nice list for tech CEOs. Jessica discusses the lack of diversity in tech. Amir explains why Google scaled back its...

The Information’s 411 — A Magic Leap

By Tom Dotan · Dec 9, 2016 7:57am PST · 2 comments

Reed discusses his investigative look at mixed reality startup Magic Leap and explains why it's worth being skeptical about the company's chances, despite all the funding. Reed discusses his investigative look at mixed reality startup Magic Leap and explains why...

The Information’s 411 — A Vacuum Problem

By Tom Dotan · Dec 2, 2016 4:33pm PST

Alfred talks about why investors can't buy Snap shares on the secondary market. Reed and Tom discuss which VR headsets have sold the most this year and why VCs have avoided investing in conservative sites. Alfred talks about why investors can't buy Snap shares on the secondary market. Reed and Tom...

The Information’s 411 — The Underground Is No Longer The Underground

By Tom Dotan · Nov 25, 2016 12:42pm PST · 1 comment

The Information’s 411 — The Underground Is No Longer The Underground

By Tom Dotan · Nov 25, 2016 12:42pm PST · 1 comment

Sam and Tom get into a heated debate about whether easy distribution has created a monoculture of information and ideas. Cory explains Airbnb's new trips service and how the company is going to expand in China. Sam and Tom get into a heated debate about whether easy distribution has created a monoculture of...

The Information’s 411 — A Totally New Ballgame

By Tom Dotan · Nov 18, 2016 1:42pm PST

Kevin talks about how Amazon is courting developers for the Echo. Amir and Tom debate the Facebook fake news controversy and discuss Lyft's plans to deliver packages. Kevin talks about how Amazon is courting developers for the Echo. Amir and Tom debate the...

The Information’s 411 — A Cat and Mouse Game

By Reed Albergotti · Nov 11, 2016 11:22am PST

Reed and Amir discuss what a Trump presidency could mean for tech, from immigration to jobs to influence in Washington. Then Jessica argues why Facebook shouldn't step in to stop the spread of fake news articles. Reed and Amir discuss what a Trump presidency could mean for tech, from immigration to jobs to...

The Information’s 411 — VR is the Killer App

By Tom Dotan · Nov 4, 2016 2:39pm PDT

Reed and Tom talk about the community of indie VR developers and dive into Snap's internal org chart. Also we play a clip from our subscriber conference call about the most likely tech acquirers. Reed and Tom talk about the community of indie VR developers and dive into Snap's internal...

The Information’s 411 — Satya’s Coming For You

By Tom Dotan · Oct 28, 2016 12:24pm PDT

The Information’s 411 — Satya’s Coming For You

By Tom Dotan · Oct 28, 2016 12:24pm PDT

Martin explains why the AT&T-Time Warner deal makes no sense. Stephen delves into Oracle's offer for NetSuite and what the future of the enterprise software landscape holds. Martin explains why the AT&T-Time Warner deal makes no sense. Stephen delves into...

The Information’s 411 — Inefficiencies are Rampant

By Tom Dotan · Oct 21, 2016 6:02pm PDT

Amir talks about his profile of Ed Baker, the man behind Uber's growth efforts. Then Amir and Tom talk about the possibility of Amazon offering broadband in Europe and its growing ambitions with Prime Video. Amir talks about his profile of Ed Baker, the man behind Uber's growth efforts. Then Amir...

The Information’s 411 — Judgment Calls

By Tom Dotan · Oct 14, 2016 1:09pm PDT

Jessica explains how the media whipped up the Twitter acquisition frenzy. Kevin talks about Google enterprise chief Diane Greene and how she's trying to compete with Amazon and Microsoft. Jessica explains how the media whipped up the Twitter acquisition frenzy. Kevin talks about...

The Information’s 411 — We Wants It

By Tom Dotan · Oct 7, 2016 2:03pm PDT

Cory, Kevin and Tom talk about Facebook's Oculus event and Google's new Pixel phones. Then we make predictions about the 2016 baseball playoffs. Cory, Kevin and Tom talk about Facebook's Oculus event and Google's new Pixel phones....

The Information’s 411 — Take a Chance on Hardware

By Tom Dotan · Sep 30, 2016 2:30pm PDT

The Information’s 411 — Take a Chance on Hardware

By Tom Dotan · Sep 30, 2016 2:30pm PDT

Jessica argues that Twitter's live video strategy won't save it. Reed and Tom talk about smart locks and Snap's Spectacles. Jessica argues that Twitter's live video strategy won't save it. Reed and Tom talk...

The Information’s 411 — The Millennial Pied Piper

By Tom Dotan · Sep 23, 2016 4:23pm PDT

Stephen makes the case for Salesforce buying Twitter. Cory and Tom talk about tech involvement in local politics, Ken Lerer and the tug-of-war for news sites between fast-loading web pages and more ad money. Stephen makes the case for Salesforce buying Twitter. Cory and Tom talk about tech involvement in...

The Information’s 411 — The Mazuma Was Just Rolling In

By Tom Dotan · Sep 16, 2016 1:50pm PDT

Stephen and Tom talk about Dropbox's efforts to sign up business customers as well as data that shows people aren't viewing most Facebook ads. Stephen and Tom talk about Dropbox's efforts to sign up business customers as well as data...

The Information’s 411 — Transit of Last Resort

By Tom Dotan · Sep 9, 2016 1:56pm PDT

Stephen and Tom talk about Ford's purchase of Chariot, push notifications on Amazon Echo and what the 2017 IPO market looks like. Stephen and Tom talk about Ford's purchase of Chariot, push notifications on Amazon Echo and...

The Information’s 411 — Outrunning the Bear

By Tom Dotan · Sep 2, 2016 12:38pm PDT

The Information’s 411 — Outrunning the Bear

By Tom Dotan · Sep 2, 2016 12:38pm PDT

Tom and Amir talk about Lyft's future, the Uber-Alphabet drama and Uber's org chart. And Tom explains why food videos took over BuzzFeed. Tom and Amir talk about Lyft's future, the Uber-Alphabet drama and Uber's org chart....

The Information’s 411 — The Anniversary

By Tom Dotan · Aug 26, 2016 1:00pm PDT

Kevin and Jessica talk about the difficulties facing Google Fiber and why it's making cutbacks. Also, Jessica argues why the Uber vs Lyft storyline doesn't make sense anymore. And Tom reflects on year one of the podcast. Kevin and Jessica talk about the difficulties facing Google Fiber and why it's making...

The Information’s 411 — Funny Money

By Tom Dotan · Aug 19, 2016 3:42pm PDT

Jessica, Reed and Tom talk about why journalists are not the ones responsible for invasions of privacy, despite what Peter Thiel claims. They also discuss Snapchat's acquisition of Vurb and the role of eye-tracking technology in VR. Plus: the tech angles to the Ryan Lochte saga. Jessica, Reed and Tom talk about why journalists are not the ones responsible for invasions of...

The Information’s 411 — Happy Ecosystem

By Tom Dotan · Aug 12, 2016 2:33pm PDT

Amir dives deep on LeEco to explain how the Chinese company works and what its plans are. Kevin makes his first appearance on the show to talk about Meg Whitman and the future of HPE. Amir dives deep on LeEco to explain how the Chinese company works and what its plans are. Kevin...

The Information’s 411 — Camera as a Platform

By Tom Dotan · Jul 29, 2016 3:46pm PDT

The Information’s 411 — Camera as a Platform

By Tom Dotan · Jul 29, 2016 3:46pm PDT

Jessica explains why Yahoo can't be turned around, even within Verizon and under Tim Armstrong. Cory talks about why some media companies are disillusioned with live video on Facebook. Tom explains why Snapchat's camera section is its future. Jessica explains why Yahoo can't be turned around, even within Verizon and under Tim...