Episode 430: Why is Crypto Going Up? Plus Tech News, Tips, and Picks!

Bitcoin hit an all-time high today, and we're trying to figure out why. Will it keep going up? Who knows. We were also hoping for some big iPad news this week, but Apple released some other stuff instead. Then we get into the rest of the tech news, some pro tips, and our picks of the week, enjoy!

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INTRO (00:00)

CryptoWatch
- Bitcoin hits record high. Here's what's driving up the price (03:05)
- Bitcoin euphoria is back as investors prepare for the quadrennial ‘halving’ (07:00)
- 4 Reasons to Buy Coinbase Stock Like There's No Tomorrow (10:00)
- Apple launches new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip, support for two external displays, faster Wi-Fi (12:20)
- Apple refreshes iPhone cases and watchbands (20:35)
- iOS 17.4 brings podcast transcripts (21:50)
- Tech worker's wife says she didn't want Apple Vision Pro in wedding pictures (23:25)

DAVE’S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Special lists in Reminders app (25:30)

JUST THE HEADLINES: (29:05)
- Winklevoss Twins’ Start-Up Will Pay Burned Customers $1B
- Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day
- Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ‘betrayal’ of nonprofit AI mission
- Carmakers Must Bring Back Buttons, Says Europe
- Facebook, Threads and Instagram back online after 2-hour outage
- Sergey Brin says Google ‘definitely messed up’ Gemini image launch
- Unhoused man accused of trying to steal a Waymo self-driving car in downtown L.A.

TAKES:
- Call-Center Firm Sinks on Klarna Claims AI Is Doing Agents’ Jobs (31:05)
- HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors (34:50)
- Apple says iPhone 15 batteries have a longer lifespan than initially thought (38:50)
- Portland Unipiper facing uphill battle after Facebook hack (41:00)

Bonus Odd Take: Old’aVista - The most powerful guide to the old internet (43:55)

PICKS OF THE WEEK:
Dave: Elebase USB to USB C Adapter 4 Pack (46:35)

Nate: CapCut Video Creation (50:55)

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