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    #403: This Episode is Forbidden

    April 18th, 2022 · 81 minutes

    This week we're imagining the right and wrong improvements for the Apple Watch, speculating about the first wave of M2 Macs, lamenting Apple's process for replacing a defective product, and buzzing (in a bad way) about CNN+.

    This episode of Upgrade is sponsored by:

    • Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code UPGRADE at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
    • Capital One: Machine learning at Capital One. What's in your wallet?
    • Doppler: Sync environment variables at scale.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Todd Vaziri (@tvaziri) / Twitter
    Downstream #14: Quintessential Identity Crisis - Relay FM
    Clip of the Rex Chapman Interview
    RX 9 | iZotope
    CNN+ Is Said to Surpass 100,000 Subscribers in Its First Week - Bloomberg
    Apple Watch Series 8 Details, Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar Plans - Bloomberg
    Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad
    Apple Testing New Macs With Next-Generation M2 Chips - Bloomberg
    Kobo Elipsa
    Kobo Sage
    Kobo Libra
    2021 e-reader roundup: Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Paperwhite reviews – Six Colors