In this episode, Thaddeus discusses China Mobile's unsuccessful attempts at entering the US market, Sony's next gaming console, Intel's abandoning of 5G chips, and the latest tech IPOs. Show notes: https://thankyouforyourservers.com/2

Notes

Topic 1: FCC attempts to thwart China Mobile’s Entry into the US market

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-chairman-opposes-china-mobiles-telecom-services-application

https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/17/fcc-looks-to-slap-down-china-mobiles-attempt-to-join-us-telecom-system/

Topic 2: Sony’s Next and Last Console?

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/04/sonys-ps4-successor-sports-3d-audio-tech-faster-ssd-storage/

https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-sony-next-gen-console/

https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/04/17/sonys-playstation-5-sounds-like-a-big-bet-against.aspx

Topic 3: Intel Exits the 5G Modem Market

https://newsroom.intel.com/news-releases/intel-modem-statement/#gs.5spu4n

https://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/3004325/how-us-went-telecoms-leader-5g-also-ran-without-challenger-chinas

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/04/intel-quits-5g-modem-business-hours-after-apple-settles-with-qualcomm/

https://www.tomsguide.com/us/apple-intel-5g-modems,news-27559.html

Topic 4: Pinterest and Zoom IPO’s

https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/17/zoom-the-profitable-tech-unicorn-prices-ipo-above-range/

https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/18/zoom-pops-81-in-nasdaq-debut/

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/10/pinterest-overly-nice-culture-has-hurt-growth-ex-employees-say.html

https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/17/unpacking-pinterests-ipo-expectations/