About this episode

The episode discusses Apple's potential app removals, Rivian's R2 SUV deliveries, and the emergence of new tech acronyms.

Apple may begin removing existing apps that it considers stale, low-value, or unable to attract users. Also, Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has called it "maybe the most important thing we've launched to date." And, with SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI all eyeing massive public debuts, the tech industry may soon have a new class of corporate overlords — and a new acronym to match. Say goodbye to FAANG and hello to MANGOS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics covered

• App Store
• Rivian R2 SUV
• FAANG
• MANGOS
• tech industry
• corporate debuts

Keywords

• Apple
• Rivian
• RJ Scaringe
• FAANG
• MANGOS
• SpaceX
• Anthropic
• OpenAI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, Rivian, SpaceX, Anthropic, OpenAI, FAANG, MANGOS

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