UMG vs TikTok, Facebook Turns 20 & Apple Vision Faux Pas with Jag Sharma, Jason Kapadia and Jen Campbell - E63
TikTok taking on an industry titan, VR taking over, and Facebook taking a look back at 20 years - there’s no such thing as a quiet week in tech.
This week we round up some huge stories from the past fortnight, from Universal Music Group’s artists finding their songs removed from TikTok, to Apple’s Vision Pro headset being subject to rave and ridicule alike.
Join the usual suspects - Jag, Jen and Jason - as they wrap all this and more into episode 63 of Disconnected…
This episode of Disconnected covers:
Universal Music Group’s ongoing spat with TikTok
The immediate cultural impact of the Apple Vision Pro
The state of Facebook on its 20th birthday
Episode Highlights:
“Universal Music Group seemingly are saying that they’re more important than TikTok, since only 1% of their revenue comes through the platform.” - 2:30 - Jen Campbell
“Casey Neistat was showing the Apple Vision Pro device being used in the streets of New York. That's something that a lot of the previous VR headsets haven't really done properly.” - 13:50 - Jason Kapadia
“Now that the Apple Vision Pro goggles are here, the VR space will really take off - we’re beginning to glimpse the future.” - 21:20 - Jason Kapadia
“When Facebook turned 10, there were questions over whether it’d survive even 5 more years. Now on its 20th birthday, certainly nobody is questioning whether it’ll be around in another 10 years’ time.” - 24:15 - Jag Sharma
Links & references:
Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/
Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/
Jag Sharma: