Tea, the app which offers what it describes as "dating safety tools which protect women", has been hacked. It follows a couple of weeks where it went viral and led the app charts in the US. For those not familiar, it is basically an app version of those 'are we dating the same guy' Facebook groups, where women share pics, tips and intel on bad dates and dangerous men. In this ep, we talk about the hack, the app's surge in popularity, and where it fits in range of social surveillance and trust tools that have emerged to serve an increasing scaled social ecosystem where you can no longer be sure who you're talking to. (We actually recorded this ep for release just before the hack, and our recording was corrupted — maybe a good thing, given that it would have been immediately irrelevant.)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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WWDC 2025: Extreme Liquidity
Apple had its software development conference this week. It announced a whole new design language filled with organic movements and over-the-top animations, serving as the perfect distraction from the company's very public missteps in AI.We go through everything you need to know. Well, at least 60% of it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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#77- It's yet another Down Round Q&A!
This is a free preview of a premium episode. To hear more, join Down Round Premium. It's been a little while since we opened the dusty Down Round mailbag and answered some listener questions. Today we're answering a range of inquiries we got via Twitter and Substack, on everything from Linktree and Twitter to online booze subscription services and AI Drake.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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