Google’s Monopoly Money + Is the A.I. Bubble Popping? + The Hot-Mess Express
This week, a federal judge ruled that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search. David McCabe, a New York Times reporter, joins to discuss what happens next. Then, are we in an A....
9 Elo 20241h 13min
The Zoom Election + Google DeepMind's Math Olympiad + HatGPT! Olympics Edition
This week, with hundreds of thousands of people joining online political rallies for Kamala Harris, we discuss whether 2024 is suddenly becoming the Zoom election, and what that means for both parties...
2 Elo 20241h 1min
Kamala Harris’s Bratty Coconut Memescape + What Does $1,000 a Month Do? + The Empire CrowdStrikes Back
This week, the memes didn’t just fall out of coconut trees — a rundown of the social media reaction to Kamala Harris’s election campaign, and an exploration of what her tech platform might look like. ...
26 Heinä 20241h 13min
Social Media Reacts to an Attempted Assassination + Tech Elites for Trump + TikTok's Jawmaxxing Trend
This week, an assassination attempt for the social media age: what the platforms got right and wrong in the chaotic aftermath. Then we talk with the Times reporter Teddy Schleifer from this week’s Rep...
19 Heinä 20241h 10min
Alison Roman Answers Your Hard Questions
Throw down a picnic blanket, and grab some snacks and drinks: It’s time for some Hard Questions with the food writer, YouTuber and podcaster Alison Roman. We tackle quandaries like, Should you sign aw...
12 Heinä 202451min
The Interview: The Netflix Chief’s Plan to Get You to Binge Even More
We’re off for the Fourth of July, but what’s a better tribute to America than a conversation about the technology that enables us to endlessly stream TV from the couch? This week, we’re bringing you a...
5 Heinä 202440min
Record Labels Sue A.I. Music Generators + Inside the Pentagon’s Tech Upgrade + HatGPT
Record labels — including Sony, Universal and Warner — are suing two leading A.I. music generation companies, accusing them of copyright infringement. Mitch Glazier, chief executive of the Recording I...
28 Kesä 20241h 9min
A Surgeon General Warning + Is Disinformation Winning? + The CryptoPACs Are Coming
The Surgeon General is calling for warning labels on social media platforms: Should Congress give his proposal a like? Then, former Stanford researcher Renée DiResta joins us to talk about her new boo...
21 Kesä 20241h 18min
