Facebook Oversight Board and the Trump ban, trouble for Peloton and a listener question about AI
Kara and Scott talk about the Facebook Oversight Board's decision to uphold Facebook's ban of Donald Trump's Facebook account... for the next six months. Then they talk about Peloton recalling, their ...
7 Touko 202152min
Apple and Epic go to trial and Friend of Pivot Senator Amy Klobuchar
Kara and Scott talk about Apple going to trial with Epic over its choice to kick Fortnite out of the app store. They also discuss the upcoming Facebook Oversight Board decision on whether to uphold th...
4 Touko 20211h 12min
Trouble at Basecamp, Bezos fights for the moon, and a listener question about dating apps
Kara and Scott talk about controversies at Basecamp, as the company rolled out a new ban on internal political talk. They also discuss Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin petitioning to have NASA revisit...
30 Huhti 202156min
CEO wealth surge, Apple/Facebook tensions heat up, and Friend of Pivot DoorDash COO Christopher Payne
Kara and Scott talk about how CEOs in the United States wealth has surged during the pandemic as compared to their workers. Meanwhile, tensions heat up between Tim Cook at Apple and Mark Zuckerberg at...
27 Huhti 20211h 4min
Apple's podcast play, Netflix's rough quarter, and a listener mail on crypto's carbon footprint
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's big announcements in the podcast space and what that means for other competitors in the podcast market. They also discuss Netflix's falling subscriptions and take a l...
23 Huhti 202158min
Facebook gets into audio, WeWork's SPAC, and Friend of Pivot Preet Bharara
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's new foray into the audio space and what it means for creators. They also discuss NASA partnering with SpaceX on its next moon landing mission. Scott's favorite dis...
20 Huhti 20211h 10min
The crypto-surge, Bernie Madoff's dark legacy, and a question on Russia slowing Twitter
Kara and Scott talk about the Coinbase IPO and the surge for Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and other currencies. They also discuss the legacy financial Ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff, who died in prison this week. ...
16 Huhti 202147min
Amazon union defeat, Alibaba’s antitrust fine, and Walter Isaacson on CRISPR
Kara and Scott talk about the failure to form a union at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama; this was the biggest unionization effort in the company's history. They also discuss China's antitrust fine aga...
13 Huhti 20211h 3min
