Why Google Search feels like it’s gotten worse
If you’ve been listening to Decoder or the Vergecast for a while, you know that I am obsessed with Google Search, the web, and how both of those things might change in the age of AI. But to really und...
14 Mar 202439min
How to save culture from the algorithms, with Filterworld author Kyle Chayka
Today, I’m talking to Kyle Chayka, a staff writer for The New Yorker, a regular contributor to The Verge, and author of the new book Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture. Kyle has been writin...
11 Mar 20241h 7min
Why people are falling in love with AI chatbots
Our Thursday episodes are all about big topics in the news, and this week we’re wrapping up our short series on one of the biggest topics of all: generative AI. In our last couple episodes, we talked ...
7 Mar 202440min
Guest host Hank Green makes Nilay Patel explain why websites have a future
On this special episode of Decoder, science educator and YouTuber Hank Green is guest hosting. And the guest? It’s Nilay Patel, who sat down with Hank to discuss building The Verge, the state of media...
4 Mar 20241h 3min
AI deepfakes are cheap, easy, and coming for the 2024 election
Our new Thursday episodes of Decoder are all about deep dives into big topics in the news, and this week we’re continuing our mini-series on one of the biggest topics of all: generative AI. Last week,...
29 Feb 202441min
Crunchyroll President Rahul Purini on how anime took over the world
Today, I’m talking with Rahul Purini, the president of Crunchyroll, a streaming service focused entirely on anime — and really, the biggest anime service still going. Rahul has a long history with ani...
26 Feb 20241h 10min
Is the Apple Vision Pro All That?
The Decoder team is off this week. We’ll be back next week with both the interview and the new explainer episodes; we’re really excited about what’s on the schedule here. In the meantime, I thought ...
22 Feb 20241h 4min
How AI copyright lawsuits could make the whole industry go extinct
Our new Thursday episodes are all about deep dives into big topics in the news, and for the next few weeks we’re going to stay focused on one of the biggest topics of all: generative AI. There’s a lot...
15 Feb 202440min
