New York Times’ Ben Smith Talks Slack, Newsroom Politics, And Tech Regulation
As the Media Equation columnist at The New York Times, Ben Smith is covering an industry going through transformation and turbulence. And as the former editor in chief of BuzzFeed News — a place I wor...
14 Okt 202036min
Netflix's 'Social Dilemma' Star Tristan Harris on the Film and Its Criticisms
You won’t find a more controversial film in Silicon Valley than The Social Dilemma. The film, now available on Netflix, features confessions from early consumer internet employees who rue the destruct...
7 Okt 202057min
Reporter Roundtable: Discussing Media Narratives and Tech Industry Attacks On The Press
When the Big Technology Podcast debuted last month, The Verge’s Casey Newton joined to talk about why people can’t stand the tech press. Our wide-ranging discussion explored how tech reporters should ...
30 Sep 202027min
Why Venture Capitalists Are Mad, With Bloomberg Beta Venture Capitalist Roy Bahat
Venture capitalists, founders, and others in the tech industry are feeling pretty raw these days. Once admired as upstarts fighting the status quo, they now feel under siege, under attack for the nega...
23 Sep 202054min
An Inside Look At China’s Internment of Muslims, with BuzzFeed News’ Megha Rajagopalan
China’s mass internment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region is one of the world's most under-covered stories The country has detained one million people there, putting them through a “re-education” prog...
16 Sep 202053min
Apple At A Crossroads: An Interview With GV Partner M.G. Siegler
For years, Apple had a clear identity: It was the world’s best devices maker. Today, the company is trying to balance that identity with a new emphasis on software and services. To discuss this shift ...
9 Sep 202058min
Box CEO Aaron Levie on Trump, the Tech Giants, and the Stock Market
As the pandemic flattens much of the U.S. economy, many technology firms are doing just fine. Business is moving online, and they’re well positioned to benefit. For tech CEOs like Box’s Aaron Levie, t...
2 Sep 202051min
“It Just Felt Wrong.” Ex-Amazon VP Tim Bray On Why He Left
In May, Amazon VP and distinguished engineer Tim Bray said he was leaving the company. Amazon had just fired employees who spoke out against its working conditions, and Bray couldn’t tolerate it. He h...
26 Aug 202034min
