Justice Dept. Sues Apple + Smartphones and Children with Jonathan Haidt + Reddit’s IPO
This week, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Apple, saying the company holds a monopoly over the smartphone market. We break down the lawsuit and ask whether it will be a major turning point in Appl...
22 Mar 20241h 30min
A Looming TikTok Ban + A Royal Photoshop Mystery + Your Car is Snitching
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, doesn’t sell it off. We talk about why, what happens next, and how like...
15 Mar 20241h 16min
Musk vs. OpenAI + Europe’s Tech Crackdown + A Month With the Vision Pro
OpenAI responded to Elon Musk’s lawsuit this week, with a blog post that included emails dating to 2015. We talk about whether the lawsuit could have any impact on the company, and who stands to benef...
8 Mar 20241h 10min
Gemini's Culture War + Kara Swisher Burns Us + SCOTUS Takes Up Content Moderation
Warning: This episode contains strong language.Google removed the ability to generate images of people from its Gemini chatbot. We talk about why, and about the brewing culture war over artificial int...
1 Mar 20241h 29min
Google DeepMind C.E.O. Demis Hassabis on the Path From Chatbots to A.G.I.
This week’s episode is a conversation with Demis Hassabis, the head of Google’s artificial intelligence division. We talk about Google’s latest A.I. models, Gemini and Gemma; the existential risks of ...
23 Feb 202456min
The State of A.I. + Will Perplexity Beat Google or Destroy the Web?
A year ago, a chatbot tried to break up Kevin Roose’s marriage. Ever since, chatbots haven’t been the same. We’ll tell you how. Then, we’ll talk through the latest ways the world is adapting to artifi...
16 Feb 20241h 13min
Bluesky’s Big Bet + Are Deals Dead in Silicon Valley?
Bluesky, the Twitter spin-off, is now open for public sign-ups. Can its dreams of decentralization fix social media? We talk with CEO Jay Graber. Then, New York Times reporter Erin Griffith on how Ado...
9 Feb 20241h 8min
We Tried the Apple Vision Pro + Can Congress Protect Kids Online? + Cruise’s Crash
Apple’s Vision Pro headset is now for sale in stores. Will it live up to the hype? Kevin Roose and Casey Newton tried it out to see. Then, in a high-profile congressional hearing on child safety and s...
2 Feb 20241h 13min
