AI is a money pit — here’s why investors don’t mind
AI investment is massive, but AI profits are not — and yet investors seem confident massive AI fundraising will one day translate into sizable AI profits. To break it down, Verge Deputy Editor Alex He...
5 Des 202433min
Rewind: Bluesky CEO Jay Graber on the future of federated social media
Bluesky has really taken off since the election, and since the Decoder team took some time off for Thanksgiving break, we felt it was a great time to bring back the interview we did earlier this year ...
2 Des 20241h 10min
GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani on the enduring power of the website
I spoke with GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani live on stage last week at an event hosted by Alix Partners in Palo Alto. GoDaddy is one of those companies that feels tied to an earlier era, but Aman’s been CEO...
25 Nov 202453min
Remix: Google Zero is here — now what?
For nearly 20 years now, the web has been Google’s platform; we’ve all just lived on it. Google is constantly changing that platform — it launched another attempt to combat ‘parasite SEO’ just this we...
21 Nov 202430min
Will the world end before I can retire?
Hey everyone, it’s Nilay — Decoder is on a short break this week. We’ll be back with a special live interview episode on Monday of next week, and then regular programming will resume in December. I’m ...
18 Nov 202441min
How Trump’s second term could be bad for EVs, but great for Tesla
Today we’re talking about Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Tesla — and I have to say, it feels like the first of many episodes about these three characters that we’ll be doing over the course of the next ...
14 Nov 202435min
Why the Grammys need to change, with CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
Harvey Mason, Jr is CEO of the Recording Academy, the nonprofit organization most famous for the Grammy Awards. We spoke right before this year's Grammy nominations came out, and you'll hear us talk a...
11 Nov 20241h 10min
Return-to-office mandates are more than "backdoor layoffs"
Today, we’re talking about work. Specifically, where we work, how our expectations of working remotely were radically changed by the pandemic, and how those expectations feel like they’re on the verge...
7 Nov 202439min
