Taylor Lorenz on Trump's threat to ban TikTok
President Trump has just 48 hours left to either follow through on his threatened ban of TikTok, or accept a proposed tech partnership with Oracle. Dan and New York Times tech reporter Taylor Lorenz d...
18 Sep 202012min
Amazon exec on its Climate Pledge Fund
Amazon today announced the first companies to receive money from a $2 billion venture capital fund it formed to help combat climate change. Dan digs into how Amazon hopes the fund will help it achieve...
17 Sep 202013min
How 2020 changed advertising
Dozens of celebrities, including Kim Kardashian West, aren't posting to their Facebook or Instagram feeds today, as part of the "Stop hate for profit" campaign. It’s a continuation of the July ad boyc...
16 Sep 202013min
The TikTok view from China
By this time next week, we should know if TikTok will be allowed to continue operating in the U.S., in partnership with Oracle, or if it will be in the process of being banned by President Trump. To g...
15 Sep 202012min
Classrooms become pandemic workplaces
Around 37% of America’s public school students are beginning the year in some sort of in-person learning, which means millions of teachers have returned to classrooms. Dan is joined by American Federa...
14 Sep 202014min
Tech's role in fighting California wildfires
California is on fire right now, and Silicon Valley is among the affected areas. But tech hasn't done much to help prevent or fight these sorts of blazes, as most companies prefer to build products fo...
11 Sep 202011min
ESPN’s Mina Kimes on the new NFL reality
The NFL season kicks off tonight in Kansas City, but a whole lot has changed since the Chiefs hoisted their trophy in February. Dan is joined by ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes to discuss football’s new e...
10 Sep 202012min
The vaccine race hits a speed bump
Yesterday news broke that AstraZeneca is pausing its clinical trials on a COVID-19 vaccine after a patient appeared to develop a serious neurological condition. It raised an unsettling question: What ...
9 Sep 202012min
