Uber Comes Clean on Assaults
Uber recently disclosed 3,045 sexual assaults during its U.S. rides in 2018, and nine murders. Dan and the NY Times' Mike Isaac dig into what this safety report means for riders, the company, and the ...
9 Des 201910min
Mayor Pete’s McKinsey problem
Pete Buttigieg isn't talking about three years of consulting work he did for McKinsey, due to a nondisclosure agreement that the firm refuses to lift. Dan speaks with Matt Pearce of the L.A. Times abo...
6 Des 201910min
What happened to the next NAFTA?
Democrats have debated for months about USMCA, the trade deal between the US, Mexico and Canada designed to replace NAFTA. But Trump has called it “dead in water” and Mexico is balking at some proposa...
5 Des 20199min
Bloomberg's Media Mess
Trump’s 2020 campaign announced on Monday that it won’t credential Bloomberg News reporters, in response to the media outlet saying it won’t investigate Democratic candidates following owner Mike Bloo...
4 Des 201911min
Iran's Internet Blackout
Dan and CIA veteran Norman Roule dig into the Iranian government's technological response to protests over rising gas prices.
26 Nov 201910min
The dirty business of AI washing.
Dan digs into the fact and science fiction of artificial intelligence claims, with Axios' Kaveh Waddell.
25 Nov 20199min
Amazon’s copycat strategy
Allbirds CEO and co-founder Joey Zwillinger is calling Amazon “algorithmically inspired” for releasing a private label shoe that looks nearly identical to Allbirds’ iconic wool sneaker. Dan digs in wi...
21 Nov 201910min
Escalating Tensions — and Violence — in Hong Kong
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act on a unanimous vote, banning the export of certain crowd control measures like tear gas and pepper spray to Hong Kong pol...
20 Nov 201911min
