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
Mediapocalypse Now + a16z’s Chris Dixon Defends Crypto + HatGPT
Layoffs are hitting newsrooms and publishers again, as tech platforms, ad markets and artificial intelligence reshape the internet. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton have ideas for solutions. Then, one of ...
26 Jan 20241h 15min
The AI Election + Bitcoin’s Wall Street Debut + TikTok’s Doodad Era
OpenAI has released its plan to fight disinformation in elections in 2024, but will its policies be consequential compared to those of other generative A.I. companies? Then, a watershed moment had cry...
19 Jan 20241h 15min
Why Casey Left Substack + Elon’s Drug Use + A.I. Antibiotic Discovery
Casey is taking his newsletter Platformer off Substack, as criticism over the company’s handling of pro-Nazi content grows. Then, The Wall Street Journal spoke with witnesses who said that Elon Musk h...
12 Jan 20241h 27min
The Times Sues OpenAI + A Debate Over iMessage + Our New Year’s Tech Resolutions
The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft last week for copyright infringement. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton walk through the lawsuit and discuss the stakes for news publishers. Then, they talk abo...
5 Jan 20241h 8min
Our 2024 Predictions + Jenny Slate Answers Your Hard Questions!
Last year, we predicted what 2023 in tech would look like. This week, we take a look back at those predictions, see what we got right and wrong, and make new ones for 2024. Then, the actor, comedian a...
22 Dec 20231h 37min
Google’s Epic Loss + Silicon Valley’s Curious New Subculture + How 2023 Changed the Internet
A jury decided the Google Play store unfairly stifles competition and maintains a monopoly. Kevin and Casey discuss how the ruling could reshape the digital economy. Then, a growing movement of develo...
15 Dec 20231h 13min
