Yesterday

X's Foreign Trolls, Google's AI Wins, and MTG's Resignation

Kara and Scott discuss X’s new “About This Account” feature, which appears to show a wave of MAGA accounts posting from Russia, India, Nigeria, and beyond. They also unpack Marco Rubio denying reports that he privately called the Ukraine peace plan a Russian “wish list.” Plus, Go ... Show More

1h 10m

Nov 21

Meta Monopoly Verdict, Trump Signs the Epstein Bill, and Nvidia's Q3 Earnings

Kara and Scott discuss Nvidia’s latest earnings report, Meta’s major antitrust victory, and President Trump signing the bill to release the Epstein files. Then, Elon Musk makes a White House appearance, Trump defends Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, and the deadline for Warner B ... Show More

1h 16m

Nov 18

Bezos's AI Start-up, Thiel's Nvidia Sell-off, and Trump-MTG Breakup

Kara and Scott are back from their whirlwind tour! They discuss Trump reversing course on the release of the Epstein files, and his breakup with Marjorie Taylor Greene. Then, Peter Thiel joins the tech stock sell-off by dumping his stake in Nvidia, and new reports raise questions ... Show More

1h 3m

May 2023

Montana bans TikTok. Also, FREE TV

The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Adi Robertson discuss Montana being the first state to ban TikTok, the Supreme Court ruling against reexamining Section 230, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifying before the Senate. Then, David interviews vlogger Hank Green about the TikT ... Show More

1h 21m

Jul 2015

Recode Decode: Elon Musk biographer Ashlee Vance

Kara Swisher talks with journalist Ashlee Vance about his new book on Elon Musk. They discuss Musk's "Tony Stark" image, the future of Tesla and whether Musk is mellowing out. Also on the show: photo apps and Reddit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch ... Show More

47m 36s

Nov 2022

Elon’s Twitter is in the Sh*tter with Nilay Patel

<p>Nilay Patel, Editor-in-Chief of The Verge and host of the Decoder podcast, talks with Jon about Elon Musk’s newest and thorniest business venture: purchasing Twitter. In a recent article, “Welcome to Hell, Elon,” Patel describes the quandary that awaits the Tesla founder and a ... Show More

41m 33s

Jul 2022

Tech News: Twitter Wants Musk in Court in September

Twitter wants to bring its case against Elon Musk's refusal to go through with his acquisition of the company, and it wants that case to happen in September. Musk argues that the case should be pushed to February of next year. Plus we learn about another Russia fining Google, App ... Show More

18m 42s

Mar 2024

Elon Musk says all Premium subscribers on X will gain access to AI chatbot Grok this week

Elon Musk says all Premium subscribers on X will gain access to AI chatbot Grok this week; How to turn off Instagram’s political content filter; Robinhood’s new credit card goes after Apple Card Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6m 52s

Jan 2023

What The Heck Is Elon Musk Thinking?

It’s been nothing but mayhem at Twitter since Elon Musk took the helm of the social media company late last year and began shaking things up in ways that don’t always seem to make much sense, especially from the outside. Many users are furious and advertisers are fleeing. Musk’s ... Show More

27m 27s

May 2022

🐔 “#HoldTheDeal” — Elon’s Twitter buyer’s remorse. Beyond Meat’s jerky jerk. Sonos’ kinda smart speaker.

Elon put his Twitter deal on hold because he’s got billion-dollar buyer’s remorse (and it could leave Twitter in shambles). Beyond Meat’s betting the plant-based farm on a jerky that it love/hates. And Sonos’ new smart speaker is kinda dumb… and that’s exactly the point. Enjoy th ... Show More

18 m

Jul 2022

Twitter and Elon Musk: The deal goes sour

As Twitter launches legal action to compel Elon Musk to complete a takeover he says he now wants to stop, Silicon Valley tech reporter James Clayton and New York business correspondent, Michelle Fleury join us to take stock of how what was meant to be the biggest deal in tech has ... Show More

22m 59s

Supreme Court Saves Social Media, Montan...