Will Tesla’s Charging network provoke the FTC? Can writers take control of their intellectual property? Can our electrical infrastructure support EV expansion? And what global policies could help us prevent technological disaster? Kara and Scott open the listener mailbag…and find Scott a new nickname in the process.
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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
Quick Charge Podcast: May 15, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscr ... Show More
6m 46s
May 2020
Episode 37: The World Is Heating Up Faster Than We'd Thought, Tesla Reopens, Tapir Poop Will Save The Amazon
Experts agree global warming poses a tremendous threat to civilization -- and recent studies show we've underestimated just how soon this environmental bill comes due. Over in California, Elon Musk reopened his Tesla factory, and told authorities to arrest him if they had a probl ... Show More
15m 51s
Nov 2021
House Passes Infrastructure Bill and Twitter Votes for Musk to Sell Tesla Stock
DB-Nov 08,2021:The House passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Friday to revamp the country’s transportation, utilities, and broadband structures. Meanwhile, despite Friday’s positive news of the October jobs report, U.S. treasury bonds still fell. This happened ... Show More
34m 29s
Sep 2020
(Bonus) The WHOLE EV Space With EV News Daily Podcast
As I said on Friday, my goal this week was I wanted to learn more about the EV space. Yes, there’s Tesla, but we only talk about Tesla. And remember, I got turned on to the whole SPAC phenomenon because a lot of EV startups were going the SPAC route to get themselves publicly tra ... Show More
36m 19s