Kara and Scott discuss a huge weekend at the box office, and Jeff Bezos' renewed interest in The Washington Post. Plus, WTF is Elon doing with his Twitter re-brand? Also, Big Tech agrees to some AI safety commitments, will they be enough? Friend of Pivot Alondra Nelson led the development of the Biden Administration's Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, she ... Show More
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
Oct 2023
41. Reid Hoffman: Bankrolling Biden to beat Trump, the "PayPal Mafia", and Musk's messiah complex
How does life in Silicon Valley compare to the United Kingdom? What was it like working with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel starting PayPal? Is the future of AI as bleak as it seems?
Rory and Alastair are joined by tech entrepreneur, author, and fellow podcaster Reid Hoffman to discus ... Show More
1h 12m
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
Nov 2023
Barack Obama on AI, free speech, and the future of the internet
This episode of Decoder with Nilay Patel originally ran in early November. Patel and former President Barack Obama discuss AI and the future of the internet. They talk about President Biden’s recent executive order on AI, the First Amendment, democracy, and if the government coul ... Show More
49m 14s
Jan 2022
Dismantling Big Tech With Blake Masters
Blake Masters, co-author of Zero To One: Notes on Startups, or How To Build The Future and current candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona, joins us to discuss the abuses of Big Tech, the harmful effects of social media proliferation, and how to rein in the vast power of a small num ... Show More
20m 31s