Today on the flagship podcast of the economic theory of Dave and Busters:
02:50 - The Verge’s Mia Sato shares her experience on a new shopping app called Flip, which is filled with only videos that earn affiliate revenue.
Where everyone’s an influencer and everything’s for sale
35:34 - The Verge’s Vjeran Pavic and Becca Farsace chat with David Piece about ... Show More
Yesterday
The US is losing its lead in AI
Since the beginning of the AI revolution, a few companies have claimed to be building the best and most powerful AI models. All of them were American. More recently, a few Chinese companies seem to have caught up, shipping models that are much cheaper and maybe also just as good. ... Show More
34m 18s
Jul 17
Apple's plot to crush OpenAI
It's public beta season, which means David and Nilay have been upgrading some devices this week. We talk through the good and bad of our early experiences with Siri AI, and what it'll take for next-gen Siri to be a hit. After that, we discuss the real reason Apple decided to sue ... Show More
1h 33m
Jul 16
The one AI detector people actually trust
AI text detectors have been notoriously unreliable, but that's starting to change. This year, Pangram keeps coming up as the trusted source in identifying AI-written text. We sit down with Pangram CEO Max Spero to find out how the system was made, how much we should trust it, and ... Show More
37m 48s
Jun 2025
YouTube Needs to Fix This!
This week Marques, Andrew, and David talk about everything from a potential new Xbox to the rumored Instagram app for iPad. Then they talk about YouTube using AI to autodub videos based on viewer location and the pros and cons of the new feature. After that, Adam and David gush o ... Show More
1h 17m
Apr 2023
If TikTok Can’t Figure Out Shopping, Are We All Doomed?
<p><span>Biden's influencer press room, Mailchimp's AI email writer, TikTok shopping struggles, the power of free shipping, Twitter Circle's mystery, Russian accounts resurface on Twitter, debating Twitter ad spend, and Meta bridges WhatsApp and Facebook.</span></p><p ... Show More
10m 53s
Sep 2021
Understanding The Digital Economy
<p>Today's episode is an interview that I gave on the FYI podcast. In this interview, I share several hot takes on the future of advertising, social media, and the creator economy. I shine a light on how both executives and consumers have contributed to the recent shift in COVID- ... Show More
32m 54s
Mar 2025
Flip vs Fold: Why Not Both?
This week, Marques, Andrew, and David sit down to discuss everything from a new Huawei flip phone to the battle going on between the EU and Apple. They also talk about the new Fuji camera which David got to try out and a whole bunch of iPhone rumors. Plus, it's the last episode o ... Show More
1h 47m
Sep 2023
Tech is gamifying your Zs
The tech world finds another thing to gamify, your sleep. Plus: The IRS is taxing ticket resellers, Prime Video’s newest release: ads, Target launches a private-label kitchen brand, and more.
Join our hosts Juliet Bennett Rylah and Sara Friedman as they take you through our most ... Show More
8m 48s
Feb 2025
iPhone 16E: What Does the “E” Mean?
This week is a classic gadget week on Waveform! Marques, Andrew, and David discuss the new iPhone 16E, HP buying Humane, the Nothing Phone 3A, the Rivian announcement we were all waiting, and a few other stories. Of course, we wrap it all up with trivia. P.S: we're headed to Aust ... Show More
1h 5m