Yesterday

Find Your Grind raises $5M to grow platform empowering students to explore unique career paths; plus Fleet Space finds massive lithium deposit using AI and satellites

Career exploration platform Find Your Grind raises $5 million to help more students discover alternative professions. Also, the discovery of a massive lithium deposit suggests that a region in Quebec might hold even more lithium than originally suspected. Learn more about your a ... Show More

6m 23s

Yesterday

X-energy rides nuclear wave, raises $700M Series D

The small modular reactor startup is capitalizing on surging interest from tech companies and data center developers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3m 37s

Nov 24

This startup wants to build a fusion reactor — on a boat; plus, Momentic raises $15M to automate software testing

Startups are still racing to build the world's first commercial fusion power plant on land, but Maritime Fusion thinks the path will be easier out at sea. Also, AI testing startup Momentic has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Standard Capital, with participation fro ... Show More

9m 35s

Apr 2024

Noncompetes Are Dead—and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam

A new rule from the US Federal Trade Commission invalidates most noncompete agreements, frequently used to bind tech workers. It could unlock higher wages, and more entrepreneurship and innovation. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.c ... Show More

6m 32s

Feb 2024

The Supreme Court could decide the fate of content moderation — or it could punt

The Supreme Court is considering the fate of two state laws that limit how social media companies can moderate the content on their platforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6m 26s

Aug 2020

TikTok, on the clock, Donald says your time is up

President Trump is threatening to ban TikTok, but Microsoft might be able to stop the clock. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25m 6s

Mar 2024

Now the EU is asking questions about Meta’s ‘pay or be tracked’ consent model

Meta’s controversial pay or be tracked ‘consent’ choice for users the European Union is facing questions from the European Commission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

8m 39s

Nov 2023

Tuesday, November 14

House speaker clashes with GOP over how to avert government shutdown; New video show Trump lawyers talking to prosecutors as part of plea deals; Winner revealed in Disney Wish contest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 8m

Feb 2024

FTC orders Blackbaud to overhaul ‘reckless’ security practices in wake of 2020 breach

Education tech company Blackbaud agreed to settle with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the company’s security practices that resulted in a 2020 data breach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3m 57s

Sep 2021

Congress facing crucial deadlines - Midday - Marketplace Minute - September 24, 2021

Lawmakers tackling several fiscal measures; new home sales ; Chinese regulators ban on cryptocurrency transactions; California allocates $1 billion to prevent wildfires Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

1m 50s

Feb 2023

Meta Shakes Off the FTC, and AAG Jonathan Kanter takes on Google

The Fed eases up on the brakes, Elon Musk looks for new ways to monetize Twitter, and Snap has another rough quarter. Also: Meta may have prevailed in a fight with the FTC. Today’s Friend of Pivot is Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the DO ... Show More

1h 26m

The FTC’s ban on noncompete clauses coul...