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Yesterday

Amazon asked corporate employees to help fulfill grocery deliveries for Prime Day

They were asked to 'volunteer' their time to pick items and pack Fresh orders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Yesterday

Grok sure seems antisemitic after its recent update, FTC’s click-to-cancel rule struck down, and zooplankton is a surprising ally

Grok sure seems antisemitic after its recent update, the FTC’s click-to-cancel rule was struck down by federal judges, and humans have a surprising underwater ally in combating climate change: zooplankton. It's Wednesday, July 9th and here’s a quick look at tech in the news this ... Show More

8m 40s

Jul 8

Jack Dorsey just released a Bluetooth messaging app that doesn't need the internet

Plus, new leaks shed light on the next generation of Samsung's foldable phones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5m 27s

Feb 2025

Elon Musk: agent of chaos

On today's episode, once again, it's OpenAI and DOGE. And some other things! Nilay and David start the show by talking about Elon Musk's surprise bid to buy the nonprofit arm of OpenAI, along with the company's plans for new models and new rules for those models. After that, The ... Show More

1h 51m

Mar 2025

The fake promise of better Siri

Big tech companies are forever making promises about the future. And you might (or might not) be surprised how often they don't come true. On this episode, Nilay and David start by discussing the good and bad of Apple's new iPads and Macs, before diving into the supposedly AI-pow ... Show More

1h 47m

Dec 2024

Crypto’s Big Bet Is Paying Off

Since Donald J. Trump won the 2024 election, cryptocurrency has surged to its highest level ever. David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter for The Times, explains how a small, renegade industry that began as a challenge to the financial system ended up on top of it.Guest: David ... Show More

33m 43s

Jun 9

Apple’s WWDC Clouded by Worries Over AI, Tariffs, and Legal Battles

Worries about tariffs, legal battles, and the future of artificial intelligence have weighed on Apple’s stock price so far this year. WSJ Heard of the Street columnist Dan Gallagher explains what investors are looking for this week from the tech giant’s developers conference. Plu ... Show More

11m 33s

Jun 2020

Apple announces macOS Big Sur, new silicon chips, and iOS 14

Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn welcome back Verge alum and Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern to discuss the big announcements from Apple's developer conference this week. Verge news editor Chaim Gartenberg joins in the second half to discuss the Apple updates you may have m ... Show More

1h 36m

Feb 2025

Elon Musk's computer coup

Nilay, David, and Richard Lawler take on a big week in confusing news stories. First, they talk through the latest from Elon Musk's DOGE, which is running rampant through government computer systems with little pushback. Then they explain the latest on the US government's tariff ... Show More

1h 36m

Nov 2024

Bluesky's quest to be the next Twitter

Nilay and David talk about the future of social, in light of Bluesky's recent surge in growth. Threads is huge, Bluesky is ascendent, Mastodon is... around, but can any of them become the next Twitter? Is that even the goal? After that, Kylie Robison joins the show and the gang d ... Show More

1h 33m

Jul 2024

Gadgets are getting weird — and so are iPhone homescreens

Nilay, Alex, and David talk about what's happening on social media — and around the web — in the wake of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Then they talk about their early impression of Apple's public betas, from the redesigned homescreens to the iPad's fancy new math ... Show More

1h 21m

May 1

TNB Tech Minute: Apple, Amazon Beat Sales Forecasts

Apple and Amazon post quarterly revenue results that beat Wall Street expectations. Plus: A WSJ exclusive story reveals Tesla’s board began searching for a successor to CEO Elon Musk. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Elon Musk claimed a ‘massive DDOS attack...