In this episode, we dive deep into the origins of two of the leading social networks and the protocols they run on - Threads/ActivityPub and Bluesky/AT protocol. If you've been wondering what the heck the Fediverse is, this episode is for you!
Music provided by Epidemic Sound
Special Thanks to:
Evan Prodomou at Activitypub
Eugen Rochko at Mastodon
John O' ... Show More
Mar 20
Did Anything Change with AirPods Max 2?
This week, Marques, Andrew, and David sit down to talk about everything from Rivian to NVIDIA before getting into the new AirPods Max 2. They also recap their SXSW experience, MotionVFX, and new mice/game controllers before wrapping it all up with trivia. Enjoy! Links: Tesla spok ... Show More
1h 29m
Mar 13
The Apple Release Tier List
A lot happened this week! First, the crew falls down a rabbit hole discussing the Subaru UI and volume knobs before jumping right into all of the new Apple devices that were released. Then they talk about the Honor robot phone, Ray-Ban Meta privacy issues, and Google's 30% Play S ... Show More
1h 35m
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 47m
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 27m
Oct 2022
Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Really. (Really?)
He’s back! Elon Musk, who agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion last spring and then tried to back out of the deal, says he wants to buy Twitter for $44 billion, after all. That doesn’t mean it will actually happen - because, Elon Musk - but maybe it’s real this time. Maybe. So h ... Show More
44m 45s
May 2024
Inside the Google algorithm
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss Google's algorithm leak, OpenAI content deals, and more tech news from this week. Further reading: Google won’t comment on a potentially massive leak of its search algorithm documentation Google confirms the leaked Sea ... Show More
1h 32m
Apr 2022
When Will the Ukraine War End? (Plus: 10 Good Minutes on What the Hell Elon Musk Is Doing With Twitter)
On today's show, we start with Ten Good Minutes on the extremely funny and very chaotic saga of Elon Musk vs. Twitter. Last week, Musk bought enough Twitter shares to become the company's largest individual shareholder. Then, Twitter announced that Musk would become a board membe ... Show More
57m 30s
May 2023
Did Elon Musk Go Full Joker?
Buy our NEW MERCH here at https://tmgstudios.tv/collections/trillionaire-mindset Elon Musk, George Soros, and Sam Altman take the cake this week. The guys break down Elon’s insane CNBC interview, a look into who George Soros actually is, and inside Mr. Altman’s trip to Washington ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2025
The high stakes for AI Alexa
AI will fix everything, right? In this episode, friend of The Verge (and Waveform co-host) David Imel joins Nilay and David to talk all about Alexa Plus, and the AI-powered voice assistant Amazon thinks can do everything from turn on your lights to order your friend an Uber. The ... Show More
1h 56m
<p>Plus, your Friday news quiz. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/us/politics/trump-fcc-licenses.html" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Pressures Broadcasters Over Critical Coverage, Escalating Attack on Speech</strong></a> ... Show More
