logo
episode-header-image
Apr 2025
1h 7m

Is Google Breaking Up? + Seasteading Is ...

The New York Times
About this episode
"They are being dragged into change, kicking and screaming." 
Up next
Oct 16
Why No One Can Look Away From Elizabeth Holmes
This week, there’s a new blockbuster Elizabeth Holmes documentary out, and we’ve assembled an expert panel to discuss the movie and what Holmes means to the tech world of today. Max Read is joined by John Carreyrou, who, through his investigative reporting for The Wall Street Jou ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 9
Anthropic’s Quest to Give A.I. Morals
This week, Max Read talks to the Times religion correspondent Elizabeth Dias, the tech reporter Erin Griffith and the opinion writer David Wallace-Wells about Anthropic’s private meetings with religious scholars on A.I. consciousness and how to make Claude “good,” its differences ... Show More
44m 20s
Oct 2
A.I. Agents: Cute, Cuddly and Maybe Catastrophically Dangerous?
This week, after months in which rogue agents have caused havoc across the internet, tech’s most powerful leaders joined President Trump at the White House to rebrand A.I. At the same time, two of the biggest companies in the field — OpenAI and Meta — released what they say are t ... Show More
53m 2s
Recommended Episodes
Oct 2024
The Google breakup is looming
Nilay and David make some predictions about Thursday evening’s Tesla event — which you’ve already seen, but we haven’t! Then they talk about the week’s gadget news, from Nintendo’s new Alarmo alarm clock to Apple’s upcoming iPads and Macs. Then Lauren Feiner joins to talk about t ... Show More
1h 40m
Aug 2024
Google: Breaking Laws and Killing Chromecasts
A lot happened this week! First, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about NVIDIA scraping YouTube videos before jumping into a new iOS feature that lets you get rid of ads on websites. Then, it's all about Google. David goes over the new Google TV and Nest thermostat before talking ... Show More
1h 27m
May 2025
Anti-Work Uprising, Copyright Wars & the StreamFog Solution | E2124
Today's show: Jason, Lon & Alex are back with a spicy Monday episode of This Week in Startups. Jason goes off on unions vs capitalism, we dig into why fewer seed startups are making it to Series A, and look at OpenAI's quiet copyright land grab. Plus: YC says Google should be bro ... Show More
1h 30m
Apr 2025
Big Tech is back on trial
We promise, this episode is only a little bit about header bidding. Nilay and David are joined by The Verge’s Alex Heath to talk about some big news in tech regulation: Google lost its ad-tech monopoly trial, which could reshape both Google and the internet altogether. And that’s ... Show More
1h 51m
Jan 2025
Week in Tech: Broval Office
Is AI charging you different prices for groceries than your roommate? This week, Oz and Karah bring you a news roundup featuring a look at surveillance pricing and the rise of AI companies eager to work with the U.S. military. On TechSupport with 404 Media’s Jason Koebler, the ho ... Show More
35m 5s
Feb 2024
The End of Google Bard as We Know It!
This week, Marques, Andrew, and David discuss everything from the rebranding of Google Bard to the Cybertruck. And of course it gets philosophical as the question of "What is a photo?" was brought up again by a Samsung exec. Plus, we start a brand new season of trivia so hopefull ... Show More
1h 26m
May 2023
Google AI and foldable phones
Today on the flagship podcast of unfolded aspect ratios: 01:03 -The Verge's David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz discuss the present and future state of Google — it’s this big, complicated, massively successful company that suddenly feels like it’s under threat in a huge num ... Show More
1h 17m
Oct 2024
Shocker: The Pixel 9a Has Leaked
This week, Marques, Andrew, and David sit down to discuss everything from the WordPress drama to the new Linus Tech Tips screwdriver. First, David fills everyone in on what's been happening with WordPress before talking about Juno for YouTube (a video player app for the Apple Vis ... Show More
1h 16m
Jan 2025
Did DeepSeek Just Break the AI industry?
This week, Marques and David dig into the big news of the week. They start off talking about Android XR, which is the new headset that Google and Samsung made to take on the Apple Vision Pro. Then they get into everything that happened with DeepSeek before talking about the retur ... Show More
1h 31m
Feb 2023
Balloon-Gate, The AI Arms Race, and Guest Jerry Saltz
Kara and Scott discuss Google's newest effort to compete with ChatGPT, the Koch network's anti-Trump efforts, and the latest on Elon Musk’s many legal battles. Plus, of course, the fallout from the Chinese balloon. Then, they’re joined by Friend of Pivot, Jerry Saltz to discuss t ... Show More
1h 16m