About this episode
Yesterday
The future of code is exciting and terrifying
1h 6m
Mar 15
The MacBook Neo's a winner
1h 49m
Mar 10
The twist in the Ticketmaster antitrust fight
1h 9m
Feb 2021
The end of the Bezos era, SpaceX for civilians, and a stock prediction
58m 54s
Apr 2023
Tech News: SpaceX's Starship Gets Off the Ground, Then Explodes
21m 12s
Jun 2024
Eric Schmidt's AI Drones for Ukraine, SpaceX's Starship Milestone, Humane's Fire Alert, ALS Research Breakthrough, and D-Day Stories
5m 3s
Feb 2021
SpaceX vs Blue Origin | To Infinity And Beyond | 7
22m 23s
Jun 2023
Rebellion in Russia, Titan Fallout, and Guest Jason Del Rey
1h 9m
Jan 2021
SpaceX vs Blue Origin | Rise of the Dragon | 4
23m 33s
Nov 2021
Tech News: NASA Plays Galactic Billiards With Asteroid
26m 28s
Stories from this episode:
Blaming protesters for COVID-19 spread ignores the bigger threats to health
5G coronavirus conspiracy theorists are endangering the workers who keep networks running
Telehealth wasn’t designed for non-English speakers
The pandemic has made it harder to buy a new laptop
Byte flight
The United States will cut ties with the Wor ... Show More
A new era of software development is upon us. Career coders are no longer writing code, but rather managing teams of agents that do the work on their behalf. You can Claude Code your way through seemingly just about any problem. So what does that mean for the software we use, and ... Show More
David and Nilay bought new computers this week, as the MacBook Neo turned out to be a surprisingly great cheap Apple laptop. The hosts discuss their experiences with the machines, from the processor to the keyboard to the mess that is MacOS Tahoe. After that, they talk about the ... Show More
Last week, it appeared the US Department of Justice was off to a strong start in its antitrust case against Live Nation Ticketmaster. Then, this week, the two sides surprised everyone by settling. The Verge's Lauren Feiner joins the show to explain the stakes of the case, the fac ... Show More
Kara and Scott talk about Jeff Bezos stepping away from his role as CEO of Amazon and moving into the Executive Chair position. They talk about Elon Musks' plans to send a civilian crew to space by the end of the year in hopes of ushering in a new era of space travel. In listener ... Show More
The test launch of SpaceX's Starship was a success despite the fact that the launch vehicle later exploded high above the Gulf of Mexico. There are more battles happening around the subject of artificial intelligence. And if you used Facebook between 2007 and 2022, you can file a ... Show More
We're experimenting and would love to hear from you!In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore a range of captivating stories from the worlds of technology, science, and history. We begin with the secretive military drone startup, White Stork, founded by former Google CEO Eric ... Show More
<p>As the Space Race moves into the present day, Elon Musk recoups SpaceX’s losses and edges ahead of Blue Origin.</p><p>But now his competition is coming not just from Jeff Bezos, but from like-minded dreamers in Russia and China. For more on the coming battle for space supremac ... Show More
Breaking news: Kara Swisher will not referee the cage match between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. Also, SpaceX is looking to up its valuation, and Meta wants to shut down access to news in Canada. And this weekend’s insurrection in Russia revealed how unequipped social media is ... Show More
<p>It's 2009 and a new president is looking to shake up the space world by opening up the stars to private industry. </p><p>But with NASA’s space shuttle about to retire, the United States soon won't be able to reach the International Space Station without Russian help.</p>< ... Show More
NASA launches a spacecraft that will collide with an asteroid, but on purpose. Also, Facebook executives allegedly prevented researchers from improving algorithms to limit the spread of hate speech. And Texas invites bitcoin miners to settle down, but can the state's power grid h ... Show More