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
Apr 28
Musk and Altman go to court
Elon Musk's case against OpenAI is heading to trial. Musk is almost certainly going to lose, but he might still get everything he wants from the fight. The Verge's Liz Lopatto explains how this spat made it this far, and where it's going next. After that, The Verge's Sean Hollist ... Show More
1h 20m
Apr 24
AirPods, Touch Bars, and the rest of Tim Cook's legacy
Now that we've had a few days to digest the Apple CEO succession news, Nilay and David get some help from Daring Fireball's John Gruber to discuss Tim Cook's legacy, the potential for change under John Ternus, and whether the Touch Bar actually could have been great. Then, Nilay ... Show More
1h 38m
Jun 2024
Eric Schmidt's AI Drones for Ukraine, SpaceX's Starship Milestone, Humane's Fire Alert, ALS Research Breakthrough, and D-Day Stories
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
5m 3s
Jun 2023
Rebellion in Russia, Titan Fallout, and Guest Jason Del Rey
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
1h 9m
Nov 2021
Tech News: NASA Plays Galactic Billiards With Asteroid
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
26m 28s