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Is Silicon Valley worthy of the big screen? Reed Albergotti (Semafor and Future Proof), Kyle Chayka (The New Yorker), and Julia Black (Vanity Fair) debate two new films about tech world drama… and why the OpenAI boardroom saga makes for good cinema. Then, Kyle unpacks the bankrup ... Show More

AI agents are acting autonomously, but what happens if they break the law? Investigative journalist and Shell Game host Evan Ratliff joins Oz to explore how AI is already complicating the criminal justice system. The courts are already grappling with whether a chatbot could be co ... Show More

Will Adobe survive the decompiling revolution? Reed Albergotti (Semafor and Future Proof), Kyle Chayka (Infinite Scroll, New Yorker), and Taylor Lorenz (User Mag) pull up to the roundtable, uncertain of how soon we’ll really see nuclear reactors on the moon—but sure that there’s ... Show More

Google Maps keeps adding more Waze like features, which provoked Jefferson Graham to explain the differences between thew two navigation apps. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

<p>In today's episode, we're diving into the recent navigation glitches affecting Indian users on Google Maps. Joining us to dissect this issue is Anup Semwal, staff writer at The Signal and The Core.</p><p>We are also taking a look at the surge in demand for government affairs p ... Show More

When Theo Patt was 15 he built a software program that displayed his Google location data on a map online. For the teenager, it was a sentimental keepsake. But since then, hundreds of thousands of people have used it -- often in ways Theo never intended. This week on Decrypted, B ... Show More

USA TODAY summer interns Jared Webber and Madeline Purdue join Jefferson Graham, as he dives a little deeper into Google's controversial "location history" feature which tracks your every move, even if you're not using a Google app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy ... Show More

It’s been a particularly busy week for Google. Three state attorneys general, plus one from Washington, D.C., sued the tech giant, alleging it misled consumers about when they were being tracked. Google also announced this week it’s going to change the way it collects user data f ... Show More

Google is allegedly using hidden web pages that feed the personal data of its users to advertisers, circumventing EU privacy regulations that require consent and transparency. Madhumita Murgia, the FT's European technology correspondent, discusses the implications for both privac ... Show More

<p>Traffic lights detect vehicles using a variety of methods. Check out this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com to find out how timers, inductive loops and other detectors keep traffic running smoothly.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcas ... Show More

Ben and David cover the series of three 2004 Google acquisitions that formed the core of Google Maps as we know and love it today: Where 2 Technologies, Keyhole and ZipDash. From nearly zero adoption between the three companies at the time of acquisition to well over 1 billion us ... Show More

Edward C. Baig joins Jefferson Graham to fill in listeners on Google's new Motion Sensor feature for the Pixel 4 phones. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.