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  • JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes

    JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes
    2026/10/19
    Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, has a lot of thoughts about AI, tech, and privacy. Those issues are driving a big and maybe kind of unexpected political realignment — and with the midterms coming up next month, and early voting already underway in a lot of places, the stakes are pretty high right now. And as he notes, some problems are just collective action problems that require a government. We can’t solve everything one at a time, or even one state at a time. And of course, I had to ask him: Are the Bears gonna stay in Illinois? Links: How ordinary Utahns fought the biggest data center in the world | The Verge New York Gov. Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be ‘less evil’ | Decoder YouTube CEO: ‘We’re focused on internal safety efforts’ | CNN Pritzker signs landmark AI regulation bill | Capitol News Illinois Pritzker establishes AI Cabinet amid calls for regulation | NPR Ilinois Subscribe to The Verge to access the ad-free version of Decoder! Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Decoder’s producers are Greg Ott, Kate Cox, and Nick Statt. This episode was edited by [TK EDITOR]. Our editorial director is Kevin McShane. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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    1 時間 3 分
  • Why Elon Musk wants to sell you cell service

    Why Elon Musk wants to sell you cell service
    2026/10/17
    My guest today is Walter Piecyk, a telecom analyst at LightShed Partners, and we’re discussing SpaceX’s plan to become a major wireless carrier. Last week, the company agreed to buy a big chunk of low-band spectrum in its bid to build “the world’s most advanced mobile network.” So I wanted to dig into whether SpaceX can pull this off, why Walt thinks the existing telecoms have fumbled their response to Starlink’s growing threat, and what happens when Elon Musk’s rocket company jumps headfirst into a business everyone loves to hate. Links: SpaceX announces plan to become a ‘major mobile carrier’ | The Verge SpaceX has a plan. Do the telcos? | LightShed Partners EchoStar offloads satellite spectrum to SpaceX for $17 billion | The Verge FCC Grants SpaceX Approval for 15,000 Direct-to-Device Satellites | Via Satellite AT&T CEO says Elon Musk's SpaceX phone strategy not "viable" | Axios SpaceX Sends Telecom Providers a Shot Across the Bow | WSJ Verizon: No to an MVNO with Starlink | Fierce Network Subscribe to The Verge to access the ad-free version of Decoder! Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Decoder’s producers are Greg Ott, Kate Cox, and Nick Statt. This episode was edited by Eileen Felix. Our editorial director is Kevin McShane. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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    53 分
  • Benn Jordan thinks the surveillance problem is much bigger than Flock

    Benn Jordan thinks the surveillance problem is much bigger than Flock
    2026/10/15
    Today, I’m talking with Benn Jordan, musician, YouTuber, researcher, and investigative journalist. In the last couple of years, Benn has become a high-profile face in the creator and media spaces for his work investigating Flock Safety, the maker of automatic license plate readers and the software that powers them. Benn recently testified in front of Congress at a hearing dedicated to Flock and other ALPR systems. So of course I wanted to dig into all of that with Benn, not just because of his role as a Flock critic, but because he’s also become in some ways the face of a new front in the broader debate about surveillance and privacy. Links: Benn Jordan testifies in front of Senate | Benn Jordan (YouTube) Flock values their privacy. Oh well | Benn Jordan (YouTube) We Hacked Flock Safety Cameras in under 30 Seconds | Benn Jordan (YouTube) Lawmakers introduce multiple laws to curb Flock | 404 Media The fight over Flock and other ALPRs | The Verge Sanders, AOC, Merkley propose bill to ban Flock cameras | Politico Cities terminate Flock contracts at record pace in August | Ars Technica Flock to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash | Reuters Subscribe to The Verge to access the ad-free version of Decoder! Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Decoder’s producers are Greg Ott, Kate Cox, and Nick Statt. This episode was edited by Ursa Wright. Our editorial director is Kevin McShane. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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    1 時間 6 分
  • Rewind: Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s ‘unconstrained’ relationship with the truth

    Rewind: Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s ‘unconstrained’ relationship with the truth
    2026/10/12
    Hey everybody, it’s Nilay. We’re off today for the holiday, and we’ll be back this Thursday with new episodes. In the meantime, we wanted to revisit a conversation from earlier this year I had with investigative journalist and New Yorker contributor Ronan Farrow, all about the in-depth feature on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman he co-authored with Andrew Marantz. The conversation holds up remarkably well, and I think it tells us a lot about the current moment, as calls for meaningful federal AI oversight have ground to a halt yet again. Enjoy. Links: Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? | The New Yorker Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s ‘unconstrained’ relationship with the truth | Decoder Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn’t kill everyone? | Decoder Inside the suddenly explosive world of AI safety | The Verge Here’s what AI leaders are saying about Trump’s new safety plan | The Verge Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Decoder is produced by Greg Ott, Kate Cox, and Nick Statt. The show is edited by Ursa Wright. Our editorial director is Kevin McShane. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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    56 分
  • Another billionaire thinks he can fix Warner Bros.

    Another billionaire thinks he can fix Warner Bros.
    2026/10/10
    Acquiring Warner Bros. never goes well for anyone. AOL failed, AT&T failed, and Discovery failed — although it did succeed in flipping the assets to David Ellison’s Skydance. So I’m talking to Peter Kafka, Business Insider chief correspondent and host of Channels, to see if Skydance has a chance at succeeding where nobody else has yet. Spoiler alert: Peter doesn’t think Skydance has a clear business plan, either. But he’s got some really good guesses about what might come next. Links: CNN boss remains as Paramount, WBD merge into Skydance | The Verge Skydance CEOs: Layoffs will be coming | Variety Ynon Kriez, the new Skydance co-CEO | Business Insider Skydance sets leadership across games, experiences | Variety Paramount settles lawsuit blocking $110B WBD merger | The Verge Larry Ellison’s big dumb gift to his large adult son | The Verge Weiss’ ratings wipeout | Status Subscribe to The Verge to access the ad-free version of Decoder! Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Decoder’s producers are Greg Ott, Kate Cox, and Nick Statt. This episode was edited by Ursa Wright. Our editorial director is Kevin McShane. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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    45 分
  • Recode Decode: Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani

    Recode Decode: Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani
    2019/06/03
    Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about the challenges facing women in the tech industry and what everyone can do to make progress happen faster. In this episode: The 60 Minutes problem; what Girls Who Code does; how it compares to other diversity-in-coding groups; how much progress have we made so far?; the link between perfectionism and "fitting in"; the lousy excuses for homogeneous hiring; how Google and Microsoft could become the new Goldman Sachs; sexual harassment and the impact of #MeToo; bringing new investors into the ecosystem; what parents should tell their daughters; and where are the role models?
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    44 分
  • Recode Decode: Susan Hockfield

    Recode Decode: Susan Hockfield
    2019/05/31
    Former MIT president Susan Hockfield talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about her new book, The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution. In this episode: How Hockfield got to MIT; how the school creates innovation; how Route 128 lost the digital revolution to the west coast; Boston's new "regional advantage," sustainable energy; the convergence of biology and engineering; why Hockfield wrote "The Age of Living Machines"; "living machines" that can help us prevent diseases and detect cancer; the challenge of clean water; how some viruses can become rechargeable batteries; how to direct investment and political attention toward these technologies; urging technology forward during times of relative peace; what China and other countries learned from the United States’ post-WWII tech boom; and why the decline of trust in scientific expertise "terrifies" her.
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    57 分
  • Recode Decode: Investors Mark Cuban and Steve Case and talent agent Scooter Braun (Live)

    Recode Decode: Investors Mark Cuban and Steve Case and talent agent Scooter Braun (Live)
    2019/05/29
    In these live interviews recorded at the 2019 SALT Conference in Las Vegas, Recode's Kara Swisher talks to investors Mark Cuban and Steve Case about the future of entrepreneurship and talent agent Scooter Braun about how tech is changing the entertainment business. In the Cuban/Case interview: The "third wave" of the internet and Case's "rise of the rest" theory; the state of entrepreneurship outside Silicon Valley; are startups really in decline?; how to properly train the next generation of startup founders; why Cuban believes everyone working at a startup should receive equity; how to make tech more diverse; and how does techlash change investing? And then, in the Braun interview: The impact of social media on Braun's work and the life of a touring musician; getting arrested on behalf of Justin Bieber; why sometimes, your gut should trump the data; playing power politics with Apple and Spotify; how Braun almost bought 10 percent of Facebook; and his investments in Uber, Lyft, and other tech companies.
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    1 時間 7 分