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10 years of Elon Musk
January 02, 2020 05:00 - 27 minutesElon Musk: a look at the tech billionaire who wants to start a colony on Mars, build a machine to control computers with just your brain, and who thinks we probably live in a simulation. Featuring Liz Lopatto: @mslopatto Links to resources discussed: This decade in Elon Musk Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitt...
Can Artificial Intelligence teach you to write better?
December 31, 2019 05:00 - 23 minutesStudents across the country are graded by artificial intelligence. But can an algorithm really know how to write? If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to Reset for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get new episodes every week. Links to resources discussed: Flawed Algorithms Are Grading Millions of Students’ Essays How I’m using AI to write my next novel Featuring: @SigalSamuel @ToddFeathers Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adr...
WeWork, China, and Silicon Valley activism: this year in tech
December 29, 2019 05:00 - 32 minutesReset’s end-of-year tech episode, featuring Adrianne Jeffries from The Markup, and executive editor of The Verge, TC Sottek. Featuring @SeriousStoic @adrjeffries Links to resources discussed: Underunderstood podcast TC Sottek at The Verge Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad...
Quantum Supremacy, WTF?
December 26, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutesGoogle says it's reached "quantum supremacy." We break down what that means for computing and why IBM is pushing back. Featuring: @KSHartnett Quantum Supremacy Is Coming: Here’s What You Should Know Google and IBM Clash Over Milestone Quantum Computing Experiment Quantum Supremacy Using a Programmable Superconducting Processor Leveraging Secondary Storage to Simulate Deep 54-qubit Sycamore Circuits Hosts: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: R...
Robot priests: the rise of A.I. in religion
December 24, 2019 05:00 - 25 minutesAs new technology enters the religious domain, how might artificial intelligence play a role? Vox.com's Sigal Samuel guest-hosts this episode of Reset. Featuring: @SigalSamuel Links: Robot priests can bless you, advise you, and even perform your funeral “Computer Ethics” by Deborah Johnson About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
When Big Tech calls 911
December 22, 2019 05:00 - 30 minutesIn this episode, two stories on one theme: how tech companies interact with communities they're located in, and their impact on emergency services. Featuring Anjeanette Damon Sarah Emerson Links to resources discussed: West World: Anjeanette Damon's episode for The City The City Podcast How Facebook Bought a Police Force Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changi...
Maybe don't put a Ring on it?
December 19, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutesAmazon’s Ring has some safety issues. How secure are these home security systems? Featured Guests @Jessica_Holley @ranimolla LINKS: Family says hackers accessed a Ring camera in their 8-year-old daughter’s room How Amazon’s Ring is creating a surveillance network with video doorbells The rise of fear-based social media like Nextdoor, Citizen, and now Amazon’s Neighbors Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you under...
Genealogists love DNA and so do the police
December 17, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutesThe genetic genealogy website used to find the Golden State Killer has been sold to a DNA forensics company. Featuring: @MeganMolteni Peter Aldhous Links: 10 Years Ago, DNA Tests Were The Future Of Medicine. Now They’re A Social Network — And A Data Privacy Mess A DNA Firm That Caters to Police Just Bought a Genealogy Site Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changi...
How can I watch you today?
December 15, 2019 05:00 - 22 minutesWhen we shop online, we tend to think of it as a solitary experience free of sales associates and watchful eyes. But it turns out, some companies can see every move you make in their online stores, in real time. Featuring Jessica Testa: @jtes Hadar Paz: @hadarpaz Links to resources discussed: They see you when you're shopping Powerfront Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world...
How safe is Uber?
December 12, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutesUber released its first-ever safety report. How should we think about its numbers and what do they tell us about safety and sexual misconduct in the gig economy? GUESTS: @kateconger @AJRavenelleNYC LINKS: Uber Says 3,045 Sexual Assaults Were Reported in U.S. Rides Last Year https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/technology/uber-sexual-assaults-murders-deaths-safety.html Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy https://www.alexandreajravenelle.com/book Uber CEO Q&A: When ...
Did An Anti-Sex Trafficking Internet Law Put Even More People At Risk?
December 10, 2019 05:00 - 23 minutesA law called FOSTA-SESTA, and its unintended consequences. Featuring Aja Romano Rep. Ro Khanna Links to resources discussed: RO KHANNA HOPES THIS BILL WILL PAVE THE WAY TO REPEALING FOSTA The LGBTQ rights issue 2020 Democrats still aren’t talking about Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn mor...
Did An Anti-sex Trafficking Internet Law Put Even More People At Risk?
December 10, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBA law called FOSTA-SESTA, and it's unintended consequences. Featuring Aja Romano Rep. Ro Khanna Links to resources discussed: RO KHANNA HOPES THIS BILL WILL PAVE THE WAY TO REPEALING FOSTA The LGBTQ rights issue 2020 Democrats still aren’t talking about Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter:...
Don't curl your lashes and talk about Uighurs on TikTok
December 08, 2019 05:00 - 19 minutesTikTok, the video sharing app that has taken the tweens and 2019 by storm, is now facing stiff competition, concerns over censorship, and a federal investigation. From our friends at Today, Explained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
You Are Being Microtargeted
December 05, 2019 05:00 - 25 minutesWhy you should know about microtargeting, and how it works in political advertising. Featuring: @EmilyStewartM @davidkgoldstein Links to resources discussed: Why everybody is freaking out about political ads on Facebook and Google Campaigns Say Google Ad Policy Sidesteps Problem of Disinformation Cambridge Analytica’s “psychographic microtargeting”: what’s bullshit and what’s legit Reset episode on Twitter banning political ads Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter...
What the truck, Tesla?!
December 03, 2019 05:00 - 24 minutesIs Elon Musk's Cybertruck the future of electric vehicles? Featuring: Sean O'Kane - @sokane1 David Ferris - @DavidFerris Links to resources discussed: Tesla Cybertruck first ride: inside the electric pickup What we learned on the Electric Road Trip Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more ab...
The tech behind ankle monitors
December 01, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutesElectronic monitoring, often in the form of ankle bands, is on the rise within the criminal justice system—it’s viewed by some as a simple alternative to incarceration, but what impact does this tech really have on people's lives? Featuring: @shubhabala Links: Use of Electronic Offender-Tracking Devices Expands Sharply Digital Jail: How Electronic Monitoring Drives Defendants Into Debt Electronic Monitoring Technology Must Be Regulated Active electronic monitoring a viable alternative ...
Sharenting: how much should you share about your kids online?
November 26, 2019 05:00 - 24 minutesWhat's at risk when we share photos, videos or other kid content on social media? Arielle talks with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway about when and how they share their personal family life online. Plus, Leah Plunkett, author of a new book on the subject "Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk about Our Kids Online." Featuring Kara Swisher Scott Galloway Leah Plunkett Links to resources discussed: Pivot podcast Sharenthood: why we should think before we talk about our kids online ...
Amazon's Middlewomen
November 24, 2019 05:00 - 22 minutesWhy so many Amazon packages take a pitstop in the small town of Roundup, Montana. Featuring Josh Dzieza - @joshdzieza Jason Del Rey - @DelRey Links to resources discussed: The everything town in the middle of nowhere Land of the Giants: The Rise of Amazon Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn m...
Yes, a government can shut down the internet
November 21, 2019 05:00 - 23 minutesIran's government shut down the internet, after widespread protests over the cost of fuel - how is that possible, and what does that mean for its people? Links to resources discussed: How the Iranian government shut off the internet Internet disrupted in Iran amid fuel protests in multiple cities Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter:...
Why Google Has Your Health Records
November 19, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutesGoogle has partnered with one of America's large hospital networks and gained access to millions of health records. CNBC's Christina Farr explains what it's doing with them. Links to resources discussed: Google’s hospital data-sharing deal raises privacy fears — here’s what’s really going on Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you und...
The Birds and the Bees ... and the bot
November 17, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutesA sex education chat bot answers questions from teens about sex and puberty. Links to resources discussed: Ask Roo Advocates for Youth Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Airbnb Scam
November 14, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutesAn Airbnb scam exposed, and why Silicon Valley’s culture of growth-at-all-costs means safeguards are an afterthought. Links to resources discussed: I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb Brian Chesky on the Recode Decode podcast Super Pumped Featuring: @allie_conti @MikeIsaac Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Rec...
Thank you, Text
November 12, 2019 05:00 - 26 minutesSMS texting is a mess, but it still matters - so what's the fix? Featuring: Blair Hickman @amandablair Dieter Bohn @backlon Links to resources discussed: SMS provider said 168,000 Valentine’s texts were delayed — now it says the number is higher AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to replace SMS with a new RCS standard Google is finally taking charge of the RCS Rollout Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by ...
Can tech save California from wildfires?
November 10, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutesAs climate change makes fires more intense, one solution is to put the forest under surveillance. Links to resources discussed: THE 1910 FIRES MarinaMarina Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The government has your face
November 07, 2019 05:00 - 23 minutesThe U.S. government won’t release information about how it’s using facial recognition technology — so the ACLU is suing. Links to resources discussed: Electronic Frontier Foundation report on Facial Recognition technology ACLU Press release Facial Recognition technology explainer video from The Verge/Russell Brandom Featuring: @lynch_jen @russellbrandom Hosts: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech i...
Twitter gets rid of political ads
November 05, 2019 05:00 - 25 minutesThe impact of Twitter's ban on political ads on the platform. Links Jack Dorsey’s Announcement on Twitter Was That the Best Subtweet Ever? “Daisy” Ad (1964) Guests: @karaswisher @zachbeauchamp Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If the shoe fits ... ban it?
November 02, 2019 04:00 - 24 minutesEliud Kipchoge made history when he ran 26.22 miles in under 2 hours - a record breaking 'sub-two' run. He ran in Nike Vaporflies, a high-tech shoe that's helping runners break records, and causing debate over its use in races. Links Alex Hutchinson's book, Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much Faster. What if That’s Actually True? A Tale of Two Marathon Records and Nike's Magic Shoes Featuring: @swe...
The Google walkout, one year later
October 31, 2019 04:00 - 25 minutesA year ago, a reported 20,000 Google employees walked off the job in protest. Has employee activism changed one of the biggest companies in tech? Links to resources discussed: Google CEO, in leaked video, says company is ‘genuinely struggling’ with employee trust Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech Google walkout organizer quits company after alleged retaliation Google’s attempt to shut down a unionization meeting just riled up its employees Featuring: @shiring...
Inside Instagram's Nipple Ban
October 27, 2019 04:00 - 26 minutesInstagram censors almost all photographs of female nipples on its platform. The impact of this policy is much larger than you might think, affecting both art and identity. Featuring: @raindovemodel @caseynewton @twofacedkitten @micolhebron Hosts: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your a...
Move Fast and Break Currency
October 24, 2019 04:00 - 19 minutesFacebook wants to start a currency. Congress has questions. Featuring: @KatharinaPistor @dseetharaman Hosts: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
iSurrender
October 22, 2019 04:00 - 21 minutesApple removed an app that had been used by pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. Turns out that has broad implications for democracy globally. Links to resources discussed: Apple bowed to China by removing a Hong Kong protest map from its app store Featuring: @maryhui @reckless Hosts: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily ...
Can AI Teach You To Write Better?
October 20, 2019 04:00 - 23 minutesStudents across the country are graded by artificial intelligence. But does an algorithm really know how to write? If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to Reset for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get new episodes every week. Links to resources discussed: Flawed Algorithms Are Grading Millions of Students’ Essays How I’m using AI to write my next novel Featuring: @SigalSamuel @ToddFeathers Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@ad...
Hey Google: scan my race
October 17, 2019 04:00 - 19 minutesThis week, Google announced its new Pixel 4 phone. One of the features it touted was Face Unlock, which uses facial recognition to unlock the phone. But the advancement came with a price - for black people. If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to Reset for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get new episodes every week. Links to resources discussed: From the New York Daily News https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-goog...
Biohacking: Rules of Engagement
October 15, 2019 04:00 - 31 minutesJosiah Zayner is a biohacker who’s famous for, among other things, injecting himself with the gene-editing tool CRISPR. At a time when the technology exists for us to change, or hack, our own DNA, what are the ethics of experimenting on ourselves, and others at home? Arielle Duhaime-Ross has been following Zayner’s story and talks to him about how he’s thinking about human experimentation today. Plus: new efforts to come up with a code of conduct for biohackers, from legislation to self-regul...
Introducing Reset
October 07, 2019 04:00 - 2 minutesEvery story is a tech story. We live in a world where algorithms drive our interests, scientists are re-engineering our food supply, and a robot may be your next boss. Arielle Duhaime-Ross explores why–and how–tech is changing everything. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays starting October 15th. From Recode by Vox. Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices