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2,340 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★ - 16 ratingsGet in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and society.
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The Elizabeth Holmes Trial Is Underway. Silicon Valley Is Watching
September 28, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutes“I’m glad the ‘Fake it till you make it’ mantra of Silicon Valley is coming into question,” one investor told WIRED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google Is Getting Caught in the Global Antitrust Net
September 27, 2021 06:10 - 10 minutesAs more governments force US tech companies to change how they do business, one case in Turkey cuts to the heart of the search giant’s power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Stanford Proposal Over AI's 'Foundations' Ignites Debate
September 24, 2021 06:10 - 6 minutesA research paper that dubs some artificial intelligence models "foundational" is sparking a dispute over the future of the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Community Pharmacies Stepped Up During Covid—and Changed for Good
September 23, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesPharmacies have long been perceived as commodities. Now, they’re a central tool for removing barriers to health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In the US, the AI Industry Risks Becoming Winner-Take-Most
September 22, 2021 06:10 - 10 minutesA new study illustrates just how geographically concentrated AI activity has become. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Gamble Is Off to a Rocky Start
September 21, 2021 06:10 - 11 minutesEnthusiasm, fear, and light shows usher the country into the age of cryptocurrency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
An Explosion in Geofence Warrants Threatens Privacy Across the US
September 20, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesNew figures from Google show a tenfold increase in the requests from law enforcement, which target anyone who happened to be in a given location at a specified time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The $150 Million Machine Keeping Moore’s Law Alive
September 17, 2021 06:10 - 12 minutesASML’s next-generation extreme ultraviolet lithography machines achieve previously unattainable levels of precision, which means chips can keep shrinking for years to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GM Recalls Every Chevy Bolt Ever Made Over Faulty Batteries
September 16, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesThe automaker is recalling the electric vehicle after investigating two manufacturing defects linked to car fires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gavin Newsom’s Recall Election Divides Silicon Valley’s Elite
September 15, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesHow the tech world’s unique brand of politics is shaping the fight over who governs California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A New Chip Cluster Will Make Massive AI Models Possible
September 14, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesCerebras says its technology can run a neural network with 120 trillion connections—a hundred times what's achievable today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Lina Khan’s Theory of the Facebook Antitrust Case Takes Shape
September 13, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesWith a beefed-up complaint, the Federal Trade Commission explains precisely why it thinks the social media giant is an illegal monopoly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
AI Can Write in English. Now It's Learning Other Languages
September 10, 2021 06:10 - 11 minutesStartups in Germany, China, Israel, and elsewhere are following the path blazed by GPT-3—with local twists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tesla Promised a Robot. Was It Just a Recruiting Pitch?
September 09, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesThe highlight of an event aimed at AI whizzes was a human simulating a robot that might someday replace a human. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Looking for a New Job in Tech? It’s Your Lucky Day
September 08, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesFlexible WFH policies, signing bonuses, fancy cookies—employers are turning on the charm to attract engineers and developers to their firms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Push for Ad Agencies to Ditch Big Oil Clients
September 07, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesAn activist coalition is pressuring firms to stop promoting fossil fuel companies—some of which have advertised oil and gas as “climate friendly.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apple and Google Are Gearing Up to Fight a New App Store Bill
September 06, 2021 06:10 - 11 minutesThe Open App Markets Act would relax the tech giants’ grip on the app economy. But a PR campaign against it is already underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Now That Machines Can Learn, Can They Unlearn?
September 03, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesPrivacy concerns about AI systems are growing. So researchers are testing whether they can remove sensitive data without retraining the system from scratch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How an Obscure Green Bay Packers Site Became the Biggest Thing on Facebook
September 02, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesThe social media giant's new transparency report mostly succeeds in showing the extent of its spam problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
New Regulation Could Cause a Split in the Crypto Community
September 01, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesAn article in the Infrastructure Bill led cryptocurrency to acquire a great marker of prestige: a lobby. But can it keep a united front? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Feds Are Investigating Tesla Over Autopilot Crashes
August 31, 2021 06:36 - 7 minutesThe probe will look at 11 accidents, each of which involved a parked emergency vehicle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Deepfakes Are Now Making Business Pitches
August 30, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesThe video technology, initially associated with porn, is gaining a foothold in the corporate world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What Airbnb’s Summer Boost Reveals About Covid-19 Recovery
August 27, 2021 06:10 - 6 minutesThe company’s latest earnings report showed an upsurge in business, but it also hedges expectations for the fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Samsung Has Its Own AI-Designed Chip. Soon, Others Will Too
August 26, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesSynopsys, which sells software for designing semiconductors to dozens of companies, is adding artificial intelligence to its arsenal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This Device Helps Paralyzed People Breathe—and Sing
August 25, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesCalled the Exo-Abs, the robotic device uses artificial intelligence to gauge how much pressure to put on a person’s midsection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Struggling to Recruit, Police Turn to Targeted Ads
August 24, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesThe pandemic and the George Floyd protests have made recruiters’ jobs tougher. Now they’re tapping the behavioral profiling power of social media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Biden Wants More EVs on Roads. What About Charging Stations?
August 23, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesThe president called for 40 percent of new cars to be electric by 2030. But motorists still fret about running out of juice—even if it rarely happens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
John Deere Doubles Down on Silicon Valley and Robots
August 20, 2021 06:10 - 5 minutesThe farm-equipment giant is buying Bear Flag Robotics, which makes autonomous tractors, marking its second big tech buy in four years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If YouTube Algorithms Radicalize Users, Data Doesn’t Show It
August 19, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesNew research tracking people’s behavior on the platform found that most don’t go down those ever-deepening rabbit holes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
These Algorithms Look at X-Rays—and Somehow Detect Your Race
August 18, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesA study raises new concerns that AI will exacerbate disparities in health care. One issue? The study’s authors aren’t sure what cues are used by the algorithms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Amazon's Massive GDPR Fine Shows the Law's Power—and Limits
August 17, 2021 06:10 - 10 minutesIt's the first significant GDPR ruling against Big Tech. But secrecy around the decision exposes the regulation’s flaws. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Facebook’s Reason for Banning Researchers Doesn’t Hold Up
August 16, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesThe company says privacy concerns forced it to block access for a team of academics. Whose privacy, exactly? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
China Cracks Down On Its Tech Giants. Sound Familiar?
August 13, 2021 06:10 - 12 minutesCompanies like Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent were once regarded with national pride. Now they’re being slapped with fines and other penalties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Pandemic Drives Cofounders to Couples Therapy
August 12, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesStartups are like relationships—at least that’s what some Silicon Valley therapists are pitching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Toyota Whiffed on EVs. Now It’s Trying to Slow Their Rise
August 11, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesIn a bid to protect its investments in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cells, the carmaker is lobbying against the transition to electric vehicles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Intel's Ambitious Plan to Regain Chipmaking Leadership
August 10, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesThe company announced a strategy that involves new machinery and new technologies. It may get a boost from the US government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Clubhouse Opens Its Doors. Is Anyone Rushing to Get In?
August 09, 2021 06:10 - 6 minutesJust a few days after ditching its invite-only status, the audio chat app had fewer than 500,000 new downloads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Trucks Move Past Cars on the Road to Autonomy
August 06, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesMoney is pouring into autonomous trucking startups, just as many are souring on the short-term prospects for self-driving cars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
These Bendy Plastic Chips Fit in Unusual Places
August 05, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesResearchers think these flexible semiconductors will be able to monitor your heartbeat or tell you whether your milk has spoiled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As the Use of AI Spreads, Congress Looks to Rein It In
August 04, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesThe White House, lawmakers from both parties, and federal agencies are all working on bills or projects to constrain potential downsides of the tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Who’s Winning the War Between Biden and Facebook? Fox News
August 03, 2021 06:10 - 10 minutesMisinformation on the cable channel may be responsible for more vaccine hesitancy than the social network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Pentagon Is Bolstering Its AI Systems—by Hacking Itself
August 02, 2021 06:12 - 9 minutesA new “red team” will try to anticipate and thwart attacks on machine learning programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why Not Use Self-Driving Cars as Supercomputers?
July 30, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesAutonomous vehicles use the equivalent of 200 laptops to get around. Some want to tap that computing power to decode viruses or mine bitcoin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
No, Facebook and Google Are Not Public Utilities
July 29, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesIt’s time to retire one of the most half-baked ideas for regulating Big Tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As Travel Rebounds, Airlines Are Figuring It Out on the Fly
July 28, 2021 06:10 - 8 minutesBusinesses destinations are out, tourist spots are in. The old rules governing fares and flight schedules have been thrown out the window. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why Do Some Crimes Increase When Airbnbs Come to Town?
July 27, 2021 06:10 - 6 minutesTourists neither commit nor attract crimes. But a study finds that violent offenses rose in neighborhoods where more homes were converted to short-term rentals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The US Needs to Get Back in the Business of Making Chips
July 26, 2021 06:10 - 7 minutesPandemic-induced supply disruptions and competition from China put more pressure on US companies to manufacture semiconductors at home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
China's Nationalistic ‘Wolf Warriors’ Blast Foes on Twitter
July 23, 2021 06:10 - 10 minutesDiplomats hurl insults and mock enemies in screeds that often appear aimed at a domestic audience, even though the social media service is blocked in China. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A New Tool Shows How Google Results Vary Around the World
July 22, 2021 06:10 - 9 minutesSearch Atlas displays three sets of links—or images—from different countries for any search. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GitHub’s Commercial AI Tool Was Built From Open Source Code
July 21, 2021 06:10 - 12 minutesCopilot is pitched as a helpful aid to developers. But some programmers object to the blind copying of blocks of code used to train the algorithm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices