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Every Friday and Sunday, Slate’s popular daily news podcast What Next brings you TBD, a clear-eyed look into the future. From fake news to fake meat, algorithms to augmented reality, Lizzie O’Leary is your guide to the tech industry and the world it’s creating for us to live in.
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Is TikTok Really a National Security Threat?
The app’s growing popularity in the U.S. has lawmakers worried about Beijing’s influence.
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How WhatsApp Got Hacked
Private spyware companies help governments get around encryption, and business is booming.
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The Uber Drivers Who Don’t Want to Be Employees
A new law in California could be the beginning of the end for the gig economy.
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The Price of Automating Aviation
What the 737 Max crashes teach us about flying when automated systems malfunction.
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Inside Facebook's Political Ad Mess
Why this fight is really a battle about something much bigger.
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Announcement: What Next: TBD
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Smash Bros Side Hustlers
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The People Who Hold The Internet Together
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What it Takes to Study Online Harassment
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The Surveillance Is Coming From Inside The (Sma...
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Breaking Away From Google
One journalist’s quest to wean the tech behemoth out of his daily life.
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The Case For The Vape
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Inside Uber
A closer look at Uber during the Travis Kalanick years.
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Cosmetic Gene Editing Gone Awry
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When Your DNA is Public Information
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The Allure of Smart Guns
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China’s Cyber War Against Hong Kong
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Chemists Spill the Science of Skincare
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Why Facebook Can’t Just Create a Currency
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Prime Day Comes but Once a Year
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ICE’s Reckless Use of Facial Recognition Tech
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Healthcare via Video Chat
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When Tech Journalism Took A Critical Turn
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When a Scooter Makes More Sense Than a Car
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How Driverless Cars Will Actually Work
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