Recode Daily
Your guide to the most interesting and important tech and business news of the day. Learn how our digital world is changing — and changing us — five days a week. Produced by Recode and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Where on the internet is Donald Trump?
The former president was kicked off social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube in the wake of the Capitol riots, and it’s not clear when — or if — they’re going to let him back on.
12 min
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Why the internet is a luxury
America already had a problem with internet access. The pandemic showed us just how bad that problem was.
11 min
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Congress’s plans to break up Big Tech
The long-awaited bipartisan antitrust legislation explained
8 min
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I got my (digital) driver's license last week
Apple wants to make your physical wallet obsolete.
11 min
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Big events are back!
The event ecosystem is healing.
6 min
256
The tradeoffs of the Substack hustle
Journalist Rob Walker on leaving institutions for indie work
8 min
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The ugly truth about credit card points
Did you book a hotel with your credit card points? The person behind you in line, who paid with cash, helped pay for your stay.
10 min
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Amazon wants to share your internet. With every...
What’s Amazon Sidewalk and why you might need to opt out
4 min
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Elon Musk is a stonckfluencer
When Elon Musk tweets, the markets move.
7 min
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Ransomware is everywhere
From public transit to meat production, what’s with all the cyberattacks?
8 min
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Etsy just bought cooler Etsy
The site famous for handmade goods is going after Gen Z
9 min
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Why you should be wary of AI and your insurance...
Why AI probably shouldn’t be used to review insurance claims.
10 min
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Hot beach summer
After more than a year indoors, Americans are flocking to beaches for summer 2021.
7 min
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Biden’s antitrust brain trust
Tim Wu has joined Biden’s National Economic Council, while Lina Khan will reportedly be nominated to the Federal Trade Commision
6 min
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How websites trick you into saying “yes”
Listen now! Offer ends soon
7 min
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Bitcoin’s inconvenient truth
Processing Bitcoin transactions uses more electricity than the entire country of Kazakhstan.
9 min
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Amazon Rx
Amazon’s next frontier is healthcare.
8 min
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How Instacart’s harsh ratings system hurts groc...
A New York City Instacart shopper and deliverer explains how livelihoods depend on a ratings system that must change.
9 min
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Would you ditch your doctor for an app?
What the pandemic taught us about telemedicine
9 min
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Why AT&T and WarnerMedia split
What happened? And what happens next? New York Times media reporter Edmund Lee joins Peter Kafka, host of the Recode Media podcast, to discuss.
14 min
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Bill Gates will never be the same
Can Bill and Melinda Gates continue to work together?
8 min
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Buy now, pay later...but read the fine print
Afterpay, Klarna, Affirm: how buy now, pay later is spreading beyond retail
10 min
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The FCC’s big bet on Elon Musk
Can Elon Musk’s satellite internet service live up to its potential?.
7 min
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Young viewer discretion advised
How YouTube Kids keeps kids watching
7 min
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How Alexa learned to talk
A tale that includes Xboxes, decoys, and apartments-in-disguise.
14 min