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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Amazon’s HR problem
Black employees at Amazon say the HR department is failing them.
10 min
252
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
253
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
254
Congress’s plans to break up Big Tech
The long-awaited bipartisan antitrust legislation explained
8 min
255
I got my (digital) driver's license last week
Apple wants to make your physical wallet obsolete.
11 min
256
Big events are back!
The event ecosystem is healing.
6 min
257
The tradeoffs of the Substack hustle
Journalist Rob Walker on leaving institutions for indie work
8 min
258
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
259
Amazon wants to share your internet. With every...
What’s Amazon Sidewalk and why you might need to opt out
4 min
260
Elon Musk is a stonckfluencer
When Elon Musk tweets, the markets move.
7 min
261
Ransomware is everywhere
From public transit to meat production, what’s with all the cyberattacks?
8 min
262
Etsy just bought cooler Etsy
The site famous for handmade goods is going after Gen Z
9 min
263
Why you should be wary of AI and your insurance...
Why AI probably shouldn’t be used to review insurance claims.
10 min
264
Hot beach summer
After more than a year indoors, Americans are flocking to beaches for summer 2021.
7 min
265
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
266
How websites trick you into saying “yes”
Listen now! Offer ends soon
7 min
267
Bitcoin’s inconvenient truth
Processing Bitcoin transactions uses more electricity than the entire country of Kazakhstan.
9 min
268
Amazon Rx
Amazon’s next frontier is healthcare.
8 min
269
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
270
Would you ditch your doctor for an app?
What the pandemic taught us about telemedicine
9 min
271
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
272
Bill Gates will never be the same
Can Bill and Melinda Gates continue to work together?
8 min
273
Buy now, pay later...but read the fine print
Afterpay, Klarna, Affirm: how buy now, pay later is spreading beyond retail
10 min
274
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