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.

Technology
Society & Culture
Science
376
Parler
Can it really compete with Twitter?
6 min
377
Are Substack newsletters the future of journalism?
Why writers are becoming their own boss
10 min
378
Amazon Rx
Amazon’s next frontier is healthcare.
7 min
379
How Biden’s staff picks could shape Tech policy
Who will have a seat at the table?
9 min
380
The two new ways to tweet
Why the “public square” platform is trying something more private.
6 min
381
Should you sharent?
Why sharing photos of your kids on social media could be putting them at risk
8 min
382
The future of the FCC
From net neutrality to low-income subsidies, Biden’s FCC could make the Internet fairer and more accessible.
3 min
383
Political polarization is getting worse
Feelings of animosity towards other groups are on the rise.
4 min
384
What happens to anti-Trump media now?
From Sarah Cooper to Crooked Media, their plans post-Trump
7 min
385
Is social media ready for a vaccine?
How the platforms are preparing for a new wave of vaccine misinformation
9 min
386
Biden and Silicon Valley
What Biden’s win means for the Valley
8 min
387
California sets a higher bar for our online pri...
Why Prop 24’s win matters
6 min
388
Why California’s Prop 22 matters for gig workers
Are workers getting a fair deal?
7 min
389
Why conspiracy theories are a threat to democracy
The long-term consequences of Trump’s conspiracy theory campaign
7 min
390
How Nextdoor became a political battleground
From mask mandates to political lawn signs, politics have come to Nextdoor. Not everyone is happy about it.
5 min
391
Contraband cell phones in prison
How and why they are a lifeline for incarcerated people
9 min
392
The mail-in election
An unprecedented number of Americans have cast their ballot by mail. Not all of them will arrive on time.
5 min
393
How Twitter has shaped the Trump campaign
Bruce Ohr, Section 230, Hunter Biden’s emails: all catnip for conservative Twitter. But does most of the American public care?
5 min
394
The eerie familiarity of the dot-com bubble of ...
How Silicon Valley in the 90s paved the way for today’s Big Tech culture
8 min
395
What we can learn from Quibi calling it quits
The rise and fall of the video startup
6 min
396
Iran and the threatening “Proud Boys” emails
What we know about the spoofed messages
6 min
397
AOC is among us on Twitch
Why the progressive congresswoman has taken up streaming
6 min
398
Silicon Valley’s secret super PAC
Why Silicon Valley megadonors are spending big money on TV ads
10 min
399
Why Google’s getting sued
The most consequential antitrust action against Big Tech in decades
8 min
400
A get-rich-quick scheme on Amazon
The perils of selling on Amazon's marketplace
8 min