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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How quickly can we treat covid-19?
How quickly can we treat covid-19?
26 min
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When your phone links you to a crime
When your phone links you to a crime
26 min
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Fitbit for the faithful
Fitbit for the faithful
18 min
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Is our tech made by forced labor in China?
Is our tech made by forced labor in China?
23 min
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Does stopping coronavirus require more surveill...
Does stopping coronavirus require more surveillance?
20 min
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How sample libraries are changing pop music
How sample libraries are changing pop music
24 min
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The coronavirus rumor mill
The coronavirus rumor mill
24 min
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Political ads are on streaming apps now too
Political Ads are on streaming apps now too
18 min
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This is your brain on TikTok
How the app can turn teens into Internet stars and just as quickly forget them
25 min
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2020’s political meme wars
The New York Times' Taylor Lorenz explains Mike Bloomberg's Dank Meme Cash. Featuring @TaylorLorenz Links to resources discussed: Michael Bloomberg’s Campaign Suddenly Drops Memes Everywhere Host: Allegra Frank, associate culture editor at Vox.com @LegsFrank About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily  Twitter: @Recode
20 min
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What's next for CRISPR
Jennifer Doudna, co-developer of the revolutionary gene editing technology, reflects on CRISPR's past and its future.
27 min
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The Bachelor: Here for the wrong reasons
Is it better to have loved and influenced than never to have loved at all? Emma Gray, co-host of HuffPost’s Here to Make Friends podcast, explains how social media has reshaped the Bachelor.
26 min
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Bezos’ $10 billion climate change pledge
Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, is donating $10 billion to stop climate change. But is this the best way to spend his money if he wants to tackle climate change?
22 min
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Pornhub’s content moderation problem
A company called GirlsDoPorn uploaded videos to Pornhub and other sites without the consent of the women in them. VICE’s Samantha Cole explains why these videos are still all over the internet.
24 min
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Why video game actors are fighting to be seen
How does a video game character get made? And how can the gaming industry improve its standards for the real humans behind its virtual characters?
26 min
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Share your location with ICE?
Private companies have long used your phone’s location data for advertising. Now we know the federal government is using it to enforce the border.
23 min
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The teens tricking Instagram
How teenagers have created their own way to preserve their digital privacy...for the ‘gram.
22 min
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The Iowa Caucus isn’t the only election with an...
And it won’t be the last.
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Charlie bit my finger, now pay me!
Google disclosed how much money YouTube makes in ads for the first time. How are its content creators feeling?
22 min
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An AI warned about Covid-19 before the CDC
How AI could predict the next big outbreak.
22 min
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A better approach to medical records?
Taiwan’s system of electronic medical records lets them track diseases as they spread and makes healthcare more convenient for patients. So why isn’t the US system of medical records like this?
20 min
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Can gaming solve its predator problem?
The widespread problem of child predation and sexual abuse through online video games is a difficult issue to talk about, let alone fix. But there are some ways to take action to stop it.
34 min
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A startup, billions of images, and the end of a...
Clearview AI says its facial recognition tool works with almost 100% accuracy. Buzzfeed's Ryan Mac explains how not all the company's claims withstand scrutiny.
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Students are being watched. Closely.
As mass shootings at US schools increase in frequency, school administrators across the US are turning to artificially intelligent surveillance tools in an attempt to beef up school safety.
21 min
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Kashmir’s internet has been shut down for 5 months
The Indian government shut the internet down in Kashmir in August last year: what this means for Kashmiris living without the internet - and what it says about the world’s largest democracy.
22 min