Recode Daily

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Technology
Society & Culture
Science
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BYOB (Be your own boss)
8 min
102
The SAT goes digital
13 min
103
Finding asteroids before they find us
27 min
104
Peloton’s ride to nowhere
9 min
105
How a volcano disconnected a country
Chris Stokel-Walker explains what it will take for Tonga to get back online and why there’s no easy solution for preventing future blackouts.
10 min
106
What in the Wordle?
Wordle helps us feel like we’re being social when we’re really not. Perfect!
11 min
107
Beanie babies were the NFTs of the 90s
What happens when the frenzy ends and the world doesn’t value your valuables? Vox’s Emily Stewart explains.
13 min
108
The crypto colonizers of Puerto Rico
14 min
109
Microsoft is buying one of the biggest names in...
Microsoft is buying one of the biggest names in games — if Washington lets it.
10 min
110
The 5G airport freakout, explained
10 min
111
So … what the hell is Web3?
62 min
112
Electric cars aren’t just vehicles
They’re big batteries that can power homes and businesses, too. Recode’s Neel Dhanesha explains.
14 min
113
John Deere thinks its self-driving tractor's sexy
We’re one step closer to self-farming farms.
7 min
114
Now’s the time to get the job you want
9 min
115
Are we living in a simulation?
Philosopher David Chalmers on the question: what is reality, anyway?
61 min
116
Rapid tests, omicron, and you
Rapid tests work with omicron, but there are caveats. Recode’s Rebecca Heilweil explains.
10 min
117
Theranope
A tech startup said it could start a medical revolution with a little machine and a drop of blood. It was a fraud, but research into smarter, less invasive blood testing is a reality.
21 min
118
To catch an insurrectionist
13 min
119
Jill Lepore on Elon Musk's imaginary world
57 min
120
The problem with TikTok therapists
16 min
121
The space station race
14 min
122
You’ve got my mail
13 min
123
The 21st century trolley problem
9 min
124
The gas stove myth
10 min
125
The ghosts of Google Maps
10 min