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ICYMI: North West Is TikTok’s New Queen
Is deploying her mother’s business savvy or just enjoying being a kid?
33 min
552
Amicus: SCOTUS on the Internet: “It’s Complicated”
Two big tech cases before the US Supreme Court this week promised justices tackling the thorny issues of content moderation, liability, and internet platforms, but instead delivered confusion and dodges.
50 min
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What Next TBD: Why A.I. Says the Darndest Things
Microsoft is working out the kinks of their chatbot in real time, and we're the guinea pigs.
25 min
554
ICYMI: Tumblr Revived the Welcome to Night Vale...
A poll to find the top “Tumblr Sexyman” reminded users how much they loved narrator Cecil Palmer.
36 min
555
What Next TBD: The Baby-Sleep Industrial Complex
Is the Snoo a life-saving necessity, or $1700 luxury item for bougie babies?
28 min
556
ICYMI: The Influencer Even Skeptics Love
Emma Chamberlain has taste, and a personality.
36 min
557
What Next TBD: What Made the Balloon Drama Pop ...
Blown cover or just blown off course?
32 min
558
ICYMI: The Internet’s Black Emo Renaissance
Paramore is for Black people.
37 min
559
What Next TBD: Contraband Tech Behind Bars
Why prisoners risk the consequences to have a cell phone.
28 min
560
ICYMI: Is Weight Lifting a Diet Culture Escape ...
Writer Casey Johnston on how gym weights broke her out of diet and fitness hell.
39 min
561
Slate Money: Will A.I. Kill the Internet?
Slate Money talks A.I. search engines, oil profits, and Bed Bath & Beyond.
48 min
562
What Next TBD: Why Ban TikTok?
If the U.S. wants to protect users, there are better options.
24 min
563
ICYMI: How a 9-Year-Old Took Over TikTok
Plus, drama in the TikTok food world.
35 min
564
What Next TBD: Did a Twentysomething Con Americ...
How the start-up “Frank” went from a shiny new acquisition to “a huge mistake” for JP Morgan Chase.
29 min
565
ICYMI: The Anal Bead Cheating Scandal That Rock...
Plus, Mittens the cat is a viscous chess bot.
35 min
566
What Next TBD: How COVID Changes Our Immune Sys...
The data doesn't tell the whole story.
25 min
567
ICYMI: Has the Internet Made Parenting Easier?
Or has it just created new problems for parents to grapple with?
36 min
568
What Next TBD: Did A.I. Write This Headline?
No, but Silicon Valley thinks it can.
31 min
569
ICYMI: TikTok Isn’t For Creators Anymore
Social media companies have the content spigots in a chokehold.
34 min
570
Slate Money: Chip War
Chris Miller joins Slate Money to talk about microchips.
43 min
571
What Next TBD: Will Google Get Broken Up?
The tech giant's online ad business has printed money for more than a decade. The Justice Department is coming for it.
24 min
572
ICYMI: American Girl’s Addy Is More Than a Slave
It seems like every six months another person brings this discourse back online.
35 min
573
What Next TBD: Does Meta Even Care When Its Use...
The surest way to get your Instagram account back is to know somebody who works there.
26 min
574
Slate Money: It’s Not TV
Felix Gillette joins to talk about his new book on HBO.
51 min
575
ICYMI: The Internet Won’t Let Austin Butler For...
Plus, why is everybody melting down over Kerrygold butter?
34 min