What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the...
Every Friday and Sunday, Slate’s popular daily news podcast What Next brings you TBD, a clear-eyed look into the future. From fake news to fake meat, algorithms to augmented reality, Lizzie O’Leary is your guide to the tech industry and the world it’s creating for us to live in.
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Spotify’s Joe Rogan Mess
For the Swedish streaming service, the Experience has been a wakeup call.
20 min
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The Downfall of One of the World's Biggest Brains
IBM’s Watson was supposed to transform health care. Last week, it was sold off for scrap.
21 min
378
Why Does Matt Damon Want Me to Buy Crypto?
A former teen star unpacks the hottest Hollywood hustle.
14 min
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Where Are The Little Kids' Vaccines?
Why don’t they seem to be a priority for the government or the pharmaceutical companies, while parents are stressed to a breaking point?
20 min
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The Aftermath of Elizabeth Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty of defrauding investors this week in federal court.
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Best of 2021: It’s Time to Talk About U.F.O.s
A new report shows that the government is changing its tune on unidentified aerial phenomena.
21 min
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Best of 2021: Are We Getting COVID Testing All...
It may be time to reimagine how we use tests in the U.S.
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The Carbon Capture Fantasy
The IPCC says we may need to pull carbon out of the atmosphere to keep the planet from overheating. That won’t be easy.
23 min
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Who Online Justice Leaves Behind
The courts’ arrival in the modern era came with some unexpected tradeoffs.
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Did @jack Ruin Twitter?
In the post-Dorsey era, Twitter will try to grow as large as its competitors. Is that a good thing?
14 min
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Best of 2021: Inside the Subreddit That Blew Up...
How an irreverent band of Reddit investors cost Wall Street millions.
20 min
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Space Junk! (And Space Wars?)
Is space a battlefront, a garbage dump, or both?
19 min
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The Kid-Vaccine Holdouts
Many vaccinated parents aren’t ready to take their younger children in for a COVID shot. What’s holding them back?
21 min
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How Schools Surveil Your Kids
A startup named GoGuardian is changing the way teachers monitor their students online.
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Why Are Bots Buying Sneakers?
When algorithms start buying up products, there’s something wrong with the system.
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Honey, I Sold the House to Zillow
Why are tech companies flipping houses?
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The Return of Hacktivism
Massive data dumps from inside Twitch and Epik may signal a new era in the world of moralistic hacking.
19 min
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Will the Facebook Whistleblower Make a Difference?
Frances Haugen thinks we’re talking about Facebook all wrong.
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What Instagram Does to Teens
A leaked internal report concludes, “we make body issues worse for one in three teen girls.”
19 min
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Are We Getting COVID Testing All Wrong?
It may be time to reimagine how we use tests in the U.S.
25 min
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Sponsored: Tech Solutions that Serve L.A. Citiz...
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China vs. Video Games
Why is Beijing restricting young people’s gaming to three hours a week?
14 min
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Can This River Be Saved?
The 40 million people who rely on water from the Colorado River are running out of time.
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The Rush for Ivermectin
Who’s profiting from the latest unproven COVID treatment craze?
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Elizabeth Holmes on Trial
The founder of Theranos faces criminal charges in court next week. Here’s what to expect.
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