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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China vs. Video Games
Why is Beijing restricting young people’s gaming to three hours a week?
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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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Will Booster Shots Make a Difference?
Globally, what’s the best use of the next available dose?
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What's Taking the FDA So Long?
Full approval of the vaccines could move the needle on U.S. vaccination rates. So what’s the holdup?
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Can America Fix Its Trains?
To make a real difference, we first need to learn how to spend the money well.
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I Bought It. Why Can't I Fix It?
Manufacturers don’t let customers repair their own stuff. That may be about to change.
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How Spyware Mercenaries Hack Your Phone
A new spyware technology has the cybersecurity world scrambling to catch up.
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It's Hot. It's Flooding. Is This the New Normal?
A climate scientist on why it’s not too late to turn things around.
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So, What Happens to WFH Now?
White-collar workers are heading back to the office. Will anything be different after a year and a half away?
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It’s Time to Talk About UFOs
A new report shows that the government is changing its tune on unidentified aerial phenomena.
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Welcome to Bitcoin Beach
Can El Salvador’s seaside crypto experiment really work as a national policy?
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What Cops Are Doing With Your DNA
Police have solved hundreds of cold cases using open-source DNA platforms. But at what cost?
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What Space Billionaires Cost Us
Jeff Bezos’ quick trip into outer space is about more than just publicity.
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The App That Sparked a Manhunt
Two weeks ago, Citizen made its first foray into real-world crime solving. It didn’t go well.
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Apple and Epic’s Battle Royale
After three weeks of testimony, the future of mobile gaming is caught in limbo.
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The Hackers Who Took Down the Colonial Pipeline
A voyage into the weird world of the ransomware industry.
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How the World’s Great Vaccination Hope Crashed
The Serum Institute of India is the world’s largest vaccine producer. Somehow, its home country is running out of doses.
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Oversight Board to Facebook: Nice Try
The social network hoped its “Supreme Court” would decide Trump’s fate on the platform. It didn’t take the bait.
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Tim Apple vs. Mark Facebook
Two of the most powerful tech companies in the world have very different ideas about how the internet should work.
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What's Causing the Tesla Crashes?
Two men died after their car plowed into a tree. Police say no one was at the wheel.
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Seduced by Substack
Is leaving a stable job to peddle a newsletter based on your personal brand crazy, or the future?
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