Pivot

With great power, comes great scrutiny. Every Tuesday and Friday, journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. They make bold predictions, pick winners and losers, and bicker and banter like no one else. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.


News Commentary
Tech News
Technology
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Media consolidations, Snapchat's TikTok competi...
Kara and Scott talk about BuzzFeed acquiring the Huffington Post and other media consolidations as the industry shifts.
62 min
552
Airbnb’s IPO, Amazon breaks into the pharmacy b...
Kara and Scott talk about Airbnb's S1 and public offering in a risky moment.
65 min
553
Disney earnings, TikTok saga continues, and Mag...
Kara and Scott talk about Disney's Q4 earnings and the Board's decision that it will not declare a semi-annual cash dividend for the second half of the year.
53 min
554
Covid’s ‘second wave’ and business, Europe brin...
Kara and Scott talk about the spike in covid-19 cases and how that's affecting the stock market ånd business.
45 min
555
Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine, China looks at finte...
Kara and Scott talk about Pfizer's early success with a covid-19 vaccine and how that is effecting the stock market.
60 min
556
The endless election, Twitter keeps Jack Dorsey...
Kara and Scott talk about the seemingly endless election and how the platforms have kept false information in check.
48 min
557
Platforms prep for election, Panera CEO on the ...
Kara and Scott talk about how the platforms prepare for election misinformation in the week ahead.
45 min
558
Republicans vs. Big Tech hearing, Apple is gett...
Kara and Scott talk about Republican Senators on the Commerce Committee grilling the big tech CEOs.
48 min
559
Facebook readies the ship, Robinhood looting, K...
Kara and Scott talk about the measures Facebook will put in place if there is unrest after the election.
61 min
560
DOJ/Google showdown, RIP Quibi, and a listener ...
Kara and Scott talk about the Department of Justice filing an antitrust lawsuit against Google and their search advertising monopoly behavior.
57 min
561
The China economy boom and a Friend of Pivot on...
Kara and Scott talk about the surge of the Chinese economy this quarter and what it means for the rest of the world.
57 min
562
The iPhone and augmented reality, Facebook and ...
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's new LiDAR technology on the iPhone and the avenues it may or may not open up.
46 min
563
Apple goes 5G, the Feds want to break up Google...
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's iPhone event and the future of 5G.
46 min
564
Antitrust gets real, Facebook purges QAnon, and...
Kara and Scott talk about the House Judiciary Committee releasing their report after a 15-month antitrust investigation into the 'Big Four'.
42 min
565
Stock market reacts to Trump’s covid diagnosis,...
Kara and Scott talk about how the stock market and media have reacted to the rollercoaster of Trump's covid-19 diagnosis.
57 min
566
ProfG on US brand post-debate, Disney layoffs ...
Kara and Scott discuss the debate and how each candidate's brand was displayed.
45 min
567
Trump’s tax returns, Amazon’s home drone, and ...
Kara and Scott talk about the President Trump's tax returns.
52 min
568
Tesla’s “Battery Day”, the DOJ prepares for Goo...
Kara and Scott talk about Tesla's "Battery Day" and California Governor Gavin Newsom saying his state with be gas-vehicle free by 2035.
57 min
569
TikTok deal gets a presidential blessing, frien...
Kara unpacks the TikTok deal that got President Trump's blessing
51 min
570
Pivot Schooled #5: The Psychology of Recovery, ...
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway talk about the process of recovery from COVID-19, with a focus on how college and K-12 education will be permanently reshaped by the pandemic.
78 min
571
“The Apple “Rundle” is anemic, the California b...
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's "rundle" and their push into the fitness space.
49 min
572
Oracle wins Tik Tok, the future of AI chips, an...
Kara and Scott talk about Oracle beating out Microsoft in the bid to be Tik Tok's US partner.
54 min
573
Pivot Schooled #4: The Big Four, with Google CE...
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway talk about the growing power of Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon during the COVID-19 pandemic.
74 min
574
Apple vs. Epic battle escalates, GOP’s Section ...
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's countersuit filed against the video-game company, Epic.
48 min
575
Pivot Schooled #3: The Sharing Capitalists, wit...
In this audio version of the third episode of our live video series Pivot Schooled, Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway talk about the future of the sharing economy, why restaurants are over-capitalized, and the shifting politics of labor laws as gig workers are squeezed by the pandemic.
74 min