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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Antitrust trouble for Facebook and Google, Frie...
Kara and Scott talk about new antitrust cases being prepared against Facebook and Google.
71 min
602
What happens post-Corona, marketing "defund the...
Kara and Scott talk about an outage at AWS, Salesforce potentially buying Slack and Scott's new book Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity.
61 min
603
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
604
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
605
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
606
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
607
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
608
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
609
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
610
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
611
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
612
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
613
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
614
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
615
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
616
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
617
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
618
ProfG on US brand post-debate, Disney layoffs ...
Kara and Scott discuss the debate and how each candidate's brand was displayed.
45 min
619
Trump’s tax returns, Amazon’s home drone, and ...
Kara and Scott talk about the President Trump's tax returns.
52 min
620
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
621
TikTok deal gets a presidential blessing, frien...
Kara unpacks the TikTok deal that got President Trump's blessing
51 min
622
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
623
“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
624
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
625
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