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.
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The surprises at Big Tech's antitrust hearing, ...
Kara and Scott talk about the winners and losers from Wednesday's antitrust hearing in Congress and answer listener questions about what the US government might do next; Scott predicts that colleges are about to send a very important letter to parents — after cashing their tuition checks.
52 min
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Facebook’s “cultural crisis,” Mark Cuban on the...
Kara and Scott chat about the delay of the tech antitrust hearing, the "unprecedented culture crisis" at Facebook, and the think-tank financed by Big Tech that is schmoozing foreign regulators. Plus, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is this week's Friend of Pivot!
58 min
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Previewing the Big Four's antitrust appearance,...
Kara and Scott look towards next week's historic antitrust hearings as the CEOs of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon all head to Washington for the first time.
55 min
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Jack Ma bypasses NYSE, a Friend of Pivot on how...
Kara and Scott talk about billionaire Jack Ma taking his company Ant Group public in Hong Kong and Shanghai and what that means for the US stock market.
59 min
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NBC's streaming service launches without Roku o...
Kara and Scott talk about the launch of NBC's new streaming service and why it isn't on major streaming devices.
50 min
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Google is the latest FAANG to invest in India, ...
Kara and Scott talk about Google's big investment in India; it's the latest big tech company to make big moves in the country this year.
61 min
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Facebook fails a civil rights audit, college ca...
Kara and Scott talk about an audit released about Facebook's lack of civil rights practices, the groups that have pushed them on moderating their platform and Sheryl Sandberg's first public response.
50 min
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Uber buys Postmates, Taylor Lorenz talks Clubho...
Kara and Scott talk about Uber's acquisition of the food delivery company Postmates and what that means for the future of that market and the ride-hailing company.
63 min
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Facebook changes its speech policy, Amazon move...
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook announcing it would change its policies around hate speech on the platform after mounting pressures from Civil Rights organizations and company ad boycotts.
60 min
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Square withholds from its merchants; Twitch’s f...
Kara and Scott talk about how Square has been taking about 20% off of merchant transactions, as Jack Dorsey helms both Twitter and Square.
43 min
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TikTokers take down Trump in Tulsa, a former-Go...
Kara and Scott talk about TikTokers pranking Trump out of rally goers and a new potential competitor to Google's search engine.
47 min
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Twitter’s new audio innovation, Apple’s dominan...
Kara and Scott talk about Twitter's new feature that allows certain users to post audio recordings.
41 min
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Bezos offers to testify, COVID-19 infections ar...
Kara and Scott talk about the possibility that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos might speak to the House Judiciary Committee as a part of a broad antitrust investigation into big tech.
59 min
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Amazon suspends facial recognition technology, ...
Kara and Scott talk about Amazon and IBM moving away from their facial recognition technology because of algorithm's known racial biases.
40 min
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Amazon warehouse workers issue lawsuit, Alexis ...
Kara and Scott talk about a new lawsuit waged by Amazon warehouse workers alleging the company did not follow CDC protocol well enough to stop the spread of COVID-19.
59 min
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Zuckerberg does nothing about Trump, Google’s I...
Kara and Scott talk about Zuckerberg doubling down on Facebook policy that allows Trump to continue posting inflammatory content on the platform.
42 min
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How Facebook and Twitter are dealing with racis...
Kara and Scott talk about how protests have played out across the country and corporations responses.
49 min
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Fact checking Trump on Twitter, SpaceX privatiz...
Kara and Scott talk about Twitter's responsibility in fact-checking and regulating Trump tweets as they slap their first misinformation label on one of the president's tweets.
51 min
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Disney open doors to the NBA, NYSE rings the be...
Kara and Scott talk about Disney open its doors to the NBA as professional sports leagues attempt to resume their seasons.
46 min
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Spotify’s podcast boom, Amazon checks out JCPen...
Kara and Scott talk about Spotify's new deal with Joe Rogan and the implications for the podcast industry.
50 min
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The DOJ readies a lawsuit against Google, Amazo...
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook purchasing Giphy and reports the DOJ is likely to sue Google for antitrust violations in the digital ad space.
53 min
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Uber offers to gobble up GrubHub, Elon Musk is ...
Kara and Scott talk about Uber's offer to buy GrubHub, which would give the company a majority of food delivery market share.
54 min
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Amazon might acquire AMC theaters and Friend of...
Kara and Scott talk about Amazon in talks to acquire AMC theaters, Uber earnings and how education will change with white collar workers at home.
53 min
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Facebook's oversight board is the "League of Na...
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's new oversight board and whether it will be effective in controlling content on the platform.
45 min
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Congress weighs liability for businesses, Amazo...
Kara and Scott talk about whether or not Congress should give businesses legal protections against lawsuits from workers who contract COVID-19.
55 min