Decoder with Nilay Patel
Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.
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Rewind: CEO Jim Farley on Ford's EV gamble
Joanna Stern talks to the head of Ford about low-cost EVs, competing with China, and what car she should lease next.
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Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
CEO Jack Conte: 'I don't want to make better cigarettes.’
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Who decides when AI is too dangerous?
When it comes to AI regulation, be careful what you wish for, Anthropic.
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Skydio CEO argues more drones will make us safer
Adam Bry on competing with China, mass surveillance, and why Silicon Valley shouldn't draw red lines for drone use.
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Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch on AI, the Met Gala ...
Friend of the show Peter Kafka interviews Conde Naste CEO Roger Lynch on an episode of Channels.
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Microsoft AI chief thinks superintelligence is ...
Mustafa Suleyman on automation, OpenAI, and why it's 'dangerous' to call AI 'alive.’
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Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become...
The SpaceX IPO is shaping up to be the greatest Musk gambit yet.
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AI is blowing up music. How should the Grammys ...
Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr on creativity in the age of AI
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Rivian's software chief thinks you don't need C...
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How Sundar Pichai is rethinking Google for the ...
The Google CEO discusses AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web.
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Musk v Altman: Much ado about nothing
We sent Liz Lopatto to Musk v Altman and all we got was this episode of Decoder
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Exclusive: Jonah Peretti explains why he sold B...
BuzzFeed's soon-to-be-former CEO on AI, social media, and the end of an era
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How companies weaponize the terms of service ag...
Brendan Ballou’s new book on the rise, and hopefully fall, of forced arbitration
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Joanna Stern is not a robot, but she lived with...
Tech journalist Joanna Stern on her new book I Am Not A Robot and starting her own media company.
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Rewind: How AI is fueling an existential crisis...
The system is broken. ChatGPT cheating is just a symptom.
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Dara Khosrowshahi on replacing Uber drivers — a...
Uber’s CEO on his plan to make Uber an everything app and take over travel.
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How to win — or lose — Decoder
Nilay joins as the guest to discuss our AI coverage, controversial episodes, and what it takes to succeed or fail on Decoder.
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That UL safety logo is a lot more complicated t...
UL CEO Jennifer Scanlon on why safety matters in the AI era
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THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION
Software brain is changing the world, but most people still aren’t buying.
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Canva's CEO on its big pivot to AI enterprise s...
Why Melanie Perkins is sure Canva can take on the big AI players.
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Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman's "unconstrained" re...
The head of OpenAI has a reputation for deception. The New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow explains why that matters.
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Can Puck’s CEO reinvent the news business for t...
Sarah Personette’s big bet on the place where influencers and reporters might meet
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The AI industry's existential race for profits
It’s a make-or-break year for Anthropic and OpenAI, which are facing more pressure than ever to make more cash than they burn.
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Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins wants data centers in s...
Chuck Robbins on energy, infrastructure, and why AI is writing Cisco code.
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A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?
Why nuclear options like age limits and repealing Section 230 won’t make social media safer.
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