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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How companies weaponize the terms of service ag...
Brendan Ballou’s new book on the rise, and hopefully fall, of forced arbitration
51 min
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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.
56 min
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Rewind: How AI is fueling an existential crisis...
The system is broken. ChatGPT cheating is just a symptom.
37 min
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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.
70 min
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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.
40 min
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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
59 min
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THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION
Software brain is changing the world, but most people still aren’t buying.
15 min
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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.
62 min
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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.
57 min
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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
70 min
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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.
35 min
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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.
53 min
13
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.
46 min
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Okta's CEO is betting big on AI agent identity
Why Todd McKinnon thinks it’s “naive” not to prepare for the SaaSpocalypse.
62 min
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Everyone hates Ticketmaster. Why'd Trump go eas...
The Trump DOJ settled with Live Nation. But dozens of states are keeping the Ticketmaster antitrust fight alive.
33 min
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Confronting the CEO of the AI company that impe...
Superhuman CEO Shishir Mehrotra on the difference between attribution and impersonation, and what AI companies should owe creators.
71 min
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Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. gamble
To take on Netflix and YouTube, Paramount has to break the Warner Bros. curse.
45 min
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Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web's hom...
How Yahoo escaped its Verizon death spiral and became profitable again
73 min
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Anthropic doesn't trust the Pentagon, and neith...
Techdirt’s Mike Masnick on the NSA, surveillance, and why we can’t take the government at its word.
44 min
20
Hasbro's CEO lets AI Peppa Pig help design toys
Chris Cocks on AI, K-Pop Demon Hunters, and why Harry Potter still matters
67 min
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Prediction markets want to be the news
Why controversial gambling platforms Polymarket and Kalshi are cosplaying as the news.
41 min
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Zillow's CEO on growth during a housing crisis
Zillow’s Jeremy Wacksman on affordability, AI listings, and the future of the real estate.
61 min
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Inside Xbox's executive shakeup
Xbox boss Phil Spencer is retiring, and the future of one of the video game industry’s major pillars looks more uncertain than ever.
38 min
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Hank Green lets loose on YouTube, billionaires,...
The former Complexly owner lets loose on YouTube, AI, and why he turned his educational company into a non-profit.
66 min
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Money no longer matters to AI's top talent
The AI industry is rife with defections, FOMO, and radical mission statements. It’s about to get supercharged.
37 min