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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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.
69 min
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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.
50 min
3
Microsoft AI chief thinks superintelligence is ...
Mustafa Suleyman on automation, OpenAI, and why it's 'dangerous' to call AI 'alive.’
71 min
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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.
44 min
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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
61 min
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Rivian's software chief thinks you don't need C...
65 min
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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.
47 min
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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
31 min
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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
67 min
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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
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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.
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