Business, Spoken

Latest Episodes:

Here's What Google Does Illegally, According to the DOJ Oct 26, 2020

Show notes

In an antitrust suit, the Justice Department claims the company uses exclusive deals with device makers and browser makers to prop up its near-monopoly on search.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

‘Do Not Track’ Is Back, and This Time It Might Work Oct 23, 2020

Show notes

California’s privacy law says businesses must respect universal opt-outs. Now the technology finally exists to put that to the test.Â

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Behind Anduril’s Effort to Create an Operating System for War Oct 22, 2020

Show notes

The company, launched by Oculus cofounder Palmer Luckey, is building software to connect multiple Air Force systems—allowing officers to act more quickly.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Does the House Antitrust Report Mean That Tech Is Evil? Oct 21, 2020

Show notes

Plus: a plan to break up Microsoft, anonymity on the internet, and a baffling balcony address.Â

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just as Tech Looked Serious About Diversity, Trump Intervenes Oct 20, 2020

Show notes

The Labor Department last week questioned Microsoft’s stated goal to double the number of Black leaders in the company.Â

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook Tweaked Its Rules, but You Can Still Target Voters Oct 19, 2020

Show notes

Political strategists say they combine information from multiple databases to identify the people they want to vote—and not vote.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

College Going Virtual Means Reaching Young Voters Online. Good Oct 16, 2020

Show notes

More potential young voters are on social media than enrolled in college full time.Â

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook Finally Slowed Down—When We Needed It to Move Fast Oct 15, 2020

Show notes

Plus: Mark Zuckerberg’s own words, the personification of the internet, and Burger King’s whopper of an ask.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI Can Help Patients—but Only If Doctors Understand It Oct 14, 2020

Show notes

Algorithms can help diagnose a growing range of health problems, but humans need to be trained to listen.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tesla's Latest Numbers Put Growth Concerns to Rest Oct 13, 2020

Show notes

The company's Q3 report exceeded analysts' expectations, but its stock still fell about 3 percent in Friday morning trading.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected