Episodes

  • Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen

    Most US TikTok Creators Don’t Think a Ban Will Happen
    May 24 2024
    The Chinese-owned app is in serious trouble in Washington, but a survey of US creators suggests TikTok’s influencer economy is carrying on with business as usual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    8 mins
  • What Scarlett Johansson v. OpenAI Could Look Like in Court

    What Scarlett Johansson v. OpenAI Could Look Like in Court
    May 23 2024
    If Scarlett Johansson pursues legal action against OpenAI for giving ChatGPT a voice she calls “eerily similar to mine,” she might claim the company breached her right to publicity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare

    Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare
    May 22 2024
    We're bringing you a special episode from our Business, Spoken show. Check it out wherever you're listening. Tech companies have laid off more than 400,000 people in the past two years. Competition for the jobs that remain is getting more and more desperate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    10 mins
  • Crypto Astrologers See Price Moves in the Stars

    Crypto Astrologers See Price Moves in the Stars
    May 22 2024
    They predict the ups and downs of Bitcoin based on planetary movements, and their super-secretive clientele listens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    11 mins
  • The End of ‘iPhone’

    The End of ‘iPhone’
    May 21 2024
    Ken Segall is the reason so many Apple products start with “i.” Now he says it’s time to drop the prefix entirely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    9 mins
  • A Huge Scam Targeting Kids With Roblox and Fortnite ‘Offers’ Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight

    A Huge Scam Targeting Kids With Roblox and Fortnite ‘Offers’ Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight
    May 19 2024
    We wanted to bring you one of our favorite stories from 2023: The wide-ranging scams, often disguised as game promotions, can all be linked back to one network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • Prepare to Get Manipulated by Emotionally Expressive Chatbots

    Prepare to Get Manipulated by Emotionally Expressive Chatbots
    May 17 2024
    The emotional mimicry of OpenAI’s new version of ChatGPT could lead AI assistants in some strange—even dangerous—directions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • These Electric School Buses Are on Their Way to Save the Grid

    These Electric School Buses Are on Their Way to Save the Grid
    May 16 2024
    Loaded with ever more renewables, the grid will need to store a whole lot of energy. Enter: a new kind of magic school bus—one that can both charge and give power back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    11 mins