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What is “Enshittification” of Tech Companies? With Author Cory Doctorow

Episode 742: Neal and Toby chat with Cory Doctorow, author of “Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It,” about the current state of tech companies’ reign over society and why “enshittification” is a specific term that is applied to the tech ind ...  Show more

US Scraps Offshore Wind Projects & A Pirate Music Group Scraped Spotify

Episode 741: Neal and Toby discuss why the US Department of Interior is ending offshore wind projects. Next up, Gold and Silver prices are ripping and the music piracy group that scraped Spotify’s entire library. Then, clothing rental is super trendy and the headlines you need to ...  Show more

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