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Is Silicon Valley worthy of the big screen? Reed Albergotti (Semafor and Future Proof), Kyle Chayka (The New Yorker), and Julia Black (Vanity Fair) debate two new films about tech world drama… and why the OpenAI boardroom saga makes for good cinema. Then, Kyle unpacks the bankrup ...  Show more

AI agents are acting autonomously, but what happens if they break the law? Investigative journalist and Shell Game host Evan Ratliff joins Oz to explore how AI is already complicating the criminal justice system. The courts are already grappling with whether a chatbot could be co ...  Show more

Kara and Scott are back! They talk about Zuckerberg's supposed shift towards more privacy on Facebook and, well, we'll believe it when we see it. Meanwhile Congress is ramping up its efforts on shaking up how we think of antitrust and big tech companies. They get into what they e ...  Show more

Apple may incorporate some of the features of the Samsung Galaxy S21 in its next-generation phones. In this episode, we discuss the benefits of this feature. We also talk about Facebook testing letting advertisers avoid topics and WhatsApp using Status messages to try to reassure ...  Show more

Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's ad campaign going after Apple as both companies face antitrust lawsuits. They also discuss the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth filing a complaint against Robinhood. In listener mail, we get a question about whether podcasters will ...  Show more

Twitter is a buzz with leaked photos of an alleged pink iPhone 13. In this episode, we discuss the truth behind those images. We also talk about a study that shows that Zoom chats may protect older people against dementia and a massive database of fake Amazon reviews that was exp ...  Show more