Time's Up for TikTok?

What if the computers of the future are alive? Scientists are growing tiny clusters of human cells called brain organoids, connecting them to electrodes, and training them to perform basic computing tasks. Does anyone remember Pong? Journalist and musician Claire L. Evans joins O ...  Show more

Why did a former Anthropic employee’s X post saying AI could kill us all get 170 million views while previous warnings didn’t break through? Reed Albergotti (Semafor), Taylor Lorenz (User Mag), and Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) try to make sense of why AI safety talking poin ...  Show more

After more than five years of backing and forthing, secret meetings and loud screeds, it appears the fate of TikTok in the US has finally been decided. Maybe. There are still a lot of unknowns, but we're pretty sure we know the bones of the deal — and we know which of President T ...  Show more

Smallzy unpacks the current TikTok drama... Is this the end of the viral app?!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

In five days, TikTok as we know it could be finished in the US. The Verge's Lauren Feiner joins the show to discuss last week's Supreme Court arguments over the ban, why things don't look good for TikTok, and what's likely to happen in the next five days. After that, Kickstarter ...  Show more

After a series of extended deadlines, the U.S. and China say they have a framework for a deal for the future of TikTok. Alex Leary discusses who comes out ahead. Further Listening: - Wait… Was That the TikTok Ban? - The Day the Music Died on TikTok Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s N ...  Show more