Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time
California Sen. Adam Schiff sits on a bunch of the committees that do tech and AI oversight, so I really wanted to ask him about how we migh...
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Decoder with Nilay Patel
Decoder is a new show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of busine...
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20 of 977 episodesThe AI warnings are getting louder
Hey everybody, it’s Nilay. We’ve got a little bonus drop for you today — I was recently interviewed about AI safety by Shumita Basu for Appl...
How Utah locals fought Kevin O'Leary's AI data center
Today I’m talking with Josh Dzieza, a longtime features writer here at The Verge, about a massive data center in Utah that does not exist, m...
The SaaSpocalypse that wasn't, with Atlassian's CEO
My guest today is Mike Cannon-Brookes, who is co-founder and CEO of Atlassian. Atlassian is one of those companies that every other company...
Can Cloudflare save the web from AI?
Cloudflare discovered in June that bots already make up more than half of internet traffic — and CEO Matthew Prince says that bots could out...
I have some questions for Mark Zuckerberg
It’s a big week for Meta. The company has its big Connect conference, and the new Muse AI agent appears to be an early hit. CEO Mark Zuckerb...
Can John Ternus find Apple's next big thing?
Today, I’m talking with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who is the world’s best-sourced Apple reporter. Earlier this month, Apple hosted its annual...
Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn't kill everyone????
The biggest story in tech right now is the spiraling debate about AI safety and regulation. The CEOs of all these companies have issued vari...
Microsoft AI CEO says AI threats are real, and Anthropic is making it worse
Today, I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. As you’re no doubt aware, the biggest story in tech right now is the spir...
Adam Conover explains how YouTube ruined everything
Adam Conover is a familiar face to anyone who’s spent time on the internet. He got his start at CollegeHumor back in the day, before transit...
Why the current tech backlash feels different
We’re back with another Decoder mailbag special. This time, we focused on feedback to Nilay’s “software brain” video essay, our ongoing cove...
How Sonos rebooted itself
My guest today is Sonos CEO Tom Conrad. Tom was on the board at Sonos during the disastrous 2024 app redesign that threatened to crash the e...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be ‘less evil’
It’s an election year, with a shocking amount of tech policy at stake, and Gov.Hochul has taken strong positions on almost every major tech...
OpenAI's executive exodus has one big winner
Today, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about some pure Decoder bait: the seemingly-endless org chart changes...
How GoFundMe became America's backup plan
Tim Cadogan is CEO of GoFundMe, the for-profit platform where you can donate to help people with everything from medical expenses to little...
Welcome to the AI crisis in math
My guest today is Robert Hart, The Verge’s London-based AI reporter. Robert recently wrote a fantastic story for us about the debate raging...
It's about ethics in journalism, with Ben Smith
Today I’m talking to Ben Smith, the editor-in-chief of Semafor. Ben ran BuzzFeed News at the height of the Facebook traffic boom, and even w...
Does Google even want to win in AI?
My guest today is The Verge’s Hayden Field, and we’re discussing a question that’s been rocketing around the tech industry for the past week...
Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the fight for high-quality audio
My guest today is Lila Snyder, the CEO of Bose. Lila was last on the show about four years ago, and since then she’s dramatically rearchitec...
The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers
Our guest today is Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter here at The Verge, and we’re discussing the growing backlash against AI data centers. G...