Decoder with Nilay Patel podcast

Decoder with Nilay Patel

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Decoder is a 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 business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.

Decoder is a 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 business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.

 

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Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on why push-button AI is “insulting” to musicians

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24 Mar 2025

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The movement to take down Tesla

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How Trump's tariff chaos is already changing global trade

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Why the Take It Down Act is a not a law, but a weapon

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Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour on AI, press freedom, and the future of news

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Flying is still safe, for now — but the FAA isn’t

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Amazon’s Panos Panay on the long road to Alexa’s AI overhaul

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03 Mar 2025

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03 Mar 2025


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Elon Musk's polarizing ascent in the MAGA movement

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27 Feb 2025

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Vimeo CEO Philip Moyer is betting on the human touch — and AI

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24 Feb 2025

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#817

Why gaming never had its Netflix moment

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20 Feb 2025

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The FCC is a now a weapon in Trump’s war on free speech

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13 Feb 2025

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Sen. Ron Wyden is here to stop Elon Musk

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Elon Musk's presidency is just getting started

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Bookshop CEO Andy Hunter's crusade to save books from Amazon

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DeepSeek, Stargate, and the new AI arms race

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30 Jan 2025

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How Ciena keeps the internet online, with CEO Gary Smith

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27 Jan 2025

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How Meta's MAGA heel turn is a play for global power

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23 Jan 2025

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#809

Why CEO Matt Garman is willing to bet AWS on AI

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13 Jan 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:30

13 Jan 2025


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Studying online bad behavior was hard. It's going to get harder in Trump 2.0

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06 Jan 2025

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1:01:13

06 Jan 2025


#807

Answering your biggest Decoder questions

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20 Dec 2024

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#806

Tech antitrust is about to get really weird

Today we’re talking about antitrust policy and tech, which is at a particularly weird mome... more

18 Dec 2024

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Arm CEO Rene Haas on the AI chip race, Intel, and what Trump means for tech

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16 Dec 2024

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Platforms need the news, but they're killing it

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13 Dec 2024

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Why every company wants a podcast now

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11 Dec 2024

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Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says conversational AI is the next web browser

Today, I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. Mustafa is a fascinatin... more

09 Dec 2024

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1:17:05

09 Dec 2024


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AI is a money pit — here’s why investors don’t mind

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