EPISODE · May 16, 2025 · 1H 7M

Brittle Apple

from People vs Algorithms · host Troy Young, Brian Morrissey, and Alex Schleifer

Plus: we learn that Alex is no David Zaslav because he doesn’t see the genius in a CNN weather app, an appraisal of Airbnb’s “everything” app, and a celebration of kookiness of Eurovision.* Watch us on YouTube* Troy Young's People vs Algorithms newsletter* Brian Morrissey's The Rebooting newsletter* Alex Schleifer's Human Computer* Follow Alex, Brian and Troy on TwitterChapters:* 00:00 Open* 01:38 Intro* 02:41 Welcome* 03:23 Eurovision* 08:14 App-mania* 08:53 HBO Max* 12:47 CNN* 19:35 ESPN* 24:11 AirBnB* 32:55 Apple* 59:03 Good Product* 01:06:27 Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.peoplevsalgorithms.com

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