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Decoder with Nilay Patel — 982 episodes · page 1 of 10
JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes
Why Elon Musk wants to sell you cell service
Benn Jordan thinks the surveillance problem is much bigger than Flock
Rewind: Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s ‘unconstrained’ relationship with the truth
Another billionaire thinks he can fix Warner Bros.
OpenAI has a Muse problem
Adam Schiff on AI regulation, free speech, and impeaching Trump one more time
The AI warnings are getting louder
How Utah locals fought Kevin O'Leary's AI data center
The SaaSpocalypse that wasn't, with Atlassian's CEO
Can Cloudflare save the web from AI?
I have some questions for Mark Zuckerberg
Can John Ternus find Apple's next big thing?
Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn't kill everyone????
Microsoft AI CEO says AI threats are real, and Anthropic is making it worse
Adam Conover explains how YouTube ruined everything
Why the current tech backlash feels different
How Sonos rebooted itself
New York Governor Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be ‘less evil’
OpenAI's executive exodus has one big winner
How GoFundMe became America's backup plan
Welcome to the AI crisis in math
It's about ethics in journalism, with Ben Smith
Does Google even want to win in AI?
Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the fight for high-quality audio
The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers
Bluesky’s new CEO wants a big tent, not a bubble
The end of the human internet
Tariffs didn’t bring manufacturing jobs back to the US
What Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit is really about
Dr. Jill Lepore on why the AI backlash is vital for the future
Proton’s CTO: No company is going to jail for you
Yes, even Nvidia's head of automotive is fighting for compute
Why did Comcast ever buy NBC?
Inside the big business of the creator economy, with Ali Berman and Raina Penchansky
The CMO is a dying role, says Digitas' Amy Lanzi
He changed outdoor cooking forever — then took over Weber
Rewind: CEO Jim Farley on Ford's EV gamble
Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
Who decides when AI is too dangerous?
Skydio CEO argues more drones will make us safer
Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch on AI, the Met Gala & his secret succession plan
Microsoft AI chief thinks superintelligence is near, but won't take your job
Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire
AI is blowing up music. How should the Grammys handle it?
Rivian's software chief thinks you don't need CarPlay or buttons
How Sundar Pichai is rethinking Google for the AI era
Musk v Altman: Much ado about nothing
Exclusive: Jonah Peretti explains why he sold BuzzFeed
How companies weaponize the terms of service against you
Joanna Stern is not a robot, but she lived with them
Rewind: How AI is fueling an existential crisis in education
Dara Khosrowshahi on replacing Uber drivers — and himself — with AI
How to win — or lose — Decoder
That UL safety logo is a lot more complicated than it looks
THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION
Canva's CEO on its big pivot to AI enterprise software
Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman's "unconstrained" relationship with the truth
Can Puck’s CEO reinvent the news business for the influencer age?
The AI industry's existential race for profits
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins wants data centers in space
A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?
Okta's CEO is betting big on AI agent identity
Everyone hates Ticketmaster. Why'd Trump go easy on them?
Confronting the CEO of the AI company that impersonated me
Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. gamble
Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web's homepage
Anthropic doesn't trust the Pentagon, and neither should you
Hasbro's CEO lets AI Peppa Pig help design toys
Prediction markets want to be the news
Zillow's CEO on growth during a housing crisis
Inside Xbox's executive shakeup
Hank Green lets loose on YouTube, billionaires, and algorithms
Money no longer matters to AI's top talent
Let's talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state
The surprising case for AI judges
Siemens CEO's mission to automate everything
Reality is losing the deepfake war
Docusign's CEO on the dangers of trusting AI to read, and write, your contracts
Netflix is eating Hollywood — because it has to
Experian's tech chief defends credit scores: 'We're not Palantir'
Why nobody's stopping Grok
Razer CEO on AI in game dev, Grok, and anime waifus
Rewind: How private equity kills companies and communities
Dropout CEO Sam Reich on the business of subscription comedy
What’s next for Netflix and Paramount in the Warner Bros. battle
"All chaos and panic": Nilay answers your burning Decoder questions
Stack Overflow users don't trust AI. They're using it anyway
Sen. Ed Markey wants media companies to fight for the First Amendment
Square's product chief on the death of the penny and the future of money
The tiny team trying to keep AI from destroying everything
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says there is no AI bubble after all
What the climate story gets wrong
The DoorDash Problem: How AI browsers are a huge threat to Amazon
Ring's Jamie Siminoff thinks AI can reduce crime
The company at the heart of the AI bubble
Sir Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t think AI will destroy the web
How AI is fueling an existential crisis in education
Lyft CEO David Risher on paying drivers more and the shift to robotaxis
How Silicon Valley enshittified the internet