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The SEC goes after Elon Musk's tweets, Fauci's emails, and should Roku acquire more content?

602

Uber and Lyft price surge, the Biden infrastructure bill and Friend of Pivot Casey Newton

603

Russia crackdown on social media, Amazon buys MGM, and is 5G worth the hype?

604

Tim Cook takes the stand in Apple vs. Epic trial and a Friend of Pivot on app dating

605

Crypto-crash, Streaming wars and tax plans with MSNBC Host Stephanie Ruhle

606

AT&T's TimeWarner/Discovery+ super merger and GLAAD's report on social media platforms

607

The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and Tesla breaks up with Bitcoin

608

Elon Musk on Saturday Night Live and the dogecoin tumble

609

Facebook Oversight Board and the Trump ban, trouble for Peloton and a listener question about AI

610

Apple and Epic go to trial and Friend of Pivot Senator Amy Klobuchar

611

Trouble at Basecamp, Bezos fights for the moon, and a listener question about dating apps

612

CEO wealth surge, Apple/Facebook tensions heat up, and Friend of Pivot DoorDash COO Christopher Payne

613

Apple's podcast play, Netflix's rough quarter, and a listener mail on crypto's carbon footprint

614

Facebook gets into audio, WeWork's SPAC, and Friend of Pivot Preet Bharara

615

The crypto-surge, Bernie Madoff's dark legacy, and a question on Russia slowing Twitter

616

Amazon union defeat, Alibaba’s antitrust fine, and Walter Isaacson on CRISPR

617

Twitch's new guidelines, YouTube's video violations, and a prediction on LG's handset company

618

Global corporate tax, Facebook's data breach and a Friend of Pivot on "cancel culture"

619

Big Tech military contracts, Compass's IPO, and President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan

620

Tony Hsieh, Jeff Bezos's Twitter fingers, and Big Tech in Congress (again)

621

Microsoft and Discord, Goldman Sachs' junior bankers and a listener mail question on news consumption

622

Struggles at Dispo, Trump's own social media network, and the 411 on NFTs

623

Facebook makes a Substack competitor, Netflix's carbon footprint and the future of McKinsey

624

The future of travel and a Friend of Pivot on telehealth

625

Roblox IPO, Facebook doesn't think it has an antitrust problem and a listener question on PlayStation5

626

SPACs tumble, the education tech market and the future of automation

627

Google ad track changes, implosions for the entertainment industry and Square buys Tidal

628

The new COVID stimulus and Andy Slavitt on vaccine plans

629

More hearings for big tech, GameStop stock surge (again), and predictions come true

630

U.K. says Uber drivers are employees, and the future of cyber attacks

631

Australia vs. Facebook and the GameStop hearings

632

Lincoln Project implosion, Microsoft says Google should pay newspapers, and Friend of Pivot Adam Grant

633

Is there a Trump without Twitter? A mini class on "dispersion", and a prediction about CNN

634

Twitter subscription service, Tesla invests in Bitcoin, and Friend of Pivot Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel

635

The end of the Bezos era, SpaceX for civilians, and a stock prediction

636

Who is profiting off Reddit stock threads? And the "Marshall Plan for Moms"

637

The GameStop, Reddit, Robinhood saga

638

Facebook's oversight board takes on the Trump ban and Friend of Pivot Congressman Ro Khanna on what's ahead in Washington

639

Inauguration Day, Biden's antitrust issues, and the future of Fox News

640

More GOP Twitter suspensions, Parler is back, and FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter on the future of big tech

641

Impeachment number 2, Airbnb cancels DC reservations, and rebranding America

642

Parler goes dark, Trump's power without Twitter, and a Friend of Pivot on the history of coups

643

Twitter and Facebook ban Trump, the future of Internet regulations under Democrats, and a prediction on Sheryl Sandberg

644

The Trump tapes and Tesla sales soar with guest host Stephanie Ruhle

645

The Wonder Woman premiere, Georgia's run off election, and friend of pivot Olivia Nuzzi

646

2021 Predictions Special: the future of markets, healthcare, and media

647

Facebook vs. Apple, Robinhood reckoning, and a prediction for Zoom

648

Covid vaccine in the US, Roblox IPO delay, and friend of Pivot Stephanie Ruhle

649

Facebook's monopoly reckoning, the Pfizer vaccine begins, and predictions for Airbnb stock

650

DoorDash and Airbnb IPOs, WarnerMedia streaming updates, and Casey Newton on Substack

651

Amazon’s podcast acquisition, what led to Slack losing its lead, and Trump's move on 230

652

Antitrust trouble for Facebook and Google, Friend of Pivot on Covid vaccines, and remembering Tony Hsieh

653

What happens post-Corona, marketing "defund the police", and predictions on SPACs

654

Media consolidations, Snapchat's TikTok competitor, and Joanna Coles on retail during the pandemic

655

Airbnb’s IPO, Amazon breaks into the pharmacy business, and predictions on a CNN sale

656

Disney earnings, TikTok saga continues, and Maggie Haberman on the Trump transition

657

Covid’s ‘second wave’ and business, Europe brings antitrust suit to Amazon, and a prediction on fitness trackers

658

Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine, China looks at fintech regulation, and Lyft President John Zimmer on the future of gig work

659

The endless election, Twitter keeps Jack Dorsey as CEO, and a listener question about Pinterest

660

Platforms prep for election, Panera CEO on the coffee "rundle", and proposition-22 is a fail

661

Republicans vs. Big Tech hearing, Apple is getting into search, and California votes on the future of gig work

662

Facebook readies the ship, Robinhood looting, Katy Tur on election night and Ant Group

663

DOJ/Google showdown, RIP Quibi, and a listener mail question on Airbnb IPO

664

The China economy boom and a Friend of Pivot on cyber warfare and election disinformation

665

The iPhone and augmented reality, Facebook and Twitter clamp down on misinformation, and predictions about Airbnb

666

Apple goes 5G, the Feds want to break up Google Chrome, and Fareed Zakaria on lessons from 2020

667

Antitrust gets real, Facebook purges QAnon, and a prediction about AWS

668

Stock market reacts to Trump’s covid diagnosis, end times for Regal Cinemas and Advertising week 2020

669

ProfG on US brand post-debate, Disney layoffs = Disney opportunity? and fighting ransomware

670

Trump’s tax returns, Amazon’s home drone, and NYSE President Stacey Cunningham on upcoming IPOs

671

Tesla’s “Battery Day”, the DOJ prepares for Google, and Scott’s prediction on “algorithmic e-commerce”

672

TikTok deal gets a presidential blessing, friend of Pivot Julia Angwin's internet Blacklight, and RIP RBG

673

Pivot Schooled #5: The Psychology of Recovery, with Recode co-founder Walt Mossberg, Howard University's Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick, and Los Angeles Superintendent Austin Beutner

674

“The Apple “Rundle” is anemic, the California brain drain (California’s exodus) and a prediction on Palantir’s direct listing

675

Oracle wins Tik Tok, the future of AI chips, and Friend of Pivot Alex Stamos deep dives on TikTok privacy

676

Pivot Schooled #4: The Big Four, with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Columbia University's Tim Wu

677

Apple vs. Epic battle escalates, GOP’s Section 230 legislation, and a listener question on Chipotle conscious consumerism

678

Pivot Schooled #3: The Sharing Capitalists, with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Gig Workers Collective co-founder Vanessa Bain

679

Facebook's Russia problem (pt.2), Zoom's soaring market cap, and a prediction on Shopify

680

Walmart wants to buy TikTok, Amazon unveils its fitness tracker, and Kara and Scott catchup on the big stories of August

681

Pivot Schooled #2: The New Generation of Innovators, with Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar and investor Rana Yared

682

Kevin Mayer exits TikTok, Palantir’s scorching S-1, and a listener mail question about cable news with Baratunde Thurston

683

Mark Zuckerberg and Tik Tok, Friend of Pivot Maureen Dowd on the digital Conventions and… Baratunde Thurston’s Wins and Fails

684

Pivot Schooled #1: Media's Overnight Chaos, with TikTok's Vanessa Pappas and Columbia University's Emily Bell

685

Lyft and Uber consider franchising, Apple becomes the first $2 trillion company and a listener mail question about social distancing with Aminatou Sow

686

Epic Games challenges Google and Apple, guest host Aminatou Sow on keeping the post office public, and Friend of Pivot Mary Trump on her uncle Donald

687

Uber threatens to shutdown app over AB5, Airbnb's surprise IPO and a listener mail question about WFH with Andrew Ross Sorkin

688

Trump’s executive order on TikTok & WeChat, Friend of Pivot Jennifer Palmieri about women in politics, and guest host Andrew Ross Sorkin on a billionaire tax

689

Disney+ pioneers at-home movie premieres and Facebook signs a lease in Manhattan, with guest host Stephanie Ruhle

690

Guest host Stephanie Ruhle on TikTok ban, SpaceX splash down, and Friend of Pivot Rep. David Cicilline on antitrust hearings

691

The surprises at Big Tech's antitrust hearing, Snap's first diversity report, and a scary prediction for parents of college students

692

Facebook’s “cultural crisis,” Mark Cuban on the NBA’s rebound, and Kara gets replaced by AI

693

Previewing the Big Four's antitrust appearance, Twitter bans QAnon, and prediction on Tesla buying up companies

694

Jack Ma bypasses NYSE, a Friend of Pivot on how the Lincoln Project is trolling Trump, and Netflix's earnings fail

695

NBC's streaming service launches without Roku or Amazon Fire TV, Apple wins a tax battle, and a prediction on Netflix earnings

696

Google is the latest FAANG to invest in India, Facebook might ban political ads, and civil rights advocate Rashad Robinson on the ad boycott

697

Facebook fails a civil rights audit, college campuses will be "mini-Wuhans", and can the Trump admin ban TikTok?

698

Uber buys Postmates, Taylor Lorenz talks Clubhouse, and Big Tech will testify in Congress — but Congress has already lost

699

Facebook changes its speech policy, Amazon moves into driverless cars, and a Friend of Pivot on how suspension of visas will affect Silicon Valley

700

Square withholds from its merchants; Twitch’s female streamers have had enough and a Listener Mail on contact tracing apps