Decoder with Nilay Patel

The Verge 1000 - Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn't kill everyone????

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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Decoder with Nilay Patel

Episodes

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