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.

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Dec 13, 2022 · 1 hr 40 min
How to buy a social network, with Tumblr CEO Matt Mullenweg
What can Elon learn from Tumblr?
Dec 6, 2022 · 1 hr
Disney’s CEO drama explained, with Julia Alexander
The best of Bobs, the worst of Bobs
Nov 29, 2022 · 1 hr 16 min
How Bose compete with AirPods — and why it’s in more cars than ever, with CEO Lila Snyder
Has sound quality taken a back seat to convenience?
Nov 22, 2022 · 1 hr 4 min
On with Kara Swisher: Can Chris Licht Turn CNN Around?
Chris Licht faces an uphill battle at CNN.
Nov 15, 2022 · 1 hr 3 min
Phil Spencer really wants you to know that native Call of Duty will stay on PlayStation
The CEO of Microsoft Gaming thinks King is the crown jewel of the Activision empire.
Nov 8, 2022 · 1 hr 7 min
Why Figma is selling to Adobe for $20 billion, with CEO Dylan Field
We also talk about AI and VR — but we know why you’re here.
Nov 3, 2022 · 41 min
The mystery of Biden’s deadlocked FCC
How often do the parent companies of Fox News and MSNBC team up?
Nov 1, 2022 · 1 hr 7 min
Why Amazon VP Steve Boom just made the entire music catalog free with Prime
Apple Music raised its rates. Will Amazon Music follow suit?
Oct 27, 2022 · 1 hr 6 min
Never pay the ransom — a cybersecurity CEO explains why
Ransomware attacks still plague our healthcare system. Steve Cagle’s cybersecurity company is trying to prevent them.
Oct 25, 2022 · 1 hr 6 min
The people who make your apps go to Stack Overflow for answers – here's how it works
Stack Overflow is basically Reddit for developers. CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar explains how the company moderates its content.
Oct 18, 2022 · 1 hr 12 min
Why Signal won’t compromise on encryption, with president Meredith Whittaker
Signal messages are more private than iMessage and WhatsApp. Here’s how.
Oct 11, 2022 · 1 hr
Mark Zuckerberg on the Quest Pro, future of the metaverse, and more
A year after rebranding Facebook to Meta, Mark Zuckerberg is still all-in on the metaverse
Oct 4, 2022 · 1 hr 8 min
Pat Gelsinger came back to turn Intel around – here’s how it’s going
How CEO Pat Gelsinger changed the culture at Intel and bet big on the silicon heartland
Sep 27, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min
How Arm conquered the chip market without making a single chip, with CEO Rene Haas
Arm’s chips are in your iPhone—but what exactly does Arm do?
Sep 20, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min
Can software simplify the supply chain? Ryan Petersen thinks so
Ryan Petersen’s tweetstorm changed how a major U.S. port moves your stuff.
Sep 13, 2022 · 1 hr 4 min
Everyone knows what YouTube is. Few know how it really works.
Mark Bergen takes us inside the black box
Sep 6, 2022 · 1 hr 16 min
Rewind: How big companies kill ideas — and how to fight back, with Tony Fadell
Stories and lessons from his new book, Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
Aug 30, 2022 · 1 hr 3 min
How the head of Facebook plans to compete with TikTok and win back Gen Z
We’ve got a special episode of Decoder today – an interview between Verge deputy editor Alex Heath and Meta’s Tom Alison, the head of Facebook. Alex is the co-host of the newest season of Vox Media’s podcast Land of the Giants. This season is about Facebook and Meta. The season finale comes out tomorrow. Alex has been reporting for Land of the Giants for many months, and along the way he interviewed Tom. Facebook has a lot of challenges, but it seems like the biggest problem is TikTok: Facebook's problem is that it spent years – you spent years – building out a social graph that, it turns out, is less interesting than just being shown content that the company thinks you might like. Alison has been at Facebook for more than a decade and previously ran engineering for the News Feed, so he knows more than almost anyone about the history of feeds and where they are going. Links: Land of the Giants Facebook is changing its algorithm to take on TikTok, leaked memo reveals Facebook is revamping its home feed to feel more like TikTok Transcript: https://www.theverge.com/e/23092319 Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone and Jackie McDermott and it was edited by Callie Wright. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Sr Audio Director is Andrew Marino. Our Editorial Director is Brooke Minters. And our Executive Producer is Eleanor Donovan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 23, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min
Advertising is everywhere. Wieden+Kennedy CEO Neal Arthur explains how it works
The brands are at it again
Aug 16, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min
How Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty goes viral, with CMO Katie Welch
Reinventing marketing for the TikTok age

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