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Every Tuesday and Friday, tech journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. They make bold predictions, pick winners and losers, and bicker and banter like no one else. After all, with great power comes great scrutiny. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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Kara Swisher Scott Galloway Reid Aria

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Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom is an American entrepreneur and software engineer best known as the co-founder of Instagram, a photo and video sharing social networking service. He played a significant role in the development of the platform, which was acquired by Facebook in 2012 for approximately $1 billion. Systrom has a background in computer science and management science and engineering from Stanford University, and he has worked at companies like Google before launching Instagram.
Tony Hsieh
Tony Hsieh was an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist, best known as the CEO of Zappos, an online shoe and clothing retailer. He was instrumental in shaping Zappos' unique company culture and customer service philosophy, which emphasized employee happiness and customer satisfaction. Hsieh was a graduate of Harvard University and authored the book 'Delivering Happiness,' which outlines his business philosophy and experiences. He passed away in 2020, and his legacy continues to influence the business world.
Demis Hassabis
Demis Hassabis is a British artificial intelligence researcher, co-founder, and CEO of DeepMind, a leading AI company. He is renowned for his work in developing Alpha Go, the first AI to defeat a human world champion in the game of Go, and AlphaFold, which addressed the long-standing protein folding problem. Hassabis is recognized as one of the most influential figures in the field of artificial intelligence, contributing significantly to advancements in understanding complex systems and the intersection of AI with game theory and creativity.

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Elon Musk DOGE Tesla Kevin Systrom Meta antitrust trial Tony Hsieh defamation retrial New York Times Wall Street Signal scandal Tesla setbacks Google Chrome Trump administration deportations State Department overhaul baby boom Netflix Q1 earnings streaming Trump Jerome Powell Harvard tax exempt status AI supercomputers Mark Zuckerberg witness stand Google monopoly online advertising technology tariffs Meta antitrust trial Instagram WhatsApp Blue Origin Bill Maher AI Game Theory Multimodality Creativity DeepMind Alpha Go AlphaFold Protein Folding

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0:00 1:23:27

Elon Steps Back from DOGE, Wall Street Whiplash, and Metas Antitrust Trial Continues

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Kara Swisher Scott Galloway
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Kevin Systrom Tony Hsieh
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Elon Musk DOGE Tesla Kevin Systrom Meta antitrust trial Tony Hsieh defamation retrial New York Times Wall Street
Kara and Scott discuss Elon Musk's decision to step back from DOGE focus on Tesla, Instagram co-founder Kevin Systroms testimony in the Meta antitrust trial, and late Zappos co-founder Tony Hsiehs newly found will. Plus, Sarah Palin loses her defamation retrial against the New York Times, and another whiplash week on Wall Street.

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0:00 1:12:32

Signalgate Sequel, Trump's Baby Boom Plans, and Netflix Earnings

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Kara Swisher Scott Galloway
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Signal scandal Tesla setbacks Google Chrome Trump administration deportations State Department overhaul baby boom Netflix Q1 earnings streaming
Kara and Scott discuss Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth getting caught up in another Signal scandal, Teslas latest setbacks, and whether Google will have to spin off Chrome. Then, they dive into a busy few days for the Trump administration from getting blocked on deportations by the Supreme Court, to reportedly planning an overhaul of the State Department, to taking suggestions on how spark the next baby boom. Plus, do Netflixs Q1 earnings prove the streaming giant is tariff-proof?

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0:00 1:15:59

Elon’s Harem, Trump v. Harvard, and Zuckerberg on the Stand

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Kara Swisher Scott Galloway
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Trump Jerome Powell Harvard tax exempt status Elon Musk AI supercomputers Mark Zuckerberg witness stand Google monopoly online advertising technology
Kara and Scott discuss President Trump lashing out at Fed Chair Jerome Powell, The White House asking the IRS to revoke Harvard’s tax exempt status, and Elon Musk trying to build an army of super-babies. Then, Nvidia says it will start producing AI supercomputers in the U.S., Mark Zuckerberg takes the witness stand, and a federal judge rules that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising technology.

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0:00 1:16:23

Tariff Twists and Turns, Meta Antitrust Trial, and Blue Origin Girls' Trip

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Kara Swisher Scott Galloway
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tariffs Meta antitrust trial Instagram WhatsApp Blue Origin Bill Maher Trump
Kara and Scott discuss the latest tariff confusion, with Trump flip flopping on tech exemptions, and warning of more tariffs to come. Then, the FTC's blockbuster antitrust trial against Meta gets underway. Will Meta eventually have to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp? Plus, Blue Origin's all-female flight lifts off, and Bill Maher goes to Washington for dinner with Trump.

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0:00 1:00:49

Demis Hassabis on AI, Game Theory, Multimodality, and the Nature of Creativity | Possible

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Reid Aria
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Demis Hassabis
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AI Game Theory Multimodality Creativity DeepMind Alpha Go AlphaFold Protein Folding
How can AI help us understand and master deeply complex systems—from the game Go, which has 10 to the power 170 possible positions a player could pursue, or proteins, which, on average, can fold in 10 to the power 300 possible ways? This week, Reid and Aria are joined by Demis Hassabis. Demis is a British artificial intelligence researcher, co-founder, and CEO of the AI company, DeepMind. Under his leadership, DeepMind developed Alpha Go, the first AI to defeat a human world champion in Go and later created AlphaFold, which solved the 50-year-old protein folding problem. He's considered one of the most influential figures in AI. Demis, Reid, and Aria discuss game theory, medicine, multimodality, and the nature of innovation and creativity.

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