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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future

Every Friday and Sunday, Slate’s popular daily news podcast What Next brings you TBD, a clear-eyed l

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Total: 582

Elon Musk isn't wrong that Twitter has a bot problem. But he's kind of missing the point.Guest: Samu

Some call him revolutionary. Others call him a hack. Is his success warranted?Guest: Ashlee VanceHos

Schools have spent millions to detect threats online. It mostly doesn’t work.Guest: Arijit SenHost:

What can current surveillance infrastructure tell us about online privacy after the fall of Roe? Gue

Is El Salvador heading for default after going all in on crypto?Guest: Anna-Cat BrigidaHost: Lizzie

They’ve stolen billions of dollars. Is the U.S. ready to crack down?Guest: Jason Bartlett, research

The shooting in Buffalo raises questions about the effectiveness of content moderation. Is the Globa

Trump's Truth Social network was supposed to be the right's answer to Twitter. What happens to the c

Companies are developing and selling A.I. products intended to tell your boss or your teacher how yo

A conversation with one of the smartest First Amendment lawyers in the country.Guest: Jameel JafferH

The pandemic changed the way abortion care could be provided online. So what happens now?Guest: Dr.

Can Starlink ever fulfill its promise of connecting the world, especially places left behind by trad

Twitter is the platform of choice for politicians, journalists, academics, and many other agenda-set

The conflict between Ukraine and Russia is uncovering new wartime applications for facial recognitio

The COVID Data Disaster

2022/4/22

Are we facing down yet another COVID wave right now? Does it matter?Guest: Katherine Wu, staff write

How did Intuit build its TurboTax empire?Guest: Justin Elliott, reporter for ProPublicaHost: Lizzie

Elonnnnnnnnnnnnn!

2022/4/15

Is Musk's bid to take Twitter private a genuine attempt to mold the social network in his image? Or

Uber Makes Nice With Cabs

2022/4/10

The rideshare company's founder once called taxis “evil.” Now, Uber might need them to survive.Guest

Elon Trolls the SEC

2022/4/8

With 9.1% ownership of Twitter—and a board seat—Elon Musk is the new master of Twitter's future. Why

For nearly a decade, Margrethe Vestager has led Europe's efforts to rein in big tech. One newspaper