Sway
Power, unpacked. “Sway” is a new interview show hosted by Kara Swisher, “Silicon Valley’s most feared and well liked journalist.” Now taking on Washington, Hollywood and the world, Kara investigates power: who has it, who’s been denied it, and who dares to defy it. Every Monday and Thursday, from New York Times Opinion Audio.
Crypto Congress + HBD ChatGPT + What Social Media Platform Should I Be On?
This week, we explore how the 2024 election paved the way for a new crypto-friendly Congress and what...
EscucharWhat Trump 2.0 Means for Tech + A.I. Made Me Basic + HatGPT!
As of this week, we have a new president-elect. We discuss how the incoming administration’s approach...
EscucharBillionaire Game Theory + We Are Not Ready for A.G.I. + Election Betting Markets Get Weird
Last week, Jeff Bezos canceled the Washington Post editorial board’s plan to endorse Kamala Harris....
EscucharThe Elon-ction + Can A.I. Be Blamed for a Teen’s Suicide?
Note: This episode contains mentions of suicide. This week, how Elon Musk became a main character in...
EscucharPowerful A.I. By 2026? + Uber's C.E.O. on the Robotaxi Future + Casey's TikTok Test
This week, the A.I. company Anthropic has Silicon Valley rethinking the timeline for artificial general...
EscucharA Flood of A.I. Slop + Searching for Satoshi + the Hot Mess Express Returns
This week, in the wake of recent natural disasters, we dig into the rise of A.I.-generated slop that’s...
EscucharCan California Regulate A.I.? + Silicon Valley’s Super Babies + System Update!
On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vetoed Senate Bill 1047, an A.I. safety bill that would have...
EscucharMeta’s Race for Your Face + Google’s Hit A.I. Notebook + HatGPT
This week, Casey reports back from a wild day at Meta Connect, discussing what’s new with Meta’s...
EscucharOpenAI's Reasoning Machine + Instagram Teen Changes + Amazon RTO Drama
Last week, OpenAI released a preview of its hotly anticipated new model, o1. We discuss what it has...
EscucharDo You Need a New iPhone? + Yuval Noah Harari’s A.I. Fears + Hard Fork Crimes Division
Apple unveiled its latest gadgets at its big September event on Monday. We discuss the most interesting...
EscucharX Gets a Brazilian Ax + Founder Mode + Listeners Respond on School Phone Bans
Over the weekend, X was banned in Brazil. We talk with The New York Times’s Brazil bureau chief, Jack...
EscucharThe Telegram Problem + Gov. Kathy Hochul on School Phone Bans + Kevin's A.I. Reputation Rehab
Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France and charged with several crimes connected...
EscucharWhat Happened to the A.I. Election? + ChatGPT for Mayor + The Productivity Tools We’re Using
This week, we discuss why so few campaigns seem to be experimenting with A.I. The Times’s Sheera Frenkel...
EscucharCan Musk Get Trump Elected? + Steve Ballmer’s Quest for the Facts + This Week in A.I.
This week, we debate whether Elon Musk’s recent stumping and fund-raising for former President Trump...
EscucharGoogle’s Monopoly Money + Is the A.I. Bubble Popping? + The Hot-Mess Express
This week, a federal judge ruled that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search....
EscucharThe Zoom Election + Google DeepMind's Math Olympiad + HatGPT! Olympics Edition
This week, with hundreds of thousands of people joining online political rallies for Kamala Harris,...
EscucharKamala Harris’s Bratty Coconut Memescape + What Does $1,000 a Month Do? + The Empire CrowdStrikes Back
This week, the memes didn’t just fall out of coconut trees — a rundown of the social media reaction...
EscucharSocial Media Reacts to an Attempted Assassination + Tech Elites for Trump + TikTok's Jawmaxxing Trend
This week, an assassination attempt for the social media age: what the platforms got right and wrong...
EscucharAlison Roman Answers Your Hard Questions
Throw down a picnic blanket, and grab some snacks and drinks: It’s time for some Hard Questions with...
EscucharThe Interview: The Netflix Chief’s Plan to Get You to Binge Even More
We’re off for the Fourth of July, but what’s a better tribute to America than a conversation about...
EscucharRecord Labels Sue A.I. Music Generators + Inside the Pentagon’s Tech Upgrade + HatGPT
Record labels — including Sony, Universal and Warner — are suing two leading A.I. music generation...
EscucharA Surgeon General Warning + Is Disinformation Winning? + The CryptoPACs Are Coming
The Surgeon General is calling for warning labels on social media platforms: Should Congress give his...
EscucharApple Joins the A.I. Party + Elon's Wild Week + HatGPT
This week we go to Cupertino, Calif., for Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference and talk...
EscucharA Conversation With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada + An OpenAI Whistle-Blower Speaks Out
This week, we host a cultural exchange. Kevin and Casey show off their Canadian paraphernalia to Prime...
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