How Much of a Threat Is TikTok, Really?
Michael Calore: “You Are Not Expected to Understand This”?Lily Hay Newman: Yes.Michael Calore: That's what it's called?Lily Hay Newman: Yeah.Michael...
Gear / Gadget Lab Podcast
We Need to Talk About Your Stove
Michael Calore: Lauren, do you have gas?Lauren Goode: OK, like, we're close as podcast hosts, but we're not this close....
Why Non-Farmers Should Care About John Deere’s Repair Memo
The tractor company John Deere has faced a lot of criticism for the tight hold it keeps over its products....
Smart Home, Health Tech, and Everything Else We Saw at CES
Michael Calore: Fantastic.Julian Chokkattu: Smart.Adrienne So: Because by God, I will not be standing in a line for terrible coffee...
Is It 2023 Yet?
Michael Calore: In one word?Lauren Goode: I'll give you a phrase.Michael Calore: Elon Musk.Lauren Goode: Oh, really? It's like a...
You’re Gonna Need a Crypto Wallet
Steven Levy: Well, here's the thing. I have an iPod Classic, the last one with a good hard drive. And...
How These AI-Powered Chatbots Keep Getting Better
Michael Calore: So what you're saying is that you're not actually a fairy prince?Will Knight: No, sadly not.Michael Calore: Surrounded...
How ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Really Works
Lauren Goode: Which is tech.Michael Calore: Which is technology. We were going to talk about technology on her show as...
What Happens If Twitter Gets Hacked?
Twitter doesn't work like it used to. Under new ownership, the site is operating with half its usual staff and...
What You Should Know About Switching to Mastodon
Michael Calore: Nope.Lauren Goode: Do you think you will join Mastodon?Michael Calore: Maybe if there's a compelling community there, if...
Twitter Is Changing Fast. Here’s What Could Happen Next
Michael Calore: Lauren, have you taken the step of setting up a wellness timer on your phone that limits the...
Humans Have a Plastic Addiction
Plastic waste never really breaks down. It just splits into tinier and tinier pieces until it becomes trillions of microscopic...
Cars Are Just Software Now
Michael Calore: Well, now you don't have to go to anymore baseball.Lauren Goode: I remember this now that you were...
Meta Is Still Betting on a VR Revolution That May Never Come
Lauren Goode: That's actually why Mark Zuckerberg changed the company name.Steven Levy: Yeah, yeah. But also, I wrote a story...
Google Catches Up to Apple and Samsung in the Hardware Race
Even though it’s already October, we are somehow still seeing new products announced by the tech giants. This week, it...
The State of the Smart Kitchen
Lauren Goode: My recommendation is, I'm going to put you on the spot, Snack.Michael Calore: OK.Lauren Goode: Mike is an...
Peloton Row and the Future of At-Home Workouts
Lauren Goode: Oh, that's really interesting.Brian Barrett: Does the headline give away the spoiler? Because the headline ... The name...
VR Is Struggling to Grow Out of Its Awkward Phase
Virtual reality has long been hailed as the next big thing in tech. It's pure escapism; strap on a headset...
