Why artificial intelligence isnāt waiting for consumer demand.
Guest: Gerrit De Vynck, tech reporter for The Washington Post.
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What Next | Yes, Shelves Will Be Empty
The consequences of Donald Trumpās new tariffs are working their way through the supply chain and soon will start showing up for consumers in the form of empty shelves, higher prices, and potentially even layoffs and a recession.Ā
Guest:Ā Christopher Mims, Wall Street Journal tech reporter and the author of Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door---Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy.
Jessica Berger, CEO of Bundle x Joy.
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Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, Isabel Angell, and Rob Gunther.
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What Next: TBD | How Elon Wields Power
What is it about the way that Elon Musk wields power that led 65 percent of Americans to agree he has too much influence on the federal government?
Guest: Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post tech reporter and author of āHubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk.ā
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Slate Money | Everyone Cares About Power Grids This Week
This week: The entire Iberian peninsula lost power for 18 hours. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by energy expert John Kemp to talk about why that might have happened and nerd out on power grids. Then, the GDP is down by 0.3%. But is that really the right metric to care about? Finally, the tech world is bringing back the brutal system of stack ranking management. The hosts discuss why this might be ill advised.Ā
In the Slate Plus episode: Are Toy Tariffsā¦Good?Ā
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Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth.
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What Next: TBD | Marc Andreessenās New Deal
What drove Marc Andreessenās transformation into a political actor, and what is he looking for from having Washington in his thrall?
Guest: Zoe Schiffer, WIRED journalist covering business and Silicon Valley.
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