Decoder
Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas – and other problems. Verge Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policy makers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future. Subscribe here!
Here’s why Olivia Rodrigo keeps handing out songwriting credits
Remote work has made organizing easier
Harvard professor Willy Shih explains the existential problem affecting cars, phones, computers, and more
Building a career on pushing buttons and seeing what happens
Argo AI CEO Bryan Salesky on a new partnership with Lyft and setting realistic expectations for self-driving cars
Encryption and consumer privacy experts break down Apple’s plan for child safety
A peek behind the curtain at the creator economy and what’s next for YouTube Shorts
Personality-driven journalism applies to traditional media, too
An outdoor cooking company with an influencer staff and a Roku app
Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath wants the freedom of an auto startup with the benefits of an established player
Bloomberg’s Lauren Etter on the rise and decline of an e-cigarette upstart
Microsoft wants to make Windows 11 more flexible and open
Who really owns your audience?
CTO Jahmy Hindman on farming, data, and right to repair
Y Combinator’s Michael Seibel on startups after the pandemic
Spotify’s chief legal officer on tech’s ‘ruthless bully’
Flex CEO Revathi Advaithi on the complicated politics of manufacturing
Ford’s CEO on an upgradable, electric future
Facebook moderation expert Kate Klonick weighs in
Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein on competing with the tech giants during the pandemic
Anjali Sud on building a profitable video business by moving from streaming to software
Supernatural founder Chris Milk on the future of fitness
Professor Steve Hanke and investor Nic Carter on the two sides of the bitcoin debate
Facebook’s VP of global affairs on the platform’s new changes, with Casey Newton
The resale app’s co-founder on stitching e-commerce with social media
A conversation with NYT’s Kevin Roose on how robotic automation will impact our future
Atlassian CEO Scott Farquhar on the challenges of governing online companies
Kayvon Beykpour, head of consumer product, on the company’s new product plan
Luminar’s Austin Russell on the technology that will drive the future
Evil Geniuses CEO Nicole LaPointe Jameson on reinventing the industry
An interview with Charlton McIlwain, author of Black Software
An interview with the founder of Backstage Capital
Cybersecurity reporter Joseph Menn on the massive breach the US didn’t see coming
The head of Instagram on where social media goes from here
Regulation expert Daphne Keller on where moderation goes after banning Trump
