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!
Bracken Darrell talks about the mouse and keyboard renaissance
Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute, helps us answer the question
You’ll Pokémon Go into the metaverse with AR not VR
The real Constitution is the friends we made along the way
Taking an unconventional route to a conventional business
From losing 80 percent of your business to an IPO in nine months
Better, faster, smaller chargers
Our new documentary now streaming on your TV
‘The magnitude of technological shifts that we are trying to manifest here hasn’t been attempted in a long time’
‘Prepare as NFT’ coming to Photoshop
They’re also working on biometric recognition
The senior vice president of devices and services gets into the weeds
It’s harder than it looks
Covering the blood testing startup in print and audio
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