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What would it mean for the Democrats to not screw this up?

The Democrats won a landslide victory in the midterms. How could they actually wield power effectively during Trump’s final two years. Or: how could they Charlie Brown another football? We take our questions this week to Search Engine’s chief political correspondent Ezra Klein. 🚨 Become an Incognito Mode member!
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Why the Tech Right Lost Big This Week

After watching the historic election results on Tuesday night, we sat down with Erin Griffith and Ezra Klein to make sense of what they mean for the tech industry. We talk about the role of anti-A.I. and anti-data-center sentiment, backlash against billionaires and whether Silicon Valley is experiencing a vibe shift away from the Tech Right. Finally, Max sits down with the reporter Theodore Schleifer to rank midterm tech megadonors from first to worst. Who got the most bang for their buck? Guests: Erin Griffith, a technology reporter at The New York TimesEzra Klein, a columnist and host of ‘The Ezra Klein Show’Theodore Schleifer, a reporter for The New York Times covering billionaires and their impact on the world Additional Reading: Tech Billionaires Face Tricky Political Waters After Democratic SweepThe Bell Tolls for TrumpismThe Republican Party’s Financial Advantage Wasn’t Enough in the 2026 Midterm ElectionsSpaceX and Tesla Stocks Tumble After Elon Musk-Backed Candidates Lose in TexasSherrod Brown’s Win in Ohio Is a Rare Loss for Crypto Under Trump We want to hear from you. Email us at hardfork@nytimes.com. Find “Hard Fork” on YouTube and TikTok. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
1 day ago

Instagram Wants to be YouTube Now?”

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about a new standalone gadget for Thanksgiving, Instagram launching long form videos, and Google taking AI (and Google Search?) out of schools. Then, Marques tells a quick story about how he had everyone in The Studio going crazy for two hours. It's a fun one! Links: MKBHD: Macbook PROLED Verge: Instagram Long form videos NY Times: Google disables Search in Schools 9to5Google: ChatGPT roughly 20% of Google This episode brought to you by: Firefox: https://www.firefox.com Framer: https://www.framer.com/wave Shopify: https://www.shopify.com/waveform Base44: https://www.base44.com/wave Verizon Follow us on socials: Marques: https://www.threads.net/@mkbhd Andrew: https://www.threads.net/@andrew_manganelli David: https://www.threads.net/@davidimel Adam: https://www.threads.net/@parmesanpapi17 Ellis: https://twitter.com/EllisRovin Waveform Threads: https://www.threads.net/@waveformpodcast Waveform Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waveformpodcast/?hl=en Waveform TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@waveformpodcast Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/mkbhd Intro/Outro music by 20syl: https://bit.ly/2S53xlC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Big Tech lost big in the 2026 election

The 2026 midterm elections in the US ended in a sweeping win for Democrats — and several dozen sweeping losses for the AI industry. Nilay and David dig into what the results will mean for data centers, Big Tech, and even the future of X. Then, they try to figure out whether anyone's making any money in AI — not so much, it turns out — and whether the touchscreen MacBook is worth the price. Further reading: ⁠The fight for tech accountability starts now ⁠ ⁠Tech is about to get hammered in Congress⁠ Forbes: ⁠Elon Musk Deletes Midterm Posts After Stunning Election Losses⁠ ⁠Data centers lost the midterms ⁠ ⁠Democrats leaned into Big Tech and AI opposition this cycle. ⁠ ⁠Not even $200 million could help Elon Musk buy Texas ⁠ ⁠OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search ⁠ ⁠Google hasn’t figured out how to make AI pay like its search engine ⁠ ⁠Uber only fulfilled 4 rides from AI agents last quarter ⁠⁠ ⁠DoorDash's CEO: Don't be 'delusional' after just a few hundred AI agent orders⁠ ⁠Apple is reportedly lowering AI usage budgets.⁠ ⁠Brendan Carr plans to let prisons jam cellphone signals⁠ ⁠SpaceX could buy Boost Mobile as part of its big mobile carrier plans ⁠ ⁠Apple MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display review: a touchscreen winner⁠ ⁠Sam Altman addresses RAM comments: People should ‘put as much as they want in their computers⁠ ⁠⁠Sam Altman says it’s better for RAM to be in a data center than on your desk ⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Verge for unlimited access to theverge.com, subscriber-exclusive newsletters, and our ad-free podcast feed. We love hearing from you! Email your questions and thoughts to vergecast@theverge.com or call us at 866-VERGE11. 0:00 Bezos Hair Transplant Hoax 01:15 Midterms Shockwave Begins 02:00 Corruption And Data Center Backlash 06:53 AI Products Not Worth It 09:26 What Democrats Can Do Now 11:15 Congress Investigations Lawyer Up 13:15 Hype Reels Take Over Politics 15:42 X Bubble Versus Real Life 22:47 Microblogging Decline And AI Regulation 23:56 Ossoff Speech And AI Doomerism 27:35 Google Then Versus OpenAI Now 33:35 Back From Break 33:42 OpenAI Search Claims 35:19 Google Moat Erodes 38:02 Monetizing AI Overviews 42:52 Ads Break Trust 45:49 Google Zero Spiral 47:43 Agents Reality Check 50:41 Token Spending Pullback 52:50 Muse Novelty Wears Off 01:00:16 Brendan Carr is a Dummy 01:02:00 FCC Heat On Carr 01:07:04 MacBook Pro Touchscreen 01:09:09 Touchscreen Love Hate 01:10:25 Dynamic Island Reality Check 01:11:17 Best Touch Use Cases 01:11:58 App Support And Optimization 01:14:10 MacBook Pro Verdict 01:14:27 Speakers And Trade Ins 01:15:42 Sales And Upgrade Timing 01:17:11 SpaceX Boost Mobile Drama 01:22:05 Ram Altman Cloud Take 01:29:31 AI Photo Editing Panic 01:37:13 Wrap Up And Plugs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Europe's smart fridges are being hacked. Why?

Europe's supermarkets are under cyber attack, with hackers targeting smart fridges and refrigeration systems. How has this happened, what impact might it have on food supply, and what else in our lives is hackable? Plus, we look at Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s new app, BitChat, and why it’s going viral in France. And after a major security problem was discovered in one of the web's most widely used infrastructure technologies (PHP), a whole lot of websites had to be taken down and patched. Could a similar vulnerability have the power to take down the whole internet? GUESTS: Kath Albury, Professor of Media and Communication at Swinburne University of Technology, and Chief Investigator at the ARC Centre for Excellence in Automated Decision-Making and Society.Phoebe Toups Dugas, Associate Professor of Human-Centred Computing at Monash University AKA the Trans Gamer Professor.------------ This episode was produced on the lands of the Gadigal, Burramattagal, Darug, Gundungurra, and Wurundjeri peoples. ------------ Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at downloadthisshow@abc.net.au Find all the episodes of Download This Show on the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Purple Tsunami Against Data Centers

AI was all over the 2026 midterms: in the ads, in the political spending and in voters’ opposition to data centers. We break down the races that most surprised us, from Texas to a small Ohio town that recalled its mayor over a proposed Meta facility. Will the backlash slow AI progress, or just force the industry to strike a better deal with communities? Then Rob Flaherty, co-founder of the Democratic AI super PAC Tomorrow Together, joins to share which AI messages moved voters, what a Democratic Congress could get done on AI safety, and how the fight over AI could shape 2028. For a transcript of this episode, select the episode on npr.org/machinegods. You can watch this full episode on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts. And if you’ve got a question you want us to answer, you can drop us a comment on any of those platforms or email us at hey@machinegods.fm. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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Escaping the modern world and your noisy mind

How do you find the courage to leave the world you know and make your way to a completely different reality? This episode, TED speakers share ideas about escape and renewal. Guests include author Pico Iyer, NXIVM whistleblower Sarah Edmondson, captain and navigator Lehua Kamalu and TV producer and screenwriter Shonda Rhimes. Original broadcast date: June 13, 2025 See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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Japan’s Defense Minister: “We Can’t Rule Out ALIENS!”

Our American Alchemists this week are current and former Japanese government officials and lawmakers including: Yasukazu Hamada, former Japanese Defense Minister and chairman of Japan's parliamentary UAP caucus Yoshiharu Asakawa, former Congressman and founding organizer of the caucus Teruo Minobe, sitting member of Japan's House of Representatives Atsushi Hayasaka, former Congressman Chiaki Hayasaka, Sendai City Council member --------------------- You can support American Alchemy by signing up with our incredible sponsors below! Dose: Support your liver health with Dose! Get 35% off your first subscription at https://dosedaily.co/JESSE or use code JESSE at checkout. Ridge: One thing to pack, five ways to power! Get 10% off @Ridge with code COSMIC at https://www.Ridge.com/COSMIC #Ridgepod #ad Grab your American Alchemy merchandise here! https://www.americanalchemymerch.com/ --------------------- Japan's UFO investigation is reaching the highest levels of government, and these politicians are speaking openly about what they've discovered. Hamada explains why non-human intelligence deserves serious consideration, while Asakawa and Minobe discuss mysterious objects over Japanese nuclear facilities, government transparency, and the push for official UAP reporting. Jesse also investigates the famous Japan Airlines Flight 1628 encounter, the Lockheed scandal, and America's influence over Japanese intelligence and UFO disclosure. Meanwhile, Hayasaka recounts a terrifying encounter that he believes may have left an unexplained implant behind his ear, while his wife, Sendai City Council member Chiaki Hayasaka, shares her own childhood UFO sighting. GUEST PROJECTS & RESOURCES Japan's Parliamentary UAP Caucus: https://www.asakawayoshiharu.com/?page_id=2109 Yasukazu Hamada — Official Website: https://office-hamada.jp/ Follow Yoshiharu Asakawa on X: https://x.com/asakawayosiharu Teruo Minobe — Official Website: https://www.minobe-teruo.com/ Follow Teruo Minobe on X: https://x.com/minobeteruo Follow Atsushi Hayasaka on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebirth0311/ Follow Chiaki Hayasaka on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089671817465 --------------------- Support Our Other Projects Below! Grab Your American Alchemy Merch Here ➤ https://www.americanalchemymerch.com/ Join The American Alchemy Magazine Here ➤ https://americanalchemymagazine.substack.com/ Subscribe To Our Clips Channel (10 Minute Highlights!) ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@UC8ZKTXN9trt5dhixz6b6l6w Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jessemichelsofficial TikTok ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjessemichels X ➤ https://twitter.com/AlchemyAmerican Spotify ➤ https://tinyurl.com/jessemichelsspotify Clips Channel ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@jessemichelsclips Apply For Jobs ➤ https://jobs.gusto.com/boards/american-alchemy-3758eda5-237b-45f1-b043-da80a300714e Sponsor Inquiries ➤ sponsor@jessemichelsmedia.com Media Inquiries ➤ media@jessemichelsmedia.com --------------------- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 3:20 Former Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada 6:51 The Genkai Nuclear Plant Incident 10:26 UFOs and Nuclear Sites 11:48 Yoshiharu Asakawa, the "UFO Politician" 14:02 Japan Airlines Flight 1628 17:58 Is Japan Under American Control? 19:36 Japan as a UAP Hotspot 21:02 Trump's Disclosure Push Reaches Japan 22:36 Black Cube UFOs and the Tesseract 25:56 SPONSORS 29:25 The Ministry of Defense Document 32:51 Lockheed, Kissinger and Malmgren 39:52 The Wildest Witness Stories 41:15 The Hayasakas: Encounter and Implant 49:23 UFOs and Japan's Sacred Sites 53:13 Asakawa and Mount Fuji 57:03 Closing Thoughts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 days ago

Take the Null

Pre-show: Siri AI foibles The High Line 🗣️ ATP Holiday Store is here! 🗣️ Follow-up: Fineliner Fineliner 🤝🏻 ATP Graffiti shirt (via Nick Foster) Download for use in Fineliner (in Fineliner’s settings, Font, Import Profile; note that this will overwrite your icons and avatar, too) Palm Vx PalmOS emulator Why Overcast Radio LLC? MacBook PROLED Allison points out some dimensional errors on our part You can completely turn off the touch screen (via Gui Rambo) Pinch-to-zoom Glowing Apple logo implementation software details Avoiding keyboard marks with a microfiber keyboard dust cover (via Keith Huss) Rounded corners (via Jeff) Video Reimar Servas show us why rounded corners are bad (via Marcin Wichary) iPhone Duo iPhone Duo will welcome you… sometimes? (YouTube timestamp link to 1m15s) Crackgate Andy Ihnatko notes Crackgate is a thing Jay Peters at The Verge with a statement from Apple CuriousHagi on YouTube (via Terrence O’Brien at The Verge) Inner case with and without matte protector on JerryRigEverything (YouTube timestamp link to 6m45s) Hinge is an ingress point for sand (10m35s) iFixit Teardown Two batteries are listed separately in Settings iPhone Mirroring is outer-screen only (via Stephen Robles) (YouTube timestamp link to 42s) Unlocking using the meat of your right index finger (via Sam Shepherd) Reachability is coming in iOS 27.3 Phil Schiller’s long goodbye …and Ternus’s long hello …and Tim’s long goodbye Apple Leadership Post-show: Marco’s iPhones Duo Members-only ATP Overtime: Some fan-made tools for ATP listeners ATP Titles by Cole Orton Quiz ATP Thingy Finder Transcript search sites CatATP Chapter art ATP Search by Marcos Huerta ATP Transcripts by Roger Goldfinger Podsearch by David Smith Sponsored by: Granola: The AI notepad for back-to-back meetings. Claude: Ready to tackle bigger problems? Get started with Claude today. Tailscale: A secure network that just works. Become a member for ATP Overtime, ad-free episodes, member specials, and our early-release, unedited “bootleg” feed!
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