Reset’s end-of-year tech episode, featuring Adrianne Jeffries from The Markup, and executive editor of The Verge, TC Sottek. Featuring @SeriousStoic @adrjeffries Links to resources discussed: Underunderstood podcast TC Sottek at The Verge Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Dec 29, 2019•32 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast Google says it's reached "quantum supremacy." We break down what that means for computing and why IBM is pushing back. Featuring: @KSHartnett Quantum Supremacy Is Coming: Here’s What You Should Know Google and IBM Clash Over Milestone Quantum Computing Experiment Quantum Supremacy Using a Programmable Superconducting Processor Leveraging Secondary Storage to Simulate Deep 54-qubit Sycamore Circuits Hosts: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode b...
Dec 26, 2019•20 min•Ep 30•Transcript available on Metacast As new technology enters the religious domain, how might artificial intelligence play a role? Vox.com's Sigal Samuel guest-hosts this episode of Reset. Featuring: @SigalSamuel Links: Robot priests can bless you, advise you, and even perform your funeral “Computer Ethics” by Deborah Johnson About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...
Dec 24, 2019•26 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, two stories on one theme: how tech companies interact with communities they're located in, and their impact on emergency services. Featuring Anjeanette Damon Sarah Emerson Links to resources discussed: West World: Anjeanette Damon's episode for The City The City Podcast How Facebook Bought a Police Force Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Fol...
Dec 22, 2019•31 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast Amazon’s Ring has some safety issues. How secure are these home security systems? Featured Guests @Jessica_Holley @ranimolla LINKS: Family says hackers accessed a Ring camera in their 8-year-old daughter’s room How Amazon’s Ring is creating a surveillance network with video doorbells The rise of fear-based social media like Nextdoor, Citizen, and now Amazon’s Neighbors Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how ...
Dec 19, 2019•27 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast The genetic genealogy website used to find the Golden State Killer has been sold to a DNA forensics company. Featuring: @MeganMolteni Peter Aldhous Links: 10 Years Ago, DNA Tests Were The Future Of Medicine. Now They’re A Social Network — And A Data Privacy Mess A DNA Firm That Caters to Police Just Bought a Genealogy Site Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. F...
Dec 17, 2019•30 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast When we shop online, we tend to think of it as a solitary experience free of sales associates and watchful eyes. But it turns out, some companies can see every move you make in their online stores, in real time. Featuring Jessica Testa: @jtes Hadar Paz: @hadarpaz Links to resources discussed: They see you when you're shopping Powerfront Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and ...
Dec 15, 2019•22 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast Uber released its first-ever safety report. How should we think about its numbers and what do they tell us about safety and sexual misconduct in the gig economy? GUESTS: @kateconger @AJRavenelleNYC LINKS: Uber Says 3,045 Sexual Assaults Were Reported in U.S. Rides Last Year https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/technology/uber-sexual-assaults-murders-deaths-safety.html Hustle and Gig: Struggling and Surviving in the Sharing Economy https://www.alexandreajravenelle.com/book Uber CEO Q&A: When rape h...
Dec 12, 2019•29 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast A law called FOSTA-SESTA, and its unintended consequences. Featuring Aja Romano Rep. Ro Khanna Links to resources discussed: RO KHANNA HOPES THIS BILL WILL PAVE THE WAY TO REPEALING FOSTA The LGBTQ rights issue 2020 Democrats still aren’t talking about Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about you...
Dec 10, 2019•24 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast TikTok, the video sharing app that has taken the tweens and 2019 by storm, is now facing stiff competition, concerns over censorship, and a federal investigation. From our friends at Today, Explained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 08, 2019•19 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Why you should know about microtargeting, and how it works in political advertising. Featuring: @EmilyStewartM @davidkgoldstein Links to resources discussed: Why everybody is freaking out about political ads on Facebook and Google Campaigns Say Google Ad Policy Sidesteps Problem of Disinformation Cambridge Analytica’s “psychographic microtargeting”: what’s bullshit and what’s legit Reset episode on Twitter banning political ads Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset ...
Dec 05, 2019•25 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Is Elon Musk's Cybertruck the future of electric vehicles? Featuring: Sean O'Kane - @sokane1 David Ferris - @DavidFerris Links to resources discussed: Tesla Cybertruck first ride: inside the electric pickup What we learned on the Electric Road Trip Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad...
Dec 03, 2019•25 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Electronic monitoring, often in the form of ankle bands, is on the rise within the criminal justice system—it’s viewed by some as a simple alternative to incarceration, but what impact does this tech really have on people's lives? Featuring: @shubhabala Links: Use of Electronic Offender-Tracking Devices Expands Sharply Digital Jail: How Electronic Monitoring Drives Defendants Into Debt Electronic Monitoring Technology Must Be Regulated Active electronic monitoring a viable alternative to pretria...
Dec 01, 2019•27 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast What's at risk when we share photos, videos or other kid content on social media? Arielle talks with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway about when and how they share their personal family life online. Plus, Leah Plunkett, author of a new book on the subject "Sharenthood: Why We Should Think Before We Talk about Our Kids Online." Featuring Kara Swisher Scott Galloway Leah Plunkett Links to resources discussed: Pivot podcast Sharenthood: why we should think before we talk about our kids online Host: ...
Nov 26, 2019•25 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Why so many Amazon packages take a pitstop in the small town of Roundup, Montana. Featuring Josh Dzieza - @joshdzieza Jason Del Rey - @DelRey Links to resources discussed: The everything town in the middle of nowhere Land of the Giants: The Rise of Amazon Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about ...
Nov 24, 2019•23 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Iran's government shut down the internet, after widespread protests over the cost of fuel - how is that possible, and what does that mean for its people? Links to resources discussed: How the Iranian government shut off the internet Internet disrupted in Iran amid fuel protests in multiple cities Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recod...
Nov 21, 2019•24 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Google has partnered with one of America's large hospital networks and gained access to millions of health records. CNBC's Christina Farr explains what it's doing with them. Links to resources discussed: Google’s hospital data-sharing deal raises privacy fears — here’s what’s really going on Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ Gathers Personal Health Data on Millions of Americans Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understan...
Nov 19, 2019•21 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast A sex education chat bot answers questions from teens about sex and puberty. Links to resources discussed: Ask Roo Advocates for Youth Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 17, 2019•26 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast An Airbnb scam exposed, and why Silicon Valley’s culture of growth-at-all-costs means safeguards are an afterthought. Links to resources discussed: I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb Brian Chesky on the Recode Decode podcast Super Pumped Featuring: @allie_conti @MikeIsaac Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily...
Nov 14, 2019•21 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast SMS texting is a mess, but it still matters - so what's the fix? Featuring: Blair Hickman @amandablair Dieter Bohn @backlon Links to resources discussed: SMS provider said 168,000 Valentine’s texts were delayed — now it says the number is higher AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to replace SMS with a new RCS standard Google is finally taking charge of the RCS Rollout Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps...
Nov 12, 2019•27 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast As climate change makes fires more intense, one solution is to put the forest under surveillance. Links to resources discussed: THE 1910 FIRES MarinaMarina Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 10, 2019•22 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast The U.S. government won’t release information about how it’s using facial recognition technology — so the ACLU is suing. Links to resources discussed: Electronic Frontier Foundation report on Facial Recognition technology ACLU Press release Facial Recognition technology explainer video from The Verge/Russell Brandom Featuring: @lynch_jen @russellbrandom Hosts: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changin...
Nov 07, 2019•23 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast The impact of Twitter's ban on political ads on the platform. Links Jack Dorsey’s Announcement on Twitter Was That the Best Subtweet Ever? “Daisy” Ad (1964) Guests: @karaswisher @zachbeauchamp Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 05, 2019•25 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Eliud Kipchoge made history when he ran 26.22 miles in under 2 hours - a record breaking 'sub-two' run. He ran in Nike Vaporflies, a high-tech shoe that's helping runners break records, and causing debate over its use in races. Links Alex Hutchinson's book, Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance Nike Says Its $250 Running Shoes Will Make You Run Much Faster. What if That’s Actually True? A Tale of Two Marathon Records and Nike's Magic Shoes Featuring: @sweatsci...
Nov 02, 2019•25 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast A year ago, a reported 20,000 Google employees walked off the job in protest. Has employee activism changed one of the biggest companies in tech? Links to resources discussed: Google CEO, in leaked video, says company is ‘genuinely struggling’ with employee trust Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech Google walkout organizer quits company after alleged retaliation Google’s attempt to shut down a unionization meeting just riled up its employees Featuring: @shiringhaffa...
Oct 31, 2019•25 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast Google says it's reached "quantum supremacy." We break down what that means for computing and why IBM is pushing back. Featuring: @KSHartnett Quantum Supremacy Is Coming: Here’s What You Should Know Google and IBM Clash Over Milestone Quantum Computing Experiment Quantum Supremacy Using a Programmable Superconducting Processor Leveraging Secondary Storage to Simulate Deep 54-qubit Sycamore Circuits Hosts: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode b...
Oct 29, 2019•20 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Instagram censors almost all photographs of female nipples on its platform. The impact of this policy is much larger than you might think, affecting both art and identity. Featuring: @raindovemodel @caseynewton @twofacedkitten @micolhebron Hosts: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices...
Oct 27, 2019•27 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Facebook wants to start a currency. Congress has questions. Featuring: @KatharinaPistor @dseetharaman Hosts: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 24, 2019•19 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Apple removed an app that had been used by pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. Turns out that has broad implications for democracy globally. Links to resources discussed: Apple bowed to China by removing a Hong Kong protest map from its app store Featuring: @maryhui @reckless Hosts: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: ...
Oct 22, 2019•22 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Students across the country are graded by artificial intelligence. But does an algorithm really know how to write? If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to Reset for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or your favorite podcast app to get new episodes every week. Links to resources discussed: Flawed Algorithms Are Grading Millions of Students’ Essays How I’m using AI to write my next novel Featuring: @SigalSamuel @ToddFeathers Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), ho...
Oct 20, 2019•23 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast 
