Axios Re:Cap

After China implemented a ban on importing waste including recyclables, many U.S. cities found themselves without a market for their paper, plastics, and more. Pro Rata producer Naomi Shavin and Axios reporter Erica Pandey discuss technology and economic shifts that could help recycling.  PLUS: Coronavirus hits Apple and tech alarm bells sound in Nevada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helsinki, Finland just joined Oslo, Norway in achieving a major road safety goal: zero pedestrian or cyclist deaths for an entire calendar year. Dan and Axios editor Sam Baker discuss the investments, tech, and infrastructure changes it would take for U.S. cities to reduce roadway fatalities.  PLUS: Coronavirus kills a tech conference and the new owner of America’s second largest local news publisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a new report from the Washington Post, national security reporter and author Greg Miller reveals that a major global supplier of encrypted communication technology was owned, for decades, by the CIA and West German intelligence. Dan and Greg trace the history of Crypto AG and how it set the stage of modern surveillance programs. PLUS: Big Tech under a new microscope and a requiem for the Yang Gang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazon is seeking to depose President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper in the latest escalation of a suit attempting to prove “unmistakable bias” in the Pentagon’s decision to award a $10 billion contract to Microsoft over Amazon Web Services. Dan discusses the case with NPR business correspondent Alina Selyukh.   PLUS: Mobile’s megamerger gets court approval and AOC gets a challenger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering ways to limit access to YouTube, which has become a crucial platform for his critics and go-to source for news and entertainment for Russians under 30. Axios World Editor Dave Lawler joins Dan to talk about how Putin has limited media and internet access and what he may do next. PLUS: A new move to break up Big Tech and Netflix meets the Oscars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Senate voted to acquit President Trump of both articles of impeachment, but the impeachment story may be far from over. Dan and Axios White House reporter Alayna Treene explore the fallout of the acquittal vote and Democratic and Republican strategies to keep their investigations alive.  Plus: Casper’s bad night of sleep and the Iowa caucus story keeps getting worse. https://www.axios.com/donald-trump-impeachment-ukraine-investigations-fc69dc22-d366-4b54-b1ab-8eaf0140ea4f.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major report on misogyny at Victoria’s Secret dropped as the brand struggles with newly revealed ties between its CEO and Jeffrey Epstein, a parent company looking to sell it to a private equity firm, and sustained loss of ground to competitors. New York Times business reporter Sapna Maheshwari tells the story behind the report, and what it all means for the shopping mall staple.  Plus: Bernie vs. biotech and everyone vs. robocalls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Iowa results still unknown following a tech meltdown, Dan talks to former White House tech policy advisor and New America fellow Hollie Russon Gilman about how caucus voting went astray and what it means for people’s confidence in the process.  Plus: A big change in the government’s inquiry into Google and how social media reacted to Kobe Bryant’s death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight is the Iowa Caucus, a crucial early proving ground for candidates, and Bernie seems to be the favorite heading into the vote. Dan and Axios co-founder Mike Allen describe how the Iowa Caucus works and what tonight’s results could mean for the Democratic party. Plus: Corporate America gets razor burn and how Big Tech tried to score points during the Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a couple of years of declining ratings amid scandals spanning domestic violence, traumatic brain injuries and kneeling controversies, the NFL is making a comeback. Axios editor-in-chief Nicholas Johnson and sports editor Kendall Baker discuss this season’s ratings and what they mean for the sport ahead of Super Bowl weekend.  Plus: Facebook’s decade of dominance and an increase in U.S. life expectancy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Community Reinvestment Act became a law in 1977 as a way to address redlining and banks’ refusal to lend money to people in areas they deemed “risky.” It’s up for an overhaul, and it’s dividing Wall Street, Congress and community activists. Axios cities correspondent Kim Hart digs into the debate with markets reporter Courtenay Brown.  Plus: Tesla’s soaring growth and the top destinations for those who are moving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report from VICE’s Motherboard found that JumpShot, a subsidiary of antivirus company Avast, has been collecting and selling user data and browsing history. Dan and Motherboard editorial director Jason Koebler discuss the granularity of the data being sold, and what this means for users.  Plus: The U.K. allows a controversial Chinese company to build its 5G network and the ERA gets closer to the constitution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are now over 2,700 confirmed cases of Coronavirus, with five in the United States. Ron Klain, the Ebola response coordinator for the Obama administration, joins Dan to talk about the current outbreak, policy tools that could address it, and how much we know — and still don’t — about this virus.  Plus: The for-profit prison industry’s most toxic asset and Kobe Bryant’s other career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corporate pledges to address climate change poured out of Davos this week, where the mood was surprisingly optimistic. Axios world news editor Dave Lawler joins Pro Rata from Switzerland after a week at the World Economic Forum.  Plus: Coronavirus in the US and Goldman Sachs takes a baby step in the right direction on board diversity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The UN is calling for an immediate investigation into allegations that Jeff Bezos’ phone was hacked by the Saudi Crown Prince. Dan is joined by CyberScoop reporter Shannon Vavra to discuss the forensics report on the hack and the larger cybersecurity and geopolitical fallout of this revelation.  Plus: Philadelphia’s oil blues and Apple erases podcast stars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices