The Information's 411
Summary: A weekly podcast brought to you by The Information, a subscription tech news site doing deep dives and investigative looks at the tech and media industries. Each episode highlights some of the major happenings in tech business world, featuring the reporters at The Information. It's interviews, analysis, and wrap-ups to help give you insights into what the biggest companies in the industry are thinking.
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Podcasts:
Reed and Matt talk about why Ring has been sending videos and data from Ring customers out to their offices in Ukraine and what it means about privacy policies.
Amir explains how a whistleblower at Uber warned about the problems with their self-driving cars before the deadly collision in Arizona. Priya talks about how AWS's promise to use only renewable energy for its data centers has hit some speed bumps.
Jessica talks about how the business models for news have shifted since The Information launched in 2013. Juro gives us the context behind the recent arrest of Huawei's CFO and what the move means for relations between the US and China.
Tom talks about Mic's firesale price to Bustle and what it means for digital media. Priya talks about how Amazon seeded CFOs across the tech industry.
Cory hosts this week and talks to Tom about Snap and how Evan Spiegel's longterm vision for the company is running up against its near-term realities. Aaron talks about how Apple is thinking about widening distribution for its TV service.
Jon joins to talk about the drama with Bitcoin Cash and why the SEC is stepping up its investigations of the sector. Aaron explains why Apple's margins on iPhones are going down even if the phone prices are going up.
Amir talks about what Tesla's Autopilot can actually do, and whether the company's self-driving technology is well regarded in the industry.
Matt Drange talks about why the Northern District US Attorney's office hasn't been bringing many cases against Silicon Valley firms. Priya explains how Amazon tells workers to deal with questions about Trump.
Jessica explores why there hasn't been a bigger backlash in Silicon Valley over accepting Saudi money. Cory gives an update on the scooter business.
Juro talks about how apps with smaller audiences could reshape the social media landscape in China. Nick talks about PAX Labs and its plans to make the public markets comfortable with its business of selling cannabis vaping devices.
Wayne delves in to the world of fraudsters in China that exploit Apple's warrantee. Kevin explains Amazon's plans to build picking robots in its warehouses.
Amir dissects the report about China using hidden chips to hack American hardware. Alfred describes the terms Softbank sets when it makes big investments in startups.
Jessica Toonkel talks about her profile of BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti. Sarah analyzes Facebook's problems.
Reed talks about his interview with Social Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya. Amir describes the new power dynamics at Uber.
Cory talks about how Airbnb and other tech companies try to circumvent local regulation by lobbying statehouses. Priya outlines how Walmart is trying to match up against Amazon.
