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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 73:37 Very Popular

Tom Dotan, Katie Benner, and I became friends in San Francisco back in 2014 when we all worked as technology reporters at The Information. But we didn't achieve that core pillar of modern friendship until August 2021 when we started a podcast together. Insider generously let Tom co-host the podcast with me — and Katie, a reporter at the New York Times, came on every few episodes as a regular special guest.A year and a half ago we kicked off the show with an interview of Rippling CEO Parker Conrad. Since then, publishing most Tuesdays, we've pumped out 69 episodes and have built up a loyal following of listeners for our niche tech media podcast. With our intense focus on how the media covers technology stories, we've become a must-listen for newsrooms, tech public relations shops, startup world movers and shakers, and tech industry onlookers. We've had a variety of guests on the show. We've featured venture capitalists, startup founders, political operatives, and security experts. In our most popular episode, we took a look at the media's coverage of the rise and fall of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick with the old Uber CEO's former top deputy, Emil Michael. Reporters, especially our reporter friends, have been a regular fixture of the show. We've talked with reporters like the New York Times' Erin Griffith and Mike Isaac, the Wall Street Journal's Deepa Seetharaman, Rolfe Winkler, and Kirsten Grind, Semafor's Ben Smith and Reed Albergotti, Insider's Aki Ito, Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz, and Puck's Teddy Schleifer.Now the show — at least as we've come to know it — is coming to an end. Tom is taking a job at the Wall Street Journal and he's stepping back from his co-hosting duties. Today's episode is our last together. The episode is a fun look back at some of the themes that we've explored over the past year and a half. I'd encourage you to DM Tom on Twitter with your Microsoft story ideas and tips. Hopefully Tom will come back on the show as a guest and this memoriam will look overblown.This iteration of the Dead Cat show is going out on a high, apparently ranking number two among tech news shows at this moment.Going forward, I plan to continue podcasting and would love to get your input on the future of the show. I might keep the name “Dead Cat,” or I might not. I'm rather fond of it. (By the way, I explain the origins of the show's name here.)Leave a comment or send me an email with your thoughts on what the future of the podcast should be. I'm open to suggestions for co-hosts, interview subjects, topics, show names, etc. As I talk about on this week's episode, I'm inclined to align the show more closely with Newcomer newsletter content, meaning going forward it will probably be more focused on the business of technology and less about how it's covered. In January, I hope to experiment with different formats and see what works. I think the podcast will continue to be free, meant to draw people into the newsletter and to attract a broader audience. I might pause the show in February for a relaunch or might decide that I can keep my stride. We'll see!Anyway, this was a really enjoyable last episode to record. I hope you'll give it a listen and help us wish Tom farewell.Give it a listen Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe

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Does That Mean the Cat's Dead?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 73:37

Tom Dotan, Katie Benner, and I became friends in San Francisco back in 2014 when we all worked as technology reporters at The Information. But we didn't achieve that core pillar of modern friendship until August 2021 when we started a podcast together. Insider generously let Tom co-host the podcast with me — and Katie, a reporter at the New York Times, came on every few episodes as a regular special guest.A year and a half ago we kicked off the show with an interview of Rippling CEO Parker Conrad. Since then, publishing most Tuesdays, we've pumped out 69 episodes and have built up a loyal following of listeners for our niche tech media podcast. With our intense focus on how the media covers technology stories, we've become a must-listen for newsrooms, tech public relations shops, startup world movers and shakers, and tech industry onlookers. We've had a variety of guests on the show. We've featured venture capitalists, startup founders, political operatives, and security experts. In our most popular episode, we took a look at the media's coverage of the rise and fall of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick with the old Uber CEO's former top deputy, Emil Michael. Reporters, especially our reporter friends, have been a regular fixture of the show. We've talked with reporters like the New York Times' Erin Griffith and Mike Isaac, the Wall Street Journal's Deepa Seetharaman, Rolfe Winkler, and Kirsten Grind, Semafor's Ben Smith and Reed Albergotti, Insider's Aki Ito, Washington Post's Taylor Lorenz, and Puck's Teddy Schleifer.Now the show — at least as we've come to know it — is coming to an end. Tom is taking a job at the Wall Street Journal and he's stepping back from his co-hosting duties. Today's episode is our last together. The episode is a fun look back at some of the themes that we've explored over the past year and a half. I'd encourage you to DM Tom on Twitter with your Microsoft story ideas and tips. Hopefully Tom will come back on the show as a guest and this memoriam will look overblown.This iteration of the Dead Cat show is going out on a high, apparently ranking number two among tech news shows at this moment.Going forward, I plan to continue podcasting and would love to get your input on the future of the show. I might keep the name “Dead Cat,” or I might not. I'm rather fond of it. (By the way, I explain the origins of the show's name here.)Leave a comment or send me an email with your thoughts on what the future of the podcast should be. I'm open to suggestions for co-hosts, interview subjects, topics, show names, etc. As I talk about on this week's episode, I'm inclined to align the show more closely with Newcomer newsletter content, meaning going forward it will probably be more focused on the business of technology and less about how it's covered. In January, I hope to experiment with different formats and see what works. I think the podcast will continue to be free, meant to draw people into the newsletter and to attract a broader audience. I might pause the show in February for a relaunch or might decide that I can keep my stride. We'll see!Anyway, this was a really enjoyable last episode to record. I hope you'll give it a listen and help us wish Tom farewell.Give it a listen Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe

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A Look at How the FBI Has Used Geofence Warrants to Pinpoint Jan. 6 Suspects

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 19:58

It's the FBI's biggest investigation ever. Looking into who was in Washington on Jan.6 and who stormed the Capitol. It has also included the biggest ever request of phone data from geofence warrants. Google has provided data from over 5,000 devices as the FBI has tried to narrow their search to pinpoint suspects. Google also has a three-step process for these types of warrants to help protect as much privacy as possible and only provide info on those most likely to have commit a crime. We are only learning more about this now as lawyers for one suspect are looking to throw out the geofence evidence in court. Mark Harris, contributor to Wired, joins us for what to know. Next, if you weathered the pandemic storm and stuck with your employer over the last couple of years, then you very well could be underpaid. The tight labor market has led to a lot of movement and forced employers to try and lure new candidates with bigger paychecks and more work benefits. That has led to a divide with current employees as salaries for new hires are on average 7% higher than existing workers. Aki Ito, senior correspondent at Business Insider, joins us for more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

S1 E:11: Our Relationship with Work, With Aki Ito

The Edge of Work

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 46:38

Aki Ito is a reporter and columnist with Insider. Aki writes and covers issues that are topical and timely around workplace and careers, and has written about a number of workplace trends that have picked up in the modern media around topics including the great resignation and quiet quitting.During our conversation, Aki spoke about some of her thoughts on the workplace, and we delved in depth into evaluating the topic of “our relationship with work” as well as what is changing, and what is new about today's state of the workplace. LinksWeb: https://www.businessinsider.com/author/aki-ito LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itoaki/

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The End of Quiet Quitting (w/Aki Ito)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 55:37

While I was in Lisbon for Web Summit, Dead Cat co-hosts Tom Dotan and Katie Benner kept the podcast going without me. They brought on my old colleague Aki Ito, who is now a reporter at Insider, to talk about her reporting on coasting culture, which helped to spark the global discussion of “quiet quitting.”The trio discuss how a recession will yet again change society's relationship with work.You can read Ito's stories here:* How hustle culture got America addicted to work* 'My company is not my family': Fed up with long hours, many employees have quietly decided to take it easy at work rather than quit their jobs* Everyone's talking about “quiet quitting.” Here's what it means — and how the term got its start.And here's her latest on how the trend is reversing: RIP, quiet quitting — layoff fears have workers back to the grindShe writes,One of the first documented cases of quiet quitting was a recruiter I'll call Justin. Deep into the coronavirus pandemic, after working 10- to 12-hour days for much of his career, Justin had decided to dial it back on the job. When I spoke with him in February, he had whittled his workweek down to 40 hours. In the ensuing months, he went even further, working as little as 30. Every week he worked a little bit less, freeing him up to spend more time with his wife and their newborn baby.It was Justin, in fact, who helped spark the national debate that's been raging over quiet quitting. After speaking with him and other recovering overachievers, I wrote about how hustle culture, thanks to the job security granted by the roaring economy, was giving way to coasting culture. When a popular career coach on TikTok riffed on my story, the phrase "quiet quitting" became something of a new cultural dividing line. You either loved the Justins of the world for striking a reasonable work-life balance, or condemned them as slackers and cheats.But by the time the US was furiously debating his new approach to work, Justin was already shifting gears. Over the summer, as the economy began to slow, he noticed his clients were scaling back their hiring plans. Performance reviews seemed to be getting tougher. Some of his colleagues were let go. "It made me nervous," he told me. "It hit me that I'm the only one who works in my family." So he decided to "play it a little more safe." Today Justin, the OG Quiet Quitter, is back to going above and beyond. He's working 50 hours a week.Give it a listen Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe

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The End of Quiet Quitting (w/Aki Ito)

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 55:37

While I was in Lisbon for Web Summit, Dead Cat co-hosts Tom Dotan and Katie Benner kept the podcast going without me. They brought on my old colleague Aki Ito, who is now a reporter at Insider, to talk about her reporting on coasting culture, which helped to spark the global discussion of “quiet quitting.”The trio discuss how a recession will yet again change society's relationship with work.You can read Ito's stories here:* How hustle culture got America addicted to work* 'My company is not my family': Fed up with long hours, many employees have quietly decided to take it easy at work rather than quit their jobs* Everyone's talking about “quiet quitting.” Here's what it means — and how the term got its start.And here's her latest on how the trend is reversing: RIP, quiet quitting — layoff fears have workers back to the grindShe writes,One of the first documented cases of quiet quitting was a recruiter I'll call Justin. Deep into the coronavirus pandemic, after working 10- to 12-hour days for much of his career, Justin had decided to dial it back on the job. When I spoke with him in February, he had whittled his workweek down to 40 hours. In the ensuing months, he went even further, working as little as 30. Every week he worked a little bit less, freeing him up to spend more time with his wife and their newborn baby.It was Justin, in fact, who helped spark the national debate that's been raging over quiet quitting. After speaking with him and other recovering overachievers, I wrote about how hustle culture, thanks to the job security granted by the roaring economy, was giving way to coasting culture. When a popular career coach on TikTok riffed on my story, the phrase "quiet quitting" became something of a new cultural dividing line. You either loved the Justins of the world for striking a reasonable work-life balance, or condemned them as slackers and cheats.But by the time the US was furiously debating his new approach to work, Justin was already shifting gears. Over the summer, as the economy began to slow, he noticed his clients were scaling back their hiring plans. Performance reviews seemed to be getting tougher. Some of his colleagues were let go. "It made me nervous," he told me. "It hit me that I'm the only one who works in my family." So he decided to "play it a little more safe." Today Justin, the OG Quiet Quitter, is back to going above and beyond. He's working 50 hours a week.Give it a listen Get full access to Newcomer at www.newcomer.co/subscribe

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Nikki Medoro: What is 'Quiet Quitting'?

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 32:33

Have you heard of “quiet quitting”? Senior Correspondent for Business Insider, Aki Ito, joins Nikki Medoro to outline some things you can do to avoid being laid off during an economic downturn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nikki Medoro: What is 'Quiet Quitting'?

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 32:33

Have you heard of “quiet quitting”? Senior Correspondent for Business Insider, Aki Ito, joins Nikki Medoro to outline some things you can do to avoid being laid off during an economic downturn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Most-Regretted and Lowest-Paid College Majors

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2022 19:58

A lot of people out there have some regrets about their education. Just about 2 in 5 American graduates regret the major they took with almost half of humanities and arts majors regretting their choice. After the Great Recession, the country took a big shift to STEM majors and generally those students were happy with their decision. Andrew Van Dam, Department of Data columnist at The Washington Post, joins us for the most regretted and lowest paying college majors. Next, as the uneven economic news leads to fears of a recession, people are worried about their job security as companies look to cut costs. The four kinds of employees most likely to get laid off in a downturn are new hires, high earners, millennials, and recruiters and coders. Aki Ito, senior correspondent at Insider, joins us for how those who benefitted from the Great Resignation are most at risk. Finally, as overall pandemic worries continue to fade, one of the biggest curiosities continues to be log Covid, what causes it and who is the most susceptible? A new study says that psychological factors such as depression, anxiety, and loneliness, could be better predictors than physical ailments. To be clear, it is not a causal relationship, but there is an association. Siwen Wang, research fellow at Harvard and lead author of this study, joins us for what to know.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Focusing On What Matters

TYT Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 24:17

Adrienne Lawrence hosts. Will Bunch, Author and National Columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer talks about his new book "After The Ivory Tower Falls." Aki Ito, a senior correspondent for Insider joins to discuss the growing trend of "quiet quitting" and how people are starting to rethink the work they do in the workforce. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Did You Stick With Your Employer Through the Pandemic? It Could Be Costing You

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 19:56 Very Popular

Did you weather the pandemic storm and stick with your employer over the last couple of years? Well, you could be underpaid. The hot job market and Great Resignation has led to a lot of movement and forced employers to lure new candidates with bigger paychecks and that has led to a divide with current employees. Aki Ito, senior correspondent at Business Insider, joins us for how salaries for new hires are on average 7% higher than existing workers. Next, you're booking a flight and want to pick a “preferred seat,” you click through and see an extra fee, in some cases it can be as high as $100, but it doesn't come with any extra legroom or early boarding… so what are you paying for? In most cases, it just helps you avoid the middle seat, but for airlines, it's the second biggest source of revenue. Dawn Gilbertson, Carry On columnist at the WSJ, joins us for what these fees are and how to get the free seats. Finally, get ready to see more robots in your daily life. We see them all over the place now delivering food or cleaning your floors, but the ongoing labor shortage is fueling the demand for more robot workers. They could have a bigger presence in restaurants and are poised to make a big difference in caring for the elderly. Jennifer Kingson, chief correspondent at Axios Media, joins us for the summer of robots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Did You Stick With Your Employer Through the Pandemic? It Could Be Costing You

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 19:56

Did you weather the pandemic storm and stick with your employer over the last couple of years? Well, you could be underpaid. The hot job market and Great Resignation has led to a lot of movement and forced employers to lure new candidates with bigger paychecks and that has led to a divide with current employees. Aki Ito, senior correspondent at Business Insider, joins us for how salaries for new hires are on average 7% higher than existing workers. Next, you're booking a flight and want to pick a “preferred seat,” you click through and see an extra fee, in some cases it can be as high as $100, but it doesn't come with any extra legroom or early boarding… so what are you paying for? In most cases, it just helps you avoid the middle seat, but for airlines, it's the second biggest source of revenue. Dawn Gilbertson, Carry On columnist at the WSJ, joins us for what these fees are and how to get the free seats. Finally, get ready to see more robots in your daily life. We see them all over the place now delivering food or cleaning your floors, but the ongoing labor shortage is fueling the demand for more robot workers. They could have a bigger presence in restaurants and are poised to make a big difference in caring for the elderly. Jennifer Kingson, chief correspondent at Axios Media, joins us for the summer of robots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Did You Stick With Your Employer Through the Pandemic? It Could Be Costing You

Reopening America

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2022 7:26

Did you weather the pandemic storm and stick with your employer over the last couple of years? Well, you could be underpaid. The hot job market and Great Resignation has led to a lot of movement and forced employers to lure new candidates with bigger paychecks and that has led to a divide with current employees. Aki Ito, senior correspondent at Business Insider, joins us for how salaries for new hires are on average 7% higher than existing workers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Operation Fly Formula Brings 78,000 Pounds of Baby Formula to the States

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Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 19:55 Very Popular

Some relief is coming to families that have been grappling with a shortage of baby formula. President Biden authorized Operation Fly Formula which delivered 78,000 pounds of formula from Germany to Indiana on Sunday. More shipments are expected soon. Ginger Gibson, deputy Washington digital editor at NBC News, joins us for what to know about this, Biden's trip to Asia, and a judge blocking the end of Title 42. Next, the number of Americans that quit their jobs during the pandemic spiked, and it could be a permanent fixture on the job market. This has led to more opportunities for employees, but for employers it has been a nightmare. They are dealing with high turnover and how to keep workers happy… simply offering a WFH model doesn't work anymore. Aki Ito, senior correspondent at Business Insider, joins us for the ‘Forever Resignation.' Finally, the circus is coming back! Five years ago, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus said it was closing due to sagging ticket sales and an outdated business model. Now, they have announced a return in 2023 but with one notable absence, the animals. The elephants and lions are gone, and the circus will take on a more narrative story based on human feats. Sarah Maslin Nir, reporter at the NY Times, joins us for more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Forever Resignation Will Be a Test for Employers

Reopening America

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 7:45

The number of Americans that quit their jobs during the pandemic spiked, and it could be a permanent fixture on the job market. This has led to more opportunities for employees, but for employers it has been a nightmare. They are dealing with high turnover and how to keep workers happy… simply offering a WFH model doesn't work anymore. Aki Ito, senior correspondent at Business Insider, joins us for the ‘Forever Resignation.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Irrational Magic: The Trade of Making New Things with Roy Bahat

Track Changes

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 42:05

No founder should be all-consumed with work, and that is why Head of Bloomberg Beta Roy Bahat is no longer a founder. This week Roy joins Gina Trapani and Michael Shane to discuss how workplace boundaries are becoming normalized and why providing VC support in a company's irrational phase excites him more than a later, safer bet. He also stresses the importance of language in a large and diverse workforce and questions whether metaphors and analogies are useful or alienating.Links:Roy Bahat on TwitterBloomberg Beta#thisisnotadviceJam.ai‘It's All Just Wild': Tech Start-Ups Reach a New Peak of Froth - Erin Griffith'My company is not my family': Fed up with long hours, many employees have quietly decided to take it easy at work rather than quit their jobs - Aki Ito

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Aki Ito on Hustle Culture & How We Got Here

Quitted

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 68:37

Aki Ito on Hustle Culture & How We Got HereIn white-collar, salaried America, there's an idea that our jobs are supposed to give our lives meaning. It's the gospel according to Steve Jobs, who famously said the only way to be truly satisfied is by doing great work. And in many industries, working long hours is a badge of honor. But it wasn't always this way. Work in America was once viewed as a means to an end, not an end in itself. Up until 1980, salaried Europeans actually worked longer hours than Americans in similar jobs – but today, Americans work ten more weeks per year than Germans do. That is… a lot of hours.So, uh, what happened? How and why did we get here? And where are we going? This week, we're talking with business journalist Aki Ito about all this and more.The intro ends, and the interview begins, at 00:07:50Aki Ito is a senior correspondent at Insider based in California. She writes features about the economy and the workplace, and she's recently covered everything from the rise of working from home to salary transparency, the Great Resignation, and the history of hustle culture. Aki started her career as an intern at Bloomberg News in Tokyo, and went on to spend a decade at Bloomberg in Tokyo and San Francisco as a reporter, editor, podcast host, and video series host. She grew up in Tokyo and New York, and is a graduate of Middlebury College in Vermont. You can find her on Twitter at @akiito7.Music: Michael Blumenfeld, mikebloomstudio.comSound engineering + edits: Adam DayProducer: Cathleen KisichSupport us:Quitted is listener supported, made possible by us and by you; you can support this podcast by joining our Patreon community at patreon.com/quitted Become a Quitted supporter on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Deep Dive 7: A Walk Along the Shore at Sunset – With Aki Ito

ROAR

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 46:06

Welcome back to ROAR: Deep Dive—a podcast produced by the Middlebury Institute's Translation and Localization Management Program, bringing together global voices from the Localization industry. In this episode, we have the great privilege of hearing from Aki Ito, CEO of Localization Guy LLC and rock musician, for a very special conversation about career and personal development. With thought provoking conversation Aki encourages us to take a step back from the stress-ridden details of career planning and learn to see ourselves, and our own place in the world, from a wider perspective. Aki shares with us his own story of career development, the lessons he's learned along the way, and how those lessons have brought him to his current dream of becoming a rock star. Even for people not in the localization industry, this is one message from an industry leader that is sure to inspire.

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First Light - Friday, August 13, 2021

First Light

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 29:15

Aki Ito of Insider.com joins us to talk about her report on businesses having trouble implementing COVID-19 vaccine mandates because of the number of open jobs there are out there. Also, we talk with former CIA operative Michael Baker about how quickly the Taliban has taken over in Afghanistan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Naomi Hirahara on CLARK AND DIVISION

Poured Over

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 37:54

Chicago, 1944. Aki Ito and her parents arrive in town, expecting to be met by Rose, their oldest daughter. But tragedy has struck, and now Aki Ito is determined to discover what happened to her sister in this historical thriller. Naomi Hirahara joins us on the show to discuss sisterhood and coming-of-age, Japanese-American Internment and the 100-442nd Infantry Battalion, and the influence Chester Himes, Walter Mosley and Barbara Neely had on her work — and more. Featured Books: Clark and Division and the Mas Arai series by Naomi Hirahara and Japanese Americans in Chicago, Illinois by Alice Kishiye Murata. Produced/Hosted by Miwa Messer and engineered by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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Can AI Compose Good Music?

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 27:32

Computers can now drive cars, identify faces and transcribe speech, but many experts said that it would take much longer for AI to tackle creative endeavors. This week on Decrypted, Bloomberg Technology's Natalia Drozdiak meets three composers using artificial intelligence to make music, and she and host Aki Ito dissect their robo-generated songs.

Update: How Your DNA Test Could Solve a Murder

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019 29:50

This week on Decrypted, we're re-airing our story about CeCe Moore, who helps law enforcement track down killers by combing through databases of consumer DNA test results. At the end of the episode, host Aki Ito catches up with reporter Kristen V. Brown to see what's new in this emerging field.

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The Future of Work

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 26:39

What’s required to strengthen the workers movement in an era of automation? How can tech, risk, and experimentation unlock power for the working class? Carmen Rojas, CEO of the Workers Lab, and Aki Ito, Bloomberg Tech Editor, discuss. This is a recording from their fireside chat at Fast Forward's tech for good summit, Accelerate Good Global.

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A Female Engineer's Fight for Equal Pay at Google

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2018 16:55

Kelly Ellis was excited when Google hired her as a software engineer in 2010. But soon, she started noticing things that made her wonder whether her male colleagues were making more money than her. This week on Decrypted, Bloomberg Technology's Ellen Huet and Aki Ito hear from Kelly as she recounts the red flags she saw, and why, after many years, she decided to sue Google for discrimination. Kelly and three other plaintiffs are now locked in a high-profile battle against a Silicon Valley giant, which has denied their allegations. This episode was produced in partnership with the Reveal podcast from The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX.

The World Is Cracking Down on Bitcoin—Except Japan

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 27:09

Over the last few months, governments around the world have cracked down on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But one country is sticking to its crypto-friendly policies: Japan. This week on Decrypted, Bloomberg Technology's Yuji Nakamura and Aki Ito take you to Tokyo to meet the unlikely characters who helped turn Japan into the world's premier bitcoin hub, including investor Roger Ver, a.k.a. Bitcoin Jesus.

Facebook’s Former Employees Open Up About the Data Scandal

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2018 18:26

As Facebook reels from a public backlash over its handling of user data, former employees are starting to air their hesitations and criticisms of the company they helped build. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Sarah Frier and Aki Ito hear from these former insiders to examine the mistakes that led to the company’s crisis today.

He Sparked the Fake News Boom. Then Facebook Broke His Business

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2017 28:20

From a young age, Cyrus Massoumi knew he wanted to become rich one day. In 2012, he figured out how: by creating an inflammatory, hyper-partisan news site that used Facebook to make its articles go viral. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Sarah Frier and Aki Ito talk to Cyrus about how MrConservative.com's success sparked a frenzy of other sites like it. Cyrus watched the phenomenon snowball—until one day he realized he had created a monster.

I Was Ridiculed on Instagram. Here's What I Learned

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017 26:11

A few months ago, Bloomberg Technology's Adam Satariano found an unflattering video of himself going viral on Instagram. Someone had filmed him riding the train, furiously typing on his phone. That discovery and his quest to get the video deleted got Adam thinking about the changing nature of online privacy. This week on Decrypted, we meet the man behind SubwayCreatures, the popular Instagram account that briefly featured the video of Adam. As internet companies face growing pressure to police more of what's on their platforms, Adam and Aki Ito ask: do we want these businesses to become the editors of our digital lives?

Flying Water Taxis: Coming Soon to a River Near You?

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2017 21:31

A sailor and a windsurfing champion are trying to crack your morning commute with a new kind of transportation device: a zero-emissions boat that looks like it flies above the water. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Marie Mawad and Aki Ito take a look at the challenges that lie ahead for this startup, now that the company has developed a working prototype in France. This follows last week's episode on another entrepreneur's lifelong passion for flying cars.

A Lifelong Quest for Flying Cars Sparked Frenzy, Then Bankruptcy

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2017 26:08

Silicon Valley currently has a serious case of flying car fever, but this isn't the first time enthusiasm for these vehicles has gripped the industry. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Alistair Barr and Aki Ito visit the man who's spent his entire life trying to turn his Jetson-like vision into reality. It's a story of unwavering and maybe even irrational optimism that's cost Paul Moller more than $100 million and led him to declare bankruptcy and face allegations of fraud.

Update: The Hostage in Mauritania

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 19:11

In January, we brought you the story of a cyber weapons deal involving the government of the West African nation Mauritania. It was a deal that ultimately fell apart. But while the Indian businessman brokering the deal managed to walk away with about a million dollars, Mauritanian officials have been holding hostage one of his bodyguards for nearly two years. If you haven't heard the original episode, go back and listen. Because this week, Bloomberg Technology's Jordan Robertson and Aki Ito have a spoiler for you. This episode is an update to "Inside A Multinational Cyber Weapons Deal That Went Bust."

Why a Chinese Chemicals Company Wants To Invest in Gaming Apps

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2017 25:48

If you have young kids, you may already know the mobile game Talking Tom. What you might not know is that in January a Chinese hydrogen peroxide company announced plans to buy the maker of the app for $1 billion. This is just one of several similar deals. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Adam Satariano and Aki Ito take a look at why a slew of unlikely Chinese buyers - mining and construction firms, even a poultry company - are buying up mobile gaming businesses. This search takes Adam to the home of Lisa Pan, a young Beijing investor who has made millions from gaming investments and is now helping a Chinese chemicals company make the same leap. Is this a smart business strategy to adapt to a new economy, or is it a sign of a bubble?

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Meet the Whistleblower Behind a Silicon Valley Meltdown

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 29:11

When Francisco Riordan suspected his company of breaking the law last year, he secretly reached out to government regulators. His actions set in motion events that left Rothenberg Ventures the object of a government investigation and multiple lawsuits -- and, according to Riordan, cost him his own job. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Adam Satariano and Aki Ito meet Riordan, who's now ready to speak publicly about his experiences for the very first time. In an industry where corporate governance sometimes takes a backseat to rapid growth, Riordan says he wants to encourage more people to speak up when they see signs of wrongdoing.

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Inside YouTube's Battle Against the Internet's Darkest Corners

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2017 30:58

A crisis is brewing at the world's largest video service. YouTube has seen big advertisers from AT&T to Wal-Mart pull their ads off the platform over fears that their brand will appear next to offensive or extremist content. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Mark Bergen and Aki Ito plunge into one of the thorniest corners of the modern Internet and ask: How do you police the unwieldy, ever-expanding mess that is the world wide web? Please note: some short examples of offensive material have been included in this episode.

Snapchat's High-Stakes Clash With Its Neighbors on Venice Beach

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017 29:38

Ever since it was a tiny startup, Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has been based in the quirky, bohemian Los Angeles beach town of Venice. Now, the social media app maker employs almost 2,000 workers and is about to become a publicly traded company. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Sarah Frier and Aki Ito visit Venice to hear from longtime residents and business owners, some of whom worry they're getting priced out of their neighborhood. They also speak to community members who say the company is doing its best to offset the pains that economic success can bring. As Snap prepares for its March IPO, which will turn some of its young employees into overnight millionaires, tensions are reaching a fever pitch.

Silicon Valley's Revolt Against Trump's Travel Ban

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2017 25:42

On his eighth day in office, President Trump signed an executive order banning the U.S. entry of people from seven Muslim-majority countries. The move sparked outrage from several tech companies, which rely heavily on the talent of skilled foreigners. This week, Bloomberg Technology’s Aki Ito and Olivia Zaleski speak to both tech workers directly affected by this ban as well as company executives who fear the order will hurt their businesses. More restrictions could be on the horizon, and Aki and Olivia discuss what those might mean for the industry.

Inside a Multinational Cyber Weapons Deal That Went Bust

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017 23:11

As cyber-spying gets ever more sophisticated, governments worldwide are rushing to get equipped with the most cutting-edge technology. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Jordan Robertson and Aki Ito take you into the heart of a multimillion-dollar deal to help a West African nation spy on its own people. But the deal goes south -- offering a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of the global cyber weapons industry.

What Happened When a Startup Tried Affirmative Action Hiring

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2017 25:56

It's something that just about every technology company says it wants to address -- diversifying its workforce. So why is the industry so full of men, most of whom are white or Asian? Bloomberg Technology's Ellen Huet and Aki Ito follow Mitchell Lee, co-founder of a startup called Penny, as he tries to hire someone who doesn't look like your typical Silicon Valley programmer. The process raises some surprising challenges and poses plenty of uncomfortable questions.

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The Kindle Chronicles

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2017 44:59

Author of Books for Living Interview starts at 19:07 and ends at 43:15 "One of the reasons I come back to Lin Yutang is a marvelous story he tells, in 1937, about being in the most famous tea house in China. And the tourists there are so busy taking photographs of themselves drinking tea that they don't enjoy the tea. And I thought to myself, ‘We blame too much on the machines.' Constant connectivity is our fault. It's not the fault of the little items we hold in our hands. And it's been a problem—distraction and impatience have been with us since the dawn of time. So my first thing is to blame myself and not the machine. News “How Alexa Won CES” (video) by Geoffrey A. Fowler at The Wall Street Journal - January 6, 2017 “Amazon's Alexa is everywhere at CES 2017” by Jacob Kastrenakes at The Verge - January 6, 2017 LG press release on Smart Instaview refrigerator - January 4, 2017 “Mattel's $300 Echo clone will read your children bedtime stories” by James Vincent at The Verge - January 3, 2017 “Lynx Robot is Alexa's best disguise at CES 2017” by Andrew Gebhart at CNET - January 5, 2017 “Get Ready, Your Robotic Roomate is Moving in” by Aki Ito at Bloomberg - January 6, 2016 “Murder Suspect's Amazon Echo device could help solve the case” by Chris Graham at The Telegraph - December 28, 2016 “Bentonville PD Says Man Strangled, Drowned Former Georgia Officer” at 5News - February 23, 2016 “Police ask: “Alexa, did you witness a murder?” by Sean Gallagher at Ars Technica - December 28, 2016 Bentonville Police search warrants in Bates case Amazon Books page at Amazon.com Tech Tip ereaderiq.com Interview with Will Schwalbe Books for Living by Will Schwalbe “The Need to Read” by Will Schwalbe at The Wall Street Journal - November 25, 2016 (Behind a paywall; try Googling “The Need to Read by Will Schwalbe”) Wonder by R. J. Palacio The Importance of Living by Lin Yutang “Cabdriver's Book Club” by Ryder Ziebarth at The New York Times - March 11, 2013 The Golden Age: A Novel by Joan London Three Lives & Company bookstore in New York City Patenting the Sun: Polio and the Salk Vaccine by Jane E. Smith (not available on Kindle) Watership Down: A Novel by Richard Adams The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo “Lessons on How to Live, in 26 Books” by A. J. Jacobs at The New York Times - December 23, 2016 Next Week's Guest Paul Slavin, CEO of Open Road Integrated Media Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Perspective" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD. Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!

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How Fake News Blew Up Into a Political Crisis for Facebook

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2016 27:58

On the night of the U.S. presidential elections, one of Facebook’s former product designers turned to Facebook to vent. His claim: The social media platform may have helped inaccurate and partisan news stories reach more voters, setting the stage for Donald Trump’s victory. Two weeks later, Facebook’s fake news problem has become one of the most hotly debated issues in America. This week, Bloomberg Technology’s Aki Ito and Sarah Frier speak to not only that former Facebook employee, but also two prominent investors in Silicon Valley as well as an editor of fact-checking site Snopes.com. Together, they grapple with the responsibilities that Facebook shoulders as a source of news for a growing portion of the world.

Episode 17: When Does it Make Sense to Cheat?

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2015 23:22

(Bloomberg) -- This year has been full of cheaters. From bad boy pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli to the Patriots' Tom Brady to Volkswagen, allegations and incidents of cheating have been front-page news fodder. But is there sometimes an economic case to be made for such duplicitous dealings? Robert Stonebraker, a professor at Winthrop University, joins Benchmark podcast hosts Aki Ito and Tori Stilwell to discuss how the decision to cheat is a rational one, and why it's becoming an easier one to make thanks to globalization.

Episode 3: Will You Get a Raise This Year?

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2015 21:39

(Bloomberg) -- Hosts Tori Stilwell, Aki Ito and Dan Moss talk paychecks. Why have Americans' wages been stagnant for more than six years, when will that change and which industries' workers are in the best position for a raise? The hosts use Labor Department data and a Magic 8 ball to get to the bottom of things.

The U.S. Economy's Silent Menace

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2015 19:31

(Bloomberg) -- Every week, hosts Tori Stilwell, Dan Moss, and Aki Ito bring you a jargon-free dive into the stories that drive the global economy. In this episode, the team enlists Brookings senior fellow Barry Bosworth to discuss productivity. Productivity growth has come to a screeching halt in America, and economists are really worried. So what exactly is productivity? Why should you care? And what does it have to do with Twitter? Listen to find out.

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