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How do LLMs solve math problems? This week in the News Roundup, Oz and Karah explore what AI models could mean for the fashion industry, the humble-but-mighty device our modern world depends on, and what Anthropic’s researchers learned about the inner workings of their LLM. On TechSupport, The Washington Post’s technology reporter Gerrit De Vynck explains the state of the AI race and how some of tech’s biggest companies are vying for position.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Registration for the H-1B visa lottery closed last week. The tech industry has long been the biggest beneficiary of this program for specialized workers. But uncertainty has been spreading due to the Trump administration’s restrictive stance on immigration policy. Even legal immigrants have felt the crackdown. It’s led some companies to advise their H-1B holders not to leave the country for fear that they could be barred from returning. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Gerrit De Vynck, who wrote about risks to the visa program for The Washington Post.
Registration for the H-1B visa lottery closed last week. The tech industry has long been the biggest beneficiary of this program for specialized workers. But uncertainty has been spreading due to the Trump administration’s restrictive stance on immigration policy. Even legal immigrants have felt the crackdown. It’s led some companies to advise their H-1B holders not to leave the country for fear that they could be barred from returning. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Gerrit De Vynck, who wrote about risks to the visa program for The Washington Post.
A China-based artificial intelligence startup is shaking up the industry. It's called DeepSeek and its biggest advantage, analysts say, is that it can operate at a lower cost than American AI models like ChatGPT. It's disrupting markets and raising national security questions about China's progress to develop advanced AI. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Gerrit De Vynck of The Washington Post. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Condoleezza Rice and Stephen Hadley on presidential administration transition national security concerns; Kamala Harris gets more Republican endorsements; Donald Trump campaigns in Georgia; third-party presidential debate with Green, Libertarian, Constitution Party nominees; interview with Washington Post's Gerrit De Vynck on Biden Administration's Artificial Intelligence national security memorandum. (34) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Google is changing the way its search feature works, feeding users AI-generated replies to their questions rather than directing them to other websites. Read more:At its annual developer conference this week, tech giant Google is expected to tout big changes to its signature product, search. Instead of directing users to a list of websites or showing them an excerpt, Google's AI will craft paragraphs of text that tries to answer users' questions directly. AI reporter Gerrit De Vynck says the change could have huge consequences for the internet. Because AI chatbots are still unreliable, and because the information feeding the generative answers comes from a range of sources, users will need to watch out for false information. And the new format means that sources across the web – bloggers, businesses, newspapers and other publishers – are likely to see a huge loss of traffic.Gerrit joins us to break down what the changes to Google search mean for users, and why the company is moving in this direction.Today's show was produced by Emma Talkoff. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and mixed by Sean Carter. Thanks also to Heather Kelly. Also on the show: The Climate Solutions team at the Post has an eye-opening story about the benefits of leaving your lawn unmowed and letting nature do its thing. Read it here.Subscribe to The Washington Post here.
Chatbots are becoming more sophisticated and are better able to mimic human speech. That can be exciting … and problematic. Washington Post tech reporter Gerrit De Vynck joins host Krys Boyd to break down what's next for this new technology. His article is “Microsoft's AI chatbot is going off the rails.” This episode originally aired March 6, 2023.
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the problems with issue polling and issues with political journalism; the chaos and conflict of Sam Altman and OpenAI; and the failure of the Oslo Accords and perpetual struggle between Israel and Palestine. Send us your Conundrums: submit them at slate.com/conundrum. And join us in-person or online with our special guest – The Late Show's Steven Colbert – for Gabfest Live: The Conundrums Edition! December 7 at The 92nd Street Y, New York City. Tickets on sale now! Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Nate Cohn for The New York Times: The Crisis in Issue Polling, and What We're Doing About It and We Did an Experiment to See How Much Democracy and Abortion Matter to Voters Claire Cain Miller and Francesca Paris for The New York Times: The Great Disconnect: Why Voters Feel One Way About the Economy but Act Differently The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel J. Boorstin What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank Eli Saslow for The New York Times: A Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads His Case to the Son Who Turned Him In Brian Beutler for the Off Message newsletter: The 2024 Election Is About Real Things Charlie Warzel for The Atlantic: The Money Always Wins and Karen Hao and Charlie Warzel: Inside the Chaos at OpenAI John Dickerson and Jo Ling Kent for CBS News Prime Time: What Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI could mean for the tech world Pranshu Verman, Nitasha Tiku, and Gerrit De Vynck for The Washington Post: Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO with new board members Louise Matsakis and Reed Albergotti for Semafor: The AI industry turns against its favorite philosophy Emily Bazelon for The New York Times Magazine: Was Peace Ever Possible? Ezra Klein for The New York Times's The Ezra Klein Show podcast: The Best Primer I've Heard on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts Oslo on HBO John Dickerson for CBS Mornings: Former President Jimmy Carter: “America will learn from its mistakes” The Lady Bird Diaries on Hulu Eleanor Roosevelt in a Coal by Bettman and The George Washington University's Case Study: Eleanor Roosevelt's Visit to Coal Mine (1935) Here are this week's chatters: John: Julia Simon for NPR: ‘It feels like I'm not crazy.' Gardeners aren't surprised as USDA updates key map and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service: USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map Emily: Liran Samuni and Martin Surbeck in Science: Cooperation across social borders in bonobos and The Bonobo Sisterhood: Revolution Through Female Alliance by Diane Rosenfeld David: City Cast Executive Producer, Nashville, Executive Producer, Austin, and Events Director, remote and The National WWII Museum: WWII Veteran Statistics Listener chatter from Dimitri in Boulder, Colorado: University of Evansville: Library of Congress Recognizes Plagiarized University of Evansville Archaeologist After 90 Years and Jessica Blake for Inside Higher Ed: Female Archaeologist's Work Receives Overdue Recognition—90 Years Later For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about the death of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her 77-year marriage with Jimmy Carter. See also Rick Rojas for The New York Times: The Carters' Hometown Mourns for the Love of a Lifetime and Peter Baker: Rosalynn Carter Helped Shape the Role of the Modern First Lady. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with James Sturm about Watership Down: The Graphic Novel. See also James Sturm and Joe Sutphin in The New York Times: In Times of Danger, There's Strength in Numbers. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the problems with issue polling and issues with political journalism; the chaos and conflict of Sam Altman and OpenAI; and the failure of the Oslo Accords and perpetual struggle between Israel and Palestine. Send us your Conundrums: submit them at slate.com/conundrum. And join us in-person or online with our special guest – The Late Show's Steven Colbert – for Gabfest Live: The Conundrums Edition! December 7 at The 92nd Street Y, New York City. Tickets on sale now! Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Nate Cohn for The New York Times: The Crisis in Issue Polling, and What We're Doing About It and We Did an Experiment to See How Much Democracy and Abortion Matter to Voters Claire Cain Miller and Francesca Paris for The New York Times: The Great Disconnect: Why Voters Feel One Way About the Economy but Act Differently The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel J. Boorstin What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank Eli Saslow for The New York Times: A Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads His Case to the Son Who Turned Him In Brian Beutler for the Off Message newsletter: The 2024 Election Is About Real Things Charlie Warzel for The Atlantic: The Money Always Wins and Karen Hao and Charlie Warzel: Inside the Chaos at OpenAI John Dickerson and Jo Ling Kent for CBS News Prime Time: What Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI could mean for the tech world Pranshu Verman, Nitasha Tiku, and Gerrit De Vynck for The Washington Post: Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO with new board members Louise Matsakis and Reed Albergotti for Semafor: The AI industry turns against its favorite philosophy Emily Bazelon for The New York Times Magazine: Was Peace Ever Possible? Ezra Klein for The New York Times's The Ezra Klein Show podcast: The Best Primer I've Heard on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts Oslo on HBO John Dickerson for CBS Mornings: Former President Jimmy Carter: “America will learn from its mistakes” The Lady Bird Diaries on Hulu Eleanor Roosevelt in a Coal by Bettman and The George Washington University's Case Study: Eleanor Roosevelt's Visit to Coal Mine (1935) Here are this week's chatters: John: Julia Simon for NPR: ‘It feels like I'm not crazy.' Gardeners aren't surprised as USDA updates key map and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service: USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map Emily: Liran Samuni and Martin Surbeck in Science: Cooperation across social borders in bonobos and The Bonobo Sisterhood: Revolution Through Female Alliance by Diane Rosenfeld David: City Cast Executive Producer, Nashville, Executive Producer, Austin, and Events Director, remote and The National WWII Museum: WWII Veteran Statistics Listener chatter from Dimitri in Boulder, Colorado: University of Evansville: Library of Congress Recognizes Plagiarized University of Evansville Archaeologist After 90 Years and Jessica Blake for Inside Higher Ed: Female Archaeologist's Work Receives Overdue Recognition—90 Years Later For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about the death of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her 77-year marriage with Jimmy Carter. See also Rick Rojas for The New York Times: The Carters' Hometown Mourns for the Love of a Lifetime and Peter Baker: Rosalynn Carter Helped Shape the Role of the Modern First Lady. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with James Sturm about Watership Down: The Graphic Novel. See also James Sturm and Joe Sutphin in The New York Times: In Times of Danger, There's Strength in Numbers. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the problems with issue polling and issues with political journalism; the chaos and conflict of Sam Altman and OpenAI; and the failure of the Oslo Accords and perpetual struggle between Israel and Palestine. Send us your Conundrums: submit them at slate.com/conundrum. And join us in-person or online with our special guest – The Late Show's Steven Colbert – for Gabfest Live: The Conundrums Edition! December 7 at The 92nd Street Y, New York City. Tickets on sale now! Here are some notes and references from this week's show: Nate Cohn for The New York Times: The Crisis in Issue Polling, and What We're Doing About It and We Did an Experiment to See How Much Democracy and Abortion Matter to Voters Claire Cain Miller and Francesca Paris for The New York Times: The Great Disconnect: Why Voters Feel One Way About the Economy but Act Differently The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America by Daniel J. Boorstin What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America by Thomas Frank Eli Saslow for The New York Times: A Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads His Case to the Son Who Turned Him In Brian Beutler for the Off Message newsletter: The 2024 Election Is About Real Things Charlie Warzel for The Atlantic: The Money Always Wins and Karen Hao and Charlie Warzel: Inside the Chaos at OpenAI John Dickerson and Jo Ling Kent for CBS News Prime Time: What Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI could mean for the tech world Pranshu Verman, Nitasha Tiku, and Gerrit De Vynck for The Washington Post: Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO with new board members Louise Matsakis and Reed Albergotti for Semafor: The AI industry turns against its favorite philosophy Emily Bazelon for The New York Times Magazine: Was Peace Ever Possible? Ezra Klein for The New York Times's The Ezra Klein Show podcast: The Best Primer I've Heard on Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts Oslo on HBO John Dickerson for CBS Mornings: Former President Jimmy Carter: “America will learn from its mistakes” The Lady Bird Diaries on Hulu Eleanor Roosevelt in a Coal by Bettman and The George Washington University's Case Study: Eleanor Roosevelt's Visit to Coal Mine (1935) Here are this week's chatters: John: Julia Simon for NPR: ‘It feels like I'm not crazy.' Gardeners aren't surprised as USDA updates key map and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service: USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map Emily: Liran Samuni and Martin Surbeck in Science: Cooperation across social borders in bonobos and The Bonobo Sisterhood: Revolution Through Female Alliance by Diane Rosenfeld David: City Cast Executive Producer, Nashville, Executive Producer, Austin, and Events Director, remote and The National WWII Museum: WWII Veteran Statistics Listener chatter from Dimitri in Boulder, Colorado: University of Evansville: Library of Congress Recognizes Plagiarized University of Evansville Archaeologist After 90 Years and Jessica Blake for Inside Higher Ed: Female Archaeologist's Work Receives Overdue Recognition—90 Years Later For this week's Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about the death of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and her 77-year marriage with Jimmy Carter. See also Rick Rojas for The New York Times: The Carters' Hometown Mourns for the Love of a Lifetime and Peter Baker: Rosalynn Carter Helped Shape the Role of the Modern First Lady. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with James Sturm about Watership Down: The Graphic Novel. See also James Sturm and Joe Sutphin in The New York Times: In Times of Danger, There's Strength in Numbers. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
When the board of the world's leading artificial intelligence company abruptly ousted its popular CEO, it threw the entire tech industry into flux. Today, the rise and removal of Sam Altman and what OpenAI's shake-up means for the future of AI technology.Read more:Just weeks ago, Sam Altman was on top of the world, the star of the artificial intelligence community and the leader of the company behind the popular chatbot ChatGPT. Then, without notice last week, the board of OpenAI voted him out.The hasty decision triggered mounting uncertainty at the company and beyond. Was it fraud? Workplace misconduct? Washington Post technology reporter Gerrit De Vynck reports on what we know — or don't — about the industry upheaval and its ripple effects on the future of AI.Subscribe to The Washington Post via Apple podcasts here.
Mark Towhey hosts. He speaks with Michel Juneau-Katsuya, former chief of the Asia-Pacific desk at CSIS, about a 35-year-old Hydro-Québec employee who is facing espionage charges. On today's show: A conversation with Michel Juneau-Katsuya, former senior intelligence officer at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Gerrit De Vynck, a tech reporter for The Washington Post, on how a layoff spree in Silicon Valley could spell the end of an era for Big Tech. The man who inspired 'The Terminal' film has died at the airport he long called home. Charles Bremner, a journalist who has covered France for 20 years and knew Mehran Karimi Nasseri, joins the show. Sarom Rho, organizer of Migrant Students United, on undocumented migrants risking arrest to make their case in Ottawa. Jesse Rogerson, an expert in astronomy and space exploration at York University, on a secret unmanned U.S. spaceship that landed in Florida after three years circling Earth.
On Tech News Weekly, Gerrit De Vynck from the Washington Post talks about the round of layoffs that occurred at Meta and what this could mean for the tech industry as a whole. For this story and more, check out Tech News Weekly: https://twit.tv/tnw/260 Host: Ant Pruitt Guest: Gerrit De Vynck You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/
On Tech News Weekly, Gerrit De Vynck from the Washington Post talks about the round of layoffs that occurred at Meta and what this could mean for the tech industry as a whole. For this story and more, check out Tech News Weekly: https://twit.tv/tnw/260 Host: Ant Pruitt Guest: Gerrit De Vynck You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/
On Tech News Weekly, Gerrit De Vynck from the Washington Post talks about the round of layoffs that occurred at Meta and what this could mean for the tech industry as a whole. For this story and more, check out Tech News Weekly: https://twit.tv/tnw/260 Host: Ant Pruitt Guest: Gerrit De Vynck You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/
Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit
Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit
Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit
Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit
Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit
Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit
Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit
Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit
Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit
Meta announced a huge round of layoffs in its company. Gerrit De Vynck from The Washington Post joins the show to discuss some of the layoffs' details. Stephen Shankland from CNET stops by to talk about Mastodon, what he liked about the social network, and what he has struggled with the alternative to Twitter so far. Ant Pruitt talks about how Twitter's new for-purchase verification badge has been abused already since its launch earlier this week. Finally, Mikah Sargent talks about a new cost-cutting review program launched by Amazon to reevaluate specific sectors in the company that hasn't been profitable. Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Ant Pruitt Guests: Gerrit De Vynck and Stephen Shankland Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: hover.com/twit barracuda.com/tnw wealthfront.com/twit
On this airing of Your Money Matters, Jon is joined by Washington Post reporter Gerrit De Vynck to talk about the possibility of Twitter charging users for a blue checkmark that was originally meant to verify their account. You’ve heard about quiet quitting but what about quiet firing? Trevor Houston, Job Market Expert and host of […]
Washington Post technology reporter Gerrit De Vynck talks about how so-called wellness social media influencers are fueling the movement against the COVID-19 vaccine. →"How wellness influencers are fueling the anti-vaccine movement" (Washington Post, Sept. 12, 2021)
The future of Afghanistan as U.S. troops withdraw after a 20-year war. Plus, the future of autonomous weapons.Read more:The slow process of withdrawing the U.S. military presence from Afghanistan reached a milestone: American forces handed over control of Bagram air base to Afghan leaders. Foreign affairs columnist Ishaan Tharoor on Afghanistan after America leaves. Military weapons powered by AI are becoming easier to build. Tech reporter Gerrit De Vynck explains how these weapons are being used now, and how they might be used in the future.If you value the journalism you hear in this podcast, please subscribe to The Washington Post. We have a deal for our listeners - one year of unlimited access to everything the Post publishes for just $29. To sign up, go to washingtonpost.com/subscribe.
Today on the show Crystal is joined by Toshiko Hasegawa, candidate for Port of Seattle Commissioner, to discuss how the Port of Seattle can modernize and prepare our region for a greener future. They cover the misconception that economics and equity are at odds, the importance of the Port of Seattle in improving air quality and health of South King County residents, and how the Port can actively work to encourage fair and equitable treatment for workers. As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Find the host, Crystal Fincher on Twitter at @finchfrii and find today's guest, Toshiko Hasegawa, at @HasegawaForPort. More info is available at officialhacksandwonks.com. Resources “A woman of color has never been elected to Seattle Port Commission. That could change this year” by David Hyde: https://www.kuow.org/stories/generational-battle-over-the-port-of-seattle-s-is-also-about-its-future-a-generation-from-now “Activists push back against rising air pollution from Sea-Tac Airport” by John Ryan: https://www.kuow.org/stories/activists-push-back-against-air-pollution-from-sea-tac-airport “Seattle's port is greener than ever. That may not be enough.” by Joshua McNichols: https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-s-port-is-greener-than-ever-that-may-not-be-enough “Duwamish Valley Cumulative Health Impacts Analysis” from the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition: http://justhealthaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Duwamish-Valley-Cumulative-Health-Impacts-Analysis-Seattle-WA.pdf “Competition, not just COVID-19, eroding business at Tacoma and Seattle ports” by Bill Virgin: https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/article245469505.html “Seattle and Tacoma are a rarity among U.S. ports right now, with room for more ships” by Brendan Murray: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/international-trade/seattle-and-tacoma-are-a-rarity-among-u-s-ports-right-now-with-room-for-more-ships/ “Cruise ships returning to Seattle as pandemic restrictions ease” by Gregory Scuggs” https://crosscut.com/news/2021/05/cruise-ships-returning-seattle-pandemic-restrictions-ease “King County Council bans use of facial recognition technology by Sheriff's Office, other agencies” by David Gutman: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/king-county-council-bans-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-by-sheriffs-office-other-agencies/ “Federal agencies need stricter limits on facial recognition to protect privacy, government watchdog says” by Gerrit De Vynck: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/federal-agencies-need-stricter-limits-on-facial-recognition-to-protect-privacy-government-watchdog-says/ “How airport scanners discriminate against passengers of color” by Gaby Del Valle: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/17/18412450/tsa-airport-full-body-scanners-racist “The high cost of child care and lack of paid leave are holding back many working parents” by Michelle Fox: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/12/child-care-costs-and-lack-of-paid-leave-hold-many-working-parents-back.html Toshiko Hasegawa campaign website: https://www.hasegawaforport.com/ Transcript Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm your host Crystal Fincher. On this show, we talk to political hacks and policy wonks to gather insight into local politics and policy through the lens of those doing the work and provide behind the scenes perspectives on politics in our state. Full transcripts and resources referenced in the show are always available at officialhackandwonks.com, and in our episode notes. Today, we are so excited to be welcoming Toshiko Hasegawa candidate for port commission. Thank you so much for joining us.Toshiko Hasegawa: Thank you so much for having me, Crystal. I'm so honored to be here. Crystal Fincher: I'm really excited. I'm excited about your candidacy and I am just first off wondering what made you decide to run and especially, what made you decide to run for port? Toshiko Hasegawa: People ask why the port, and it just is a testament for people really not having a comprehensive view of everything that it does. Not only is it the economic driver of our state, the point of entry for people from around the world to our country, but it's also, for example, one of the top polluters of carbon emissions in the state. It has, by my count, at least eight law enforcement agencies operating there. It touches civil rights issues and can set precedents in the court cases for other jurisdictions across the land. It is one of the most diverse counties in the entire nation with more languages spoken. And the port commission itself has some really important and unique powers. For example, to be able to levy a property tax, which we all also recognize as a regressive tax. And so, bringing community voice, bringing an equity lens, bringing perspective of people who are going to be impacted by these policies is going to be so important. Toshiko Hasegawa: But it's also noteworthy the context in which I'm running. Currently, I head a state agency. It's called the Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs. We advise the governor and the legislature and other agencies on issues impacting historically marginalized communities. And in this moment, as we recover from COVID-19, we've taken to account mass unemployment like we've never seen before, businesses on the brink of bankruptcy, entire industries at a standstill. And we will recover, but it's not just what we do, it's going to be how we do it that's so important. And right, now we're seeing a port that has not necessarily centered the perspective or the values of the community at large. Indeed, it's been operated as a business at an expense to the people at large. And so, I'm so honored to give people a choice. Crystal Fincher: You know what, and that's such an excellent point. And I think you've hit the nail precisely on the head in that a lot of people just don't know how consequential the port is. It's the second largest jurisdiction in the state really, tied for the second largest. You are in charge and in control of so much and touching so many areas of life. It's not necessarily top of mind and apparent to people, but my goodness, once you learn everything that's involved with the port, it becomes easier to see how you can make such a difference if you have someone pushing for the right things. Crystal Fincher: So, I guess, in terms of the issues that you just mentioned, we're coming out of a recession, we have an employment crisis, particularly among women, particularly among low wage workers and people of color. We have a wage crisis in terms of just the wages that people are receiving, minimum wage needing to be adjusted, people needing paid leave, healthcare. The way that we're keeping our residents safe in our communities and that entire conversation around public safety. So, what can you do? What are your plans and how can you impact all of those issues that people are feeling right now? Toshiko Hasegawa: Well, in fact, the port has a tremendous role to play in responding to the compounding crises of our time. Not only is it economic devastation or climate change, but there's also public health issues. There's the pervasive issue of misogyny and racism that permeate both our society and our institutions. And if you look at the port, we really think of it as having three strengths and that's aviation, that's maritime and it's also real estate taking into account the different things that we can do. But all three of these industries are historically white and they're also historically male. And so, the port is really uniquely positioned, I think, in this critical moment with such dire need, to be a leader in bringing together folks in industry, in business, in labor and in community to rebuild a model and be stronger and more inclusive, more lucrative than we were before. Toshiko Hasegawa: And really what that looks like is having a continuum of care that's going to make sure that all people have access to the prosperity yielded by the port. On the front end, that could look like ensuring that there are folks, in particular, from historically marginalized geographies in south King County, who are also predominantly people of color or immigrants or limited English language speakers to be able to contend for and have access to opportunities either in joining the workforce or accessing contracts that are offered by the port. Toshiko Hasegawa: And once folks are there, having a supportive environment with expanded benefits, incentivizing using mass transit for the workforce, a zero tolerance policy for racism or sexism or discrimination in any form. I think about women who are off at sea as we try to have a more inclusive and diverse maritime economy, for example, those things matter and making sure that people are institutionally and structurally supported that there's accountability behind that. But really, it's not just about at the entry level or in management, we also need people at the decision-making table writing these policies and centering that lens, creating access for that voice. And I think it's noteworthy that if elected, I will be hopefully alongside Hamdi as well, one of the first women of color ever to serve in this capacity. And there are a lot of things on a policy level or on a programmatic level that we can do to support people. Crystal Fincher: You raise a lot of great points. In particular, as a woman of color, looking at being one of the first women of color on the port commission, if you're elected and being able to take an equity lens, especially based on your life experience and lived experience, just what you're able to make sure is carried through in policy. Now, a lot of people, there was a bad article written and a lot of people still have the mindset that there is economic policy and then completely separate there's equity and justice. And those are different things and we actually need to prioritize the economy, and the economy as an actual thing, somehow separated from that. How do you address those kinds of criticisms or analyses of just how to approach equity work? Do you think that they're necessarily separate? How do you evaluate that as you're considering all of these issues? Toshiko Hasegawa: The answer to that, Crystal is “yes and.” Equity is more than a one-time investment. It's more than a program. It's even more than an office. Equity work is a lens that you are going to apply to every single thing that you do. And so, that's why perspective and actually knowing how to meaningfully gain public input so that you are authentically accountable and representative of the people that you serve, but also equipped to be able to effectively push information out so that things aren't getting clogged up and that the opportunities are actually being distributed fairly through society. Toshiko Hasegawa: It's about both outcome and procedural fairness. And I think that's really important, and we have to put our money where our mouth is and we have to make sure that the office of equity that does exist at the port of Seattle has the resources that they need in order to do systemic reviews, in order to create robust recommendations that we can take and apply in order to create more fairness within our workforce and the way that we're hiring and promoting and giving raises to women and people of color and LGBTQ+, the way we're becoming more accessible as an industry to people living with disabilities. Toshiko Hasegawa: We have to make sure that we are actually equipping the Office of Minority and Women Owned Businesses to be able to adequately evaluate the bids, and that we're empowering them with new policies that could actually create a better playing field for the folks who want to be able to engage and do business at the port. So, we're not pitting ourselves and wanting justice, social justice against growth or advancement. In fact, if you do it right, it's only going to have positive returns for the big picture. Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. I happen to agree with that. I'm also wondering, you mentioned earlier just how critical the port is in terms of pollution and that it is a major contributor. Aviation is a major contributor to pollution in our area, and particularly in south King County, where there currently are not any port commissioners that are from South King County. Communities are seeing the impacts of pollution from aviation, and there have been increasing studies coming out about how air pollution is contributing to asthma, to lower life expectancies, to heart disease and lung issues. And so, these south sound, particularly communities are absorbing this in addition to noise pollution and other issues. So, what are your plans to address and deal with this and really stop this from killing people in South King County? Toshiko Hasegawa: And this is where we have the really important, but also really inspiring opportunity to dream big for what our future is going to look like. And we know that we're getting support from the state and from the, what our allocation will look like in the transportation package from the federal government. We have contracts on the horizon. But currently, our infrastructure is supporting a fossil fuel paradigm, when what we can be doing is taking meaningful steps into one that embraces renewable and sustainable energy sources. And I mean modernizing the port so that it goes fully electric, so that not only are we advancing our sustainability goals or creating jobs through their construction, but we're actually becoming better contenders in the global marketplace. Currently, folks are circumnavigating around the Pacific Northwest because to the south, LA and Long Beach have already gone fully electric or up north, BC or Prince Rupert are already fully electric. Toshiko Hasegawa: We're not there yet. We're getting left behind and we physically need a place for some of these emerging norms, the emerging cargo ships to be able to hook up. And so, modernizing is going to be able to really effectively bring together folks, not just in their environmental advocacy, not just on the community representation front, but also in labor and also in industry. We've got to think big about what it means to meaningfully connect our region through long-term goals like, for example, high speed rail, which would be from the north south position, would be able to not only reduce the number of short flights that are coming in and out of Sea-Tac airport that lead to the sound pollution and the air pollution that you're talking about, but also issues of congestion and mobility. Those five miles in, and those five miles out coming from either airport or Seaport, it's horrific. It impacts the quality of life in so many different ways. And airlines don't even really turn that much revenue from those short trips. So folks, I think there is space to be able to bring them together to think about what our solutions can be. And thinking about infrastructure is a long-term goal. In the short term, we can also offer incentives, right? We can incentivize some businesses to be able to make this transition, and we can subsidize the cost to make that transition for independent contractors or smaller businesses so that it's not going to be a situation where conglomerates are eating up smaller businesses that can't afford to make this transition that we're now asking of folks. The port currently offers a clean trucks program. I would love to see a clean boats program, so that both recreational and commercial fishers, small businesses, independent contractors can convert away from diesel engines towards electric ones. Toshiko Hasegawa: There's a case to be made for using Cares Act dollars for some of this stuff, given the precarious position that we find so many small and micro businesses in. And so, we don't lack opportunity. And I think that's what we really need to take into account is we have a plethora of opportunities to be able to make good decisions, but we do need people with the right values and the right priorities to call the shots. Crystal Fincher: Right. And a point that you made, I don't know that a lot of people know, is that ports do compete with each other. They're not just these ubiquitous entities and ships just happen to come there and planes just happen to come there, especially for shipping, ports are in competition with each other up and down the west coast. And you talk about, "Hey, other ports have modernized a lot of their facilities. A lot of them have moved to electric and different types of more green energy that they're using." And they've gotten a competitive edge. And so, a lot of these investments need to be made. Crystal Fincher: I don't think there's a lot of people arguing that, "Hey, we don't need to do something to make sure that we keep our port modern and competitive." It really is about prioritizing how we spend those dollars and how forward-looking we are. The other thing is, you're running against an incumbent who has been there and who is making his own case for reelection. I think my biggest question is helping the people out who are listening and trying to make a decision and understand what the differences between you two are. How would your term and the actions that you take look different than what he has done? Toshiko Hasegawa: You know, Crystal, I have nothing but respect for anybody who chooses to make a life in public service. And the incumbent himself has a long history of giving his time, his efforts, his energy to the members of the public. What I'm offering people is a choice. And there are some, I think, some pretty significant ways, if you would want to point to policy differences that speaks of differences also in our value sets. Look at the way we're campaigning, for example, I'm not taking any corporate PAC money. I've signed the no fossil fuel pledge. And that's important to me because I know that when I'm a port commissioner, we're going to have to disentangle the interests of big money corporations from the important policy decisions that we have to make as a commission, because they're going to impact the lives of the people who elected us to be there. Toshiko Hasegawa: I just fundamentally do not believe that cruise is the future of our region's economy. I would love to see us in import and export and expanding our shipping operations, becoming globally competitive and having a presence and really leading on what it looks like to have a sustainable and inclusive blue economy. I would love us to be a model in mass transit going well in America. I would love to be a place where rich and poor people alike take public transportation, right? I would love to be able to be a proactive thought leader with partners in labor about what it means to holistically support people, particularly in a time where they're struggling to strike a work-life balance. Toshiko Hasegawa: And so, what folks really need is somebody who's going to bring the sense of urgency to this position and a sense of urgency for their perspectives to be valued at the port. And it's important to note that communities are not absent from the conversation. They have ideas, they have priorities and they have demands. But currently, they've been screaming into the wind with very little accountability. They want transparency and they want access. And so, it's just not too much to ask to have a seat at the table. Crystal Fincher: It doesn't seem like it should be too much to ask. Now, you're also running this campaign while you have a newborn. You have a baby. You're a new mom, and you're in the position that many people are in everyday in working and trying to juggle a child, their family and making this work. How do you one, how do you even navigate that? And how's that going? And how do you think that informs how your view on how to treat workers on issues like family and medical leave? And worker conditions have been a huge issue everywhere, including the port. How does that inform your perspective and how do you think that helps you take care of workers at the port? Toshiko Hasegawa: As a candidate, I have to tell you that it's not easy. But you wouldn't believe the wild comments I've gotten about, in specific, one conversation I had with a certain elected somebody who not be named was, "I'm surprised you're running because you just had a baby. Don't you see that as a challenge?" And I responded, "Well, I'll let you know what some people might see as my challenge, I see as my reason." And indeed, becoming a mom during a pandemic was one of the most challenging experiences I've had. And really, she is my guiding light and my compass as to what it means to build the urgency of building a better tomorrow. And as a policy platform, I will tell you as a working mom, the only reason why this is possible is because I have paid medical leave, is because I have benefits, is because I have a supportive family, is because I have the privilege and access to be able to hire help. Toshiko Hasegawa: And that working from home has actually really worked for me as a mom. And the pandemic has changed things of what those norms look like. At the port, one thing that I can tell you, ground zero, we need onsite childcare available. We do not need to reinvent the wheel. This has been done at King County. There's a program being piloted at the state. I would love to adapt that for the port of Seattle. Paid family medical leave, people need to be able to strike that work-life balance. And it's not just people who are unionized who deserve access to this sort of balance, we need it for all workers at the port. We need to be able to have space for this sort of grace and this accommodation, because by God, it has been women who have largely been impacted, the data shows, in having to decide between working and staying at home with their kids as they're at home all the time. Toshiko Hasegawa: And if we're already looking at an equity gap in opportunities in the workforce at the port, well, that equity gap has deepened. And so, we really need to take prudent steps to be able to holistically support families, working parents at the port. And so, it looks like addressing the pay gap. And we really need to start actually just collecting demographic data at the port about who our workforce is and how they're being promoted and how they're being rewarded and how they're being retained and really use that as a starting point in order to have some meaningful outcomes in the short and the long run. Crystal Fincher: Those are great points. The port also has so much property, so many contractors, so many organizations who are relying on the port who have contracts with the port. Do you also support making some minimum quality of life and workforce standards, a requirement for port contracts? Toshiko Hasegawa: Yeah. We really have to be careful, particularly during times of economic crisis to make sure that businesses are not going to be trying to make their bottom line or stay afloat off the backs of workers. This is exactly where economic exploitation could happen. And so, that that means supporting things like prevailing wage on the job. That means things like priority hire so that companies are actually giving these opportunities to our community members, our workforce, our neighbors and they're their families who deserve a sense of economic stability right now. It should be said that we're in a position here at the Port of Seattle to think globally and act locally for meaningful outcomes. We need to take into account our supply chains long before you're ever plucking your product off the shelf at the grocery store, we can make sure that the folks that we're doing business with have been able to demonstrate at least three years compliance with international labor laws. Toshiko Hasegawa: So, you can have the confidence that what you're consuming is from a clean supply chain. So, there's really a lot to be said about workers' rights. There's also a lot to be said about civil rights for people who are passengers or otherwise seem to be clients of the port. And we're talking about the use of facial recognition technology. We're talking about the operations of immigration enforcement. The port has its own police force, which had a task force that issued recommendations. How will those be implemented? How are we ensuring that the use of facial recognition technology isn't stepping the line on what people's civil rights are, but actually we're going to be pushing back and making sure that we're protecting them to the fullest extent possible. So, there's a lot to be done. Crystal Fincher: Yeah, that's a huge issue. And especially, just the issue of facial recognition, which the King County government, King County Council just outlawed its use for the county, but especially federal entities are using those and federal entities are onsite at the airport and at other port locations. I know that the port is currently working on trying to make sure that there are some guardrails put around that. But in that conversation, in the use of biometrics, even one of the issues is, "Okay, you can help drop someone off at the airport. You're not even ticketed or needing to go through that type of security. Does the fact that you step outside your car or drive your car on port property anyway, mean that you should wind up in an ICE database or an FBI database with all of your information?" Do you think the port is doing enough with that, and how would you address public safety and policing there? Toshiko Hasegawa: If you have already, in the last year, taken an international flight, they have already scanned your face in lieu of checking your passport. And that is actually not done by law enforcement, that's actually done by the airlines. They are a private entity collecting that information with no protective clauses on how that data is going to be shared or retained. How's the port commission pushing pack on that? And this is where people don't understand the port. It has tremendous repercussions for people everywhere. If they're going to take it to a lawsuit, can we win? And it sets precedence for the way airlines are going to be able to use facial recognition technology in other jurisdictions. So, we have to be really careful, and really what it boils down to is public interest. Toshiko Hasegawa: And so, no, the port is not doing enough. And so, it's not just for incoming flights, but also for outgoing flights internationally. And it's a slippery slope, as you know when we're talking about people's civil rights. So, public safety at the port, what comes to mind for me is the repercussions of racism and xenophobia and the discriminatory Muslim ban, where we physically showed up down there and shut it down at Sea-Tac airport. We were standing arm in arm singing, chanting, whereas the port commissioners were in the back having a conversation. Of course, not enough is happening. Toshiko Hasegawa: Law enforcement is required by a will of the voters to be in compliance with a minimum set of training and crisis intervention and deescalation, and also in implicit bias. And so, it's more than just the Port of Seattle police were there. How are we making sure that the other law enforcement entities are also going to have that same training when we know that there are issues of discrimination happening by private security like TSA, when we know that there's disproportionate stop and frisk of people wearing religious indicators, or that African-American men with common names get held up because there's 20 other people, maybe with a warrant out for their arrest? This is exactly how institutional racism plays out, and we have got to do more. Crystal Fincher: Well, I appreciate you taking the time to speak with us today. I guess in closing, I would just ask you, for people helping to make a decision, why should they choose you? And what difference can they expect to see in their lives as a result of the action that you take? Toshiko Hasegawa: The port has such an important role to play in answering to the dire needs of our time, but it is going to require doing something different. And doing something different from the status quo means we need new leadership with a bold vision for the future. And if elected, I will bring a perspective that has never before been represented at the port of Seattle. And it's not just what you do, it's how you do it. And that's why I'm so proud to have the bid of confidence from every single democratic organization that has endorsed so far in this race, including the King County Dems and the Young Dems and the Stonewall Dems, happy pride, y'all. Including from partners in labor, like the Teamsters and SCIU local six and the machinists and people from local elected government all the way up to Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck all of whom who know that the urgency of now requires doing something dynamic. And it really boils down to whether you want more of the same, or whether you want to do something different. I'd be honored to have folks vote. Crystal Fincher: Thank you so much for joining us. We'll certainly be keeping an eye on this race. And where can people find out more information about your campaign? Toshiko Hasegawa: Hasegawaforport.com. Crystal Fincher: Well, thank you so much, and we look forward to speaking with you next time. Thanks for listening. Toshiko Hasegawa: Such a pleasure. Thank you. Crystal Fincher: Thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks. Our chief audio engineer at KVRU is Maurice Jones, Jr. The producer of Hacks and Wonks is Lisl Stadler. 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7 de abril | Nueva YorkHola, maricoper. ¿Jimmy Crow?El podcast de La Wikly también está disponible en iTunes, Spotify y iVoox.Añade el podcast a tu plataforma favorita haciendo click en el botón “Listen in podcast app” que aparece justo debajo del reproductor.Si te haces suscriptor premium, recibirás dos newsletters extra. Los viernes, el maricóctel, una serie de enlaces recomendados para ponerte al día de algún tema destacado. Y los lunes, el maricoffee, un podcast y un repaso de cuatro titulares para empezar la semana bien informado (y un test de actualidad para ponerte a prueba). ¡Y tendrás acceso a nuestra comunidad de Discord!Leer esta newsletter te llevará 16 minutos y 48 segundos.Y nos comemos las cabezas con gusto. Bienvenido a La Wikly.🗳 El voto en GeorgiaLo importante: Los ojos de todo Estados Unidos vuelven a estar puestos en el estado de Georgia estas semanas. ¿El motivo? La nueva reforma electoral aprobada por los republicanos en la legislatura estatal.La controversia ha generado un cruce de acusaciones de alta tensión entre demócratas y republicanos.Los demócratas acusan a los republicanos de suprimir el voto y discriminar contra las minorías que saldrían más perjudicadas por ello.Y los republicanos acusan a los demócratas de desinformar sobre la reforma y que en ningún caso tiene las implicaciones racistas que ellos denuncian.Como siempre en la política estadounidense, el debate ha degenerado hasta tal punto que no está del todo claro quién dice la verdad, así que en esta newsletter vamos a intentar esclarecer qué es lo que ha ocurrido en Georgia.Qué incluye la reformaEn The New York Times han compuesto un resumen esquemático de los cambios más destacables y relevantes introducidos por la reforma electoral impulsada por los republicanos:Dificultar el voto por correo.El plazo de antelación para poder solicitar el voto a distancia pasa de 180 a 78 días antes de la fecha de la convocatoria electoral.Nuevos y estrictos requisitos de identificación para los votos a distancia. Hasta ahora, únicamente se exigía la firma del solicitante.Ahora, se exige aportar el número de algún documento estatal de identificación, como el carné de conducir. Introducir algún dato de forma errónea podría implicar que el voto se descartara.Prohibición del envío por correo de solicitudes de voto a distancia a todos los votantes, algo que los funcionarios electorales hicieron durante las elecciones de 2020 y 2021.Reducción del número de buzones para depositar el voto, estableciéndose limitaciones en función del número de votantes registrados o número de centros de voto anticipado en cada condado.Podría tener un efecto pernicioso en los condados metropolitanos de Atlanta: Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb y Gwinnet. De 94 buzones en 2020, ese número se reduciría a 23 o menos con la nueva reforma.Sí, son condados con amplias poblaciones afroamericanas.Cambio en el voto anticipado.Ampliación del voto anticipado en condados pequeños, pero no necesariamente en los más poblados.El horario del voto temprano ahora se establece entre las 9:00 y las 17:00, pudiendo extenderse pero nunca antes de las 7:00 ni después de las 19:00, algo que sobre todo perjudica a quienes trabajen de día.Adición de un segundo sábado de votación temprana de forma obligatoria, lo que beneficia a los condados pequeños que, hasta ahora, no podían permitirse abrir muchos días debido a la falta de personal.Los condados más poblados, y por tanto más demócratas, ya permitían la votación temprana durante varios fines de semana.Otros cambios.Prohibición del ofrecimiento de comida o agua a los votantes que esperan en la fila. Puede ser considerado un delito menor.Ir al centro de votación equivocado puede suponer más dificultades para votar.Hasta ahora, se permitía que quien se presentase a votar en el centro equivocado emitiese un voto provisional que subsanase el error, pero esa opción se elimina con la nueva regulación.Y lo más importante: mayor poder de las cámaras legislativas estatales sobre la gestión de elecciones en el estado.La presidencia de la Junta Electoral pasa de la Secretaría de Estado estatal a un miembro “independiente” elegido por la legislatura estatal, actualmente controlada por los republicanos.Para garantizar la independencia de esta figura, se exige que quien sea elegido al puesto no haya sido candidato a cargo público ni haya financiado ninguna campaña política en los dos años anteriores.El Secretario de Estado estatal deja de ser miembro con derecho a voto en la Junta Electoral de Georgia.Podría verse como una venganza contra Brad Raffensperger, el Secretario de Estado estatal que rechazó capitular a las exigencias de Trump de darle la vuelta al resultado electoral el pasado noviembre.Apunte relevante: el Secretario de Estado de Georgia se elige en elecciones estatales. Los escaños de las cámaras legislativas estatales que han reclamado más poder en esta reforma electoral, por distritos.En los distritos de las legislaturas, los republicanos tienen más poder gracias al gerrymandering. Dibujaron los mapas en 2011 y los volverán a dibujar este año.Es decir, los republicanos están quitándole poder a un puesto ejecutivo que podrían perder contra los demócratas en las elecciones de medio mandato de 2022.Reacciones políticasPosiblemente una de las reacciones más contundentes a la legislación recientemente aprobada en Georgia fue la que tuvo la MLB (Grandes Ligas de Béisbol), cuyo comisionado, Rob Manfred, dijo que la organización apoya inquebrantablemente "el acceso justo al voto".Esto se tradujo en el retiro de dos grandes eventos de la MLB (Major League Baseball Draft y All-Star Game) de la ciudad de Atlanta, que se llevarían a cabo este julio.La organización dijo estar finalizando acuerdo con una nueva ciudad anfitriona para el juego del 13 de julio y que "los detalles sobre estos eventos se anunciarán en breve"."He decidido que la mejor manera de demostrar nuestros valores como deporte es reubicando el ‘Juego de Estrellas’ y el draft de la MLB de este año", dijo Manfred en un comunicado.La Players Alliance, formada por "150 jugadores de béisbol profesionales negros unidos para usar nuestra voz y plataforma para crear cambio e igualdad", se mostró a favor de la decisión tomada por la Major League Baseball.Esta decisión provocó fuertes declaraciones del gobernador de Georgia, Brian Kemp, que criticó la decisión tomada por la MLB.Kemp caracterizó la respuesta como un resultado directo de la "cultura de cancelación" y dijo que la decisión de la MLB de retirarse de Atlanta perjudicará a los georgianos que estaban dependiendo del All-Star Game para cobrar.Aquí, un video de Emilio sobre la cultura de la cancelación y la percepción republicana y demócrata sobre el tema.La MLB no fue la única organización en expresar su disconformidad con la Ley de Integridad Electoral. Georgia también enfrentó críticas de Coca-Cola y Delta Air Lines, cuyos ejecutivos han expresado su decepción con la legislación.El director ejecutivo de Delta, Ed Bastian, argumentó esta semana que "todo el fundamento de este proyecto de ley se basaba en una mentira: que hubo fraude electoral generalizado en Georgia en las elecciones de 2020".Y evidentemente no lo hubo.A estas críticas se suman, según declaraciones recopiladas por CNBC, similares de empresas con sede en Georgia como UPS, Home Depot, Porsche Cars North America y Atlanta Falcons.También, los ejecutivos de más de 170 empresas que se unieron al impulso corporativo para proteger el acceso al voto no solo en Georgia sino en estados de todo el país.Firmaron una declaración conjunta.El presidente estadounidense Joe Biden señaló que los republicanos estatales "se apresuraron a aprobar una ley no-estadounidense para negar a las personas el derecho al voto".Biden calificó la nueva legislación de Georgia "ataque descarado a la Constitución y la buena conciencia" y remató diciendo que era como “Jim Crow en el siglo XXI”.Las leyes de Jim Crow fueron un corpus de legislaciones estatales y locales promulgadas por las legislaturas estatales blancas que propugnaban la segregación racial en todas las instalaciones públicas y sistematizaron de facto un gran número de desventajas económicas, educativas y sociales.El Secretario de Estado de Georgia, el republicano Brad Raffensperger, defendió públicamente la nueva legislación y las motivaciones detrás de su sanción: evitar condiciones de conteo de votos que favorezcan el fraude.Raffensperger señaló que el sistema de identificación de votantes con el carné de conducir ya está implementado “en estados como Minnesota, Nueva Jersey y Virginia, que resultan ser estados demócratas progresistas”.Minnesota tuvo el mayor índice de participación de las pasadas elecciones generales, el 79.96 por ciento de la población elegible.Raffensperger no está muy a favor de la parte de la ley que le recorta facultades; el Jefe de la Junta Estatal de Elecciones, cargo que antes le correspondía al Secretario de Estado estatal, quedará ahora en manos de quien designe la legislatura estatal.Y medios conservadores como National Review han publicado extensos artículos defendiendo provisiones de la reforma como la prohibición de dar comida y bebida en las colas para votar.Según los republicanos, los demócratas y grupos cercanos a ellos llevan abusando de esa práctica desde hace años en lo que se conoce como ‘calentar la cola’ para persuadir a los votantes regalándoles cosas de valor, agua incluida.Cuál es el problemaPerdido en todo este debate está la cuestión más importante de todas: no existen pruebas empíricas que demuestren que dificultar el acceso al voto afecte a la participación o reduzca las posibilidades de los demócratas, como apunta Nate Cohn en este análisis de The New York Times.Pero los partidos están demasiado ensimismados en su conflicto ideológico y cultural como para ver más allá.Los republicanos creen de verdad que suprimir el voto, especialmente en las ciudades con mayor presencia de minorías y jóvenes prodemócratas, les ayudará a ganar las elecciones.Cómo olvidar la vez en la que Trump criticó propuestas legislativas demócratas para facilitar el acceso al voto al son de: “Tenían niveles de votación que si alguna vez estuvieras de acuerdo con ello no volvería a ganar un republicano en este país en la vida”.La parte callada, en voz alta.Los demócratas en cambio creen que un mayor acceso al voto aumentará la participación, especialmente entre minorías y jóvenes prodemócratas, y eso les ayudará a ganar elecciones.Eso les sitúa en el bando de quienes, a diferencia de los republicanos, tienen un buen propósito. Pero eso no significa que los pasos que están dando para facilitar el acceso al voto sean los más efectivos para impedir las lacras antidemocráticas con las que cuenta el sistema electoral estadounidense.Como el creciente poder de las legislaturas estatales en la forma en la que se administran las elecciones, algo que debería despertar unos pocos traumas de lo que pasó en los estados tras las elecciones del pasado noviembre.Es el mensaje, idiota. Pero tildar reformas electorales como la de Georgia de Jim Crow del siglo XXI es un mensaje efectivo para motivar a sus votantes y generar más contribuciones de campaña.Especialmente, sabiendo que una parte importante de la nueva base demócrata son votantes blancos de clase alta obsesionados con lo woke y todo aquello que tenga el más mínimo tinte de racismo sistémico.ConclusiónPor desgracia, lo único que demuestra este enésimo debate sobre el acceso al voto es que demócratas y republicanos son incapaces de encontrar consenso incluso en cuestiones que merecerían bipartidismo porque son la base de la democracia.Los republicanos jamás buscarán acuerdos de buena fe porque parecen haber descartado por completo lo que pasa en el mundo real.(Incluso parecen ignorar el hecho de que hacer más difícil el voto quizá les afecte más a ellos teniendo en cuenta que sus votantes son cada vez más de clase trabajadora, y por tanto menos dados a saltar obstáculos para poder votar).Y los demócratas saben que ese posicionamiento les abre la puerta a contar de forma perpetua con un mensaje efectivo con el que seguir entreteniendo a sus votantes a base de consignas sobre racismo y discriminación de votantes.De la influencia de Wall Street y Silicon Valley entre su establishment ya si eso hablamos otro día.En definitiva, una puta mierda.¿Desea saber más? En el medio conservador The Dispatch tienen un análisis justo de las medidas de la reforma electoral. Y en FiveThirtyEight han hecho un repaso de lo que dicen las encuestas sobre reformas electorales como la de Georgia.🤓 Qué están leyendo en…Washington D.C.: ‘El gobernador de Florida se enfrenta a ‘60 minutes’ por la distribución de la vacuna de COVID’ en Axios. (en inglés; 5 minutos).Ron DeSantis, gobernador republicano de Florida, lleva meses siendo presa fácil de demócratas y medios de centro-izquierda por sus medidas ejecutivas en tiempos de pandemia. Pero mientras muchos preveían el Apocalipsis floridiano, el estado ha logrado quedarse lejos de las cifras de fallecidos de estados como Nueva York y en cambio ha mantenido una tasa de desempleo más sana que la de estados como California. Y sí, Nueva York y California están gobernados por demócratas y han tomado medidas muy restrictivas contra el COVID-19. Con el apoyo de la infraestructura mediática de la derecha, DeSantis ha aprovechado la popularidad de los últimos meses para presumir de gestión, lo que ha hecho que más medios hayan fijado su atención en él, incluido el programa 60 Minutes de la cadena CBS. La pieza vinculaba unas donaciones de una cadena de supermercados a la campaña de DeSantis con la participación de la compañía en la distribución de vacunas de COVID-19 en Florida. Lejos de sumar una nueva polémica a la mochila de DeSantis, la noticia se ha dado la vuelta y es la redacción de 60 Minutes la que se está defendiendo ahora de los ataques, incluyendo el de un alcalde demócrata que ha criticado la forma en la que el programa ha omitido aspectos clave de la situación. En definitiva, un tanto más para DeSantis de cara a su probable carrera presidencial de 2024.Silicon Valley: ‘El Tribunal Supremo se pone del lado de Google en una disputa multimilmillonaria con Oracle’ por Robert Barnes y Gerrit De Vynck en The Washington Post. (en inglés; 6 minutos).Importantísima decisión del Supremo en materia de copyright tecnológico. El gigante del software Oracle había denunciado a Google por usar unas 11.500 líneas de código de Java para el desarrollo del sistema operativo Android, el más usado a nivel global para smartphones. Pero en una decisión de seis jueces contra dos, el Supremo se ha puesto del lado de Google. El progresista Stephen Breyer escribió en la opinión mayoritaria que los ingenieros de Google escribieron millones de líneas de código extra para componer Android y que por tanto era un uso justo y legítimo de las partes copiadas. La victoria de Google lo es también para pequeñas empresas que, por ejemplo, copian código de las Big Tech para lanzar productos innovadores pero que tienen que ser compatibles con otros productos de los grandes jugadores de Silicon Valley. Interoperabilidad, que llaman.Por cierto, ¿está Breyer escribiendo opiniones mayoritarias para tener algo de protagonismo extra antes de jubilarse? Jejeje.Hollywood: ‘El abogado detrás del trono en Fox, Universal y Sony han fallado’ por Ben Smith en The New York Times. (en inglés; 8 minutos).Smith hace una actualización de los idilios de palacio en Fox Corporation, lo que queda tras la venta de gran parte de los activos de entretenimiento de la compañía a Disney. El columnista de medios del Times explica las probables razones por las que el heredero al trono Lachlan Murdoch se ha mudado con su familia a Australia (tl;dr, en Hollywood ya no le quieren porque no tiene estudios de cine y sigue siendo republicano), pero sobre todo cuenta cómo el abogado Viet Dinh se ha convertido en una figura clave en la compañía que controla Fox News ahora que Lachlan se ha dado a la fuga. Y oh, boy, menuda figura para estar en medio de todo el meollo político y mediático de Fox conforme el poder de Rupert Murdoch se diluye y el futuro del partido republicano y del movimiento conservador sigue a la expectativa de lo que quiera hacer Donald Trump. Un Trump, por cierto, que a Dinh parece no caerle demasiado bien. ¡Qué podría salir mal! 🎬 Una recomendaciónCon la colaboración de FilminNetwork, de Sidney Lumet, es una película de 1976 que con los años ha ganado la categoría de presciente porque predijo casi al detalle en qué acabaría convertida la televisión estadounidense en el marco de la información: cómo el entretenimiento y el porno informativo pasarían a formar parte del día a día de las cadenas de noticias donde los más gritones lograrían las mejores audiencias.Hoy en día, y sobre todo tras la era Trump, es fácil discernir cómo cadenas como MSNBC, CNN y sobre todo Fox News han explotado el cabreo de sus espectadores para un tipo de cobertura informativa que prima la indignación sobre el análisis y el debate. Pues Network, gracias al guionista Paddy Chayefsky, ya predijo todo eso. Y además lo hizo con una película sumamente bien interpretada y con una de las mejores consignas que ha dejado el cine: “Estoy más que harto y no quiero seguir soportándolo”.Quién habría dicho entonces que una frase podría llegar a definir de forma tan acertada la manera en la que los medios aprovecharían la desinformación y las emociones de su audiencia para crear una división ideológica tan peligrosa.Puedes ver Network en Filmin.🥴 Un vídeo para el cringe tiktokerAddison Rae, la segunda tiktoker más influyente del mundo, protagonizó uno de los momentos más cringe de la televisión estadounidense en lo que va de año. La influencer fue la invitada de Jimmy Fallon en uno de sus programas recientes y a su paso dejó el vídeo que encabeza este párrafo. En él, Rae le enseña a Fallon algunos de los bailes más populares de los últimos meses en TikTok.(Charli D’Amelio ya hizo uno parecido el año pasado).El problema del vídeo es que todo parece muy sobreactuado. El hecho de que las canciones que la acompañan no sean las originales de los bailes virales tampoco ayuda, pues hace que el silencio de los dos sea más… ruidoso.Pero la razón por la que la sección del programa ha tenido tanta repercusión —y a las decenas de miles de no me gustas en YouTube me remito— tiene que ver con un debate recurrente en TikTok: el reconocimiento de los creadores.También pasó con D’Amelio en el punto clave de su crecimiento.¿Y eso? Las tendencias en TikTok se viralizan con tanta rapidez que muchas veces es difícil quién tuvo la idea original de un meme o de un baile.El ejemplo paradigmático es el del baile viral de la canción ‘Lottery’ del rapero K-Camp coreografiada por una joven afroamericana de 14 años llamada Jalaiah Harmon.El baile en realidad se hizo famoso con vídeos de gente como D’Amelio, que no mencionó a Harmon hasta que The New York Times se hizo eco de la falta de reconocimiento de Harmon en un artículo con mucha repercusión.En esta ocasión, los dedos señalan a Rae por haber interpretado todas esas coreografías en el programa de Fallon sin que ella o el programa reconozcan la labor y creatividad de quienes han ideado esos mismos bailes.Muchas veces, creadores de contenido de minorías con menos oportunidades en las altas esferas de la industria influencer.Otros simplemente se han resignado al ver que la mediocridad de una chica blanca acaba en Fallon mientras jóvenes de color con más talento quedan relegados a un segundo plano.Hay un poco de cultura zeta woke en todo esto: jóvenes obsesionados con buscar cualquier excusa para encontrar racismo o discriminación donde no tiene por qué haberla.Y también: medios que aprovechan los nombres implicados para generar visitas de una demo atractiva para los anunciantes (chavales de entre 13 y 24 años), lo cual le da doble repercusión a una polémica ya debatida hasta la saciedad.¡Pero así funciona internet estos días en el mundo influencer!Especialmente, en los universos de YouTube y TikTok.😆 Quitándole la gracia#IArmTheFool es una tendencia creada por artistas de webcomic que se inspira en una iniciativa parecida de 2016 llamada ‘I Am The Fool’ [en español, Yo soy el tonto]. Consistía en que los dibujantes usaran esa premisa para publicar viñetas divertidas en el 1 de abril, o April Fool’s Day, la versión anglosajona del Día de los Inocentes.Este año, I Arm The Fool reutiliza la premisa cambiando el Am [soy] por el Arm [brazo] para viñetas en las que los protagonistas tienen brazos excesivamente extensos. Y ya está. Ese es el meme. He visto algunos muy malos, pero los tres que rescato aquí creo que merecen bastante la pierna:Y para terminar, un gran remake:Hasta la semana que viene, This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.lawikly.com/subscribe
Google says hundreds of thousands of its workers will be telecommuting until next July. Employees had previously been told they would be working from home until the end of the year. Bloomberg News tech reporter Gerrit de Vynck discusses the matter. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
Google says it will now start automatically deleting user data after a year and a half. Bloomberg News tech reporter Gerrit de Vynck explains why.
Google says it's going to step up its efforts to diversify its workforce and hire more Black workers. Bloomberg News tech reporter Gerrit de Vynck goes in depth on diversity in Silicon Valley.
Bloomberg News tech reporter Gerrit de Vynck speaks on the reasons behind FTC's focus on this acquisition by Google and if this means an attempt to break up big company monopolies.
Bloomberg News tech reporter Gerrit de Vynck speaks on what the antitrust concerns are in this situation and what Google's response has been on this matter so far.
Google is calling Apple out over a feature that's supposed to protect privacy when people surf the web on the Safari browser. Bloomberg News tech reporter and KCBS contributor Gerrit De Vynck says Apple claims they have since fixed the problem, however others in the industry believe there are still some vulnerabilities.
Google is making a change to its Chrome browser. It's a change that privacy advocates may love but online advertisers, not so much. Bloomberg News tech reporter and KCBS Radio contributor Gerrit De Vynck says Google is changing the tool that enables companies to track people around the web.
Tara Lachapelle, Bloomberg Opinion Deals and Media Columnist, talks about how Comcast is benefiting from the rise of streaming even as it sees its base of cable-TV subscribers shrink. Andy Browne, Editorial Director of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, discusses why the U.S. could lose if they get into to a tech cold war with China. Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Tech Reporter, explains how IBM shares rose the most in a decade on Wednesday after the company gave a positive forecast for 2019 and fourth-quarter results beat analysts’ estimates. Brad McMillan, Chief Investment Officer at Commonwealth Financial Network, breaks down the effects of government shutdown on markets and the economy. And We Drive to the Close of Markets with Jonathan Angrist, President and CIO at Cognios Capital. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly. Producer: Paul Brennan
Tara Lachapelle, Bloomberg Opinion Deals and Media Columnist, talks about how Comcast is benefiting from the rise of streaming even as it sees its base of cable-TV subscribers shrink. Andy Browne, Editorial Director of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, discusses why the U.S. could lose if they get into to a tech cold war with China. Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Tech Reporter, explains how IBM shares rose the most in a decade on Wednesday after the company gave a positive forecast for 2019 and fourth-quarter results beat analysts' estimates. Brad McMillan, Chief Investment Officer at Commonwealth Financial Network, breaks down the effects of government shutdown on markets and the economy. And We Drive to the Close of Markets with Jonathan Angrist, President and CIO at Cognios Capital. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly. Producer: Paul Brennan Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Tech Reporter, discusses Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai facing lawmakers in Congress over privacy concerns. Erik Schatzker, Bloomberg News Editor-at-Large, explains why legendary trader Mike Novogratz still backs Bitcoin despite losing a fortune. Kevin Miller, CEO at E-Valuator Funds, explains how “headline items” are impacting markets. Bloomberg News Senior Editor Caleb Solomon breaks down Businessweek Magazine's ranking of the best business schools around the globe. And we Drive to the Close of Markets with Larry Pitkowsky, Co-Founder at Goodhaven Capital Management. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly. Producer: Paul Brennan Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Tech Reporter, discusses Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai facing lawmakers in Congress over privacy concerns. Erik Schatzker, Bloomberg News Editor-at-Large, explains why legendary trader Mike Novogratz still backs Bitcoin despite losing a fortune. Kevin Miller, CEO at E-Valuator Funds, explains how “headline items” are impacting markets. Bloomberg News Senior Editor Caleb Solomon breaks down Businessweek Magazine's ranking of the best business schools around the globe. And we Drive to the Close of Markets with Larry Pitkowsky, Co-Founder at Goodhaven Capital Management. Hosts: Carol Massar and Jason Kelly. Producer: Paul Brennan
Carol is joined by Nabila Ahmed, Bloomberg News Media M&A Reporter, and Paul Sweeney, Bloomberg Intelligence U.S. Director of Research, to talk about how the Disney/Comcast fight for Fox is dominating the Sun Valley media summit. Sal Bruno, CIO at IndexIQ, discusses the impact currencies are having on international investing. Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Technology Reporter,explains what a Kavanaugh appointment to SCOUTS could mean for the tech industry. Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg News Trade Reporter, and Christina Fattore, Associate Professor at West Virginia University, breakdown the latest U.S. tariffs on China. And we Drive to the Close with Abhay Deshpande, CIO at Centerstone Investors. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Carol is joined by Nabila Ahmed, Bloomberg News Media M&A Reporter, and Paul Sweeney, Bloomberg Intelligence U.S. Director of Research, to talk about how the Disney/Comcast fight for Fox is dominating the Sun Valley media summit. Sal Bruno, CIO at IndexIQ, discusses the impact currencies are having on international investing. Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Technology Reporter,explains what a Kavanaugh appointment to SCOUTS could mean for the tech industry. Andrew Mayeda, Bloomberg News Trade Reporter, and Christina Fattore, Associate Professor at West Virginia University, breakdown the latest U.S. tariffs on China. And we Drive to the Close with Abhay Deshpande, CIO at Centerstone Investors.
Carol speaks to Ellen Wald, President at Transversal Consulting, and Stewart Glickman, Head of Energy Research at CFRA, about OPEC's plans to boost oil output. Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Technology Reporter, discusses BlackBerry stock taking a hit after investors focused on weak growth in software revenues. Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson talks about opening their first American factory near Charleston, SC. Evan Burfield, Co-Founder of 1776, discusses his book "Regulatory Hacking: A Playbook for Startups." And we Drive to the Close with David Dietze, Chief Investment Strategist at Point View Wealth Management. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Carol speaks to Ellen Wald, President at Transversal Consulting, and Stewart Glickman, Head of Energy Research at CFRA, about OPEC’s plans to boost oil output. Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Technology Reporter, discusses BlackBerry stock taking a hit after investors focused on weak growth in software revenues. Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelsson talks about opening their first American factory near Charleston, SC. Evan Burfield, Co-Founder of 1776, discusses his book "Regulatory Hacking: A Playbook for Startups." And we Drive to the Close with David Dietze, Chief Investment Strategist at Point View Wealth Management.
Poonam Goyal, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior U.S. Retail Analyst, discusses Macy's posting surprise sales gain last quarter. Leerom Segal, CEO at Klick Health, talks about launching a virtual reality platform for health care services. Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Tech Reporter, explains why NYC will never be Silicon Valley. Craig Moffett, Senior Analyst at MoffettNathanson, breaks down Comcast’s bid for Sky. Carol and Cory hit today’s “Movers and Shakers” and Bloomberg Stocks Editor Dave Wilson has his “Stock of the Day.”
Poonam Goyal, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior U.S. Retail Analyst, discusses Macy's posting surprise sales gain last quarter. Leerom Segal, CEO at Klick Health, talks about launching a virtual reality platform for health care services. Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Tech Reporter, explains why NYC will never be Silicon Valley. Craig Moffett, Senior Analyst at MoffettNathanson, breaks down Comcast's bid for Sky. Carol and Cory hit today's “Movers and Shakers” and Bloomberg Stocks Editor Dave Wilson has his “Stock of the Day.” Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Zach Tracer, Bloomberg News Health Care Reporter, and Erik Gordon, Professor at University of Michigan, discuss CVS buying Aetna for $67.5 billion. Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Tech Reporter, explains Facebook's new messaging app for younger kids. Jeanie Wyatt, CEO at South Texas Money Management, talks about how tax overhaul will impact investing. Dina Bass, Bloomberg News Technology Reporter, breaks down researcher’s efforts to combat racial and gender bias in artificial intelligence. We Drive to the Close with Alan Zafran, Senior Managing Director at First Republic Investment Management. And Carol and Cory hit today’s Movers and Shakers on Wall Street and Bloomberg Stocks Editor Dave Wilson has his “Stock of the Day.”
Zach Tracer, Bloomberg News Health Care Reporter, and Erik Gordon, Professor at University of Michigan, discuss CVS buying Aetna for $67.5 billion. Gerrit De Vynck, Bloomberg News Tech Reporter, explains Facebook's new messaging app for younger kids. Jeanie Wyatt, CEO at South Texas Money Management, talks about how tax overhaul will impact investing. Dina Bass, Bloomberg News Technology Reporter, breaks down researcher's efforts to combat racial and gender bias in artificial intelligence. We Drive to the Close with Alan Zafran, Senior Managing Director at First Republic Investment Management. And Carol and Cory hit today's Movers and Shakers on Wall Street and Bloomberg Stocks Editor Dave Wilson has his “Stock of the Day.” Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Fake news, Russia and the U.S. election: It's been one of the biggest stories over the last year. Last week, it all came to a head as Congress summoned representatives from Facebook, Google and Twitter to explain how Russia used their platforms to sway the minds of American voters. This week on Decrypted, Bloomberg Technology's Sarah Frier, Gerrit De Vynck and Joshua Brustein discuss how we got here and what consequences these tech giants could face as lawmakers prepare to take action.
(Bloomberg) -- Eric Goldman, co-director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University, and Gerrit De Vynck, a tech policy reporter for Bloomberg News, discuss legal challenges facing American tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Apple. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
(Bloomberg) -- Eric Goldman, co-director of the High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara University, and Gerrit De Vynck, a tech policy reporter for Bloomberg News, discuss legal challenges facing American tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Apple. They speak with Bloomberg's June Grasso and Michael Best on Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law.
Bloomberg tech/politics reporter Gerrit De Vynck joins to discuss whether global tech companies are too big to fail (or be regulated). Plus: Canadian video games are driving tech innovation. No, really! Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): "Lollipop (Ode to Jim)" by Alvvays
Gerrit de Vynck is a Bloomberg News journalist responsible for covering the business of tech and media, following tech startups, venture capital, wireless carriers, BlackBerry and the business of media in Canada. He gives us insight into the unpredictable life of a business journalist, talks about the monetary value of breaking the story, and gives us his outlook on the Canadian tech ecosystem. We discuss how the tech startup scene has evolved in Canada, the future of the industry, and the value in building relationships between founders and journalists. Links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/gerritd Thanks to Unbounce: unbounce.com for the use of their recording studios - check out their podcast Call to Action here: unbounce.com/call-to-action-podcast, and to mindsparklemag.com - a lovely design blog highlighting new trends in the world of design, web design and video. Edited by Steph Colbourn at editaud.io Theme music by www.olivieralary.com Find us at www.workmode.show
This week Allison and guest host Pip French anticipate the Oscars with film critic Adam Nayman. We discuss the #Baycott and consumer activism in the age of Trump with Bloomberg News reporter Gerrit De Vynck. AND we are joined in studio by the Grape Witches, the hosts of Toronto’s first Wine Séance Raves. Pip is reading Citizen by Claudia Rankine and Swing Time by Zadie Smith. Allison is reading Zero K by Don Delillo. TUNES: Crimson Wave by TacoCat Darling by Real Estate Changes by Charles Bradley
This week on CanCon, the team revives the Mac vs. PC debate, and digs deep into the federal government's announcement of a fast-track permit for foreign workers. With Bloomberg's Gerrit De Vynck and Communitech's Chris Plunkett! Canadian Content music clip (under fair dealing): “Naveed” by Our Lady Peace PayPal ad music: Catmosphere - Candy-Coloured Sky, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA Attribution-Share Alike license.
We finally break the number one rule of BUNZ and talk about BUNZ. Bloomberg business reporter Gerrit De Vynck joins us to talk about the growth of Toronto’s biggest trading community and where it’s going next. Then, we talk to CBC’s Pat Kelly about his new book This Is That’s Travel Guide to Canada - a satirical guidebook for the country that loves poutine, hockey and geo-blocking. Lastly, we talk to political gurus Chris Copperwaithe and Karim Bardeesy about open-source democracy building and the brooding U.S. election. Vass is reading an advance copy of Shawn Micallef’s Frontier City: Toronto on the Verge of Greatness. Allison is reading The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen. TUNES: Don’t Dream It’s Over by Flock of Dimes feat. Sylvan Esso No Matter Where We Go by Whitney This is Love by Weyes Blood
We talk to Garin Toren, founder and CEO of messageLOUD, about how his app can stop distracted driving. Plus, women owned and operated company ZON on how to charge your phone with "patio power" at resorts or in your backyard. Finally, Bloomberg's Gerrit De Vynck is back to talk about the iPhone 7 and other Apple news.
This week Allison and Vass discuss how political leaders should handle sexual harassment in the workplace. Is discipline is enough? Or should serious allegations should be made public? We talk to Bloomberg news journalist Gerrit De Vynck about Blockchain, which is either the future of Internet transactions or about to beat Bitcoin in the punchline department. AND lastly, we talk all-about-Drake with unofficial expert Lauren Mitchell and Exclaim magazine writer Ian Gormely. Has the "millennial man with feels" made Toronto a hip hop city?
CIUT Fundraising Drive Episode! We chat about lady friendship and whether it peaks at age 25 (or is it 29?) with friend-of-the-show Sarah Soteroff. Why are we all on a slow descent into unpopularity? We also discuss Toronto Mayor John Tory's trip to Silicon Valley with Bloomberg technology reporter Gerrit De Vynck. He tells us if city has a possible future as tech bro hub. Lastly, Detangled's resident baseball expert Tim Cozier chats about about the Toronto Blue Jay's and whether the big leagues are still a "country club."
Fortune Magazine's Mathew Ingram joins us to share why Twitter has a user's love and an investor's hate. Lynn University talks going pro with iPads on campus. Plus, Bloomberg's Gerrit De Vynck on how Netflix can take over the world.
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