Land of the Giants

Big tech is transforming every aspect of our world. But how, and at what cost? This season of Land o

Episodes

Total: 71

From its beginnings as a niche personal computer company, Apple became the preeminent maker of consu

There's a secret world of restaurants that you can only find when you open up the delivery apps. Thi

Without delivery workers, there is no DoorDash or UberEats or Grubhub. And workers in this slice of

The restaurant delivery industry is worth more than $100 billion. But none of the major apps are pro

Restaurant delivery apps have made it possible for many of us to order pretty much anything we want

Big tech is changing every aspect of our world. But how? And at what cost? In this special four-part

Google is now facing antitrust scrutiny at a level it's never experienced before, from both sides of

On December 2nd, 2020, Dr. Timnit Gebru - co-lead of Google’s Ethical AI team - got an email that sa

One of Google’s long points of pride was its open, collaborative, and transparent company culture. B

Since they were Stanford grad students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin have had big ideas for technologi

When Google bought YouTube, it went from being a company that helps users search the Internet, to a

Today, nearly all of the world's smartphones are powered by Android. Which means Google is the gatek

Some of the core values that built Google's runaway success — innovative technology to the max, an i

In Land of the Giants: The Google Empire, Recode’s Shirin Ghaffary and Big Technology's Alex Kantrow

The "streaming wars" are here, but they're not what you think—or rather, where you think. While comp

Netflix owes around $15 billion, yet it continues to spend money billions each year to fund its orig

Netflix hasn’t just disrupted Hollywood, it has become Hollywood. How has that changed the lives of

Loaning out shows and movies to Netflix used to be a great way for studios to make a little money on

Netflix’s recommendation algorithm is supposed to find you TV and movies that you’ll like — and that

Netflix killed our trips to the video store and ushered in the streaming era. But when Netflix start