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Total: 617

Disney+ pioneers at-home movie premieres and Facebook signs a lease in Manhattan, with guest host Stephanie Ruhle
2020/8/7

Kara and guest host MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle talk about Disney launching its first big budget mo

Guest host Stephanie Ruhle on TikTok ban, SpaceX splash down, and Friend of Pivot Rep. David Cicilline on antitrust hearings
2020/8/4

Kara is joined by guest host MSNBC Live anchor Stephanie Ruhle to talk about Microsoft in talks to b

The surprises at Big Tech's antitrust hearing, Snap's first diversity report, and a scary prediction for parents of college students
2020/7/31

Kara and Scott talk about the winners and losers from Wednesday's tech antitrust hearing in Congress

Facebook’s “cultural crisis,” Mark Cuban on the NBA’s rebound, and Kara gets replaced by AI
2020/7/28

Kara and Scott chat about the delay of the tech antitrust hearing, the "unprecedented culture crisis

Previewing the Big Four's antitrust appearance, Twitter bans QAnon, and prediction on Tesla buying up companies
2020/7/24

Kara and Scott look towards next week's historic antitrust hearings as the CEOs of Google, Apple, Fa

Jack Ma bypasses NYSE, a Friend of Pivot on how the Lincoln Project is trolling Trump, and Netflix's earnings fail
2020/7/21

Kara and Scott talk about billionaire Jack Ma taking his company Ant Group public in Hong Kong and S

NBC's streaming service launches without Roku or Amazon Fire TV, Apple wins a tax battle, and a prediction on Netflix earnings
2020/7/17

Kara and Scott talk about the launch of NBC's new streaming service and why it isn't on major stream

Google is the latest FAANG to invest in India, Facebook might ban political ads, and civil rights advocate Rashad Robinson on the ad boycott
2020/7/14

Kara and Scott talk about Google's big investment in India; it's the latest big tech company to make

Facebook fails a civil rights audit, college campuses will be "mini-Wuhans", and can the Trump admin ban TikTok?
2020/7/10

Kara and Scott talk about an audit released about Facebook's lack of civil rights practices, the gro

Uber buys Postmates, Taylor Lorenz talks Clubhouse, and Big Tech will testify in Congress — but Congress has already lost
2020/7/7

Kara and Scott talk about Uber's acquisition of the food delivery company Postmates and what that me

Facebook changes its speech policy, Amazon moves into driverless cars, and a Friend of Pivot on how suspension of visas will affect Silicon Valley
2020/6/30

Kara and Scott talk about Facebook announcing it would change its policies around hate speech on the

Square withholds from its merchants; Twitch’s female streamers have had enough and a Listener Mail on contact tracing apps
2020/6/26

Kara and Scott talk about how Square has been taking about 20% off of merchant transactions, as Jack

TikTokers take down Trump in Tulsa, a former-Google exec starts an anti-Google Google and John Rice on how to get more Black people in leadership
2020/6/23

Kara and Scott talk about TikTokers pranking Trump out of rally goers and a new potential competitor

Twitter’s new audio innovation, Apple’s dominance gets a closer look and a prediction on the impact of online trading apps on mental health
2020/6/19

Kara and Scott talk about Twitter's new feature that allows certain users to post audio recordings.

Bezos offers to testify, COVID-19 infections are up and Suze Orman on why emergency savings are more important than ever
2020/6/16

Kara and Scott talk about the possibility that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos might speak to the House Judici

Amazon suspends facial recognition technology, Starbuck’s closes 400 stores and a prediction on Apple and search
2020/6/12

Kara and Scott talk about Amazon and IBM moving away from their facial recognition technology becaus

Amazon warehouse workers issue lawsuit, Alexis Ohanian steps down from Reddit board and a deeper debate on Section 230
2020/6/9

Kara and Scott talk about a new lawsuit waged by Amazon warehouse workers alleging the company did n

Zuckerberg does nothing about Trump, Google’s Incognito is not Incognito?, Amazon bonds and a prediction about 2020 IPOs
2020/6/5

Kara and Scott talk about Zuckerberg doubling down on Facebook policy that allows Trump to continue

How Facebook and Twitter are dealing with racist posts and Friend of Pivot Baratunde Thurston on why “now is the time to step up, show up, or shut up”
2020/6/2

Kara and Scott talk about how protests have played out across the country and corporations responses

Fact checking Trump on Twitter, SpaceX privatizes space, and a Listener Mail question on mental health apps and big tech
2020/5/29

Kara and Scott talk about Twitter's responsibility in fact-checking and regulating Trump tweets as t