The speakers engage in light banter, discuss their experiences with a popular sandwich post, introduce a guest, and talk about how regulators are impacting Silicon Valley. They also discuss their enjoyment of playing games on the New York Times Games app.
Bluesky, the Twitter spin-off, is now open for public sign-ups. Can its dreams of decentralization fix social media? We talk with CEO Jay Graber. Then, New York Times reporter Erin Griffith on how Adobe’s failed acquisition of Figma has spooked tech companies and upset Silicon Valley’s startup pipeline. And finally, updates on ancient scrolls and artificial intelligence, Google’s chatbots, and the fight between record companies and TikTok.
Today’s guests:
- Jay Graber, CEO of Bluesky
- Erin Griffith, reporter for The New York Times
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