The chapter delves into a new memoir, Burn Book, filled with stories from covering Silicon Valley and encounters with figures like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg. It explores the author's disillusionment with tech titans, podcast feeds drama, the current state of the industry, and the future of technology. The dynamic conversation between the speakers includes witty banter, discussions on the motivations behind writing the book, a lucrative two-book deal, and insights into the early days of tech journalism critiquing industry practices and conducting live interviews with key figures.
Warning: This episode contains strong language.
Google removed the ability to generate images of people from its Gemini chatbot. We talk about why, and about the brewing culture war over artificial intelligence. Then, did Kara Swisher start “Hard Fork”? We clear up some podcast drama and ask about her new book, “Burn Book.” And finally, the legal expert Daphne Keller tells us how the U.S. Supreme Court might rule on the most important First Amendment cases of the internet era, and what Star Trek and soy boys have to do with it.
Today’s guests:
- Kara Swisher, tech journalist and Casey Newton’s former landlord
- Daphne Keller, director of the program on platform regulation at Stanford University’s Cyber Policy Center
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