X CEO Linda Yaccarino defends Elon Musk and herself in a confrontational interview. They discuss user metrics, profitability predictions, potential subscription fees, and cuts to the election integrity team. The guest addresses comments about personal safety and freedom of speech. They explore Elon Musk's plan, his leadership style, and rebuilding relationships with advertisers. Additionally, they discuss layoffs, ambition, frustration, new hires, and wrap up the Code Conference.

X (formerly Twitter) CEO Linda Yaccarino defends Elon Musk at Code Conference. Meta's Connect event announces Quest 3 and Meta Smart Glasses. The crew discusses the interview with Linda Yaccarino, AI training on copyrighted images, and contrasting opinions on the design of Quest 3. They also talk about the historic contract for writers in streaming and the future of AI hardware.

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On Wednesday, two Twitter-related interviews rocked the stage at the 2023 Code Conference. Kara interviewed the former head of trust and safety at Twitter/X, Yoel Roth, and Julia Boorstin, CNBC's Senior Media & Tech Correspondent, interviewed X’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino. The late booking of Roth rattled Yaccarino, and her interview led to a media storm. Today, we bring you both interviews. We start off with Kara and Nayeema, as they set the stage early on Wednesday morning, play the interviews in chronological order and then rejoin Kara and Nayeema for a debrief to address accusations that the schedule change amounted to “sandbagging” Yaccarino. (Kara’s response: it does not).Questions or comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on social media. We’re on Instagram/Threads as @karaswisher and @nayeemarazaTo join the waitlist for the 2024 Code Conference, visit https://voxmediaevents.com/code2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, believes Elon Musk's Twitter is harming global political free speech. New CEO of Elon Musk's platform, Linda Yacarino, is discussed with insight from Claire Atkinson. BBC Monitoring explains why TikTok is in trouble in Senegal. Concerns are raised about the threat to voice actors' profession from AI.