

The Information's TITV
The Information
The Information’s TITV is first in tech news and analysis from the people that break and shape the story. The rest is just commentary.
Watch every weekday at 10 am PT/ 1 pm ET on The Information.com/titv, App, YouTube, X—and on demand wherever you get your podcasts.
Watch every weekday at 10 am PT/ 1 pm ET on The Information.com/titv, App, YouTube, X—and on demand wherever you get your podcasts.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Feb 14, 2020 • 24min
Old Time Roku Roll
Jessica and Tom discuss Roku and whether its hard-nosed negotiation tactics with media companies will work. Cory dives into Softbank and its troubles since the WeWork collapse.

Feb 7, 2020 • 24min
Self-Driving for Dollars
Amir talks about the companies that have invested the most in self-driving car technology in the past decade. Kate explains why Sequoia is doubling down on seed investing and why that category is getting more competitive.

Jan 31, 2020 • 23min
Facebook and the Republocrats
Chris Stern joins from Washington DC to talk about how Republicans have become Facebook's biggest supporters on the Hill in the face of increasingly antagonistic Democrats. Kevin discusses the legacy of Ginni Rometty the outgoing CEO of IBM.

Jan 24, 2020 • 24min
Initial Private Offering
Priya and Kevin Dugan talk about the ways companies going public try to get bankers to become clients in order to win the job. Kate explores Lambda School, a coding school that has a different way of approaching tuition, and the controversy around it.

Jan 18, 2020 • 21min
Drummond's Base
Nick Bastone and Jessica Lessin talk about David Drummond's tense relationship with Google Venture and his lasting legacy at Alphabet.
Read more:
Drummond Departure Puts Spotlight on Google Venture Arm
Google Reckoning With History of Interoffice Romance by Top Execs

Jan 10, 2020 • 31min
Uber Drowning in the Pool
This week, we talked about Amir's exclusive story that outlined Uber's many business problems, including UberPool, and Amazon's Twitch, which is grappling with a declining user base and falling short of advertising revenue goals.

Jan 3, 2020 • 35min
Hindsight is 2020
Tom and Jessica wrap up 2019, looking back at the year for Facebook, startup fundraising and media.

Dec 27, 2019 • 22min
When God Opens a Streaming Door He Closes a Theatrical Window
Jessica Toonkel makes her prediction about how streaming services will affects the theater and movie industries. Kevin discusses AWS and its relationship with the open-source community.

Dec 20, 2019 • 30min
Boz and Effect
Alex dives into Facebook's massive hardware plans in AR and VR and the executive, Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, who's heading the endeavor. Nick and Kevin talk about Google Cloud and the long-shot effort to beat Amazon and Microsoft.

Dec 13, 2019 • 21min
Mathletes and Tech-athlons
Wayne explains how Vietnam became such a significant business for Facebook and Google. Zoë dives into the trend of hiring elite athletes at tech companies.