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With great power, comes great scrutiny. Every Tuesday and Friday, journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway offer sharp, unfiltered insights into the biggest stories in tech, business, and politics. They make bold predictions, pick winners and losers, and bicker and banter like no one else. From New York Magazine and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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#162
Dec 18, 2020 · 1 hr 4 min
Facebook vs. Apple, Robinhood reckoning, and a prediction for Zoom
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's ad campaign going after Apple as both companies face antitrust lawsuits.
#161
Dec 15, 2020 · 1 hr 1 min
Covid vaccine in the US, Roblox IPO delay, and friend of Pivot Stephanie Ruhle
Kara and Scott talk about the covid-19 vaccine being distributed in the United States and the apps that will trace who has gotten the vaccine.
#160
Dec 11, 2020 · 48 min
Facebook's monopoly reckoning, the Pfizer vaccine begins, and predictions for Airbnb stock
Kara and Scott discuss the FTC and 48 states bringing a lawsuit to Facebook, alleging it is a social media monopoly.
#159
Dec 8, 2020 · 1 hr 8 min
DoorDash and Airbnb IPOs, WarnerMedia streaming updates, and Casey Newton on Substack
Kara and Scott talk about Airbnb and DoorDash's IPOs expected this week.
#158
Dec 4, 2020 · 52 min
Amazon’s podcast acquisition, what led to Slack losing its lead, and Trump's move on 230
Kara and Scott talk about Amazon's move into podcasting companies and Salesforce buying Slack.
#158
Dec 1, 2020 · 1 hr 15 min
Antitrust trouble for Facebook and Google, Friend of Pivot on Covid vaccines, and remembering Tony Hsieh
Kara and Scott talk about new antitrust cases being prepared against Facebook and Google.
#157
Nov 27, 2020 · 1 hr 4 min
What happens post-Corona, marketing "defund the police", and predictions on SPACs
Kara and Scott talk about an outage at AWS, Salesforce potentially buying Slack and Scott's new book Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity.
#156
Nov 24, 2020 · 1 hr 6 min
Media consolidations, Snapchat's TikTok competitor, and Joanna Coles on retail during the pandemic
Kara and Scott talk about BuzzFeed acquiring the Huffington Post and other media consolidations as the industry shifts.
#156
Nov 20, 2020 · 1 hr 9 min
Airbnb’s IPO, Amazon breaks into the pharmacy business, and predictions on a CNN sale
Kara and Scott talk about Airbnb's S1 and public offering in a risky moment.
Nov 17, 2020 · 56 min
Disney earnings, TikTok saga continues, and Maggie Haberman on the Trump transition
Kara and Scott talk about Disney's Q4 earnings and the Board's decision that it will not declare a semi-annual cash dividend for the second half of the year.
#155
Nov 13, 2020 · 49 min
Covid’s ‘second wave’ and business, Europe brings antitrust suit to Amazon, and a prediction on fitness trackers
Kara and Scott talk about the spike in covid-19 cases and how that's affecting the stock market ånd business.
#153
Nov 10, 2020 · 1 hr 3 min
Pfizer's covid-19 vaccine, China looks at fintech regulation, and Lyft President John Zimmer on the future of gig work
Kara and Scott talk about Pfizer's early success with a covid-19 vaccine and how that is effecting the stock market.
#151
Nov 6, 2020 · 51 min
The endless election, Twitter keeps Jack Dorsey as CEO, and a listener question about Pinterest
Kara and Scott talk about the seemingly endless election and how the platforms have kept false information in check.
#150
Nov 3, 2020 · 48 min
Platforms prep for election, Panera CEO on the coffee "rundle", and proposition-22 is a fail
Kara and Scott talk about how the platforms prepare for election misinformation in the week ahead.
#149
Oct 30, 2020 · 52 min
Republicans vs. Big Tech hearing, Apple is getting into search, and California votes on the future of gig work
Kara and Scott talk about Republican Senators on the Commerce Committee grilling the big tech CEOs.
#148
Oct 27, 2020 · 1 hr 4 min
Facebook readies the ship, Robinhood looting, Katy Tur on election night and Ant Group
Kara and Scott talk about the measures Facebook will put in place if there is unrest after the election.
#147
Oct 23, 2020 · 1 hr 1 min
DOJ/Google showdown, RIP Quibi, and a listener mail question on Airbnb IPO
Kara and Scott talk about the Department of Justice filing an antitrust lawsuit against Google and their search advertising monopoly behavior.
#146
Oct 20, 2020 · 1 hr
The China economy boom and a Friend of Pivot on cyber warfare and election disinformation
Kara and Scott talk about the surge of the Chinese economy this quarter and what it means for the rest of the world.
#145
Oct 16, 2020 · 50 min
The iPhone and augmented reality, Facebook and Twitter clamp down on misinformation, and predictions about Airbnb
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's new LiDAR technology on the iPhone and the avenues it may or may not open up.
#144
Oct 13, 2020 · 50 min
Apple goes 5G, the Feds want to break up Google Chrome, and Fareed Zakaria on lessons from 2020
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's iPhone event and the future of 5G.

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