Nilay Patel
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Can Cloudflare save the web from AI? | Decoder
Cloudflare discovered in June that bots already make up more than half of internet traffic — and CEO Matthew Prince says that bots could outnumber humans a thousand to one within five years.

I have some questions for Mark Zuckerberg | Decoder
It’s a big week for Meta. The company has its big Connect conference, and the new Muse AI agent appears to be an early hit.

Can John Ternus find Apple's next big thing? | Decoder
Today, I’m talking with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who is the world’s best-sourced Apple reporter.

Does AI need an antitrust exemption so it doesn't kill everyone???? | Decoder
The biggest story in tech right now is the spiraling debate about AI safety and regulation.

Microsoft AI CEO says AI threats are real, and Anthropic is making it worse | Decoder
Today, I’m talking with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI. As you’re no doubt aware, the biggest story in tech right now is the spiraling debate about AI safety and regulation.

Silicon Valley doesn’t understand the AI backlash | Decoder
We’re back with another Decoder mailbag special.

How Sonos rebooted itself | Decoder
My guest today is Sonos CEO Tom Conrad. Tom was on the board at Sonos during the disastrous 2024 app redesign that threatened to crash the entire brand, and he took over as interim CEO to right the…

New York Governor Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be ‘less evil’ | Decoder
It’s an election year, with a shocking amount of tech policy at stake, and Gov. Hochul has taken strong positions on almost every major tech issue there is.

OpenAI's executive exodus has one big winner | Decoder
Our guest today is Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter.

Welcome to the AI crisis in math | Decoder
Our guest today is Robert Hart, The Verge’s London-based AI reporter.