Decoder with Nilay Patel

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an …

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Adam Conover explains how YouTube ruined everything
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Adam Conover explains how YouTube ruined everything
Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 5m
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Why the current tech backlash feels different
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Why the current tech backlash feels different
Sep 10, 2026 · 54m
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How Sonos rebooted itself
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How Sonos rebooted itself
Sep 03, 2026 · 1h 13m
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New York governor Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be “less evil"
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New York governor Kathy Hochul thinks AI should be “less evil"
Aug 31, 2026 · 51m
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OpenAI's executive exodus has one big winner
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OpenAI's executive exodus has one big winner
Aug 27, 2026 · 40m
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How GoFundMe became America's backup plan
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How GoFundMe became America's backup plan
Aug 24, 2026 · 1h 17m
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Welcome to the AI crisis in math
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Welcome to the AI crisis in math
Aug 20, 2026 · 40m
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It's about ethics in journalism, with Ben Smith
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It's about ethics in journalism, with Ben Smith
Aug 17, 2026 · 1h 11m
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Does Google even want to win in AI?
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Does Google even want to win in AI?
Aug 13, 2026 · 39m
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Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the fight for high-quality audio
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Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the fight for high-quality audio
Aug 10, 2026 · 1h 6m
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The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers
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The left and right agree on one thing: no data centers
Aug 06, 2026 · 37m
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Bluesky’s new CEO wants a big tent, not a bubble
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Bluesky’s new CEO wants a big tent, not a bubble
Aug 03, 2026 · 1h 15m
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The end of the human internet
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The end of the human internet
Jul 30, 2026 · 43m
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Tariffs didn’t bring manufacturing jobs back to the US
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Tariffs didn’t bring manufacturing jobs back to the US
Jul 27, 2026 · 1h 11m
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What Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit is really about
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What Apple’s OpenAI lawsuit is really about
Jul 23, 2026 · 44m
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Dr. Jill Lepore on why the AI backlash is vital for the future
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Dr. Jill Lepore on why the AI backlash is vital for the future
Jul 20, 2026 · 59m
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Proton’s CTO: No company is going to jail for you
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Proton’s CTO: No company is going to jail for you
Jul 16, 2026 · 1h 24m
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Yes, even Nvidia's head of automotive is fighting for compute
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Yes, even Nvidia's head of automotive is fighting for compute
Jul 13, 2026 · 1h 11m
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Why did Comcast ever buy NBC?
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Why did Comcast ever buy NBC?
Jul 09, 2026 · 1h 2m
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Inside the big business of the creator economy, with Ali Berman and Raina Penchansky
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Inside the big business of the creator economy, with Ali Berman and Raina Penchansky
Jul 06, 2026 · 1h 8m
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The CMO is a dying role, says Digitas' Amy Lanzi
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The CMO is a dying role, says Digitas' Amy Lanzi
Jul 02, 2026 · 56m
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He changed outdoor cooking forever — then took over Weber
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He changed outdoor cooking forever — then took over Weber
Jun 29, 2026 · 1h 11m
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Rewind: CEO Jim Farley on Ford's EV gamble
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Rewind: CEO Jim Farley on Ford's EV gamble
Jun 25, 2026 · 1h 3m
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Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
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Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire?
Jun 22, 2026 · 1h 13m
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Who decides when AI is too dangerous?
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Who decides when AI is too dangerous?
Jun 18, 2026 · 40m
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Skydio CEO argues more drones will make us safer
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Skydio CEO argues more drones will make us safer
Jun 15, 2026 · 1h 13m
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Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch on AI, the Met Gala & his secret succession plan
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Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch on AI, the Met Gala & his secret succession plan
Jun 11, 2026 · 54m
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Microsoft AI chief thinks superintelligence is near, but won't take your job
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Microsoft AI chief thinks superintelligence is near, but won't take your job
Jun 08, 2026 · 1h 16m
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Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire
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Elon Musk is steamrolling Wall Street to become a trillionaire
Jun 04, 2026 · 48m
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AI is blowing up music. How should the Grammys handle it?
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AI is blowing up music. How should the Grammys handle it?
Jun 01, 2026 · 1h 5m
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Rivian's software chief thinks you don't need CarPlay or buttons
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Rivian's software chief thinks you don't need CarPlay or buttons
May 28, 2026 · 1h 9m
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How Sundar Pichai is rethinking Google for the AI era
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How Sundar Pichai is rethinking Google for the AI era
May 26, 2026 · 51m
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Musk v Altman: Much ado about nothing
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Musk v Altman: Much ado about nothing
May 21, 2026 · 34m
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Exclusive: Jonah Peretti explains why he sold BuzzFeed
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Exclusive: Jonah Peretti explains why he sold BuzzFeed
May 18, 2026 · 1h 10m
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How companies weaponize the terms of service against you
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How companies weaponize the terms of service against you
May 14, 2026 · 54m
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Joanna Stern is not a robot, but she lived with them
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Joanna Stern is not a robot, but she lived with them
May 11, 2026 · 1h 0m
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Rewind: How AI is fueling an existential crisis in education
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Rewind: How AI is fueling an existential crisis in education
May 07, 2026 · 42m
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Dara Khosrowshahi on replacing Uber drivers — and himself — with AI
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Dara Khosrowshahi on replacing Uber drivers — and himself — with AI
May 04, 2026 · 1h 14m
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How to win — or lose — Decoder
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How to win — or lose — Decoder
Apr 30, 2026 · 45m
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That UL safety logo is a lot more complicated than it looks
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That UL safety logo is a lot more complicated than it looks
Apr 27, 2026 · 1h 2m
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THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION
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THE PEOPLE DO NOT YEARN FOR AUTOMATION
Apr 23, 2026 · 19m
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Canva's CEO on its big pivot to AI enterprise software
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Canva's CEO on its big pivot to AI enterprise software
Apr 20, 2026 · 1h 6m
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Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman's "unconstrained" relationship with the truth
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Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman's "unconstrained" relationship with the truth
Apr 16, 2026 · 1h 2m
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Can Puck’s CEO reinvent the news business for the influencer age?
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Can Puck’s CEO reinvent the news business for the influencer age?
Apr 13, 2026 · 1h 14m
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The AI industry's existential race for profits
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The AI industry's existential race for profits
Apr 09, 2026 · 38m
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Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins wants data centers in space
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Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins wants data centers in space
Apr 06, 2026 · 57m
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A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?
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A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?
Apr 02, 2026 · 51m
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Okta's CEO is betting big on AI agent identity
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Okta's CEO is betting big on AI agent identity
Mar 30, 2026 · 1h 6m
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Everyone hates Ticketmaster. Why'd Trump go easy on them?
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Everyone hates Ticketmaster. Why'd Trump go easy on them?
Mar 26, 2026 · 37m
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Confronting the CEO of the AI company that impersonated me
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Confronting the CEO of the AI company that impersonated me
Mar 23, 2026 · 1h 15m
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Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. gamble
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Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. gamble
Mar 19, 2026 · 48m
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Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web's homepage
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Yahoo CEO Jim Lanzone on reviving the web's homepage
Mar 16, 2026 · 1h 17m
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Anthropic doesn't trust the Pentagon, and neither should you
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Anthropic doesn't trust the Pentagon, and neither should you
Mar 12, 2026 · 48m
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Hasbro's CEO lets AI Peppa Pig help design toys
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Hasbro's CEO lets AI Peppa Pig help design toys
Mar 09, 2026 · 1h 12m
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Prediction markets want to be the news
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Prediction markets want to be the news
Mar 05, 2026 · 45m
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Zillow's CEO on growth during a housing crisis
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Zillow's CEO on growth during a housing crisis
Mar 02, 2026 · 1h 5m
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Inside Xbox's executive shakeup
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Inside Xbox's executive shakeup
Feb 26, 2026 · 43m
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Hank Green lets loose on YouTube, billionaires, and algorithms
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Hank Green lets loose on YouTube, billionaires, and algorithms
Feb 23, 2026 · 1h 11m
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Money no longer matters to AI's top talent
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Money no longer matters to AI's top talent
Feb 19, 2026 · 41m
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Let's talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state
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Let's talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state
Feb 16, 2026 · 27m
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The surprising case for AI judges
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The surprising case for AI judges
Feb 12, 2026 · 1h 13m
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Siemens CEO's mission to automate everything
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Siemens CEO's mission to automate everything
Feb 09, 2026 · 1h 2m
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Reality is losing the deepfake war
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Reality is losing the deepfake war
Feb 05, 2026 · 48m
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Docusign's CEO on the dangers of trusting AI to read, and write, your contracts
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Docusign's CEO on the dangers of trusting AI to read, and write, your contracts
Feb 02, 2026 · 1h 5m
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Netflix is eating Hollywood — because it has to
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Netflix is eating Hollywood — because it has to
Jan 29, 2026 · 55m
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Experian's tech chief defends credit scores: 'We're not Palantir'
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Experian's tech chief defends credit scores: 'We're not Palantir'
Jan 26, 2026 · 1h 9m
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Why nobody's stopping Grok
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Why nobody's stopping Grok
Jan 22, 2026 · 1h 5m
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Razer CEO on AI in game dev, Grok, and anime waifus
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Razer CEO on AI in game dev, Grok, and anime waifus
Jan 19, 2026 · 1h 4m
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Rewind: How private equity kills companies and communities
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Rewind: How private equity kills companies and communities
Jan 15, 2026 · 51m
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