Hard Fork
Six Bizarre Tech Stories You Might Have Missed
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- Six Bizarre Tech Stories You Might Have Missed
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- 3 months ago
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- Hot Mess Express returns to the station with this week’s collection of the weirdest, funniest and sometimes scariest A.I. stories.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Hot Mess Express Intro
00:00:23 Ring Cancels Its Partnership With Flock Safety
00:02:28 Toilet Maker an Undervalued A.I. Player
00:04:08 Meta Plans To Add Facial Recognition Tech to Smart Glasses
00:06:13 Uber Driver Charges $5 to Turn On Air Conditioning During Heatwave
00:08:23 Meta Patents A.I. That Let’s You Keep Posting Beyond the Grave
00:10:00 I Tried RentAHuman, Where AI Agents Hired Me to Hype Their AI Startups
Additional Reading:
Ring Cancels Its Partnership With Flock Safety After Surveillance Backlash
https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/meta-facial-recognition-smart-glasse...
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- The Newest Player in A.I.'s Supply Chain Is a Toilet Maker
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- A British investor urged the Japanese company Toto to produce its advanced ceramics not for toilet seats and bidets, but for A.I. semiconductors. Learn more in the full "Hard Fork" segment at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- Anthropic's Standoff With the Pentagon #ai #military #tech
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This week on Hard Fork from the New York Times, hosts Casey Newton and Kevin Roose discuss the dispute between the U.S. Government and the A.I. company Anthropic that became public this past week. Anthropic's Claude is the only A.I. tool cleared for use on classified systems in the U.S. military, but Anthropic's terms of use state that its A.I. can't be used for mass surveillance of U.S. citizens, nor for developing autonomous deadly weapons. The government has threatened to designate Anthropic a "supply chain risk," a label usually reserved for companies suspected of being controlled by a hostile foreign government.
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- Why Is the Pentagon Threatening Anthropic?
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This week, Anthropic is refusing to let the government use the company’s technology for autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance. In response, the Pentagon is threatening to cut business ties and declare Anthropic a “supply chain risk.” Who will blink first?
Additional Reading:
Defense Department and Anthropic Square Off in Dispute Over A.I. Safety
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/technology/defense-department-anthropic-ai-safety.html
Chapters:
00:00 The Pentagon's A.I. Dispute with Anthropic
02:26 What Are the Sticking Points?
08:14 Claude's Values and Military Requests
11:15 Anthropic's Distinctive Stance and Politics
15:57 Near-Term Risks and Anthropic's Strategy
20:06 Why Are Other Tech Companies Silent?
Hard Fork is a weekly look into the future that's already here. Hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore stories from the bleeding edge of tech.
Casey’s publication, Platf...
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- How A.I. Is Disrupting the Romance Novel Industry
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Alexandra Alter, a reporter covering books and publishing for The New York Times, joins Kevin Roose and Casey Newton on the “Hard Fork” podcast to discuss her recent article exploring the growing number of writers churning out romance novels with help from A.I. chatbots. Watch the full interview at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- Practical Tips for Understanding A.I. Hype
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Casey Newton and Kevin Roose, the hosts of the "Hard Fork" podcast from The New York Times, give practical advice for people looking to understand the hype, reality and potential of A.I. in their everyday lives.
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- Should You Be Afraid of the SaaSpocalypse?
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This week, we discuss Wall Street’s software-stock sell-off and a viral essay on X about the potential for widespread job displacement from A.I. Then, the New York Times reporter Alexandra Alter walks us through the process that a growing number of writers are adopting to churn out romance novels with help from A.I. chatbots. Finally, we each share one bit of good tech-related news — a new way to make playlists on Spotify and progress toward decoding whale sounds.
Guest:
Alexandra Alter, a New York Times reporter covering books and publishing.
Additional Reading:
The Dark Side of A.I. Weighs on Tech Stocks
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/business/ai-stock-market-anthropic-openai.html
Matt Shumer’s essay “Something Big Is Happening”
https://x.com/mattshumer_/status/2021256989876109403
The New Fabio Is Claude
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/business/ai-claude-romance-books.html
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- Experimenting With Google's Project Genie
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Casey Newton and Kevin Roose, the hosts of the "Hard Fork" podcast from The New York Times, discuss their experience using the latest experimental A.I. prototype from Google, Project Genie, and show off the videos they generated to navigate video-game-like environments.
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- Elon Musk's Edge in the A.I. Race
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Casey Newton and Kevin Roose, the hosts of the "Hard Fork" podcast from The New York Times, discuss Musk's advantage in the A.I. race amid the news that SpaceX is acquiring his xAI company.
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- SpaceX Buys xAI: What's Behind Elon’s Mega-Merger?
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This week, the A.I. initial-public-offering race is heating up! We break down SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI, as well as OpenAI and Nvidia’s messy situationship. Then, it’s time for show and tell. We got our hands on the latest experimental A.I. prototype from Google called Project Genie, and we discuss our experience using it to generate and navigate video-game-like environments. Finally, we’re joined by Moltbook’s founder, Matt Schlicht, to discuss his new social media platform for A.I. agents, and how he’s planning to deal with security risks and spam on the site.
For more on this episode, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/podcasts/hardfork-musk-merger-genie.html
Guest:
Matt Schlicht, creator of Moltbook
https://www.moltbook.com/
Additional Reading:
Elon Musk Merges SpaceX With His A.I. Start-Up xAI
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/technology/spacex-xai-deal.html
The $100 Billion Megadeal B...
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- We Have to Talk About Moltbook ...
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Moltbook, a Reddit-style web forum for A.I. agents has captured the attention of the tech world. According to the site, more than 1.5 million agents have contributed to over 150,000 posts, making it the largest experiment to date of what happens when A.I. agents interact with each other. We discuss our favorite posts, how we’re thinking about the question of what's “real” on the site, and where we expect agents to go from here.
For more on this episode, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/podcasts/moltbook-mania-explained.html
Hard Fork is a weekly look into the future that's already here. Hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore stories from the bleeding edge of tech.
Casey’s publication, Platformer: https://www.platformer.news/
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- LinkedIn Introduces Vibecoding Badges
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Casey Newton and Kevin Roose, the hosts of "Hard Fork" from The New York Times, discuss the recent news that LinkedIn will partner with A.I. companies to assess vibecoding expertise through profile badges.
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- Why Does ICE Have a Team of Content Creators?
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- On the "Hard Fork" podcast, the hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton unpack why ICE has a team of video producers and editors making social media clips. Watch the full episode about the intersection between the tech industry and the recent ICE raids in Minnesota at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- An A.I. Assistant That’s Too Good to Be True?
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- This week we’re talking about the tech industry’s response to the killings by federal agents in Minneapolis and the federal government’s strategy to control the narrative on social media. Then we follow Casey through his trial of a new open-source A.I. assistant called Moltbot (formerly Clawdbot) and consider whether it is worth the security risk. And, finally, it’s time for a look at the rest of the week’s tech news with a round of HatGPT.
For more on this episode, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/podcasts/hardfork-ice-clawdbot.html
Hard Fork is a weekly look into the future that's already here. Hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore stories from the bleeding edge of tech.
Casey’s publication, Platformer: https://www.platformer.news/
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- Can You Teach A.I. Ethics That Last?
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Amanda Askell, the in-house philosopher at Anthropic, joins Kevin Roose and Casey Newton on the “Hard Fork” podcast to discuss the company’s newly released “Claude Constitution.” Amanda’s role includes training Claude on ethics, and she explains why this is an important task. Watch the full interview at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- The Creeping Change of Ads in ChatGPT
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- At one time, OpenAI said that putting advertisements into ChatGPT would be a last resort — but they have now arrived. This week on “Hard Fork” from The New York Times, Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss how Google used to work hard to distinguish paid ads from actual search results, how that distinction has eroded and what this means for the future of ChatGPT.
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- How Will Ads Change ChatGPT?
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Casey Newton and Kevin Roose, the hosts of "Hard Fork" from The New York Times, discuss OpenAI's recent decision to integrate ads into ChatGPT and whether that will fundamentally alter the relationship between the product and the user.
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- Social Media vs. The Internet: What Is Better for Kids?
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- As a guest on the "Hard Fork" podcast, the author Jonathan Haidt discusses why he believes children should have internet access and how that differs from his views on social media. Watch the full interview at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- The Most Important Thing to Happen in A.I. Since ChatGPT
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The "Hard Fork" hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton contend that the most important A.I. release since ChatGPT is Claude Code. Watch the full episode at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- Can You Teach Claude to be ‘Good’? | Meet Anthropic Philosopher Amanda Askell
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Ads are coming to ChatGPT’s free and low-cost subscription tiers. We explain what they’ll look like, why OpenAI is taking this approach and whether the company can court advertising dollars without compromising quality and user trust. Then, Amanda Askell, Anthropic’s in-house philosopher in charge of shaping Claude’s personality, joins us to discuss the company’s newly released “Claude Constitution” and what it takes to teach a chatbot to be good.
As a bonus, check out our tutorial on how to get started with Claude Code: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji_xpQzZDHo
For more on this episode, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/podcasts/hardfork-chatgpt-ads-claude-constitution.html
Guests:
Amanda Askell, a member of Anthropic’s technical staff
Chapters:
00:00:01 Intro to Hard Fork
00:00:25 Ads are coming to ChatGPT
00:03:24 What will ChatGPT ads look like?
00:06:56 Long-term prob...
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- Why We're Crazy About Claude Code
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Let's vibecode a website! Kevin and Casey have become obsessed with vibecoding (using an A.I. tool to build software and web pages). But after building dozens of personal projects, and hearing about what our listeners have been building, we realized not everyone knows how to use these tools. So, this week we are bringing you a step-by-step tutorial on how to build a web page using Claude Code.
Give it a try, and keep sending us your vibecoded projects!
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro to Vibecoding
00:00:57 - Do you want to build a website?
00:06:02 - Refining our first result
00:13:35 - Our second web page design
00:19:47 - Deploying the page
Hard Fork is a weekly look into the future that's already here. Hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore stories from the bleeding edge of tech.
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- Russian Disinformation in the Forkiverse?
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The "Hard Fork" hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton talk with PJ Vogt, host of the podcast “Search Engine,” about their recent collaboration creating a new social network called the Forkiverse. It has only been a week, but Russian disinformation is already finding the platform. Watch the full episode at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- Who's to Blame for Teens' Social Media Addiction?
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt appeared on the "Hard Fork" podcast to discuss recent developments in tech policy with the hosts, Casey Newton and Kevin Roose. Although parents, teachers and governments all allow children social media access, Haidt says it's the tech companies who are at fault.
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- Jonathan Haidt Brings New Evidence to the Battle Against Social Media | Hard Fork
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Jonathan Haidt, author of “The Anxious Generation,” returns to the show to discuss new research about how social media is harming teens and what it’s been like to become the face of a global movement against the platforms. Then, we asked what you were building with Claude Code, and you blew us away. We’ll share some of our favorite projects that you sent us. And finally, we’re joined by PJ Vogt, the host of “Search Engine,” to talk about our early adventures in the Forkiverse and what we’ve learned so far about running a social media network.
For more on this episode, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/podcasts/jonathan-haidt-strikes-again-what-you-vibecoded-an-update-on-the-forkiverse.html
Guests:
Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and author of “The Anxious Generation"
https://www.afterbabel.com/
PJ Vogt, host of “Search Engine”
https://theforkiverse.com/@pj
https://www.searchengine.show/
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- Grok Puts People in Bikinis. Elon Musk Thinks It's Funny.
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- The hosts of "Hard Fork," Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, speak with the New York Times reporter Kate Conger about Grok's recent undressing scandal and Elon Musk's reaction to it. Watch the full episode at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- Claude Code Made the Internet Fun Again
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Kevin Roose shared his recent vibecoding project with Casey Newton on the "Hard Fork" podcast. Watch the full episode at youtube.com/hardfork to find out what else they've made since the launch of Claude Code.
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- Grok's App Store Double Standard #ai #podcast #grok
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Casey Newton and Kevin Roose, the hosts of Hard Fork from The New York Times, discuss Grok's latest scandal — people using the A.I. tool to create scantily-clad images from existing photos posted on X, including some of children. With both X and Grok increasingly hosting and being used for adult content, why are these apps still rated for use by young teens?
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- Grok’s Deepfake Disaster: Can Anyone Stop Musk's A.I. Chatbot? | EP 173
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Users of X are asking the platform’s built-in A.I. chatbot, Grok, to remove clothing from images of celebrities and everyday people. We talk with the New York Times reporter Kate Conger about how some of the targets of this sexual harassment, including children and their families, are responding, and whether anyone will take action to stop it. Then, we recap a holiday break spent experimenting with Claude Code. We unveil what we built, how we did it and why the tool’s dramatic improvement could be scary for society. And finally, Casey debunks a viral Reddit post that accuses the food delivery industry of shocking exploitation. We explain how a scammer tried to fool us all using AI-generated evidence.
For more on this episode, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/podcasts/hardfork-grok-crisis-claude-code.html
Guest:
Kate Conger, New York Times reporter covering X
Additional Reading
Grok Is Undressing Children — Can the Law Sto...
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- How ‘Hard Fork’ Got Its Name
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of "Hard Fork" at The New York Times, explain how the show got its name.
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- Who's Regulating Data Centers in Outer Space?
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
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- Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of "Hard Fork" at The New York Times, discuss the race to build A.I. data centers in outer space.
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- How to Optimize Your Life in 2026: Productivity Tips, Deepfakes, and More | EP 172
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Happy New Year! We’re kicking things off by sharing our tech resolutions for 2026 and reflecting on how we fared with our social media and meditation goals from last year.
Then, we open up the listener mailbag and answer your questions on data centers in space, who’s to blame when a customer service A.I. bot lies to you and whether it’s OK to deepfake Santa into your home security footage.
Chapters:
00:00:00 - This week on the show
00:00:21 - Our New Year's tech resolutions
00:21:06 - Listener Mailbag
For more on this episode, go to:
http://nytimes.com/2026/01/02/podcasts/hardfork-tech-resolutions-listener-questions.html
Also, get your very own “Hard Fork” hats, now available at the Times Store:
https://store.nytimes.com/products/hard-fork-baseball-cap
Additional Reading:
What I Learned About Productivity This Year
https://www.platformer.news/productivity-tools-ai-2025...
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- AI Hype vs Reality: What's Overhyped and Underhyped? #podcast #ai #tech
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Sam Rodriques, a founder of the artificial intelligence science lab FutureHouse, tells us what A.I. and tech live up to the hype in a game with Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, hosts of the “Hard Fork” podcast.
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- How Will A.I. Advance Medical Research? #podcast #ai #science
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- Sam Rodriques, the C.E.O. and co-founder of FutureHouse, discusses the bottlenecks around A.I. drug development, and how Kosmos – the company's A.I. scientist – aims to solve some of these hurdles and accelerate medical discovery.
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- A.I. Scientists Are Here. But Is Progress Accelerating? | EP 170
- Date posted
- 4 months ago
- Description
- The leaders of the biggest A.I. labs argue that artificial intelligence will usher in a new era of scientific discovery, which will help us cure diseases and accelerate our ability to address the climate crisis. But what has A.I. actually done for science so far?
To understand, we asked Sam Rodriques, a scientist turned technologist who is developing A.I. tools for scientific research through his nonprofit FutureHouse and a for-profit spinoff, Edison Scientific. Edison recently released Kosmos — an A.I. agent, or A.I. scientist to use the company’s language, that it says can accomplish six months of doctoral or postdoctoral-level research in a single 12-hour run.
Sam walks us through how Kosmos works, and why tools like it could dramatically speed up data analysis. But he also discusses why some of the most audacious claims about A.I. curing disease are unrealistic, as well as what bottlenecks still stand in the way of a true A.I.-accelerated future.
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- Is It OK to Deepfake Santa Into Home Security Footage? #ai #parenting
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of "Hard Fork" at The New York Times, debate the merits of using A.I. to put Santa Claus in your home.
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- Will A.I. Finally Crack a Millennium Prize Problem in 2026?
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- On the "Hard Fork" podcast, the hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss Kevin's high-confidence 2026 prediction that an A.I. company will solve one of the Millennium Prize Problems. Watch this week's full episode at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- 2026 Predictions: 16 and Up for Social Media Worldwide?
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- On the "Hard Fork" podcast, the hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss Casey's high-confidence prediction for 2026 that a minimum age of 16 will become the new norm for social media platforms worldwide. Watch this week's full episode at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- It's a Hard Forkin' Christmas!
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The "Hard Fork" co-hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton sing an original, tech-inspired rendition of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Watch this week's full episode at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- How Cats Riding Roombas Went Viral | With Former iRobot C.E.O.
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- The former iRobot C.E.O. Colin Angle reflects on the heyday of the Roomba, and the unexpected role that social media played in helping a "small, scrappy company punch wildly above its weight." Angle expresses gratitude to all the cats who rode on Roombas and the "wonderful" viral shark cat meme of 2008.
Watch Angle's full interview with Kevin Roose and Casey Newton on the "Hard Fork" podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQNTk9T-Mrg
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- What Does iRobot’s Bankruptcy Mean for the Future of U.S. Robots? + 2026 Predictions! | EP 169
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- This week, iRobot, the pioneering American robotics company behind the Roomba, filed for bankruptcy and announced that it would be taken over by its Chinese creditor. Colin Angle, a co-founder and a former longtime chief executive of the company, joins us to explain why the company lost its market dominance and what America should do to protect its newest crop of A.I. and robotics start-ups from the same fate. Then, we settle the score on our high, medium and low predictions from last year and lay down our new ones — including a spicy take on who will take over after Tim Cook at Apple. And finally, we wish all of our listeners a very happy holiday season with our annual tech-themed Christmas carol.
For more on this episode, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/podcasts/hardfork-roomba-predictions-song.html
Guest:
Colin Angle, iRobot co-founder and former chief executive for over three decades.
Additional Reading:
Roomba Ma...
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- How Much Water Does the A.I. Industry Use?
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of "Hard Fork" at The New York Times, spoke with Andrew Masley, executive director for Effective Altruism DC, about how much water A.I. data centers use.
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- Is Australia's Social Media Ban for Kids a Good Idea?
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- On the "Hard Fork" podcast, the hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss a new law in Australia barring kids under 16 from social media. Listen to the full conversation at youtube.com/hardfork.
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- Are A.I. Data Centers Really Ruining Our Water Supply?
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, the hosts of "Hard Fork" at The New York Times, spoke with Andrew Masley, executive director for Effective Altruism DC, about A.I. data centers and water use.
Correction: "Andew Manley" should be spelled "Andew Masley" in the video.
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- Was Hank Green Right About the AI Water Problem? We Asked This Environmentalist. | EP 168
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- This week, the blogger Andy Masley joins us to separate fact from fiction on the topic of A.I. water use, which Hank Green recently made a video about. Does A.I. really drain our water supply? Or is this a distraction from more pressing environmental concerns? Then, Australia implemented the most aggressive social media ban in a democracy to date, kicking children under 16 off 10 of the most popular social platforms. We discuss how the platforms lost the argument around child safety and whether others will follow Australia’s lead. And finally, our first-ever “Hard Fork” Wrapped: We break down our favorite stats from 2025 and bring you up to date on three of our biggest stories of the year.
For more on this episode, go to https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/podcasts/hardfork-australia-water.html
Guest:
Andy Masley, who writes the blog "The Weird Turn Pro"
https://andymasley.substack.com
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Introduction
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- Why OpenAI Is Spooked. Plus, Which AI Model Should You Use? | EP 167
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- It’s A.I. model rollout season in Silicon Valley, and OpenAI appears to be feeling the pressure. Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, sent a memo to staff on Monday declaring a “code red” effort to improve ChatGPT and delay other initiatives. We explain why the latest frontier models from Google and Anthropic have OpenAI spooked and how the company is reshuffling priorities to respond. Then, we give our honest thoughts on which A.I. models we like best and share how we’re using A.I. in our day-to-day lives. And finally, we take a look at some of the most popular A.I.-generated content on the internet this week in our latest installment of the Hard Fork Review of Slop.
For more on this episode, go to:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/podcasts/hardfork-openai-code-red.html
Additional Reading:
What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/technology/openai-chatgpt-users-risk...
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- Trump Coin: No. 2 Most Iconic Technology of 2025
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Casey Newton and Kevin Roose, hosts of "Hard Fork" from The New York Times, rank the 50 most iconic technologies of 2025 and reveal why Trump coin is their No. 2 pick.
Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/kZ5Jq2Is888
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- The No. 1 Most Iconic Technology of 2025?
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Casey Newton and Kevin Roose, hosts of Hard Fork from The New York Times, rank the 50 most iconic technologies of 2025 and reveal their number one choice.
Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ5Jq2Is888
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- The 50 Most Iconic Technologies of 2025: Countdown! | EP 166
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Presenting: The 50 Most Iconic Technologies of 2025. Kevin Roose and Casey Newtown, the hosts of “Hard Fork,” unveil their list of the year’s very best (and worst) technologies. It was a groundbreaking year for A.I., Group Chats, Labubus and more. You can’t tell the story of 2025 without these icons. So sit back, enjoy and try to guess what tops the list at No. 1 (Hint: It has two words).
For more countdowns, watch Hard Fork’s 100 Most Iconic Technologies, a definitive list of the top technologies of all time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCNwOQ_9Kg4&t
Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro to the Top Iconic Technologies of 2025
00:02:32 - What’s at No. 50?
00:03:29 - The Top 40s
00:14:10 - The Top 30s
00:25:40 - The Top 20s
00:37:43 - The Top 11-19
00:46:46 - The Top 10!
01:06:27 - The #1 Most Iconic Technology
Hard Fork is a weekly look into the future that's already here. Hosts Kevin Roose a...
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- Roblox's C.E.O. on the Platform's Predator Problems
- Date posted
- 5 months ago
- Description
- Casey Newton and Kevin Roose, hosts of Hard Fork from the New York Times, talk with the C.E.O of Roblox, David Baszucki, about whether the popular gaming platform has a problem with child predators.
Watch the full interview, hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpIXRgMlPo4
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- Roblox's C.E.O. on the Platform's Child Safety Problem #roblox #podcast
- Date posted
- 6 months ago
- Description
- The C.E.O. of Roblox, David Baszucki, spoke to the hosts of “Hard Fork" about how the company is trying to use A.I. to improve safety on its platform. Roblox claims to have 150 million users, and a significant number of those are children under the age of 13.
Watch the full interview, hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpIXRgMlPo4
