Big Tech’s Day of Reckoning, Elon Takes the Stand, and the FCC Targets Disney
5/1/20261 hr 5 min
Kara and Scott unpack the FCC’s attack on Disney and what it means for media and free speech. Then, they break down a massive Big Tech earnings day, the AI spending arms race, and the "ketamine economy." Plus, Elon Musk takes the stand in the OpenAI trial, and Taylor Swift moves to protect her voice and image from AI.Watch this episode on the Pivot YouTube channel.Follow us on Instagram and Threads at @pivotpodcastofficial.Follow us on Bluesky at @pivotpod.bsky.socialFollow us on TikTok at @pivotpodcast.Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsScott Galloway· Host0:00
[gentle music] This episode is brought to you by The Build Podcast, a new podcast from the guys behind Sincera, Mike O'Sullivan and Ian Myers. Mike and Ian built their company by figuring out clever solutions to a few important ad tech problems in their industry, and that philosophy is exactly what this show is all about. In it, they interview some of the smartest tech minds in the biz to hear about how they identified opportunities, solved their hardest challenges, and grew their businesses in the process. Listen to The Build with Mike O'Sullivan wherever you get your podcasts.
Barbara Arcen0:28
[upbeat music] Burn your five-pound weights. I'm Barbara Arcen. I'm an athlete and fitness instructor, and I am telling you, unless you have been limited to lighter weights by a medical professional, they're honestly inexcusable. You need to be lifting heavy. And I'm talking especially to the women out there. [beep] toned arms. What can your body do? This week on Project Swagger, what heavy means and rules to bring into your routine. Listen now.
Speaker 20:56
[upbeat music] More and more Americans are finding themselves taking care of their kids and their parents at the same time.
Kara Swisher· Host1:07
Well, you know, I s- I joke that th- there's a dark game, um, which I was playing, which family member will I disappoint today?
Speaker 21:14
How to care for others without burning out in the process. That's this week on Explain It To Me. Find new episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts.
Kara Swisher· Host1:23
Have you ever pretended