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The Information"s TITV

The Information

The Information’s TITV is first in tech news and analysis from the people that break and shape the story. The rest is just commentary. Watch every weekday at 10 am PT/ 1 pm ET on The Information.com/titv, App, YouTube, X—and on demand wherever you get your podcasts.

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00:14:05

Urgent Telegram

The Information"s TITV ·

2021/01/15

Cory and Alex tell the story of the messaging app Telegram and its mysterious founder, who find themselves in the global spotlight after rapid growth recently. Can the company figure out a business model? And will it crack down further on chat groups with the potential to spark real-world violence?

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00:18:33

Googlers of the World, Unite!

The Information"s TITV ·

2021/01/08

Following the announcement of the new union of Alphabet employees, we dive into the rising trend of worker unionization in the tech industry. Then Cory talks to Alex about how social media companies will handle President Trump's presence on their platforms after his incitement of the riot at the Capitol.

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00:17:38

Closing the Racial Equity Gap

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/12/24

Our year end episode features an interview with musical artist Pharrell Williams and non-profit advisor Willa Seldon who talked about their experiences as black entrepreneurs. They also shared their views on what most investors and executives who aren't racial or ethnic minorities don't understand about the headwinds that minorities face in the business world. Their new organization supporting Black and Latinx entrepreneurs is called Black Ambition, and the website for their startup competition is

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00:21:36

Is 2020 a One-Off For Business?

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/12/18

As the year winds down we look ahead to what we think will transpire in 2021. Tom chats with Jessica Toonkel and Martin Peers about the tumult in media and whether Hollywood really is abandoning theaters. Then Cory talks with Zoe Bernard and Kate Clark about upcoming changes in the investing space and why financial services startups took off this year.

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00:23:14

IPO My God

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/12/11

Amir and Cory explain what DoorDash and Airbnb's specatular debuts on the markets means about both companies and about the tech world as a whole. Then we chat with Peter Hamby of Snapchat, who hosts its popular political series Good Luck America. He talks about whether social media platforms are doing enough to root out misinformation from politicians and if Obama still is in tune with the way young people consume news.

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00:17:39

Slacking Benioff's Thirst

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/12/05

Cory speaks with Kevin McLaughlin, our enterprise reporter and soothsayer, about the reasons Salesforce spent big to acquire Slack. Tom talked to Paris about why Generation Z is both Amazon's biggest critic and a loyal customer base.

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00:19:31

I Left My Startup in San Francisco

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/11/27

Cory talks to Scott Wiener, a member of the California state senate, about how the future of the tech industry in San Francisco. We wrote this week about the CEOs of Dropbox, Brex and Splunk leaving the city permanently. Wiener isn't sure the trend will last. "There have been a lot of speculative predictions that I'm not sure will play out," he said. Related: Tech CEOs Are Saying Goodbye to San Francisco

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00:20:33

Dark Side of The Loon

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/11/20

Alex talks about the struggle inside Facebook over how to deal with misleading posts from politicians. Cory gets the inside story from Nick Bastone about struggles at Alphabet's Loon, the experimental company that's tried to bring internet connectivity to rural areas.

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00:20:18

500 Middle Miles

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/11/14

Paris explores Amazon's plan to own more parts of the delivery process with the building out of its trucking fleets. Wayne talks about Apple's fraying relationship with manufacturer Foxconn.

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00:17:08

Before the Dust Settles

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/11/06

How can we start to make sense of the implications of this election for tech? Cory talks to three tech-savvy political veterans for early takeaways. Guests: Jim Messina, CEO of the Messina Group and former campaign manager to Barack Obama in 2012 Bruce Mehlman, founder of Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas, a lobbying firm that works with tech companies Betsy Hoover, co-founder of Higher Ground Labs, an firm that invests in startups focused on political technology

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00:17:45

Contractors With Benefits

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/10/30

Will Uber and Lyft drivers become full-time employees, or something more like contractors with benefits? California's Proposition 22 will help determine the fate of "gig" work, as well as the financial fortunes of Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart. Tom and Cory break down this high-stakes battle ahead of Election Day, with some help from Uber and Lyft reporter extraordinaire Amir Efrati. We also hear from Uber and Lyft drivers on both sides of the fight, one of the most important political battles

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00:19:42

Quibi, We Hardly Knew Ye

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/10/23

Nick Bastone and Chris Stern join to talk about the DOJ's antitrust suit against Google and where things go from here. And Jessica Toonkel and Tom dive in the the brief life and sudden death of the video streaming service Quibi.

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00:18:16

Working Remotely or Not Remotely Working?

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/10/16

Tom talks to Kate Clark about the state of funding for female-led startups, which has sunk even lower during the pandemic. We also interview Tracy Chou, founder of Blockparty and Sara Mauskopf, cofounder of Winnie, who discussed their experiences raising money for their startups. And Cory talked to Nick Bastone and Humu's Liz Fosslien to talk about why some workers feel they've become less efficient as they work from home.

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00:19:22

The Appiest Place on Earth

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/10/09

Cory Weinberg talks to Tom Dotan about the success of Disney+ and why the app's importance has bred tensions at the entertainment giant. Then, Cory talks antitrust and tech culture with Maelle Gavet, a former executive at real estate startup Compass and online travel firm Booking. Gavet recently published a book about her experience with what she calls "tech's empathy problem."

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00:19:52

Slacktivism

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/10/02

Zoe talks about this week's Coinbase controversy and how different CEOs feel about taking activist stands as a company. Then Alex talks about Facebook's battle with Apple, this time over messaging and integrating into iMessage.

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00:16:00

SPACs: A Love Story

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/09/25

It seems like in Silicon Valley is starting a SPAC. Reid Hoffman, Peter Thiel, Kevin Hartz, Chamath Palihapitiya, maybe even your roommate. Reporters Cory Weinberg and Ross Matican trace the origins of the SPAC surge. We explain why these special-purpose acquisition companies have become so popular, some of the regulatory history, and what some of the downsides are. In this episode, we talked to: George Arison, co-CEO of Shift Technologies Milos Vulanovic, associate of corporate finance at EDHEC

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00:19:49

Laurene Powell Jobs and Jenna Lyons (2020 WTF Summit)

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/09/18

This week we're presenting highlights from two interviews from the WTF Summit earlier this month. Emerson Collective's president Laurene Powell Jobs discusses her group's work on voting access as well as her ownership of The Atlantic magazine. Jenna Lyons, the former creative director for J Crew, talks about starting from the ground up with her new beauty brand.

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00:14:14

Sanitation Theater

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/09/11

We speak to some brave souls around the world who ventured back into the movie theater. And Richard Rushfield of The Ankler joins to give his take on how well the movie industry has faired these last two weekends back and what it all means for Hollywood.

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00:19:48

Stripe Tease

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/09/04

With the TikTok drama getting even messier and tech relations between the US and China at an all time low, we check in with Jessica Lessin about the latest. Then Cory talks to Kate Clark about how the payments firm Stripe has become a force in venture capital, often edging out established firms to get in on deals.

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00:21:05

Wherefore Art Thou Domio

The Information"s TITV ·

2020/08/28

The second part of our Airbnb series looks at Domio, a startup that tried to build a business on the Airbnb platform. Paris tells us how she stumbled across the Domio story and how the company gamed loopholes in city guidelines about short term rentals. And Cory explains what the Domio saga means for Airbnb as it heads toward an IPO. Background reading: How One Rental Startup Gamed Airbnb

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