Hard Fork

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Hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore stories from the bleeding edge of tech. What’s real? What’s hype? “Hard Fork” is here to help you make sense of it. Weekly on Fridays.

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Should You Be Afraid of the SaaSpocalypse?

Should You Be Afraid of the SaaSpocalypse? Hard Fork

11.6K views - 2 days ago

SpaceX Buys xAI: Could Musk's Mega Merger Actually Work?

SpaceX Buys xAI: Could Musk's Mega Merger Actually Work? Hard Fork

16.8K views - 1 week ago

We Have to Talk About Moltbook ...

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We Have to Talk About Moltbook ... Hard Fork and 2 more

14.7K views - 1 week ago

An A.I. Assistant That’s Too Good to Be True?

An A.I. Assistant That’s Too Good to Be True? Hard Fork

13.5K views - 2 weeks ago

Can You Teach Claude to be ‘Good’? | Meet Anthropic Philosopher Amanda Askell

Can You Teach Claude to be ‘Good’? | Meet Anthropic Philosopher Amanda Askell Hard Fork

20.1K views - 3 weeks ago

Why We're Crazy About Claude Code

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Why We're Crazy About Claude Code Hard Fork and The New York Times

18.9K views - 3 weeks ago

Jonathan Haidt Brings New Evidence to the Battle Against Social Media | Hard Fork

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Jonathan Haidt Brings New Evidence to the Battle Against Social Media | Hard Fork Hard Fork and 2 more

13.6K views - 4 weeks ago

Grok’s Deepfake Disaster: Can Anyone Stop Musk's A.I. Chatbot? | EP 173

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Grok’s Deepfake Disaster: Can Anyone Stop Musk's A.I. Chatbot? | EP 173 Hard Fork and The New York Times

17.3K views - 1 month ago

How to Optimize Your Life in 2026: Productivity Tips, Deepfakes, and More | EP 172

How to Optimize Your Life in 2026: Productivity Tips, Deepfakes, and More | EP 172 Hard Fork

11.9K views - 1 month ago

A.I. Scientists Are Here. But Is Progress Accelerating? | EP 170

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A.I. Scientists Are Here. But Is Progress Accelerating? | EP 170 Hard Fork and 2 more

20.3K views - 1 month ago

What Does iRobot’s Bankruptcy Mean for the Future of U.S. Robots? + 2026 Predictions! | EP 169

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What Does iRobot’s Bankruptcy Mean for the Future of U.S. Robots? + 2026 Predictions! | EP 169 Hard Fork and 2 more

12.8K views - 1 month ago

Was Hank Green Right About the AI Water Problem? We Asked This Environmentalist. | EP 168

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Was Hank Green Right About the AI Water Problem? We Asked This Environmentalist. | EP 168 Hard Fork and New York Times Podcasts

13.3K views - 2 months ago

Why OpenAI Is Spooked. Plus, Which AI Model Should You Use? | EP 167

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Why OpenAI Is Spooked. Plus, Which AI Model Should You Use? | EP 167 Hard Fork and 2 more

18.7K views - 2 months ago

The 50 Most Iconic Technologies of 2025: Countdown! | EP 166

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The 50 Most Iconic Technologies of 2025: Countdown! | EP 166 Hard Fork and 2 more

11.9K views - 2 months ago

We Asked Roblox's C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense. | EP 163

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We Asked Roblox's C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense. | EP 163 Hard Fork and 2 more

211.5K views - 2 months ago

Demis Hassabis & Josh Woodward Tell Us Why Gemini 3.0 Puts Google in Front of the A.I. Race

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Demis Hassabis & Josh Woodward Tell Us Why Gemini 3.0 Puts Google in Front of the A.I. Race Hard Fork and 2 more

100.9K views - 2 months ago

Why Google Wants to Put Data Centers in Space | EP 162

Why Google Wants to Put Data Centers in Space | EP 162 Hard Fork

13.5K views - 3 months ago

We Finally Got a Robot on the Show | EP 161

We Finally Got a Robot on the Show | EP 161 Hard Fork

16.8K views - 3 months ago

Why Character.AI is Banning Teens | EP 160

Why Character.AI is Banning Teens | EP 160 Hard Fork

12.1K views - 3 months ago

Open AI’s Sora 2 Was a Big Sloppy Mess | EP 159

Open AI’s Sora 2 Was a Big Sloppy Mess | EP 159 Hard Fork

13.5K views - 3 months ago

How California will Regulate Chatbots | EP 158

How California will Regulate Chatbots | EP 158 Hard Fork

13.1K views - 3 months ago

OpenAI's AgentKit wants to be your portal to the web | Ep 157

OpenAI's AgentKit wants to be your portal to the web | Ep 157 Hard Fork

17.2K views - 4 months ago

Drama with MrBeast, Samsung's Galaxy Ring, and Friend A.I. | Clip

Drama with MrBeast, Samsung's Galaxy Ring, and Friend A.I. | Clip Hard Fork

1.6K views - 4 months ago

This Therapist Psychoanalyzed A.I. | Interview

This Therapist Psychoanalyzed A.I. | Interview Hard Fork

1.6K views - 4 months ago

A.I. Slop Gets Personal: OpenAI Has a New Social Network | EP 156

A.I. Slop Gets Personal: OpenAI Has a New Social Network | EP 156 Hard Fork

14.9K views - 4 months ago

Why TikTok Decided the World Was About to End | Clip

Why TikTok Decided the World Was About to End | Clip Hard Fork

837 views - 4 months ago

Tech is in Turmoil over H1B Visa Fees | Interview

Tech is in Turmoil over H1B Visa Fees | Interview Hard Fork

1.9K views - 4 months ago

A.I. Datacenters Will Reshape US Infrastructure | Ep 155

A.I. Datacenters Will Reshape US Infrastructure | Ep 155 Hard Fork

13.3K views - 4 months ago

This Week in A.I.: Record-Setting Brainrot, A.I. Anticorruption, and ChatGPT For Teens | Clip

This Week in A.I.: Record-Setting Brainrot, A.I. Anticorruption, and ChatGPT For Teens | Clip Hard Fork

2.5K views - 4 months ago

The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches | Interview

The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches | Interview Hard Fork

1.4K views - 4 months ago

Kirk's Shooting Reveals the Cracks in Free Speech | EP 154

Kirk's Shooting Reveals the Cracks in Free Speech | EP 154 Hard Fork

11.1K views - 4 months ago

Will A.I. Kill Us All? Our Guest Says It Might. | Interview

Will A.I. Kill Us All? Our Guest Says It Might. | Interview Hard Fork

23.7K views - 5 months ago

What We Really Think About the iPhone Air | EP 153

What We Really Think About the iPhone Air | EP 153 Hard Fork

10.8K views - 5 months ago

Your Hot Takes on A.I. & Education | Clip

Your Hot Takes on A.I. & Education | Clip Hard Fork

2K views - 5 months ago

What is A.I. Doing to Higher Education? | Interview

What is A.I. Doing to Higher Education? | Interview Hard Fork

8.8K views - 5 months ago

How Alpha School Is Bringing A.I. to the Classroom | EP 152

How Alpha School Is Bringing A.I. to the Classroom | EP 152 Hard Fork

13.6K views - 5 months ago

Unraveling The Trump Family's Entanglements in Tech | Clip

Unraveling The Trump Family's Entanglements in Tech | Clip Hard Fork

1.1K views - 5 months ago

Waymo Co-CEO on Where Their Robotaxis are Heading Next | Interview

Waymo Co-CEO on Where Their Robotaxis are Heading Next | Interview Hard Fork

3.9K views - 5 months ago

Why the U.S. Government Is Taking a 10% Stake in Intel | EP 151

Why the U.S. Government Is Taking a 10% Stake in Intel | EP 151 Hard Fork

10.7K views - 5 months ago

NSFW AI Country Music Shocks the Internet (& Kevin) | Clip

NSFW AI Country Music Shocks the Internet (& Kevin) | Clip Hard Fork

1.1K views - 5 months ago

An Investigation into Meta’s Secret Internal Documents | Interview

An Investigation into Meta’s Secret Internal Documents | Interview Hard Fork

1.7K views - 5 months ago

Are We in an A.I. Bubble? Debriefing Dinner with Sam Altman. | EP 150

Are We in an A.I. Bubble? Debriefing Dinner with Sam Altman. | EP 150 Hard Fork

21.2K views - 5 months ago

R.I.P. AOL, An AI “Disgrace,” & Billionaires Fighting | Clip

R.I.P. AOL, An AI “Disgrace,” & Billionaires Fighting | Clip Hard Fork

2.1K views - 5 months ago

Why Perplexity Bid $34.5B to Buy Chrome with CEO Aravind Srinivas | Interview

Why Perplexity Bid $34.5B to Buy Chrome with CEO Aravind Srinivas | Interview Hard Fork

5.4K views - 5 months ago

The Internet’s Backlash to GPT-5 & OpenAI’s Response | EP 149

The Internet’s Backlash to GPT-5 & OpenAI’s Response | EP 149 Hard Fork

13.7K views - 6 months ago

Meet the VP Behind Amazon Alexa’s Glow-Up | Interview

Meet the VP Behind Amazon Alexa’s Glow-Up | Interview Hard Fork

1.3K views - 6 months ago

Alexa+: Reliable Assistant or Not Quite Ready? | Clip

Alexa+: Reliable Assistant or Not Quite Ready? | Clip Hard Fork

2.3K views - 6 months ago

This Week's Releases from OpenAI | EP 148

This Week's Releases from OpenAI | EP 148 Hard Fork

15.7K views - 6 months ago

Substack Pushes a Nazi Blog & a Bird Draws Itself (Kind of) | HatGPT

Substack Pushes a Nazi Blog & a Bird Draws Itself (Kind of) | HatGPT Hard Fork

842 views - 6 months ago

Democratizing Web Traffic with Cloudflare's C.E.O. | Interview

Democratizing Web Traffic with Cloudflare's C.E.O. | Interview Hard Fork

1.8K views - 6 months ago

The Internet Wants to Know How Old You Really Are | EP 147

The Internet Wants to Know How Old You Really Are | EP 147 Hard Fork

10K views - 6 months ago

Are We Wrong About A.I.? | Clip

Are We Wrong About A.I.? | Clip Hard Fork

6.5K views - 6 months ago

What's in the U.S. Government's 'A.I. Action Plan'? | EP 146

What's in the U.S. Government's 'A.I. Action Plan'? | EP 146 Hard Fork

11.8K views - 6 months ago

The “Crypto Week” Bills Moving Through Congress | Interview

The “Crypto Week” Bills Moving Through Congress | Interview Hard Fork

582 views - 6 months ago

AI Acquisitions: Who Will Control the Future of AI? | Clip

AI Acquisitions: Who Will Control the Future of AI? | Clip Hard Fork

2.9K views - 6 months ago

Grok 4’s Bad Behavior: Is It Dangerous? | EP 145

Grok 4’s Bad Behavior: Is It Dangerous? | EP 145 Hard Fork

11.3K views - 6 months ago

Kathryn Zealand is building an "e-bike for walking" | Interview

Kathryn Zealand is building an "e-bike for walking" | Interview Hard Fork

2.3K views - 7 months ago

Patrick Collison wants to cure the common cold | Interview

Patrick Collison wants to cure the common cold | Interview Hard Fork

2.1K views - 7 months ago

Hard Fork Live, with Patrick Collison, Kathryn Zealand, Sam Altman & Brad Lightcap

Hard Fork Live, with Patrick Collison, Kathryn Zealand, Sam Altman & Brad Lightcap Hard Fork

37.8K views - 7 months ago

Sam Altman talks the NYT lawsuit, Meta's talent poaching, and Trump on AI | Interview

Sam Altman talks the NYT lawsuit, Meta's talent poaching, and Trump on AI | Interview Hard Fork

80.6K views - 7 months ago