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Business, Spoken has been publishing since 2016, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 2,353 episodes. That works out to roughly 300 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 6 min and 9 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.7 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2018, with 479 episodes published. Published by WIRED.
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View all 2,353 episodesIntroducing WIRED's Gadget Lab!
Although we paused on publishing narrated versions of WIRED articles in this feed, you will still hear the latest in tech from the WIRED team.On WIRED's Gadget Lab, you'll find hosts Lauren Goode and Michael Calore tackling the biggest questions in the world of tech with knowledgeable WIRED reporters.You can expect the best of WIRED's breaking news and tech analysis right here in this feed.Listen to WIRED's Gadget Lab: https://listen.wired.com/YDai_aaZ Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Introducing WIRED Politics Lab!
Although we paused on publishing narrated versions of WIRED articles in this feed, you will still hear the latest in tech and politics from the WIRED team. Join host Leah Feiger and a rotation of guests as they guide you through the exciting, challenging, and sometimes entertaining vortex of internet extremism, conspiracies, and disinformation on WIRED Politics Lab.You can find the information needed to lift the fog of disinformation we find ourselves in everyday right on this feed.Listen to WIRED Politics Lab: https://listen.wired.com/politicslab_feeddrop Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Zombie Alt-Weeklies Are Stuffed With AI Slop About OnlyFans
Beloved alt-weeklies like the Village Voice have started publishing what appears to be AI-generated clickbait about OnlyFans. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People Are Using Memecoins to Bet on the US Election
While a fight over betting on US elections plays out in court, the tech-savvy are gambling hundreds of millions of dollars on cryptocurrencies inspired by politicians. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
SearchGPT Is OpenAI's Direct Assault on Google
The company behind ChatGPT is expanding into search, and leaning heavily on its relationships with publishers. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Cars Are Now Rolling Computers, So How Long Will They Get Updates? Automakers Can’t Say
Phones are supported well beyond their average ownership lifetime. In stark contrast, automakers are struggling to work out how long their “smartphones on wheels” can be kept on the road. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
How IT Departments Scrambled to Address the CrowdStrike Chaos
System administrators and their teams sprang into action last Friday and worked tirelessly to get their companies back online amid one of the worst digital blackouts ever. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Meta's New Llama 3.1 AI Model Is Free, Powerful, and Risky
The newest version of Llama will make AI more accessible and customizable, but it will also stir up debate around the potential pitfalls of releasing AI without guardrails. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Global CrowdStrike Outage Triggered a Surprise Return to Cash
The event caused chaos at airports, grocery stores, and Starbucks outlets. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
OpenAI Slashes the Cost of Using Its AI With a “Mini” Model
With competing models—including many free ones—flooding the market, OpenAI is announcing a cheaper way to use its AI. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The AI-Powered Future of Coding Is Near
Tech companies—including OpenAI—are developing a new generation of AI assistants that can not only write code but debug, organize, and critique it, too. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Elon Musk Says He's Moving X and SpaceX Headquarters to Texas
The tech mogul cited California’s new transgender rights law as “the final straw” for moving out of the state. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Craig Wright Faces Perjury Investigation Over Claims He Created Bitcoin
By order of a UK judge, Craig Wright can no longer claim he is the creator of bitcoin and now faces the prospect of criminal charges. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
At 25, Metafilter Feels Like a Time Capsule From Another Internet
After a quarter century the community-driven site hasn’t changed much. And don’t ask it to license its archive to AI. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The EU Is Coming for X's Paid Blue Checks
Elon Musk's paid blue-check system on X deceives users and can be abused by malicious actors, the European Union said today. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
OpenAI Is Testing Its Powers of Persuasion
Sam Altman is touting AI’s ability to sway people's behavior. His company is also wrestling with the risks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
AI Can’t Replace Teaching, but It Can Make It Better
Even techno-optimists hesitate to say teaching is best left to the bots, but there’s a debate about where to draw the line. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Google’s Nonconsensual Explicit Images Problem Is Getting Worse
Reports of intimate images and video posted online without consent are growing, and deepfakes add a horrifying new dimension to the problem. Google insiders say they’ve struggled to get executives to act. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
AI-Powered Super Soldiers Are More Than Just a Pipe Dream
The US military has abandoned its half-century dream of a suit of powered armor in favor of a “hyper enabled operator,” a tactical AI assistant for special operations forces. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
US Government Awards Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine
As fears of a pandemic mount, the biotech company’s mRNA vaccine trial is set to release Phase 1/2 results later this year, with a larger Phase 3 trial expected to begin in 2025. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices