04-04-2025
Tech Stock Shock + Solving the Mystery of OpenAI's ‘Blip' + Tinder's Flirt-Off
Hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton
Produced by Whitney Jones and Rachel Cohn
Edited by Matt Collette
Engineered by Chris Wood
Original music by Dan PowellElisheba IttoopMarion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto
This week, President Trump announced sweeping new tariffs that are roiling the global economy. We discuss what this could mean for the tech sector and whether this will give China a competitive advantage over the United States in the development of A.I. Then, we chat with a Wall Street Journal reporter, Keach Hagey, about her new book on Sam Altman and how she solved the mystery of his firing from OpenAI. And finally, Tinder has a new chatbot that you can practice your flirting skills with — which means it's time for a flirting competition.
Guest:
Keach Hagey, Wall Street Journal reporter and author of the forthcoming book The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future.
Additional Reading:
What Trump's Sweeping Tariffs Mean for the Global Economy, and for You
Trump's New Tariffs Test Apple's Global Supply Chain
The Secrets and Misdirection Behind Sam Altman's Firing From OpenAI
'Hard Fork' is hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton and produced by Whitney Jones and Rachel Cohn. This episode was edited by Matt Collette. Engineering by Chris Wood and original music by Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto. Fact-checking by Ena Alvarado. Our executive producer is Jen Poyant.
Special thanks to Paula Szuchman, Pui-Wing Tam, Dahlia Haddad and Jeffrey Miranda.
