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Decoder

Decoder is a tech news show, hosted by Nilay Patel, with a new episode a few times a week.

7 moments cut from 4 episodes, mostly on consumer AI and cybersecurity.

Also No. 11 of 18 tech podcasts.

New episodes
A few times a week
Latest
Oct 22, 2026
Moments cut
7
Episodes cut
4

What its moments are about

  • Consumer AI2
  • Cybersecurity1
  • Policy & regulation1
  • AI business models1
  • Big Tech's AI bets1
  • AI agents1

Best moments from Decoder

From its most-watched episodes, best first. Each plays right here.

  1. Decoder · · 3 min

    Flock's network is only as secure as its weakest user

    “the person on this entire network with the worst security hygiene is going to be as secure as the entire network will be”
    Decoder23:12

  2. Decoder · · 3 min

    Skydance has no growth plan, only cost cuts and $80B of debt

    “There's no announced plan for new revenue. Right now, it's shrink. It's cut costs. It's when we mush these two companies together, we're going to save $6 billion over the next three years.”
    Decoder5:28

  3. Decoder · · 4 min

    SpaceX will still need macro towers

    “But you need macro towers for the type of coverage and penetration and power that it's just, I mean, not to explain physics to SpaceX, they probably know it better than anybody.”
    Decoder20:31

  4. Decoder · · 5 min

    Meta can fund free agents with ads while OpenAI cannot

    “I have a bribeable chief of staff. Like I have a corrupt butler. Is that what you want? That is a great term for it, a corrupt butler.”
    Decoder36:45

  5. Decoder · · 4 min

    Flock's real change is a private, warrantless national network

    “if you were to have a police officer follow someone or go through public traffic cams, which are all over the country, go through every single public traffic cam”
    Decoder14:29

  6. Decoder · · 6 min

    Verizon has lost its network advantage

    “The networks are effectively commoditized. These networks are basically the same, right? And they're getting 60% margins.”
    Decoder42:33

The best Decoder episodes

Ranked as our lists rank shows: a point for each best minute we cut from it, one more when an AI builder is talking, and one more when it cleared our views bar.

  1. 01How Benn Jordan became Flock’s biggest headacheOct 15, 2026 · 2 moments
  2. 02Why Elon Musk wants to sell you cell service | DecoderOct 17, 2026 · 2 moments
  3. 03How Meta got ahead of OpenAI on AI agents | DecoderOct 8, 2026 · 2 moments
  4. 04Another billionaire thinks he can fix Warner Bros.Oct 10, 2026 · 1 moment

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