Matt Collette

1 day ago | nytimes.com | Kevin Roose |Casey Newton |Whitney Jones |Rachel Cohn |Matt Collette |Chris Wood | +4 more

This week, Kevin and Casey discuss the sudden breakdown between President Trump and Elon Musk, whose disagreements over the policy bill before Congress quickly erupted into an all-out feud. Then, an ex-DOGE coder explains what it was really like to work inside the Trump administration's cost-cutting arm. And finally, the former New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells explains why some chefs are turning to A.I. for inspiration.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Kevin Roose |Casey Newton |Rachel Cohn |Whitney Jones |Matt Collette |Chris Wood | +3 more

This week, we dive into Kevin's recent column about how A.I. is affecting the job market for new graduates, and debate whether the job apocalypse is already here for entry-level work. Then Mike Krieger joins us to discuss the new Claude 4 model, the future of work and the online chatter over whether an A.I. system could blackmail you. And finally, it's time to open up the case files for another round of Hard Fork Crimes Division.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Kevin Roose |Casey Newton |Whitney Jones |Rachel Cohn |Matt Collette |Katie McMurran | +2 more

The actor, comedian and author Ed Helms has a new book out about historical blunders. He swings by Hard Fork to tell us about it and answer your moral quandaries, ethical dilemmas and etiquette questions about technology: How do I tell my mom she can't post about her grandkids on Facebook? Am I being an A.I. hypocrite at work? And is it OK to troll the scammers who blow up my cellphone?

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Kevin Roose |Casey Newton |Whitney Jones |Rachel Cohn |Matt Collette |Chris Wood | +4 more

This week we dig into the ways chatbots are starting to manipulate us, including ChatGPT's sycophantic update, Meta's digital companionship turn and a secret experiment run on Reddit users. Then Kevin reports back from the unveiling of a new eye-scanning orb. And finally, we're joined by PJ Vogt for a brand-new segment called Group Chat Chat. Tickets to "Hard Fork Live" on June 24 are sold out. You can join the wait list here to be alerted if additional tickets become available.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Kevin Roose |Casey Newton |Rachel Cohn |Whitney Jones |Matt Collette |Alyssa Moxley | +4 more

This week, with big developments in two antitrust cases against Google, we discuss how the company may be forced to change its business. Then we're joined by the journalist Mark Yarm to discuss his recent visit to an underwater home for his article about techno-utopians who want to colonize the ocean. And finally, it's tool time! We'll tell you about our latest experiments with ChatGPT's o3, Casey's newest journaling practice and Kevin's continued battle to get to inbox zero.