Big Tech is transforming every aspect of our world. But how? And at what cost? In the latest season of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave, veteran reporters Tamara Warren and Patrick George bring us inside the company that disrupted the auto industry and sparked the EV revolution. They explore Tesla’s role in the troubled race toward self-driving cars, how Elon Musk’s rise and pratfalls have had ripple effects across the whole world, and whether Tesla’s competition can catch up. New episodes are every Wednesday starting July 26th. From The Verge and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
The future of Tesla is in China
The company helped create an entire EV industry in China, and now it’s facing rising competition there and in the US. The last episode of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave takes a closer look at the China question.
It’s Tesla versus everyone else in the race for EV dominance
In this episode of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave, Tesla’s share of the EV market is dwindling as more automakers pile into the space. How does the competition stack up?
How Elon Musk took over Tesla using money, strong-arm tactics, and his own popularity
Episode two of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave features interviews with Tesla’s co-founders, early employees, and investors to tell the story of the company’s origin.
How the ‘Move Fast’ era of Facebook led to one of its biggest scandals
Land of the Giants digs into Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s formative decisions that would later haunt the company
How the News Feed turned Facebook into a juggernaut
Land of the Giants looks at how Facebook taught us to scroll endlessly
Apple’s new software is widgets all the way down
NASA collected a sample from an asteroid for the first time — here’s why it matters
Samsung’s new ploy to get kids off iPhones is a MrBeast sponsorship
The iPhone 15 Pro is teaching me to embrace digital zoom
Peacock’s John Wick prequel series, The Continental, shoots itself in the foot