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TACO Trade, Elon's DOGE Farewell, and AI Video Gone Wild

Pivot

Vox Media Podcast Network

News Commentary, News, Technology, Tech News

4.37.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Kara and Scott discuss Trump's tariffs getting temporarily blocked, and why everyone is talking about TACO trade. Then, Elon bids farewell to DOGE, and Trump feuds with Harvard, Putin, and Tim Cook. Plus, Kara and Scott's experiment with Veo 3, Google's video generator, leads to hilarious and horrifying results. Watch this episode on the Pivot YouTube channel. Follow us on Instagram and Threads at @pivotpodcastofficial.Follow us on Bluesky at @pivotpod.bsky.socialFollow us on TikTok at @pivotpodcast.Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or at nymag.com/pivot. Help us plan for the future of Pivot by filling out a brief survey: ⁠⁠⁠voxmedia.com/survey⁠⁠⁠. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Amazon offers employees up to £8,000 for education and training, like Juliet.

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She's now a trained technician.

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And to her, the sound of machinery in need of repair, reminds her of how far she's come.

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In two years, she's landed her dream job, providing her with valuable skills. That's up to

0:24.8

£8,000 for education and training at Amazon. Eligibility conditions apply. This is Peter Kafka,

0:32.3

the host of channels, the show about what happens when media and tech collide. And this week I'm talking to Katie Drummond.

0:39.6

Runn's run wire.

0:40.9

She's found a way to breathe new life into that publication by covering news.

0:46.0

We started covering Doge, like several stories a day, every single day.

0:50.4

And after like a week, I sort of looked around and was like, where is everyone else?

0:55.9

That's this week on channels wherever you listen to your favorite podcast.

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