Facebook Whistleblower on Mark Zuckerberg, Meta AI and The Social Reckoning
The Times Tech Podcast

Facebook Whistleblower on Mark Zuckerberg, Meta AI and The Social Reckoning

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 10, 202626 min
  • Interview
  • Technology

Five years after leaking thousands of internal Facebook documents, whistleblower Frances Haugen joins Times Tech to talk about The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin’s new film about her story and the sequel to The Social Network. She talks about Hollywood’s current obsession with Silicon Valley, how attitudes towards Big Tech have changed since she blew the whistle and what Mark Zuckerberg, Meta and today’s AI companies can learn from the social media era. The Interview is our weekly conversation with the people shaping the future of technology. Watch on You...

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Your heart can tell you a lot about your health. Apple Watch Series 12 measures your heart rate every five seconds with the most advanced heart rate sensing in an Apple Watch. So your Vitals app, now with heart rate variability,

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could tell you when something is off. And your readiness score can let you know when to rest and when to push. Hear the story in every heartbeat with Apple Watch Series 12. For general wellness purposes only,

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not intended for clinical use or to detect, diagnose, monitor, monitor or treat medical conditions, requires iPhone 11 or later. Ever wondered if you have what it takes to be a Formula One driver? I'm Andy Jay and in our final episode of the business of F1,

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