Jessica Lessin

On this week’s More or Less: Google’s $32B deal and a Silicon Valley spy scandal!

This week on More or Less: On the ground at the Upfront Summit, Instagram’s new idea,and what’s coming for consumer.

This week on More or Less: DeepSeek, memes and Dave quits social media.

This week on More or Less: The group takes sides on Meta's moderation overhaul. Plus, why we are happy we skipped CES.

As a new year dawns, I always spend a lot of time thinking about what I worked on in the one that has just ended—the people I hired, the stories we broke, the experiments we tried. Reflecting on 2024, it’s also clear to me that how I work changed a lot. In some respects, my expanding job ...

This week on More or Less: Sora reveal, Google's AI agents and digital trade under Trump.

Tech executives love to bemoan growing regulation. But, on the pod this week, Aaron Levie, the CEO of enterprise company Box,had a much more nuanced and interesting view. I hope you enjoy, along with a fiery Levie versus Sam Lessin debate over the promise of AI. I'll let you guess where they ...

This week on More or Less: A shift in the Silicon Valley narrative and why D.O.G.E. is not X. Plus, Jessica's new investment and Brit's new hair.

This week on More or Less: The media lessons to take away from the presidential campaign. Plus, why you are probably building your apps wrong. Enjoy! Transcript below.

The first thing I saw on my phone this morning when I awoke at 5:45 a.m. was a push alert from The New York Times announcing that Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race put the U.S. “on the edge of a more authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its history.” The language ...