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Editors and publishers are once again being hit by layoffs as technology platforms, advertising markets and artificial intelligence reshape the internet. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton have ideas for solutions. Then, one of the most influential investors in crypto companies explains where the industry went wrong, and why he still thinks blockchains are the future. And finally, a round of HatGPT with the week's tech headlines, including a spicy LinkedIn post and an AI test that disrupts Kevin and Casey's sense of reality.

Credits

“Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Rose And Casey Newton and produced by Davisland And Rachel Cohn. The show is edited by Jen Poyant. Technology through Chris Wood and original music by Then Powell, Elisheba Ittoop And Marion Lozano. Fact check through Caitlin Love.

Special thanks to Paula Szuchman,Pui-Wing Tam, Nell Gallogly, Kate LoPresti And Jeffery Miranda.