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Hard Fork

6 episodes summarized · latest · Hosted by Max Read · Published by The New York Times

About these summaries

Octagon has summarized 6 episodes of Hard Fork published between Oct 16, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026. The companies discussed most often are The New York Times, Nvidia and SpaceX. Frequent guests include Erin Griffith, John Carreyrou and Stephen Witt. Each summary lists key takeaways, short timestamped quotes and the companies and tickers mentioned, with a link to the full episode.

Most-mentioned tickers

  • NYT 4
  • NVDA 2
  • TSLA 2

Most-mentioned companies

  • The New York Times 4
  • Nvidia 2
  • SpaceX 2
  • Tesla 2
  • Theranos 2

Frequent guests

  • Erin Griffith 4
  • John Carreyrou 2
  • Stephen Witt 2

Episodes

  1. Inside the Downfall of the Most Powerful Man in A.I. | Hard Fork

    Nvidia CEO Jensen Wong resigns after reporting that an emergency board meeting followed revelations of multiple extramarital affairs, including one with a direct report and…

  2. Everything You Need to Know About the Jensen Huang Spy Story | Hard Fork

    The host and Stephen Witt focus on the fallout from reports that Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, had an affair with Alice Huang, a top executive at Megaspeed who the U.S…

  3. Why Tech Billionaires Couldn't Buy the 2026 Election | Hard Fork

    The episode argues that the midterm results were a broad rebuke to the tech right, with Elon Musk emerging as a political loser after spending hundreds of millions of dollars and…

  4. What We Learned About Anthropic's Business | Hard Fork

    Anthropic’s S-1 filing is presented as a rare look inside the business model of the AI boom and a test of whether the market is in a bubble.

  5. A Spoiler-Filled Guide to 'You Can See Everything' | Hard Fork

    The episode focuses on the documentary You Can See Everything and the breakout role Billy Evans plays in it as Elizabeth Holmes’s partner and business ally.

  6. Why Nathan Fielder's ‘You Can See Everything’ Left Us Reeling | Hard Fork

    The episode opens with a long discussion of Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, with Max Read joined by John Carreyrou, Caitlin Roper, and…

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