Nilay Patel

Editor-in-Chief

Hank Green will gladly take billionaire money for education videos

The former Complexly owner lets loose on YouTube, AI, and why he turned his educational company into a nonprofit.

Nilay PatelFeb 23

Money no longer matters to AI’s top talent

The AI industry is rife with defections, FOMO, and radical mission statements. It’s about to get supercharged.

Nilay PatelFeb 19

Nilay PatelFeb 18

What is Ring’s Search Party feature really for?

A new report from 404 Media today featured a leaked email from Ring founder Jamie Siminoff, who leads the camera maker inside Amazon, saying back in October that he has grander ambitions for the company’s controversial Search Party feature beyond just finding lost dogs.

We had Siminoff on Decoder a few months ago, when I asked him explicitly about using facial recognition to identify people, something the company has since claimed it has no plans to do. Check out what he had to say in the clip below.

Let’s talk about Ring, lost dogs, and the surveillance state

The security camera maker’s Search Party feature, advertised during the Super Bowl, has sparked a surveillance backlash.

Nilay PatelFeb 16

The surprising case for AI judges

Bridget McCormack of the American Arbitration Association on AI-powered courts and the future of law.

Nilay PatelFeb 12

Siemens CEO Roland Busch’s mission to automate everything

Roland Busch on AI-powered factories, tariffs in the Trump era, trade, and the future of NATO.

Nilay PatelFeb 9

Nilay PatelFeb 5

Why does Docusign employ 7,000 people?

We interviewed Docusign CEO Allan Thygesen on Decoder this week, and one standout moment was when I asked Allan about his headcount. Docusign now employs around 7,000 people, which is a staggering number of employees for a company with a core product many think of as straightforward and simple.

But as you’ll hear Allan explain, the business of Docusign is actually quite a bit more complex than it appears, and he says the company needs a lot more people than you might think.