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Power Lines with Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino

Power Lines with Oliver Darcy and Jon Passantino

CEOs of The NYT and Atlantic Get Canndid About AI, Google Search, Kalshi, and More

Sep 22, 2026 · 32m

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New York Times chief executive Meredith Kopit Levien and Atlantic chief executive Nicholas Thompson joined Oliver Darcy at the Status Summit for a wide-ranging discussion on the business upheavals reshaping the media industry. The duo discussed their different approaches to A.I. giants, whether news organizations should make deals with prediction markets like Kalshi, Google’s crawler behavior, and more. Plus, Kopit Levien responded to Nicole Kidman’s “Lioness” character attacking The Times for its coverage on democracy being under threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices