Skip to main content

The context you need, when you need it

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own.

We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. Will you support our work and become a Vox Member today?

Join now

Re/code on TV: Tim Cook Is Gay and Kim Kardashian West Loves BlackBerrys

The future is now.

Asa Mathat

It was a big week for the tech world. Kim Kardashian West offered to buy BlackBerry, tech stocks rallied, and Tim Cook, the 54-year-old leader of one of the country’s largest and most beloved companies, wrote publicly about being gay. Not only did he acknowledge it openly for the first time — he said it was the greatest gift God had given him.

This week’s videos by the Re/code staff below.

The future is now, says Walt Mossberg:

Mossberg and Kara Swisher on Kim Kardashian’s BlackBerry obsession:

Swisher on how Tim Cook’s gay essay makes a difference:

Swisher talked about the business case for diversity:

Swisher on how Tim Cook affects global business:

Swisher on … Tim Cook being gay and what happens next:

Swisher on LinkedIn, GoPro and Groupon (!!) stocks rallying:

Swisher on Instagram now having video ads:

And wait, more Tim Cook! Did we forget about Tim? No, we did not. Arik Hesseldahl on the Apple CEO’s coming out:

And, finally, Hesseldahl on whether 3-D printers could print themselves.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

More in Technology

Technology
The case for AI realismThe case for AI realism
Technology

AI isn’t going to be the end of the world — no matter what this documentary sometimes argues.

By Shayna Korol
Politics
OpenAI’s oddly socialist, wildly hypocritical new economic agendaOpenAI’s oddly socialist, wildly hypocritical new economic agenda
Politics

The AI company released a set of highly progressive policy ideas. There’s just one small problem.

By Eric Levitz
Future Perfect
Human bodies aren’t ready to travel to Mars. Space medicine can help.Human bodies aren’t ready to travel to Mars. Space medicine can help.
Future Perfect

Protecting astronauts in space — and maybe even Mars — will help transform health on Earth.

By Shayna Korol
Podcasts
The importance of space toilets, explainedThe importance of space toilets, explained
Podcast
Podcasts

Houston, we have a plumbing problem.

By Peter Balonon-Rosen and Sean Rameswaram
Technology
What happened when they installed ChatGPT on a nuclear supercomputerWhat happened when they installed ChatGPT on a nuclear supercomputer
Technology

How they’re using AI at the lab that created the atom bomb.

By Joshua Keating
Future Perfect
Humanity’s return to the moon is a deeply religious missionHumanity’s return to the moon is a deeply religious mission
Future Perfect

Space barons like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk don’t seem religious. But their quest to colonize outer space is.

By Sigal Samuel