What is Watson? As IBM prepares to announce earnings this afternoon, investors are claiming that the artificial intelligence — which has made appearances on Jeopardy and even has its own cookbook — isn’t raking in as much as it should be. Jefferies analyst James Kisner joined us to talk about why IBM invested in Watson and why he thinks it isn’t working out for the company right now. Afterwards, we’ll chat with entrepreneur Cindy Whitehead about her tech incubator Pinkubator, which aims to help female entrepreneurs with access to capital and mentorship.

That’s right: today is world emoji day. And there are plenty of companies that are trying to turn these symbols into a business, like Inmoji. On today’s show, we’ll chat with the company’s CTO, Jarrod Mclean, and head of engineering, Chris Nagle, about its services and their involvement. Afterwards, we’ll talk with Ian Bogost, a professor at Georgia Tech, about the declining appeal of cars as “fashion objects.”

A trillion-ton iceberg broke off the western coast of Antarctica this week. The news raised questions like: Will the chunk disrupt shipping routes? But aside from the physical consequences, there are also digital ones: like the changes mapping services will now have to make. On today’s show, we’ll chat with Denis Dean — a professor at the University of Texas at Dallas — about what services do in situations like these. Then, we’ll cap off the week by playing Silicon Tally with Sara Fischer, a media reporter with Axios. 

We’re getting closer and closer to ultra-fast travel. Hyperloop One recently completed a test that sent a vehicle down a vacuum track at 70 miles per hour. On today’s show, we’ll talk to the company’s co-founders about their goals and what this technology can actually be used for. Next, we’ll speak with Tina Sharkey, cofounder of the new online grocery store Brandless, about their company’s unique business model — everything at the store is just 3 bucks. 

Several tech giants are coming together today to protest a roll back of net neutrality rules. Advocates for net neutrality support the idea that internet service providers should treat all websites the same — without favoring or blocking certain ones — while opponents say that the price of a resource should reflect its value. On today’s show, we’ll get some perspective on the issue from the president and CEO of the Internet Association, Michael Beckerman, and the president of the Technology Policy Institute, Scott Wallsten.

We are now officially in the midst of Amazon Prime Day, the company’s invented online shopping holiday. A lot of people who are buying electronics from the retail giant may not know how to immediately install them, which is why Amazon has started a service that will provide in-person help. On today’s show, we’ll talk about why the company is dipping its toes in this area. Afterwards, we’ll discuss a payment startup called Stripe that will allow companies from all over the world to take payments — whether we’re talking credit cards or apps. And finally, we’ll look at how ordering pizza can help us understand the debate over net neutrality. 

It’s Christmas in July for Amazon. The retail giant is kicking off its summer online shopping sale this week: Prime Day. (Which you’ve probably seen the advertisements for.) But how sweet will the deals actually be? Adam Burakowski, deals editor at The Wirecutter, joined us to discuss whether all the hype is worth it. Plus: we’ll look at news that thousands of tech companies are engaging in a day of action on the 12th to prevent the roll back of net neutrality rules. Net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers should give equal access to all information and websites. To get a better idea of how this concept works, Charles Duan, a staff attorney at Public Knowledge, gave us some analogies. And afterwards, we’ll hear from one company — Vimeo — about how they’re preparing for this day of action.

The tech industry has been rocked yet again by revelations about a culture of sexual harassment and unwanted advances. Sarah Kunst, founder and the CEO of the sports media company Proday, joined us to talk about these issues and what companies can do to prevent them. Plus: We play this week’s Silicon Tally with David Gura, the co-host of Bloomberg Surveillance and the anchor for Bloomberg Television.

By now, you’ve probably seen the video of President Donald Trump beating up a man with the CNN logo superimposed on his face. The whole controversy got us thinking about memes: can someone own a meme? Can it be copyrighted? Corynne McSherry, legal director at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, stopped by to break it all down for us. Afterwards, we’ll chat with Enigma CEO Hicham Oudghiri about his company’s service, which promises to be a powerful tool for accessing and understanding publicly available data sets.