A Volkswagen subsidiary will invest about $2 billion in electric cars over the next decade, as part of VW’s settlement in the emissions cheating case.  We’ll look at the challenges that an electric-car ecosystem faces. Next, attorney Jenny Afia will join us to talk about her role in rewriting apps’ privacy policy for the British government.    

While many might be thinking about the next big thing in software, one Brooklyn facility is focused on hardware. We’ll talk about the history and future of New Lab, a building that has several companies sharing its space to build new products. Joining us on today’s show: David Belt, its cofounder; Sean Petterson, the cofounder of Strong Arm, which makes exoskeletons for industrial workers; and Jessica Banks from Rock Paper Robot, a kinetic furniture company (think levitating tables). 

One of the latest innovations to give athletes an edge? Neuropriming, the practice of putting electrodes on your head to shock your brain so that you can get a boost in mental abilities. Proday’s Sarah Kunst stopped by to discuss how powerful the priming is and whether it could become mainstream one day. Next, we’ll look at Facebook’s recent decision to jump into the job recruiting game, and then play this week’s “Silicon Tally” with Cadie Thompson, senior transportation editor for Business Insider. 

We’re looking at why chipmaker Intel is dropping its financial support for the International Science and Engineering Fair; the use of tech in Russia over the years; and a new website that allows people to anonymously reach out to reporters about Trump.

Some carriers, like Verizon, are starting to bring back unlimited data plans. Why the return, and why did they go away in the first place? CNET’s Lindsey Turrentine breaks it down for us. Afterwards, Business Insider’s Kif Leswing explains the turmoil happening at Magic Leap — an augmented reality company that’s been promising wearable tech that can project images onto the real world. Finally, we’ll look at the most popular (and possibly surprising) city on Tinder during Valentine’s Day last year. Any guesses?

The House recently passed legislation that would update the Stored Communications Act, a measure that dictates how law enforcement can gain access to electronic communications stored remotely. Northeastern professor Andrea Matwyshyn joins us to explain some of the problems with the law. Next, we’ll look at the intersection of fashion and tech with a new customized dress from Google and H&M based on your personal data. And finally, we’ll talk about one nonprofit’s event to help women who want to learn more about coding: Hackentine’s Day. 

Ford is investing $1 billion in the startup Argo AI so that it can get an autonomous vehicle on the road by 2021. Ford CEO Mark Fields joined us to talk about why they’re making the investment, instead of just working with what they have in-house. Afterwards, we’ll look at what Samsung will have to do to gain back consumer trust following its fire-catching battery controversy.

Zenefits, a health insurance broker, is laying off 45 percent of its staff. Buzzfeed’s William Alden stopped by to explain the problems plaguing the startup, once valued at over $4.5 billion. Next, we’ll play this week’s “Silicon Tally” with Spencer Soper, an ecommerce reporter for Bloomberg News. Plus: A few days ago, we asked you to send us sounds from where you live and whether you think they should raise or lower your property value. We’ll hear what one Colorado resident had to say.

Turns out elections in France also have to deal with issues over fake news. Mark Deen, deputy bureau chief in Bloomberg’s Paris bureau, joins us to talk about how Google and Facebook are trying to stop the spread of these stories. Next, we’ll discuss how computer vision works, and then look at what smartwatches have in common with the Austin Powers movies.