Topic: Ginni Rometty

The Intercept reports that IBM CEO Ginni Rometty offered the company's services to the Trump administration, sparking fears of a potential Muslim registry. The discussion references Edwin Black's research into IBM's historical involvement with the Nazi regime during World War II, specifically the use of Hollerith punch card machines to track populations.

IBM announced a landmark partnership with Twitter to integrate the social media platform's "firehose" of data into IBM's Watson analytics. CEO Ginni Rometty described data as a "new natural resource." The hosts criticize the move as marketing jargon and discuss IBM's financial struggles, including their reliance on share buybacks to bolster earnings per share.