This week, the memes didn’t just fall out of coconut trees — a rundown of the social media reaction to Kamala Harris’s election campaign, and an exploration of what her tech platform might look like. Then we discuss a major new study on universal basic income with Elizabeth Rhodes, research director at OpenResearch, and ask whether it could be a solution to job losses to A.I. And finally, Kate Conger, a New York Times reporter, joins us to break down how the cybersecurity company CrowdStrike crashed the global IT infrastructure. Guests: Elizabeth Rhodes, Research Director at OpenResearch Kate Conger, New York Times reporter Additional Reading: What is the KHive? Is It Silicon Valley’s Job to Make Guaranteed Income a Reality? OpenResearch Unconditional Cash Study When Tech Fails, It Is Usually With a Whimper Instead of a Bang We want to hear from you. Email us at hardfork@nytimes.com. Find “Hard Fork” on YouTube and TikTok.