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The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Alex Kantrowitz, a Silicon Valley journalist who's interviewed the world's top tech CEOs — from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison — is the host.
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- Today34 min
Will the Democrats’ Big Win Stop the AI Buildout? — With Teddy Schleifer
Teddy Schleifer is a New York Times reporter who covers billionaires and their influence on politics. Schleifer joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss what the Democrats’ midterm sweep means for the AI buildout. Tune in to hear why voters are turning against data centers and how much a Democratic Congress can do to slow their construction with Trump still in the White House. We also cover the prospect of tech CEOs facing subpoenas, what the election means for Elon Musk, and California’s proposed billionaire tax. Hit play for an emergency episode on what happens when Silicon Valley embraces a president and voters give the other party control of Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 5 days ago58 min
Big Tech's Ugly Week, Getting Rich At Anthropic, AI Costs Plunge
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Big Tech earnings go terribly 2) The market punishes the Magnificent 7 (except Microsoft) 3) Is Wall Street done with the AI trade? 4) Meta overtakes Google in ad revenue 5) Is being good at AI a curse for your flagship business? 6) Google and Reddit's weird relationship 7) The Amazon Bee Frontier 8) Dating with the Bee Frontier 9) Ranjan's Anthropic S-1 takeaways 10) Is the Anthropic compute math weird? 11) AI costs are dropping 12) Golden Goose or Golden Egg? Let's dress up for halloween. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago1h 6m
This AI Expert Argues We're Underestimating AI's Productivity Impact — With Ethan Mollick
Ethan Mollick is a professor at the Wharton School and author of Coexistence: The Next Phase of AI. Mollick joins Big Technology to discuss why AI's remarkable advances haven't yet translated into massive productivity gains across the economy. Tune in to hear why companies need to fundamentally rethink how they operate to unlock AI's full potential, where businesses are already seeing returns, and what organizational transformation could look like. We also cover whether AI development will hit a wall, the rise of personal AI agents, the future of jobs, robotics, education, and the risks of giving AI access to our private information. Hit play for a spirited conversation about what it will take for AI to truly transform the economy and our everyday lives. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b You can find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Co-Existence-Next-Phase-Ethan-Mollick/dp/B0H2GJJVDW/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago27 min
Emergency Pod: Anthropic's S-1 IPO Filing — With Dan Primack
Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios and author of the Pro Rata newsletter. Primack joins Big Technology for an emergency reaction to Anthropic’s S-1 filing, revealing the company’s financial performance ahead of its highly anticipated IPO. Tune in to hear why Wall Street may be willing to fund Anthropic’s extraordinary ambitions despite massive compute obligations, mounting expenses, and uncertainty about long-term profitability. We also cover Anthropic’s explosive revenue growth, improving compute efficiency, surprising risk disclosures, and what its IPO means for OpenAI and the broader AI industry. Hit play for an inside look at the biggest financial questions surrounding the AI boom and whether investors can keep funding its expansion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago1h 5m
Google’s Potential, AI Money Spigot Shutting?, PHP Bug & Cybersecurity’s “Black October”
Ranjan Roy from Margins and Alex Stamos from Cognition are back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Is Sundar Pichai team product or team model? 2) Google's attempt to build a unified assistant 3) Which Google teams get priority? 4) Sundar's cloud allocation between Google Cloud and AI Research 5) Will Google Cloud Platform overtake Azure? 6) Meta Stock falls on worries about its fundraising and debt 7) OpenAI valuation takes a hit after investors feel "indigestion" given how much money they've poured into it 8) Is there any money left to fund AI? 9) Cognition CISO Alex Stamos joins to talk about the PHP bug is going to cause long term damage 10) How to protect yourself and your company from the ongoing cybersecurity risks 11) It's not just PHP, it's Black October for cybersecurity. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago46 min
Google CEO Sundar Pichai: AI’s Infinite Possibilities, Compute Scarcity Dilemmas, Future AI Products
Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google and Alphabet. Pichai joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss Google's return to the frontier of AI, its strategy for competing with OpenAI, and the enormous computing resources required to build the next generation of models. Tune in to hear why Google is sacrificing short-term Cloud revenue to support AI research, how demand for compute is stretching into 2027, and why its new Gemini 4 Argon model is seeing explosive adoption. We also cover recursive self-improvement, AI agents, the future of Google's products, the possibility of an AI bubble, data centers in space, and Google's partnerships with Apple and Anthropic. Hit play for an in-depth conversation about Google's AI strategy, the fierce competition shaping the industry, and why Pichai believes we're entering a moment of infinite possibilities. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago58 min
Anthropic IPO Panic, A Spy At OpenAI?, The Great Food Slop Debate
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Anthropic's 2026 financial numbers leak, is it slowing down? 2) It's time for the Anthropic S-1 3) Will anything calm the chaotic AI trade ahead of the Anthropic IPO? 5) Coreweave stock falls as AI jitters spread 6) The curious case of the strategically placed recording device at OpenAI 7) Beware the honeypots 8) Ranjan acts out a honeypot 9) Apple's HomeView is promising? 10) The great Food Slop debate --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago1h 4m
AI Leaders Can't Get Along. So How Will They Keep Us Safe? — With Kevin Roose
Kevin Roose is the author of The AGI Chronicles,. Roose joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss whether an AI industry rife with personal rivalries, infighting, and mistrust can be trusted to develop technology more powerful than humans. Tune in to hear why Roose emerged from years of reporting inside OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind more concerned about AI safety, why he believes the industry should slow down, and what happens if AI systems begin improving themselves. We also cover Sam Altman's leadership style, Dario Amodei's motivations, Sergey Brin's return to Google, Microsoft's AI missteps, and the behind-the-scenes drama of OpenAI's boardroom coup. Hit play for an inside look at the personalities, power struggles, and technological breakthroughs shaping the race to superintelligence. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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