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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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    • 4.7 • 292 Ratings

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.

    The Yahoo Episode — With Jim Lanzone

    The Yahoo Episode — With Jim Lanzone

    Jim Lanzone is the CEO of Yahoo. He joins Big Technology Podcast for the long awaited Yahoo Episode, a deep dive into a company that remains one of the most visited and influential property on the web. Tune in as Lanzone describes how Yahoo's verticals operate, how the company thinks about generative AI for its search bar, and whether it's still possible to build a solid business on the web. Ranjan Roy joins us as well for a rare Wednesday appearance on the podcast. Tune in for a deep, engaging conversation with a CEO at the helm of a crucial internet cornerstone.
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    • 50 min
    OpenAI's GPT-5 Looms, Apple's Antitrust Problem, Sports Betting's Big Scandal

    OpenAI's GPT-5 Looms, Apple's Antitrust Problem, Sports Betting's Big Scandal

    The Information's Jessica Lessin and CNBC's Steve Kovach join us for a star studded Friday episode breaking down the week's news. Lessin is the CEO and founder of The Information and co-host of the More or Less podcast. Kovach is a technology correspondant at CNBC. We cover (with Lessin): 1) Rumors of GPT-5 being shown to founders, and what it might look like 2) Whether OpenAI is vulnerable now that model quality is converging 3) Satya Nadella's claims that Microsoft effectively controls all the value of OpenAI 4) Inflection leadership heads to Microsoft 5) Inflection investors are pissed 6) Why Inflection failed 7) Google and Apple's potential AI agreement 8) Would The Information use Google's new tool for newsrooms. And with Kovach: 9) Outline of the DOJ's case against Apple 10) How Apple is feeling about the case 11) Merits of the case 12) Shohei Ohtani's betting problems.
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    • 57 min
    Predicting AI’s Next Advances — With Suhail Doshi

    Predicting AI’s Next Advances — With Suhail Doshi

    Suhail Doshi is the CEO and founder of Playground, an AI image generation and editing software company. Doshi joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss where the next generative AI breakthroughs might come from. Tune in to hear Doshi's insights on the innovation within language models, image generation, video, and 3D creation. We also cover the business opportunities the competitive landscape among tech giants like Google, Meta, and Microsoft, and the debate around AI's true capabilities in understanding physics and reasoning. Tune in for a nuanced exploration of the cutting edge of AI from one of the leaders driving it forward.
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    Is AI Slowing Down?, Trouble at Tesla, Kate Middleton’s Bad At Photoshop

    Is AI Slowing Down?, Trouble at Tesla, Kate Middleton’s Bad At Photoshop

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) AI sales leaders at Google and Amazon tempering expectations 2) Adobe as a practical example of AI hype vs. reality 3) Does Adobe belong in the magnificent 7? 4) Gartner predicts traditional search volume drops 25% by 2026 5) OpenAI video generator Sora is coming out later this year 6) OpenAI CTO Mira Murati didn't know what data Sora trained on 7) Murati address NYTimes report that he helped oust Sam Altman 8) OpenAI adds three members to its board 9) Instacart CEO Fidji Simo joins OpenAI board, so, more advertising in ChatGPT? 10) A meditation on covering Elon Musk 11) Tough times for Tesla 12) TikTok ban latest 13) Kate Middleton's bad photoshop job
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    • 59 min
    TikTok Sale Or Ban Moves Forward In U.S. — With Mike Solana

    TikTok Sale Or Ban Moves Forward In U.S. — With Mike Solana

    Mike Solana is the chief marketing officer at Founders Fund and editor-in-chief of Pirate Wires. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss the potential forced sale or ban of TikTok as the U.S. congress voted to pass a bill requiring it. Join us for an in-depth discussion of the arguements for and against banning the app, and how big money is influencing some of the key players. We also talk about Elon Musk, the state of X, Temu and Shein, the power of social media algorithms, and Devin, the first AI software engineer.

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    • 1 hr 2 min
    OpenAI’s Turmoil Rolls On, Apple Under Siege, Bitcoin Hits $70,000

    OpenAI’s Turmoil Rolls On, Apple Under Siege, Bitcoin Hits $70,000

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) OpenAI's leadership in flux as Mira Murati named in NYTimes report about Sam Altman's ouster 2) Where's Ilya Sutskever? 3) OpenAI reveals that open source was never so important in Musk lawsuit rebuttal 4) The AI field is wide open now! 5) Anthropic's new bot realized it was being tested 6) Is AI close to sentience? 7) Apple sales drop 24% in China as Huawei surges 8) Apple fined 1.9 billion euro for anti-competitive moves in the music space 9) Apple's reputational risk 10) Apple revokes and reinstates Epic Games' developer license 11) Apple's AI play 12) Could the TikTok ban be for real this time? 13) TikTok's risky political strategy 14) Rise of China in the App Store 15) Temu's strange math 16) Bitcoin hits $70,000

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Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
292 Ratings

292 Ratings

dffjunk ,

Excellent tech podcast

I was first introduced to Alex when he was a guest on TWIT, which prompted me to check out this podcast. Without a doubt this is one of the better (and maybe the best) tech podcasts available today. Thank you for what you do Alex!

newarknate ,

Finally, a tech podcast with perspective!

I love Alex’s conversations. So many podcasts are just empty fluff or seem to have a personal agenda against tech. Alex is just down to earth, with no rose colored glasses but with no axe to grind. It’s fun and playful and super interesting! Everything you could want in a podcast. Keep them coming!

Nama8137 ,

My favorite new tech podcast

I really love the podcast Alex. You offer such a unique perspective on big tech and I find it. Very interesting to hear your weekly roll up and guests. Good luck with everything Alex.

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