Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

203 Episodes

1. (Preview) Monday Mailbag: The James Harden of Tech; Bandwidth and the Video Takeover; Gen AI and Ads; Political Donation Texts

   Published: 11/4/2024
2. Meta and an Abundance of AI Opportunities, When AI Integrates Into the Feed, AI for UI and One Emailer's Dismay

   Published: 10/31/2024
3. (Preview) Monday Mailbag: AI Abundance and Enterprise Questions; Automated Podcasts; Big Tech and China Tariffs; Reading Habits

   Published: 10/28/2024
4. Understanding Stablecoins and Their Utility, Why Stripe is Buying Bridge, Virtual Reality for NFL Quarterbacks

   Published: 10/24/2024
5. (Preview) Monday Mailbag: The Value of the ChatGPT Brand; OpenAI and Its AGI Clause; Bitter Lesson Follow-Up; Orion and Big Tech Recruiting

   Published: 10/21/2024
6. Tesla and the Road to True Autonomy, Strategy that Starts with the Dream, Regulation and Market Questions

   Published: 10/17/2024
7. (Preview) Monday Mailbag: A Moment for SpaceX; After the End of the Beginning; Tesla's 'We, Robot' Event; Waymo Follow-Up

   Published: 10/14/2024
8. (Preview) Google and the Search for Antitrust Remedies, Network Effects and Natural Monopolies, Waymo vs. Tesla for the Future of Transportation

   Published: 10/10/2024
9. (Preview) Waymo and Our Automated Future, Augmented Reality and Form Factor Questions, NotebookLM and Media Consumption

   Published: 10/2/2024
10. (Preview) Mailbag Monday: Meta and the Smartphone; Upheaval at OpenAI; Dossier Censorship; ESPN and Media Consumption

    Published: 9/30/2024
11. Meta Previews an Augmented Reality Future, Orion and the Apple Vision Pro, A Call for More Live Keynotes

    Published: 9/27/2024
12. (Preview) Mailbag Monday: Sports Gambling Apps; PlayStation’s New Price Point; Robotics and AI Upheaval; Apple’s ‘Intelligence’ Ads

    Published: 9/23/2024
13. (Preview) OpenAI's Latest Model Is Not Like the Others, Copilot Pages and Salesforce Agents, When AI Moves from Copilots to Airplanes

    Published: 9/19/2024
14. (Preview) Mailbag Monday: Politics as Monoculture; Startup Anxiety in Europe and China; WhatsApp Spam

    Published: 9/16/2024
15. The Strategic Logic of the iPhone 16, Services Upside and Downside, Steve Jobs and Modern Apple

    Published: 9/12/2024
16. (Preview) Mailbag Monday: Three Apple Questions, Intel and Founder Mode, 230 Follow-Up, China’s Chip Ambitions

    Published: 9/9/2024
17. Understanding Intel’s Decline, Searching for Structural CHIPS Solutions, The Future of Section 230 Protections

    Published: 9/5/2024
18. The Arrest of Pavel Durov, Encryption Explanations and Moderation Questions, Mark Zuckerberg’s Letter to Congress

    Published: 8/29/2024
19. (Preview) Mailbag: Disney’s Taylor Swift Expansion, Canva and IPOs, Perplexity in Paris, SaaS for Cars, The Online Recipe Economy

    Published: 8/26/2024
20. (Preview) Canva and the Disruption Ideal, What AI Could Mean for Graphic Design, Fubo and Venu and FUBAR Post-Cable Plans

    Published: 8/22/2024