Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

112 Episodes

1. (Preview) A Twitter Temperature Check, Reactions to that AI Open Letter, The Technical Logistics of a TikTok Ban

   Published: 3/30/2023
2. Evaluating AI Risk and Entering an Era of Incredible Unknowns

   Published: 3/27/2023
3. Appropriate Fear of Microsoft, A Workplace Efficiency Counterpoint, Artifact and Substack in the Modern Era

   Published: 3/20/2023
4. (Preview) A Big Week for AI, Closed Source vs. Open Source Development, Meta in the "Year of Efficiency"

   Published: 3/16/2023
5. The SVB Collapse, How the Government Responded, and the Era in Tech that Ended This Weekend

   Published: 3/13/2023
6. (Preview) Xbox History and VR’s Future, The TikTok Ban, Much to Consider Before a Pivot from Big Tech

   Published: 3/9/2023
7. What the NBA Can Learn from Formula 1, Why ESPN May Need to Pivot Too, The EPL Outlier and Apple's MLS Experiment

   Published: 3/6/2023
8. The Google Culture Question, A Law of Large Companies, Twitter's Algorithm Plans, Apple's Attempt at Glucose Monitoring

   Published: 2/27/2023
9. (Preview) What Spotify Learned About Podcasting, The RSN Train Wheezing Along, Does ESPN Need the NBA?

   Published: 2/23/2023
10. A Viking Funeral for Sydney the Chatbot, Meta’s Verified Experiment, Algorithms and Liability as Section 230 Takes Center Stage

    Published: 2/20/2023
11. (Preview) The Bing to Sydney Epiphany, Search as an AI Red Herring, Moving to a Cabin in an Undisclosed Location

    Published: 2/16/2023
12. (Preview) Google vs. Bing Begins, Bear Cases for AI, Apple's Lost Hardware Opportunity, The Implications of the Bally Sports Bankruptcy

    Published: 2/9/2023
13. Meta Comes Roaring Back, What the Market Missed Last Fall, The Compromises that Define the Modern Internet

    Published: 2/6/2023
14. (Preview) Cloudflare in 2023, Macro Conditions and Microsoft, Questions and Answers on the Tech Layoffs, Diving Deeper (literally) on MVNOs

    Published: 2/2/2023
15. Solving Online Groceries, Explaining Those Cheap New Cell Phone Plans, Autonomous Deliveries, Tech vs. Humans in Content Development

    Published: 1/30/2023
16. (Preview) How Google Conquered Ads, What the DOJ Wants to Do About It, Follow-Ups on Free Netflix, Checking in with Peloton

    Published: 1/26/2023
17. Encouraging Netflix Earnings, Continuing Questions, and How the Model Might Evolve

    Published: 1/23/2023
18. A Beginner's Guide to ARM, Amazon and Buy with Prime, Apple in the 90s, Who Wants to Own WWE?

    Published: 1/19/2023
19. What's Going on at Amazon? and AI Language Barriers

    Published: 1/16/2023
20. GPT in 2023: A Marriage with Microsoft, The Bull and Bear Case for Google, Compute Questions and More

    Published: 1/12/2023