Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

203 Episodes

1. (Preview) The History of Consoles, The Murky Present for Microsoft and Xbox, The Gaming Future for Sony and Meta

   Published: 2/21/2024
2. A Sports Super Bundle, The Next Challenge for Digital Advertising, Zuckerberg Reviews the Apple Vision Pro

   Published: 2/15/2024
3. (Preview) The Vision Pro and the Newton, The Case Against AVP as an Entertainment Device, The Most Valuable Tech Product of All

   Published: 2/8/2024
4. First Impressions of the Vision Pro: What It Is, What It Might Have Been, and a Note About Guest Mode

   Published: 2/6/2024
5. Mailbag: A Navy SEAL on the Vision Pro, Reading 10-Qs, Apple Follow Up, Netflix and Books, Unsolicited Parenting Advice

   Published: 2/1/2024
6. (Preview) Google’s Lumiere, The App Store and Lost Innovation, The Tension Between Property Rights and Public Interests

   Published: 1/30/2024
7. Why Netflix Bet on Wrestling, The Future of Watching Sports, Recapping a Week at the World Economic Forum in Davos

   Published: 1/25/2024
8. (Preview) Apple's Latest App Store Gambit, iTunes and Macworld Context, Vision Pro Developers on Strike

   Published: 1/23/2024
9. (Preview) The Peacock Playoff Experiment, Revisiting the OpenAI Lawsuit, Big Picture Questions After the Boeing Mess

   Published: 1/16/2024
10. (Preview) Another Max Mess for Boeing, Boeing as a Case Study, ESPN and the Vision Pro

    Published: 1/10/2024
11. The New York Times Sues OpenAI, Napster History vs. ChatGPT Future, Copyright Enforcement at the Aggregator Level

    Published: 1/8/2024
12. (Preview) Sharp Tech Holiday Hoopla: Streaming Mergers, Kitchen Tech, Worst Decisions, MBA Advice, Mac vs. PC and More

    Published: 12/22/2023
13. Apple Gets a Patent War for Christmas, Europe's Ability to Hijack the Regulatory Process, Systemic Questions After Adobe-Figma

    Published: 12/20/2023
14. Mailbag: Google and Antitrust Festivus, Credit Card Dominance, AI for Movies and Writing, Shohei’s Contract

    Published: 12/13/2023
15. (Preview) Google's Killer Instinct, The Gemini Demo and AI Unknowns, Notes on College Football and Mark Cuban

    Published: 12/11/2023
16. Why the Internet Is Getting Worse and Why That Might Be Good for Society

    Published: 12/7/2023
17. (Preview) Elon at the DealBook Summit, The Strategic and Technical Failures at X, What Musk Might Be Getting Right

    Published: 11/30/2023
18. (Preview) Altman Returns to OpenAI, Governments and the AI Ecosystem, Q* Questions and Hitchhiking Robots

    Published: 11/27/2023
19. OpenAI and Microsoft, Human Nature and the Not-So-Effective Altruists, Imperfect Information and the Cult of Sam Altman

    Published: 11/21/2023
20. A Stratechery, Sharp Tech, and Sharp China Crossover on the Chip Ban, Taiwan, TikTok and More

    Published: 11/16/2023