Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

203 Episodes

1. Your Regularly Scheduled Nvidia Hysteria, Nvidia and the Metaverse, Questions on Sony and Adyen

   Published: 8/29/2023
2. China Turmoil and America’s Hidden Superpower, Bing vs. Google Six Months Later, Studios Disrupted Themselves to Invent Broadcast TV

   Published: 8/22/2023
3. (Preview) The Path to an ESPN Streaming Network, Disney Follow-Up and Fox Success, Two Perspectives on Google Photos

   Published: 8/17/2023
4. The Business of Taylor Swift, 'Eras' and Social Media, The Two Big Obstacles Preventing an Apple and Disney Merger

   Published: 8/14/2023
5. Meta’s EU Plans and Microsoft’s AI Pricing, The Barbell Effect Hits College Football, Photo Sharing in Parenthood

   Published: 8/8/2023
6. (Preview) The Week of LK-99 Intrigue, China and Trailing Edges Chips, Intel Goes to Washington

   Published: 8/3/2023
7. Facebook Bowed to White House Pressure, The US Department of Technology, Fusion and Starlink and Swiftie Spotify

   Published: 7/31/2023
8. (Preview) Why Netflix Will Keep Raising Prices, The Spotify Model in Hollywood, Twitter’s Inexplicable Rebrand and WeChat Dreams

   Published: 7/25/2023
9. (Preview) Meta Takes Llama Open Source, Why Llama Might Be More Important than OpenAI, ChatGPT Hits a Plateau

   Published: 7/20/2023
10. Tech and Two Strikes in Hollywood, Harsh Streaming Realities and a Big Residuals Mess, Iger’s Challenges at Disney

    Published: 7/18/2023
11. (Preview) Microsoft Wins Its Activision Case, What's Next for the Merger and the FTC, Follow-Up Questions on Threads and Twitter

    Published: 7/13/2023
12. The Threads Episode: How We Got Here, Meta Obstacles and Advantages, Everyone Hates Twitter (And Uses It Every Day)

    Published: 7/10/2023
13. (Preview) The Case for Supersonic Travel, End of June Mail on TSMC/Google/Reddit, Touching Grass in Madison

    Published: 6/26/2023
14. Spotify’s Royal Mess, Ford and GM Partner with Tesla, HBO Weighs Selling Content to Netflix

    Published: 6/22/2023
15. (Preview) Reddit as a Business, APIs and Interest Rates and Angry Moderators, The Athletic Rethinks Its Coverage Approach

    Published: 6/15/2023
16. An All Things Apple Mailbag: AI and the Vision Pro, Gaming Ambivalence, Immersive Memories, VR Sports Rights

    Published: 6/13/2023
17. (Preview) Vision Pro at First Sight: How It Works, Why It Costs $3,500, and What It Might Mean for the Future of Computing

    Published: 6/7/2023
18. A Few Questions Before Apple Embraces Virtual Reality, Meta Tries to Crash Headset Week, Nvidia and the Omniverse

    Published: 6/4/2023
19. (Preview) An Impromptu Nvidia Symposium, A Brief History of Solaris and Sun Microsystems, The Future of AI Energy Consumption

    Published: 6/1/2023
20. (Preview) Windows and the AI Platform Shift, OpenAI Enters the App Store, Follow-Up on Sports Streaming and Cable Hindsight

    Published: 5/25/2023