Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

208 Episodes

1. An Endgame for YouTube TV, Big Disney Decisions (And Whether Bob Iger Should Make Them), The Era Beyond Peak TV

   Published: 9/19/2023
2. (Preview) Is the iPhone Still Interesting?, Unity’s New Model for Mobile Developers, YouTube Highlights and Taylor Swift’s New Movie

   Published: 9/14/2023
3. Charter Wins and Does Disney a Favor, Charter and the Broadband Market, SMIC Gets the US Government’s Attention

   Published: 9/12/2023
4. Disney vs. Charter and a New ESPN Reality, The Future of the Cable Business, Risks for the NBA and Other Sports

   Published: 9/7/2023
5. (Preview) Why Amazon and Shopify Went from Rivals to Partners, A More Precise Definition of Disruption, Streams and Nightmares for Warner/ESPN/Disney

   Published: 8/31/2023
6. Your Regularly Scheduled Nvidia Hysteria, Nvidia and the Metaverse, Questions on Sony and Adyen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 7/18/2023
16. (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
17. The Threads Episode: How We Got Here, Meta Obstacles and Advantages, Everyone Hates Twitter (And Uses It Every Day)

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

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

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

    Published: 6/15/2023