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Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

A podcast about understanding how tech works and the way it is changing the world. Hosted by Andrew

Episodes

Total: 235

Ben's experience with Waymo and a question about AI automation implications, NotebookLM arrives

A few follow-up questions on Meta's plans for the Orion glasses and the looming competition wit

An episode of reactions to Meta Connect 2024. Topics include: the lively atmosphere during Mark Zuc

Answering listener questions on a tidal wave of sports gambling advertising, Sony’s strategy for th

Understanding the way LLMs have worked and why OpenAI's o1 model appears to be different, react

Questions about politics as America's most dominant pop culture franchise, recommendations for

What Apple's iPhone event signals about priorities for the company, a digression on the App Sto

Answering questions about Apple’s Woj, a cornucopia of iPhone options, founder mode, and more. To e

Tracing the history that led to the decline of Intel, why Ben is conflicted about the potential sol

The charges against Pavel Durov in France, the differences between encrypted messaging apps and Tel

Answering listener questions about Disney's massive investment in cruises, follow-ups on Canva

A conversation about Canva and lessons from its growth story, the future of graphic design and visu

Answering listener questions on the BNPL model for smartphones, whether Apple employees hate the Ap

The history of PCs and smartphones as context for Google's integrated strategy for Android, and

The implications and inherent tensions of this week’s verdict in U.S. v. Google, Apple and a mounta

What Nike's recent struggles can teach us about maintaining culture and competing in e-commerce

Meta debuts a powerful new LLM, Mark Zuckerberg makes the case for an open approach to AI, and Ben

Projecting antitrust policy in a second Trump administration and explaining the splintered interest

Ben and Andrew return with thoughts on Apple's calculus in the EU, why better App Store policie

Perplexity and the choices facing publishers in the AI era, revisiting the decisions and structural