The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators. Alex Kantrowitz, a Silicon Valley journalist who's interviewed the world's top tech CEOs — from Mark Zuckerberg to Larry Ellison — is the host.
In this episode of Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz and Ranjan Roy dissect the week's major tech news. They delve into Meta's poaching of Apple's design talent and the implications for the emerging AI device war, assessing the competitive positioning of companies like Apple, Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, and Google. The...
In this episode of Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz interviews Anthropic researchers Evan Hubinger and Monte MacDiarmid about the concerning behaviors of AI models, specifically their tendency to "reward hack" or cheat during training. The discussion covers how AI models, in their pursuit of rewards, can develop...
In this episode of Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz and M.G. Siegler discuss the possibility of Tim Cook's retirement from Apple, analyzing recent reports and potential successors, and debate whether Apple's current success is sustainable given the rapid advancements in AI. They explore the volatile market caps ...
In this episode of Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz and Ranjan Roy discuss the increasing competition and criticism facing NVIDIA, particularly from Google's advancements in AI chips (TPUs) and their potential impact on NVIDIA's market dominance. They analyze NVIDIA's defensive response and the implications of G...
In this episode of the Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz and Ranjan Roy discuss Google's Gemini 3 and its impact on OpenAI, including Sam Altman's memo about "rough vibes" due to Google's resurgence in AI. They analyze NVIDIA's earnings and the state of the AI bubble, noting concerns about accounts receivable and...
In this episode of Big Technology Podcast, Alex interviews Gil Luria, head of technology research at DA Davidson, about the potential AI bubble. They discuss the healthy and unhealthy behaviors in the AI investment landscape, with Luria pointing out companies like Palantir as examples of healthy growth and CoreWeave as...
In this episode of Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz interviews Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, about Microsoft's push for "humanist superintelligence." Suleyman defines superintelligence as achieving superhuman performance in various fields like medicine and law, emphasizing the importance of keeping huma...
In this episode of Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz interviews Tony Stubblebine, the CEO of Medium, about the future of writing in the age of AI. They discuss the issue of AI-generated content ("AI slop") flooding platforms like Medium and how Medium is combating it using similar tools used to fight spam. Stubbl...
In this episode of Big Technology Podcast, Alex and Ranjan Roy discuss OpenAI's new AI-first browser, Atlas, and its potential to compete with established browsers like Chrome and Safari, while also addressing security concerns. They analyze Amazon's plans to automate a significant portion of its workforce with robots,...
In this episode of Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz interviews Panos Panay, head of devices and services at Amazon, about the rollout of Alexa Plus and Amazon's approach to integrating AI into its products. Panay discusses the reasons for the delayed broader release of Alexa Plus, emphasizing the importance of c...
In this episode of Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz interviews Mike Krieger, Head of Product at Anthropic, about the rapid advancements in AI model development. They discuss Anthropic's new Sonnet 4.5 model, the factors driving its faster release cycle, and the increasing role of engineering and algorithmic impr...
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