Big Technology Podcast
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.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 53 minutes
- Episodes
- 442
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
OpenAI's 'Worrying' Q-Star Breakthrough, Google's Culture Problem, Crypto After CZ & SBF
Malcolm Ethridge is the executive vice president at CIC Wealth a CNBC Contributor, and the host of the Tech Money Podcast. He joins for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Op…
00:53:49 |
Fri 24 Nov 2023
Sam Altman Returns to OpenAI. Now What? — With Aaron Levie
Aaron Levie is the CEO of Box. He joins Big Technology Podcast to look forward at the AI field now that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has returned. In this episode, we discuss: 1) Whether this is good for th…
00:32:59 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Sam Altman To Microsoft, OpenAI In Flux — With Dan Primack
Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios and author of the daily Axios Pro Rata newsletter. He joins Big Technology Podcast to break down ex-OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's apparent move to Microsoft, whe…
00:30:47 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
What We Know About Sam Altman's Ouster, The Morning After
A quick solo podcast on what we know about OpenAI firing CEO Sam Altman with Big Technology host Alex Kantrowitz. Tune in for a discussion of what might've happened, how it happened, why it happened,…
00:23:08 |
Sat 18 Nov 2023
Emergency Podcast: Sam Altman Fired At OpenAI
OpenAI fired CEO Sam Altman today, a stunning move that will reshape the AI wars and open new avenues for its competitors. Sharon Goldman, Senior AI writer at Venturebeat, joins us for an emergency p…
00:24:33 |
Sat 18 Nov 2023
Xi Visits San Francisco, Microsoft’s Big AI Event, Bin Laden on TikTok
Reed Albergotti is the tech editor at Semafor. He joins Big Technology Podcast to break down the week's news. We cover: 1) Xi Jinping’s visit to San Francisco 2) Why the U.S. And China relationship i…
00:48:43 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
Google's Search VP on Generative AI in Search, User Notes on Search Results, and SEOs — With Cathy Edwards
Cathy Edwards is the VP of Search at Google. Edwards joins Big Technology Podcast to break some news about Google's two newest search features, including a more personalized experience called Follow …
00:49:42 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
OpenAI's Big Week, The Pin Is Here, Cruise's Major Recall
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Big Technology Podcast hits 1 million downloads 2) OpenAI's developer feels looks like Apple 3) Buildin…
00:51:31 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
The Secrets Of Ray Dalio and His Dot Collector Transparency Software — With Rob Copeland
Rob Copeland is the author of The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend and a New York Times reporter. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss his new…
00:48:16 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
SBF Convicted, OpenAI Is Vulnerable, Ozempic Effect Gone Overboard
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) SBF's conviction 2) Whether FTX will cover the full shortfall 3) Why OpenAI is more vulnerable than man…
00:55:26 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
Waymo's Co-CEO on Its New Uber Partnership, Safety, and Driverless Trucking — With Tekedra Mawakana
Tekedra Mawakana is the Co-CEO at Waymo. She joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss the company's new partnership with Uber, which is making Waymo's driverless cars available through its app. We als…
00:56:44 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
Why Google Never Shipped Its ChatGPT Predecessor — With Gaurav Nemade
Gaurav Nemade was the founding product manager on LaMDA, Google's ChatGPT predecessor that never shipped. He explains why the product got stuck at Google in this first-ever episode of the new Big Tec…
00:50:03 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta & Tesla Earnings, Cruise Pauses Operations, Zuck vs. Sam Altman
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Ranjan's Taylor Swift costume 2) The broader picture on Big Tech earnings 3) Amazon's impressive earnin…
00:59:29 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
New Release at Big Technology, AI Bubble Looms, Apple's Next Event — With Brian McCullough
Brian McCullough is the host of Techmeme Ride Home and general partner of the Ride Home Fund. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a deep dive into the week's news and a fresh announcement from Big Te…
00:56:51 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
Apple's Problem With Jon Stewart, Marc Andreessen's Techno-Optimism, Middle East Misinformation
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) A quick review of Michael Lewis' SBF book 2) The impact of effective altruism on the tech industry 3) W…
01:00:27 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
SBF's Last Stand — With Molly White
Molly White is a crypto researcher and critic. She joins Big Technology Podcast to break down the latest in the U.S. case against ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman Fried. In this episode, we go through the char…
00:57:24 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
Hamas vs. Israel Rewrites Social Media Norms, Live At The SBF Trial, OpenAI's New Values
Reed Albergotti is the tech editor at Semafor. He joins Big Technology Podcast to break down the week's news. We cover: 1) Whether social media is useful during times of crisis. 2) Cancel culture "sw…
00:55:46 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
Is The Federal Reserve Manufacturing a Financial Crisis? — With Christopher Leonard
Christopher Leonard is the author of The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy. Ranjan Roy is the author of Margins. Both join Big Technology Podcast for a special e…
00:52:37 |
Wed 11 Oct 2023
The Case Against SBF, Temu vs. Amazon, AI Therapy
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Plans to attend the SBF Trial 2) Welcome to Compound and Friends listeners 3) The legal case against SB…
00:34:13 |
Fri 06 Oct 2023
The Joy, Misery, and Fame Of An Extremely Online Life — With Taylor Lorenz
Taylor Lorenz is a technology columnist at the Washington Post and author of Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Influence, and Power on the Internet. She joins Big Technology Podcast to disc…
00:44:35 |
Wed 04 Oct 2023
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