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
He Helped Train ChatGPT. It Was Traumatizing. – With Richard Mathenge
Richard Mathenge was part of a team of contractors in Nairobi, Kenya who trained OpenAI's GPT models. He did so as a team lead at Sama, an AI training company that partnered on the project. In this e…
00:47:25 |
Wed 17 May 2023
Twitter's New CEO, Streaming Wars Are Over, Traffic's Lessons
Ben Smith is the author of Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral. He's also the editor-in-chief of Semafor. He joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our wee…
00:42:25 |
Fri 12 May 2023
Modern Space Race + State of Elon Musk — With Ashlee Vance
Ashlee Vance is the author of When The Heavens Went On Sale, a new book about the modern day space race. Join us for a conversation about the commercial ventures fighting for their place in low earth…
01:04:23 |
Tue 09 May 2023
OpenAI's Business Model Problem, Apple's Mixed Reality Vision, Ed Sheeran's Copyright Win — Techmeme Ride Home Crossover
Brian McCullough of the Techmeme Ride Home Podcast joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) OpenAI's massive losses 2) Whether generative AI has a business mo…
00:58:51 |
Fri 05 May 2023
Is Social Media Doomed To Die? — With Ellis Hamburger
Ellis Hamburger is Snap's ex-head of marketing strategy, where he spent seven years before moving to The Browser Company. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss his view on why social media apps …
00:57:59 |
Wed 03 May 2023
Bluesky Takes Off, Big Tech Earnings Blowout, Do We Want Human Writers
Ranjan Roy of Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the week's tech news. We cover: 1) The rise of Bluesky 2) What we want from a social network 3) Big Tech's strong earnings 4) What Big Tech'…
00:50:31 |
Fri 28 Apr 2023
What Exactly Is The Market Telling Tech To Do? — With Josh Brown
Josh Brown is the CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management and the host of the Compound and Friends podcast. Brown joins Big Technology Podcast to dig into why tech companies are still reeling from tighter …
00:57:35 |
Wed 26 Apr 2023
State Of The AI Wars, Google's Counterpunch, Elon's 4/20
Nico Grant of The New York Times joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) The state of the AI war between Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI 2) Google's AI reorgan…
01:00:18 |
Fri 21 Apr 2023
The Taiwan Semiconductor Dilemma — With Congressman Ro Khanna
Congressman Ro Khanna represents California's 17th congressional district. He joins Big Technology Podcast fresh off a visit to Taiwan, where he visited with Taiwan Semiconductor leadership and Taiwa…
00:37:26 |
Wed 19 Apr 2023
The Economy is Fine?, VC Funding Declines, Non-Negotiable Expectations
Square co-founder and Invisibly founder Jim McKelvey joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) The state of the economy and markets 2) Fears of a credit crunch…
01:00:53 |
Fri 14 Apr 2023
Was The Sharing Economy Way Overblown? — With Emil Michael
Emil Michael is the former chief business officer of Uber and the current chairman and CEO of DPCM Capital. Michael joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss what's happened to 'sharing economy' darlin…
00:49:07 |
Wed 12 Apr 2023
The Internet's Impact On Productivity, Meta's AI Plan, RIP Big Tech Perks
Ranjan Roy of Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the week's tech news. We cover: 1) Whether the Internet has actually helped increase our productivity 2) Whether AI will do a better job of …
00:57:43 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
Two VCs On AI’s Possibilities — With Joe Marchese and Michael Mignano
Michael Mignano is a partner at Lightspeed VC. Joe Marchese is a general and build partner at Human Ventures. The two investors join Big Technology Podcast to discuss this new wave of generative AI's…
00:42:10 |
Wed 05 Apr 2023
RIP Blue Checks, The Open Letter To Stop AI, Startup Funding After SVB
Erin Griffith is a reporter at the New York Times. She joins Big Technology Podcast to break down the week's news. We cover: 1) The end of Blue Check verification on Twitter for notable users. 2) The…
00:53:52 |
Fri 31 Mar 2023
Palmer Luckey's Ambitions For The Metaverse And AI Warfare — With Palmer Luckey
Palmer Luckey is the founder of Oculus VR and the founder of Anduril, a military technology company. Luckey joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss Meta’s Metaverse ambitions, whether they’re misguid…
01:18:03 |
Wed 29 Mar 2023
SEC Comes For Coinbase, Hindenberg Comes For Block, Congress Comes For TikTok
Eric Newcomer is the founder and author of Newcomer. Louise Matsakis is the tech and China reporter for Semafor. Both join Big Technology podcast to break down the week's news. We cover: 1) The SEC's…
00:48:39 |
Fri 24 Mar 2023
Instagram’s Founder On Why All Social Media Looks The Same — With Kevin Systrom
Kevin Systrom is the co-founder of Instagram and co-founder of Artifact, a news app that uses AI to determine your preferences and show stories you might be interested in. Systrom joins Big Technolog…
00:55:25 |
Wed 22 Mar 2023
SVB Reexamined, GPT-4's Potential, TikTok's Potential Ban
Ranjan Roy of Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the week's tech news. We cover: 1) SVB's depositors' role in the collapse 2) The over-financialization of tech 3) The continuing risk to the…
00:53:04 |
Fri 17 Mar 2023
The Fallout from Silicon Valley Bank's Failure — With Om Malik and Chris Tolles
Om Malik is a partner emeritus at True Ventures and a former tech journalist. Chris Tolles is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and former CEO of Topix. The two longtime tech insiders join Big Technology…
01:00:16 |
Wed 15 Mar 2023
Silicon Valley Bank Collapses — With Dan Primack and Ranjan Roy
Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios. He joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for a special edition of our Friday podcast. We typically run through the week's news in this edition of the podca…
00:39:39 |
Fri 10 Mar 2023
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