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Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson
Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson
Ben Thompson

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

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Episodes

(Preview) xAI Buys X, The Bitter Lesson for Everyone, Everywhere, Google’s Only Hope in AI

Thoughts on both X and xAI in the wake of Friday’s announcement from Elon Musk, Chat GPT’s image capabilities and... more

31 Mar 2025 · 12 minutes
(Preview) The Delights of Images in GPT, The Future of Graphic Design, Signal and Multiple Dimensions of Security

Reactions to OpenAI's "Images in GPT," and thoughts on the Trump administration's Signal debacle, including a few points Ben neglected... more

27 Mar 2025 · 9 minutes
(Preview) Why Google Wants Wiz for $32 Billion, Xbox One and Bygone Streaming Hardware Dreams, Immortality and Daylight Saving Time

A look at the logic of Google's plans to purchase an Israeli cybersecurity firm for $32 billion, more tension between... more

24 Mar 2025 · 13 minutes
(Preview) Deep Research and OpenAI's Business Model, A Counterpoint on White Collar Concerns, The Future of Cognition and Companionship

After Ben's interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Andrew and Ben hold an impromptu symposium on AI and its implications,... more

21 Mar 2025 · 14 minutes
(Preview) Should Apple Buy Perplexity?, What Apple Could Learn from IBM, Vision Pro and Its Vaporware

Answering all your emails in the wake of Apple's intelligence catastrophe. Topics include: whether Perplexity should be an acquisition target,... more

17 Mar 2025 · 14 minutes
Apple History and Apple Psychology, How Apple Should Capitalize On Its AI Potential, Why It Probably Won't

Revisiting Apple's nadir in the 1990s, along with internal friction that boiled over after Steve Jobs' passing, and explaining why... more

13 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
(Preview) The Murky Future for the NBA, A Variety of Notes on Apple and AI, In Defense of Tech That Removes Friction

A question about the future of the NBA as the league sees record revenues and declining ratings, several emails about... more

10 Mar 2025 · 11 minutes
(Preview) YouTube Shall Inherit the Earth, NBC’s Peacock Strategy Then and Now, The Grim Future for Cable Networks

Surveying the streaming landscape in 2025, including YouTube’s opportunity to solve problems for millions of frustrated entertainment consumers, Peacock’s murky... more

06 Mar 2025 · 14 minutes
(Preview) Amazon Introduces an AI-Powered Alexa, Is OpenAI the New BlackBerry?, The Social Costs of Removing Friction

Andrew and Ben react to Amazon's announcement for an AI-powered Alexa that has been "100 percent re-architected," and then answer... more

03 Mar 2025 · 12 minutes
AI Promises and Chip Precariousness, Policy Recommendations and a Changing World, Concerns and Counterpoints

A discussion of Ben's Stratechery article AI Promises and Chip Precariousness, including basic geography and evolving geopolitical considerations informing today's... more

27 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 25 minutes