Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

208 Episodes

1. (Preview) Mailbag Monday: Three Apple Questions, Intel and Founder Mode, 230 Follow-Up, China’s Chip Ambitions

   Published: 9/09/2024
2. Understanding Intel’s Decline, Searching for Structural CHIPS Solutions, The Future of Section 230 Protections

   Published: 5/09/2024
3. The Arrest of Pavel Durov, Encryption Explanations and Moderation Questions, Mark Zuckerberg’s Letter to Congress

   Published: 29/08/2024
4. (Preview) Mailbag: Disney’s Taylor Swift Expansion, Canva and IPOs, Perplexity in Paris, SaaS for Cars, The Online Recipe Economy

   Published: 26/08/2024
5. (Preview) Canva and the Disruption Ideal, What AI Could Mean for Graphic Design, Fubo and Venu and FUBAR Post-Cable Plans

   Published: 22/08/2024
6. (Preview) Mailbag: Smartphone Subsidies, Apple Intelligence and Search, Surgeon Groupchats, The Metaverse and AI

   Published: 19/08/2024
7. (Preview) Computing History and Android’s Future, More Adventures with Apple Policies, The Olympics and a Cord Bag Tour

   Published: 15/08/2024
8. (Preview) Competing Principles and U.S. v. Google, What’s Next for Apple, Questions on Aggregators, Elon and Crunchyroll

   Published: 9/08/2024
9. (Preview) Nike as a Tech Story, Follow-Up on Meta and the Hyperscalers, Peacock and the NBC Olympics Strategy

   Published: 1/08/2024
10. (Preview) Llama 3.1 and Zuckerberg’s Open Approach, Lessons from the Crowdstrike Mess, Understanding Netflix Strategy and Apple Spending

    Published: 25/07/2024
11. (Preview) What Trump Could Mean for Tech, X as a News Source, Two Testimonials from ChatGPT Users

    Published: 18/07/2024
12. (Preview) Once More Unto the EU Breach, No Apple or Microsoft on OpenAI’s Board, Paramount Wants to Be a Tech Company

    Published: 11/07/2024
13. (Preview) Perplexity and the Media, Burning Furniture at the Structural Nadir, The EU and the Costs of Ambiguity

    Published: 27/06/2024
14. The FTC Sues Adobe, Keynote Season and Progress, A Few More Apple Questions

    Published: 20/06/2024
15. (Preview) Your WWDC Emails: GenAI for Work Email, Developer Questions, Strategy for OpenAI, Implications for Nvidia, and More

    Published: 18/06/2024
16. Apple Gets Intelligence, Unpacking the Partnership with OpenAI, What WWDC Can Tell Us About AI Adoption

    Published: 12/06/2024
17. (Preview) Microsoft’s Recall Mess, The Future of Streaming and Advertising, Follow-Up on Dark GPU Theory

    Published: 10/06/2024
18. (Preview) What Walmart Could Offer to Advertisers, Walmart's Momentum in E-Commerce, AI Skepticism and the Logic of a Bubble

    Published: 6/06/2024
19. Generative AI and Hardware Upgrades, Google History and the Dark GPU Theory, Amazon’s Logistics Long Play

    Published: 3/06/2024
20. (Preview) Big Questions About an AI Future, The State of LLMs 18 Months After ChatGPT, AI and Google/Apple/Microsoft

    Published: 30/05/2024