Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

208 Episodes

1. (Preview) Can Microsoft Make PCs Cool Again?, What Windows is Offering Developers, Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI

   Published: 23/05/2024
2. Netflix Gets the NFL for Christmas, The Streaming Wars Become the Bundle Wars, Leagues and Studios and Internet Realities

   Published: 20/05/2024
3. (Preview) Good and Bad from Google I/O, Google and the Digital Economy, Mail on LLMs and SpaceX

   Published: 17/05/2024
4. (Preview) OpenAI and the Latency Leap, Questions About an Apple/OpenAI Partnership, A Defense of AI Dating Agents

   Published: 14/05/2024
5. A Disastrous (and Resonant) New iPad Commercial, The Future of Google Search, Tom Brady and the Netflix Roast

   Published: 9/05/2024
6. (Preview) Apple in China and Japan, The iPad as a Mac Replacement, Apple and the Growth Premium

   Published: 7/05/2024
7. (Preview) The NBA Creates a Rights Bidding War, The Optimal NBA Schedule, RSNs and the Future of Customer Acquisition

   Published: 2/05/2024
8. (Preview) Virtual Reality and the Innovator's Solution, Meta Embraces the Android Approach, Uber as an Aggregator

   Published: 29/04/2024
9. (Preview) TikTok and the E-Commerce Giants, The FTC Moves to Ban Noncompete Agreements, 'Bluey' and Streaming Leverage

   Published: 25/04/2024
10. (Preview) What Taylor Swift Can Tell You About Netflix, What Meta Wants from Generative AI, Google and the Moonshot

    Published: 22/04/2024
11. 10 Years of Stratechery: Best and Worst Takes, Creating on the Internet, AI as a Threat, and Memories of Day 1

    Published: 18/04/2024
12. (Preview) When AI Hits Digital Advertising, What the IT Era Can Teach Us About AI's Impact, Chip Questions and EV Mechanics

    Published: 15/04/2024
13. (Preview) Mailbag: AI Hardware, NBA Newsbreakers as Aggregators, Reels vs. Shorts, The Best Approach to Age Verification

    Published: 11/04/2024
14. Amazon and the “Just Walk Out” Parable, Mythbusting on Meta and TSMC, The XZ Backdoor and Its Implications

    Published: 8/04/2024
15. (Preview) Apple Flunks a Vision Pro Test, Microsoft Unbundles Teams from Office, AI and Energy Consumption

    Published: 2/04/2024
16. New Laws to Regulate Big Tech, The Distinction Between Platforms and Aggregators, Apple’s API and Accessories

    Published: 28/03/2024
17. (Preview) US v. Apple, Specific Allegations and Broad Implications, The Decisions that Made Apple a Target

    Published: 25/03/2024
18. Nvidia Searches for a Moat at AI Woodstock, The Blackwell B200, Microsoft’s Deal with Inflection AI

    Published: 21/03/2024
19. (Preview) Monetizing WhatsApp, Big Companies and Big Company Incentives, Why the New York Times Has a Podcast App

    Published: 18/03/2024
20. (Preview) Reddit Goes Public, Reddit and Evolution on the Internet, The Company that Should Buy TikTok

    Published: 14/03/2024