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Big Technology Podcast

Big Technology Podcast

By: Alex Kantrowitz
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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.All rights reserved. Economics Leadership Management Management & Leadership Marketing Marketing & Sales Personal Finance Philosophy Political Science Politics & Government Science Social Sciences Spirituality
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  • This AI Expert Argues We're Underestimating AI's Productivity Impact — With Ethan Mollick

    This AI Expert Argues We're Underestimating AI's Productivity Impact — With Ethan Mollick
    Oct 28 2026
    Ethan Mollick is a professor at the Wharton School and author of Coexistence: The Next Phase of AI. Mollick joins Big Technology to discuss why AI's remarkable advances haven't yet translated into massive productivity gains across the economy. Tune in to hear why companies need to fundamentally rethink how they operate to unlock AI's full potential, where businesses are already seeing returns, and what organizational transformation could look like. We also cover whether AI development will hit a wall, the rise of personal AI agents, the future of jobs, robotics, education, and the risks of giving AI access to our private information. Hit play for a spirited conversation about what it will take for AI to truly transform the economy and our everyday lives. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b You can find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Co-Existence-Next-Phase-Ethan-Mollick/dp/B0H2GJJVDW/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Emergency Pod: Anthropic's S-1 IPO Filing — With Dan Primack

    Emergency Pod: Anthropic's S-1 IPO Filing — With Dan Primack
    Oct 26 2026
    Dan Primack is the business editor at Axios and author of the Pro Rata newsletter. Primack joins Big Technology for an emergency reaction to Anthropic’s S-1 filing, revealing the company’s financial performance ahead of its highly anticipated IPO. Tune in to hear why Wall Street may be willing to fund Anthropic’s extraordinary ambitions despite massive compute obligations, mounting expenses, and uncertainty about long-term profitability. We also cover Anthropic’s explosive revenue growth, improving compute efficiency, surprising risk disclosures, and what its IPO means for OpenAI and the broader AI industry. Hit play for an inside look at the biggest financial questions surrounding the AI boom and whether investors can keep funding its expansion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Google’s Potential, AI Money Spigot Shutting?, PHP Bug & Cybersecurity’s “Black October”

    Google’s Potential, AI Money Spigot Shutting?, PHP Bug & Cybersecurity’s “Black October”
    Oct 23 2026
    Ranjan Roy from Margins and Alex Stamos from Cognition are back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Is Sundar Pichai team product or team model? 2) Google's attempt to build a unified assistant 3) Which Google teams get priority? 4) Sundar's cloud allocation between Google Cloud and AI Research 5) Will Google Cloud Platform overtake Azure? 6) Meta Stock falls on worries about its fundraising and debt 7) OpenAI valuation takes a hit after investors feel "indigestion" given how much money they've poured into it 8) Is there any money left to fund AI? 9) Cognition CISO Alex Stamos joins to talk about the PHP bug is going to cause long term damage 10) How to protect yourself and your company from the ongoing cybersecurity risks 11) It's not just PHP, it's Black October for cybersecurity. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
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