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Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

300 episodes

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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  1. Emergency Pod: Anthropic's S-1 IPO Filing — With Dan Primack

    · 27 min

    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…

  2. Google’s Potential, AI Money Spigot Shutting?, PHP Bug & Cybersecurity’s “Black October”

    · 1 h 05 min

    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…

  3. Google CEO Sundar Pichai: AI’s Infinite Possibilities, Compute Scarcity Dilemmas, Future AI Products

    · 47 min

    Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Google and Alphabet. Pichai joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss Google's return to the frontier of AI, its strategy for competing with OpenAI, and the enormous computing resources…

  4. Anthropic IPO Panic, A Spy At OpenAI?, The Great Food Slop Debate

    · 59 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Anthropic's 2026 financial numbers leak, is it slowing down? 2) It's time for the Anthropic S-1 3) Will anything calm the…

  5. The Bumpy Road To AGI — With Kevin Roose

    · 1 h 04 min

    Kevin Roose is the author of The AGI Chronicles,. Roose joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss whether an AI industry rife with personal rivalries, infighting, and mistrust can be trusted to develop technology more…

  6. Meta & Microsoft's Claude Slowdown, His Agent Leaked His Banking Info, Don’t Bully Your AI

    · 55 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Meta and Microsoft pull back their Claude plans 2) Are standard models like Muse Spark good enough? 3) Is Anthropic in…

  7. Can AI Keep Growing Exponentially? Let’s Ask SemiAnalysis — With Dylan Patel and Jordan Nanos

    · 1 h 02 min

    Dylan Patel is founder and CEO of SemiAnalysis, Jordan Nanos is a member of its technical staff. Patel and Nanos join Big Technology to discuss whether AI’s massive infrastructure buildout can justify the trillions of…

  8. Who Wins The AI Assistant Wars? + Why Didn’t Google Build Muse?

    · 1 h 04 min

    M.G. Siegler is the author of Spyglass. Siegler joins Big Technology to discuss the escalating battle to build the dominant personal AI assistant. Tune in to hear why he thinks Meta’s Muse is surprisingly strong and…

  9. Anthropic’s IPO Leak, OpenAI’s Dots vs. Meta’s Muse, Visual Turing Test

    · 59 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Anthropic's IPO S-1 document leaks 2) Anthropic's revenue growth 3) Anthropic's funding commitments 4) Does the entire…

  10. SAP CEO: AI Won't Kill Software, But It Will Change Your Job — With Christian Klein

    · 1 h 01 min

    Christian Klein is CEO of SAP. Klein joins Big Technology to discuss whether the Saaspocalypse is over and how AI is reshaping the future of enterprise software. Tune in to hear why he believes AI could soon become…

  11. Meta’s Muse Revival, Frontier AI Under Threat, The Rise Of Dopamine Sites

    · 57 min · Explicit

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) The rise of Muse 2) Is Meta back? 3) OpenAI's consumer blind spot 4) Meta's butthole marketing 5) What Muse means for…

  12. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan: Why We're Betting On AI And Not Afraid Of It

    · 1 h 02 min

    Neal Mohan is the CEO of YouTube. Mohan joins Big Technology to discuss how AI is reshaping what we watch and create on the world’s largest video platform. Tune in to hear how much creative control should go to…

  13. AI Doom Backlash Arrives, Anthropic & OpenAI IPO Outlook, Frontier Business Momentum Slows

    · 1 h 08 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) The WSJ says the Hugging Face might not be all that it was cracked up to be 2) The bots were told to hack? 3) Was this all…

  14. A Sober Conversation About AI Existential Risk — With Nate Soares

    · 55 min

    Nate Soares is president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and co-author of If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies. Soares joins Big Technology to discuss why he believes superintelligent AI could pose an…

  15. Special Report: Will AI Wipe Out Humanity? (And Who Profits)

    · 1 h 01 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Anthropic Researcher Jacob Coxon quits and says AI might kill everyone 2) Why did his tweet go so viral 3) Did Elon Musk…

  16. Apple’s Most Ambitious Roadmap Ever? + OpenAI vs. Google vs. Anthropic Revisited

    · 1 h 02 min

    MG Siegler is the author of Spyglass. Siegler joins Big Technology to discuss Apple’s sudden burst of new products and what it means for the company as John Ternus takes over from Tim Cook. Tune in to hear why Apple’s…

  17. GPT-6 & OpenAI’s Comeback, Hugging Face Attack Debate, Ballmer’s Scandalous Legacy

    · 57 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI releases GPT-6 2) OpenAI President Greg Brockman says AGI is here 3) Is AGI more useful to OpenAI as something that…

  18. Cloudflare CEO: We're Ready To Block Millions of Websites From AI — With Matthew Prince

    · 54 min

    Matthew Prince is the co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. Prince joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss Cloudflare’s plan to block Google from millions of ad and subscription-supported websites unless publishers choose…

  19. Software’s Epic Comeback, Meta’s AI Layoffs Blunder, South Korea Stock Market Chaos

    · 59 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Software is rebounding, is the Saaspocolyse over? 2) Salesforce delivers solid earnings and jumps 22% 3) Why was Dario…

  20. How AI Should Handle News, Politics, Medicine, and Mental Health — With Campbell Brown

    · 1 h 00 min

    Campbell Brown is the CEO of Forum AI. Brown joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how AI models should handle sensitive information involving news, politics, medicine, and mental health. Tune in to hear how experts…

  21. Big Tech’s Insane Hidden AI Spending, Ranking Anthropic vs. OpenAI, AI For Travel Debate

    · 1 h 06 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Big Tech is spending trillions more than it tells us on AI infrastructure 2) The mechanisms of the off-balance-sheet AI…

  22. Nick Bostrom: Worries About AI Existential Risk Just Became More Concrete

    · 1 h 02 min

    Nick Bostrom is an AI philosopher and the author of Superintelligence and Deep Utopia. Bostrom joins Big Technology to discuss whether the rise of autonomous AI agents is making the technology’s existential risks more…

  23. Best of Big Technology: How Ozempic Changes Our Bodies, Minds, and Economy — With Johann Hari

    · 52 min

    Johan Hari is a New York Times bestselling author and has a new book, Magic Pill, about his experience with weight loss drugs. Hari joins Big Technology to discuss the impact of Ozempic on our relationship with food…

  24. Here's How The AI Bubble Bursts — With Paul Kedrosky

    · 1 h 07 min · Trailer

    Paul Kedrosky is an investor, analyst, and writer who studies technology, markets, and the forces shaping the global economy. Kedrosky joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss why he believes the historic surge in AI…

  25. Demis Steps Down, Apple’s Memory Problem, Microsoft’s Clever Trick

    · 56 min

    M.G. Siegler from Spyglass is back for our Montly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Demis Hassabis steps down as DeepMind CEO (Alex solo) 2) Apple's memory crunch 3) Should Apple have known better? 4)…

  26. How The AI Bet Pays Off + AI Lab Strategy Game — With David Cahn

    · 1 h 11 min

    David Cahn is a partner at Sequoia Capital. Cahn joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how much revenue the AI industry must generate to pay back its massive infrastructure investments and why the pursuit of AGI is…

  27. Leopold Blows Up, OpenAI Drastically Cuts Prices, Microsoft’s Best Day

    · 1 h 04 min

    Reed Albergotti from Semafor is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Why Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness Hedge Fund 2) Leopold's connections to effective altriusm and how…

  28. How China Caught U.S. AI — With Grace Shao

    · 1 h 01 min

    Grace Shao is the author of AI Proem. Shao joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how Chinese AI labs have caught their American rivals despite operating with less advanced computing infrastructure. Tune in to hear…

  29. What Happens If AI Fails?, Subprime Data Center Crisis, How Bad Can SpaceX Get?

    · 1 h 05 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Could trouble for AI stocks lead to a recession or worse? 2) How the wealth effect might slow consumer spending if AI…

  30. OpenAI's Bots Hack Hugging Face Autonomously — With Alex Stamos

    · 50 min

    Alex Stamos is the former chief security officer at Meta and the chief product officer at Corridor. Stamos joins Big Technology to discuss how OpenAI models reportedly escaped a testing environment, accessed the…

  31. Kimi K3 & AI’s Price War, What Happened To Google?, OpenAI’s Partner Trouble

    · 1 h 01 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Kimi K3's benchmark breaking results 2) How Kimi K3 fits alongside MuseSpark 1.1 and Grok 4.5 3) What are OpenAI and…

  32. AI Pioneer Jürgen Schmidhuber: AI Already Feels Pain, Loves, and Is Self-Aware

    · 1 h 03 min

    Jürgen Schmidhuber is an AI pioneer and professor whom The Guardian has called "the father of AI." Schmidhuber joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss whether current AI techniques can actually reach AGI. Tune in to…

  33. OpenAI Finally Ships Its Superapp, Meta’s AI Price War, ChatGPT Cheating At Brown

    · 1 h 00 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI debuts its new superapp 2) What happens when all AI products converge 3) Are consultants the key to winning in AI?…

  34. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth: Our Path To Frontier AI, Renting Models, Consumer AI's Struggles

    · 47 min

    Andrew "Boz" Bosworth is the chief technology officer of Meta. Bosworth joins Big Technology to discuss why Meta fell behind in the frontier AI race and how it plans to turn its models, products, and distribution into…

  35. Who Wins The AI Superapp Battle?, Apple’s Consumer AI Victory, World Cup Automation Mistake

    · 1 h 01 min

    M.G. Siegler is the author of Spyglass.org. Siegler joins Big Technology to discuss the race to build the AI super app and which companies are best positioned to win. Tune in to hear why OpenAI, Anthropic, Google,…

  36. Zuckerberg’s Disappointment, OpenAI’s Equity Gamble, Alex Karp’s Rally Cry

    · 59 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Zuck says AI agent progress isn't going to plan 2) Meta explores selling excess compute 3) Why can't anyone build an AI…

  37. OpenAI President Greg Brockman: Our Plan To Merge Chat And Agents

    · 49 min

    Greg Brockman is the president and co-founder of OpenAI. Brockman joins Big Technology Podcast live from the Big Technology AI Summit to discuss OpenAI's trajectory, the state of the frontier, and why he believes…

  38. Anthropic’s Mythos is Back, OpenAI Releases GPT 5.6, Apple’s Price Increases

    · 59 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Mythos is back 2) OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 to a small group 3) Should the government pick winners? 4) Is this a blessing to…

  39. Anthropic's Labs Lead On Fable's Capabilities + Building AI-Native Products — With Mike Krieger

    · 43 min

    Mike Krieger is the head of Anthropic Labs and co-founder of Instagram. Krieger joins Big Technology Podcast live from the Big Technology AI Summit to discuss what it's like inside Anthropic the week the government…

  40. The Fable Ban's Unintended Consequences + AI's New Economics — With Aaron Levie

    · 31 min

    Aaron Levie is the co-founder and CEO of Box. Levie joins Big Technology Podcast live from the Big Technology AI Summit to discuss the government-mandated recall of Anthropic's Fable and Mythos models and what it…

  41. Are AI Glasses Over?, Big Technology Audience Questions, Alex Stamos on AI Cybersecurity

    · 58 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news LIVE from Big Technology AI Summit. We cover: 1) Do Snapchat Specs signal the end of AR glasses 2) What should an AI device do? 3)…

  42. AI Fact or Fiction: The Fable Ban, Tokenmaxxing, Saaspocolypse — With Ara Kharazian

    · 48 min

    Ara Kharazian is the lead economist at Ramp. Kharazian joins Big Technology to discuss how much companies are actually spending on AI and whether that spending is producing real value. Tune in to hear why Anthropic has…

  43. SpaceX’s IPO Triumph, Anthropic’s Fable Fumble, OpenAI’s Price War

    · 57 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) SpaceX's massive IPO 2) What SpaceX's success means for its AI competitors, OpenAI and Anthropic 3) Is SpaceX's outsized…

  44. What Should An AI Device Look Like? — With Alex Himel

    · 1 h 01 min

    Alex Himel is Meta’s VP of Wearables. Himel joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss the future of AI wearables and why Meta believes glasses could become the next major computing platform. Tune in to hear how AI…

  45. Will Apple (Finally) Get AI Right At WWDC?, Anthropic’s Worry, Microsoft vs. OpenAI

    · 58 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Does WWDC matter, or is it all about iPhones? 2) Apple's plan to build AI into the operating system 3) Apple finally seems…

  46. AI Pioneer Geoffrey Hinton: AI Is Conscious, Superintelligence is Coming, And We Should Be Worried

    · 57 min

    Geoffrey Hinton is an AI pioneer, a Nobel Prize winner, and a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. Hinton joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss AI’s rapid progress, why he believes today’s systems already…

  47. Did Google Just Fall Behind Again?, iPhone Fold Cometh, Anthropic Files To Go Public

    · 1 h 12 min

    M.G. Siegler is the author of Spyglass.org. Siegler joins Big Technology to discuss whether Google is falling behind in AI as OpenAI and Anthropic push ahead with coding agents and super-app ambitions. Tune in to hear…

  48. Warning Signs For The AI Boom, Anthropic Passes OpenAI, Robinhood’s AI Trading

    · 1 h 00 min

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Companies are reconsidering their AI spend after token consumption explodes 2) Is this a widespread issue or a big deal…

  49. Predicting the SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs — With Dick Costolo

    · 57 min

    Dick Costolo is the ex-CEO of Twitter and managing partner at 01 Advisors. Costolo joins Big Technology Podcast to look ahead to the SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs, looking at whether the offerings will be…

  50. Is OpenAI Ready To IPO?, The Datacenters in Space Myth, The Kids Boo AI

    · 1 h 00 min

    Join us for the Big Technology AI Summit on June, 18, 2026. Get your tickets here: summit.bigtechnology.com.... Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI's…

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