Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

By Andrew Sharp and Ben Thompson

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

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The podcast currently has 234 episodes available.

Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson episodes:

June 19, 2025 (Preview) Meta Continues Its AI Spending Spree, More Fun with OpenAI and Microsoft, ‘Apple in China’ and Related Matters
Ben and Andrew react to reports that in addition to adding Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, Meta’s now in advanced talks to hire prominent AI investors and frequent Stratechery guests, Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross, for an offer that could exceed $1 billion. Then: Follow-ups on Perplexity and Apple, the calculus for both sides amid reports of between OpenAI and Microsoft, a question about ‘Apple in China’ and culpability for the last 20 years of decision-making, and thoughts on the competition between the US and China, in general.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Meta in Talks to Hire AI Investors Friedman and Gross, Partially Buy Out Their Venture Fund — The Information
Stratechery Interview Series: Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross — Stratechery
Microsoft-OpenAI Drama Continues, WhatsApp Ads, Channel Subscriptions and the Creator Perspective — Stratechery Update
An Interview with “Apple in China” Author Patrick McGee — Stratechery Interview
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15min
June 17, 2025 (Preview) The Futures for Cursor and Perplexity, Multi Modality Dreams and Apple Possibilities, Normies Contemplate an AI Future
As the dust settles after keynote season, Ben and Andrew answer mailbag questions and talk through the future prospects for Cursor and Perplexity, multi-modality possibilities for AI devices, Apple's advantages if they deepen their partnership with OpenAI, more on Meta's investment in Scale AI, the business logic of chasing superintelligence, and takes on an AI conversation between Bill Simmons and Chuck Klosterman.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
An Interview with Cursor Co-Founder and CEO Michael Truell About Coding With AI — Stratechery Interview
Chuck Klosterman on the NBA Finals, a Rival League, the Sonics, ‘The Rehearsal,’ Cooper Flagg, and the Fear of AI — The Bill Simmons Podcast
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says he disagrees with almost everything Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says — Fortune
Regretful Accelerationism — Stratechery
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12min
June 12, 2025 Apple’s WWDC Retreat, Liquid Glass and One Question, Meta Puts $14.8 Billion Toward an AI Reset
A variety of announcements at WWDC, and why Apple’s lack of jaw-dropping news or boundary pushing plans was the most sensible approach available this year. Then: Questions about Meta’s AI execution, as the company reportedly invests $14.8 billion in Scale AI and its CEO Alexander Wang.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Apple Retreats — Stratechery
Meta Is Creating a New A.I. Lab to Pursue ‘Superintelligence’ — New York Times
Meta + Scale AI?, Meta’s Reset, AI as Sustaining Innovation — Stratechery Update
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1h
June 05, 2025 (Preview) Nike’s Lessons on the Internet, Why Nike on Amazon Makes Sense, Meta and Anduril and Silicon Valley History
What’s gone wrong for Nike and why a deal with Amazon is likely the best way forward, the history of the U.S. military and Silicon Valley, and rationale for both sides of the Meta-Anduril partnership. At the end: Some corrections on Ukraine’s drone attack and more thoughts on the future of high-trust trade.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Nike on Amazon; Nike’s Disastrous Pivot; Inevitability, Intentionality, and Amazon — Stratechery Update
Anduril + Meta, Silicon Valley and the Pentagon, Meta’s Motivations — Stratechery Update
An Interview with Michael Morton About E-Commerce Winners and Losers — Stratechery Interview
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9min
June 02, 2025 (Preview) Operation Spider's Web and Global Trade, More on io and Devices of the Future, The Allure of Sports on Streaming
Reactions to Sunday’s shocking reports out of Russia and why the virtues of a shipping container may become more complicated in years to come. Then: questions on foldable phones, the io upside, and the future of apps, and NASCAR goes to streaming, where early returns are positive.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Ukraine stages audacious attack on airfields deep in Russian territory — Financial Times
Daily Update: Thinking Twice on Drones, by James Allworth — Stratechery Update
Friction — Stratechery
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11min
May 29, 2025 (Preview) The End of the Ad-Supported Internet, Imagining What Comes Next, A Human-AI Agent PSA
Discussing Ben's Article on the future of the agentic web, including the virtues of the ad-supported internet we've enjoyed for the last three decades, why that model is becoming less viable as the years pass, and the potential for new solutions as agentic web traffic proliferates in the years and decades to come. At the end: An epiphany surrounding AI workflows and chain of thought exchanges between employers and their employees.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
The Agentic Web and Original Sin — Stratechery
Personalized Advertising — Minority Report (2002)
Claude 4, Anthropic Agents, Human-AI Agents — Stratechery Update
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13min
May 22, 2025 OpenAI Enters the Hardware Business, The Challenges and Opportunities for Jony Ive, Takeaways from Google I/O 2025
Ben and Andrew react to the news that OpenAI is acquiring Jony Ive's hardware startup for $6.5 billion worth of stock, including questions about the form factor of future AI devices, challenges inherent to manufacturing hardware in 2025, the logic of these ambitions for OpenAI, and yes, a few words about the 9-minute video announcing the deal. At the end: Google's plans for its search business, Veo 3 and gen AI videos, and Ben's appearance on the Bill Simmons Podcast this week.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
OpenAI Acquires io, OpenAI’s Strategic Positioning, Apple’s Worsening AI Problem — Stratechery Update
OpenAI to Buy AI Device Startup From Apple Veteran Jony Ive in $6.5 Billion Deal — Bloomberg
Sam & Jony introduce io — OpenAI
A conversation with Jony Ive — Stripe (YouTube)
Google I/O, The Search Funnel, Product Possibilities — Stratechery Update
The Invincible OKC, Knicks Nirvana and Giannis Trades — The Bill Simmons Podcast
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1h 5min
May 19, 2025 (Preview) The U.S. Partners with the Middle East in AI, Why OpenAI Is Acquiring Windsurf, Google’s Side of the Platform Wars
The implications of last week’s announcements on AI investments from Saudi Arabia and the UAE (and the repeal of the AI Diffusion rules), Ben’s thoughts on OpenAI’s acquisition of Windsurf, and questions about Android and VRBO vs. Airbnb.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Get all episodes of Sharp Tech, Sharp China, Stratechery Updates and Interviews, Greatest of All Talk, Asianometry and the Dithering Podcast as part of Stratechery Plus for $15/month or $150/year.
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10min
May 15, 2025 (Preview) Airbnb and Its Varied Ambitions, The High Agency Golden Era, HBO Max and the End of an Error
Reactions to a revamped app and the expanded ambitions of Airbnb, an excellent email about practical considerations for leaders if AI accelerates a bifurcation of society, and thoughts on HBO's rebrand and ESPN's new streaming app.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Airbnb’s New App, Experiences and Services, Chesky’s Founder Mode — Stratechery Update
It’s Not Max, It’s HBO Max: Streaming Service Flips Name Again — Bloomberg
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12min
May 08, 2025 Apple and the Power of Platforms, AI Comes for Google Search, ChatGPT Comes for Higher Education
Talking Platform Power and 15 years of App Store arguments, with topics including Ben's memories from Microsoft, the difference between regulating platforms and aggregators, and the case for intervening in the App Store today. Then: Eddy Cue testifies that Apple is exploring AI search options for Safari, and a New York Magazine feature on ChatGPT in colleges sparks thoughts on tech, higher education, and Blue Books.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Platform Power Is Underrated — Stratechery
Apple Eyes Move to AI Search, Ending Era Defined by Google — Bloomberg
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College — NY Mag
AI Homework — Stratechery
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1h 20min

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