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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December 19, 2024 Holiday Mailbag: The Next Intel, Google’s AI Revival, Modern Sportswriting, TSMC Mugs, Tutoring Takes, and Lots More
Ending the year with a slew of great emails from listeners, including questions about the next U.S. flagship to fail, Google's advantages in AI, an iOS 18 autopsy, the classes that Ben and Andrew would teach as professors, AI for chip production, TSMC mugs, recommendations for X usage, and the return of the TikTot segment to discuss tutoring and children. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the whole Sharp Tech family!
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@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Rapidus, The End of Economic Rationality, AI Disruption — Stratechery Update
Google Announces Veo 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Free ChatGPT Search — Stratechery Update
The 2024 Stratechery Year in Review — Stratechery
TSMC Coffee Mug — X: @benthompson
TWINSCAN EXE:5000 Lego Set — ASML Store
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1h 41min
December 16, 2024 (Preview) Google’s Willow Chip, Drones as a Platform and Anduril Follow-Up, Building Inside and Outside Silicon Valley
A high level read on Google's quantum computing announcement and Google's R&D efforts generally, a listener's question about drones as a platform, follow-up on last week's conversation about Anduril and the future of the U.S. defense industry, and questions on the near term concerns surrounding an AI Manhattan project, Clayton Christensen’s theory of integration and modularity as applied to Silicon Valley, and housing prices in the Bay Area.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip — Google
The Anduril Lattice SDK, Understanding Lattice, Anduril + Palantir — Stratechery Update
An Interview with Gregory Allen About the Updated China Chip Ban — Stratechery Interview
The ZTE Ban, Tech’s Trade War Risk, China’s Delayed Approval and Apple’s Pain — Stratechery Update
Chips and Geopolitics — Stratechery
Chips and China — Stratechery
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23min
December 12, 2024 (Preview) Anduril and the Lattice Partner Program, A New Direction for Defense Tech, OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Pro
Unpacking a quietly significant announcement from Anduril this week, the future of hardware and software in the U.S. defense industry, and checking in with OpenAI as the company announces a new subscription tier for ChatGPT.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Anduril Industries — X: @andruiltech
An Interview with Gregory Allen About the State of China Chip Export Controls — Stratechery Interview
ChatGPT Pro, o1 Pro, Sora — Stratechery Update
OpenAI seeks to unlock investment by ditching ‘AGI’ clause with Microsoft — Financial Times
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11min
December 09, 2024 (Preview) Mailbag: Building Toward Self-Driving Computers, Capitalism and Its Trade-Offs, The Reels-ification of 'X'
First, a follow-up to Ben's article on Gen AI and the future of user interfaces, and then emails on architecture and structural incentives, Bob Noyce and American lithography, Blue Origin and Amazon, the role of capitalism in the declining birth rate around the world, and thoughts on 'X' and its Reels-ification in 2024.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
The Gen AI Bridge to the Future — Stratechery
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15min
December 05, 2024 Gelsinger Out at Intel, 20 Years of Structural Challenges and Strategic Blindspots, The Board and What’s Next
A closer look at Intel's fall from grace in the wake of CEO Pat Gelsinger's sudden retirement and with the company facing a fresh round of questions about its future. Topics include: Ben's overview of a 20-year run of paradigm shifts and strategic missteps, Gelsinger's strengths and weaknesses, CHIPS Act funds and a looming inflection point, and the murky path forward for American made chips.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Gelsinger Out at Intel, What Happened, Ten Years Too Late — Stratechery Update
An Interview with “Father of the iPod” Tony Fadell — Stratechery Interview
An Interview with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger — Stratechery Interview
Intel Honesty — Stratechery
Intel Concerns, Fubo Blocks Venu — Stratechery Update
Intel Problems — Stratechery
The Intel Opportunity — Stratechery
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1h 5min
December 02, 2024 (Preview) Mailbag: AppLovin on a Tear, The Business of OnlyFans, Questions on OpenAI and Elon Musk
Returning from the holiday week with a look at the explosive growth of AppLovin, various takeaways from the towering success of OnlyFans, Bloomberg history, and questions on the future for Elon Musk and OpenAI.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
An Interview with Eric Seufert About the Current State of Digital Advertising — Stratechery Interview
Podcast: Understanding AppLovin — Mobile Dev Memo
The Single-Staircase Radicals Have a Good Point — Slate
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14min
November 26, 2024 (Preview) LLM Utilities, Google Disruption, Remote Work Angst, Family Tech Support, and a Thanksgiving Mailbag
Celebrating the holiday week with emails from subscribers. Topics include: integrating LLMs into the modern workflow, human reactions to AI content, Google and its disruption risks, a follow-up to last week’s trade discussion, advice for a young engineer working remotely, creating new reality shows, an unpaid shoe testimonial, family tech support, and more. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
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19min
November 22, 2024 America and the Trade Status Quo, Tariffs and What May Come Next, A Chance to Build in Tech and Beyond
Talking through the evolution of the modern trade landscape, the implications of tariffs under a new U.S. administration, and Ben’s article on Monday, A Chance to Build. Topics include: the realities that are prompting change, China’s growth in hardware and software, TSMC and Trump, the future for Waymo, and more.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
A Chance to Build — Stratechery
President Trump, Take Two; Big Tech, Little Tech, Chips, and Hardware; Elon Musk’s Triumph — Stratechery Update
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1h 9min
November 18, 2024 (Preview) Monday Mailbag: Netflix and Its Mike Tyson Adventures; WBD Settles with the NBA; Lessons from Building Passport
The Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight and what might have gone wrong for Netflix on Friday night, a resolution of the NBA's months-long contract dispute with Warner Bros. Discovery, and Ben explains what Passport can do for creators and shares a few takeaways from his experience building the product over the past few years.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
Netflix’s Tyson-Paul Boxing Bout Gets 65 Million Viewers at Peak — Bloomberg
Warner Bros. Discovery, NBA Settle Legal Battle Over TV Rights — Wall Street Journal
An Interview with Dylan Patel and Doug O’Laughlin About the Current State of Semiconductors and SemiAnalysis — Stratechery Interview
Post by Tim Urban — X: @waitbutwhy
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14min
November 14, 2024 (Preview) Today’s Internet and Tomorrow’s AI Innovation, Progress Reportedly Slowing for New LLMs, The Vision Pro as a Productivity Device
An emailer wonders whether 30 years of Internet investments and data were the bootloader for an AI transformation in the real world. Ben offers his take on recent reports that OpenAI and Google are seeing diminishing returns from their latest LLMs, and the arrival of Ultrawide capabilities leads to refined takes on the Vision Pro and advice for Apple moving forward.
To email the show: [email protected]
@SharpTechPodcast Channel — YouTube
@Stratechery Channel — YouTube
OpenAI, Google and Anthropic Are Struggling to Build More Advanced AI — Bloomberg
Apple Earnings; AI, Capex, and R&D; The Vision Pro Gets a Killer App — Stratechery Update
Meta Meets Microsoft — Stratechery
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13min

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