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The Bulwark PodcastChris Hayes and Alex Kantrowitz: Trying To Break the Whole ThingThe directives putting a pause on federal grants and the firing of career DOJ prosecutors is about trying to make the entirety of the federal government the tool of the man occupying the presidency. And it's all illegal and unconstitutional. Meanwhile, Trump is exactly the kind of broken sociopath who can dominate the war for attention—the defining resource of our time. Plus, a rundown on DeepSeek, the new Chinese AI model, and why Bitcoin fans aren't more angry about the worthless, scammy Trump and Melania coins.
Chris Hayes and Alex Kantrowitz join Tim Miller.
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Big Technology PodcastSam Altman’s Reflections, NVIDIA’s Robotics Play, Zuckerberg’s ModerationRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Sam Altman declares the path to AGI is clear 2) Could AGI come before GPT-5? 3) Up next: Superintelligence 4) Anthropic raising $2 billion 5) NVIDIA says robotics is a multi-trillion opportunity 6) NVIDIA has a personal 'supercomputer' 7) Smarter NPCs are here 8) Meta's AI training copyright issues 9) Zuckerberg's fact check reality check 10) Motives of Zuckerberg's moderation moves 11) TikTok ban might actually happen 12) Alex's visit to China---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly...2025-01-111h 01Big Technology PodcastWhy The Costco Guys And Hawk Tuah Took Over The Internet — With Ryan BroderickRyan Broderick writes the Garbage Day newsletter and hosts the Panic World podcast. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how the internet has fundamentally changed since the pandemic, in a special episode with Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz. Tune in to hear Broderick's insights about the rise of viral normie culture which includes Hawk Tuah and the Costco Guys, why sites like BuzzFeed are struggling to adapt, and how platforms are shifting from follow models to algorithmic feeds. We also cover shifting online political movements, the massive growth of OnlyFans, and why BlueSky might actually succeed where other...2025-01-0858 minBig Technology PodcastBest of Big Technology: Airbnb CEO Brian CheskyBrian Chesky is the CEO and co-founder of Airbnb. This week on Big Technology Podcast, we roll back the clock to our interview with Chesky in 2023, where he discussed cleaning fees, listening to customer feedback, and getting involved in the details of the product and user experience. This interview was one of the earliest moments Chesky shared his 'Founder Mode, philosophy, passionately talking about why he gets in the details, even as CEO. Please enjoy this holiday throwback. Alex and Ranjan will return to their regularly scheduled Friday show next week. ---Enjoying Big Technology...2024-12-271h 02Big Technology PodcastNeuralink's First Patient Controls Computers With His Mind — With Noland ArbaughNoland Arbaugh is a 30 year old quadriplegic who can control computers with nothing but his mind. Earlier this year, he allowed Elon Musk’s Neuralink to drill a hole in his skull, insert more than one thousand electrodes into his motor cortex, and translate his brain signals into cursor movement and clicks. In this week's Big Technology Podcast, Alex Kantrowitz interviews Arbaugh at his Yuma, Arizona home in a conversation that covers his injury, the Neuralink selection process, the surgery, the training, the freedom the device gives Arbaugh, and the big questions like whether he'd ever merge with AI. Tun...2024-12-181h 08Big Technology PodcastMusk vs. OpenAI, Artists Leak Sora, Temu Black FridayRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Elon Musk tries to stop OpenAI from going for-profit 2) Should OpenAI be able to convert to for profit? 3) Should OpenAI be able to prevent investors from investing in competitors 4) What happens if OpenAI delays the for-profit conversion 5) State of GenAI 6) Musk's xAI raise and scale up 7) Artists leak OpenAI's Sora 8) Sora is actually pretty good 9) Evaluating Marx Benioff's agent pitch with Agentforce 10) Salesforce vs. Klarna 11) Klarna IPO awaits 12) Australia's teen social media ban 13) Huawei Mate 70 and its HarmonyOS 14) Temu's Black Friday deals 15...2024-12-011h 02Big Technology PodcastMeta & Snap's New AR Glasses, Perplexity's Ads, Google's Work EthicRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Alex's trip to the Balkans 2) China's influence in the region 3) Meta and Snap AR glasses battle 4) Are smart glasses stylish enough 5) Perplexity's plan to run ads 6) Eric Schmidt's disparaging remarks about Google 7) Is Google really behind on AI? 8) Will the U.S. government really break up big tech?---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedI...2024-08-2350 minBig Technology PodcastGurman on Apple, OpenAI’s Deal Terms, Forbes vs. PerplexityMark Gurman is Chief Correspondent at Bloomberg. He stops by Big Technology Poddcast for a brief recap of the week's Apple news, including its no-money deal with OpenAI. Ranjan Roy from Margins is also back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Alex's Visit to NVIDIA 2) The Gurman interview - which covers a) Apple + OpenAI b) The stock market reaction to WWDC c) Apple's Robotics future 3) Ranjan and Alex react to the Gurman interview 4) OpenAI's relative strength after this week 5) Apple's position after this week 6) Microsoft's position after this week 7) Forbes vs. Perplexity 8) A new...2024-06-141h 04Big Technology PodcastDispatch from WWDC: Apple AI News + ReactionAlex Kantrowitz joins on site from WWDC, where Apple just made its big AI announcement. Tune in for a quick recap of the event's news and the implications. We cover Apple Intelligence, Genmoji, Writing Tools, & more. And what it meens: 1) Apple needing to go bold 2) Opening the device up to take advantage of the next 18 months of AI development 3) The OpenAI parternship 4) How Google reacts to this 5) How Microsoft reacts to this 6) The financial implications.Did you like this episode? Any feedback on this style? Please email bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com2024-06-1120 minBig Technology PodcastApple’s AI WWDC Approaches, Nvidia $3 Trillion, OpenAI Safety ConcernsRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Apple's WWDC AI preview 2) Apple's willingness to change its operating system with AI 3) Were Humane and Rabbit on the right track with bad execution? 4) Will the market react well to WWDC? 5) Apple is going to put cameras in AirPods? + Alex's experience with the Ray-Ban Metas 6) NVIDIA's $3 trillion market cap 7) NVIDIA surpasses Apple for a minute in valuation 8) Are we at the NVIDIA top? 9) Roaring Kitty is back in the Gamestop trade 10) OpenAI's current an ex-employee write an open letter about safety disclosure 11...2024-06-0857 min
TechsploderAlex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz, author of "Always Day One," talks about his transition from political journalism to covering the tech industry, and how he applies lessons from tech giants' ability to reinvent themselves to his own business with Big Technology.Please support our work on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/JasonHowell- Alex's journey from BuzzFeed to starting his own independent media company, Big Technology.- The experience of working at BuzzFeed and the challenges of being a serious news outlet within a site known for listicles and memes.- Writing...2024-05-1753 minBig Technology PodcastEmails From Elon, AI Revenue Questions, Chatbot BoyfriendsRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Ranjan's visit to India and his use of Perplexity to gain cultural understanding and context 2) AI news' reliability 3) How social media drives the college protest 4) The need to elevate the reasonable voice 5) Elon Musk email Alex with details about X's AI news play 6) Could X's AI news plan work? 7) X warming to news? 8) AI monetization challenges 9) Risking the trough of disillusionment in AI 10) Apple earnings and the iPhone sales decline 11) A weird choose your own adventure with Claude 12) WSJ reporter turns ChatGPT...2024-05-031h 01Big Technology PodcastMeta's Big Llama 3 Release, Google's New Culture, MKBHD vs. HumaneAlex Heath from The Verge is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Taylor Swift's new album 2) Meta's new Llama 3 release 3) Does conversational AI work in a social media products? 4) Will the value of generative AI be realized in foundational models or products? 5) Zuck's new icon status 6) Bearded Zuck 7) The risks of open sourcing massive AI models 8) Sundar Pichai writes a stern letter to Google employees 9) Google fires 28 employees involved in office takeover protest 10) Is a new Google culture taking hold? 11) Should product reviewers be kinder when products suck. ----...2024-04-1955 min
The Tech Money Podcast80. The State of the Tech Worker with Alex KantrowitzIn this episode, Malcolm Ethridge sits down with Alex Kantrowitz, Founder/CEO of Big Technology to discuss many different topics affecting tech workers, such as whether mass layoffs in tech are finally done, the likelihood that AI actually replaces knowledge workers, as well as Alex’s own journey from working in tech to reporting on it. Join the Tech Money Community on Microsoft TeamsResources:Service Now's People Pact AI Is Starting to Threaten White-Collar Jobs. Few Industries Are Immune.Employers Train Employees to Close the AI Skills Gap2024-03-1156 minBig Technology PodcastBuilding One: How Cameron Adams Built CanvaIntroducing Building One, a new show from LinkedIn chief product officer Tomer Cohen. Canva co-founder and chief product officer Cameron Adams is the first guest, and in this episode shares his story of how he built his career and eventually Canva. Ahead of this episode, Cohen introduces the show via a brief interview with Alex Kantrowitz. If you like the show, you can subscribe on your podcast app of choice. ---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the...2024-02-1241 minBig Technology PodcastWill AI Really Take Our Jobs? And If So, Then What? — With Albert WengerAlbert Wenger is a partner at Union Square Ventures, and author of The World After Capital. He joins Big Technology Podcast for a frank conversation about whether AI will lead to job loss and what to do about it. In an unusual setup, the journalist in this conversation (Alex) argues that we have less to worry about AI automating jobs than the popular narrative, and the VC (Wenger) makes the case that it will definitely happen and how we should adjust. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss Wenger's five year experiment with UBI.---2024-01-1037 minBig Technology PodcastAI Scandals Rock Newsrooms, Uber’s Road to Profitability, NVIDIA’s Underappreciated WeaknessRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Alex’s meeting with Sam Altman 2) Publishers using AI to rip off other articles and getting caught 3) The impressive performance of Anthropic’s Claude 4) SI fires execs after AI scandal 5) Is Generative AI good for news? 6) Did Twitter destroy news? 7) Uber finds profitability by squeezing drivers 8) Uber drivers trying to circumvent the system 9) Why can’t Lyft capitalize on Uber’s practices 10) Tesla’s autopilot recall 11) Why we need a new word for recall 12) Epic’s win vs. Google 13) Apple’s increasing service fees 1...2023-12-1549 min
Hello Monday with Jessi HempelAlex Kantrowitz on 2024’s Big IdeasIn this special episode of Hello Monday, we’re looking ahead towards 2024. What are the big ideas for the new year? Big Technology Podcast host, Alex Kantrowitz sits down with Jessi to break down everything new and exciting heading our way in the world of tech. Join this conversation for their predictions on the future of AI, self driving cars, and more.Follow Alex Kantrowitz on LinkedIn and listen to Big Technology Podcast here. Follow Jessi Hempel on LinkedIn and order her debut memoir, now available in paperback! Join the Hello Monday community: Subs...2023-12-0438 minBig Technology PodcastWhat We Know About Sam Altman's Ouster, The Morning AfterA quick solo podcast on what we know about OpenAI firing CEO Sam Altman with Big Technology host Alex Kantrowitz. Tune in for a discussion of what might've happened, how it happened, why it happened, how it impacts OpenAI moving forward, and how it shuffles the competitive balance in the AI field moving forward. ---You can subscribe to Big Technology Premium for 25% off at https://bit.ly/bigtechnologyEnjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the...2023-11-1823 min
Bubble Trouble: Laying Out Inconvenient Truths About How Business and Financial Markets Really WorkSolving for X with Alex KantrowitzThis week we turn to the unavoidable Mr Musk and his beached fail whale, X, formerly known as Twitter. Did he take something mediocre and make it worse? Was it deliverate sabotage, or willful ignorance? Blunder or bluster, megaphone or mega-fall from grace? Wiht us we have veteran tech journalist Alex Kantrowitz to help solve for X.For more on Bubble Trouble, including transcripts of the show, visit us online at http://bubbletroublepodcast.comYou can learn more about Richard at https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-kramer-16306b2/More on Will Page...2023-11-131h 02Big Technology PodcastZuck's Lucid Metaverse Vision, X CEO Bombs an Interview, Ex-FTC Chair on the Amazon CaseRanjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Meta Connect, and Zuck's new vision for the Metaverse 2) Whether the Metaverse finally makes sense now 3) Alex's first purchase on Temu 4) Your questions + audio quality issues 5) TikTok takes center stage in the Republican debates 6) Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino's poor performance at Code 7) Did Yaccarino get sandbagged? 8) Amazon's new Anthropic deal, worth up to $4 billion 9) Our interview with Bill Kovacic, ex-FTC Chairman, on the Amazon case.---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choi...2023-09-2959 minBig Technology PodcastAmazon Reveals Its AI Master Plan — With Matt WoodMatt Wood is the VP of product at Amazon Web Services. He joins Big Technology Podcast live at the AWS Summit in New York City for a conversation about Amazon's plan to compete — and thrive — in the AI race. In this conversation, Wood describes Amazon's plan to support all AI models, not just one, and support builders via its computing infrastructure. Tune in for the most extensive comments from Amazon on its AI strategy to date. Stay tuned for the second half were we discuss ethics, company culture, and Jeff Bezos. You can read Alex's Substack story abou...2023-08-0258 minBig Technology PodcastThe Threads Explosion — With Alex HeathAlex Heath is a deputy editor at The Verge who's been reporting on Threads from the first row, including an interview with Instagram head Adam Mosseri. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss Meta's launch of Threads, discussing who exactly it competes with, what the feed will look like, and the implications for Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Join us for a lively conversation about the fastest growing social media app of all time.---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show...2023-07-0740 minBig Technology PodcastAmazon vs. Regulators vs. WalmartJason Del Rey is the author of Winner Sells All Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets. Matt Stoller is the director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project, and writes the Big newsletter on Substack. Ranjan Roy is the author of Margins. The three guests come together with host Alex Kantrowitz for an in-depth discussion about Amazon's challenges from government regulators and Walmart, and whether government action against the company could have an impact. ---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly...2023-06-3052 min
The {Closed} SessionGenerative AI + Creative Work with Big Technology's Alex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz, journalist and author of Big Technology, joins Tom and Vivek in the studio to discuss his road to journalism, ad tech, and the business and ethical considerations of generative AI.Alex recounts his career shift and discusses the impact of generative AI on journalism, drawing from an incident where AI tools were used to plagiarize his work. The discussion also covers the role of AI in improving performance across fields like journalism and software engineering, and its applications in law and music. AI can simply automate specific tasks, but is it likely to replace the n...2023-06-1335 minBig Technology PodcastApple's Future After The Vision Pro — With Mark GurmanMark Gurman is the chief correspondent at Bloomberg covering Apple. He joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for a special episode focused entirely on Apple's Vision Pro announcement. We cover: 1) The Vision Pros trajectory over the next five years 2) Whether it will be the future of the computer vs. a complementary media device 3) What the device's impact on society will be 4) Why Tim Cook didn't wear the device at the event 5) Apple vs. Meta 6) The $3,499 price.Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly upd...2023-06-0935 minBig Technology PodcastNVIDIA Takes Off, Temu + Shein Deep DiveJohn Herrman is a contributing editor at New York Magazine. He joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz to break down the week’s news. We cover 1) NVIDIA’s Blowout quarter 2) The emergence of Temu and Shein — in great depth. --Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com2023-05-2755 minBig Technology PodcastTwitter's New CEO, Streaming Wars Are Over, Traffic's LessonsBen Smith is the author of Traffic: Genius, Rivalry, and Delusion in the Billion-Dollar Race to Go Viral. He's also the editor-in-chief of Semafor. He joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino 2) Tucker Carlson's move to Twitter 3) End of the streaming wars 4) Trump's CNN Interview 5) Lessons from Ben's book, Traffic 6) Mark Zuckerberg's jiu-jitsu prowess.You can find Ben's book here.---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the sho...2023-05-1242 minBig Technology PodcastOpenAI's Business Model Problem, Apple's Mixed Reality Vision, Ed Sheeran's Copyright Win — Techmeme Ride Home CrossoverBrian McCullough of the Techmeme Ride Home Podcast joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) OpenAI's massive losses 2) Whether generative AI has a business model problem 3) The battle between open source AI and proprietary research 3) AI fears go mainstream 4) The White House hosts AI leaders amid worries 5) The AI PR industrial complex 6) The WGA strike and AI's potential to replace writers 7) The Fed pause 8) Apple earnings 9) Apple's mixed reality device 10) Ed Sheeran's copyright victory 11) How Sheeran's win might influence AI 12) Welcome to Brooklyn, Ed Sheeran.---Enjoying Big T...2023-05-0558 minBig Technology PodcastState Of The AI Wars, Google's Counterpunch, Elon's 4/20Nico Grant of The New York Times joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) The state of the AI war between Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI 2) Google's AI reorganization and what it means 3) Sundar Pichai's PR offensive 4) Google's forthcoming product counterpunch 5) How finances factor in to the companies' decision 6) Where we are on the innovation curve 7) The forthcoming multimodal models 8) Who wins 9) Elon's rough 4/20 10) The end of BuzzFeed News and the end of fun online 11) Some optimism about the future---Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five s...2023-04-211h 00Big Technology PodcastThe Economy is Fine?, VC Funding Declines, Non-Negotiable ExpectationsSquare co-founder and Invisibly founder Jim McKelvey joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) The state of the economy and markets 2) Fears of a credit crunch, or is it a credit tightening? 3) The state of the commercial real estate market 4) How commercial real estate's struggles impact small and regional banks 5) The decline in VC funding in Q1 6) What is 'dry powder' anyway? 7) Reflecting on Uber again 8) What is AutoGPT? 9) Regulating AI 10) Sell your data for money? 11) The Square reader's founding story 12) "Non-negotiable" expectations.----Enjoying Big Technology Podcast...2023-04-141h 00
Boston Speaks Up088: Alex Kantrowitz of Big TechnologyGuest Alex Kantrowitz is the founder of Big Technology, a combo newsletter-podcast news operation analyzing the systems in the tech world that drive what we see in the headlines. He launched Big Technology on the back of his wildly successful book Always Day One, which gives a behind-the-scenes view into how Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft have “stayed on top” by operating in Day One: Instead of hunkering down and protecting core advantages, they reinvent constantly.
Kantrowitz most recently served as senior technology reporter at Buzzfeed, and he regularly appears on CNBC to break down the news surrounding the tech gian...2023-03-311h 13Big Technology PodcastSilicon Valley Bank Collapses — With Dan Primack and Ranjan RoyDan Primack is the business editor at Axios. He joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for a special edition of our Friday podcast. We typically run through the week's news in this edition of the podcast, but there is really only one tech story this week, the demise of Silicon Valley Bank, and we dive into it in depth. This episode was recorded right before the government shut down SVB, so a sale was still an option, but as you listen you'll learn exactly what contributed to the bank's collapse and what it impacts from here.2023-03-1040 minBig Technology PodcastSalesforce Tumult, The ChatGPT API, Tinder RobberiesThe Wall Street Journal’s Tom Dotan joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover: 1) Salesforce’s recent struggles 2) Salesforce’s ‘monster quarter’ 3) Amazon hitting pause on HQ2 4) State of the market 5) OpenAI’s ChatGPT API 6) OpenAI vs. Microsoft? 7) Tinder robberies.--- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.comRajan and Alex at SXSW...2023-03-031h 01Big Technology PodcastPaying For Social, RIP IPOs & Voice Computing, Four Day Work WeeksThe Information's Sr. Reporter Cory Weinberg joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover 1) Paying for social media 2) What's next for the struggling IPO market 3) Whether private tech companies like Stripe can keep compensating through RSUs 4) DOJ moves to block Figma sale 5) What happened to voice computing? 6) The prospects of the four-day workweek.--- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters...2023-02-2450 minBig Technology PodcastGoogle and Microsoft's Chatbot War, How AI Changes Hollywood, Disney In CrisisThe Wrap founder and CEO Sharon Waxman joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover 1) Google and Microsoft's new chatbots. 2) How AI changes the entertainment industry 3) Yes, screenwriters are using AI too 4) Who's in better shape after this week: Google or Microsoft? 5) Why Disney is in crisis 6) How Disney stacks up against Netflix 2023-02-1155 minBig Technology PodcastDisinflation Begins, Snap's Cultural Roadblocks, Meta's 'Year Of Efficiency'Ex-Snap and Instagram executive Meghana Dhar joins Ranjan Roy and Alex Kantrowitz for our weekly news recap show. We cover 1) The implications of the Fed's talk of "deflation." 2) Snap's disappointing earnings and operational challenges with an insider's perspective. 3) Meta's wooing of Wall Street and whether its pivot is real or just talk. 4) What the combination of layoffs and buybacks really mean. 5) Downturn as an excuse to kill ESG? 6) AI Hands!----Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice.For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the...2023-02-0352 minBig Technology PodcastWhat Happens To Twitter After All This? — With Three Ex-Twitter Employees and Two ReportersThree former Twitter employees (Jenna Golden, Brandon Borrman, Leslie Miley) and CNBC media & tech reporter Alex Sherman join Big Technology Podcast for a breakdown of Twitter v. Musk. While at Twitter, Golden ran political ad sales, Borrman ran communications, and Miley ran an engineering team. We do our best to make sense of this wild story, looking at how far Twitter should take its lawsuit, what's happening inside the company as it goes through this episode, and how Twitter's balancing the needs of shareholders with its users. Stay tuned for the second half, where we predict the outcome of...2022-07-131h 02
The One Away ShowAlex Kantrowitz: One Cold Email Away From Forming RelationshipsAlex Kantrowitz is a journalist and Founder of Big Technology, an independent newsletter and podcast that covers big tech stories. Big Technology reaches 40,000+ tech decision-makers with each send and focuses on how major tech corporations like Amazon and Google impact society. Before founding Big Technology, Alex wrote for Forbes, Ad Age, and Buzzfeed. He is also an on-air contributor for CNBC's slate of television programming in the San Francisco area, where he leverages his tech-giant expertise. Alex transitioned to journalism from a sales and marketing background. He started his career buying digital ads for New York City's Economic Development Corporation...2022-06-1049 min
The Deep End by ODFThe Big Tech Narrative with Alex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz is a reporter who contributes to CNBC, hosts the "Big Technology" Podcast and writes the "Big Technology" newsletter, which includes reports & analysis of big tech firms like Amazon, Google, Microsoft Apple, and more. Alex is an independent reporter with a background working at media orgs like BuzzFeed. He's optimistic about the impact of tech on the world. As such - he occupies a unique vantage point as a member of both tech AND media (two groups that don't always get along). Our conversation explores this dynamic by diving into ho...2022-06-0349 minHello Monday with Jessi HempelFeed Drop: Big Technology feat. Alex Kantrowitz with Tristan HarrisIn this bonus episode we’ll introduce you to the BIG TECHNOLOGY PODCAST by Alex Kantrowitz, a part of #LinkedInPresents.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. In this episode, he interviews Tristan Harris, the subject of the recent Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma.2022-04-2855 minBig Technology PodcastElon's Plan to Fix Twitter — With Alex RoetterAlex Roetter ran engineering at Twitter from 2014 to 2016 and is currently a general partner at Moxxie Ventures. He joins Big Technology Podcast to evaluate the product changes Elon Musk has expressed interest in, looking at whether they are feasible and could actually help the company. We go point by point through six potential changes and then discuss whether society, Twitter users, and Musk himself will be happy with the deal five years from now. 2022-04-2754 min
Black Like MeRelevant Re-Drop: Why Do White Professors Teach Black History With Professor Steve Kantrowitz and Professor Alexander ShashkoBecause of recent events that are bringing greater attention to issues that impact African Americans, Black Like Me is highlighting past episodes that are relevant to the current national conversation. Currently, the debate around Black American history and Critical Race Theory is heating up, so we are returning to an episode that discusses teaching Black history. Dr. Alex Gee talks with Professor Steve Kantrowitz and Professor Alexander Shashko about their experience teaching Black History. Professor Kantrowitz co-created Justified Anger’s Black History for a New Day course with Dr. Gee, and Professor Shashko lecturers for the course. 2021-07-071h 02
The Realignment109 | Alex Kantrowitz: Are We About to Enter the Roaring 20’s? + Join The Realignment & Big Technology Podcast on Clubhouse on 3/18Join our Thursday (3/18) Clubhouse event featuring Marshall, Saagar, Alex Kantrowitz, Jane Coaston, and Joe Weisenthal: https://www.joinclubhouse.com/event/M4wpJeka
Alex Kantrowtiz, writer and host of the Big Technology newsletter and podcast, rejoins The Realignment to discuss our new collaboration on Clubhouse and whether the (*knocks on wood*) post COVID 2020’s will be the new Roaring 20’s.2021-03-181h 00
Talk Money: Untold Stories of Business & EntrepreneurshipBig Bets on Big Tech with Alex KantrowitzAlex Kantrowitz is a journalist, author, and the founder of Big Technology, a one-person publication focusing on the biggest names in tech: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft. Before he struck out on his own, Alex was a reporter at Buzzfeed News. On today's episode, we dig into his decision to bet on himself as a creator.2021-02-1713 minBig Technology PodcastThe U.S. and Tech After Trump: A Conversation With the Realignment's Marshall Kosloff and Saagar EnjetiMarshall Kosloff and Saagar Enjeti, hosts of the hit podcast The Realignment, speak about the shifting state of U.S. politics on their show each week. And while they focus on political change, they spend a surprising amount of time focusing on technology, recognizing the industry’s power. The two joined this week’s Big Technology Podcast to discuss how they see the U.S. political system realigning after Trump and what that will mean for the tech industry.2021-01-271h 09
The Morality of Everyday Things: An Everyday Philosophy PodcastWas Twitter right to ban Trump? w/ Peter Suciu and Alex KantrowitzIn this episode, Jake and Ant look at whether banning Trump was the right thing to do for social media platforms. With our guests, Peter Suciu (Twitter: @PeterSuciu) and Alex Kantrowitz (twitter: @kantrowitz, podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/big-technology-podcast) we explore questions such as: are SM platforms utilities, is free speech the same as free access to platforms, what were the morally relevant contingent factors to this decision and what next for such SM platforms?This is our first guest-format episode. Please share feedback, give us a review and support the show any way...2021-01-2558 minBig Technology PodcastUnder Biden, Bipartisan Vengeance On Social Media? A Conversation With Bradley TuskAs Joe Biden takes office, big tech’s rough and tumble four years under Donald Trump will not come to an end. Democrats and Republicans, each for their own reasons, will now be looking to exact vengeance on the platforms. With some compromise, they may even get somewhere. Bradley Tusk, a VC who works with startups facing regulatory hurdles, has a few thoughts about what regulation the tech giants may face. Tusk joins the Big Technology Podcast to break it all down, starting with a bold prediction and ending with some thoughts about Andrew Yan...2021-01-201h 00Big Technology PodcastShould Facebook and Twitter Have Banned Donald Trump? A Conversation With Ryan Mac of BuzzFeed NewsOver the past week, both Facebook and Twitter suspended President Donald Trump’s account. These companies don’t take such aggressive action lightly, and it took Trump sending a mob toward the U.S. Capitol, which they eventually breached, to force the issue. For years, BuzzFeed News senior reporter Ryan Mac and I have been watching these companies’ every move. Previously as colleagues at BuzzFeed. Ryan joined me this week on the Big Technology Podcast for a discussion on whether the social platforms’ moves were merited, where they go from here, and how he thinks ab...2021-01-131h 14
Business and PhilosophyBig Tech with Alex Kantrowitz
Large technology companies are a new type of industry. Their power and reach is resistant to a comparison of previous generations, such as big oil. Alex Kantrowitz is a journalist who has covered big technology for much of his career, and he currently runs Big Technology, a newsletter and podcast about the biggest technology companies in the world. He’s also the author of Always Day One: How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever. Alex joins the show to talk about his work and share his thoughts on big tech.
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Software Engineering DailyBig Tech with Alex KantrowitzLarge technology companies are a new type of industry. Their power and reach is resistant to a comparison of previous generations, such as big oil. Alex Kantrowitz is a journalist who has covered big technology for much of his career, and he currently runs Big Technology, a newsletter and podcast about the biggest technology companies in the world. He’s also the author of “Always Day One: How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever”. Alex joins the show to talk about his work and share his thoughts on big tech. Learn more about...2021-01-1349 minBig Technology PodcastDoes YouTube Radicalize? A Debate Between NYT's Kevin Roose and Software Engineer Mark LedwichIn June 2019, New York Times reporter Kevin Roose wrote The Making of a YouTube Radical, a story about how a 26-year-old man, Caleb Cain, was radicalized through YouTube. For the story, Roose examined Cain’s entire YouTube history, and plotted the path he took toward radicalization. Software engineer and researcher Mark Ledwich took issue with the story, citing his own research and claiming the notion that YouTube could radicalize was a myth. Instead of yelling at — and past — each other, Ledwich and Roose came together for a moderated debate on the Big Technology Podcast, where bo...2021-01-061h 01Big Technology PodcastCult Deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross On NXIVM, QAnon, and What Makes Us VulnerableCommunity as we know it is in a state of decline. People today have fewer friendships than ever, they are lonelier than ever, and religious participation is at an all-time low, with 23% of people in the US declaring themselves as having no religion. Technology has played a big role in this decline in community, with most people preferring to sink into the internet instead of strengthening physical bonds. And with such a gaping hole in our lives, cults are filling the void.Joining us to discuss what's happening is Rick Alan Ross, the world's...2020-12-2354 minBig Technology PodcastPeloton Instructor Emma Lovewell on At-Home Fitness and Stadium-Sized RidesWith the pandemic forcing people to stay home for nearly 10 months now, many have turned to interactive fitness companies, such as Peloton, to stay active and perhaps fill a social void. Peloton has more than 3 million users, members are averaging 24 workouts per month, and this past September, the company announced its first profitable quarter. This week, it became more valuable than Ford Motor Company. Emma Lovewell, a full-time fitness instructor for Peloton, joins the Big Technology Podcast to discuss her experience working with the company, its explosive rise, and, yes, that Peloton ad.2020-12-1652 minBig Technology PodcastGary Vaynerchuk and TikTok’s Blake Chandlee on the ‘Ban’ and TikTok’s FutureTikTok is in a state of limbo as the U.S. government decides whether to ban it. In August, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning the app from operating in its current form in the U.S. The order gave TikTok a 45-day deadline, but after a few extensions, we’re now in December, and TikTok is still running. As TikTok twists in the wind, Gary Vaynerchuk, owner of digital ad agency VaynerMedia, and Blake Chandlee, TikTok’s head of global business solutions, join the Big Technology Podcast in a recording at Web Summit to discuss the app’...2020-12-0937 minBig Technology PodcastEx-Uber Chief Business Officer Emil Michael on Autonomous Driving, Saudi Arabia, and Uber’s CultureUber is facing a difficult moment amid the coronavirus pandemic. The service, built on the belief that people would forsake car ownership in favor of its ride hailing service, is watching many of its customers buy cars and stay home. The new trouble for Uber comes after the company worked to right itself after years of turbulence under ex-CEO Travis Kalanick’s leadership. Emil Michael, the former Uber chief business officer and confidant to Kalanick, joins the Big Technology Podcast to discuss Uber's business prospects, its culture, its current leadership, and its controversies.2020-12-0259 min
eCommerce Deep DiveAmazon's Day One Mentality with Alex KantrowitzIn this episode, John talks with Alex Kantrowitz about his extensive knowledge of Amazon. The two discuss all of the tactics Amazon uses to keep reinventing. Alex spent several months in Seattle talking to Amazonians and touring their building to find out what makes Amazon special in the realm of eCommerce and technology. From his time in Seattle, Alex noticed Amazon's commitment to replace mundane tasks with creative opportunities, the 'hands off the wheel' ideology, building leadership qualities, and so much more.
Alex Kantrowitz is a tech reporter, based in San Francisco. He is the fo...2020-12-0140 minBig Technology PodcastWill the Government Break Up Instagram and Facebook? A Conversation With ‘No Filter’ Author Sarah FrierThe Federal Trade Commission is preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, and Instagram is in its sights. The agency is poised to revisit Facebook’s 2012 acquisition of the popular mobile app, and a long fight may await. Bloomberg reporter Sarah Frier wrote the most in-depth account of Facebook’s Instagram acquisition in her April 2020 book No Filter. She joins the Big Technology Podcast to tell the story of what happened and what may be in store next.2020-11-2559 minBig Technology PodcastInvestor, Activist Swati Mylavarapu: Tech World Must “Get Uncomfortable” With Its Impact On SocietySwati Mylavarapu is a tech investor and activist who spent $2 million in the 2020 election cycle on Democratic causes, in partnership with her husband, Nest co-founder Matt Rogers. Mylavarapu isn’t your typical Silicon Valley investor. She’ll explicitly admit that the tech industry has some culpability in the hollowing out of the middle of our economy, delivering wealth to the few while leaving the rest in a tough spot. She also served as Pete Buttigeg’s national finance chair in the 2020 Democratic primaries, playing a key role in his surprising upstart campaign. Mylavarapu joined the Big...2020-11-1840 minBig Technology PodcastHomebrew VC Hunter Walk Talks Twitter, TikTok, and Tech in the Time of BidenDuring Donald Trump’s presidency, tech products became explicitly political. Operatives from both sides picked apart their algorithms and features, examining how they shaped society’s beliefs. And the companies, meanwhile, made choices about what parts of the administration they’d work with. Hunter Walk, who spent nearly a decade at Google and is now a partner at Homebrew, has watched the evolutions firsthand. He joins the Big Technology Podcast to discuss tech’s impact on politics and where it goes next under a Joe Biden presidency. 2020-11-111h 00Big Technology PodcastElection Results Breakdown With The Daily Beast Editor In Chief Noah ShachtmanAs the election results come in, Noah Shachtman, the editor in chief of The Daily Beast, joins the Big Technology Podcast for an 'Emergency' show to dive into the results, the future of the Democratic Party, and how the tech platforms handled the election. Recorded on 11/4/2020.2020-11-0437 minBig Technology PodcastLincoln Project Co-Founder Steve Schmidt: “The Pro-Democracy Side Of This Argument Cannot Be Gentle”When Steve Schmidt was a senior advisor on John McCain’s campaign in 2008, Twitter was a curiosity. Now, he and a number of former Republican establishment members are using social media deftly to make the case against President Trump with the Lincoln Project. Their anti-Trump ads seem to go viral at least once a week, and may indeed influence the outcome of the election. Schmidt, a Lincoln Project cofounder, joins the Big Technology Podcast to discuss the evolution of the Republican Party since the McCain days, and how social media is changing politics. 2020-10-2852 minBig Technology PodcastGoogle Protest Leader Meredith Whittaker on the Future of Tech Activism and the Deep Flaws of ‘The Social Dilemma’When I interviewed Tristan Harris about The Social Dilemma earlier this month, my mentions filled with people saying, "You should speak to the people who were critical of the social web long before the film.” One name, Meredith Whittaker, stood out. An A.I. researcher and former big tech employee, Whittaker helped lead Google’s walkout in 2018 amid a season of activism inside the company.On this edition of the Big Technology Podcast, we spoke not only about her views on the film, but of the future of workplace activism inside tech companies in a mo...2020-10-2142 minBig Technology PodcastEmergency Podcast: Department of Justice vs. Google with Yelp's Luther LoweThe U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against Google on Tuesday, alleging the company unlawfully maintained a monopoly in search and search advertising. The antitrust action was the most significant since the DOJ's case against Microsoft, and is sure to send ripples through Silicon Valley where Facebook, Apple, and Amazon will be paying close attention since they might be next.To talk about what it all means, Yelp's senior vice president of public policy Luther Lowe joined the Big Technology Podcast on extremely short notice. Lowe has been pushing the case against Google...2020-10-2028 minBig Technology PodcastNew York Times’ Ben Smith Talks Slack, Newsroom Politics, And Tech RegulationAs the Media Equation columnist at The New York Times, Ben Smith is covering an industry going through transformation and turbulence. And as the former editor in chief of BuzzFeed News — a place I worked until this June — he lived that change while managing a newsroom of reporters who lived online in a VC funded media company. In this week’s edition of the Big Technology Podcast, I caught up with Smith for a discussion focused on how tech is changing journalism, what media companies can do to connect with people that have shut them out, and...2020-10-1437 minBig Technology PodcastNetflix's 'Social Dilemma' Star Tristan Harris on the Film and Its CriticismsYou won’t find a more controversial film in Silicon Valley than The Social Dilemma. The film, now available on Netflix, features confessions from early consumer internet employees who rue the destruction their inventions have wrought. To address the film and its critiques, Tristan Harris, its star and the co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, sat down for an interview on the Big Technology Podcast with no questions off limits. 2020-10-0758 minBig Technology PodcastReporter Roundtable: Discussing Media Narratives and Tech Industry Attacks On The PressWhen the Big Technology Podcast debuted last month, The Verge’s Casey Newton joined to talk about why people can’t stand the tech press. Our wide-ranging discussion explored how tech reporters should be more upfront about their values, how algorithms and social media reframe their work, and why some go astray in the quest for retweets. But there was more to discuss. This week, three talented reporters—Bloomberg’s Eric Newcomer, the Financial Times’ Hannah Murphy, and OneZero’s Brian Merchant—join the show to pick up where Newton left off. 2020-09-3028 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsAlways Day One author Alex KantrowitzEP237 - Always Day One author Alex Kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitzer (@Kantrowitz) is the author of “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever.” He is an on-air contributor at CNBC and host of the Big Technology podcast. In this broad-ranging interview, we discuss the unique management styles at Apple, Google, and Facebook, as well as doing a deep dive into what makes the Amazon culture unique. Disclosure: links to Amazon are affiliate links. Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode plea...2020-09-2655 minBig Technology PodcastWhy Venture Capitalists Are Mad, With Bloomberg Beta Venture Capitalist Roy BahatVenture capitalists, founders, and others in the tech industry are feeling pretty raw these days. Once admired as upstarts fighting the status quo, they now feel under siege, under attack for the negative things their products do without being appreciated for how they improve our lives. Bloomberg Beta head Roy Bahat, a veteran venture capitalist, joins the Big Technology Podcast for a nuanced conversation about what's going with the tech world, how it's innovation may be connected to its problems, and how it should handle the criticism.2020-09-2355 min
Six Pixels of Separation PodcastSPOS #741 - Alex Kantrowitz On Big Tech And Day OneWelcome to episode #741 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #741 - Host: Mitch Joel. Since this pandemic started, I have been grappling with reading books (which, before all of this was never an issue). Alex Kantrowitz's debut, Always Day One - How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever, was one of the few books that got my reading gears going again. Alex is the founder of Big Technology, a newsletter and podcast about Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and the other tech players. Alex is a journalist b...2020-09-201h 01Big Technology PodcastAn Inside Look At China’s Internment of Muslims, with BuzzFeed News’ Megha RajagopalanChina’s mass internment of Muslims in its Xinjiang region is one of the world's most under-covered stories The country has detained one million people there, putting them through a “re-education” program meant to erase their language and culture, sometimes through forced labor and sterilization.Though comprehensive, on-the-ground reporting from Xinjiang is sparse, BuzzFeed News reporter Megha Rajagopalan has been on the story from the beginning. She joins the podcast to discuss her reports from Xinjiang itself, and how she worked with BuzzFeed contributors to monitor the internment camps using satellite imagery, finding that they a...2020-09-1653 min
Ideas ElevatedAlex Kantrowitz: How The Tech Titans Still Operate Like StartupsAlex Kantrowitz is the founder of Big Technology, a independent newsletter and podcast that focuses on the tech giants. He’s the author of Always Day One: How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever, a book that explores how even the most successful companies still operate like startups.In this episode, Alex and Danielle chat about the Always Day One concept, and how companies can adopt this mentality in order to succeed.They also talk about the difference between being a visionary and a facilitator, and how every founder must find a su...2020-09-1629 min
We Don't Know YetAlways Day One with Alex KantrowitzNew week, new book review. We reviewed a new read, Always Day One by Alex Kantrowitz, a book that reveals the inner workings of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, and showing us what makes them tick. Learning about these companies and how they've been able to grow (or stagnate) teaches us how to prioritize innovation over refinement. Good read for anyone starting something new or looking to improve their current processes and output.Great complementary book, Mindset by Carol Dweck - go back to Season 2 Episode 7 to explore our recap.
2020-09-1556 minBig Technology PodcastApple At A Crossroads: An Interview With GV Partner M.G. SieglerFor years, Apple had a clear identity: It was the world’s best devices maker. Today, the company is trying to balance that identity with a new emphasis on software and services. To discuss this shift and what it means for Apple’s future, I sat down with my favorite Apple writer, GV Partner M.G. Siegler, who once covered the company for Techcrunch and continues to write about it on Medium while still working his day job.2020-09-1058 minBig Technology PodcastBox CEO Aaron Levie on Trump, the Tech Giants, and the Stock MarketAs the pandemic flattens much of the U.S. economy, many technology firms are doing just fine. Business is moving online, and they’re well positioned to benefit. For tech CEOs like Box’s Aaron Levie, the experience can be bewildering. While you’re riding a wave most companies can only dream about, you’re watching the rest of the economy — including many of your customers — struggle to get by. In this conversation, Levie says this economy is “not sustainable,” and offers a look into his mindset as he tries to make sense of where this is all heading.2020-09-0352 minBig Technology Podcast“It Just Felt Wrong.” Ex-Amazon VP Tim Bray On Why He LeftIn May, Amazon VP and distinguished engineer Tim Bray said he was leaving the company. Amazon had just fired employees who spoke out against its working conditions, and Bray couldn’t tolerate it. He handed in his resignation and published an astonishing blog post detailing his decision—an unprecedented move for an executive inside the tech giants. “I choose neither to serve nor drink that poison," he wrote. By listening to Bray, we can learn a bit more about how people inside the tech giants view their power, and how they might drive change as Congress and regulators stand still.2020-08-2735 minBig Technology PodcastIs the Tech Press Bad? With The Verge's Casey NewtonThe Verge's Casey Newton writes The Interface, a daily newsletter about social media and democracy. He joins the podcast to talk about the tech press, Facebook, and the newsletter life.2020-08-1949 minBig Technology PodcastFrom Gezi Park to Black Lives Matter, with Zeynep TufekciSocial media-fueled protests are a force to be reckoned with in politics today. Movements like Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, and Black Lives Matter have drawn millions into the streets in protest of central authorities. But can these movements be effective in the long term? Alex sits down with the field's leading writer and researcher, Zeynep Tufekci, to talk it through.2020-08-1957 min
Hence The FutureEp. 106 - The Future of the Tech Titans with Alex KantrowitzHow big technology companies - Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Google - plan to stay on top forever 👾
In this episode, Alex Kantrowitz joins Mattimore to discuss his best-selling book, “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever.”
Broad Topics:
The “Always Day One” mindset
How Apple’s minset is different
Google and the future of artificial intelligence
Amazon’s “hands off the wheel” culture
The future of automation, jobs, and innovation
Facebook’s feedback culture and rapid development pace
How to minimize disinformation while preserving free speech
Google’s collaborative culture and potential fo...2020-08-041h 03Big Technology PodcastIntroducing Big Technology Podcast with Alex KantrowitzHere's a little preview of what's coming your way on the Big Technology Podcast. Don't miss the BTP, subscribe today!2020-07-0901 min
Business BookshelfAlex Kantrowitz - author of Always Day OneThis week my guest is Alex Kantrowitz.
Alex is a journalist with a sales and marketing background. He started his career buying digital ads for New York City's Economic Development Corporation and selling ad-tech software.
Since then, he has interviewed some of the world's top CEOs, including Larry Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Richard Branson, and Jack Dorsey.
Alex is the writer of the “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Stay on Top”. At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup with little regard for legacy. Day Two is, in Jeff Bezos's own words, is 'stasis, followed by irre...2020-07-0529 min
Monday Morning RadioAuthor Alex Kantrowitz Reveals the Managerial Secret of the Tech TitansAfter scrutinizing Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon daily for more than five years, Alex Kantrowitz decoded the single secret they all share: No matter how large these and other successful tech giants grow or how established they become, they still run their companies with the mentality and risk-taking attitudes of a startup. Alex, who earlier this month launched his own independent newsletter and podcast called "Big Technology," recently published “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever.” To successfully compete with the Amazons and Googles of the worl...2020-06-2949 min
This Is the AuthorS5 E31: Meredith Fineman, Alex Kantrowitz, and Adrienne LawrenceS5 Ep 31: In this episode, meet entrepreneur Meredith Fineman, technology reporter Alex Kantrowitz, and attorney Adrienne Lawrence. Each of these authors has taken a hard look at how engrained company cultures and established hierarchies can deeply and often negatively affect everything from worker productivity and innovation to employees’ basic ability to grow and thrive. Listen in to learn what it means to “brag better,” how to apply the internal structures of tech giants to your own work place, and how to survive and thrive after serious workplace harassment. Plus, hear what it was like for each of these authors to record...2020-06-2613 min
The Remarkable Leadership PodcastLeading By Learning From the Tech Titans with Alex KantrowitzDo you have a Day One or Day Two mentality and why does it matter? Alex Kantrowitz sits down with Kevin to talk about mindset and culture. Alex is a senior technology reporter at BuzzFeed News and author of Always Day One. Alex interviewed more than 130 tech insiders from hourly workers to executives to share how the “Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top.” However, the lessons learned don’t just apply to Silicon Valley. To become stronger and more successful leaders must continue to look at their business. They recognize change is constant and a Day One mindset will g...2020-05-2736 min
Modern Wisdom#174 - Alex Kantrowitz - Why Are The Biggest Tech Companies So Dominant?Alex Kantrowitz is a Senior Tech Reporter at Buzzfeed and an author.The biggest tech companies on the planet are incredibly dominant and today we discover what is inside each of them that drives their competitive edge.Expect to learn why powerpoint is banned from Amazon, what a one-to-one meeting with Mark Zuckerberg is like, why Apple might need systemic change if they're not going to fall behind, how Microsoft was turned around by a single man, why CeeLo Green is a good spokesperson and much more...Sponsor:Sign up to...2020-05-2357 min
Bregman Leadership PodcastEpisode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day OneWhat does it mean to constantly reinvent? Alex Kantrowitz, author of Always Day One, posits that the tech titans (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc) will stay…
The post Episode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day One first appeared on Bregman Partners.2020-05-0440 minBregman Leadership PodcastEpisode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day OneWhat does it mean to constantly reinvent? Alex Kantrowitz, author of Always Day One, posits that the tech titans (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc) will stay…The post Episode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day One first appeared on Bregman Partners.2020-05-0440 minBregman Leadership PodcastEpisode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day OneWhat does it mean to constantly reinvent? Alex Kantrowitz, author of Always Day One, posits that the tech titans (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc) will stay…The post Episode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day One first appeared on Bregman Partners.2020-05-0440 minBregman Leadership PodcastEpisode 198: Alex Kantrowitz – Always Day OneWhat does it mean to constantly reinvent? Alex Kantrowitz, author of Always Day One, posits that the tech titans (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc) will stay…
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Decoder with Nilay PatelRecode Decode: Alex KantrowitzBuzzFeed News reporter Alex Kantrowitz talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new book, Always Day One: How The Tech Titans Plan To Stay On Top Forever. He discusses how coronavirus may change consumers’ relationship with tech giants, the opportunity for a new major labor movement, and how the companies he profiled in the book — including Amazon, Apple, and Facebook — keep from getting out-innovated. Kantrowitz says education, and not automation, is the larger problem for the long-term future of work, and argues that TikTok is one of the only places young people are learning to be creative; he also explai...2020-05-0458 min
Beyond the Mic with Sean DillonAuthor of "Always Day One" Alex Kantrowitz goes Beyond the MicHe'd like to retire in Pacifica, his favorite hobby is running and his book "Always Day One" dealing with the tech giants is available at a online retailer near you. Senior technology reporter for BuzzFeed Alex Kantrowitz goes Beyond the Mic.Beyond the Mic with Sean Dillon is the conversation series where Actors, Artists, Authors, and more go deeper than a traditional interview. They go Beyond the Mic.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp2020-04-1540 min
Coffee with a JournalistCoffee with a Journalist: Alex Kantrowitz, BuzzFeed NewsToday, we sit down with Alex Kantrowitz from BuzzFeed to talk all about his new book, Always Day One, available on Amazon. Alex also gives us an inside look into his beat at BuzzFeed, his preference for keeping pitches in his inbox, what publications he reads and more.2020-04-1427 min
Techmeme Ride Home(Bonus) Tech Giant Psychoanalysis With Alex KantrowitzI couldn’t tell you the amount of times, over the last two years, I’ve quoted pieces from Alex Kantrowitz on this show. Hundreds of times? Easy? Alex is the senior tech reporter at Buzzfeed News, and, while I don’t have favorite people to quote from on this show (I shouldn’t anyway) the sheer number of times I quote from someone should tell you something about the amount of news they break. The insights they have. Alex has an amazing new book out called Always Day One- How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay On Top Forever...2020-04-1100 min
Techmeme Ride Home Premium Feed(Bonus) Tech Giant Psychoanalysis With Alex KantrowitzI couldn’t tell you the amount of times, over the last two years, I’ve quoted pieces from Alex Kantrowitz on this show. Hundreds of times? Easy? Alex is the senior tech reporter at Buzzfeed News, and, while I don’t have favorite people to quote from on this show (I shouldn’t anyway) the sheer number of times I quote from someone should tell you something about the amount of news they break. The insights they have. Alex has an amazing new book out called Always Day One- How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay On Top Forever...2020-04-1126 min
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Title: Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Stay on Top
Author: Alex Kantrowitz
Narrator: Alex Kantrowitz
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6:09:49
Language: English
Release date: 04-09-20
Publisher: Penguin Books LTD
Genres: Business & Economics, Science & Technology, Business Development, Computers
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At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like a startup with little regard for legacy. Day Two is, in Jeff Bezos's own words, is 'stasis, followed by irrelevance, followed by excruciating, painful decline, followed by death.'
Most companies today are set up...2020-04-096h 09
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Title: Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever
Author: Alex Kantrowitz
Narrator: Alex Kantrowitz
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6:09:00
Language: English
Release date: 04-07-20
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Genres: Business & Economics, Management & Leadership, Science & Technology, Business Development, Technology & Engineering
Summary:
'This is a terrific book' - Kara Swisher
An acclaimed tech reporter reveals the inner workings of Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, showing how to compete with the tech titans using their own playbook.
At Amazon, 'Day One' is code for inventing like...2020-04-076h 09Black Like MeS2 Ep. 44: Why Do White Professors Teach Black History with Professor Steve Kantrowitz and Professor Alexander ShashkoDr. Alex Gee talks with Professor Steve Kantrowitz and Professor Alexander Shashko about their experience teaching Black History. Professor Kantrowitz co-created Justified Anger's Black History for a New Day course with Dr. Gee, and Professor Shashko lecturers for the course. Alexander's Tedx Talk Professor Steve Kantrowitz's Books: All Men Free and Brethren: Essays on the History of African American Freemasonry More Than Freedom: Fighting for Black Citizenship in a White Republic. Ben Tillman and the Reconstruction of White Supremacy. Professor Alexander Shashko's book suggestions: https://www.press.umich.edu/179458/change_is_gonna_come https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312425791 http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ows/s...2019-02-1257 min