• 59 minutes 14 seconds
    Claude Code Head Boris Cherny: Insane Growth, Tokenmaxxing, AI Agents' Next Frontier

    Boris Cherney is the head of Claude Code at Anthropic. Cherney joins Big Technology to discuss Claude Code’s explosive growth and whether the rise of AI agents is sustainable. Tune in to hear how Claude Code is changing software development, why Anthropic believes agents will spread far beyond coding, and what happens when people start running hundreds or thousands of AI agents in parallel. We also cover token maxing, rate limits, Codex competition, SaaS disruption, self-improving AI, and whether today’s models really understand the consequences of their actions. Hit play for a sharp look at the agent boom from one of the people building it.


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    20 May 2026, 10:00 am
  • 54 minutes 55 seconds
    Satya Nadella’s OpenAI Concerns, Google’s Next AI Model, The AI Monet Prank

    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) Satya Nadella criticizing his OpenAI partnership 2) Did Microsoft play the OpenAI deal right? 3) AI native vs. bold on debate 4) Which big tech company will rank No. 1 in AI? 5) Bill Ackman buys Microsoft 6) OpenAI and Apple are on the outs 7) Claude for Small Business is here 8) What's coming up at Google IO 9) The Great 'AI Monet' Prank 10) Alright, alright, alright

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    15 May 2026, 11:39 pm
  • 42 minutes 49 seconds
    Does Anyone Want AI Wearables? + The Allure of AI Love — With Joanna Stern

    Joanna Stern is the author of "I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI to Do Almost Everything" and the founder of The New Thing. Stern joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss what happens when you infuse AI into every part of your life. Tune in to hear about her 48-hour road trip with an AI boyfriend, why she found chatbot relationships genuinely tempting, and what the sycophancy of these tools means for how we relate to each other. We also cover the promise and limits of AI wearables, how AI is quietly reshaping healthcare diagnostics from mammograms to dental X-rays, and whether Apple can finally deliver on Siri. Hit play for a fascinating look at the human side of living with AI, and why the biggest risks might not be technical.

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    13 May 2026, 3:43 pm
  • 57 minutes 10 seconds
    The Unlikely Anthropic & SpaceX Marriage, OpenAI Trial Revelations, AI Layoffs Or Cope?

    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) Anthropic gets SpaceX compute 2) Is this announcement real or marketing? 3) Anthropic increases rate limits with the new compute 4) Elon + Dario vs. Sam 5) Is this all IPO maneuvering? 6) Mythos is proving valuable for cybersecurity 7) Anthropic's demand is 80Xing 8) OpenAI's communication revealed at trial 9) Microsoft was mostly worried about comms for its OpenAI investment 10) Are AI layoffs a real thing or cope? 11) Are these layoffs happening because the AI *isn't working?

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    8 May 2026, 9:47 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    AI Agents: Mirage Or Real Revolution? — With Dmitry Shevelenko

    Dimitri Shevelenko is the chief business officer of Perplexity. Shevelenko joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss whether the AI industry’s shift toward agentic 'super apps' and computer-using assistants will become a real business. Tune in to hear why Perplexity believes computer use is a durable productivity tool, how it thinks about consumer AI’s growth slowdown, and why multi-model orchestration could be a competitive advantage. We also cover AI search, enterprise adoption, trust and permissions, Chinese open-source models, pricing, and the economics of AI demand. Hit play for a sharp conversation on where AI products are heading next.


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    7 May 2026, 2:52 pm
  • 1 hour 57 seconds
    Did Apple Get AI Spending Right?, Microsoft & OpenAI’s New Reality, Where’s Stargate?

    M.G. Siegler of Spyglass is back for our monthly tech news discussion. Siegler joins us to discuss whether Apple made the right decision to hold off on spending a mid-sized country GDP worth of money on AI infrastructure, and whether the company's restraint will continue under incoming CEO John Ternus. We also cover OpenAI and Microsoft scrapping their "AGI" claude and whether Microsoft should've agreed to let OpenAI work with Amazon. We round off with a state of Stargate and where the risk is in the AI buildout. Tune in for a high-energy conversation about AI and tech's most pressing issues.

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    5 May 2026, 5:41 am
  • 57 minutes 53 seconds
    OpenAI’s User Growth Miss, Musk vs. Altman, Prediction Market Ban

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI misses revenue and user projections, per WSJ 2) Why can't ChatGPT break the 1 billion user mark? 3) Is consumer AI not working? 4) Ranjan makes the case for consumer AI 5) Musk vs. OpenAI at trial 6) Potential outcomes of the case 7) Musk admits distillation? 8) Cloud services crush earnings 9) U.S. Senators ban themselves from trading prediction markets 10) CBS Sports' shameless gambling article

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    1 May 2026, 8:51 pm
  • 54 minutes 25 seconds
    Mark Cuban: AI Hype vs. Reality, OpenAI's Wasting $1 Trillion, Lebron vs. Jordan

    Mark Cuban is an entrepreneur and investor. Cuban joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, software, jobs, and education. Tune in to hear why he believes AI is an exponential shift, how companies should rebuild themselves around it, and why curiosity will matter more than ever in the AI era. We also cover the economics of foundation models, which software companies are most vulnerable, how young people should build careers with AI, and his thoughts on Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and the future of the NBA. Hit play for a lively conversation on who wins, who loses, and how to stay ahead as AI transforms the economy.


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    29 April 2026, 12:07 pm
  • 57 minutes 4 seconds
    Apple After Tim Cook, OpenAI’s New Mojo, Meta’s Internal Tracking Escapade

    Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus's biggest challenge 2) Is turnover at Apple a good thing 3) The products Ternus will take to market 4) What is Apple's tabletop robot all about 5) OpenAI is communicating differently 6) Is TBPN helping OpenAI messaging? 7) Anthropic's Mythos rollout vs. OpenAI's Spud rollout 8) Meta's latest layoffs. 9) Meta tracks employees keystrokes 10) Is Meta's tracking a reinforcement learning play? 11) Ranjan's Streamflation rant.

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    25 April 2026, 12:44 am
  • 28 minutes 6 seconds
    OpenAI President Greg Brockman on GPT-5.5 “Spud,” AI Model Moats, and Cybersecurity Risks

    Greg Brockman is the president and co-founder of OpenAI. Brockman joins Big Technology to discuss GPT-5.5, also known as Spud, and what it means for OpenAI’s next phase of AI development. Tune in to hear Brockman explain how the model gets better at coding, computer use, slides, spreadsheets, and agentic work across everyday applications. We also cover OpenAI’s competitiveness, model economics, distillation, cybersecurity risk, trust in agents, and the compute-powered economy. Hit play for a timely look at OpenAI’s newest model and where the AI race goes next.

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    Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Chapters: 00:00 Intro: GPT-5.5 “Spud” 00:57 What GPT-5.5 Can Do 02:56 OpenAI’s Agent Roadmap 05:49 Training and Real-World Tasks 09:55 Model Moats and Distillation 15:55 Cybersecurity Risks 21:01 Trusting Agents 23:36 The Compute Economy

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    23 April 2026, 10:55 pm
  • 54 minutes 53 seconds
    Are We Too Obsessed With AI Predictions? — With Carissa Véliz

    Carissa Véliz is an Oxford philosopher and the author of Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI. Véliz joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss whether society has become dangerously naive about prediction as AI systems shape decisions around jobs, loans, justice, surveillance, and war. Tune in to hear a debate about predictive algorithms, generative AI, prediction markets, and whether forecasts are actually tools of knowledge or instruments of power. We also cover privacy, policing, protest anonymity, flood prediction, and why humor might be one of the best defenses against a prediction-obsessed world.


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    22 April 2026, 2:16 pm
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