Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson

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Andrew Sharp and Ben Thompson Visit website › Technology · EN · 297 episodes · latest 2026-11-13

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

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Latest episodes

  1. 2026-11-13 · 1 hr 48 min

    Ben and Andrew begin with a look back at what Jensen Huang meant to Nvidia, why AI changed the company, what Jensen’s efforts meant to the AI buildout, and what his absence could mean for both the AI ecosystem and the…

  2. 2026-11-06 · 1 hr 42 min

    Ben and Andrew begin with reactions to this week’s elections and their implications across tech. First: The resounding rejection of AI data centers in localities across the country, why a pause in Texas is particularly…

  3. 2026-10-30 · 1 hr 38 min

    Ben and Andrew begin with a salute to the world champion Milwaukee Brewers before turning to Anthropic’s S-1 as the company prepares for its public offering in November. Topics: Anthropic’s impressive margins, questions…

  4. 2026-10-23 · 1 hr 38 min

    Ben and Andrew begin with notes on the future of the podcast before turning to a raft of ominous Netflix shows and a question: what can Netflix fix, and what growth problems are more intractable? From there: A note on…

  5. 2026-10-15 · 24 min

    Ben and Andrew begin with reactions to Apple’s HomeView, including backlash to one of the company’s worst commercials ever, why the product category should exist, and whether Apple is the right company to execute in…

  6. 2026-10-09 · 30 min

    Andrew and Ben begin with reflections on Ben’s changing relationship with the Mac and two markets that may ultimately be impossible to serve with one product and operating system. Then: Why Apple’s plans for your living…

  7. 2026-10-02 · 23 min

    Ben and Andrew begin with a note on VIM and reactions to a confusing product launch from OpenAI at Dev Day earlier this week. Then: Will personal agents be a winner-take-all market? What can Apple and Google do in the…

  8. 2026-09-25 · 26 min

    Ben and Andrew begin with the Meta Connect keynote and a simple question: is this the first time since 2021 that Meta has been cool? From there, new VR glasses, the Muse Charm, a basketball analogy for Meta Connect in…

  9. 2026-09-18 · 33 min

    On today’s Ben and Andrew begin with Andrew’s article on AI alarmism, the primacy of the effective altruists in AI risk conversations, and why these discussions are exhausting without more evidence, even as AI risk…

  10. 2026-09-10 · 25 min

    Andrew and Ben begin with Ben’s article on Tuesday on the transformative value of LLMs writing things down. Topics include: How assistants have helped Ben solve his blindspots, the omnicompetent assistants that are now…

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Oldest episode in feed
08/2022 · over 4 years
Typical length
34 min

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