

Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson
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.
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Jun 26, 2023 • 0sec
(Preview) The Case for Supersonic Travel, End of June Mail on TSMC/Google/Reddit, Touching Grass in Madison
To email the show: email@sharptech.fm
Reddit Revolt, Apollo and Reddit’s Changes, Complement Complaints — Stratechery Update
An Interview with The Air Current’s Jon Ostrower about Southwest’s Meltdown and Independent Publishing — Stratechery Interview
An Interview with Boom Founder Blake Scholl About Building a Supersonic Airliner — Stratechery Interview
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Jun 22, 2023 • 0sec
Spotify’s Royal Mess, Ford and GM Partner with Tesla, HBO Weighs Selling Content to Netflix
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It’s a Tesla — Stratechery
An Interview with The Ringer Founder and CEO Bill Simmons — Stratechery Interviews
Podcast Grifting; Aggregator Lessons; Ostroff, Simmons, and Harry — Stratechery Update
EV Charging Standards, Tesla’s Strategy, Tesla’s Reward — Stratechery Update
Streaming Shocker: Warner Bros. Discovery In Talks To License HBO Original Series To Netflix — Deadline
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Jun 15, 2023 • 10min
(Preview) Reddit as a Business, APIs and Interest Rates and Angry Moderators, The Athletic Rethinks Its Coverage Approach
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Reddit Revolt, Apollo and Reddit’s Changes, Complement Complaints — Stratechery Update
Reddit Rage, The Tadpole Shrimp of the Internet, Judge Pauses Microsoft-Activision Deal — Stratechery Update
An Interview with Zeynep Tufekci About Masks, Media, and Information Ecology — Stratechery Interviews
Your Distraught Season Ending Voicemails — RTRS
The Athletic announces layoffs and new approach to its sports coverage — Washington Post
Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple’s Vision Pro — The Verge
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Jun 13, 2023 • 1h 8min
An All Things Apple Mailbag: AI and the Vision Pro, Gaming Ambivalence, Immersive Memories, VR Sports Rights
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Apple Vision — Stratechery
The End of the Beginning — Stratechery
Quest vs. Vision, Vision and the Mac, Apple Acquires Mira — Stratechery
Tech’s Two Philosophies — Stratechery
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Jun 7, 2023 • 8min
(Preview) Vision Pro at First Sight: How It Works, Why It Costs $3,500, and What It Might Mean for the Future of Computing
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Jun 4, 2023 • 1h 5min
A Few Questions Before Apple Embraces Virtual Reality, Meta Tries to Crash Headset Week, Nvidia and the Omniverse
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Jun 1, 2023 • 10min
(Preview) An Impromptu Nvidia Symposium, A Brief History of Solaris and Sun Microsystems, The Future of AI Energy Consumption
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May 25, 2023 • 12min
(Preview) Windows and the AI Platform Shift, OpenAI Enters the App Store, Follow-Up on Sports Streaming and Cable Hindsight
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May 22, 2023 • 59min
ESPN as Cable’s Grim Reaper, How the Cable Bundle Crumbled, What Taylor Swift Can Teach Content Companies
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May 17, 2023 • 12min
(Preview) What Google Wants to Do with AI, The Tensions Inherent to AI Regulation, Can an Apple Headset Revive VR?
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