Big Technology Podcast

M.G. Siegler is the author of Spyglass. He joins Big Technology to discuss Apples subdued WWDC and whether it signals deeper trouble with AI's capabilities. Tune in to hear a breakdown of Apples UI over AI approach, whether the company can pull off the Apple Intelligence vision at all, and if Liquid Glass is a redesign destined to fail. We also cover the vibes at the conference and the state of Apple today. Hit play for clear-eyed, no-nonsense analysis of the tech worlds biggest stories.

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Alex Kantrowitz joins live from WWDC, where Apple just announced a number of new design changes including a completely updated operating system with 'Liquid Glass' styling. But in an era of reinvention, where AI is at the center of the technology's evolution, Apple introduced a number of refinements. This short, solo episode looks at Apple's strategy, vision, and execution in a changing moment for the tech industry.



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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) What's coming at Apple's WWDC developer conference 2) Apple may be taking an AI gap year 3) Apple's Upcoming AI bets 4) Airpods enhancements 5) Apple's new operating system 6) Why Apple should buy Perplexity 7) Is Perplexity positioning itself for a sale 8) Elon vs. Trump explodes 9) What the fight means for Tesla, SpaceX, the Tech Right, and Musk's legacy 10) Why Elon needs robotaxis more than ever 11) Problems at DOGE 11) OpenAI forced to preserve our chats to due New York Times lawsuit.

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Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner at SkyBridge Capital, and host of The Rest Is Politics US. Scaramucci joins Big Technology Podcast to talk about his brief experience as Trump's communication director, what derailed Elon Musk’s White House stint, the problems with Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill,' the state of the trade war, Tim Cook’s tariff troubles, bitcoin, and more. We also cover Long Island culture at the top of the show, if you’re into that. Tune in for a fast paced, fascinating look into the state of the global economy and the tech titans trying to ride it to results.

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's prophesy that 50% of entry level work will disappear 2) Hype or true: Is mass AI-driven unemployment just marketing? 3) How Amodei's prediction could come true 4) How work might shift even before job loss, as in the case of Amazon's engineers 5) NVIDIA's business is booming 6) Are export restrictions on China working? 7) DeepSeek's updated R1 model is here 8) Meta's AI problems 9) Meta teams up with Anduril 10) Did Mark call Palmer? 11) Grammarly's unique funding model 12) Elon Musk gets out of DOGE 13) CEOs using AI avatars on earnings calls

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