Apple's Problem With Jon Stewart, Marc Andreessen's Techno-Optimism, Middle East Misinformation

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) A quick review of Michael Lewis' SBF book 2) The impact of effective altruism on the tech industry 3) Why Apple and Jon Stewart are parting ways 4) China's Belt and Road Forum 5) How a multipolar world impacts Apple 6) Marc Andreessen's Techno-Optimism manifesto 7) Max Read's rebuttal to the manifesto 8) Twitter to charge $1 to some users for essential features 9) Twitter users decline since Musk took over, according to new data 10) A new era of misinformation in the middle east --- 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: [email protected]

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0:00.0	John Stewart and Apple are splitting up possibly over some China content.
0:06.5	Mark Andrescent is rallying the techno optimists.
0:09.6	Twitter is shrinking, according to some new data I just obtained.
0:13.2	And let's go even deeper on misinformation coming out of the Middle East.
0:16.8	All that and more right after this.
0:18.6	From LinkedIn News, I'm Leah Smart, host of Everyday Better, an award-winning podcast dedicated to personal development.
0:24.9	Join me every week for captivating stories and research to find more fulfillment in your work and personal life.
0:30.6	Listen to Every Day Better on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:35.9	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we
0:38.8	break down the news in our traditional cool-headed, a nuanced format. Ron John Roy is here with us
0:44.2	once again. We just look through the agenda of today's show. You're going to love it. We have a lot
0:48.5	to cover. And it's great to have you back, Ron John. Welcome to the show. It's good to be back,
0:53.4	but sad we had to cut out in some of the
0:56.1	news there's so much this week exactly and we'll do a tech earnings show next week so if you're here
1:00.7	for tech earnings you know maybe stay tuned and hear what we have to in store for you but the big
1:04.9	tech earnings show is coming next Friday in the meantime i got to say ronjong i have been reading
1:10.3	the michael le Michael Lewis book on
1:11.7	SBF, and I like it. And? It's you, wait, sorry, what was that? I like it. I mean, here's the thing.
1:18.4	You like it. Look, it's all the problems that we identified with Michael Lewis,
1:23.4	journalistically, are there. He's way too in favor of Sam, but it's actually pretty interesting.
1:28.8	Like it's a very interesting book and you go through him halfway done and you go through these
1:34.4	twists and turns in Sam's life. And, you know, he doesn't hit you over the head with it every
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