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Big Technology Podcast

Is Google's Gemini Winning?, Thinking Machines Drama, Claude Cowork’s Potential

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

Management, Religion, Politics, Entrepreneurship, Business News, News, Investing, Marketing, News Commentary, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Business, Tech News, Philosophy, Government, Technology

4.7596 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Gemini's case as undisputed AI leader 2) Google and Apple ink a deal for Gemini to fix Siri 3) Is all this AI going to hurt Google's business model? 4) Who will be better at AI ads: Google or OpenAI? 5) Google Gemini's Personal Intelligence 6) Exits at Thinking Machines Lab 7) Is Thinking Machines toast? 8) Claude work arrives! It's Claude Code for non-coders 9) Are we in the age of the empowered individual? 10) Harness Hive stand up! --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b -- EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bigtech  Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

As Google partners with Apple and unveils deeper personalization is Gemini winning,

0:06.0

thinking machine labs meanwhile is falling apart, and Anthropic did it, releasing ClaudeCode for non-Coders.

0:13.0

All that and more is coming up right after this.

0:15.0

Can AI's most valuable use be in the industrial setting?

0:18.0

I've been thinking about this question more and more after visiting

0:21.2

IFS's Industrial X Unleashed event in New York City and getting a chance to speak with IFS CEO Mark

0:28.2

Muffett. To give a clear example, Mufford told me that IFS is sending Boston Dynamics spot

0:33.8

robots out for inspection, bringing that data back to the IFS nerve center, which then,

0:38.9

with the assistance of large language models, can assign the right technician to examine

0:43.0

areas that need attending. It's a fascinating frontier of the technology, and I'm thankful to

0:49.2

my partners at IFS for opening my eyes to it. To learn more, go to IFS.com.

0:54.3

That's IFS.com.

0:56.8

AI is incredible.

0:58.4

They can teach you how to fry an egg and even write a poem, pirate style.

1:03.3

GAR!

1:04.3

But it knows nothing about your work.

1:07.2

Slackbot is different.

1:08.6

It doesn't just know the facts.

1:10.5

It knows your schedule. It can turn a brainstorm into a brief,. It doesn't just know the facts. It knows your schedule.

1:12.1

It can turn a brainstorm into a brief, and it doesn't need to be taught.

1:16.7

Because Slackbot isn't just another AI.

1:19.5

It's AI that knows your work as well as you do.

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