Meta & Snap's New AR Glasses, Perplexity's Ads, Google's Work Ethic

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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

4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Alex's trip to the Balkans 2) China's influence in the region 3) Meta and Snap AR glasses battle 4) Are smart glasses stylish enough 5) Perplexity's plan to run ads 6) Eric Schmidt's disparaging remarks about Google 7) Is Google really behind on AI? 8) Will the U.S. government really break up big tech? --- 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/ Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? Here’s 40% off for the first year: https://tinyurl.com/bigtechnology Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Meta and Snap have augmented reality glasses on the way.
0:04.0	Perplexity is about to introduce advertising.
0:07.1	Google's work ethic is under question from a former leader,
0:10.1	and will the U.S. government break the company up?
0:12.8	All that and more coming up on a Big Technology Podcast Friday edition right after this.
0:18.0	From LinkedIn News, I'm Jesse Hempel, host of the Hello Monday podcast.
0:22.8	Start your week with the Hello Monday podcast.
0:25.8	We'll navigate career pivots.
0:27.8	We'll learn where happiness fits in.
0:29.6	Listen to Hello Monday with me, Jesse Hempel on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, or wherever
0:34.7	you get your podcasts.
0:39.4	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional cool-headed and
0:43.0	nuanced format we have so much to talk about this week including potential new
0:47.7	air glasses for meta and snap a new business model for artificial intelligence
0:53.0	and of course Eric Schmidt's comment is saying that Google is behind in the AI race
0:57.2	because they're not showing up to the office.
0:59.6	It's going to be a fun addition.
1:01.0	Joining me as always is Ron John Roy.
1:02.8	Ron John, welcome.
1:03.9	Great to see you.
1:04.7	Good to see you again.
1:06.2	Excited to hear about your travels.
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