OpenAI's Jony Ive Moment, Anthropic's Big New Model, Google Enters 'AI Mode'

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Alex's unexpected Sergey Brin interview 2) Jony Ive sells his IO device company to OpenAI 3) What this device could be 4) Is Jony + Sam bad for Apple? 5) Could this device work? 6) What the move to ambient assistants could signal for tech 7) Anthropic's first developer event 8) Is Anthropic's move to code and tools a smart one? 9) Claude will blackmail you 10) Sorting through hype vs. truth in a fun game that everyone loves 11) Google's Veo 3 12) Where Google stands vs. before the week started. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Open AI and Johnny Ive team up on a multi-billion dollar bet to build what exactly,
0:05.7	and are we about to move beyond the screen?
0:07.9	Plus, Anthropic has a big new model that will blackmail you,
0:11.4	and Google has a ton of AI news that will try to make sense of.
0:14.6	That's coming up on a big technology podcast Friday edition right after this.
0:19.1	From LinkedIn News, I'm Leah Smart, host of Everyday Better, an award-winning podcast dedicated
0:23.8	to personal development.
0:25.3	Join me every week for captivating stories and research to find more fulfillment in your
0:29.5	work and personal life.
0:30.9	Listen to Every Day Better on the LinkedIn Podcast Network, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you
0:34.7	get your podcasts.
0:36.5	From LinkedIn News, I'm Jesse Hempel, host of the Hello Monday podcast.
0:41.3	Start your week with the Hello Monday podcast.
0:44.4	We'll navigate career pivots.
0:46.3	We'll learn where happiness fits in.
0:48.2	Listen to Hello Monday with me, Jesse Hempel on the LinkedIn Podcast Network or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:56.4	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional
1:00.6	cool-headed and nuanced format. Wow, what a week of tech news we've just experienced. I feel like
1:06.8	it was about a month worth of news in four days. We've had developer conferences from Microsoft Anthropic and Google.
1:14.6	Also news that OpenAI and Johnny Ive are going to team up to build an AI-first device.
1:19.6	And of course, news links, that Apple is going to release smart classes, maybe as early as next year. Let's talk about everything that's
1:29.8	happened and makes sense of the headlines. Joining us as always on Fridays to do it is Ron John Roy
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