Polymarket vs. Pollsters, Podcasts & Politics, Open Source AI In Trouble

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 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) Polymarket's election day triumph 2) Was the prediction markets' success a fluke or something with staying power 3) Why crypto folks love prediction markets 4) Bitcoin skyrockets after Trump's election 5) S&P 500 hits 6,000 6) Is this stock market momentum sustainable? 7) Why Tesla benefits from Trump's election - or does it? 8) Podcasts were the defining media format of the election 9) Why podcasts matter 10) Trump vs. Harris media strategy 11) Open source AI under the microscope as it's adopted for wartime uses --- 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	Polymarket outshines Nate Silver and the pollsters. Bitcoin and the S&P 500 jump to astounding new heights.
0:07.3	Podcasts become the breakout hit of the election cycle plus open source AI is in trouble.
0:13.2	All that and more coming up on a big technology podcast Friday edition right after this.
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0:56.0	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional
0:59.6	cool-headed and nuanced format. We have so much to discuss with you today. A lot going on in
1:04.6	the aftermath of the election. We're going to talk about how well the prediction markets did
1:08.5	why Bitcoin and the S&P 500 are just soaring the
1:12.8	role of podcasts in the election and the fact that China is now taking open source AI and
1:19.0	using it for military, potential military uses and what that means for the new administration.
1:23.7	Joining us, as always, is Ranjan Roy of margins.
1:26.7	Ron John, great to see you welcome back it's been
1:29.5	quite a week alex i'm uh i'm ready to talk about it's a week where we had a tremendous amount
1:34.2	of news break over a very short time and there's so much to unpack and you know we're going to get
1:38.9	into it we're still talking election here i know we did some last week i've done a couple shows this
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