The Cage Match That Wasn’t, Trouble At Goldman Sachs, Social Algorithms Reality Check

Big Technology Podcast

Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) How the Zuck v. Musk cage match fell apart. 2) Whether Musk's antics are actually a problem for his business. 3) Why Walter Isaacson writes so positively about his subjects 4) Why Goldman Sachs is running into trouble 5) The issues Goldman is finding with its Apple partnership 6) Ranjan's observations from his trip to Taiwan 7) A bunch of new studies cast new light on social media algorithms 8) Cruise car stuck in the concrete 9) Why you should be able to pick your own 'flavor' of algorithm on social media. --- 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	All that cage match buildup and nothing to show for it.
0:03.0	Goldman Sachs is in a rut just as its partnership with Apple is taking off.
0:06.9	And have we been overplaying the impact of social media algorithms all this time?
0:11.6	All that and more coming up right after this.
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0:46.2	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast Friday edition where we break down the news in our traditional
0:50.7	cool-headed and nuanced format. We have a number of very interesting stories
0:55.1	that we plan to go deep on this week. And we're so glad you're here with us. Speaking of which,
0:59.9	returning from his vacation, here with us today is Ron John Roy. Ron John, welcome back.
1:05.0	It is great to be back. I'm excited to talk. Let's get to the cage match soon because I have been waiting probably three weeks to talk about this.
1:14.6	So fresh off the plane from Taiwan, he wants to talk about the cage match.
1:17.9	We're going to talk about your reflections on Taiwan at the very end of this show.
1:21.6	But first, let's talk about the cage match.
1:23.8	So it turns out that this thing is now likely not going to happen at all. Elon Musk has
1:28.8	been playing some games. Zuck basically said he's not serious and is now saying I'm going to move on.
1:35.1	Ranjan, you said you've been wanting to speak about this for a while. I think most people are
1:40.5	talked out on the cage match. Why are you still eager to discuss it?
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