In 2011, Wael Ghonim created a Facebook page that sparked the overthrow of the Egyptian regime. Since then, the former Google marketing director has kept a close eye on social media's evolution, and has plenty to say about where it's gone wrong, and how it can get better. Ten years after Cairo residents painted "Facebook" on the walls after the revolution, G ... Show More
Aug 28
Software’s Epic Comeback, Meta’s AI Layoffs Blunder, South Korea Stock Market Chaos
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Software is rebounding, is the Saaspocolyse over? 2) Salesforce delivers solid earnings and jumps 22% 3) Why was Dario sitting with Benioff? 4) All software stocks are rising 5) Disrup ... Show More
59m 22s
Aug 26
How AI Should Handle News, Politics, Medicine, and Mental Health — With Campbell Brown
Campbell Brown is the CEO of Forum AI. Brown joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss how AI models should handle sensitive information involving news, politics, medicine, and mental health. Tune in to hear how experts can evaluate chatbots for accuracy, bias, source quality, and ... Show More
59m 53s
Dec 2011
The Hashtag Heard Round the World
<p>Waves of protest continue across the globe, but modern protesters benefit from social media technology. In this episode, Julie and Robert discuss history's largest protests, the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street and the future of protest.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-cho ... Show More
32m 9s
Oct 2020
Why the Left Had to Steal the Right’s Dark-Money Playbook
<p>The sociologist Sudhir Venkatesh spent years studying crack dealers, sex workers, and the offspring of billionaires. Then he wandered into an even stranger world: social media. He spent the past five years at Facebook and Twitter. Now that he’s back in the real world, he’s her ... Show More
45m 19s