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After watching the historic election results on Tuesday night, we sat down with Erin Griffith and Ezra Klein to make sense of what they mean for the tech industry. We talk about the role of anti-A.I. and anti-data-center sentiment, backlash against billionaires and whether Silico ... Show More

Monday gave us the release of Anthropic’s S-1 filing, providing the clearest view yet into the business side of the A.I. boom and setting the stage for what could be the largest initial public offering in history. We’ll talk to Erin Griffith, who has been reporting on the story, ... Show More

This week, we focus on Billy Evans, the breakout character of the documentary “You Can See Everything,” and his Theranos-esque new blood-testing start-up. Rob Copeland, a New York Times finance reporter, and Erin Griffith, a tech reporter, join Max Read to discuss what Evans is l ... Show More

<p>For decades, the government has struggled with how to police monopolies in the tech industry.</p><p>This week, a landmark ruling in a case against Google became the most aggressive attempt in the modern era to level the playing field.</p><p>David McCabe, who covers tech policy ... Show More

Has Google finally been dethroned? Greg Sterling of Near Media joins Gyi and Conrad to hash out the DOJ’s ruling on Google’s search monopoly.   ----- So, is the government going to break Google up? Greg begins by explaining the nuances of what actually makes a monopoly illegal an ... Show More

<p>For years, the government has been trying to rein in Big Tech, pursuing some of the largest and most powerful companies on the internet. This week, the government takes on Google in the first monopoly trial of the modern internet era.</p><p>David McCabe, who covers technology ... Show More

This summer, an American judge ruled that Google’s search dominance was illegal. Now the Department of Justice has revealed possible solutions. How robots could help mend leaking water pipes (9:46). And the best books on the beautiful game (16:38).  Listen to what matters most, f ... Show More

<p>This summer, an American judge ruled that <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/10/03/dismantling-google-is-a-terrible-idea?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm ... Show More

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Alex Heath, and Lauren Feiner discuss a federal judge ruling that Google violated US antitrust law, X suing a group of major advertisers over an “illegal boycott”, and the rest of this week's wild tech news. Further reading: Judge rules that G ... Show More

<p>A federal judge has ruled that Google illegally maintained a monopoly in online search by abusing its dominant market position, the gang discuss! They also chat about the selection of Tim Walz as the Democratic nominee for vice president and the reasons behind the decision. Th ... Show More

Paris Marx is joined by Rob Larson to discuss the recent ruling that Google is a monopolist, what consequences it might face, and what lessons we can learn from the Microsoft antitrust case in the early 2000s.Rob Larson is the author of Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth ... Show More

On Tuesday, a judge in the U.S. will begin hearing arguments in what’s been called the first monopoly trial of the modern Internet era. At the heart of the case is whether Google used its search engine dominance to illegally throttle competition – an accusation Google denies, cla ... Show More