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The Tech Report

Tech Report
Artificial Intelligence
Openai
Anthropic
Data Centers
Nvidia
Microsoft
Bitcoin
AI Market
Oracle
Spacex
Google
AI Adoption
Burnout
AI Data Centers
Mental Health
Generative AI
Elon Musk
Tech Bro Meltdowns
Productivity
Work Culture

Welcome to the Tech Report, where you can keep up to date with everything you need to know from the fast-changing world of technology. Every week we’ll bring you interviews with leading experts, journalists and commentators on everything from the future of AI to tech bro meltdowns.

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“Nvidia has no one who can step in and just keep things running.”

Author and host of Pivot to AI David Gerard joins The Tech Report’s Isaac Pound to talk about the fallout from Jensen Huang’s affair with former Megaspeed executive Alice Huang (no re... more

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“Generative models are never going to be able to handle facts in a certain way.”

CEO of OneStream Thomas Shea joins The Tech Report’s Isaac Pound to talk about how generative AI is being used for too broad of a use case, and how downward pressure f... more

“The assumption was these things would grow forever… and I think the big story here is we’ve hit the ceiling.”

Writer of Where’s Your Ed At and host of the Better Offline podcast Ed Zitron talks to The Tech Report’s Isaac Pound about OpenAI’s struggl... more

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“A bad night for anyone who wants to develop a data center. And a horrible night for anyone who wants to develop a data center in Texas.”

Financial Times US Energy Reporter Martha Muir joins The Tech Report’s Isaac Pound to talk about how data center... more

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Recent Guests

Ed Zitron
Writer of Where's Your Ed At and host of the Better Offline podcast
Where's Your Ed At
Episode: AI Bubble: OpenAI won’t survive to 2028 | Ed Zitron
Martha Muir
US energy reporter at the Financial Times
Financial Times
Episode: Big Tech’s Maga alliance is over | Martha Muir
Brian Merchant
Author of Blood in the Machine and its accompanying newsletter
Blood in the Machine
Episode: 20% of AI layoffs have failed | Brian Merchant
Eli the Computer Guy
Technology commentator who discusses computer systems, security and AI.
Episode: Anthropic got hacked | Eli the Computer Guy
Dean Baker
Senior Distinguished Fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Episode: China’s AI crash is warning sign for the AI bubble | Dean Baker
Paris Marx
Tech journalist and author of Hyperscale
Episode: AI is increasing workloads not shrinking them | Paris Marx
David Gerard
Author and host of Pivot to AI
Pivot to AI
Episode: Vibe coding will bankrupt businesses | David Gerard
Connor Leahy
AI researcher and policy advocate; US Director of Control AI
Control AI
Episode: AI Safety: ‘Criminals don’t self regulate’ | Connor Leahy
Cory Doctorow
Author of The Reverse Centaur's Guide To Life After AI and originator of the term inshitification
Author/Commentator
Episode: We must pop the AI bubble sooner rather than later | Cory Doctorow

Hosts

Isaac Pound
Technology journalist and presenter
Will Guyatt

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 61 ratings
  • The truth about AI

    I have learned so much about AI through all the great contributors to this podcast. There is so much misinformation out there about LLMs and hype around OpenAI, Anthropic, and the rest, and these guys explain it so well. I was so misled by the coverage on mainstream media, which is atrocious.

    I usually listen on YouTube where you can avoid any audio problems.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Syncyclist98
    United States2 months ago
  • Great place for critiques of tech world

    Great pod, platforms some lesser known but very worthwhile guests

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    NLowrey802
    United States3 months ago
  • Great show, BUT…

    I love the show, but the ads are horrendous. They just barge into the middle of sentences, twice as loud. They’ve got to do something about them

    I get that ads are the price we pay for a free show. It’s just, can’t we have actual breaks where they pause, cut to an ad, and then start up again once they’ve played?

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    E K Smith
    United States4 months ago
  • Everyone Should Listen

    Excellent Current Information and Guests

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    AMF26
    United States4 months ago
  • Very good content but audio needs work

    I turn to this show to get a critical perspective on the awful tech industry. The content is excellent and the guests share a range of valuable expertise. I listen regularly despite the problems with the audio—as another reviewer said, the content is very quiet but the ads are loud and begin at random times with no warning, and can truly hurt your ears. (This makes me feel very irritated by the advertisers and I immediately skip through, which is presumably not the goal.) Please fix this problem... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    L’Ecureuil Noir
    United States6 months ago

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Several reviewers report that the main audio is too quiet while inserted ads are much louder and can begin abruptly.
The critical perspective on the technology industry and its business practices is a strong draw.
Reviews praise the knowledgeable contributors and worthwhile guests, including voices beyond the best-known industry figures.
Listeners value clear explanations that challenge hype and misinformation about AI companies and products.

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Anthropic got hacked | Eli the Computer Guy
Q: How does that play out with AI agents if we're already seeing the largest online marketplace start blocking agents?
Eli compares the situation to companies closing off APIs after abuse and monetization concerns. He expects platforms to restrict external agents because they can overload websites and trigger costly or unintended purchases, while businesses develop agents for their own systems.
Anthropic got hacked | Eli the Computer Guy
Q: But just walk us through what happened here, and the significance of this happening to a supposedly bleeding-edge tech company.
Eli describes a compromised official Claude extension in Cursor's marketplace. It could auto-update onto developers' machines, configure SSH and attempt persistent remote access, putting potentially thousands of machines with elevated permissions at risk.
20% of AI layoffs have failed | Brian Merchant
Q: How much of that do you think comes from the sort of the emotional stress of feeling like you have to prove a person is still needed in the loop? And then how much do you think that the AI burnout specifically is, do you think that's going to become much more of a problem going forward?
Merchant says mandated AI can disrupt workflows and remove tasks workers once found meaningful, while employers still expect the same or greater output. The resulting loss of satisfaction, heavier workloads and uncertainty contribute to burnout, which he expects to worsen as employers adopt more AI or push workers to meet higher targets.
20% of AI layoffs have failed | Brian Merchant
Q: What do you make of the fact that it's 20% though? That is a lot higher than I thought it would be.
Merchant says the figure reflects companies' rushed adoption of AI amid fears of a jobs apocalypse. Some managers cut staff without carefully assessing the tools, only to find that AI could not perform all the work and that productivity and output quality suffered.
Big Tech’s Maga alliance is over | Martha Muir
Q: What materially could data center developers do now to bring people back on board?
Muir says developers should recreate places where data centers have produced measurable benefits, such as tax revenue for local services or reduced energy costs, and negotiate directly with communities.

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Frequently Asked Questions About The Tech Report

What is The Tech Report about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Weekly interviews and analysis examine the fast-moving technology industry, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence, its business models, and its effects on work and society. Regular host Isaac Pound speaks with journalists, economists, technology writers, researchers, and policy advocates, often drawing out practical and financial questions behind bold claims about new tools and companies. Conversations cover AI investment and data-center financing alongside cybersecurity, software, regulation, and the environmental costs of technology infrastructure. A distinctive feature is the consistently skeptical, evidence-focused treatment of industry hype: guests question whether AI products deliver lasting value, how companies fund thei... more

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4. Eli the Computer Guy
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7. David Gerard
8. Connor Leahy

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