CNBC

Andrew Ross Sorkin is an anchor at CNBC, columnist at The New York Times, and author of 1929, a bestselling book about the worst market crash in history. Sorkin joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss whether AI achieving its potential could lead to a similar crash, either via a labor shock or the disruption of software. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss private credit risks, prediction market gambling, and the SpaceX IPO. Hit play for a dynamic conversation about where AI could lead, and its potential economic benefits or consequences. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 3:37 Could AI's Success Cause a Market Crash? 7:02 The Mass Unemployment Question 34:39 Private Credit Explained 39:09 Private Credit Alarm Bells 42:43 The AI Debt Risk 47:14 The Prison of Financial Mediocrity 54:38 Could We Have a 1929-Scale Crash? 56:11 Fed Independence 1:03:08 The SpaceX IPO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Journalist / Author

The New York TimesCNBC

Jim Cramer is the host of CNBC's Mad Money and author of How To Make Money In Any Market. Cramer joins Big Technology Podcast to talk through hot takes the top tech names: Apple, Amazon, Meta, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Tesla, Coreweave, and more. We discuss whether NVIDIA can hit $10 trillion, whether Tesla needs self driving to work, whether OpenAI can make it, and much more. We talk why Cramer encourages looking at individual stocks vs. index funds and what money is for. Check out Jim's book here: https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Money-Any-Market-ebook/dp/B0F4RGS9TF/ --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Questions? Feedback? Write to: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com --- Wealthfront.com/bigtech. If eligible for the overall boosted 3.90% rate offered with this promo, your boosted rate is subject to change if the 3.25% base rate decreases during the 3-month promo period. The Cash Account, which is not a deposit account, is offered by Wealthfront Brokerage LLC ("Wealthfront Brokerage"), Member FINRA/SIPC, not a bank. The Annual Percentage Yield ("APY") on cash deposits as of 12/19/25, is representative, requires no minimum, and may change at any time. The APY reflects the weighted average of deposit balances at participating Program Banks, which are not allocated equally. Wealthfront Brokerage sweeps cash balances to Program Banks, where they earn the variable base APY. Instant withdrawals are subject to certain conditions and processing times may vary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jim Cramer

Host

CNBC

Andrew Ross Sorkin does the work of about five people. He founded and writes the DealBook newsletter for the New York Times. He hosts Squawk Box on CNBC every morning at 6am. He runs the DealBook Summit, which has become the premier annual interview event across business, policy, and technology. He co-created the TV show Billions. He wrote the definitive account of the 2008 financial crisis, "Too Big to Fail", and now he's written "1929," a 600-page epic about the greatest crash in Wall Street history. So how does he actually do all of this? Today we sit down with Andrew to answer exactly that question. We dive into his philosophy on interviewing, his start as a teenage freelancer at the New York Times, how he built DealBook from a daily column into a media empire, and his actual daily routine that somehow fits all of this into 24 hours! Links: Andrew’s new book 1929 DealBook The DealBook Summit Squawk Box Sponsors: Sierra: https://bit.ly/acquiredsierra

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Journalist / Author

The New York TimesCNBC

Is the stock market in an AI bubble? What happens if it bursts? To understand our current economic moment, it’s essential to understand history. That’s why journalist and author Andrew Ross Sorkin joined host Jeff Berman onstage at the Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco in October. His new book is 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History–and How It Shattered a Nation. Sorkin explains the lessons we can learn from this historical moment – and how they provide cautionary tales. The book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/665634/1929-by-andrew-ross-sorkin/ Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Journalist / Author

The New York TimesCNBC

(0:00) Chamath and Friedberg welcome Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss his new book, "1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation" (0:38) Why he chose this time period (3:22) The setup: what led to the 1929 crash (19:24) The characters: major players in the 1929 crash; what kind of bubble are we experiencing in 2025? (26:21) Role of journalist vs market participant; characters of the 2025 market (30:10) AI's potential 1929-like impact on unemployment (35:16) Why socialism is flaring up now more than it did post-1929 (40:34) Does the US need a 2025 "New Deal" on cutting spending, tariff balancing act (46:51) Film rights strategy Buy Sorkin's new book: https://www.amazon.com/1929-Inside-Greatest-History-Shattered/dp/0593296966 Follow Andrew Ross Sorkin: https://x.com/andrewrsorkin Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg Follow on X: https://x.com/theallinpod Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theallinpod Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allinpod Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://x.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://x.com/TheZachEffect Referenced in the show: https://www.amazon.com/1929-Inside-Greatest-History-Shattered/dp/0593296966 https://archive.org/details/sim_ladies-home-journal_1929-08_46_8/page/n9/mode/2up

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Journalist / Author

The New York TimesCNBC

Almost everyone is talking about us possibly being in a bubble. Regardless of how AI investment ultimately pan out, there is an incredible amount of retail speculative mania in the air. So, how does this environment compare to past periods of exuberance? On this episode, we speak with Andrew Ross Sorkin, the editor of Dealbook, the co-host of CNBC's Squawk Box, and the author of the new book 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation. Sorkin, who previously wrote Too Big to Fail (chronicling the Great Financial Crisis of 2008), went into the archives to discover just how in thrall the American public was to the market on the eve of the great crash. We discuss lessons from the time, similarities, and differences. Read more:Companies Overpaying for AI Add to Bubble Risks, Survey ShowsWhy Circular AI Deals Among OpenAI, Nvidia, AMD Are Raising Eyebrows Only http://Bloomberg.com subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox each week, plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Journalist / Author

The New York TimesCNBC

In recent years, retail trading of stocks has absolutely exploded. This is happening despite the fact that investors are subject to a constant stream of propaganda that individuals can't beat the market, and that the proper way to invest is through low-cost index funds that you don't pay regular attention to. More than anyone else, one man has been banging the drum (literally) for years that individuals can beat the market and are smart enough to select individual securities. That, of course, is Jim Cramer, the host of the popular TV show Mad Money on CNBC. He is also the author of the new book, How to Make Money in Any Market. We discuss his philosophy of investing, his career, his time as a young college-age radical, the time he lead a wildcat strike and got fired, his thoughts on memestock mania, and much more. Read more:US Stocks Advance to Records to Close Out Risk-On FOMC WeekIntel Soars After Nvidia Makes $5 Billion Investment Only http://Bloomberg.com subscribers can get the Odd Lots newsletter in their inbox each week, plus unlimited access to the site and app. Subscribe at bloomberg.com/subscriptions/oddlots See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Cramer

Host

CNBC

(0:00) The Besties intro Andrew Ross Sorkin (2:04) Market bump: Trump rally or a Bessent put? (18:04) Are tariffs damaging the American "brand"? Apple's investment in India (38:18) Balance of power politics, Ukraine/Russia ceasefire negotiation halted over Crimea (50:00) Alphabet earnings: Massive resiliency, Google's Gemini Problem (1:05:40) Tesla jumps on Elon's return, pulling back from DOGE (1:18:35) Science Corner: China's Thorium Breakthrough Follow Andrew: https://x.com/andrewrsorkin Follow the besties: https://x.com/chamath https://x.com/Jason https://x.com/DavidSacks https://x.com/friedberg Follow on X: https://x.com/theallinpod Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theallinpod Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theallinpod Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allinpod Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://x.com/yung_spielburg Intro Video Credit: https://x.com/TheZachEffect Referenced in the show: https://www.google.com/finance/quote/.DJI:INDEXDJX?comparison=INDEXSP%3A.INX%2CINDEXNASDAQ%3A.IXIC&window=5D https://x.com/nic__carter/status/1909066161464959070 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/business/china-rare-earths-us.html https://x.com/TheTranscript_/status/1915116330534998440 https://www.ft.com/content/c2be45b8-cfad-4cbb-9a1a-bfd0626be372 https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/world/europe/ukraine-cease-fire-talks.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2015/03/20/one-year-after-russia-annexed-crimea-locals-prefer-moscow-to-kiev https://x.com/EconomyApp/status/1915501252420784499 https://www.artificialintelligence-news.com/news/chinese-firms-cloud-loophole-access-us-ai-tech https://polymarket.com/event/how-much-spending-will-elon-and-doge-cut-in-2025 https://doge.gov/savings https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3300360/chinas-thorium-survey-finds-endless-energy-source-right-under-our-feet https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/es/market-insights/latest-news/energy-transition/020123-china-to-maintain-renewables-growth-pace-in-2023-despite-uncertainty https://www.reuters.com/world/china/images-show-china-building-huge-fusion-research-facility-analysts-say-2025-01-28

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Journalist / Author

The New York TimesCNBC

Deirdre Bosa is the anchor of CNBC's TechCheck. She joins the show for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Whether LLMs are running out of resources 2) The costly business of AI 3) Meta's stock drop after Zuck talks costs 4) Meta's roller coaster 5) Microsoft's AI results 6) The virtues of Claude 7) Google's impressive earnings report and dividend 8) Sundar's comeback 9) TikTok's 'ban' goes into action 10) Is TikTok already dead? ---- 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: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deirdre Bosa

Tech Reporter

CNBC

The Information's Jessica Lessin and CNBC's Steve Kovach join us for a star studded Friday episode breaking down the week's news. Lessin is the CEO and founder of The Information and co-host of the More or Less podcast. Kovach is a technology correspondant at CNBC. We cover (with Lessin): 1) Rumors of GPT-5 being shown to founders, and what it might look like 2) Whether OpenAI is vulnerable now that model quality is converging 3) Satya Nadella's claims that Microsoft effectively controls all the value of OpenAI 4) Inflection leadership heads to Microsoft 5) Inflection investors are pissed 6) Why Inflection failed 7) Google and Apple's potential AI agreement 8) Would The Information use Google's new tool for newsrooms. And with Kovach: 9) Outline of the DOJ's case against Apple 10) How Apple is feeling about the case 11) Merits of the case 12) Shohei Ohtani's betting problems. 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: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Lessin

Founder & Editor in Chief

The Information

Steve Kovach

Technology Correspondent

CNBC

Julia Boorstin is a senior media and tech correspondent at CNBC and author of When Women Lead: What We Achieve, Why We Succeed and What We Can Learn. She joins Big Technology Podcast this Friday to break down the week's news. We cover: 1) Linda Yaccarino's message to advertisers 2) X's goal of becoming an "everything app" 3) AI and the Hollywood Strikes 4) Disney's entrance into sports betting. 5) "Streamflation" 6) Julia's book, and the positive financial impacts of female leadership and representation. 7) A preview of the upcoming Code conference. 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: bigtechnologypodcast@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julia Boorstin

Senior Media and Tech Correspondent

CNBC

Andrew Ross Sorkin shares his thoughts on the second-order effects of the banking crisis, recent media events, and AI. We also learn how Andrew is balancing work and time with his family. Follow Andrew on Twitter, @andrewrsorkin.  Scott opens by discussing Vice’s bankruptcy, and what it means for buzzy news sites. Plus, he shares his thoughts on the writers' strike. Algebra of Happiness: just listen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Journalist / Author

The New York TimesCNBC

Kate Rooney is a star reporter at CNBC who covers crypto. She's reported deeply on crypto exchange FTX's collapse and spent time with its disgraced ex-CEO — Sam Bankman-Fried — in the Bahamas. Rooney joins Big Technology Podcast for a discussion about what happens to crypto now that its promise of 'trustless' finance has crumbled. Join us for a deep discussion of the industry's future, the responsibility for journalists covering it, and the lessons from the collapse. If you're 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Rooney

Reporter

CNBC

BIG variety show today! Jason kicks off the show with Part 3 of "The Blueprint" series (1:43), then, CNBC's Deirdre Bosa joins to break down $GOOG and $MSFT earnings, $SHOP layoffs, and $COIN's SEC probe (17:23), and we wrap with Producer Rachel joining to break down the Kylie/Kim vs. Instagram feud! (45:42) (0:00) Molly tees up today's variety show: The Blueprint Part 3, big tech earnings with Deirdre Bosa, and Kylie/Kim vs. Instagram with Producer Rachel! (1:43) The Blueprint Part 3: Jason explains how to build and supercharge your network (16:27) Visa - Learn more about Visa’s online Small Business Hub at Visa.com/smallbusinesshub (17:23) CNBC's Deirdre Bosa joins to talk big tech earnings (19:21) $MSFT earnings for fiscal Q4 and FY2022 (25:18) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups (26:45) $GOOG Q2 earnings (33:05) $SHOP lays off 10% of employees (~1000), Tobi Lutke's blog post, Q2 earnings (37:45) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist (39:00) $COIN faces new SEC probe regarding whether or not they allowed investors to trade unregulated securities (45:42) Molly brings on Producer Rachel to break down the recent backlash against Instagram from celebrities and TikTok's superiority regarding creator monetization

Deirdre Bosa

Tech Reporter

CNBC

Three former Twitter employees (Jenna Golden, Brandon Borrman, Leslie Miley) and CNBC media & tech reporter Alex Sherman join Big Technology Podcast for a breakdown of Twitter v. Musk. While at Twitter, Golden ran political ad sales, Borrman ran communications, and Miley ran an engineering team. We do our best to make sense of this wild story, looking at how far Twitter should take its lawsuit, what's happening inside the company as it goes through this episode, and how Twitter's balancing the needs of shareholders with its users. Stay tuned for the second half, where we predict the outcome of the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenna Golden

Former Political Ad Sales Lead

Twitter

Brandon Borrman

Former Communications Lead

Twitter

Leslie Miley

Former Engineering Lead

Twitter

Alex Sherman

Technology M&A Reporter

BloombergCNBC

Today, Deirdre Bosa from CNBC joins Molly to talk about Twitter’s plans to comply with Musk’s demands for data (1:28), Apple being its own bank for Apple Pay Later (17:15), and Facebook's parent Meta changing its ticker to META (32:19). To wrap up, Jason and Molly interview Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour, where they talk about Kalshi building the first CFTC regulated predictions market (39:11). (0:00) Deidre Bosa joins Molly Wood to cover today’s tech news! (1:28) Twitter plans to comply with Musk’s demands for data (10:02) Indochino - Get $50 off any purchase of $399 or more by using code TWIST at checkout https://www.indochino.com (11:18) Will the Elon/Twitter deal just end up in the legal system? (17:15) Apple Will Handle Lending Internally for its new Apple New Pay Later Service (21:01) Vanta - Get $1,000 off automating your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (22:14) Will this open up Apple to more anti-trust scrutiny? (31:08) Ourcrowd - Check out the deal of the week at https://ourcrowd.com/twist (32:19) The Facebook parent Meta changed its ticker to META (38:33) Toss to our interview w/ Kalshi co-founder + CEO Tarek Mansour (39:11) Tarek Mansour joins to speak about Kalshi, the first CFTC regulated predictions market (1:26:39) If you are a founder pre-series A, you are invited to our Founder University Two-Day intensive on June 13-14!

Deirdre Bosa

Tech Reporter

CNBC

Tarek Mansour

CEO

Kalshi

Deirdre Bosa from CNBC’s Tech Check joins to talk about a wide variety of topics (2:20), including her interview with Sundar Pichai, journalism (12:54), the crashing public markets, crypto (44:58), Twitter iterations (1:06:12) and so much more! (00:00) Jason and Molly tee up today’s show (02:20) Jason and Molly chat with Deirdre Bosa of CNBC (11:38) LinkedIn - Post your first job for free at https://linkedIn.com/twist (12:54) Jason, Molly, and Deirdre talk about reporting, journalism, private and public markets (21:12) Cyvatar - Get your first 2 months free at https://cyvatar.ai/twist (22:28) More on tech journalism: asking tough questions (35:30) Swag.com - Visit https://swag.com/twist and use code TWIST for 10% off your order! (36:42) Uber as a super app? (43:30) Instacart filing for an IPO (44:58) Is this the go-to-zero moment for crypto? (1:06:12) Discussing the open version of Twitter FOLLOW Deirdre: https://twitter.com/dee_bosa FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

Deirdre Bosa

Tech Reporter

CNBC

Andrew Ross Sorkin is the co-anchor of Squawk Box on CNBC, founder and editor of Dealbook at the New York Times, and the author of Too Big To Fail. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss the wild state of the market, the rise of meme stocks, the promise and drawbacks of bitcoin, SPACs, Big Tech antitrust, Elon Musk, and when the party will come to an end. Tune in for a wide-ranging interview about the world's most pressing financial and tech issues. Buy Andrew's book: https://amzn.to/3zFPTXp The Michael Lewis article Andrew references: https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/25/magazine/jonathan-lebed-s-extracurricular-activities.html?referringSource=articleShare Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Journalist / Author

The New York TimesCNBC

CNBC anchor Jon Fortt unpacks how the GameStop stock story was covered by the media and if technology has the ability to democratize the markets through apps like Robinhood. Fortt also discusses his course ‘The Black Experience in America,’ which looks at race in the US https://www.forttmedia.com/ We want to know what you think of the podcast! Please take our audience survey at theverge.com/survey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jon Fortt

Co-anchor

CNBC

Kara is joined by New York Times columnist, founder of Deal Book and CNBC Sqwuakbox Host Andrew Ross Sorkin to talk about Uber threatening to shut down their rideshare app in reaction to a new AB-5 ruling. They also discuss Airbnb's surprise IPO. In listener mail, we get a question about the future of working from home and how company cultures will change to the fit our new environment. In predictions, Andrew and Kara discuss the potential future cabinet of the Biden/Harris administration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Journalist / Author

The New York TimesCNBC

Kara is joined by New York Times columnist, founder of Deal Book and CNBC Sqwuakbox Host Andrew Ross Sorkin to talk about about Trump's new executive orders to ban Chinese social media apps. They also discuss Bernie Sanders' proposed new tax legislation that would implement a one time 60-percent tax on billionaires who made money during the pandemic. Then we are joined by Friend of Pivot Jennifer Palmieri, author of the new book She Proclaims: Our Declaration of Independence from a Man's World, to discuss women in politics and Biden's expected VP pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Journalist / Author

The New York TimesCNBC

Kara and Scott talk about The Oscar's and how the award is being rebranded. They discuss Uber's most recent earnings call and whether or not they'll actually be profitable next year. Kara thinks that while the January jobs report showed employment is up, it is a poor marker of success because of wage stagnation. In Friends of Pivot, New York Times columnist and Squawk Box host Andrew Ross Sorkin calls in for a conversation about Instagram, e-commerce and news models of monetizing content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Financial Journalist / Author

The New York TimesCNBC

Checkin on the health-tech space with the only reporter I follow religiously around this space: Christina Farr. Why are hospitals suddenly in the middle of a health data gold rush? Why are you more likely to have your health records hacked then every be able to get them in your own hands? Sponsors: Tiny Capital DoubleUp.agency Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christina Farr

Health Tech Reporter

CNBC

Hello! @jyarow and @fmanjoo are back! Sponsors: Castro.fm Molekule.com and enter "ride10" at checkout Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Yarow

Technology Journalist

CNBC

Farhad Manjoo

Tech Columnist

The New York Times

You know them, you love them, Jay Yarrow of CNBC, Farhad Manjoo of the New York Times. It’s another Jay and Farhad Show Reunion! Today’s topics: Uber’s IPO, the Streaming Wars, and Game of Thrones! These are my favorite episodes. I just hit record, and we thumb wrestle each other to get in a hot take. :) Sponsors: Capterra.com/ride Sonic.com/ride Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Yarrow

Editor

CNBC

Farhad Manjoo

Tech Columnist

The New York Times

For years, Jay Yarrow and Farhad Manjoo had a podcast, the Jay and Farhad show. You might remember Jay from his time at BusinessInsider (he’s an executive editor at CNBC now) and Farhad of course is a NYTimes columnist. Well, they stopped doing the podcast late last year, which was a super bummer for a lot of us. Jay and Farhad had a super cool chemistry and I know a lot of people for whom the show was unmissable. Well, I got Jay and Farhad to put the band back together, so you’re about to hear a special reunion episode of the Jay and Farhad show! We talk Apple! Facebook! Layoffs! (No twitter, oddly...) It's great! Sponsors: Vistaprint.com. Code: ride Burrow.com/tech Code: tech Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Yarrow

Editor

CNBC

Farhad Manjoo

Tech Columnist

The New York Times

This week had a lot of health tech news in it… a lot of it broken by CNBC’s health tech reporter Christina Farr. So, I reached out to Christina to chat, and we discussed Amazon getting into healthcare—possibly even getting into health insurance—what Apple’s health strategy is, where health tech might go beyond wearables and how the healthcare industry is responding to Silicon Valley invading their turf. This episode has a full transcript. Sponsor: Squarespace.com/listen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christina Farr

Health Tech Reporter

CNBC

Ben and David go inside the M&A press with Bloomberg’s technology M&A reporter and host of the Deal of the Week Podcast, Alex Sherman. If you’ve ever wondered how stories about big deals get broken or what “according to people familiar with the matter” really means, tune in for the behind-the-scenes scoop!   Note: A technical glitch with our recording setup created occasional short silences between Alex’s comments and Ben & David’s. It shouldn’t impact listenability, but we apologize for the awkward pauses!   Sponsors: Anthropic: https://bit.ly/acquiredclaude25 Sentry: https://bit.ly/acquiredsentry WorkOS: https://acquired.fm/unpluggedPlaying Cards: https://bit.ly/workOSshop (Code: ACQDECK) Statsig: https://bit.ly/acquiredstatsig26 More Acquired! Get email updates with hints on next episode and follow-ups from recent episodes Join the Slack Subscribe to ACQ2 Merch Store! © Copyright 2015-2026 ACQ, LLC Topics covered include: Bloomberg’s own fascinating “history & facts” and origins following the acquisition of storied Wall Street firm Salomon Brothers  Bloomberg’s core as a highly profitable technology business (selling terminals to Wall Street firms), with a large media empire built on top of it The tradable value of breaking M&A news & information to Bloomberg’s terminal customers, and competing on speed How “sources" work — and industry standard that sources be directly within the companies involved in a deal The coded language of M&A reporting and gleaning where information is coming from based on a story’s structure and phrasing The lifecycle of a story—steps from sourcing to writing to release, and reasons (or lack thereof) for why stories run when they do Internal & external PR resources companies use for M&A  How Alex prioritizes his time researching and creating stories, and who he’s meeting with to hear about what deals are in the works  The difference between ‘news' and ‘analysis', and why news dominates the majority of stories versus deeper analysis Media and social media business models, their evolution in the messenger world, and speculation on Twitter’s future How entrepreneurs can think about interacting with the press and building relationships with the right reporters for their stage and space Apple’s ‘unique’ approach to press relations    Followups:  Instagram announces 500k+ active advertisers, up from 200k in February 2016  Amazon stock price surpasses $800/share   Hot Takes:   Ford acquires Chariot  The Yahoo! data breach and  potential impact on their acquisition by Verizon    The Carve Out:  Ben: Phil of Drones’ Burning Man 2016 recap video David:  Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian & Tom Griffiths  Alex:  Clinton’s Samantha Bee Problem, by Ross Douthat in the NYT Opinion Pages

Alex Sherman

Technology M&A Reporter

BloombergCNBC

Another week on the road for Vergecast; we recorded from WWDC and we have (cross off your bingo square) special guests! All together in the same room again, Nilay and Dieter bring back the ever-wise Lauren Goode and Walt Mossberg, with first-time Vergecaster and co-anchor of CNBC's "Squawk Alley" Jon Fortt. Also, Paul Miller's weekly segment "Games are Gadgets Too" calls Casey Newton live from E3 to talk about the newest demos on the show floor. watchOS 01:58 macOS 17:39 tvOS 28:31 Paul’s Games are Gadgets Too: 43:43 iOS: 58:31 Final thoughts 01:27:50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jon Fortt

Co-anchor

CNBC