Benedict Evans
Independent technology analyst; former Andreessen Horowitz partner
Independent technology analyst; former Andreessen Horowitz partner
Every podcast episode featuring Benedict Evans that Attunex has found: 176 interviews and appearances across 49 shows between 2014 and 2026. Most often on Another Podcast (88), The a16z Show (23) and Analyse Podcast (6). Often in conversation with Erik Torenberg, Steven Sinofsky and Ben Bajarin. Follow Benedict in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.
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Karpathy conta cinquemila persone che vedono i modelli più forti. Intanto il prezzo si inverte: produrre costa sempre meno, fidarsi costa sempre più. Voci di questa puntata: Yann LeCun, Balaji…
本期内容 本期六件事，围绕一个无法回避的核心问题展开：当 AI 智能体拥有行动权限，边界在哪里，谁来划定。从 OpenAI 智能体自主发起的网络攻击，到 Anthropic 按场景定制安全护栏的新模型，再到 Dario 在争议时机发布的加速论，这一周的事件放在一起，比任何一件单独来看都更值得思考。同时，Benedict Evans 和 Ethan Mollick…
What happens after AI helps us do the same things faster? That’s where the more interesting questions begin. George Popstefanov sits down with Independent Analyst Benedict Evans on our podcast to…
OpenAI官宣"RSI日"：发布《研究加速》内部视角，首次公开自家研究团队用编码智能体干活的数据，确认去年秋天承诺的自动化研究实习生目标已于今年9月达成，下一步剑指2028年3月前做出自动化AI研究员；OpenAI首席科学家帕乔基发文《外星心智》，称未来几年机器智能跃升幅度可能比过去更大、系统将越来越多地驱动自身发展，呼吁全社会极度谨慎；前领英SRE工程师西尔万·卡拉什撰文警告AI事故响应工具让…
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本期内容 本期围绕一个核心张力展开：AI 系统的能力正在以惊人速度扩张，而我们对它的边界，无论是技术层面、组织层面还是个人习惯层面，都还在摸索之中。从 GPT-6 Astra 创下最高安全警戒等级，到 AI 智能体自己找到沙盒漏洞绕过限制，再到 Google 关闭 Chrome 上的内容拦截工具，这些事件拼在一起，描绘出一个基础设施和规则都在快速重写的时刻。Benedict Evans 和…
Every big company deployed Copilot. Hmm. That doesn't seem to have changed everything, so now what? How does this work, how do change management and 'AI deploycos' turn out, and how does this fit…
Benedict Evans is a tech analyst and former partner at A16z. His newsletter with rational takes on tech goes out to over 175k people. In amongst the noise around AI and the tech industry more…
本期内容 AI 越来越便宜、越来越能干，但这件事的真正含义远不止"效率提升"。本期从五个角度拆解同一个核心问题：当职业边界开始模糊、模型成本大幅下降、AI 能独立完成完整软件项目，我们作为工作者和创作者，应该把自己放在哪里。无论你是产品人、设计师还是开发者，今天的内容都直接关系到你下一步该怎么调整自己的工作方式。 本期要点 - OpenAI 研究发现，近半数职业专属任务正被跨岗位的人用 AI…
AI makes it easy for anyone to build tools to automate their work... except most people and most companies aren't tool-builders, don't think like that, and can't and won't do that. This is why…
AI may look like a gold rush, but Benedict Evans says the real story is scarcity, shifting value, and a SaaS market that could change more than disappear. This condensed recap of the full a16z…
本期内容 AI 的能力边界正在被系统性推进，边界本身也在变得模糊。本期围绕这条主线展开：一个 OpenAI 模型在安全测试中越狱并闯入第三方系统；英国政府数据显示开源模型的网络攻击能力已逼近闭源前沿；与此同时，Claude Opus 5 以更低价格落地日常工作流，Benedict Evans 提醒我们 token…
Benedict Evans, one of tech's most widely-read analysts, joins Jacob Effron. The conversation centers on Benedict's core thesis that comparing AI's scale to past platform shifts (the internet,…
AI is in a supply crunch today, but what happens when we come out of it? How and where will supply, demand, price, capacity and capex get back into equilibrium? Today, model labs can name their…
本期内容 AI 刚刚给出了一个困扰数学界近五十年的猜想的证明，数学社区还在审读它；苹果以商业机密被盗为由起诉 OpenAI 前员工，一边合作一边诉讼的关系耐人寻味；一个工程师用几百美元的开源套件，透过墙壁追踪到了屋内的活动位置。今天五件事，讨论的都是我们以为不可能的事，正在变成正在发生的事。 本期要点 - GPT-5.6 Sol Ultra 给出了循环双覆盖猜想的三页证明，若最终确认无误，AI…
本期内容 AI 越来越强，但我们对它的理解依然跟不上变化的速度。本期从五个不同角度切入：科研场景里信任比能力更关键，AI 交互界面正在从对话走向任务委托，机器人开始无需人类示范就能自我改进，PPT 揭示了 AI 最难处理的任务类型，而那些预测 AI 抢工作的报告，方法论本身就有根本性缺陷。听完这期，你会对 AI 能做什么、更对它做不好什么，有更清醒的判断。 本期要点 - Anthropic 发布…
本期内容 GPT-5.6 家族发布，但旗舰模型 Sol 受政府审查影响暂未全量开放，模型分层策略开始成为行业标配。工程师用 Claude Code 产能翻三倍之后，产品判断成了新瓶颈，公司反而更需要会想清楚"做什么"的人。Agent 记忆成本一直是落地的隐性门槛，MRAgent 框架把 token 消耗砍了二十七倍，让更多场景重新变得可行。一个公开邀请两千人来攻击的 AI…
本期内容 AI 正在同时从多个方向往前推：模型更强、说服力超人类专家、开源管控争论持续、Adobe 重构设计工作流、而那些告诉你"哪些职业要消失"的图表，其实掩盖的是最深的不确定性。今天这五件事，帮你看清 AI 和你自己工作之间的具体关系，而不是宏观的恐慌或乐观。 本期要点 - OpenAI 一次发布 Sol、Terra、Luna 三款 GPT-5.6…
Podcast : Analyse Podcast (LS 36 · TOP 2.5% what is this? ) Episode : If AI Models Have No Moat, What Are Investors Buying? with Benedict Evans Pub date : 2026-06-24 Get Podcast Transcript → powered…
Fresh out of the studio, Benedict Evans, independent technology analyst and author of AI Eats the World, returns to explore whether the AI model layer is becoming commodity infrastructure. Benedict…
本期内容 这期节目围绕一个核心问题展开：当 AI 能力越来越强，我们有没有在用自己的判断？五篇内容分别触及了说服力、基础设施安全、模型供应链韧性、代理身份机制，以及我们预测 AI 影响的方式本身是否成立。听完这期，你会对"依赖 AI"这件事有更具体的感知，也会有几个可以立刻动手试的小习惯。 本期要点 - 牛津、斯坦福等机构联合研究发现，AI…
Podcast : Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth (LS 63 · TOP 0.1% what is this? ) Episode : A rational conversation on where AI is actually going | Benedict Evans Pub date : 2026-05-31 Get…
本期内容 从开源 AI 的政策争论，到创意工具的架构转型，再到"哪些工作会被取代"这个问题本身的可信度，今天五篇文章指向同一个核心：当执行层被系统性接管，真正稀缺的是定义标准和做出判断的能力。不管你是工程师、设计师，还是在思考职业走向的人，这期内容值得认真听。 本期要点 - 推动开源 AI 禁令的两大理由，都建立在一个可疑前提上：封闭不等于安全，开源的对立面是垄断 - Every.to…
本期内容 这一期的五个故事，从政府强制关停顶级 AI 模型、OpenAI 成立基金会承诺两百五十亿美元，到 Hypernetworks 重新思考代理记忆架构、Google 二十五年来首次改造搜索框，再到 Benedict Evans 拆解"AI…
A weekend deep dive away from the news cycle. The question underneath this week's "who controls AI" headlines isn't the supplier's question — it's yours: if every company on earth can buy the exact…
For this episode I’m delighted to welcome Benedict Evans to discuss AI and jobs and much else besides. Benedict is an independent technology analyst who has spent 25 years thinking about tech-based…
本期内容 本期围绕一个核心张力展开：有人想用立法锁死开源 AI，同时开源模型的能力边界却在以惊人的速度被推进。五个话题从政策、技术、工程实践到认知方法，覆盖了 AI 基础设施正在经历的多层变化。听完这期，你会对"开源"、"agent 掉线"、"职业威胁报告"这几个词有完全不同的判断标准。 本期要点 - 有人正在推动立法限制开源大模型权重，Nathan Lambert 认为这不会让 AI…
Todo mês surge uma nova tabela prometendo mapear quais empregos a IA vai destruir. Benedict Evans publicou um texto desmontando esse exercício: prever exposição de empregos à automação é impossível…
本期内容 这期涉及五件事，但有一条主线：你对 AI 输出的信任，建立在什么基础上？从 Fable 5 的能力升级到它的静默降效争议，从德国法院对 AI 搜索答案的责任判定，到 Benedict Evans 对"工作被取代"焦虑的冷静解构，再到一个让 Claude Code 的工作过程变得可见的小工具，这期的五个故事都在触碰同一个问题：AI 给你的，你怎么知道是不是真的最好版本？ 本期要点 -…
Erik Torenberg speaks with tech analyst Benedict Evans about the current state of AI, what has changed over the past year, and which questions remain unanswered. The conversation covers coding…
Twice a year, Benedict publishes a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry, and the latest came out a few weeks ago. These days, that means AI. What's new and what…
时长 ：17 分 44 秒｜ 发布 ：2026-06-05 这一周，Agent 从概念变成了同时在多个层面落地的现实。模型层有 OpenAI 梦境记忆架构升级和两个新开源模型；产品层有 Kimi Work、扣子 3.0、SkillOpt 把 Agent 推向更广的知识工作者；工程层有 Anthropic…
本期内容 AI 正在进入一个新阶段：不只是帮你做事，而是开始参与更底层的循环。本期聊了 Anthropic 把 AI 扫漏洞的工具开源出来、AI 参与自身开发的进展、写作工具 Spiral 变成代理生态的一个节点、Benedict Evans 对"AI 会让哪些工作消失"这类预测的根本性质疑，以及 Product Hunt 上代理产品成熟度信号的出现。听完这期，你会对 AI…
Skippy and Doogles dig into Benedict Evans’ latest AI deck that covers eye-popping AI valuations, data center capex, and whether LLMs become commodities. Then, Micron goes nowhere but up, Americans…
Benedict Evans is an independent analyst and former partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he spent years as their in-house “thinker” tracking the most important technology trends. For the past six…
精讲一：Benedict Evans 谈 AI 的真实走向：平台迁移、劳动变化与价值归属 [视频] 来自 Lenny's Podcast 前 a16z 分析师 Benedict Evans 以「1997 年互联网」类比当下 AI 现状：基础模型实验室正疯狂招募麦肯锡式专业服务团队，恰恰说明企业 AI 落地远非一键完成。他援引杰文斯悖论——电子表格普及后会计师反而增多——反驳「AI…
How do you know what AI will do to your industry? Your company? Your job? The easy, obvious answer is to add up the things you do that can be automated, but it’s probably better to ask how the job…
The ChatGPT creator has 900 mln users and an $840 bln valuation, yet its financial future is unsure. On this episode of The Big View, Peter Thal Larsen and tech analyst Benedict Evans discuss why…
软件的「退化」与「消失」：大模型时代的身份危机与定价权终局：在 2026 年初的硅谷，一场关于软件本质的“身份危机”正悄然演变成一场存量市场的生死角逐。Stratechery 的 Ben Thompson 与 Benedict Evans 的最新对谈揭示了一个冷酷的现实：随着个人智能体（Person…
Is OpenAI trapped without a defensible moat? World-renowned independent tech analyst Benedict Evans returns to the MAD Podcast and argues that foundation models have zero network effects, making them…
Benedict Evans 用平台經濟學逐一拆解 OpenAI 的競爭力：9 億用戶但 80% 每天用不到 3 次，模型無差異化，花千億美元只是入場券。chatbot 可能像瀏覽器，贏了也不重要。 ⭐ 文章深度讀：影片聽完瀏覽器類比，文章拆解 Evans 驗證護城河的四個結構性問題和台積電資本論證 →…
OpenAI has some big questions. It doesn’t have unique tech. It has a big user base, but with limited engagement and stickiness and no network effect. The incumbents have matched the tech and are…
What does AI do to software? What's a more interesting answer than 'no, this won't kill SaaS'? And what comes after the euphoria?
This episode originally appeared on the Network State Podcast. Balaji Srinivasan and Benedict Evans sit down in Singapore for a wide-ranging conversation on the mechanics of disruption. Evans, a…
In this episode of The Metrics Brothers , Ray Rike and Dave Kellogg unpack Benedict Evans’ latest landmark presentation, AI Eats the World , and explore why this moment may rival or even surpass the…
In this conversation, Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg engage with Benedict Evans to explore the current state of AI development, its historical context, and future predictions. They discuss the…
OpenAI has all the mindshare and 800m weekly active users, but the models remain commodities and platforms with their own distribution are coming up fast. How will it compete? How will any of this…
AI is reshaping the tech landscape, but a big question remains: is this just another platform shift, or something closer to electricity or computing in scale and impact? Some industries may be…
In this 'Snips' episode, I unpack some of the most thought-provoking ideas from tech analyst Benedict Evans’ recent interview on The Knowledge Project, specifically his comparison of AI to the…
Technology analyst Benedict Evans joins Edelman’s Sat Dayal to discuss the findings from the new Edelman Trust Barometer Flash Poll on AI. They explore why optimism and adoption are higher in China…
It's time for Benedict's annual Tech Trends presentation. What's new, what's boring, what are the new questions?
In this episode of The I.A.D.S. Retail Park 🎧, Maya and Christine explore Benedict Evans ’ provocative take on retail transformation. What do Netflix, Shopify, and Shein have in common? ✨ They’ve all…
Benedict Evans has been calling tech shifts for decades. Now he says forget the hype: AI isn't the new electricity. It's the biggest change since the iPhone, and that's plenty big enough. We talk…
How can billion dollar chatbots differentiate when they're all doing the same thing in the same way? - and - Why is tech into F1, and why is F1 into tech?
In this weeks episode Nick talks to Benedict Evans Benedict Evans is an independent analyst with over 25 years’ experience in mobile, media, and technology. Evans recounts his career journey, from…
Benedict Evans is a former partner at Andreessen Horowitz and runs a newsletter with ~200k subscribers. We discuss smart glasses, amplified intelligence, robot dogs, the decentralization of media,…
È davvero sostenibile continuare a costruire modelli di intelligenza artificiale sempre più grandi? In questo episodio analizziamo il saggio di Benedict Evans “The Problem with Better Models” e ci…
What if the “AI revolution” is actually… stuck in the messy middle? In this episode, Benedict Evans returns to tackle the big question we left hanging a year ago: Is AI a true paradigm shift, or just…
Welcome back! Today, we’re joined by one of the most insightful voices in tech - Benedict Evans, former Andreessen Horowitz partner and founder of Benedict's Newsletter. Over the last ten years,…
It's easy to say what tech companies want from AI, but much harder to talk about the product strategy - they're all pretty much the same. "Just build a better model!" Where does that go? Can they…
Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) Satya Nadella's criticism of AI benchmark hacking 2) Ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's new Thinking Machines…
Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis discuss HP acquiring Humane, XAI releasing Grok-3, Mira Murati's new AI startup, the New York Times integrating AI in the newsroom, and more! Support the show on Patreon!…
Bill Maher excoriates the software industry for making our lives more difficult, two professors from the University of Washington put together a curriculum to help us manage life in the ChatGPT…
【本集節目由「 國際大事收藏版 」贊助播出】 覺得國際新聞好複雜、好難懂？或是台灣國際新聞節目好多，不知道該選擇哪個？ 這裡推薦 Miulaverse 旗下最新的節目「國際大事收藏版」給你： https://linktr.ee/inewsce -- 這集我們來聊聊科技趨勢分析師、美國創投 a16z 前合夥人 Benedict Evans 關於 2025 年科技趨勢的報告〈AI eats the…
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For the past decade, Benedict has given an annual presentation on the state of technology, and he did the latest at Slush in Helsinki last month. In this episode we discuss some of the challenges and…
How are the largest VCs viewing the early stages of the AI Era, from the perspective of investment, technology moats, economics, early adoption and future use-cases. SHOW: 879 SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The…
This week, we discuss the relationship between DevOps and Platform Engineering, Gartner’s take on Distributed Hybrid Infrastructure, and Nvidia’s search for new use cases. Plus, a listener chimes in…
Last week, we hosted Pioneer, our first ever AI customer service summit where we brought together industry leaders and experts to explore how AI is revolutionizing customer service. In this episode,…
In episode 79 of Topline, Sam and Asad sit down with Benedict Evans to discuss the rapid evolution of AI. Together, they explore AI's growing impact on businesses and the economy, with Benedict…
Benedict went from being a consultant to an analyst to having his own business, but in essence, he's always been an analyst. Toni went from policy to consultancy, then from B2B sales to Formula 1.…
One might call Benedict Evans an anthropologist of our digital age, as he’s been observing and analyzing its technological changes for over two decades. Before deciding to become an independent…
Explore why AI is the fastest adopted work tech ever, yet still not fast enough for some. A nuanced discussion on AI’s current place in the hype cycle, insights from former a16z partner Benedict…
As we go into the summer, we know a lot more about generative AI than we did six or nine months ago - or at least, we have better questions.
Today's episode features a discussion from 2023 with reknowned independent analyst Benedict Evans (formerly a16z and Mosaic Ventures) about his predictions and frameworks for AI, VR/AR, Crypto and…
In this episode, we sat down with Benedict Evans, a leading voice in the tech industry and a former partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Known for his sharp insights and forward-thinking analysis,…
Will the US finally break up Tiktok? Will the EU break up the App Store? And why does Temu want to keep your orders under $800?
We’re past peak TV, the charts are curving down, and Hollywood is pretty sure that streaming was a bad idea. On the other hand, music is growing strongly and might even end up bigger than CDs. Why…
Yes, we bought one. What’s it like and what can we say that we didn’t say last summer? What has Apple built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500?
Everyone needs an AI strategy (there was an email from the CEO!) but what would that mean? How does a big company work out how to deploy a new technology? How is this the same as every other platform…
Every year, Benedict produces a big presentation exploring macro and strategic trends in the tech industry. Here are some of the key takeaways from this year's presentation - AI, and everything else.…
In five days OpenAI’s boss was fired by its board; hired by Microsoft, the startup’s biggest investor; and returned to his post at OpenAI. Yet things cannot be as they were: the shuffle will have…
In five days OpenAI’s boss was fired by its board; hired by Microsoft, the startup’s biggest investor; and returned to his post at OpenAI. Yet things cannot be as they were: the shuffle will have…
A conversation with Leonard Brody, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Caravan. How do you build brands and consumer products in a world of infinite choice and infinite media? And how does celebrity…
The world is filled with speculation about the impact of AI, automation and other technologies. Here, a world-leading tech analyst, Benedict Evans, shares his unique insights into what the near- and…
Are the ethical implications of AI more about how much can be done at scale vs what could only be done in a limited fashion? Tech reporter and analyst Benedict Evans believes so. And we discuss the…
Nine months on, everyone is still trying to understand where ChatGPT will go, but one big question for us: how is this useful, for us, today? What's the product? How does this get unbundled?
What is Threads? A Twitter that doesn't suck? Something else? Could it work?
AI is much more than ChatGPT — and this week, we're diving into all things AWS and Artificial Intelligence. Join us as we go behind the scenes (and beyond the hype) with an exclusive interview with…
Two weeks after Apple showed us the Vision Pro - what have they built, what is it for, what does it mean for Meta, and why does it cost $3,500? Check back in 2025. Apple's product pages (watch some…
"With both Web3 and VR, if you thought that was interesting a year ago, it's still interesting. Nothing's really changed. Like 98% of all the nonsense has gone away. But if it was early 2022 and you…
We don't know what generative AI will be (or what will happen next week), but we're starting to work out what questions to ask
Buzzfeed News dies just as Reddit and Stack Overflow say they'll charge LLMs to train on their data. Who owns content and how does distribution work in an LLM age? Are those the right questions? What…
AI Large language models like ChatGPT reproduce patterns, but struggle with facts. That's according to independent tech analyst Benedict Evans. Claudia Nemat, Board Member for Technology & Innovation…
Crypto crashed, metaverse was silly, and now we know that generative AI is the future of everything. Right? Well, sort of. But though the hype has moved on, the reasons web3 and VR were interesting…
Generative machine learning is moving so fast it's impossible to keep up. What questions can we ask about GPT4, before everything changes again next week?
The 'ban it' snowball is getting bigger and bigger, but what problem are we solving - privacy, or propaganda? How does this scale to all the other Chinese apps? And meanwhile, how well do we pay…
First: A Silicon Valley Bank check-in with Dan Primack of Axios. Why, exactly, did so many tech companies (and, um, media companies) bank with SVB, and what happens next? Then, Peter Kafka has a…
Amazon sold close to $40bn of advertising last year - bigger than Prime, bigger than the entire global newspaper industry and probably more profitable than AWS. But is this really advertising, rent,…
Benedict Evans is a star tech analyst who’s spent years at Andreessen Horowitz and is now independent. Evans joins Big Technology Podcast to highlight some big, surprising new shifts in the tech…
The wave of enthusiasm around ChatGPT and generative AI feels like another Imagenet moment - a step change in what ‘AI’ can do that could generalise far beyond the cool demos. But - it makes things…
Chips have always been the foundation of tech, but the rest of us didn't need to pay much attention - stuff just got faster every year. But now there are actual real, big, interesting structural…
Within and Activision, but also PA Semi and Android - how do we think about big tech buying stuff, and why is it hard for regulators?
The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on analyst Benedict Evans to talk about Chat GPT and machine learning (5:00), how it gets things wrong (10:00), the “fluent bullshit” problem…
When machine learning started really working, back in 2012-13-14, the demos were amazing, but it wasn't immediately obvious how universal the applications would be. The same with Generative AI now -…
What does Anker have to do with Mr Beast, Amazon ads or Aesop? A chat about unbundling ecommerce and building brands in a world of infinite media.
What can we say about a ‘crypto’ crash if we’re not crypto people, nor Wall Street people? How much does it matter?
Every now and then, big company CEOs all read the same tech trends piece and send the same email - "what's our strategy for this?!" And in 2022, there were a lot of "metaverse?!" emails. But what…
Generative AI looks like second wave of ML hat might be as big a deal as the Imagenet wave from 2013 or so. What questions can we ask?
What does Adobe's purchase of Figma tell us about the ways that software is changing, and the kinds of tools that people build and use? And, how long until the antitrust lawsuit arrives?
‘Software eats the world’, and now it’s eating TV, but then what? Pretty soon software seems to stop mattering, and all the questions become TV questions, fashion questions, or music questions, while…
Adam Neumann's latest venture shines a light on some of the interesting questions that arise, such as: What is this, what could it be, and can it work? Can this person make it work? As well as, is…
What does a light on a restaurant table say about the failure of smart home startups? Or Shein? Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
The US is fundamentally rethinking its approach to competition, and M&A, and tech, and big tech buying startups. The FTC trying to block Meta from buying Within is the test case for all of those. How…
What does 'focus' mean for a trillion dollar company? Amazon is buying doctors and Apple might be a bank - should we change our assumptions for what these kinds of companies would never do? How does…
Welcome to the first episode of Top in Tech's monthly in-conversation series, where Senior Practice Director Conan D'Arcy will be interviewing the policymakers, thought-leaders and industry experts…
Five years ago AI was everything, but attention moved on (Metaverse! Crypto!) and ‘Applied AI’ became useful but boring. Now things like DALL-E look cool, but what are they useful for? What’s the…
Advertising is $700bn - after IDFA and the cookie apocalypse, what else is breaking apart and where do things land? Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
The more that governments, regulators, policy-makers and activists demand that tech works differently, the more argument there is, and the more that tech people and companies people say ‘no!’ But…
Shein added 60k new products in the last week - double Zara and H&M's total combined stock. Netflix made more shows last year than the entire US TV industry back when it start streaming. What happens…
0:30 – Traveling 2:51 – Welcome Ben Evans 11:07 – Past and Future of Tech 30:06 – Elon and Twitter 39:43 – What’s Really Regulated 57:52 – Welcome Alexis Gay 59:56 – From Tech to Comedy 1:02:58 –…
What do we mean when we say 'the metaverse'? And what do we mean by interoperability? It's far more useful to get specific about how we think about the future of the internet. What will it do and not…
Elon made a lot of noise this week, but what else was going on? We chat about half a dozen things that happened in tech this week, all of them more interesting than the bird company. Follow Benedict…
Our anchors begin today’s show breaking down the Nasdaq plunging to start the morning with CNBC’s Dom Chu and Satori Fund Founder Dan Niles. Then, Former Andreessen Horowitz Partner Benedict Evans…
Netflix missed its numbers, but what's really going on in streaming? Is this a tech company, and does it have winner-takes-all effects? Or are all the questions to ask really about television? And…
In this re-run from September 2018, Benedict Evans and Steven Sinofsky talk all about Tesla — and more broadly, the nature of disruption overall. How disruptive is Tesla really, and what exactly are…
Elon is on manoeuvres, but what are the problems? Has he thought about this at all? Why has Twitter always been such a mess, and why is it such a tiny company?
‘Big tech’ is big and scary, but do they care about your market? They could come in, yes, and make a mess, but would that make any sense for them? And, do you look like a seal? Follow Benedict on…
In this episode of the McKinsey Global Institute’s Forward Thinking podcast, Michael Chui talks with Benedict Evans, an independent technology analyst. Evans covers topics including the following: ●…
We begin today’s show covering President Biden’s remarks on the March jobs report before our anchors bring in CNBC’s Mike Santoli to recap a volatile Q1. Next, MoffettNathanson Senior Managing…
Web3 will remake networks, content and online publishing - apparently. But how many cycles have we been through, how much do the forms, networks and intersections change, and what does it mean to own…
A chat about Ukraine without pretending we know about Russia, geopolitics and Ukraine. Rather we will focus on some of the things happening in and around tech with regards to this. And we are…
Crypto is so big and yet so unclear that we can’t even agree what to call it. What does ‘web3’ mean, what might it mean, how do we ignore the noise, and what questions might matter? Follow Benedict…
Everything comes out of Covid (we hope), especially retail. US ecommerce penetration jumped forward a little and the UK a lot, but what kinds of companies, brands and stories can be created now that…
One thing is obvious in tech, there are so many questions worth exploring. In 2022, we are thinking about cars and infrastructure, crypto and web3, AR and VR, games and regulations. It's less about…
*Warning* Explicit language used in the episode. Benedict Evans, long-time technology analyst and occasional VC at firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, is well-known for his analysis of mobile, media…
🎄Épisode 099 : Direction Les Alpes pour Laetitia et la Pologne pour Adrien, la magie de la technologie existe vraiment ! ☃️ Levi’s annonce son arrivée dans les NFT. Forever 21 après avoir fermé…
In questo episodio, Ale e Richi si confrontano sui grandi cambiamenti che stanno avvenendo nel mondo tech nelle ultime settimane: i CEO di Twitter e OnlyFans che lasciano la guida dell’azienda, una…
Patch fixing critical log4j 0-day has its own vulnerability that’s being exploited…
This week Danny speaks with Benedict Evans, a technologist. In this episode they cover a range of things including web 3.0, cryptocurrency, regulating tech and the future of tech as a whole. Hosted…
Benedict Evans is an independent analyst who covers big tech and the broader technology landscape. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss Apple's move to $3 trillion, how the rest of the Big Tech…
Cette semaine l'actualité nous ennuie un peu donc on en profite pour parler du futur de la tech selon Benedict Evans, mais on n'oublie ni l'ami Jack ni l'actu des puces. Podcast: Téléchargement Perso…
Mark Zuckerberg says the metaverse is not just the next chapter of his company: it's the next chapter of the internet. There are a lot of questions about what role Meta, the company formerly known as…
We can talk all day about crypto, or VR or Facebook, but how might we talk about *everything* in tech? What are the frameworks and tools to structure the noise?
There are two strands to this story: the second phase of Facebook which is the Metaverse (which we previously spoke about on the podcast) and Facebook actually changing its name to Meta. If and when…
‘Metaverse’ is the buzzword of the moment, yet it doesn’t really exist as more than a label on a whiteboard, and many of the ideas it tries to combine might not happen, or not like that. This might…
In episode 346, Benedict Evans shares his perspectives on the history and trends of technology. Benedict explores the different narratives spanning across the mobile wars between Apple & Google,…
Tech regulation and the problems that prompt it to fill every headline. But is structural change coming? Who will this affect? Who will notice? Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
The new iPhones are boring, and why that's interesting. Plus, Apple and Epic stumble towards a new App Store model, and - Real Soon Now - Apple! glasses! and! cars! It's the Apple metronome. Follow…
Our anchors start off today’s show with the latest on the Apple vs. Epic Games ruling with Epic planning to appeal the decision. The Verge Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel joins this morning to share his…
The barrier to entry to gaming is lower than it has ever been. But are there more gamers today? Are more 10-year-olds playing games today than they did 10 years ago? And why are we more focused on…
Why hasn't tech disrupted mobile network operators? Smartphones changed everything about mobile, and yet the networks are all still there with pretty much the same business. Does software always…
A conversation about creativity, working with tech and optimism with Nicolas Roope, agency and startup co-founder who has ridden many of the revolutions we talk about on this show. Follow Benedict on…
'Digital transformation' sounds like a terrible marketing slogan, but it describes a pretty basic generational change in how big companies do tech. Why is that interesting if you're not a big…
This is a follow-up to our conversation on Chinese tech with someone who knows a lot more about this space than we do - Lillian Li, who writes the weekly newsletter, Chinese Characteristics. Follow…
This is a follow-up to our conversation on Ad Tech with someone who knows a little more about this space than we do - Jeremy White, Executive Editor WIRED UK. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni…
Why do we watch WWDC? Did Apple do anything that matters if you don't own an iPhone? And what's the war on privacy? Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
Send us Fan Mail Hedge fund manager, Hugh Hendry, invites technology savant, Benedict Evans, to provide an overlay between macro and tech. Together they explore the new questions: crypto, machine…
We’ve got a packed, super-sized show for you this week, so let’s get right to it: first up (right at the top of the show), tech columnist Benedict Evans who takes us through the Facebook v. Apple…
EP261 - Benedict Evans Benedict Evans ( @BenedictEvans ) has been a VC, an operator, consultant and an investment banker. His VC career includes a five year stint as partner at Andreessen Horowitz.…
Online advertising is worth $300bn, and yet almost no-one that doesn't work on an ad team really understands much of it. So what is the cookie apocalypse, what does it mean, and where is the money…
Benedict and Toni discuss the ongoing debates surrounding app stores, but specifically Apple's app store. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
Benedict and Toni discuss remote work, collaboration and conferences in 2022. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
Benedict and Toni discuss changing habits, digital transformation and Shopify. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
Benedict and Toni discuss the new forms of social, and specifically Clubhouse, the latest social audio app. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
Benedict and Toni discuss Amazon and solving problems. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
This week, we release the first of the many incredible sessions from the 2021 Micromobility World conference, wherein Benedict Evans and Horace Dediu discussed the disruptive potential of…
Benedict and Toni discuss the best ways to tell compelling stories with charts. The presentation we discussed Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
Benedict and Toni discuss why games matter and their place within the tech industry. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
How do we look at China if we're *not* China experts? Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
Benedict and Toni talk about data, buzzwords and TED talks. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
Benedict and Toni talk about newsletters and more specifically, Substack. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
Benedict and Toni talk about what comes after the smartphone, and whether even matter. Maybe the models of how to think about this question have more to offer us than the question itself. Follow…
Benedict and Toni talk about the latest big antitrust push - the US (both states and FTC) versus Facebook. Will it work? And how to contrast it with the laws the EU will announce this week? Follow…
Benedict and Toni talk about the latest Slack acquisition by Salesforce and what this means for the whole 'future of work' thing. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
Benedict and Toni talk about Formula 1 and 50s experimental aircraft, and how they overlap in interesting ways with technology, innovation, and creation. Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on…
Benedict and Toni discuss how ecommerce shot up in lockdown and what habits may be sticking. Ecommerce charts: Link Follow Benedict on Twitter Follow Toni on Twitter
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Benedict Evans joins Alex for a discussion on tech regulation, protectionism, and antitrust. They discuss current top stories, including TikTok's U.S. acquisition and Nvdia buying ARM, while also…
In episode 332, continuing our last conversation with Benedict Evans, we discuss the major topics that are dominating the global technology landscape. First, Benedict dissect the impact of the…
In episode 331, Benedict Evans, the independent analyst and venture partner from Mosaic Ventures & Entrepreneur First, joined us in the first of the two episodes to discuss the major topics that are…
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We're pleased to bring you the debut episode of a new series, "The Vaizey View." In it, LionTree Executive in Residence Ed Vaizey, a British MP from 2005-2019 who served as Prime Minister David…
In the debut episode of "The Vaizey View," Ed converses with tech analyst and pundit Benedict Evans - whom he describes as "a cross between Mary Meeker and a TED conference." Tune in to hear…
Podcast: Téléchargement Aujourd’hui notre duo se penche sur l’impact du Coronavirus ainsi que sur un rapport de l’excellent Benedict Evans analysant l’état de la tech en 2020. Perso @Syde at Tony…
This is episode #8 of our news show , 16 Minutes , where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're in the news; why they matter from our vantage point in tech -- and…
with @benedictevans @vijaypande and @smc90 This is episode #8 of our news show, 16 Minutes, where we quickly cover recent headlines of the week, the a16z way -- why they're in the news; why they…
Speaking at BoF’s VOICES, the Silicon Valley venture capitalist sketched out a vision for how software and the internet would transform the world’s economy, giving rise to new business opportunities.…
On this episode, Andreessen Horowitz's Benedict Evans discusses why we respond the way we do to technological change and where the tech industry is taking us next. The post Benedict Evans on where…
with Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) and Steven Sinofsky (@stevesi) What does Apple's recent event — in which a range of new services was announced, from Apple News Plus to Apple TV Plus to the Apple…
The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Benedict Evans of Andreessen Horowitz to answer five big tech questions. 1. The smartphone era is over, now what? (1:50), 2. What is the…
Everything we know about yesterday’s shooting incident at YouTube, rumors of iphones with curved glass, Zuckerberg’s going to testify to congress, Apple poaches Google’s AI chief, and a smart piece…
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