Alex Kantrowitz is a WrapPRO contributor. He’s the founder of Big Technology, a free newsletter and podcast about Big Tech and society. He’s also the author of “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever” and a contributor at CNBC.

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Why Google Ceded the Race to Debuting a Superior Chatbot | PRO Insight
The tech giant believes the future of search is conversational. How did it let OpenAI’s ChatGPT take the lead?
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Finally! OpenAI’s New ChatGPT Might Be the First Good Chatbot | PRO Insight
After years of overpromising and underdelivering, chatbots are turning a corner
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Why Silicon Valley Didn’t Anticipate the COVID Comedown | PRO Insight
Big Tech is now laying off workers after mistakenly predicting coronavirus surges would persist
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Twitter’s Turbulent Year – as Seen Through One Fired Employee’s Cartoons | PRO Insight
Manu Cornet drew his way through a tumultuous period at the social platform
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From $8 Verifications to Mass Layoffs: How Elon Musk’s Early Twitter Plans Size Up | PRO Insight
In just one week, the billionaire has outlined some initial changes to the social platform and not all of them are outrageous
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How Long Can Mark Zuckerberg Keep Up His Metaverse Bet? | PRO Insight
The Facebook parent spent $25 billion on R&D this year but made $84 billion. The stock charts may seem dire, but they don’t tell the full story
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Congress Targets Silicon Valley – Which Tech Giant Is Most Vulnerable?
Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: “For a long time, we kind of made fun of Congress,” Kantrowitz of Big Technology says
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: Apple’s Legal Fight With Epic Could ‘Shake’ Tech Giant (Even If It Wins)
“You never really want to be in the position where you’re on the receiving end of legitimate criticism,” Alex Kantrowitz says
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: Behind Apple’s Push to ‘Kneecap’ Facebook
A new iPhone privacy feature threatens to dent Facebook’s $86 billion ad business — and take the Apple-Facebook rivalry to new heights
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: What to Expect From Big Tech’s Congressional Hearing on Misinformation
Will the hearing lead to any meaningful changes for Big Tech and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act?
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: Should Clubhouse’s Meteoric Rise Scare Twitter and Spotify?
“I do think this is going to take share from podcasts, at least in the short term,” Kantrowitz says
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: How Parler Crackdown Could Make ‘Life Miserable’ for Amazon, Google | PRO Video
Democrats and Republicans could soon unite to hit Big Tech on antitrust issues, Alex Kantrowitz says
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: How Twitter and Facebook ‘Crack Down’ on Misinformation | PRO Video
Instead of moderation, platforms “should focus on limiting virality,” Kantrowitz says
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: Spotify’s ‘Smart’ Bet on Joe Rogan and Apple’s ‘Awful’ Strategy | PRO Video
Spotify is taking a run at Apple in a meaningful way, Big Technology’s Kantrowitz says
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: How Trump Changed the Tech World Forever | PRO Video
“Coming into the 2016 election, there was still a sense that tech could act as a bit of a neutral platform…We’ve seen that illusion get shattered a bit,” Alex Kantrowitz says
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