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Software’s Epic Comeback, Meta’s AI Layoffs Blunder, South Korea Stock Market Chaos

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Software’s Epic Comeback, Meta’s AI Layoffs Blunder, South Korea Stock Market Chaos

Big Technology Podcast

2 DAYS AGO
Big Technology Podcast

Big Technology Podcast

2 DAYS AGO
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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Software is rebounding, is the Saaspocolyse over? 2) Salesforce delivers solid earnings and jumps 22% 3) Why was Dario sitting with Benioff? 4) All software stocks are rising 5) Disruption could still happen, but on a longer timeline 6) Meta's bungled AI layoff strategy 7) How much of AI failures today are cultural? 8) Meta pays billions in landmark addiction settlement 9) South Korean stock market volatility 10) The clash of AI belief and reality --- 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

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This episode examines the gap between AI’s promise and its real-world effects, moving from renewed confidence in software to the organizational, social, and financial risks created by rapid adoption.
14:09
AI disruption may arrive later, not disappear.
25:31
More code does not mean more productivity.
37:09
Algorithmic feeds are designed to keep users coming back.
48:39
Leverage turns AI enthusiasm into devastating retail losses.
57:53
AI progress brings turbulence for early believers

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Why Enterprise Software May Have More Staying Power Than Expected
00:00
Meta’s AI Experiment Reveals the Human Cost of Automation
19:42
Can Social Platforms Really Become Safer for Children?
34:04
How South Korea’s AI Rally Turned Into a Retail Investor Trap
43:11
When Confidence in AI Collides With Market Reality
54:32

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Alex Kantrowitz: Software rebounds and puts SaaSpocalypse speculation to rest, or does it? Meta tries to replace humans with AI, and it doesn't go so well. And is it an AI bubble? Don't ask the traders in South Korea. That's coming up on a Big Technology P...