Ep. 24 – Is the Google Antitrust Ruling the End of Big Tech?

The Upgrade: Beyond the Hype

Ricky Sutton began his journalism career as a war correspondent in the Balkans before taking on roles as a news editor and founder of Oovvuu, a company that formerly helped publishers and broadcasters to better reach audiences with the help of AI. He currently reports on the intersection of Big Tech and Big Media in his popular Substack Future Media. In this week’s episode of The Upgrade, host Peter Bittner spoke with Ricky about what the recent Google antitrust ruling could mean for the future of media in the age of AI.

Show Notes:

(2:09) Problems that can arise when tech companies become large monopolies

(3:54) The connection between AI and the recent Google antitrust case

(7:52) How media companies might change in a world where Google no longer dominates search

(12:23) Ricky outlines the mindset necessary for adapting to a future world where AI plays a greater role in our lives

(14:32) The logistics of breaking up a large tech monopoly

(18:34) Opportunities for investors in the wake of a major antitrust ruling

(24:34) Potential remedies for saving media companies after the breakup of big tech

(28:26) AI and copyright

(29:20) The New York Times suit against OpenAI

Links:

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• Ricky’s Substack Future Media

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