Hard Fork
The New York Times
4 episodes
Why the Tech Right Lost Big This Week
6 Nov · 1 h 8 min
- Exit polling found 56% called AI and data centers a major factor, 76% opposed a local data center.
- Roughly 45 gigawatts of data center capacity is due next year, with 10 to 15 gigawatts in Texas at risk.
Are We in an A.I. Bubble? We're About to Find Out.
30 Oct · 54 min
- Anthropic's IPO, which could raise $100bn at a $2tn valuation, is being treated as a real-time test of whether the AI boom is a bubble.
- Anthropic's S-1 shows an $80bn net loss, largely from a convertible debt accounting quirk, alongside $16.3bn in first-half revenue and growth that slowed to 44 percent in the third quarter.
What’s the Deal With Billy Evans? A Spoiler-Filled Guide to ‘You Can See Everything’
23 Oct · 59 min
- Rob Copeland reports that Billy Evans's blood testing startup Haemanthus raised only about $3m and has a single identified investor, a friend who runs a tapas restaurant in Austin.
- Copeland says Evans's USDA letter, presented as proof of lighter regulation, was rejected by the USDA, which said it did not mean that.
What’s a Hard Fork?
27 Sept 2022 · 1 min
- Hard Fork is a New York Times tech podcast where reporters Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, two friends, talk through the week's biggest tech stories with a bit of gossip.
- The show has hosted major tech figures, including Google's CEO, alongside school teachers, college professors and listeners with real tech problems.