Description
Big Technology is a one-person publication written by Alex Kantrowitz, an independent journalist and former Silicon Valley beat reporter who previously wrote the Tech Giant Update at BuzzFeed. He describes the publication's focus as the systems that drive what shows up in tech headlines, rather than the headlines themselves, centered on companies including Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft; his book "Always Day One" covers the same set of companies in more depth.
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Content is original, reported analysis rather than aggregated news. Kantrowitz has described the newsletter's approach around a few commitments: deeply reported original journalism rather than high-volume posting, coverage of how the tech industry works rather than just what it does, fair and nuanced stories in contrast to more extreme takes, and no embargoed stories written purely for tech PR. It's published on Substack, paired with an interview podcast, and includes a searchable archive of past issues.
Recent issues lean heavily toward the AI industry. Coverage has included Meta's AI product strategy, an interview with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on AI's growing role on the platform, the debate over AI safety risk, pricing pressure among frontier AI labs, the release of China's Kimi K3 model, and Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI. General coverage of the major tech platforms continues alongside this AI-focused reporting, with new issues appearing several times a month.
Big Technology has more than 156,000 subscribers on Substack. It's aimed at readers, investors, and industry professionals who want reported context on how large tech and AI companies operate, rather than a fast feed of headline aggregation. Kantrowitz has said he built the newsletter to keep the back-and-forth he valued as a beat reporter, treating it as a direct, ongoing conversation with subscribers rather than a one-way broadcast, free of the corporate or ideological pressure he associates with larger outlets.
- CategoryAI News Readers & Aggregators
What You'll Get
Original, independently reported essays on the tech and AI industry
Coverage centered on major platform companies: Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft
Regular reporting on frontier AI labs, model releases, and AI safety debates
Companion interview podcast with tech executives and journalists
Searchable archive of past issues
Published on Substack
Written and reported by a single named journalist, not a staff or wire service
Who Big Technology Is Best For
- Following the AI industry
- Understanding big tech strategy
- Listening to tech interviews
