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Dropbox. There's a name you probably haven't thought about in a while. Once among the hottest startups on Earth, it lost some of its lustre once every major company in the world began offering consumer and enterprise cloud storage. But it's still alive, kicking and profitable – and making a pivot to AI.

In this ep, we talk about Dropbox and the other cloud storage businesses of the 2000s and 2010s, and why they're between a rock and a hard place.

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Dropbox. There's a name you probably haven't thought about in a while. Once among the hottest startups on Earth, it lost some of its lustre once every major company in the world began offering consumer and enterprise cloud storage. But it's still alive, kicking and profitable – and making a pivot to AI.
In this ep, we talk about Dropbox and the other cloud storage businesses of the 2000s and 2010s, and why they're between a rock and a hard place.

The number one podcast about tech business and culture, from James "JR" Hennessy and Raph Dixon.

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Dropbox: What's going on up there? (PREVIEW)

Australia's experiment with forcing big tech to pay media companies like Nine and News Corp for content is running into choppy waters, as Meta refuses to play ball and Google seems less keen on news than it once was. 

In this episode, we catch up with the media and how it's handling today's dynamics of the internet and – especially – the new era of AI deals.

Australia's experiment with forcing big tech to pay media companies like Nine and News Corp for content is running into choppy waters, as Meta refuses to play ball and Google seems less keen on news than it once was. 
In this episode, we catch up with the media and how it's handling today's dynamics of the internet and – especially – the new era of AI deals.

Gimme Money! Media Edition

Nuclear is in the air. (Not literally.) In Australia, politicians are debating it, while a huge range of nuclear startups are ruling it out for funding and attention. In this episode, we chat about nuclear power and how the tech industry is talking about it.

Nuclear is in the air. (Not literally.) In Australia, politicians are debating it, while a huge range of nuclear startups are ruling it out for funding and attention. In this episode, we chat about nuclear power and how the tech industry is talking about it.

A Small Modular Nuclear Reactor For Every Australian (PREVIEW)

Nvidia is the engine room of the AI moment, but they are struggling a little right now. The stock underwent a massive correction this week, and founder Jensen Huang is reportedly worried that the gravy train is about to end.

We used that as an excuse to dive into a few interesting trends going on in AI, Apple's moves, whether the hype is matching the product, and what it all means.

Note: we said in this episode that Apple was striking an AI deal with Meta, but now Bloomberg is saying it ain't so. Still, broader point holds.

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Is on Top of the World. So Why Is He Worried? – The Information

Nvidia is the engine room of the AI moment, but they are struggling a little right now. The stock underwent a massive correction this week, and founder Jensen Huang is <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidias-jensen-huang-is-on-top-of-the-world-so-why-is-he-worried?rc=c7wzrx">reportedly worried</a> that the gravy train is about to end.
We used that as an excuse to dive into a few interesting trends going on in AI, Apple's moves, whether the hype is matching the product, and what it all means.
Note: we said in this episode that Apple was striking an AI deal with Meta, but now Bloomberg is <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-24/apple-spurned-idea-of-iphone-ai-partnership-with-meta-months-ago">saying it ain't so</a>. Still, broader point holds.
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<li><a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidias-jensen-huang-is-on-top-of-the-world-so-why-is-he-worried?rc=c7wzrx">Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Is on Top of the World. So Why Is He Worried? – The Information</a></li>
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