Chaim Gingold is a game designer and author of the book Building SimCity: How to Put the World in a Machine, which explores the simulation games created by developer Will Wright. Gingold sits down with Oz to discuss why a computer game about city planning became such a big hit in the ‘90s, the surprising legacy of SimCity, and the deeper cultural and technological significance of simulation games.

Chaim Gingold is a game designer and author of the book Building SimCity: How to Put the World in a Machine, which explores the simulation games created by developer Will Wright. Gingold sits down with Oz to discuss why a computer game about city planning became such a big hit in the &lsquo;90s, the surprising legacy of SimCity, and the deeper cultural and technological significance of simulation games.

Behind every innovation is a new kind of power. TechStuff unpacks how technology reshapes influence, creativity, and control, from Silicon Valley’s rising moguls to the cultural forces they create. Because tech is the new religion, economy, and entertainment, all at once.

Each week, Oz Woloshyn and the brightest minds covering tech dig into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling ways technology, AI, and the internet shape our daily lives. From AI and social media to privacy, digital burnout, and the creator economy, they ask how all this innovation is changing who we are, how we work, love, and make meaning.

Smart talk, strange stories, and the questions everyone’s Googling: whether AI will replace us, how social media is affecting our kids, and what it all says about us.

Get in touch here: techstuffpodcast@gmail.com

Behind every innovation is a new kind of power. TechStuff unpacks how technology reshapes influence, creativity, and control, from Silicon Valley&rsquo;s rising moguls to the cultural forces they create. Because tech is the new religion, economy, and entertainment, all at once.
Each week, Oz Woloshyn and the brightest minds covering tech dig into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling ways technology, AI, and the internet shape our daily lives. From AI and social media to privacy, digital burnout, and the creator economy, they ask how all this innovation is changing who we are, how we work, love, and make meaning.
Smart talk, strange stories, and the questions everyone&rsquo;s Googling: whether AI will replace us, how social media is affecting our kids, and what it all says about us.
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Behind every innovation is a new kind of power. TechStuff unpacks how technology reshapes influence, creativity, and control, from Silicon Valley’s rising moguls to the cultural forces they create. Because tech is the new religion, economy, and entertainment, all at once.

Each week, Oz Woloshyn and the brightest minds covering tech dig into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling ways technology, AI, and the internet shape our daily lives. From AI and social media to privacy, digital burnout, and the creator economy, they ask how all this innovation is changing who we are, how we work, love, and make meaning.

Smart talk, strange stories, and the questions everyone’s Googling: whether AI will replace us, how social media is affecting our kids, and what it all says about us.

Behind every innovation is a new kind of power. TechStuff unpacks how technology reshapes influence, creativity, and control, from Silicon Valley&rsquo;s rising moguls to the cultural forces they create. Because tech is the new religion, economy, and entertainment, all at once.
Each week, Oz Woloshyn and the brightest minds covering tech dig into the weird, funny, and sometimes unsettling ways technology, AI, and the internet shape our daily lives. From AI and social media to privacy, digital burnout, and the creator economy, they ask how all this innovation is changing who we are, how we work, love, and make meaning.
Smart talk, strange stories, and the questions everyone&rsquo;s Googling: whether AI will replace us, how social media is affecting our kids, and what it all says about us.

The Story: The World According to SimCity w/ Chaim Gingold

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A $30,000-a-year piece of software has tech and finance bros beefing on LinkedIn. The Bloomberg Terminal has a rabid Wall Street fanbase. So when some tech bros claimed to have vibe-coded a version of the terminal, with one prompt, there were some strong emotions among its finance superfans. Oz talked to Isabelle Bousquette, a tech reporter for TheWall Street Journal, to break down the drama and what it says about the future of software. Then, Isabelle updates us on Nvidia’s massive developer conference last week, the company’s new OpenClaw obsession and why making a claw almost broke her brain. 

Additional Reaching: 
Finance Bros to Tech Bros: Don’t Mess With My Bloomberg Terminal | Wall Street Journal 

A $30,000-a-year piece of software has tech and finance bros beefing on LinkedIn. The Bloomberg Terminal has a rabid Wall Street fanbase. So when some tech bros claimed to have vibe-coded a version of the terminal, with one prompt, there were some strong emotions among its finance superfans. Oz talked to Isabelle Bousquette, a tech reporter for The Wall Street Journal, to break down the drama and what it says about the future of software. Then, Isabelle updates us on Nvidia&rsquo;s massive developer conference last week, the company&rsquo;s new OpenClaw obsession and why making a claw almost broke her brain.&nbsp;
Additional Reaching:&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/bloomberg-terminal-perplexity-vibe-coding-e37a95f8?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqcroHLU4YCOW_x1qPvEoFD67tAboQahgDaiDFpPyJgVdmLB7qZsTJvZwZbWyWA%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69b97c8e&amp;gaa_sig=-uKL_U6ckeien2j_MBaRAB1wQxgN5hXSfLAH0bBfM9_PluZ41uHQyi36-7j7iX99K9eZl0ilQcONAsXbRwMsBw%3D%3D">Finance Bros to Tech Bros: Don&rsquo;t Mess With My Bloomberg Terminal | Wall Street Journal </a></li>
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Is Software Dead? Finance and Tech Bros Clash - The Story

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The Week in Tech is now a roundtable! Every Friday, Oz and three of the best writers covering Silicon Valley will discuss the latest news, decode emerging trends and debate what actually matters for the future of technology and for us.

This week, guests Reed Albergotti (Semafor), Kyle Chayka (The New Yorker) and returning panelist Taylor Lorenz (User Mag) each share a story. Reed fills us in on what he saw at the Nvidia GTC conference in San Jose, and why we shouldn’t ignore OpenClaw. Taylor gives a primer on Section 230, the 30-year-old foundational internet law, and why there’s a campaign to repeal it. And finally, Kyle tells us what ‘taste’ means to Silicon Valley’s tech bros and why it may annoy you. 

Additional Reading: 
We’re all living inside Jensen Huang’s ‘triangle’ | Semafor 
How Powerful People Became Obsessed w/ Section 230 | User Mag 
Why Tech Bros Are Now Obsessed with Taste | The New Yorker

The Week in Tech is now a roundtable! Every Friday, Oz and three of the best writers covering Silicon Valley will discuss the latest news, decode emerging trends and debate what actually matters for the future of technology and for us.
This week, guests Reed Albergotti (Semafor), Kyle Chayka (The New Yorker) and returning panelist Taylor Lorenz (User Mag) each share a story. Reed fills us in on what he saw at the Nvidia GTC conference in San Jose, and why we shouldn&rsquo;t ignore OpenClaw. Taylor gives a primer on Section 230, the 30-year-old foundational internet law, and why there&rsquo;s a campaign to repeal it. And finally, Kyle tells us what &lsquo;taste&rsquo; means to Silicon Valley&rsquo;s tech bros and why it may annoy you.&nbsp;
Additional Reading:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/03/18/2026/jensen-huangs-triangle-mantra">We&rsquo;re all living inside Jensen Huang&rsquo;s &lsquo;triangle&rsquo; | Semafor</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.usermag.co/p/burned-out-doesnt-begin-to-describe">How Powerful People Became Obsessed w/ Section 230 | User Mag</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-tech-bros-are-now-obsessed-with-taste">Why Tech Bros Are Now Obsessed with Taste | The New Yorker</a></li>
</ul>

Did Nvidia Give OpenClaw Its ChatGPT Moment? - Week in Tech

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Iran's Shahed drone costs $30,000 to build. The US missile sent to destroy it? Up to $4 million. Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict journalist Ben C. Solomon wants you to do the math. Oz sits down with Ben to break down the economics driving the conflict with Iran, why the Pentagon may already be making impossible choices about what to defend, and why Ukraine — largely abandoned by the West — has quietly become the world's leading authority on drone warfare.

Additional Reading: 
Ben C. Solomon Instagram: Just follow the money. 
Pentagon acknowledges tough quest to counter Iranian drones | Military Times 
US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian

Iran's Shahed drone costs $30,000 to build. The US missile sent to destroy it? Up to $4 million. Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict journalist Ben C. Solomon wants you to do the math. Oz sits down with Ben to break down the economics driving the conflict with Iran, why the Pentagon may already be making impossible choices about what to defend, and why Ukraine &mdash; largely abandoned by the West &mdash; has quietly become the world's leading authority on drone warfare.
Additional Reading:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVhXBtVkaou/">Ben C. Solomon Instagram: Just follow the money.&nbsp;</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/03/06/pentagon-acknowledges-tough-quest-to-counter-iranian-drones/">Pentagon acknowledges tough quest to counter Iranian drones | Military Times</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/us-interceptors-iranian-drones">US may not have capacity to take down full barrage of Iranian drones, officials warn | US-Israel war on Iran | The Guardian</a></li>
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$30K Drones vs $4M Missiles: Can the US Win This War? - The Story

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The Story: The World According to SimCity w/ Chaim Gingold

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