Google has lost two antitrust cases in the past year; Meta is currently in court over alleged anti-competitive behavior. Big Tech is in a moment of reckoning that could reshape the industry – and your internet use – for decades to come.

Today on the Big Take podcast, Bloomberg’s Sarah Frier and Sara Forden join host Sarah Holder to unpack the trials seeking to rein in Silicon Valley. Will the antitrust cases against Google and Meta help innovation flourish, or kill America’s chances at AI dominance?

Read more: Apple Eyes Move to AI Search, Ending Era Defined by Google

Google has lost two antitrust cases in the past year; Meta is currently in court over alleged anti-competitive behavior. Big Tech is in a moment of reckoning that could reshape the industry &ndash; and your internet use &ndash; for decades to come.
Today on the Big Take podcast, Bloomberg&rsquo;s Sarah Frier and Sara Forden join host Sarah Holder to unpack the trials seeking to rein in Silicon Valley. Will the antitrust cases against Google and Meta help innovation flourish, or kill America&rsquo;s chances at AI dominance?
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-07/apple-working-to-move-to-ai-search-in-browser-amid-google-fallout">Apple Eyes Move to AI Search, Ending Era Defined by Google</a>

The Big Take from Bloomberg News brings you inside what’s shaping the world's economies with the smartest and most informed business reporters around the world. The context you need on the stories that can move markets. Every afternoon.

The Big Take from Bloomberg News brings you inside what’s shaping the world's economies with the smartest and most informed business reporters around the world. The context you need on the stories that can move markets. Every afternoon.

Big Take

Big Tech Is on Trial. What That Means for the Future of the Internet

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/c444d922-a060-4bb0-b633-b2d70146c1db/transcript

This month, the think-tank the Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports and the news nonprofit More Perfect Union released a report finding that Instacart had been using an AI tool to run algorithmic price experiments on shoppers around the country. As a result, shoppers were being charged different prices for the exact same items from the exact same stores.

At a time when inflation has driven grocery costs higher, the revelation that Instacart was charging some consumers more for the same goods struck a chord.

On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder speaks with Bloomberg’s antitrust reporter Leah Nylen and the Groundwork Collaborative executive director Lindsay Owens about the report’s findings and impact — and Instacart’s decision to end their experiment.

Read more: Instacart to Pay $60 Million to Settle FTC Consumer Protection Case

Hosted by: Sarah Holder; Produced by: Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Reported by: Leah Nylen; Edited by: Naomi Shavin and Aaron Edwards; Fact-checking by: Julia Press; Engineering by: Katie McMurran.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin. Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

This month, the think-tank the Groundwork Collaborative, Consumer Reports and the news nonprofit More Perfect Union released a report finding that Instacart had been using an AI tool to run algorithmic price experiments on shoppers around the country. As a result, shoppers were being charged different prices for the exact same items from the exact same stores.
At a time when inflation has driven grocery costs higher, the revelation that Instacart was charging some consumers more for the same goods struck a chord. 
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder speaks with Bloomberg&rsquo;s antitrust reporter Leah Nylen and the Groundwork Collaborative executive director Lindsay Owens about the report&rsquo;s findings and impact &mdash; and Instacart&rsquo;s decision to end their experiment.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-18/instacart-to-pay-60-million-in-ftc-consumer-protection-case?srnd=undefined">Instacart to Pay $60 Million to Settle FTC Consumer Protection Case</a>
Hosted by: Sarah Holder; Produced by: Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Reported by: Leah Nylen; Edited by: Naomi Shavin and Aaron Edwards; Fact-checking by: Julia Press; Engineering by: Katie McMurran.
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin. Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

Why Instacart Backtracked on an AI-Pricing Experiment

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/e10c24f9-a0bb-46fd-95ec-b3bc017f5a0c/transcript

From OPEC powerhouses and US shale producers to countries like Guyana, global producers are drilling more oil and driving down prices. And with the potential for a ceasefire in Russia and pressure on Maduro in Venezuela, even more oil could flood the market in 2026.

On today’s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with Bloomberg oil trading reporter Alex Longley and Opinion columnist Javier Blas to discuss the forces driving the oil market right now, how they’re impacting different countries and why even lower prices could be on the way.

Read more: The World Is Awash With Oil and Prices Are Poised to Keep Falling

Hosted by: David Gura Produced by: Julia Press Reported by: Alex Longley and Javier Blas Edited by: Jeff Grocott Fact-checking by: Rachael Lewis-Krisky and David Fox Engineering by: Katie McMurran

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer

From OPEC powerhouses and US shale producers to countries like Guyana, global producers are drilling more oil and driving down prices. And with the potential for a ceasefire in Russia and pressure on Maduro in Venezuela, even more oil could flood the market in 2026.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, host David Gura sits down with Bloomberg oil trading reporter Alex Longley and Opinion columnist Javier Blas to discuss the forces driving the oil market right now, how they&rsquo;re impacting different countries and why even lower prices could be on the way.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-global-oil-supply-prices/?srnd=undefined">The World Is Awash With Oil and Prices Are Poised to Keep Falling</a>
Hosted by: David Gura Produced by: Julia Press Reported by: Alex Longley and Javier Blas Edited by: Jeff Grocott Fact-checking by: Rachael Lewis-Krisky and David Fox Engineering by: Katie McMurran
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer

Even a US Blockade of Venezuela Isn’t Spiking Oil Prices

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/233d6346-df23-47d1-a0d8-b3bb01517470/transcript

Lynsey Addario’s life work means  taking great risks to tell other people’s stories. She is a Pulitzer Prize winning war photographer who has been abducted twice while documenting conflicts from Afghanistan to Ukraine and Sudan.

There aren’t many women in her field. In a new National Geographic documentary called “Love+War,” currently streaming on Disney+, she lets us into that world, one she’s made her profession for three decades. Addario shows how she adjusts from a work environment of grave danger and high-adrenaline to being a mother making the school run and spending time with her sons.

In this conversation, she tells Mishal Husain, why she believes her job is to “bear witness” and how she came to it. She remembers the first time she used a camera and shares how her childhood prepared her to walk into any situation and connect with anyone, from soldiers to refugees and civilians living through extreme times.

This interview contains descriptions of abduction, violence and sexual assault which some listeners/viewers may find distressing.


02:27 - Love+War
03:34 - The turning point 
06:00 - Learning about the risks
07:00 “I don’t want to do this for a living”
09:19 - Being held in Fallujah
11:20 - On embed in Afghanistan 
14:31 - Operation Rock Avalanche
15:43 - Dealing with the emotion
16:50 - The daughter of hairdressers in Connecticut
17:44 - Getting her first camera
19:30 - Planning a “shoot-list” 
21:51 - Russian strike on Ukraine
17:30 - Being held hostage in Libya
31:02 - Survivor’s guilt
33:30 Life at home
36:30 - Social media and fake images 
40:18 - Switching off

Watch this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0Ns_wjGlmjlPz0cded0nTYS

You can find the written version of this interview with Mishal’s notes on Bloomberg Weekend: https://www.bloomberg.com/latest/weekend-interview

Lynsey Addario&rsquo;s life work means&nbsp; taking great risks to tell other people&rsquo;s stories. She is a Pulitzer Prize winning war photographer who has been abducted twice while documenting conflicts from Afghanistan to Ukraine and Sudan. There aren&rsquo;t many women in her field. In a new National Geographic documentary called &ldquo;Love+War,&rdquo; currently streaming on Disney+, she lets us into that world, one she&rsquo;s made her profession for three decades. Addario shows how she adjusts from a work environment of grave danger and high-adrenaline to being a mother making the school run and spending time with her sons. In this conversation, she tells Mishal Husain, why she believes her job is to &ldquo;bear witness&rdquo; and how she came to it. She remembers the first time she used a camera and shares how her childhood prepared her to walk into any situation and connect with anyone, from soldiers to refugees and civilians living through extreme times. This interview contains descriptions of abduction, violence and sexual assault which some listeners/viewers may find distressing.
 02:27 - Love+War 03:34 - The turning point 06:00 - Learning about the risks 07:00 &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to do this for a living&rdquo; 09:19 - Being held in Fallujah 11:20 - On embed in Afghanistan 14:31 - Operation Rock Avalanche 15:43 - Dealing with the emotion 16:50 - The daughter of hairdressers in Connecticut 17:44 - Getting her first camera 19:30 - Planning a &ldquo;shoot-list&rdquo; 21:51 - Russian strike on Ukraine 17:30 - Being held hostage in Libya 31:02 - Survivor&rsquo;s guilt 33:30 Life at home 36:30 - Social media and fake images 40:18 - Switching off Watch this podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe4PRejZgr0Ns_wjGlmjlPz0cded0nTYS
You can find the written version of this interview with Mishal&rsquo;s notes on Bloomberg Weekend: https://www.bloomberg.com/latest/weekend-interview

Weekend Listen: Lynsey Addario Keeps Going Back to Photograph War

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/ef671ac3-2aab-44dc-9eac-b3b800a9e7ae/transcript

Big Tech Is on Trial. What That Means for the Future of the Internet

In 1 playlist(s)

Big Take

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips