Demis Steps Down, Apple’s Memory Problem, Microsoft’s Clever Trick

Demis Steps Down, Apple’s Memory Problem, Microsoft’s Clever Trick

From Big Technology Podcast by Alex Kantrowitz

August 7, 2026 · 56 min

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M.G. Siegler joins Alex Kantrowitz to discuss recent developments in technology, including leadership changes at DeepMind and Apple's pricing strategies.

M.G. Siegler from Spyglass is back for our Montly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Demis Hassabis steps down as DeepMind CEO (Alex solo) 2) Apple's memory crunch 3) Should Apple have known better? 4) Will iPhone prices go up? 5) How much can Apple raise prices without losing sales 6) Does that eventually hurt its services business? 7) Microsoft is spending less on AI... but there's an interesting wrinkle 8) How much cloud growth is driven by OpenAI and Anthropic? 9) The divisions within Google's AI division 10) Can Google get it together? --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Organizations: DeepMind, Apple, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google

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