Owen Thomas
Journalist and managing editor at the San Francisco Business Times who covers local tech, business, and real estate topics and contributes reporting and analysis on the episode.
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Mar 2, 2026 • 2h 54min
TWiT 1073: Broetry in Motion - Anthropic Stands Up to The Pentagon
Harry McCracken, tech journalist and historian; Owen Thomas, SF business reporter; Molly White, critic of crypto and web3. They wrestle with Anthropic refusing Pentagon demands and the PR ripple as Claude tops app charts. Conversation jumps to AI deployment models, industry layoffs and Gemini's cutbacks, Netflix pulling from the Warner bid, Samsung product news, and worrying new cyber and privacy threats.
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Mar 2, 2026 • 2h 54min
TWiT 1073: Broetry in Motion - Anthropic Stands Up to The Pentagon
Harry McCracken, tech writer who digs into product history and AI trends; Owen Thomas, business journalist covering tech and regional industry; Molly White, critic of Web3 and tech accountability. They debate Anthropic's refusal to enable Pentagon surveillance or autonomous weapons. They discuss the PR surge for Claude, potential government pressure, GPU constraints, AI-driven layoffs, and risks around surveillance and autonomous weapons.
