Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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On episode 253 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Michael Batnick are joined by Big Technology founder, Alex Kantrowitz, to discuss: OpenAI and Anthropic’s explosive growth, the threat to traditional software companies, soaring cloud demand, agentic AI, and the diverging strategies of Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Google, and other tech giants. Plus, where AI profits may ultimately accrue, and whether today’s massive spending boom can deliver lasting returns.

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