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How America Lost Rare Earths, Netflix Partners with Spotify and Bill Simmons, What Comes Next in the Robotaxi Wars – Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson — Transcript

How America Lost Rare Earths, Netflix Partners with Spotify and Bill Simmons, What Comes Next in the Robotaxi Wars

Episode publishedOctober 17, 2025Podcast: Sharp Tech with Ben ThompsonSharp Tech with Ben Thompson↗

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Bullish and bearish opinions expressed in this episode, paired with supporting transcript quotes. The quote confirms what was said—not whether the opinion is correct.

Bullish

UBER— Uber has a strategic advantage in the robotaxi market due to its asset-light model, allowing it to scale up and down flexibly while companies building their own cars face utilization challenges
GOOGL— Google's generous revenue sharing with creators and lack of optimization creates a long-term competitive advantage as a platform

Bearish

MSFT— Microsoft's Game Pass strategy has failed as a mass market product, forcing them to raise prices due to an unsustainable business model
NFLX— Netflix faces structural disadvantages in competing for podcast content, having to pay premium prices to attract creators away from YouTube where the economics are likely better for creators

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