The Information

10 statements across 8 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 14, 2024 by Jordi Hays · said 138 times in 52 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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brought up most by John Coogan (80), Jordi Hays (20), Logan Bartlett (2), Tae Kim (1), Martin Shkreli (1), Bill Bishop (1), Austin Petersmith (1)

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2026 36 mentions in 19 episodes 2 per episode
2025 28 mentions in 19 episodes 1 per episode
2024 74 mentions in 14 episodes 5 per episode

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Everything said about The Information, oldest first

Nov 14, 2024 positive
Opinion
Hays: The Information is becoming the tech industry's TMZ
“People literally realize that we're witnessing the birth of the TMZ for technology.”
Jordi Hays Nov 14, 2024 ▶ 6:10 Low T levels at Y-Combinator (ep9)
Nov 19, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Former Snap CPO Jack Brody moves to AI music company Suno
“Brody told the information in an interview Tuesday that he's moving over to Suno.”
John Coogan Nov 19, 2024 ▶ 1:40:30 Who's Getting Rich Off Ozempic? (e12)
Nov 30, 2024 neutral
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Taylor Lorenz is moving from Washington Post to The Information
“Taylor Lorenz, yes, misinformation herself is officially making the move from the Washington posters to the San Francisco information.”
John Coogan Nov 30, 2024 ▶ 0:12 Taylor Lorenz Trades Teams (ep16)
Dec 17, 2024 positive
Opinion
Hays: Attempted hit pieces on Augustus Doricko turn into glowing profiles
“They try to, everybody tries to do like, you know, they try to write a hit piece on the guy and it comes out as this glowing profile.”
Jordi Hays Dec 17, 2024 ▶ 2:02 CHRISTIANITY: Why it's making a comeback (ep23)
Dec 17, 2024 negative
Opinion
Coogan: Silicon Valley Christianity resurgence is overstated as a trend
“I just, I don't think it's that much of a trend. Like, yeah, Peter, Trey, but they've been, you know, prominent Christians for a long time. No one's really talking about Pat Gelsinger, and then yeah, you got Augustus, but beyond that, It's not that big of a de…”
John Coogan Dec 17, 2024 ▶ 1:02 CHRISTIANITY: Why it's making a comeback (ep23)
Feb 19, 2025 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Coogan: Grok 3 adapts opinions to confirm users' existing timeline biases
“It's fine tuning on the person who queries it, their timeline. And so Grok three when Elon prompts it knows Elon doesn't like the information. Let's give him an answer that confirms what he believes. And it's the same thing for Paul Calcraft.”
John Coogan Feb 19, 2025 ▶ 29:37 How Does GROK Compare? (Full Analysis)
Feb 6, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Hays: The Information reports Meta's Avocado model is its most capable internally
“According to the information, upcoming avocado model from Meta is referenced as the most capable model to date internally.”
Jordi Hays Feb 6, 2026 ▶ 26:23 Anthropic’s Trust Nuke, OpenAI’s new releases, Google Claims AI Crown | Diet TBPN
Mar 14, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Travis Kalanick plots new self-driving venture with Uber and Anthony Levandowski
“The news is Travis Kalanick plots new self-driving venture with Lewandowski and Uber. Kalanick has also been discussing acquiring the startup founded by Anthony Lewandowski, who has been developing autonomous software for mining and other industrial use cases.”
John Coogan Mar 14, 2026 ▶ 10:38 Tall Poppy Syndrome, Bytedance Gets Blackwell Chips, WSJ Mansion Section | Diet TBPN
Jun 16, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Coogan: The Information Reported Amazon's Jassy Raised AI Jailbreak Concerns With White House
“Then the information reported that Andy Jassy at Amazon had raised concerns with the senior administration officials about jailbreaking. The risk of jailbreaking fable and getting access to all of Anthropic.”
John Coogan Jun 16, 2026 ▶ 7:21 Anthropic Drama, Meta Now Tokenminning, Fox's $22B Roku Deal | Diet TBPN
Jun 16, 2026 neutral
Assertion Supported
Leaked memo: Meta tracks billions in internal AI spend in 2026
“We've seen an exponential increase in AI usage, and we are tracking to spend billions on internal use alone in 2026. The memo said, at the same time, individuals and teams have limited visibility into and control over how they use AI. In twenty-twenty-seven, w…”
John Coogan Jun 16, 2026 ▶ 16:28 Anthropic Drama, Meta Now Tokenminning, Fox's $22B Roku Deal | Diet TBPN
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