Apple Intelligence 2 and the AI Features Adoption Curve
The Adoption Curve dives into Apple Intelligence 2 and the AI Features Adoption Curve.
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Show · 53 episodes · 2026
The Adoption Curve
A show focused on innovation, adoption patterns, product strategy, startup disruption, technology shifts, and the business realities behind emerging SaaS tools.
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Sep 11, 2026 · Ep. 52
technology adoption · consumer tech
24:25
Apple Intelligence expanding to non-Apple devices and the platform adoption play
The Adoption Curve dives into Apple Intelligence expanding to non-Apple devices and the platform adoption play.
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Sep 9, 2026 · Ep. 51
technology adoption · consumer tech
24:29
Apple Intelligence 2.0 and the AI PC Adoption Tipping Point
The Adoption Curve dives into Apple Intelligence 2.0 and the AI PC Adoption Tipping Point.
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Sep 7, 2026 · Ep. 50
technology adoption · consumer tech
25:18
AI adoption spreads to finance and manufacturing
The Adoption Curve dives into AI adoption spreads to finance and manufacturing.
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25:18
Sep 4, 2026 · Ep. 49
technology adoption · consumer tech
25:12
AI agents automating enterprise procurement
The Adoption Curve dives into AI agents automating enterprise procurement.
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25:12
Sep 2, 2026 · Ep. 48
technology adoption · consumer tech · Android
22:53
Apple Intelligence on Android
The Adoption Curve dives into Apple Intelligence on Android.
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Aug 31, 2026 · Ep. 47
technology adoption · consumer tech
24:28
Linear agents now create 50% of work
The Adoption Curve dives into Linear agents now create 50% of work.
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Aug 28, 2026 · Ep. 46
technology adoption · consumer tech · Microsoft · gaming platforms
27:23
Sam Altman says AI has not had its iPhone moment yet and 94% of enterprises see no earnings impact
The Adoption Curve dives into Sam Altman says AI has not had its iPhone moment yet and 94% of enterprises see no earnings impact.
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27:23
Aug 26, 2026 · Ep. 45
technology adoption · consumer tech · NVIDIA · GPUs · AI compute · Microsoft · gaming platforms
24:37
How Nvidia's Blackwell is reshaping the AI chip market
The Adoption Curve dives into How Nvidia's Blackwell is reshaping the AI chip market.
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Aug 24, 2026 · Ep. 44
technology adoption · consumer tech · Codex · developer tools · agent orchestration
23:43
OpenAI agent users hit 20 million
The Adoption Curve dives into OpenAI agent users hit 20 million.
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Aug 21, 2026 · Ep. 43
technology adoption · consumer tech
26:36
Enterprise AI Coding Assistants Crossing the Chasm
The Adoption Curve dives into Enterprise AI Coding Assistants Crossing the Chasm.
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26:36
Aug 19, 2026 · Ep. 42
technology adoption · consumer tech
21:31
Enterprise AI Agents: From Experiment to Production
The Adoption Curve dives into Enterprise AI Agents: From Experiment to Production.
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Aug 17, 2026 · Ep. 41
technology adoption · consumer tech
20:35
Stanford AI Economic Indicators June 2026 - AI adoption spreading across sectors
The Adoption Curve dives into Stanford AI Economic Indicators June 2026 - AI adoption spreading across sectors.
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Aug 14, 2026 · Ep. 40
technology adoption · consumer tech
20:47
Apple Intelligence reaching mainstream adoption in non-English markets
The Adoption Curve dives into Apple Intelligence reaching mainstream adoption in non-English markets.
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Aug 12, 2026 · Ep. 39
technology adoption · consumer tech
23:37
AI Agents in Enterprise Production
The Adoption Curve dives into AI Agents in Enterprise Production.
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23:37
Aug 10, 2026 · Ep. 38
technology adoption · consumer tech
23:27
Enterprise AI Agents: From Pilot to Production
The Adoption Curve dives into Enterprise AI Agents: From Pilot to Production.
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23:27
Aug 7, 2026 · Ep. 37
technology adoption · consumer tech
19:54
Amazon Rufus AI drives 23% of US product discovery
The Adoption Curve dives into Amazon Rufus AI drives 23% of US product discovery.
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Aug 5, 2026 · Ep. 36
technology adoption · consumer tech
23:06
OpenAI hits 1 billion active users
The Adoption Curve dives into OpenAI hits 1 billion active users.
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Aug 3, 2026 · Ep. 35
technology adoption · consumer tech
22:37
Enterprise AI Adoption Hits 78 Percent in Production
The Adoption Curve dives into Enterprise AI Adoption Hits 78 Percent in Production.
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22:37
Jul 31, 2026 · Ep. 34
technology adoption · consumer tech · agentic AI
23:07
Stripe's rumored $10 billion acquisition of OpenRouter
The Adoption Curve dives into Stripe's rumored $10 billion acquisition of OpenRouter — why an AI API relay station commands 70x revenue multiple, platform dynamics in model routing, and the race to own the economic settlement layer for the AI agent economy.
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Jul 29, 2026 · Ep. 33
technology adoption · consumer tech
21:38
EY survey finds C-suites pivoting from AI adoption to unlocking value as escalating token costs trigger fiscal scrutiny and push companies toward smaller models
The Adoption Curve dives into EY survey finds C-suites pivoting from AI adoption to unlocking value as escalating token costs trigger fiscal scrutiny and push companies toward smaller models.
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Jul 27, 2026 · Ep. 32
technology adoption · consumer tech
21:20
Jack Dorsey launches Buzz, an open-source group chat platform for humans and AI agents that challenges Slack's agent-first strategy
The Adoption Curve dives into Jack Dorsey launches Buzz, an open-source group chat platform for humans and AI agents that challenges Slack's agent-first strategy.
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Jul 24, 2026 · Ep. 31
technology adoption · consumer tech
22:19
Why the AI voice race is really about adoption - OpenAI and Anthropic launch new voice modes as voice becomes the next AI interface
The Adoption Curve dives into Why the AI voice race is really about adoption - OpenAI and Anthropic launch new voice modes as voice becomes the next AI interface.
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Jul 22, 2026 · Ep. 30
technology adoption · consumer tech · Codex · developer tools · agent orchestration · coding agents
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Codex hit 7 million users in six months
The Adoption Curve dives into Codex hit 7 million users in six months — the coding agent just crossed the mainstream adoption threshold.
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Jul 20, 2026 · Ep. 29
technology adoption · consumer tech
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Kimi K3 Moonshot AI free open-weights model disrupts Google Gemini subscription strategy and the adoption curve of paid vs free AI
The Adoption Curve dives into Kimi K3 Moonshot AI free open-weights model disrupts Google Gemini subscription strategy and the adoption curve of paid vs free AI.
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Jul 17, 2026 · Ep. 28
technology adoption · consumer tech
20:50
MIT study finds only 11% of S&P 500 firms have deeply integrated AI while 89% are stuck in pilot purgatory
The Adoption Curve dives into MIT study finds only 11% of S&P 500 firms have deeply integrated AI while 89% are stuck in pilot purgatory — the enterprise adoption chasm.
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Jul 15, 2026 · Ep. 27
technology adoption · consumer tech
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Mozilla releases first State of Open Source AI report as open models hit 29 percent of production volume
The Adoption Curve dives into Mozilla releases first State of Open Source AI report as open models hit 29 percent of production volume — the adoption inflection point.
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Jul 13, 2026 · Ep. 26
technology adoption · consumer tech
21:46
AI's escape from the commodity trap: how model providers are climbing up the stack and creating the deepest vendor lock-in in enterprise software history
The Adoption Curve dives into AI's escape from the commodity trap: how model providers are climbing up the stack and creating the deepest vendor lock-in in enterprise software history.
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Jul 10, 2026 · Ep. 25
technology adoption · consumer tech
23:37
CEOs think AI is working but the data disagrees - the perception gap in enterprise AI adoption
The Adoption Curve dives into CEOs think AI is working but the data disagrees - the perception gap in enterprise AI adoption.
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Jul 8, 2026 · Ep. 24
technology adoption · consumer tech
23:38
Apple kills Vision Pro headsets to chase Meta's smart glasses lead - why spatial computing adoption failed and the form factor pivot that followed
The Adoption Curve dives into Apple kills Vision Pro headsets to chase Meta's smart glasses lead - why spatial computing adoption failed and the form factor pivot that followed.
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Jul 6, 2026 · Ep. 23
technology adoption · consumer tech
22:08
Cisco rolls out AI agents to 90,000 employees
The Adoption Curve dives into Cisco rolls out AI agents to 90,000 employees — what full-scale enterprise AI adoption looks like.
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Jul 3, 2026 · Ep. 22
technology adoption · consumer tech
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Pew Research finds half of American adults now use AI chatbots
The Adoption Curve dives into Pew Research finds half of American adults now use AI chatbots — the adoption curve crosses the chasm, platform competition fragments, and trust lags behind usage.
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Jul 1, 2026 · Ep. 21
technology adoption · consumer tech
21:55
Meta adds rate limits and soft paywall to smart glasses - the adoption friction of monetizing wearable AI platforms
The Adoption Curve dives into Meta adds rate limits and soft paywall to smart glasses - the adoption friction of monetizing wearable AI platforms.
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Jun 29, 2026 · Ep. 20
technology adoption · consumer tech
22:18
Threads Crosses 500 Million Users: What Meta’s Platform Leverage Teaches Us About Technology Adoption
The Adoption Curve dives into Threads Crosses 500 Million Users: What Meta’s Platform Leverage Teaches Us About Technology Adoption.
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Jun 26, 2026 · Ep. 19
technology adoption · consumer tech
21:07
How Anthropic Claude is winning over paying consumers in a market ChatGPT has owned, and what the adoption data actually reveals
The Adoption Curve dives into How Anthropic Claude is winning over paying consumers in a market ChatGPT has owned, and what the adoption data actually reveals.
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Jun 22, 2026 · Ep. 18
technology adoption · consumer tech · agentic AI
22:10
Stanford AI Index 2026: When Adoption Outpaces Governance
The Adoption Curve dives into Stanford AI Index 2026: When Adoption Outpaces Governance.
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Jun 15, 2026 · Ep. 17
technology adoption · consumer tech
19:41
The Rise of AI-Powered Automation in Manufacturing: How Industry 4.0 is Accelerating Adoption
The Adoption Curve dives into The Rise of AI-Powered Automation in Manufacturing: How Industry 4.0 is Accelerating Adoption.
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Jun 10, 2026 · Ep. 16
technology adoption · consumer tech · supply chains · semiconductors · hardware security · agentic AI · multimodal AI
23:03
Samsung's AI Grand Transformation: When a Conglomerate Bets Survival on the Adoption Curve
The Adoption Curve dives into Samsung's AI Grand Transformation: When a Conglomerate Bets Survival on the Adoption Curve.
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Jun 9, 2026 · Ep. 15
technology adoption · consumer tech
13:22
Bots Now Outnumber Humans Online: What the Dead Internet Means for Tech Adoption
The Adoption Curve dives into Bots Now Outnumber Humans Online: What the Dead Internet Means for Tech Adoption.
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Jun 5, 2026 · Ep. 14
technology adoption · consumer tech · YouTube · platform policy
20:47
ChatGPT Hit 1 Billion Users Faster Than Any App in History
The Adoption Curve dives into ChatGPT Hit 1 Billion Users Faster Than Any App in History — What the Adoption Curve Tells Us.
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Jun 3, 2026 · Ep. 13
technology adoption · consumer tech · supply chains · agentic AI · Microsoft · gaming platforms
21:45
Tencent Embeds AI Agent Inside WeChat Putting 1.4 Billion Users at the Center of China's Platform War
The Adoption Curve dives into Tencent Embeds AI Agent Inside WeChat Putting 1.4 Billion Users at the Center of China's Platform War.
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21:45
Jun 1, 2026 · Ep. 12
technology adoption · consumer tech · supply chains · semiconductors · hardware security · agentic AI · Microsoft
25:44
The 68% ROI Gap: Why Enterprises Love AI Agents But Can't Show Returns
The Adoption Curve dives into The 68% ROI Gap: Why Enterprises Love AI Agents But Can't Show Returns.
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May 29, 2026 · Ep. 11
technology adoption · consumer tech · agentic AI · NVIDIA · GPUs · AI compute
14:57
AI Spending Hits 2.6 Trillion: Why Enterprises Are Finally Moving from Pilot to Production
The Adoption Curve dives into AI Spending Hits 2.6 Trillion: Why Enterprises Are Finally Moving from Pilot to Production.
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May 27, 2026 · Ep. 10
technology adoption · consumer tech · agentic AI · supply chains · privilege escalation · Microsoft · gaming platforms
20:23
The Rise of Agentic AI: Why 2026 Is the Year Autonomous Agents Replace Chatbots
The Adoption Curve dives into The Rise of Agentic AI: Why 2026 Is the Year Autonomous Agents Replace Chatbots.
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May 25, 2026 · Ep. 9
technology adoption · consumer tech
21:17
Google Gemini CLI goes enterprise-only after accepting 6000 open-source developer contributions
The Adoption Curve dives into Google Gemini CLI goes enterprise-only after accepting 6000 open-source developer contributions.
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May 22, 2026 · Ep. 8
technology adoption · consumer tech · supply chains · Google DeepMind · Android
22:30
Fanuc partners with Google to bring Gemini AI to 1.1 million industrial robots
The Adoption Curve dives into Fanuc partners with Google to bring Gemini AI to 1.1 million industrial robots — what massive-scale physical AI adoption looks like.
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May 20, 2026 · Ep. 7
technology adoption · consumer tech · supply chains · Android · Microsoft · gaming platforms · savings
23:48
Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in business AI adoption
The Adoption Curve dives into Anthropic overtakes OpenAI in business AI adoption — what it means for the enterprise AI market.
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May 18, 2026 · Ep. 6
technology adoption · consumer tech
22:34
May 18, 2026 · Ep. 5
technology adoption · consumer tech · deepfakes · AI detection · YouTube · platform policy
21:06
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users
The Adoption Curve dives into YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users.
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May 16, 2026 · Ep. 4
technology adoption · consumer tech · Apple · AirPods · wearable AI · consumer AI · supply chains
22:06
Apple's AirPods with cameras for AI are apparently close to production
The Adoption Curve dives into Apple's AirPods with cameras for AI are apparently close to production.
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May 16, 2026 · Ep. 3
technology adoption · consumer tech · supply chains · NVIDIA · GPUs · AI compute · semiconductors
21:57
NVIDIA GPU shortages supply chain delays for AI compute
The Adoption Curve dives into NVIDIA GPU shortages supply chain delays for AI compute.
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21:57
May 16, 2026 · Ep. 2
technology adoption · consumer tech · Xbox · gaming platforms · Microsoft · Linux · privilege escalation
20:54
Microsoft's new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes
The Adoption Curve dives into Microsoft's new Xbox shake-up is all about platform changes.
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20:54
May 12, 2026 · Ep. 1
technology adoption · consumer tech · Rivian · EVs · manufacturing · savings · personal finance
24:34
Rivian's revenue is up as R2 production kicks into gear
The Adoption Curve dives into Rivian's revenue is up as R2 production kicks into gear.
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