Mark Vena

SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter

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Listen to Mark Vena's SmartTechCheck podcasts with the industry luminaries, noted tech journalists and surprise guests about today's hottest topics and trends in the technology space. Looking for clear insights on today’s most urgent and debated tech issues? Tune into the SmartTechCheck Audio newsletter , available free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Each episode delivers sharp, no-fluff analysis on the stories that matter most --- straight from the frontlines of innovation and controversy. Subscribe now for FREE to my podcast for convenient audio versions of my podcasts and technology newslet...

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Mark Vena

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: The New Hollywood --- Inside GenAI’s Coming Shakeup of Film and TV 10.12.2025 11:44

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: From Telecom Roots to AI --- Lumentum’s Data Center Strategy 09.12.2025 15:31

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: “Wicked: For Good” Review --- A Faithful But Imperfect Finale 28.11.2025 14:19

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter (11-26-25) 28.11.2025 37:54

Happy Thanksgiving! My SmartTechCheck podcast with tech journalists Stewart Wolpin, Rob Pegararo and John Quain where we discuss if Apple will be changing its iPhone launch cadence due to rumors of a "foldable" iPhone, SpaceX and Blue Origin competing with each other, and whether the tech industry is operating in an AI bubble. Subscribe to @SmartTechCheck for weekly podcast upload reminders: https...

SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Infineon Stakes Out Its AI Infrastructure Role 23.11.2025 15:48

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Microsoft Ignite 2025 and The Push From Copilots to Agents 23.11.2025 13:45

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: AMD Positions Itself as a Platform Power in the AI Era 19.11.2025 14:53

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Inside Dell’s AI Factory --- What Its SC25 and Microsoft Ignite Moves Reveal about Its NVIDIA, Red Hat, and Microsoft Strategy 18.11.2025 14:37

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Red Hat’s Evolution --- How a Subsidiary Became an AI Powerhouse 17.11.2025 11:52

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Qualcomm’s Dragonwing IQ- X Puts Industrial PCs at the Center of AI 14.11.2025 14:30

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: 3 Standout Tech Upgrades To Elevate the Home Office Experience 13.11.2025 9:57

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SmartTechCheck Newsletter and Audio Podcast: Quick Take on Synaptics’ FY 1Q26 Earnings --- Things Are Off To a Good Start 07.11.2025 6:17

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: HPE’s 2025 Analyst Meeting --- Bold Strategy or Familiar Ambition? 27.10.2025 12:49

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Samsung Galaxy XR --- A Strategic Leap into Mainstream Extended Reality 24.10.2025 11:34

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Salesforce Doubles Down on the Rise of the Agentic Enterprise 24.10.2025 14:01

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Why Does Synaptics’ Astra SL2600 Cement Its Leadership Role in the Intelligent Edge? 21.10.2025 13:27

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Dell’s AI Data Platform Event --- Does It Reinforce The Company’s Strength in the AI Data Center Race? 21.10.2025 13:09

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Why AMD’s OpenAI Deal Marks a New Era for AI Data Centers 21.10.2025 8:27

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Wi-Fi 8: The Future of Wireless Connectivity, Even as Wi-Fi 7 Takes Hold 03.10.2025 12:17

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Zoomtopia 2025 --- Innovation, AI, and the Future of Work 01.10.2025 10:57

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Snapdragon Summit 2025 --- Qualcomm’s Confident Leap Into the AI Future 01.10.2025 14:20

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Dell Technologies and the Modern Data Center --- The Inexorable Shift from PCs to Cloud Infrastructure 25.09.2025 11:02

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: MediaTek’s New Dimensity 9500 --- A Bold Flagship Play in a Market Defined by Apple and Qualcomm 23.09.2025 12:45

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SmartTechCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter: Apple’s ‘Awe Dropping’ Event --- 5 Themes Beyond the Products 23.09.2025 11:56

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SmartTeckCheck Podcast and Audio Newsletter (9-18-25) 19.09.2025 28:04

My SmartTechCheck podcast with tech journalists Rob Pegararo and John Quain where we discuss Apple's recent "Awe Dropping" event, as well as the key takeaways that Rob and John observed at IFA 2025 in Berlin Subscribe to @SmartTechCheck for weekly podcast upload reminders: https://www.youtube.com/SmartTechCheck Follow Mark Vena on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarkVenaTechGuy Follow Rob Pegoraro on...