Did Super Bowl Ads Just Predict an AI Crash? | Pivot

Kara and Scott break down the Super Bowl ads, and the backlash over Bad Bunny’s halftime show. Then, they look at what’s next for crypto as Bitcoin and other tokens plummet. Plus, Amazon and Big Tech continue their AI spending spree, Trump throws his support behind the Nexstar–Tegna merger, and Kara has a message for Jeff Bezos. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #superbowl #badbunny #bitcoin #amazon #ai #nexstar #tegna #jeffbezos 00:00 Intro 8:15 Super Bowl 18:18 Crypto Winter 25:28 Amazon’s Spending Spree 34:44 Bezos on WaPo Future 46:02 Media Merger Politics 57:56 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Video Producer: Rich Shibley Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com

Kara SwisherhostScott Gallowayhost

Feb 10, 20261h 9mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: February 10, 2026
Duration: 1h 9m
Channel: Pivot
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Kara and Scott break down the Super Bowl ads, and the backlash over Bad Bunny’s halftime show. Then, they look at what’s next for crypto as Bitcoin and other tokens plummet. Plus, Amazon and Big Tech continue their AI spending spree, Trump throws his support behind the Nexstar–Tegna merger, and Kara has a message for Jeff Bezos. #pivot #podcast #karaswisher #scottgalloway #superbowl #badbunny #bitcoin #amazon #ai #nexstar #tegna #jeffbezos 00:00 Intro 8:15 Super Bowl 18:18 Crypto Winter 25:28 Amazon’s Spending Spree 34:44 Bezos on WaPo Future 46:02 Media Merger Politics 57:56 Wins and Fails Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Video Producer: Rich Shibley Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com

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Kara Swisher
host
Scott Galloway
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway, Did Super Bowl Ads Just Predict an AI Crash? | Pivot explores super Bowl signals AI froth, crypto slump, and media power battles They argue the Super Bowl’s unusually heavy AI ad presence echoes prior market tops (dot-com and “Crypto Bowl”), raising the possibility of an AI correction even as Big Tech pours unprecedented capital into data centers and chips.

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