The Times Tech Podcast
The Sunday Times
From Silicon Valley to The City, tech journalists Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott bring you the inside track on the new industrial revolution.Co-hosted from San Francisco and London, this weekly podcast delivers the latest news and freshest interviews with the people creating the future.As West Coast Correspondent for The Sunday Times, Danny is on the ground to witness the technological whirlwind that first roared out Silicon Valley. From London, working as The Times' Technology Business Editor, Katie has seen the waves of boom and bust rolling through one of the world's financial capitals. Together they explore this strange new world of high finance and tech giants, explaining how we got here and what is just around the corner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Sep 24, 2024 • 32min
The Big Tune Out
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Sep 24, 2024 • 32min
The brain the final frontier
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Sep 24, 2024 • 29min
Earth is not enough
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Sep 24, 2024 • 30min
Hello, San Francisco
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Sep 24, 2024 • 31min
The Bebo Billions Part Two
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Sep 24, 2024 • 22min
The Bebo Billions
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Sep 24, 2024 • 36min
Hot Tub Millionaire
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Sep 20, 2024 • 57min
Tech legend John Chambers: “Don’t do the right thing for too long”
John Chambers, the former CEO of Cisco and a tech visionary, shares his insights on the evolving world of artificial intelligence and Silicon Valley dynamics. He discusses the necessity of tech booms and how they've shaped the industry. Chambers shares his experience of acquiring 180 companies and reflects on the lessons from the dot-com bust. At 75, he's still active in tech, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and competition. He also expresses confidence in the startup Humane and explains why AI will fundamentally change how we interact with technology.
Sep 13, 2024 • 41min
HourOne’s Natalie Monbiot: “Building the virtual human economy”
The gig economy is coming for your soul. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Natalie Monbiot of HourOne, to talk about the digital clone company starting before the ChatGPT moment (4:15), turning 5 minutes of footage into a digital clone (7:10), the hunt for the “killer app” for virtual humans (13:25), how the company started (18:20), Hollywood (24:00), bringing the dead back to life (27:20), your rights over what your clone does (32:40), and virtual human marketplaces (37:20). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 7, 2024 • 46min
Hebbia’s George Sivulka: “Bots will be most of the economy within decade”
Artificial intelligence “agents” will create more economic value than humans within ten years. Sound outlandish? That is the prediction of this week’s guest, George Sivulka, founder of AI startup Hebbia, who comes on to talk about building AI that actually works for business (3:20), AI orchestra conductors (9:15), coral reefs and why he called the company Hebbia (10:30), why he started the company (19:30), being a “disappointment” to his athlete parents (29:30), working at NASA as a teen (33:00), meeting Peter Thiel (36:45), and how AI is going to revolutionize the economy (42:00). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
