The Times Tech Podcast
Wireless Group
As The Sunday Times’ West Coast Correspondent, Danny Fortson has witnessed the technological whirlwind coming from Silicon Valley first hand. The Times' Technology Business Editor Katie Prescott has reported on how digital technology is transforming businesses and society around the world. Now, 'Danny in the Valley' meets 'Katie in the City', with a podcast presented from San Francisco and London. Each week sees a fresh interview with pioneers in tech, from the brightest start-ups to the tech giants, as Katie and Danny chronicle the AI revolution.
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Location:
United Kingdom
Description:
As The Sunday Times’ West Coast Correspondent, Danny Fortson has witnessed the technological whirlwind coming from Silicon Valley first hand. The Times' Technology Business Editor Katie Prescott has reported on how digital technology is transforming businesses and society around the world. Now, 'Danny in the Valley' meets 'Katie in the City', with a podcast presented from San Francisco and London. Each week sees a fresh interview with pioneers in tech, from the brightest start-ups to the tech giants, as Katie and Danny chronicle the AI revolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Twitter:
@dannyfortson
Language:
English
Contact:
415-271-1009
Episodes
Dropbox CEO drops in & Softbank's $40B OpenAI bet
4/4/2025
It's been almost 20 years since Drew Houston founded Dropbox in an effort to solve the problem of forgotten USB sticks. But how is the company innovating in a now much busier market? Plus Softbank makes a $40billion investment in OpenAI, while a new book allegedly tells the inside story of Sam Altman's 2023 (temporary) dismissal.
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Duration:00:49:24
Will your humanoid robot compliment you? And the end of 23andMe?
3/27/2025
Danny has been delving deeper into his humanoid robot obsession as he interviews the CEO of Texas based company, Apptronik. Plus, what went wrong at 23andMe as the once buzzy biotech startup files for bankruptcy.
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Duration:00:41:35
Nvidia goes for it! And a Silicon Valley dogs life start up!
3/20/2025
Danny reports from the Nvidia GTC event, which he calls the 'Super Bowl of AI.' And he and Katie discuss whether some of the biggest tech companies in the US really are currently losing money. Plus, a Silicon Valley start-up, Loyal, is developing drugs to extend the lives of dogs - so just how close are they to success? It's CEO, Celine Halioua shares the latest breakthroughs and what this could mean for human longevity. (And what does this mean for Kate's tadpoles?)
Clips: Nvidia
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Duration:00:49:25
The algorithm says we’re soulmates… Now what?
3/13/2025
Hinge CEO, Justin McLeod, joins the podcast to discuss how online dating Apps have changed dating (for good or bad) and how AI may change it even more. While Danny argues that being direct might just be better than tech!
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Duration:00:46:23
Ocado's robotics, Crypto's rise and Skype's demise
3/6/2025
Tim Steiner, the CEO of Ocado, drops by the studio to discuss in detail his expectations for the future of food deliveries with the use of robotics and humanoid robots. Elsewhere, President Trump wants is making the USA the "Crypto Capital of the World". And Danny gets personal as he and Kate reminisce as Skype is "retired".
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Duration:00:48:27
Nuclear's big return, British creators revolt & Elon sends an email
2/27/2025
Is nuclear power the answer to energy hungry Artificial Intelligence? Matt Loszak CEO & Cofounder of Aalo Atomics thinks so. Plus, British artists send a disapproving open letter about AI to the Government, while Elon Musk sends a strongly worded email to Government employees.
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Duration:00:44:27
With Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce
2/20/2025
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce & owner of Time Magazine explains his vision of the future of work. Plus he talks President Trump, Elon Musk and has a pop at Microsoft's AI too.
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Duration:00:43:46
Elon bids for OpenAI, and Sam says no
2/15/2025
Katie and Danny explore Elon Musk's $97.4 billion bid to buy OpenAI, and Sam Altman's instant dismissal of the bid, as well as decoding the rest of the exclusive interview earlier in the week.
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Duration:00:26:40
An interview with Sam Altman, Co-Founder & CEO of OpenAI
2/10/2025
Ahead of the Paris AI Action Summit, Katie and Danny are together in London for a special interview with the man who is synonymous with Artificial Intelligence - Sam Altman. He is the studio talking all things OpenAI, President Trump, DeepSeek and the future of life and work.
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Duration:00:29:09
Automatic Data Production Units (ADPUs) - really, Danny? Plus a Silicon Valley vibe check...
2/7/2025
The CEO of Getty Images, Craig Peters, joins the podcast to make his case for the ongoing value of human creation in an AI world. Plus Danny updates on how Tech is embracing President Trump's new administration.
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Duration:00:44:20
DeepSeek and you shall find? With Professor Neil Lawrence
1/30/2025
The release of DeepSeek's R1 language model by a little known Chinese AI company sent Silicon Valley into turmoil this week - albeit temporarily. Who, how, why and what is DeepSeek? Professor Neil Lawrence joins the pod to help Katie and Danny answer those questions and a few more besides.
Clip: AI House Davos Jan 2024
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Duration:00:33:35
Trump's "broligarchy", writers' rights and TikTok returns?
1/24/2025
A picture is worth a thousand words - it is said - and at President Trump's inauguration some of the biggest names in tech were very much in the picture. TikTok banned; then unbanned. And Trip Adler, founder of Scribd, joins the show to talk about a new venture and a potential Spotify moment for AI and humans (or at least the authors among us!).
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Duration:00:42:45
AI Very British Revolution!
1/17/2025
The Technology Secretary, Peter Kyle, joins the pod to discuss the British Government's 'AI Opportunities Action Plan' (and Elon Musk). Plus, a new guide the UK's fastest growing tech companies is revealed by The Times and Sunday Times.
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Duration:00:40:51
Sam Altman reflects on AI, Meta scraps fact-checkers, and data centres in outer space?
1/9/2025
Is AGI right around the corner? Sam Altman thinks so. Mark Zuckerberg decides to get rid of fact-checkers at Meta, at least for the USA. And what does it take to put data centres in space?
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Duration:00:40:45
Big predictions for Big Tech in 2025!
1/2/2025
Happy New Year! If 2025 is half as fascinating as 2024, we're in for wild ride. So, to predict the future, Katie and Danny are joined by two venture capitalists who spend their days checking out where tech goes next. Interplanetary overdrive anyone?
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Duration:00:33:01
Drone deliveries in London this Christmas
12/26/2024
Drones! Guys and St. Thomas' Hospital in London have started a pioneering trial using drones to deliver blood samples between the two sites. Sound simple, but this is one of the most regulated airspaces on the planet so how did they do it? Plus Katie and Danny get nostalgic for Christmas Tech past.
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Duration:00:27:00
Anthropic's Dario Amodei
12/19/2024
Dario Amodei imagines that "powerful AI" will bring a golden future which people "will be literally moved to tears by". He talks about his grand vision and his grave concerns; and why he left OpenAI.
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Duration:00:43:43
Be the "CEO of your own health" & GM pulls the plug on robotaxis
12/12/2024
Will an Oura ring change the health industry as we know it? The company's CEO Tom Hale is this week's guest. Plus, why GM have pulled the plug on their robotaxi and has Google come closer to achieving the dream of quantum computing?
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Duration:00:40:05
The AI newsroom & Intel's fall from the top
12/5/2024
How can we trust the news in a world with artificially created content? Thomson Reuters CEO, Steve Hasker, joins the podcast to discuss the use of their information, and the future of journalism. Plus a look at Intel as the battle for chip supremacy goes on.
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Duration:00:43:43
Google vs The Feds & Quantum computing for babies?
11/28/2024
What's the point of quantum computing now we have generative AI? Will quantum computing change the world? And just what is quantum computing anyway? Raj Hazra, CEO of Quantinuum, joins the show to explain. Plus the Bluesky debate continues, and should we use Google to find out what a monopolist is?
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Duration:00:39:24