The Times Tech Podcast

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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Dropbox CEO drops in & Softbank's $40B OpenAI bet

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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...

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Mar 28, 2025

Will your humanoid robot compliment you? And the end of 23andMe?

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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. Hosted on Acast. See...

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Mar 21, 2025

Nvidia's 'Superbowl of AI' event, and a Silicon Valley dog longevity start up

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Danny reports from the Nvidia GTC event. 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...

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Mar 14, 2025

The algorithm says we’re soulmates… Now what?

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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! Hosted on Acast....

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Mar 7, 2025

Ocado's robotics, Crypto's rise and Skype's demise

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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...

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Feb 28, 2025

Nuclear's big return, British creators revolt & Elon sends an email

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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...

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Feb 21, 2025

With Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

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Feb 16, 2025

Elon bids for OpenAI, and Sam says no

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

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Feb 10, 2025

An interview with Sam Altman, Co-Founder & CEO of OpenAI

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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,...

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Feb 7, 2025

Getty Images CEO, Craig Peters interview, plus ADPUs - really, Danny?

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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. Hosted on Acast. See...

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Jan 31, 2025

DeepSeek and you shall find? With Professor Neil Lawrence

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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...

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Jan 24, 2025

Trump's "broligarchy", writers' rights and TikTok returns?

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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...

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Jan 17, 2025

A Very British AI Revolution!

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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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Jan 10, 2025

Sam Altman reflects on AI, Meta scraps fact-checkers, and data centres in outer space?

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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? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

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Jan 3, 2025

Big predictions for Big Tech in 2025!

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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...

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Dec 27, 2024

Drone deliveries in London?

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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...

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Dec 20, 2024

Anthropic's Dario Amodei on AI and the future

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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. Hosted on Acast. See...

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Dec 13, 2024

Be the "CEO of your own health" & GM pulls the plug on robotaxis

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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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Dec 6, 2024

The AI newsroom & Intel's fall from the top

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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...

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Nov 29, 2024

Google vs The Feds & Quantum computing for babies?

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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...

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