Danny and Katie take on two big issues of the week - finding out from social media analyst Dan Whitmarsh just how big new social media platforms need to be. And software security expert Joe Levy talks about where crypto is taking us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The future might finally be here! Danny visits the headquarters of Joby Aviation, the company possibly furthest along in commercialising "flying cars" - just don't call them that! Plus, more on how the tech world is reacting to Donald Trump's victory and Elon Musk's new job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danny and Katie look at the implications for Tech with the return of President-elect Donald Trump to the Whitehouse. And media analyst, Renée DiResta joins Danny and Katie to talk about how the new digital media has changed politics - and what you can do to be heard.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If we made robots think more like animals, how clever could they be? This week we hear from David Rajan, CEO of Opteran, a pioneering AI company which is reverse engineering biological brains to create a "radical new scientific approach to doing AI". And, Danny, the cat and the Tesla. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Satya Nadella is only the third boss in the tech giant's 50 year history, but he has pivoted Microsoft towards accelerating technology, and forging partnerships with leading companies including OpenAI. On a whistle-stop AI tour of the world and in his only UK interview this year - this exclusive conversation with Satya Nadella covers the dangers, pitfalls and growth of AI. What better time to sit down with the Microsoft supremo than almost two years after the public launch of ChatGPT? He tells Katie that his major worry is that nations miss the opportunity to take advantage of AI and technological innovation for economic growth "ultimately the benefits of it being much more broad spread are, I think... the real dream." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie and Danny are joined by Al Gore for big thoughts on how to take on the big challenges. Outside of AI, there is one area that is still getting a good amount of venture capital dollars and that's tackling climate change. But what's the right way to invest and will it work? Who decides the way forward, the investors, the tech giants or the politicians? And who better to answer these questions than Al Gore, former US Vice-President and now guru to climate campaigners worldwide. He's our guest this week. Follow us now for more big interviews coming up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week - money, invention and regulation as we delve deep into the mind of Vlad Tenev, the co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, a hugely influential App designed in their words to “democratise finance”. And did Danny cleverly predict in our first episode, that Sir Demis Hassabis would indeed win a Nobel Prize? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Demis Hassabis, Co-founder and CEO of Google DeepMind, shares his bold vision that AI could potentially cure all diseases and achieve general human-like intelligence in a decade. Joined by Neil Lawrence, a leading AI academic, and Naila Murray from Meta, they delve into the nuances of artificial general intelligence versus traditional AI. The conversation also tackles the economic factors shaping AI advancements and the ethical responsibilities tech companies bear in this rapidly evolving landscape.

Danny Fortson in California - 'Danny in the Valley' - joins Katie Prescott in London to talk to the people changing tech across the world. As The Sunday Times’ West Coast Correspondent, Danny Fortson has witnessed first hand the technological whirlwind coming from Silicon Valley. Katie as Technology Business Editor at The Times 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 they chronicle the AI revolution. Sounds good, but what will it sound like? Here's a taste.'What Occurs' by Islands is used by permission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

'For nearly seven years Danny Fortson has made the Valley his own, interviewing the newcomers and the established; the inventors and the entrepreneurs; the brightest minds and most daring doers in Silicon Valley. Now the show gets an extra dimension as he is joined by London Technology Business Editor, Katie Prescott for the new Times Tech Podcast as they look at who is shaping tech not just in Silicon Valley, but around the world. It will be with you very soon, but first a special edition of Danny in the Valley, where Danny talks Katie through the people and the themes from the journey so far.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.