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.

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480 episodes
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April 2 · 41 min
Social media ban for children and Big Tech’s Big Tobacco moment
Online safety campaigner Baroness Kidron on the Meta and YouTube rulings
March 27 · 42 min
Forget your employees – how hard is your AI agent working?
Tokenmaxxing, AI agents and the ‘jobs apocalypse’ coming for Silicon Valley
March 20 · 41 min
Will this AI actress be the next Oscar winner?
The creator of Tilly Norwood on AI in Hollywood
March 13 · 39 min
The $14 billion Nscale story and how founders succeed in Silicon Valley
Alice Bentinck on finding the next tech founders
March 9 · 30 min
Bonus episode: Will quantum computing change everything?
Quantum Computing explained
March 6 · 39 min
Anthropic vs Pentagon: How AI is changing war
Who gets to decide how powerful AI systems are used in war?
February 27 · 35 min
Inside Nvidia: The company powering the AI gold rush
AI bubble or boom? Nvidia’s earnings explained
February 23 · 26 min
BONUS: Agentic AI explained – The next phase of artificial intelligence
What Is Agentic AI and is business ready for it?
February 20 · 39 min
AI safety meets OpenClaw – what India’s AI summit tells us
AI safety, OpenClaw and the future of AI
February 13 · 41 min
Nikola Mrksic on PolyAI, Super Bowl ads, and the future of voice AI
Can PolyAI voice assistants save customer service?
February 9 · 35 min
Bonus episode: The ‘secret sauce’ of success - With Octopus Energy CEO, Greg Jackson
Today’s episode is from The Business – The Times’ flagship podcasts covering business, finance and the economy. Octopus Energy has gone from market entrant to market leader in just 10 years. Greg Jackson, chief executive and co-founder is at the forefront of this business success story. The secret sauce? It’s nothing to do with energy - it’s the Kraken software that links the company to its customers and suppliers. So how did he do it? Why does he think 'spaghetti stacks' of ancient software are what’s holding so many businesses back? And what plans does he have to float Kraken? From memories of his failed career as a game designer, why corporate life can be addictive - and why he thinks business leaders should be optimistic in a challenging world, Dom and Katie hear his lessons from the frontline. Presenters: Dominic O’Connell, columnist and business presenter, Times Radio Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor, The Times and host of the Times Tech Podcast Guest: Greg Jackson, CEO and co-founder, Octopus Energy Producer: Miriam Hall Senior Producer: Julia Johnson Executive Producer: Kate Ford Get in touch: thebusiness@thetimes.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
February 6 · 41 min
Is OpenClaw about to burst the AI bubble?
Why OpenClaw has Silicon Valley worried
January 30 · 40 min
Is AI growing too fast for humanity?
Dario Amodei's AI warning
January 23 · 37 min
Can Europe rely on Silicon Valley in the age of Trump tariffs?
Donald Trump, Davos and the fight for AI power
January 16 · 38 min
Grok, deepfakes and who should police AI
Grok scandal sparks debate over AI regulation
January 9 · 36 min
Tech in 2026 – AI winners, losers and what happens next
Predicting what 2026 holds for tech
January 1 · 47 min
Holiday Special: Part 2 - Has AI already taken your job?
Continuing our big name-dropping look-back with Sam Altman, Lisa Su, Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Satya Nadella, Matthew Prince, Arthur Mensch, Sir Demis Hassabis, Marc Benioff, and Dario Amodei, this is the second special Christmas edition of the pod – and this time we’re looking at what we’ve learned about the impact of AI on the real world since the Tech Pod started in October 2024 with DeepMind's Sir Demis Hassabis. From robotaxis to listening pendants: what does AI look like in real life? How is it being used in business? And will there be any jobs left? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 25, 2025 · 45 min
Holiday Special: Part 1 - AI Hope vs Hype!
In the biggest, most shameless holiday name-drop of the year, Katie and Danny bring you – in no particular order – insights from Sam Altman of OpenAI, AMD’s Lisa Su, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski, Satya Nadella from Microsoft, Matthew Prince of Cloudflare, Arthur Mensch of Mistral AI, Sir Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind, Marc Benioff from Salesforce, and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei. A whole smattering of billionaires, with a Nobel laureate mixed in too. So, what have they all told us about the AI rollout and what it really means? This is the first of a two-part Christmas extravaganza, where we look back at the world of AI covered on the pod with more than a year's worth of big-tech leaders returning to help us distinguish the potential of AI from the reality. (Just don’t mention the B-word!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 19, 2025 · 42 min
Are venture capitalists the new power brokers?
Harry Stebbings on VC, AI and who controls tech
Dec 12, 2025 · 46 min
The humans training AI to be better
Edwin Chen on building the company that teaches AI what's good and bad