Alex Blania on Proof of Human and Building World's Identity Network
In this episode, Alex Banya, co‑founder and CEO of World, explains the emerging "Proof of Human" challenge—how to verify that online interactions are truly from unique humans rather than AI bots or agents. He outlines why traditional methods like government IDs or simple biometrics fall short at global scale, and describes World’s solution using iris‑based biometric verification combined with multi‑party computation and zero‑knowledge proofs to ensure anonymity while proving uniqueness. Banya also discusses the concept of agents acting on behalf of humans and the broader implications for platforms ranging from social media to dating apps.
AI Reality Check: Can LLMs “Scheme”?
In this episode Cal Newport debunks a sensational Guardian headline about AI chatbots “scheming” by examining the underlying study, which actually tracks Twitter complaints about DIY AI agents built with the open‑source OpenClaw framework. He explains that these agents are...
LinkedIn Is Rewriting the Rules of Visibility
In this episode, host Michael Stelzner and co‑host Jerry Potter sit down with LinkedIn ads authority AJ Wilcox to unpack LinkedIn’s new visibility mechanics—from AI‑driven content discovery and semantic markup to revamped ad personalization tools and stricter rules on automated...
Descrybe's Quest to Democratize Legal Research (Kara Peterson & Richard DiBona)
In this episode of Technically Legal, host Chad Main talks with husband‑wife founders Kara Peterson and Richard DiBona about their AI‑native legal research app, Describe. The duo explains how a personal employment dispute during the pandemic led them to discover...
SED News: OpenCode, AI Code Vs. Shipped Code, and the LiteLLM Breach
In this episode of SED News, hosts Gregor and Sean discuss the resurgence of ARM CPUs as they move into branding their own chips, driven by the growing demand for local AI agent workloads that favor CPU and memory over...
Megan McArdle: The Follies of Populism, Impending Fiscal Crisis, and the Whirlwind of AI
In this episode, Megan McArdle discusses the shifting media landscape, the rise of podcasts and YouTube as primary news channels for younger audiences, and the challenges posed by populism and looming fiscal crises. She highlights how traditional newspapers have lost...
#49: Inside the Mind of a Space Engineer Turned VC (Feat. Koen Geurts, Senior Investment Manager at HTGF)
In this episode, Koen Geurts, a former aerospace engineer who worked on ESA's Rosetta/Philae mission and later managed satellite operations at Telespazio, discusses his transition to venture capital as Senior Investment Manager at Germany's Hightech Gründerfonds (HTGF). He shares behind‑the‑scenes...
The "Software Finder" Cash Machine
In this episode, Adnan Malik, founder and CEO of Software Finder, explains how his bootstrapped B2B software marketplace generates $20‑$25 million in annual revenue with 15‑20% profit margins by offering free, 10‑minute human consultations to buyers and charging software vendors for...
256: AI and Bond Markets: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Fixed Income Investing
Artificial intelligence is reshaping fixed‑income markets, influencing capital demand, real interest rates, and debt issuance as firms fund AI infrastructure through bonds. Jeff Rosenberg of BlackRock Systematic explains how machine‑learning and generative AI enhance systematic investing, sentiment analysis, and issuer...
Bots React to The Serenissima Directive - Updated
In this episode the hosts dissect Peter Duke’s Substack piece “The Serenissima Directive,” an AI‑generated blueprint that imagines a hidden, ultra‑wealthy oligarchy using a Venetian‑style governance model to achieve "epistemological supremacy"—total control over knowledge and truth. They explain how the...
Tyler Pullen - Pathways for Scaling Innovative Construction
In this episode, Tyler Pillen, AEC lead at Turner Housing Innovation Labs, discusses the evolution of proptech, emphasizing a shift toward solutions that genuinely address development pain points, especially with AI integration. He shares his unconventional journey—from a New Jersey...
How Claude Cowork Is Disrupting AI Workflows in 2026
In this episode the hosts dive into Anthropic’s new Claude Cowork and Claude Dispatch, highlighting how the tools automate computer tasks—from posting on LinkedIn to migrating entire websites—without needing any coding. They compare Claude’s more direct, less “agreeable” responses to...
From Ultramarathons to Market Shifts: Scott Sambucci on Leading Innovation
In this episode, Scott Zambucci, Managing Director at NIA1, discusses how his background in ultramarathons and scaling tech firms informs his approach to accelerating innovation in regulated financial services. He explains NIA1's core offering—a secure, off‑estate digital sandbox that streamlines...
AI Optimism, AI Pessimism
In this free‑form morning show, hosts discuss the cultural clash between AI optimism and pessimism, wrestling with how to learn about AI as adults and the difficulty of finding balanced, skeptical perspectives. They critique the current internet’s loss of human‑curated...
My Recommendation on How To Do Product Seeding
In this 7‑minute episode, the host breaks down product seeding as a systematic funnel rather than a one‑off giveaway, emphasizing its role in generating user‑generated content, social proof, and valuable signal about which creators truly drive results. He outlines a...
What Happens When GPS Goes Dark?
In this episode, host Ken Miller talks with Dana Goward, president of the Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, about the pervasive reliance on GPS and other GNSS for everything from military targeting to financial transactions and everyday timing. Goward explains...
The Retailer That’s Obsessed With AI
The episode explores how fashion retailer Revolve has become a data‑first, AI‑obsessed company, building in‑house tools that boost search relevance, personalization, and private‑label decisions, driving $1.2 billion in sales. Retail editor Kat Chen explains Revolve’s origins as a tech startup, its...
Montenegro’s Power Connection to the EU
In this episode of the Sound of Economics, Montenegro’s Minister of Energy and Mining, Admir Shachmanović, outlines the country’s strategy to become a regional renewable energy hub and integrate its electricity market with the EU ahead of formal accession. He highlights...
Genie Sessions: TCR Skill
In this live, unscripted "Genie Session," the host experiments with building a Cursor skill that enforces a Test‑Commit‑Revert (TCR) workflow while developing a left‑leaning red‑black tree in Python. The discussion covers the history of software development playbooks, the challenges of...
Meta Ads Q&A: Creative, Budgets, and What’s Actually Working Right Now
In this live Q&A, Smart Marketer CEO Molly Pittman and Advertising Director Dennis Paskalev field real‑world questions about Meta advertising, covering creative volume, budget sizing, campaign structure, and what tactics are delivering results today. They emphasize that small businesses can...
How Drug Discovery Is Tackling Global Health Challenges
In this DDW podcast episode, host Bruno Quinney discusses two recent DDW articles: one on the urgent need to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with insights from Professor Janet Hemingway, and another on the rapid expansion of mRNA therapeutics. Hemingway highlights...
E638: The 5 Silent Giants Killing It on Amazon
In this episode, host Dave highlights five Amazon‑dominant brands that quietly generate over $100 million each year, ranging from supplement pioneer Mary Ruth Organics to legacy beauty giant L’Oréal, cleaning‑product specialist Wayman Brands, niche appliance‑cleaner maker Active Official, and historic coffee...
Introducing Maturity Maps — A New Way to Measure AI Adoption
In this episode, the host introduces AI Maturity Maps, a new framework for measuring an organization’s AI and agentic readiness across six dimensions: deployment depth, systems integration, data, outcomes, people, and governance. He explains why traditional benchmarks like Gartner’s Magic...
What Happens When a Public Company Goes All In on AI
In this episode, a16z partner David Haper talks with Owen Jennings, Block’s executive officer, about the company’s bold decision to cut roughly 40% of its workforce and reorganize around AI‑driven small squads. Jennings explains how breakthroughs in large‑language‑model coding tools...
Corewell Health’s Jarve Says Population Health Data Challenges Demand Internal Builds
In this episode, Dr. Bob Jarvie, Associate CMIO and Medical Director for Population Health Analytics at Corewell Health, explains why the health system built its own internal population health data platform instead of relying on external vendors. He highlights the...
Autonomous Driving in Switzerland: Regulation, Pilots, and Why Chinese Players Chose Swiss Roads
In this episode of Autonomy Insiders, Oliver Nahon, Director of Operations at the Swiss Association for Autonomous Mobility (SAM), explains why autonomous vehicles are a strategic priority for Switzerland’s saturated transport system and outlines the country’s pioneering regulatory framework that...
210. Jens Levin, Founder & CEO of Sitoo - No Overnight Success: 22 Years of Focus, Teamwork, and Playing the...
In this episode, Jens Levin, founder and CEO of Cito, shares the 22‑year journey of building a SaaS platform that powers the in‑store experience for non‑food retailers across Europe and beyond. After a decade of experimentation, Cito pivoted in 2015...
3 Consumers Retailers Must Know in the AI Era | Reimagining Retail
In this episode of Reimagining Retail, host Susie David‑Canyon and analysts Karina Lam and Sky Cannavis unpack the three emerging consumer archetypes in the AI era: the traditional human shopper, the futuristic AI‑driven agent, and the hybrid human‑AI shopper who...
SANS Stormcast Wednesday, April 1st, 2026: Application Control Bypass; Axios NPM Module Compromise; TeamPCP vs Cloud
In this 6‑minute Stormcast episode, Johannes Ulrich discusses three urgent security topics: a technique for bypassing Palo Alto's application control by fragmenting data into 5‑byte chunks via a Netcat tunnel, the recent supply‑chain compromise of the popular npm Axios package...
28 Months Later: FDA Still Hasn't Revealed Rick Bright and Janet Woodcock's Communications
The episode delves into the controversy surrounding the FDA’s handling of hydroxychloroquine during the COVID‑19 pandemic, focusing on whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright’s claims that Dr. Janet Woodcock pressured him to pursue an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) rather than an expanded‑access protocol....
The War on Peptides — Why Retatrutide Is at the Center
In this episode of Business Game Changers, host Sarah Westall and Dr. Diane Kayser discuss the rapidly evolving peptide market, focusing on the upcoming weight‑loss peptide retatrutide (also called Reditrutide). They explain how big‑pharma is moving to control peptide supplements,...
Account-Based Marketing Fundamentals with Hat Media
In this debut episode of SaaS Stories, co‑founder Nigel Halton of Hat Media breaks down the fundamentals of account‑based marketing (ABM) for B2B SaaS. He explains how the shift from offline, manual campaigns to data‑rich, online environments makes ABM essential...
Antigone and AI
In this free‑form episode the hosts weave a lively discussion around Sophocles' *Antigone*, debating its themes of youthful idealism versus pragmatic authority and the characters' motivations. The conversation drifts into personal tangents, including Alicia's intense dislike of invasive "Foti" bugs,...
Lost Signals: New Study Shows How VAERS Buries Vaccine Harm
In this episode, senior fellow Jessica Rose discusses her forthcoming paper on the shortcomings of the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and proposes a modernization framework. She highlights structural issues such as poor data quality, under‑reporting, lack of...
Mary Technology Wants to Solve Litigation's 'Fact Chaos' Problem
In this episode, Bob Ambroji interviews Daniel Lord Doyle, co‑founder and CEO of Mary Technology, about the company’s new fact‑management system that tackles the “fact chaos” lawyers face when reviewing massive document sets in litigation. Doyle explains how Mary extracts...
Achieving True ROI on Your Enterprise Software Investments - The ERP Advisor Podcast Episode 138
In this episode, Sean Wendell, founder of ERP Advisors Group, walks listeners through how to realistically calculate and achieve ROI on enterprise software projects. He emphasizes the need to set cross‑departmental goals, differentiate between quantitative and qualitative benefits, and recognize...
Why Your AI Adoption Scorecard Is A False Proxy
In this 6‑minute episode, Dr. Jonathan warns that many companies are using AI adoption scorecards that measure tool usage rather than the quality of decisions AI enables. He explains the proxy problem—when a metric like hours logged or reports generated...
Inside the Texas Autonomy Showdown. Tesla, Uber, Waymo and the Rides That Don’t Lie
The episode explores the rapidly evolving autonomous vehicle landscape in Texas, featuring hands‑on rides in Tesla’s unsupervised Robotaxi, Uber’s AV partner Averid, May Mobility’s hybrid shuttles, and a Kodiak Class 8 autonomous truck. While Tesla’s Robotaxi impressed with smooth, familiar performance,...
Automation and AI at Work in Pickens County
In this episode of the Tyler Tech Podcast, accounts payable specialist Holly Poole explains how Pickens County, Georgia transitioned from fragmented document‑management and accounting systems to a unified, cloud‑based ERP (ERP Pro) enhanced with AI‑driven invoice capture and AP automation. The new...
Maro of the Minds: Kenzie Butera Davis with Jenny Fielding
In this episode, founder Kenzie Butera Davis discusses Morrow, a platform that provides early‑intervention mental‑health screening and risk detection for K‑12 students. She traces her journey from nonprofit work and accelerator experience to launching Morrow, highlighting a pivotal win at...
The Most Important Data Source for Enterprise SEO Teams in 2026
In this 1‑minute‑40‑second episode of Voices of Search, host Tyson chats with Kaspar Siminski, Senior Director at Search Brothers and former Google search team member, about the single most critical data source for enterprise SEO teams in 2026. Siminski argues...
Big Tech Is Now Advising the White House — What Could Go Wrong?
The episode examines President Trump's new President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), which now includes tech titans like Mark Andreessen, Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Ellison. Host Ed Elson and guest Liz Hoffman discuss how this...
Warm Homes Plan: Can Housing Retrofit Meet Future Demands?
The episode breaks down the UK Government’s Warm Homes Plan—a £15 billion initiative to retrofit up to five million homes, provide zero‑interest loans for solar and heat‑pump installations, and tighten landlord duties to lift half a million families out of fuel...
The Internet Is Breaking. So What’s Next? With Cloudflare’s Matthew Prince
In this episode, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince discusses how the rapid rise of AI is reshaping the internet, from traffic dynamics and bot proliferation to cybersecurity threats. He explains the surge in nation‑state hacking—particularly from Iran and Russia—amid the Israel‑Hamas...
EMEA in Conversation | Eyes on Europe
In this inaugural episode of JPMorgan’s EMEA in Conversation, Stu Cofer and Alison Livesey discuss how Europe’s payments landscape is rapidly accelerating, driven by instant payments, evolving regulations like PSD3, and a push toward interoperability and programmable finance. They highlight...
#277 How CFOs Scale to $100M+ Without Leaving Xero, David Tuck, Founder, Mayday and Kate Hayward, Managing Director UK, Xero
In this episode, Kevin Appleby talks with Kate Hayward, Managing Director of Xero UK, and David Tuck, founder of Mayday, about how finance teams can scale beyond $100 million in revenue while staying on Xero instead of migrating to a traditional...
The Hidden Ecommerce Revenue Killers Eating Your Margins with DJ Sprague
In this episode, hosts David Shomer and Ken Wilson sit down with e‑commerce expert DJ Sprague to expose the "10 hidden revenue killers" that can drain up to 37.9% of a brand’s profit, from payment‑processor fees and false declines to...
The In-Store Unlock: Retail Media's Next Stage | Behind the Numbers Special Edition
In this special edition of the eMarketer podcast, analyst Sarah Marzano explains why U.S. retail media has been built for e‑commerce rather than physical stores, despite stores accounting for over 80% of sales. She highlights the massive $70 billion retail‑media spend...
Why The Guardian’s First Reader-Facing AI Product Isn’t a Chatbot
In this Digiday episode, Chris Moran, Head of Editorial Innovation at The Guardian, explains why the outlet’s first reader‑facing AI tool, called “Storylines,” is not a chatbot but a narrative‑driven related‑content module. He outlines the three guiding principles the Guardian...
Payment Processing Secrets: 13 Companies Merged Into One Platform
In this episode of FinTech Confidential, host Ted Huff talks with Niv Liren, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Unser, about the company’s ambitious effort to merge 13 acquired payment and commerce solutions into a single unified platform serving over...
