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The Times Tech Podcast

The Times Tech Podcast

By: The Sunday Times
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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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  • Forget your employees – how hard is your AI agent working?

    Forget your employees – how hard is your AI agent working?
    Mar 27 2026

    A new trend is emerging in Silicon Valley – engineers are using more and more of AI agents to do their jobs. At some companies like Meta, AI usage is reportedly being linked to performance. But it’s also fuelling a growing anxiety, if AI can do your job better and faster, where does that leave you? Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott discuss the paranoia currently consuming Silicon Valley, what this really means for the future of work and whether we’re heading toward a genuine AI jobs crisis. Plus, they speak to CEO of Forterro, Dean Forbes, on his remarkable story from homelessness to leading a top private software firm in Europe.


    Are you using AI agents to do your job? Get in touch: techpod@thetimes.co.uk


    Producer: Marnie Duke

    Executive Producer: Priyanka Deladia

    Image: Getty

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    42 mins
  • Will this AI actress be the next Oscar winner?

    Will this AI actress be the next Oscar winner?
    Mar 20 2026

    Conan O’Brien joked at the Oscars that he might be the last human to host the Academy Awards. It got Danny and Katie thinking about AI's influence on the creative industry – from Hollywood, podcasting and beyond. They speak to Eline Van der Velden, the creator of AI actor Tilly Norwood, who argues that AI performers could be a more “ethical alternative” to traditional acting. So is AI empowering creators or replacing them?


    Image: AI-generated/Tilly Norwood/Particle6

    Clips: The Epstein Files, Tilly Norwood

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    42 mins
  • Nscale, Nvidia and neoclouds: How to become Silicon Valley's next CEO

    Nscale, Nvidia and neoclouds: How to become Silicon Valley's next CEO
    Mar 13 2026

    British AI data-center company NScale has hit a $14.6 billion valuation after raising another $2 billion but its rapid rise is raising eyebrows. Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott examine the meteoric story of founder Josh Payne and the questions surrounding his business. They’re joined by Alice Bentinck, CEO of Entrepreneurs First, to discuss what it really takes to build the next generation of tech founders. Plus, Danny's been in court following a landmark trial in California that's seen Mark Zuckerberg grilled by lawyers and could prove to be a turning point for the multitrillion-dollar social media industry.


    Producer: Marnie Duke

    Executive Producer: Priyanka Deladia


    Get in touch: techpod@thetimes.co.uk

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    39 mins
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