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Google's AI chief: We're Living in the “Foothills of the Singularity” - Week In Tech
22 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to be at the “foothills of the singularity”? That’s how DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis ended his speech at Google I/O...
The ‘Steroid Olympics’ Brought to You By Big Tech - The Story
20 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if Olympic athletes could use steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, legally? They can now, at the Enhanced Games. The Enhanced Games ta...
Jensen Crashes Trump's China Trip, Elon's Baby Mama Takes the Stand - Week in Tech
15 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week has it all: geopolitical FOMO, major AI deals, more courtroom drama, and a hacker group that just won't quit. Reed Albergotti (Semafor) brea...
Inside Formula One’s Speed Hunt with Atlassian Williams’ Team Principal James Vowles - The Story
13 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How did nine rejection letters and “boring” data lead to “the biggest transformation in sport”? Americans might know Formula O...
One Nation United Against Data Centers - Week in Tech
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week: AI regulation, dark money and data center backlash. Reed Albergotti (Semafor) helps decipher how the Trump Administration actually feels ab...
We've Been Sold a Bad Bill of Goods About the Future
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What would it mean to be a "great ancestor"? Futurist Ari Wallach believes that's the question everyone, including our tech leaders, should be asking ...
The Trial Where Two Billionaires Could Lose — And Everyone Would Cheer - Week in Tech
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, some courtroom drama. It’s Elon Musk v. OpenAI the next few weeks and billionaires are taking the stand and opening their diaries &md...
Why Building AI At DeepMind Feels Like ‘Surfing’
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Live from The Royal Institution of Great Britain, it's TechStuff! Oz sat down with two visionaries at an event hosted by Quilt.AI. First, he spoke wit...
Two Percent with Michael Easter: Is Social Media Addiction Real?
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TechStuff presents Two Percent with Michael Easter, a twice-weekly deep dive into the science of living better by doing things the hard way. In ...
The Future Is Inherently Uncertain, But What Could Go Right?
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Many contemporary talking heads take a pessimistic view of the future, but our guest today hopes to change this. Oz interviews Zachary Karabell, host ...
LinkedIn Loved This AI Agent. And Then They Banned It.
22 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Law was quite the success on LinkedIn. His posts were getting regular engagement and he was invited to speak to LinkedIn’s marketing team. ...
Brewing Smarter: How HEINEKEN Is Using AI To Revolutionize Its Global Operations
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The HEINEKEN Company is one of the world’s pioneering global brewers. Founded in 1864, it continues to innovate as it pursues its ambition to be...
Is Anthropic's Mythos Model Too Dangerous? - Week in Tech
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why would Anthropic let select companies use a product deemed too dangerous for the public? Nitasha Tiku (The Washington Post) helps us peek behind th...
Polymarket and Kalshi Have a Problem with Nepo Baby Insider Trading - The Story
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do frat boys, nepo babies and the Super Bowl have in common? Prediction markets. Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Katherine Long tells ...
Smart Talks with IBM Returns April 21
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Smart Talks with IBM Season 7, Malcolm Gladwell reveals how global brands are applying AI and technology to reshape experiences and help solve comp...
OpenAI's Sam Altman: Philosopher King Or Sociopath? - Week in Tech
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
OpenAI dominated this week's headlines — and it wasn’t all flattering. Reed Albergotti (Semafor) breaks down the chaos: IPO drama and Rona...
Sam Altman Bought A Media Company. Now What? w/ Emily Sundberg - The Story
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TBPN started with a simple premise: what if the tech world got the ESPN treatment? Eighteen months later, it is a profitable independent media company...
Introducing: Mostly Human with Laurie Segall
04 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Mostly Human is a weekly podcast that explores technology through the most important lens: the human one. Hosted by award-winning tech journalist Laur...
AI Propaganda Goes Viral - Week in Tech
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week: Iranian propaganda gets a Lego makeover — and it's going viral. Kyle Chayka (The New Yorker) tracked down the collective behind the A...
How Google DeepMind Accidentally Started the AI Race - The Story
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What drives a man to turn down half a million pounds at 18, test Mark Zuckerberg's sincerity over dinner, and wonder aloud if he can win a second Nobe...
Jury Blames Meta and YouTube, Goodbye Sora Videos, Weather Apps That Don't Suck - Week in Tech
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Week in Tech is back with a new roundtable! Every Friday, Oz and three of the best writers covering tech will discuss the latest news, decode emer...
Is Software Dead? Finance and Tech Bros Clash - The Story
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A $30,000-a-year piece of software has tech and finance bros beefing on LinkedIn. The Bloomberg Terminal has a rabid Wall Street fanbase. So when some...
Did Nvidia Give OpenClaw Its ChatGPT Moment? - Week in Tech
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Week in Tech is now a roundtable! Every Friday, Oz and three of the best writers covering Silicon Valley will discuss the latest news, decode emer...
$30K Drones vs $4M Missiles: Can the US Win This War? - The Story
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Iran's Shahed drone costs $30,000 to build. The US missile sent to destroy it? Up to $4 million. Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict journalist Ben C. Sol...
Did Anthropic Have the Best Week in Tech?
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Week in Tech is back and it’s growing. Starting this Friday, Oz will be joined by a panel of the brightest minds covering Silicon Valley. Ea...
What Do EMDR, Tony Robbins, and NXIVM Have in Common? NLP - The Story
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're talking 'human technology' — specifically, neuro-linguistic programming, or NLP. If you have any interest in modern day cults l...
What Happens When You Deepfake the CEO of OpenAI? - The Story
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When documentary filmmaker Adam Bhala Lough set out to make a movie about OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman, he hoped to get an interview with his main ch...
No Such Thing: Why Do Tesla Door Handles Suck?
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re bringing you an episode from the podcast No Such Thing. Join Manny, Noah, and Devan — three best friends and journalists ...
Hollywood’s Afraid of Tilly Norwood. Should They Be? - The Story
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tilly Norwood caused quite a stir when she was introduced in late 2025. Her creator, actor-producer Eline Van der Velden, said she wanted Tilly to be ...
How Soon Until AI Out-Diagnoses Your Doctor? - The Story
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How often do you use ChatGPT to evaluate your ailments? Did it work? More and more people are turning to chatbots to diagnose their illnesses — ...
More AI in Space Than on Earth? Really!?
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is building data centers in space actually feasible? It may be, thanks to Ariel Ekblaw. The scientist, VC investor and co-founder and CEO of Aurelia I...
The Next 8 Months in AI Video Will Change Film Forever - The Story
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cristóbal Valenzuela co-founded Runway to rethink how movies are made, and now his technology is spreading across Hollywood. Cristóbal s...
Theatre Explores the Moral Quandaries of Tech - The Story
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Theatre and tech don't usually share the same stage. But that's changing. This season, two plays caught our eye: Data, a play about the inner workings...
America Won’t Ban Kids from Social Media, So Now What? - The Story
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been two months since Australia’s social media ban went into effect for kids under 16. But Jay Caspian Kang, staff writer at The New ...
Tech Skepticism, AI and Why China's Innovations Matter - w/ Wired’s Katie Drummond
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Oz is at the Web Summit in Qatar this week, and he’s taking you with him. This episode was recorded live on stage with Wired’s global...
The Future is Battery-Powered - The Story
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If the 20th century was defined by oil, journalist and author Nicolas Niarchos bets that the 21st century will be defined by batteries. In his book, T...
Gamers Fight AI Art, For Now - Week in Tech
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you feel about AI in your art, your music, and your video games? Oz is joined by Kill Switch host, Dexter Thomas, to discuss Switchbot's AI Art...
Can Taiwan Keep China Out? - The Story
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Audrey Tang’s path to government had very unusual origins: she is a hacker, an anarchist and the world’s first non-binary government minis...
Why Everyone Is ‘Becoming Chinese’ On TikTok - Week in Tech
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
You’re meeting us at a ‘very Chinese time in our lives’ and today’s episode is no exception — it’s all about China...
Why Gen Z Loves 2016 Nostalgia - The Story
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder why Gen Z is so obsessed with Millennial culture? Casey Lewis can tell you. She’s a trend researcher and author of “After Scho...
TechSupport: What Happens When AI Undresses You?
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What would you do if AI took your clothes off? Elon Musk’s AI model, Grok, will strip women of their clothes when prompted and the results are a...
Mind the Business: Small Business Success Stories is back for Season 4
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hey entrepreneurs! Your favorite hosts Jannese Torres (Yo Quiero Dinero & Financially Lit!) and Austin Hankwitz (Rate of Return & Rich Habits)...
The Story: How Science Fiction Changes the Real World
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Eliot Peper gets paid to dream about the future. He’s a science fiction writer who has stumbled into an unusual position: writing speculative fi...
NASA and AI: Decoding Our Universe
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
NASA and IBM have developed advanced AI foundation models that analyze satellite data to reveal patterns across Earth and beyond. These tools are alre...
Week in Tech: The Year of the Robot?
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Would you live in a zero labor home – with a robot? This week, the latest trends and gadgets coming out of CES in Las Vegas and what Karah learn...
The Story: Can Tech Make Me A Better Person?
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What’s your New Year’s Resolution? We want to help you keep it. The Verge’s senior tech reviewer, Victoria Song, joins the pod to te...
Year in Tech: Will there be an AI catastrophe in 2026?
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What was your tech takeaway in 2025? And what is going to be the big story in 2026? Oz sits down with the author of The Running Ground and The At...
TechStuff Redux: Inside a Couples Retreat for AI Companions
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could you resist falling for an AI companion? We’re revisiting one of our favorite episodes of 2025: author and journalist Sam Apple takes us on...
TechStuff Redux: Will NVIDIA Save or Ruin The World?
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the companies you couldn’t ignore this year was NVIDIA, so we’re re-airing a conversation Oz had with Stephen Witt, a frequent cont...
The Year in Brainrot
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What was your internet obsession this year? Karah is joined by writer and podcast host, Aminatou Sow, to talk about what they watched — and what...
Happy Gadget Season To All Who Celebrate!
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a gift go-getter, or a holiday procrastinator? This week, Karah spoke with Kyle Chayka, tech writer for The New Yorker and author of the book ...
The Story: Will Nuclear Fusion Save the World?
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is nuclear fusion the clean energy we need? Oz speaks with Commonwealth Fusion Systems' scientist and engineer Alex Creely and fashion designer Gabrie...
Week In Tech: Would You Rather Live in a World with No Privacy or No Crime?
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should LLMs monitor crime? This week, Oz tells us why the US pharmaceutical industry may have competition… and why we’ve yet to see a flo...
The Story: The Death of Dining In
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the death of restaurants look like? Ellen Cushing, staff writer for The Atlantic, joins Karah to talk about the rise of delivery apps and th...
Week in Tech: Should Tech Bros Dim the Sun?
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is unplugging from your phone the ultimate luxury? This week, Oz introduces us to the businesses that specialize in “dimming the sun” and ...
The Story: Will AI Agents Build a Unicorn?
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can you run a billion dollar company with only one human employee? Journalist Evan Ratliff, along with technical advisor Maty Bohacek, join Oz to answ...
Introducing The Unshakeables
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Unshakeables podcast from Chase for Business and iHeartMedia's Ruby Studio dives into the unbelievable “What are we gonna do now?” mom...
Shell Game: Minimum Viable Company
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode of the second season of Shell Game. Journalist Evan Ratliff tells a story of entrepreneurship in the AI age; or, how he trie...
The Story: What Does the Future of War Look Like?
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, what does defense technology look like in 2025? Oz talks to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dexter Filkins about his recent piece in ...
Week in Tech: Could a Dead Cat Sink Waymo?
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Would you buy a boat or a midcentury sideboard from your high school pals? Because Oz’s alma mater has opened an exclusive online marketplace fo...
The Story: The UK’s Race for Second Place in the Chip Wars
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Oz talks to Nick McKeown, who is a member of the PM’s Council of Science and Technology, where he advises the British government on t...
Unlocking Our Quantum Future
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Gladwell heads to San Francisco Tech Week to talk with IBM’s new Director of Research Jay Gambetta in front of a live audience. They dis...
The Story: The Man Testing Out the Future of Prosthetics
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we dive deep into the future of prosthetics. Karah speaks with Jim Ashworth-Beaumont, who lost his arm in a traumatic bike accident. Most p...
The Story: Will NVIDIA Save or Ruin the World?
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Oz sits down with Stephen Witt, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and author of The Thinking Machine: Jensen Huang, NVIDIA, and the ...
Week in Tech: Who’s Behind the First Hit AI Artist?
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do school cell phone bans actually work? This week, Oz tells us why Europe is investing so heavily in defense tech and why one company is investing in...
The Story: How Is Tech Driving Deportations?
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
404 Media’s Joseph Cox joins Oz to discuss his extensive reporting on the technology ICE is using in the agency’s mass deportation efforts...
Week in Tech: Anti-Party Tech, Rigged Card Shufflers and ‘Mad Max’ Mode
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find facelifts frightening? This week, we celebrate sp0o0ky Halloween by NOT having a party at an AirBnB. Oz unpacks the gadget-filled poker sc...
The Story: Is Your Pregnancy App Actually Helping?
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever feel like tech is actually fueling your worries? This week, we explore the murky world of parenting tech and pregnancy apps with Amanda Hess, who...
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna: Creating Smarter Business with AI and Quantum
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Gladwell sits down with IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna in a special live episode of Smart Talks with IBM. They discuss the groundbreaking...
Week in Tech: To Catch a Cheater
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should facial recognition be available to everybody? This week, Oz shows off his new swag from the company of the moment, Colossal Biosciences, and te...
The Story: What China Tariffs Really Signal
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re joined by tech analyst and researcher, Dan Wang, to help analyze the evolving relationship between the US and China. In Dan&rsq...
Week in Tech: The Antichrist, the Billionaire and God in the Machine
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it no longer ‘borderline illegal’ to be Christian in Silicon Valley? This week, Oz and Karah are diving deep into Peter Thiel’s 4...
TechSupport: Pixel Peeping - How to Spot AI Video
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it’s all about Sora. OpenAI’s updated video generator and the invite-only social media app. AI Video just got so much easier to...
Week in Tech: Did Social Media Just Change Forever?
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to bond over AI videos? This week in tech news, OpenAI dominates the game. Their new social media app is the talk of the internet, they ...
The Story: Spies vs. AIs
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we check in on the CIA and how it’s faring in the age of AI. Oz sits down with David Ignatius, a foreign affairs columnist for The Wa...
Week in Tech: Does 'Workslop' Affect Your Workplace?
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know the definition of a friend? This week in tech news, workplaces may not be getting a good return on their AI investments and a new wearable...
The Story: Everyone in Hollywood Already Uses AI
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we explore Hollywood’s open secret — that everyone is using AI, they just aren’t talking about it. Karah sits down with L...
Week in Tech: Cast Your Ballot On Discord
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who are the teens debugging in the bathroom? This week in tech news, there’s a Gen Z-led revolution in Nepal and Discord made it possible. Early...
The Story: ON CRISPR: The Story of Jennifer Doudna with Walter Isaacson
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re bringing you the first episode of Season 3 of the podcast ON CRISPR. Walter Isaacson — the bestselling biographer behind ...
Week in Tech: Why the Charlie Kirk Video is Everywhere
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the viral video of Charlie Kirk’s assassination say about the state of content moderation on social media? This week, Oz and Karah unp...
The Story: Social Media is Ruining Our Sex Lives
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we take a deep dive into why Gen Z isn’t having sex. Karah talks with Carter Sherman, a reproductive health and justice reporter for ...
Week in Tech: Turning China's Surveillance Against Itself
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does getting older actually feel like? This week, Oz and Karah discuss MIT Researchers who are using technology to simulate aging. Then, Oz tells...
The Story: Russian Bots vs American Gamblers
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re all in. Oz chats with Kit Chellel, a Bloomberg writer who focuses on gambling, technology, and sports betting. He wrote an arti...
Ferrari Fandom, Supercharged by AI
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scuderia Ferrari and IBM are redefining fan engagement with AI-driven insights, and cutting-edge digital tools. Learn how IBM is helping Scuderia Ferr...
TechStuff Redux: Mars, Asterisk w/ Nathaniel Rich
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re taking this week off! But don’t worry, we’ll be back with new episodes starting September 10th. In the meantime, we’re s...
TechStuff Redux: Russia’s Espionage ‘Laboratory’ w/ Ben Taub
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re taking this week off! But don’t worry, we’ll be back with new episodes starting September 10th. In the meantime, we’re s...
TechSupport: 22 Jobs For An AI Future
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all read the headlines that AI will take over white-collar jobs. But this week, Oz and Karah spoke with journalist Robert Capps about the ...
Inside View: The AI Personas Needed to Diagnose Disease
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we went to the doctor. Oz speaks with Dr. Matthew Lungren, the Chief Scientific Officer for Microsoft Health & Life Sciences, who co-au...
Week in Tech: Chips are the New Oil
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How will we send memes when the world ends? This week, Oz and Karah recap the first ever World Humanoid Robot Games – the Olympics for Androids....
The Story: Inside a Couples Retreat for AI Companions
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we go on a romantic getaway for people who are in love with AI. Karah talks with Sam Apple, an author and journalist who wrote an article fo...
Week in Tech: If Versailles Could Talk
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is technology actually good for older people? This week, Oz and Karah explore the French palace of Versailles by talking to a statue-turned-chatbot. T...
TechSupport: Nothing’s Private – Even Conversations with ChatGPT
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did around 100,000 ChatGPT conversations end up indexed on Google? Users who sent conversations with a now-defunct “share” feature in ...
Week in Tech: Talk To Me Like AI’s Do
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Should we let AI have its own language? This week, Oz and Karah check out what the world’s most powerful people have on their Spotify playlists....
The Story: Inside the World of Kidfluencers w/ Ines Novacic
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Documentary director Ines Novacic spent five years following kidfluencers and their families to get the behind the scenes scoop on the industry. She j...
Week in Tech: Diners, Dating, TikTok PI’s
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How good is Dr. GPT? This week, Oz and Karah spill the tea on Elon Musk’s new retro-futurist diner in LA—where robots serve popcorn and th...
Inside View: Making Cancer Visible w/ Andrey Zarur
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the Inside View, we talk to the experts behind the innovations shaping our lives. This week, Andrey Zarur discusses the future of cancer surgery an...
Week in Tech: Do You Share Your Location?
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Which company has the best AI engineering talent? It may be shifting. This week, Oz and Karah discuss how the most powerful CEO’s in the tech in...
The Story: AI-Induced Psychosis w/ Kashmir Hill
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we unpack a disturbing new phenomenon: people being driven into a state of delusion after extended conversations with ChatGPT. Oz sits down ...
Week in Tech: My Deepfake, My Choice
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are we starting to sound like ChatGPT? This week, Oz and Karah explore a new AI-powered recipe tool and test whether mustard and pasta actually go tog...
The Story: User-Centered AI at Google w/ David Webster
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Webster is the head of UX at Google Labs, the company’s experimental AI division. When he stepped into the role in 2022, the tech world wa...