The Times Tech Podcast

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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How to build your AI agent

How to build your AI agent

Meet Norman: the launch of the OpenClaw AI agent has "opened the next frontier of AI to everyone" says Jensen Huang, chief exec of the tech giant Nvidia. But as these agents start doing work that once...

23 Apr 40min

Is AI anxiety fuelling real world hostility?

Is AI anxiety fuelling real world hostility?

The race among top AI companies to build ever more powerful systems is accelerating, and so are fears about losing control. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is at the centre of the debate, which came to a head l...

16 Apr 38min

Why data centres became a target in the Iran war

Why data centres became a target in the Iran war

Iran has been bombing US owned data centres in the Persian Gulf, damaging physical infrastructure and disrupting cloud services across the region. Meanwhile in the UK, the combined value of new data c...

9 Apr 40min

Social media ban for children and Big Tech’s Big Tobacco moment

Social media ban for children and Big Tech’s Big Tobacco moment

Should under-16s be banned from social media? After landmark US rulings against Meta and YouTube over addictive design features, pressure is building on Big Tech. Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott spea...

2 Apr 41min

Forget your employees – how hard is your AI agent working?

Forget your employees – how hard is your AI agent working?

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 a...

27 Mars 42min

Will this AI actress be the next Oscar winner?

Will this AI actress be the next Oscar winner?

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...

20 Mars 41min

The $14 billion Nscale story and how founders succeed in Silicon Valley

The $14 billion Nscale story and how founders succeed in Silicon Valley

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 s...

13 Mars 39min

Bonus episode: Will quantum computing change everything?

Bonus episode: Will quantum computing change everything?

Quantum computing has been called the next big technological revolution, potentially as transformative as AI. Governments are investing billions, banks are already experimenting with the technology, a...

9 Mars 30min

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