HeyJaredThe 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…
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 13
- Latest publication
- Sep 24, 2026
- Audience
- Apple #16 · US
- Earliest in this view
- Aug 6, 2026
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Why OpenAI and Anthropic should fear Meta Muse (opens the original)
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Meta’s new AI agent app, Muse, has rocketed straight to number one on the App Store. Having put it to the test, Danny explains what the hype is all about. Meanwhile, Katie has bid farewell to her agent Norman in favor of a new AI assistant called Bridget hosted by rival app, Instinct. They look at why this sudden commodification of agents is significant and why OpenAI and Anthropic should be worried. And despite being on track to make more than $100 billion in revenue this year, Anthropic has de
The Interview: Nu Quantum CEO on how quantum computing could solve the energy crisis (opens the original)
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This week, Nu Quantum founder and CEO Dr. Carmen Palacios-Berraquero explains how quantum computing could change the world — and why the industry is still waiting on its "ChatGPT moment." She joins Danny and Katie to discuss the global quantum arms race between China, the US, and the UK and why she’s not worried about the quantum cyber threat. The Interview is our weekly conversation with the people shaping the future of technology. Watch on YouTube Get in touch: techpod@thetimes.co.uk Presenter
The battle to control AI: Who gets to write the rules? (opens the original)
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Over the past week, warnings about the existential threat of AI have reached fever pitch. In an essay backed by Sam Altman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei called for international cooperation with states like China and for independent safety assessors to be given access to the frontier AI labs. All these warnings have caught the attention of leaders and dignitaries – from President Trump to King Charles – and have started a global conversation about how we should regulate the companies developing thes
The Interview: Bill Gates on AI risk, regulation and the "vacuum of US leadership" (opens the original)
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The Microsoft co-founder tells Danny and Katie why AI is "ultra-different" from any previous technology - and why tech companies shouldn’t be responsible for controlling it. Speaking about a new report on AI and equity published by The Gates Foundation he also explores the “vacuum of US leadership” in AI regulation. The Interview is our weekly conversation with the people shaping the future of technology. Watch on YouTube Read more: Bill Gates: My plan to keep the world safe in the age of AI Get
Is there a 10% chance AI “could kill all humans”? (opens the original)
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Evan Hubinger, the Alignment Lead at Anthropic has warned there’s more than a ten percent chance that AI could kill all humans. And he’s the person responsible for making sure their AI systems are safe. He’s also not the only person sounding the alarm this week, following the release of OpenAI’s powerful new model ‘Astra’. Danny and Katie question how seriously we should take these warnings or whether they’re really a distraction from the serious problems AI faces right now. Plus, they talk abou
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