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Joe Marchese, Co-Founder of Human Ventures, talks with Jessica Lessin, our founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief, about AI's effect on ad businesses. Shaown Nandi, Director of Technology at Amazon Web Services, discusses the Chief AI Officer role. Kashish Gupta and Harsha Kapre join to discuss Snowflake’s investment in Hightouch, and our reporter Aaron Holmes breaks down AI’s impact on lowering so...

The Information’s Cory Weinberg talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about Figma IPO winners. We also break down the busy earnings week ahead, with four of the Magnificent Seven – Meta, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon – with our co-executive editor Martin Peers. And AI reporter Stephanie Palazzolo discusses OpenAI's GPT-5. Articles discussed on this episode:  https://www.theinformation.com/article...

Tom Hale, CEO of Ōura, talks with our Founder and Editor-in-Chief Jessica Lessin about the future of health tracking. We also talk with our reporter Theo Wayt about Tesla's Optimus robot and our weekend sports reporter Sarah Germano about sports league investments and AI's impact on sports. Articles discussed on this episode:  https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openais-gpt-5-shines-co...

Host Akash Pasricha discusses Vanta’s new funding round and growth in security and compliance software with CEO, Christina Cacioppo. We also talk with Amber Venz Box, co-founder of LTK, who explains their creator commerce marketplace, revenue streams, and perspective on AI's impact, emphasizing human-generated content. The Information reporter Sri Muppidi breaks down OpenAI's record-breaking $40 b...

This episode kicks off with an exclusive interview featuring Cristóbal Valenzuela, CEO of AI video company Runway, who discusses their innovative enterprise sales strategy and the "forward-deployed technical artists" helping companies embrace non-traditional content creation. Our second guest, Tomas Tungus, General Partner at Theory Ventures, reveals the key metrics he's fixated on when assessing...

This episode features interviews about critical developments in artificial intelligence. Our Apple reporter, Aaron Tilley, discusses the brand’s struggle to keep top AI talent. Steve Jang, Founder and Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures, discusses the future of ride-sharing with robotaxis and the ongoing "browser wars" between Perplexity's Comet and OpenAI. Our cloud reporter, Aniss...

Today’s episode features Box CEO Aaron Levie, who discusses how AI is transforming enterprise software and whether it's a threat or an opportunity. We also analyze Figma's highly anticipated IPO valuation with our financial columnist Anita Ramaswamy, discussing its impressive growth and the impact of AI. Finally, cybersecurity and enterprise tech reporter Aaron Holmes unpacks the recent Mi...

We hear from Tom Schmidt of Dragonfly Capital about what the stablecoin legislation means for startups and why crypto M&A is so hot right now. Co-executive editor talks about how Netflix has matured over the years, Weekend editor Abe Brown goes into detail about our flying cars story, and our CEO Jessica Lessin gets into our Vibe Coding survey results. Hosted by Akash Pasricha.  Articles discu...

The Information’s Asia Bureau Chief Jing Yang gives us a view from the ground on the AI startup scene in China, diving deep into DeepSeek’s challenges, Manus, and the hurdles humanoid robotics companies are facing there. Plus, banking reporter Michael Roddan shares his findings from an investigation into quantum and AI company SandboxAQ, and TITV host Akash Pasricha speaks with Slow Ventures Gener...

OpenAI is working on agent tools that build spreadsheets and presentations, and The Information’s Stephanie Palazzolo and TITV Host Akash Pasricha break down her reporting. Plus, we talk with our IPO reporter Cory Weinberg about his exclusive story on blockchain lending company Figure’s IPO and the IPO market broadly. And TITV sits down with 500 Global CEO and founding partner Christine Tsai to ta...

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg sits down with The Information's Jessica Lessin to talk about his vision of personal super intelligence and how that differs from the way the world is talking about AI today. The conversation also covered Zuckerberg's strategy for deploying capital and why he's putting servers inside tents.

Jessica sits down with journalist and Pivot host Kara Swisher to discuss what's wrong with Silicon Valley and next in news. 

Sand Hill Road has gone crypto-crazy, making it the best time ever to be a cryptocurrency or blockchain-based startup. Six such companies drew our attention enough to make it into this year’s The Information 50 list of promising startups. They range from an environmentally friendly cryptocurrency to the “picks and shovels” businesses enabling others to develop crypto products—such as nonfungible t...

Cryptocurrency is soaking up attention, but financial services technologies involving fiat currency have also never been hotter. This week we continue our special five-episode series on The Information 50, our annual list of the most promising startups valued at less than $1 billion, by taking a look at five fintech startups that made the cut. In this episode, The Information’s Amir Efrati speaks...

This week we continue our special five-episode series on The Information 50, our annual list of the most promising startups valued at less than $1 billion, by taking a look at the B2B category. More than half the startups in this group reflect two big pandemic related trends: companies trying to control spending on subscription software apps, and their constant search for new employees.  The Infor...

This week we continue our special five episode series on The Information 50, our annual list of the most promising startups valued at less than $1 billion. In episode two, executive editor Amir Efrati first talks to reporter Malique Morris about commerce startups worth watching, including a budding rival to Shopify, a fashion marketplace and a facilitator of limited-edition merchandise “drops” for...

This week, The Information released TI50, our annual list of the most promising startups valued at less than $1 billion. Over the next five episodes of The Information 411 podcast, you’ll hear from The Information reporters who put the list together and from the founders whose companies made the list. In episode one, executive editor Amir Efrati first talks to reporter Kevin McLaughlin about the c...

Why are so many instant delivery startups popping up? Cory talks to The Information's Mark Di Stefano about the buzzy sector and one controversial company in particular, Gorillas. Then, Steve LeVine, author of the new The Information newsletter The Electric, explains the geopolitical dynamics in the battery industry.

What happens when a small town becomes a choke point for tens of thousands of Amazon deliveries every day? Cory talks to The Information’s Paris Martineau about what residents’ struggles in a small Massachusetts town tell us about the challenges of Amazon’s rapid physical expansion. Then, Hong Kong bureau chief Shai Oster explains why the Chinese government cracked down on ride-hailing firm Didi C...

Does one of the most storied venture capital firms need to adapt to a changing startup environment? Cory talks to The Information’s Berber Jin about his profile of Benchmark, known for a deliberative style that could handcuff it amid more fast-paced dealmaking. Then, Josh Sisco breaks down what the latest antitrust news means for Facebook and Amazon.

Why did Amazon fail to protect an employee who disclosed labor violations at a Foxconn factory that makes Amazon devices? Cory talks to The Information’s Wayne Ma about the lack of corporate whistleblower protections in China and why U.S. tech companies aren’t living up to their own standards in the manufacturing hub. Wayne broke the news this week that Amazon continues to work with the Foxconn fa...

BuzzFeed might become the first of its generation of digital media upstarts to go public. How is CEO Jonah Peretti trying to grow the company? Cory talks to The Information's Jessica Toonkel and Sahil Patel about Peretti's consolidation strategy. Plus, reporter Paris Martineau discusses the implications of Amazon's growing air cargo fleet. 

It’s been a difficult couple of years for self-driving car developers trying to bring robotaxis to the public. How do they get out of the so-called "trough of disillusionment?" Listen to highlights of The Information’s Autonomous Vehicles Summit. Amir Efrati interviews Argo AI CEO Bryan Salesky and former Zoox CEO Tim Kentley Klay about where the industry goes from here. 

Amazon has been making big moves in Hollywood. What does that tell us about the company's new CEO Andy Jassy? Cory talks to The Information's Kevin McLaughlin and Jessica Toonkel about their recent reporting on what Amazon's incoming boss is up to. Then, Cory and senior editor Wendy Pollack discuss the downfall of Katerra, the SoftBank-backed construction startup that burned through $2 billion on...

Why are Instagram, Snap and TikTok rushing to build ways for influencers to make money? Cory talks to The Information’s Kaya Yurieff about what she is tracking with her new creator economy newsletter. Then, did the momentum shift in the Apple–Epic trial? Josh Sisco covered the trial for The Information, and explains how the judge might rule in the antitrust case.