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FT Tech Tonic

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We are in the midst of a digital revolution, where the line between our physical world and cyberspace is blurring. Tech Tonic is the show that investigates the promises and perils of this new technological age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Re-empowering the consumer 28.12.2016 23:04

Nigel Shadbolt, co-founder of the Open Data Institute, talks to John Thornhill about the imbalance between the personal and private control of data and the need to re-empower the consumer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hacking foreign policy 22.12.2016 28:50

As the first US ambassador to Silicon Valley, Zvika Krieger is trying to harness the tech capital's brain power to solve some of the country's biggest foreign policy challenges. He talks to the FT's Hannah Kuchler. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fighting back against the throwaway culture 14.12.2016 19:51

Kyle Wiens, chief executive of iFixit, made his name by tearing apart mobile phones and laptops to understand how they were built and publishing his findings in open source repair manuals. He talks to the FT's Tim Bradshaw about the risks involved in the race for the thinnest tech devices, and what his company is doing to promote gadget repair and recycling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Inside Google's innovation factory 07.12.2016 23:26

Alphabet's research and development lab X is the breeding ground for Google's biggest technological bets, including self-driving cars and a network of internet-providing balloons. Astro Teller, the entrepreneur and scientist at the helm of X, talks to the FT's Richard Waters about the new technologies he is helping to bring to market, and what he has learned in the six years of running an innovati...

When data rules the world 30.11.2016 26:22

John Thornhill talks to author and historian Yuval Noah Harari about his vision of a future when humans are no longer the smartest algorithm on the planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The driverless car revolution 23.11.2016 18:43

Driverless cars will improve our lives dramatically but, as with all technologies, there will be a dark side as millions of jobs disappear, Vivek Wadhwa, entrepreneur and academic, tells John Thornhill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keeping the cyber hackers at bay 16.11.2016 24:19

Nadav Zafrir, a former Israeli intelligence officer and co-founder of cyber security company Team8, talks to John Thornhill about tracking down cyber criminals and training the tech entrepreneurs of the future Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Truth, lies and how to separate fact from fiction 09.11.2016 20:23

Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, talks to John Thornhill about truth and lies, the role of the media, and his mission to make the sum of human knowledge available to people all over the world Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harnessing the technological revolution 02.11.2016 21:54

Tech utopia or tech dystopia? Carlota Perez of the London School of Economics talks to John Thornhill about the radical changes she believes are needed if we are to harness the benefits of the current technological revolution Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Introducing FT Tech Tonic 25.10.2016 1:05

In a new podcast from the Financial Times hear John Thornhill and correspondents around the globe in conversation with scientists, entrepreneurs and academics as they examine the way technology is changing the way we live, work and even the way we think. FT Tech Tonic starts on Wednesday November 2. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.