Tech Snippets Today with Joseph Raczynski

Today, we are staring down one of the greatest double-edged swords of our generation: Artificial Intelligence. While the headlines are flooded with warnings about AI-driven misinformation, deepfakes, and the erosion of public trust, our guest today argues we are missing the most important story of all—that AI might actually be the very tool we need to save our failing democratic institutions.  Joi...

Digital Assets cover an amazing array of asset formation including stablecoins, full range of Decentralized Finance - DeFi, tokenized securities and of course trading cards. On the heels of the recent NBA Finals – Knicks in 5 - we narrow our lens onto a massive evolution in sports fandom: the world of officially licensed digital collectibles. We are shifting focus away from the underlying code and...

Today, we are recording live from ETHConf in New York City, and I am sitting down with Alex Gluchowski, CEO and co-founder of Matter Labs—the driving force behind the massively backed ZKsync ecosystem. While the public often views Zero-Knowledge tech through the lens of retail scaling, Alex is quietly reshaping the bedrock of global banking. Matter Labs has launched a massive institutional play: p...

Today, we are staring down the barrel of a massive computing shift, exploring how we protect trillions of dollars in global assets before the quantum threat goes from theoretical to tactical. Joining us is Yoon Auh, the Co-founder of BOLTS Technologies . Yoon’s background reads like a high-stakes tech thriller: former VP at Goldman Sachs, Head Trader at Credit Suisse, and an inventor of data-centr...

In the history of software development, we have never seen a gap widen as quickly as the one between the speed of creation and the speed of assurance. We have entered the era of 'Machine-Speed Development,' where AI isn’t just assisting coders—it’s becoming the coder. But as large language models churn out millions of lines of code, they are also inheriting and scaling human errors at an...

Many moons ago, in 2015 I began my talks/presentations and writings about exponential technology and how this could lead to a world of abundance. Examples I once referenced included devices with which you could communicate with dogs and whales, saving data to DNA, namely tree DNA; living to 125 and using lab grown organs like new hearts and livers. Today’s guest takes us there and beyond… Imagine...

For over a decade, our digital lives have been lived in silos, opening one app to check a flight, another to pay a friend, and a third to send a message. But we are entering a new era where the 'app' as we know it is becoming invisible. Today, I am joined by a true pioneer of this shift. Div is a Stanford AI researcher and the founder of AGI, Inc., a neolab that is teaching our devices n...

In my time as a technologist and futurist, I’ve seen plenty of disruptions. In the past that’s code for a slightly faster spreadsheet. But today, we are talking about a shift that feels less like a software update and more like a biological evolution of the enterprise. We’ve moved past the era where AI was just a digital highlighter, flagging a double-booked flight or a suspicious 'spa'...

I’ve been discussing Agentic AI for some time now. It started off more in theory then it got very practical with a recent podcast about Agent platforms. Today we have a real example of Agentic AI in practice in the insurance industry. Artem leads a company that is proving the value of autonomous agents in one of the most complex, document-heavy, and highly regulated industries on earth: Insurance....

Since late 2024, I have been yammering on to whomever will listen, at parties, dog parks, grocery store lines, about one of the most important areas of our future, Agentic AI. We are rapidly entering a new era where the 'assistant' doesn’t just suggest the flight; it books it, pays for it, and could also manage the treasury of the company that owns the plane. We are clearly moving...

Blockchains are incredible for security and transparency, but by design, they are isolated. They cannot inherently communicate with the outside world or with each other. Without a reliable bridge, smart contracts are essentially flying blind. Oracles – one of my favorite topics going back to 2017 – because of my background in data repositories in FinTech/LegalTech and real-estate. Oracles solve th...

The world of finance is undergoing a metamorphosis so bizarre that not even Franz Kafka could have dreamt it up. We are watching the convergence of retail and institutional trading become entirely automated, driven by Agentic AI, and increasingly tokenized. Having just returned from speaking at Davos on this very intersection of blockchain and AI, I can tell you the old guard is finally waking up...

In a world where algorithms can predict market shifts in milliseconds and supply chains are becoming autonomous, the role of human leadership is paradoxically becoming more critical, not less. Today, we aren't just discussing 'digital transformation' as a buzzword; we are looking at the anatomy of how legacy giants pivot into the future. We will explore what it actually looks like t...

Could 2026 mark the end of "vibe coding" as we know it? Welcome back to Tech Snippets Today. In this episode, we sit down with Nicolas Genest, Founder and CEO of CodeBoxx, to explore the rapidly shifting landscape of AI software development. Over the past year, generating applications with natural language prompts has exploded in popularity. Tools like Lovable.ai, Replit, and Cursor have...

If we’ve learned anything recently, it’s that disruption is here to stay. While we cannot always predict the next pivotal shift—whether it's a market crash or the sudden rise of agentic AI—we can learn to make decisions that allow us to adapt and outperform the competition. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Rebecca Homkes, Professor of Strategy at the London Business School and author of S...

Recorded live in the Alps - check out the video version of this on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gd2wam1QP5s In this video, I break down exactly how the Davos conference works, moving past the headlines to show you the reality of the event. While most people see the soundbites on the news, the real dynamics of the World Economic Forum happen between the different "zones" of the city. I expla...

Today’s discussion will explore the rapid evolution of technology, spanning hardware, software, and the pivotal race toward rapidly evolving AI, and what these changes mean for organizations – and everyday users alike.  We may dive into the balance between open source and proprietary innovation, and unveil how Cisco is driving operational simplicity through breakthrough platforms such as AgenticOp...

What does it take to reimagine the building blocks of the internet and put user ownership at the center of it all? Well… Luckily, we have George here to explain it all, no pressure George! He is one of the architects behind a protocol that’s redefining how crypto and AI can work hand in hand.​ We’ll unpack NEAR’s ambitious journey from speedy upstart to a top-tier Layer-1 blockchain, with novel te...

Imagine a world where wireless connectivity isn’t controlled by giant corporations but powered by everyday people, and where your phone connects to a network built by community driven hotspots rather than traditional towers. That’s the bold vision of Helium Mobile. They started as a grassroots experiment to democratize the airwaves and evolve into a telecom disruptor rewriting the rules of wireles...

Recently, gold hit multiple all-time highs in its valuation.  Gold prices have risen recently due to a combination of factors, including geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty, and strong demand from central banks and individual investors.  But now…Gold has a new vehicle for people onboard it into their portfolios, Blockchain. Today I am very curious to hear more about why this might be a goo...

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a mathematician, robo-engineer, and blockchain pioneer walk into a room, today’s guest is the punchline. Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos , brings a background spanning competitive coding, Wall Street, and even self-driving cars to the world of blockchain innovation.​ We’ll dig into how Arthur’s science chops helped architect Tezos, a platform that doe...

Cardano is the 10th largest cryptocurrency by market cap, sitting around 22.5 Billion dollars. That’s quite a number given its ICO raised approximately $62 million from 2015-2017 at a price of $0.0024. Cardano is part of what I call the old guard of cryptocurrencies launched after Ethereum, by Charles Hoskinson, which launched the era of smart contracts. Much has changed from that period, speculat...

TOKEN2049, Singapore: It was fascinating to catch-up with Jeff Feng is the cofounder of Sei Labs . He is one of the most ambitious forces redefining the future of blockchain infrastructure. Before venturing into Web3, Feng built his career in high finance, first as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and later as a venture investor at Coatue Management, one of New York’s most sophisticated hedge...

TOKEN2049, Singapore: I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Sebastien Borget cofounder of The Sandbox , a pioneering Web3 gaming and metaverse platform transforming how users create, own, and monetize virtual experiences. With over 6.3 million user accounts connected to crypto wallets, The Sandbox blends user-generated content, NFTs, and play-to-earn mechanics to offer an immersive dec...

TOKEN2049 - Singapore: I had a very interesting conversation with Irina Chuchkina, Chief Growth Officer of Wallet in Telegram , who leads one of the most innovative projects in crypto integration within mainstream apps today. Wallet in Telegram is a built-in cryptocurrency wallet seamlessly embedded into the Telegram messaging app, empowering users to send, receive, and manage digital assets witho...