Would you have been friends with your parents at your age? What about your grandparents? You know them in their roles as the people who raised you, but who are they as people? Jim Miller, the creator of Savvy Senior, created conversation cards to help… Read More »How to Have the Big Talk with your Parents with Jim Miller
When a business man at the head of his field starts making false claims on Twitter, and those claims effect the market, when does the SEC step in? What happens in the curious case of Elon Musk? We talk to John Thaler, the portfolio manager… Read More »Elon Musk vs Twitter with John Thaler
Amazon pushed out book stores, cell phones have replaces landlines (and cameras), and it seems like every industry has been disrupted by some technological advancement. We talk to Ken Auletta, author of “Frenemies: The Epic Disruption of the Ad Business (and Everything Else),” about this… Read More »Disrupting the Ad Business with Ken Auletta
Are we too obsessed with metrics and analytics? Some rating measurement can be helpful, but when does it become more harm than good? We talk to Professor Jerry Muller, author of “The Tyranny of Metrics,” about data analysis gone bad. Links:
Diagnosing a health issue can be uncomfortable, both physically and emotionally. What if it were easier on at least one aspect? We talk to Amit Kumar, CEO of ITUS Corporation, to get more on the technology behind a less invasive biopsy. Links:
The EU slapped Google with a 5 billion dollar fine over violation of their Monopoly regulations. We break it down with Mike Swift, the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent at MLex Digital Insights. Links:
There is a lot of money floating around waiting to be used as Capital for someone’s venture – not only in Silicon Valley. We talk to Jeff Grabow, a VC leader from Ernst & Young, about the numbers and what that means for entrepreneurs and… Read More »There’s Money to be Made: a VC Story with Jeff Grabow
We’ve heard from other tech analysts that AI will not be making life and death decisions, but the driverless car that killed a pedestrian is proof that isn’t true. We a behind the scenes look at legislation relating to AI, warfare, and the Pentagon from… Read More »Killing Machines with Paul Scharre
Net Neutrality is a hot button that is supposed to work to bring younger voters to the polls. But it’s not the only issue people making tech policy have to face. We talk to Dr. Roslyn Layton, a tech policy expert from the American Enterprise… Read More »I’m Bringing Tech-Policy Back! Yeah! with Dr. Roslyn Layton
Tech Policy, from the think tank to the floor of Congress. Ro Khanna is the US Representative for California’s District 17 – Silicon Valley. We discuss Net Neutrality, young voters, and bringing the government into the 21st century. Links:
