Podcasts about Silicon Valley

Sriram Krishnan is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and former senior product leader at tech giants like Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter (now X), and Snap. Born in Chennai, India, he began his career at Microsoft before moving to Silicon Valley, where he contributed to product development at leading companies and later transitioned to venture capital as a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz from 2021 to 2024, focusing on consumer and enterprise investments. In December 2024, President-elect Donald Trump appointed him as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, tasked with advancing U.S. dominance in AI amid global competition. Krishnan co-hosted "The Aarthi and Sriram Show" podcast with his wife Aarthi Ramamurthy, interviewing tech leaders and exploring innovation topics. A prolific writer and speaker, he advocates for immigration reform to attract global talent, ethical AI development, and bridging technology with policy to foster economic growth. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: https://betterhelp.com/srs This episode is sponsored. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/srs and get on your way to being your best self. https://bruntworkwear.com – USE CODE SRS https://calderalab.com/srs Use code SRS for 20% off your first order. https://meetfabric.com/shawn https://shawnlikesgold.com https://helixsleep.com/srs https://www.hulu.com/welcome https://ketone.com/srs Visit https://ketone.com/srs for 30% OFF your subscription order. https://moinkbox.com/srs https://patriotmobile.com/srs https://rocketmoney.com/srs https://ROKA.com – USE CODE SRS https://ziprecruiter.com/srs Sriram Krishnan Links: X personal - https://x.com/sriramk X official - https://x.com/skrishnan47 Website - https://sriramk.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you feel like your brain's stuck in first gear, losing focus, forgetting simple things, feeling mentally sluggish—you're not alone. I lived with brain fog for 15 years while building companies in Silicon Valley, and no productivity hack or double espresso fixed it. In this episode, I'll show you how to clear brain fog at the cellular level by restoring mitochondrial energy, ditching brain-damaging foods, optimizing sleep, and upgrading your nutrition. These are the exact science-backed steps that got me back to feeling sharp, focused, and fully me. Let's turn your brain back on.Chapters:0:00 – Introduction0:49 – The Root Cause of Brain Fog1:26 – What Most People Get Wrong2:20 – How to Fix Your Mitochondria2:57 – Food: Fuel or Poison4:48 – The 4 Brain Poisons Killing Your Focus5:20 – Exercise for Brain Energy (Not Burnout)7:55 – Brain Fog Supplements That WorkBrain fog supplement: https://shopsuppgradelabs.com/products/brain-101, use code DAVE15 Connect with Dave Asprey!Website: https://daveasprey.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@daveaspreyofficialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave.asprey/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Daveaspreyofficial/X: https://x.com/daveaspreyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/daveaspreybprThe Human Upgrade Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/TheHumanUpgradePodcast/ and https://m.facebook.com/Thehumanupgrade/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guardare al futuro dal passato, è l'esperimento che ci propone nel suo ultimo libro, Il mondo che verrà, (Laterza), Lorenzo Benadusi. Com'è cambiata la percezione del futuro degli italiani dalla metà dell'Ottocento ai giorni nostri. Nella seconda parte le recensioni ai seguenti libri:- Fabrizio Tonello, L'America in 18 quadri, Dalle piantagioni a Silicon Valley, Laterza- Elizabeth Gonzalez James, Le cento vite di Antonio Sonoro, Neri Pozza- Dorothy Marie Johnson, Donna bisonte, Mattioli 1885- David W. Belisle, I Robinson d'America, Le avventure di una famiglia persa nel gran deserto del west, Bibliotheka- Daniel Defoe, Le avventure di Robinson Crusoe, Bibliotheka- Jean-Paul Chaillet, Sul set con Clint Eastwood, Gremese.Infine, il consiglio per i più piccoli nel confettino di questa settimana:- Nadia Bellini, Robinson Crusoe di Daniel Defoe, Gallucci.

Ralph interviews New York Times reporter, David Gelles, about his new book, “Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away.” Then, we welcome back former IRS commissioner, John Koskinen, to update us on how the Trump Administration is dismantling the IRS and stealing your personal information.David Gelles is a reporter on the New York Times climate team and he leads the Times's “Climate Forward” newsletter and events series. He is the author of The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America—and How to Undo His Legacy, and his new book is Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away.He [Yvon Chouinard] saw Patagonia as a role model for other corporations and believed that by running Patagonia in a different way, he could show that capitalism just didn't have to suck so much.David GellesThere's a paradox that runs through the pages of Dirtbag Billionaire and it's never fully resolved…It's the fact that Chouinard is an environmentalist who wants to reduce the impact of mankind on planet earth, and yet he runs a big, complicated clothing company that is taking a toll on the environment that he's trying to protect. He runs a company that in theory, he says, and in practice is largely doing, the work of funding grassroots activists and environmental conservation. But he's doing it by participating in the very capitalist system that is responsible for so much of the damage to our natural world. And the list goes on. These contradictions are what really has animated Chouinard and his executive team for all these years. They understand their own perfections. But unlike most, they are willing to really examine their own failings, to look it square in the eye, straight in the mirror, and try to figure out how to make things better.David GellesChouinard being a “dirtbag” is something he always identified as and he still does at a certain level. The great insult in his mind is being called a “billionaire.”David GellesJohn Koskinen served as the IRS Commissioner from 2013 to 2017.Lobbyists and corporations are very good at making sure that [tax advantages] always stayed. You never hear too often of tax advantages taken out of the code, what everybody argues about as new ones being put into the code.John KoskinenThese (IRS workers) are very skilled people who in fact have given up the opportunity to make two or three times more money in the private sector because they believe in public service.John KoskinenNews 9/19/25* Just weeks after David Ellison's Skydance Media completed their $8 billion takeover of Paramount Global, Ellison is setting his sights even higher – a proposed $70 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Variety reports. If this deal proceeds, it would mean that Ellison would control CNN in addition to CBS news, the latter of which he seemingly plans to place under the supervision of “anti-woke” arch-zionist media personality Bari Weiss. While true that cable news does not possess nearly as much clout as it did just a few years ago, this would represent a nearly unprecedented consolidation in that sector. Ellison and his lieutenants would wield a tremendous amount of influence in the media, which would translate to real impacts on the political process. It remains to be seen whether the Trump administration media regulators will take any action to block this deal. Based on their actions so far, it seems unlikely.* In more media news, ABC has indefinitely suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which the comedian has hosted since 2003, after he criticized Trump and his allies for “capitaliz[ing]” on the murder of Charlie Kirk to score political points, CNN reports. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened action up to and including revoking the broadcast license for ABC, which airs the program, or possibly blocking their merger with Nexstar. While Rolling Stone reports multiple executives at ABC and its parent company Disney, felt that Kimmel “had not actually said anything over the line,” they folded immediately under the threat of retaliation by the administration. This move represents a major contradiction of Carr's previously stated belief that “[the FCC] must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans.” Democrats are incensed at this attack on free speech, Congressman Ro Khanna is seeking to subpoena Carr to testify to the House Oversight Committee. Trump, feeling confident after claiming the scalp of both Kimmel and Colbert – two outspoken critics – is now calling for NBC to remove Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers, via Truth Social. Variety reports conservative media conglomerate Sinclair will “replace the Friday timeslot of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!' with a Charlie Kirk tribute special on its ABC affiliate stations — and is offering the special to all other ABC stations across the country.”* Regarding social media, the Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. and China are nearing a deal on control of TikTok, under a framework in which “an investor consortium including Oracle... Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz” would acquire an 80% stake. Oracle is of course run by David Ellison's father, Larry Ellison, one of the richest men in the world, while Andreessen Horowitz is the venture capital firm of Trump ally Marc Andreessen. Silver Lake is another Silicon Valley private equity firm. This deal would finally put an end to the nebulous legal limbo created by Congress passing the TikTok ban and Trump refusing to enforce it. According to this report, the new company that would be created to run TikTok in America, “would also have an American-dominated board with one member designated by the U.S. government.”* The administration is seeking to shore up support in corporate America in other ways too. Trump has renewed his 2018 push to eliminate the reports businesses are mandated to issue on a quarterly basis, moving to a biannual reporting system. Trump argues that this shift would “cut costs and discourage shortsightedness on the part of publicly traded companies.” Others however believe that this change could be harmful to the economy, making companies less transparent and therefore increasing potential investor risk. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it is “making Trump's proposal a priority.” This from Reuters.* More troubling signs are emerging in the U.S economy. Per Bloomberg, “Consumers in the top 10% of the income distribution accounted for 49.2% of total spending,” in the second quarter of 2025. This is the highest percentage of consumer spending accounted for by that demographic going back to 1989, according to an analysis of the Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts and Survey of Consumer Finance data conducted by Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's. Chandan Economics reports a spike in late rent payments in August, suggesting stress in the “financial health of renter households,” while for homeowners, Polymarket reports that even more people are searching "help with mortgage" on Google than during the 2008 housing crisis. This comes as only 1.3 million home building permits were issued in August, the lowest level since the Spring of 2020, according to economist and Washington Post columnist Heather Long. Taken together, this data paints a picture of an economy flailing, and kept afloat only by the very rich.* Speaking of the very rich, the first American Pope, Leo the XIV, condemned the precipitous rise in CEO pay compared to their employees. Leo remarked that CEOs now make “600 times more than what average workers are receiving," adding "What does that mean…If [money] is the only thing that has value anymore, then we're in big trouble." Specifically, Leo was referring to the proposed new compensation package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, which could turn the billionaire into a trillionaire. This from Yahoo! Finance. Senator Bernie Sanders echoed this sentiment, writing “The Pope is exactly right. No society can survive when one man becomes a trillionaire while the vast majority struggle to just survive — trying to put food on the table, pay rent and afford health care. We can and must do better.”* Turning to Israel and Gaza, AP reports Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry's is resigning from the company after 47 years. In a letter, Jerry explains that he could not “in good conscience” remain at Ben & Jerry's because their parent company – the British conglomerate Unilever – has been constraining his ability to advocate against the genocide in Gaza. Jerry writes “For more than 20 years under their ownership, Ben & Jerry's stood up and spoke out in support of peace, justice and human rights, not as abstract concepts, but in relation to real events happening in our world…It's profoundly disappointing to come to the conclusion that that independence, the very basis of our sale to Unilever, is gone.” This is the largest, but by no means only, rupture between Ben & Jerry's and Unilever; this report notes “In March Ben & Jerry's said that its CEO was unlawfully removed by Unilever in retaliation for the ice cream maker's social and political activism.” However, as Greenfield's departure illustrates, the founders have little recourse besides their public platform and resignation.* In a sign of Israel's waning influence in the Democratic Party, POLITICO reports Democratic public affairs “megafirm” SKDK has ended their $600,000 contract with the state of Israel which was supposed to run from April 2025 through March 2026. The firm's recent focus had been “pitching guests for news shows to hear Israel's side of the war in Gaza.” The firm has been tight-lipped on this decision, saying only the work “had run its course.” Yet, this decision comes directly on the heels of reporting that Stagwell, the parent company of SKDK, was involved in “setting up a bot program ‘to amplify pro-Israel narratives on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other platforms,'” as revealed in a Foreign Agents Registration Act filing.* On Wednesday, Senator Bernie Sanders crossed a major rhetorical rubicon, labeling Israel's actions in Gaza a “genocide.” In an op-ed appropriate titled “It Is Genocide,” Sanders cites the casualty totals – noting that “The full toll is likely much higher, with many thousands of bodies buried under the rubble” – along with the Israeli blockade on the enclave and their systematic destruction of Gaza's infrastructure, including hospitals, water and sanitation facilities and schools. Sanders also cites the genocidal intent expressed by Israeli leaders, through quotes like “the Gaza Strip should be flattened, and there should be one sentence for everyone there — death. We have to wipe the Gaza Strip off the map. There are no innocents there.” Sanders concludes this piece by warning that if the world fails to act, as during the Holocaust, Netanyahu and other “demagogues” will feel emboldened. History, Sanders writes “demands that the world act with one voice to say: enough is enough. No more genocide.” After Sanders' announcement, Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint came out with her own statement accepting the genocide label. Zeteo reports a total of 20 members of Congress now say Israel is committing genocide.* Finally, to end on a positive note, on Monday the House passed the bipartisan Mental Health in Aviation Act, which seeks to “break down…barriers and support the mental health of our aviation workforce by changing the current rules which prevent aviation professionals from seeking mental health care by imposing unfair penalties on those who do,” according to a press release by the bill's Republican sponsor Pete Stauber. A press release from the Democratic sponsor, Sean Casten, reads “Aviators should not be unfairly penalized for seeking mental health care…The current system perpetuates a culture of silence, and it's past time that changes.” Some observers have attributed some credit for the passage of this bill to the comedian Nathan Fielder's series The Rehearsal, the latest season of which dealt extensively with the issue of aviators' mental health. While congressional staff have downplayed the show's influence, it seems hard to deny that at the very least it raised the profile of this pressing issue. Either way, hopefully this bill will make it safer to fly by removing the stigma from pilots seeking mental healthcare. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Canada and a group of European allies are set to recognize an independent Palestinian state next week at the United Nations' General Assembly. As Israel pushes on with its military takeover of Gaza, Canadian officials say its the only way to salvage a two state solution. Also: This week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing hefty fees on H-1B work visas. The move is putting pressure on Silicon Valley - as Big Tech firms often rely on those workers. And: The Emmy winning television series 'The Pitt' has been praised for its realistic portrayal of an emergency room and its health care workers. But its also gaining attention for it portrayal of one under sung and underrepresented group of medical workers -- Filipino nurses. Plus: Sudan's agriculture crisis, The debate over banning bullfighting in Spain, Canada's first Animal Law program, and more.

John Corcoran is a recovering attorney, an author, and a former White House writer and speechwriter to the Governor of California. Throughout his career, John has worked in Hollywood, the heart of Silicon Valley, and ran his boutique law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area, catering to small business owners and entrepreneurs. Since 2012, John has been the host of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, where he has interviewed hundreds of CEOs, founders, authors, and entrepreneurs, including Peter Diamandis, Adam Grant, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Marie Forleo. John is also the Co-founder of Rise25, a company that connects B2B businesses with their ideal clients, referral partners, and strategic partners. They help their clients generate ROI through their done-for-you podcast service. In this episode… The world of podcasting and digital marketing is changing fast as generative AI and shifting SEO rules redefine how audiences find and consume content. With so much uncertainty, how can businesses ensure their podcasts remain visible, relevant, and powerful tools for authority building? According to John Corcoran, a seasoned podcaster and business strategist, the fundamentals of SEO and relationship-driven marketing remain more important than ever. He emphasizes that while AI and search engines may evolve, building credibility, cleaning up websites, and delivering valuable content are timeless strategies for growth. John highlights how tools like Ahrefs can uncover hidden technical issues and how reading the right resources can sharpen SEO strategy. Tune in to this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast as Chad Franzen interviews John Corcoran, Co-founder of Rise25, to discuss adapting podcasting and SEO in the age of AI. They explore how generative AI impacts podcast growth, why tools like Ahrefs are essential for visibility, and the SEO books every marketer should read. John also shares how podcasting helps professionals in even the smallest markets attract clients and build authority.

This NKF Live crossover episode features a discussion on shared decision making on medical treatment options for people with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Our faculty includes a patient expert and advocate -- the actor and Substack author, Taylor Coffman, as well as two nephrologists, Holly Koncicki, MD and Ramy Hanna, MD, an expert on aHUS. They'll cover a range of topics, with a focus on how to work with your medical team to achieve the best outcomes in aHUS. This discussion provides valuable tips and information not only for people with aHUS, but for all others who wish to gain insight into how to work with the most effectively with their medical team.   In today's episode we heard from: Taylor Coffman is an actor, writer, podcast-maker, and mother with pregnancy-triggered aHUS. As a performer, she can be seen in Silicon Valley, Feud: Bette and Joan, and Life In Pieces, among others. Following her remission, Taylor also started work as a patient advocate helping those with life-changing diagnoses. She's a patient expert and the author of Rare Disease Girl substack, sharing her journey and life-navigation tools weekly Dr. Ramy Hanna ia an Associate Professor of Medicine and Nephrology at the University of California Irvine. He's a clinician-educator who's devoted to patient education and research on kidney diseases like aHUS. Dr. Hanna is focused on working with underserved communities, as well as improving the diagnostic process and treatment outcomes for patients. Dr. Holly Koncicki graduated from the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and completed her Internal Medicine Residency and Fellowship training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Palliative Medicine and Hospice. She is one of a few physicians who has trained in an integrated program of Nephrology and Palliative Medicine and is part of a small group of experts in this field. Though she cares for patients with all types of kidney problems, her specialty is caring for older patients with kidney impairment. She is widely published and has spoken nationally on topics including decision making in advanced kidney disease and symptom management. Her research focuses on communication tools to improve communication between patients and providers around discussion of treatment options for kidney disease. In 2020, she was honored by receiving the Cullman Family Physician Communication Award.  She prides herself in learning each patient's narrative that she treats, so she can best understand how to care for them.   Additional Resources: Learn More About aHUS   Do you have comments, questions, or suggestions? Email us at NKFpodcast@kidney.org. Also, make sure to rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts.  

Film stars, tech bros, shipping magnates and online retail giants... BBC business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng introduce the latest batch of billionaires whose stories they will uncover in their new season, starting 6 October.Good Bad Billionaire is the podcast that explores the lives of the super-rich and famous, tracking their wealth, philanthropy, business ethics and success. There are leaders who made their money in Silicon Valley, on Wall Street and in high street fashion. From iconic celebrities and CEOs to titans of technology, the podcast unravels tales of fortune, power, economics, ambition and moral responsibility, before asking the audience to decide if they are good, bad, or just billionaires.To contact the team, email goodbadbillionaire@bbc.com or send a text or WhatsApp to +1 (917) 686-1176. Find out more about the show and read our privacy notice at www.bbcworldservice.com/goodbadbillionaire

What happens when two 30-something millennials decide to shake up a traditional industry dominated by older, established companies? Tim and Vadim from IRBIS HVAC prove that age is just a number when you combine technical expertise with smart marketing and genuine care for your team.These Ironman finishers started as hands-on technicians and built their Silicon Valley HVAC company from scratch, reaching toward $19 million in revenue this year. Their approach to company culture, employee retention, and customer service offers valuable lessons for any blue-collar business looking to attract top talent in today's competitive market.Their secret sauce combines direct weekly communication with all departments, involvement in daily operations, and creating an environment where employees genuinely enjoy coming to work. From clean, organized vans to offshore support staff handling paperwork, they've removed friction points that make technicians' lives easier.In a market where gas furnaces are being phased out by 2029 and most customers are engineers who love technology, IRBIS HVAC has found their niche. They focus on heat pump installations and custom solutions rather than simple equipment swaps, commanding premium prices while building lasting customer relationships.Are you struggling to attract and retain quality technicians in your blue-collar business? Take these steps from Tim and Vadim's playbook:Evaluate your compensation structure and add performance bonuses for all positions. Create memorable experiences for top performers - they don't have to be expensive to be meaningful. Focus on referral programs since your best employees know other quality workers. Remove unnecessary friction from your team's daily workflow through better systems and support. Stay involved in operations while communicating company direction clearly to everyone.Whether you're in HVAC, construction, manufacturing, or any other trade, the principles remain the same: treat people well, pay them fairly, and create an environment they're excited to be part of. Highlights:"One time is a mistake, second time is a choice".Pay plus performance bonuses for every position attracts top talent.Vegas trips and Costa Rica getaways for top performers build loyalty.Credibility trumps age when you're the best at your craft.Referrals work best - one good employee brings two or three more.Silicon Valley engineers demand heat pumps and smart home integration.Subscribe to Blue Collar BS for more unfiltered conversations with successful business owners who are redefining what it means to lead in today's competitive market. Share this episode with other business leaders who need to hear how the next generation is winning the talent war.Get in touch with Tim and Vadim:WebsiteInstagramYoutubeLinkedInGet in touch with us:Check out the Blue Collar BS website.Steve Doyle:WebsiteLinkedInEmailBrad Herda:

Cregg Lund, author of Silicon Satan, joins Corsi Nation for Part 7 in a series centering on the dark underbelly and Luciferian ritual culture of the Silicon Valley elite as chronicled in his novel under the guise of a fictional story.. Lund focuses on the Silicon Valley Luciferians' obsession with old Hawaiian tribal culture, which included mystic rituals and (despite the PC coverup within academic circles) cannibalism.Find out more about Silicon Satan and where to purchase the book at https://www.siliconsatan.comVisit The Corsi Nation website: https://www.corsination.comIf you like what we are doing, please support our Sponsors:MyVitalC https://www.thetruthcentral.com/myvitalc-ess60-in-organic-olive-oil/Swiss America: https://www.swissamerica.com/offer/CorsiRMP.phpJoin Dr. Jerome Corsi on Substack: https://jeromecorsiphd.substack.com/Visit The Truth Central website: https://www.thetruthcentral.comGet your FREE copy of Dr. Corsi's new book with Swiss America CEO Dean Heskin, How the Coming Global Crash Will Create a Historic Gold Rush by calling: 800-519-6268Follow Dr. Jerome Corsi on X: @corsijerome1Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/corsi-nation--5810661/support.

The September 19 edition of the AgNet News Hour wrapped up the week with powerful insights into California's most pressing issue: water. Hosts Nick Papagni and Josh McGill welcomed Edward Ring, Director of Energy and Water Policy at the California Policy Center, for what they called one of the program's “top powerhouse interviews.” The show opened with lighter conversation about the weekend ahead and then touched on national food issues, including McDonald's pledge of $200 million toward regenerative agriculture practices. Partnering with Cargill, Coca-Cola, and USDA, the company is funding projects aimed at improving rangelands and promoting more sustainable cattle production. While Josh and Nick joked about whether fast food could ever truly be “healthy,” they agreed that corporate investment in soil health and pasture resilience is a step in the right direction for agriculture. From there, the conversation turned to water, where Ring wasted no time laying out bold ideas. He argued that California's chronic shortages are not the result of climate change or drought trends, but of policy failures and regulatory overreach. “Water means everything,” Ring emphasized, noting that abundance leads to affordable crops, healthier cities, and stronger manufacturing. Among his proposed solutions: Dredging the Delta to restore deeper, cooler channels that would help salmon populations while allowing more efficient pumping of floodwaters. Forest management, thinning overcrowded stands to reduce fire risk and increase runoff by an estimated two million acre-feet annually. Desalination and wastewater reuse, powered by hydropower and even modular nuclear reactors. New and expanded reservoirs, including Sites, Shasta, and Temperance Flat, to capture rain and snowmelt during wet years. Ring also highlighted the political roadblocks, pointing out that California received $7 billion from a past water bond yet failed to build meaningful infrastructure. He believes federal investment, combined with private-sector innovation from Silicon Valley, could break the logjam if state leaders finally prioritize abundance over scarcity. For farmers in the San Joaquin Valley frustrated with half water allocations despite record rains, Ring's message was clear: the problem is manmade — and solvable. Catch the full interview with Edward Ring below or on your favorite podcast app.

Meta franchit un cap avec ses nouvelles Ray-Ban Meta Display, premières lunettes grand public combinant intelligence artificielle et réalité augmentée, à l'aide d'un mini écran intégré qui projette des images directement devant vos yeux. Mark Zuckerberg poursuit son rêve de metavers.Présentées par Mark Zuckerberg, le patron de Meta, le 17 septembre 2025, les Ray-Ban Meta Display inaugurent une nouvelle ère pour l'informatique personnelle, avec un écran couleur intégré dans le verre, un assistant IA et un bracelet connecté pour interagir du bout des doigts.Un écran devant les yeuxLes Ray-Ban Meta Display embarquent un écran couleur invisible pour l'entourage, qui permet d'afficher messages, photos, appels vidéo ou itinéraires. L'assistant IA intégré permet de piloter les fonctions à la voix ou par gestes, notamment via un bracelet “neural band” détectant les mouvements de la main. Un véritable saut technologique pour Meta, qui parvient à miniaturiser des fonctionnalités de smartphone dans une paire de lunettes.Une alliance stratégique avec EssilorLuxotticaLe partenariat avec le géant de l'optique EssilorLuxottica s'impose comme un avantage décisif : maîtrise de la fabrication, distribution, design… Meta a trouvé le bon partenaire pour s'implanter durablement sur le marché de la tech portable. Un mariage audacieux mais désormais gagnant, entre la Silicon Valley et la lunetterie italienne.Le métavers n'est pas mortCe lancement s'inscrit dans la continuité du projet Orion, futur produit emblématique mêlant réalité augmentée et IA. Loin d'avoir enterré son rêve de métavers, Mark Zuckerberg le nourrit désormais à travers ces objets connectés. Comme la montre connectée hier, les lunettes pourraient bien devenir demain le cœur de notre vie numérique.

Omar Zahzah joins us to discuss his new book, "Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital/Settler-Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle" (Seven Stories Press). "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Omar's book here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4729-terms-of-servitude Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners.

Paris Marx is joined by Caroline Haskins to discuss what Palantir actually does and the growing influence it has within the US government and many large corporations. Caroline Haskins is a staff writer at Wired. Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon. The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson. Also mentioned in this episode: Peter Thiel is giving a series of lectures on the Antichrist. Caroline wrote about Palantir and getting confronted by the company at a conference. Paris mentioned a connection between Paypal and the founding of Palantir; a founding story for Palantir is that the concept for the company grew from the desire to use the fraud-detection software designed for PayPal to build counterterrorism software. Palantir is having a much better financial year than the rest of Silicon Valley.

Emily Pitts Donahoe shares what we can learn about grades from an “emerging failure" on episode 588 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. Quotes from the episode They introduced a framework that attempts to identify the common features of alternative grading for growth systems that are meant to prioritize student growth and student learning over just grades and performance. -Emily Donahoe Those four pillars are marks that indicate progress, reattempts without penalty, clearly defined standards, and helpful feedback. -Emily Donahoe One of the most important functions of grades or marks given on individual assignments is to communicate to students about how they're progressing in a certain subject. Traditional grades don't serve this communicative function very well. -Emily Donahoe Resources Unmaking the Grade, Emily Pitts Donahoe's blog and reflective journal chronicling one educator's experiences with ungrading and other progressive teaching practices Grading for Growth: A Guide to Alternative Grading Practices That Promote Authentic Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education, by Robert Talbert & David Clark Grading for Growth How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching, By Joshua R. Eyler Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students and What We Can Do About It, by Joshua R. Eyler Harry Potter Wizards of Baking Sarah Rose Cavanagh Japanese restaurant at Irvine Spectrum all four of the Stachowiak family members like: Robata Wasa Wicked Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley's Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity, by Adam Becker Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Jack Jia is a four-time Silicon Valley entrepreneur, investor, and the founder/CEO of Musely, the fastest-growing teledermatology platform in the US. From exporting oranges to building nine-figure software companies and funding a dozen tech unicorns, Jack's journey is a masterclass in pivoting, problem-solving, and innovating at scale. His story with Musely—spawned to solve his wife's melasma—has redefined how Americans access prescription skincare by blending tech, telemedicine, and affordability. On this episode we talk about: Jack's journey from early tech ventures to Musely's explosive growth The art of the “fail fast, iterate fast” entrepreneurial method Why listening deeply to customer pain points drives genuine innovation How Musely pivoted from a content marketplace to delivering prescription-grade skincare for real results The science, strategy, and business model behind Musely's affordable, effective treatments Top 3 Takeaways 1.  True innovation starts by solving real, unmet needs—not chasing trends or surface-level problems.2.  Being willing to pivot (even after millions invested) is the mark of a resilient founder and organization.3.  For lasting success, build feedback loops, evolve with science, and focus on efficacy plus customer trust. Notable Quotes “Our success comes from efficacy, affordability, and real results—'Musely Works' is more than a slogan.” “We went from a content app to a telemedicine powerhouse because we listened to what patients actually needed.” “The team is everything: great teams find great markets—even if they start out in the wrong one.” Connect with Jack Jia: LinkedIn: Jack Jia Company: musely.com Gold House Profile: Jack Jia ✖️✖️✖️✖️

durée : 00:03:18 - Géopolitique - par : Pierre  Haski  - La Chine a interdit l'importation de semi-conducteurs de l'américain Nvidia, un nouvel épisode de la guerre technologique que se mènent chinois et américains. La Chine tient tête à Donald Trump, forte de sa capacité technologique qui rivalise avec les géants de la Silicon Valley. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

This week, WIRED learned that OpenAI is ramping up its efforts in robotics — specifically, by hiring researchers who work on AI systems for humanoid robots. Humanoids, robots built to resemble us and perform daily tasks, were famous for their clumsiness just a few years ago. WIRED's Will Knight tells us how in the era of AI, that's rapidly changing. Articles mentioned in this episode:  OpenAI Ramps Up Robotics Work in Race Toward AGI | WIRED  Humanoid Robots Are Coming of Age | WIRED 2025 Is the Year of the Humanoid Robot Factory Worker | WIRED   Join WIRED's best and brightest as they provide an insider analysis of the overlap between tech and politics, from the influence of Silicon Valley on the Trump administration to how inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (Ai) chatbots fanned the fire on social protests. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

It's not every guest who would admit in their new book, with brutal honesty, “I've been vilified, satirised, protested against- a hate figure both on left and right.”  But it is also uncommon, if not without precedent, for someone who has led their political party, been deputy Prime Minister for 5 years, to then re-invent themselves, chameleon-like, move to silicon valley and join the senior ranks of one of the world's most successful technology companies, Meta.  Before he discusses his new book “How to Save the Internet - The Threat to Global Connection in the Age of AI and Political Conflict,” Nick explores power and politics, ambition and insights.   He speaks about content moderation and removing Trump from Facebook, the balkanisation of the Internet, and why AI might not be the existential arrival feared by some.  He laments Europe's failings, US tech dominance, why China is an immense technology force, and what is needed to achieve cohesion amongst the democratic powers in developing a tech roadmap. The Money Maze Podcast is kindly sponsored by Schroders, IFM Investors, World Gold Council and LSEG.    Sign up to our Newsletter | Follow us on LinkedIn | Watch on YouTube  

Learn more about The Stables // Read the Manifesto // Learn How to Get Involved // Connect with Early Riders // Connect with Onramp00:00 - Introduction to The Last Trade Podcast03:45 - Launching EarlyRiders and Stables07:14 - Building a Base Camp for Entrepreneurs10:14 - Insights from Silicon Valley and Community Building13:15 - Navigating the Bitcoin Landscape16:15 - The Importance of Foundational Business Principles19:07 - Identifying Viable Business Opportunities22:08 - Commercializing Bitcoin Ideas25:07 - The Role of Constraints in Business Success30:36 - The Future of Private Equity and Bitcoin32:49 - Commercial Viability of Bitcoin Innovations35:49 - Navigating the E-Cash Landscape39:55 - The Role of Bitcoin in Traditional Finance44:00 - Exploring Bitcoin as a Store of Value46:52 - The Intersection of Bitcoin and AI51:14 - Building the Future of Bitcoin InvestmentsIf you found this valuable, please subscribe to Early Riders Insights for access to the best content in the ecosystem weekly.

SHOW-NOTESFrom Cold War Terror to Algorithm Anxiety In 1983, 100 million Americans watched "The Day After" and couldn't sleep for days. Today, a 13-year-old Russian boy thinks he's playing a video game but is actually designing drone components for Ukraine. We've traded the fear of instant nuclear annihilation for the reality of constant algorithmic surveillance and precision warfare.The Drone Revolution Changes Everything Ukrainian soldiers call it "a thousand snipers in the sky." Drones now cause 70% of battlefield casualties - more than all traditional weapons combined. Ukraine destroyed $7 billion in Russian aircraft using cheap AI-guided drones, and both countries plan to produce millions more in 2025.Silicon Valley Joins the War Machine Tech companies have completely reversed course on military contracts. Google dropped its weapons ban, Meta trains soldiers with VR, and four tech executives were sworn in as Army officers. Defense venture capital surged 33% to $31 billion as Silicon Valley discovers the profit in algorithmic warfare.The Environmental Cost of Combat Global militaries would rank as the world's 4th largest climate polluter. Modern wars create "ecological dead zones" - reducing elephant populations 90% in some areas and killing thousands of dolphins with sonar. As Yuval Harari warns, we're becoming "hackable animals." The question isn't whether we can build smarter weapons, but whether we're smart enough to build a better world.A CALL TO ACT: The World's Most Comprehensive Database of Eco-SolutionsTRUMPING TRUMP: A new survival guide for maintaining focus and sanity while avoiding outrage fatigue. TT is a database of 300+ strong organizations, many with local chapters in your area, united together to fight against the insanity spewing out of ‘The Whiter House' that is going to be with us for years. Because real change happens through sustained action, not endless reaction.Episode Webpage: Packed with Organizations Waging Peace.

EASY LISTENING DEP'T.: Before we get to the larger news, we're going to start with something very small, or at least something petty, that turns out astonishingly and yet obviously, to be of world historic import. It's in a passage by Ben Smith writing for Semafor. “The Trump administration,” Smith writes, “from the president down to the middle levels of obscure cabinet departments is populated by people whose defining experiences in public life involved being silenced by social platforms. This predates the social media wars of the late 2010s.” Smith continues. “One Trump appointee told me that a radicalizing experience was being booted out of the Gawker comments section way back in the day.” Of course it was. Of course the vicious dullards and bigots who are running the country into ruin are the same people who were being dullards and bigots in the comment section back in the day. From Trump on down, and laterally out through the titans of Silicon Valley and their fascist enthusiasms, this is a political movement built on profoundly unpleasant and unlikable people being furious that they can't make other people like them or respect them. Please visit, read, and support INDIGNITY! https://www.indignity.net/

durée : 00:03:18 - Géopolitique - par : Pierre  Haski  - La Chine a interdit l'importation de semi-conducteurs de l'américain Nvidia, un nouvel épisode de la guerre technologique que se mène entre chinois et américains. La Chine tient tête à Donald Trump, forte de sa capacité technologique qui rivalise avec les géants de la Silicon Valley. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

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Chuck Todd unpacks the fallout from Charlie Kirk's assassination and what it means for public displays of democracy, as lawmakers debate whether fear should keep them from showing up for their constituents. He also dives into explosive Senate testimony from former CDC director Dr. Monarez, who detailed political interference in vaccine policy under the Trump administration. The conversation shifts to the economic strain of tariffs and subsidy cuts—driving up everything from prescription drugs to coffee prices—alongside predictions of mass white-collar job losses fueled by AI. From Trump's push to end quarterly earnings reports to the unresolved fight over TikTok, he highlights how politics, economics, and technology are colliding in ways that test both government accountability and public trust.Then, he's joined by former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rohit Chopra for a deep dive into the role of the agency and the broader fight to regulate powerful financial institutions. Chopra explains why the agency has struggled to gain footing in Washington, the skepticism the public feels toward banks, and how past regulatory failures contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. They discuss how the CFPB uncovered systemic abuses, the resistance it faces from well-funded interests, and the ongoing debate over who should regulate emerging sectors like cryptocurrency and consumer data.The conversation also tackles the independence of the Federal Reserve, the risks of politicizing monetary policy, and how unchecked corporate power—from Wall Street to Silicon Valley—continues to shape the economy. Chopra pulls back the curtain on algorithmic lending practices, the dangers of personalized pricing, and why fines alone aren't enough to hold companies accountable. From junk fees to crypto, from AI abuse to executive impunity, this episode explores why Americans are increasingly demanding regulators who stand up to entrenched financial interests—and why another populist economic revolt may be closer than we think.Finally, he answers listeners' questions in the “Ask Chuck” segment and previews the upcoming weekend in college football.Got injured in an accident? You could be one click away from a claim worth millions. Just visit https://www.forthepeople.com/TODDCAST to start your claim now with Morgan & Morgan without leaving your couch. Remember, it's free unless you win!Timeline:(Timestamps may vary based on advertisements)00:00 Introduction02:00 Will we have public displays of democracy after Kirk's death?02:30 Lawmakers are reconsidering public events04:00 If public servants are afraid of the public, they need to leave public service05:30 Lawmakers should take precautions, but they have to show up06:30 Social media platforms suppress content criticizing them08:30 Former CDC director Dr. Monarez testified before senate committee09:30 Trump nominated Dr. Monarez in March 202511:00 Dr. Monarez was fired less than a month after swearing12:45 Kennedy instructed Monarez not to interact with members of congress14:00 Monarez testifies Kennedy had no science backing change in vaccine schedule15:30 Chief of staff at HHS says there would be political review of scientific data17:30 Monarez says the no evidence support change to under 2 vaccine schedule18:45 Republican senators seemed troubled by the testimony19:45 You have to be skeptical of any info that comes from the Trump admin21:00 Prescription drug prices skyrocketing due to tariffs & subsidy cuts23:00 Coffee prices will become the new gas prices as bellwether for economy25:00 Tariff impacts are really starting to show up in the economy26:00 Anthropic predicting massive job losses in the white collar sector26:45 Mark Kelly proposes AI companies set up special fund to offset job losses28:30 Trump comes out against quarterly earnings reports29:30 Quarterly reports make companies focus on short term profits31:15 Investors punish long term focus from companies and it's unhealthy32:00 Trump's motives are always questionable, but this isn't a bad policy34:00 A functional congress, wouldn't let the Chinese run TikTok's algorithm post-sale36:00 Why bother with TikTok ban at all37:15 Major corporations view fines as the cost of doing business40:15 Rohit Chopra joins the Chuck ToddCast 42:00 Why has it been so difficult for the CFPB to take root in DC? 42:45 The public is skeptical of financial institutions 43:30 What exactly is the CFPB and what is it supposed to do? 45:00 The fed board wasn't regulating leading up to financial crisis 46:15 Why were prior regulators ineffective? 47:00 The CFPB has discovered multiple systemic abuses 47:45 Multiple companies settled, and new head of CFPB is ripping them up 48:45 Russ Vought is currently running the CFPB 50:00 What's the difference between the FTC and the CFPB? 51:00 CFPB is responsible for regulating all financial institutions/lenders 52:45 Voters from both parties benefit from the CFPB protecting them 53:30 Deep pocketed interests want to defang the regulators 54:00 Who should be regulating crypto? 54:45 Is crypto a stock or a commodity? 56:15 Data from stablecoins can be used for targeting consumers 57:15 Which agency should protect Americans from abuse of their data? 59:00 Trump attempting to make more direct control of the Fed 59:45 The founders were against the president controlling the money supply 1:02:00 Federal Reserve hasn't been independent under Trump 1:03:30 The fed has saved the economy twice, but may not if corrupted 1:04:30 Inflation is just one piece of the equation if the fed loses independence 1:06:30 Libertarians argue against having a fed, what's the counter argument? 1:08:30 The fed should be focused on the entire economy and not just Wall St 1:10:15 Big moneyed interests wield huge power to avoid regulation 1:11:15 Did you ever look under the hood of a lending company's algorithm? 1:14:15 We need to outlaw AI being used for personal pricing 1:15:15 What is the legal justification for personalizing pricing? 1:17:45 The administration is destroying financial law enforcement 1:19:00 No consequences for bad behavior by banks & corporations 1:20:15 Fines aren't a deterrent, criminal charges are 1:22:30 Tech companies are never held accountable 1:24:00 How did you become a financial regulator? 1:27:00 Prior generations had an easier path to financial stability 1:28:15 Who deserved to be brought up on criminal charges for the financial crisis? 1:29:15 So many investigations were never even started after crisis 1:31:15 Potential market disruptions dissuaded DOJ from prosecuting executives 1:33:15 Federal agencies give white glove treatment to big firms 1:34:15 We are close to another populist economic revolt 1:36:00 Americans want the government to stand up to private interests 1:38:30 The CFPB helped billions of dollars in junk fees1:40:45 Chuck's thoughts on interview with Rohit Chopra 1:42:30 Ask Chuck 1:42:45 If state senates duplicate their districts, why have the districts at all? 1:48:00 Why doesn't Minnesota get swing state attention like other midwest states? 1:56:15 Should we stop treating real debate the same as clickbait debate? 2:00:15 Is there any benefit to parties besides the rich being able to push their agenda? 2:05:45 College football preview - 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On this episode of the Chuck ToddCast, Chuck is joined by former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rohit Chopra for a deep dive into the role of the agency and the broader fight to regulate powerful financial institutions. Chopra explains why the agency has struggled to gain footing in Washington, the skepticism the public feels toward banks, and how past regulatory failures contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. They discuss how the CFPB uncovered systemic abuses, the resistance it faces from well-funded interests, and the ongoing debate over who should regulate emerging sectors like cryptocurrency and consumer data.The conversation also tackles the independence of the Federal Reserve, the risks of politicizing monetary policy, and how unchecked corporate power—from Wall Street to Silicon Valley—continues to shape the economy. Chopra pulls back the curtain on algorithmic lending practices, the dangers of personalized pricing, and why fines alone aren't enough to hold companies accountable. From junk fees to crypto, from AI abuse to executive impunity, this episode explores why Americans are increasingly demanding regulators who stand up to entrenched financial interests—and why another populist economic revolt may be closer than we think.Got injured in an accident? You could be one click away from a claim worth millions. Just visit https://www.forthepeople.com/TODDCAST to start your claim now with Morgan & Morgan without leaving your couch. Remember, it's free unless you win!Timeline:(Timestamps may vary based on advertisements)00:00 Rohit Chopra joins the Chuck ToddCast01:45 Why has it been so difficult for the CFPB to take root in DC?02:30 The public is skeptical of financial institutions03:15 What exactly is the CFPB and what is it supposed to do?04:45 The fed board wasn't regulating leading up to financial crisis06:00 Why were prior regulators ineffective?06:45 The CFPB has discovered multiple systemic abuses07:30 Multiple companies settled, and new head of CFPB is ripping them up08:30 Russ Vought is currently running the CFPB09:45 What's the difference between the FTC and the CFPB?10:45 CFPB is responsible for regulating all financial institutions/lenders12:30 Voters from both parties benefit from the CFPB protecting them13:15 Deep pocketed interests want to defang the regulators13:45 Who should be regulating crypto?14:30 Is crypto a stock or a commodity?16:00 Data from stablecoins can be used for targeting consumers17:00 Which agency should protect Americans from abuse of their data?18:45 Trump attempting to make more direct control of the Fed19:30 The founders were against the president controlling the money supply21:45 Federal Reserve hasn't been independent under Trump23:15 The fed has saved the economy twice, but may not if corrupted24:15 Inflation is just one piece of the equation if the fed loses independence26:15 Libertarians argue against having a fed, what's the counter argument?28:15 The fed should be focused on the entire economy and not just Wall St30:00 Big moneyed interests wield huge power to avoid regulation31:00 Did you ever look under the hood of a lending company's algorithm?34:00 We need to outlaw AI being used for personal pricing35:00 What is the legal justification for personalizing pricing?37:30 The administration is destroying financial law enforcement38:45 No consequences for bad behavior by banks & corporations40:00 Fines aren't a deterrent, criminal charges are42:15 Tech companies are never held accountable43:45 How did you become a financial regulator?46:45 Prior generations had an easier path to financial stability48:00 Who deserved to be brought up on criminal charges for the financial crisis?49:00 So many investigations were never even started after crisis51:00 Potential market disruptions dissuaded DOJ from prosecuting executives53:00 Federal agencies give white glove treatment to big firms54:00 We are close to another populist economic revolt55:45 Americans want the government to stand up to private interests58:15 The CFPB helped eliminate billions of dollars in junk fees Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this week's episode, we revisit our interview with Karen Long, a Managing Director at KCK (Med Tech) Group. KCK focuses on capital investment in commercial and growth-stage medical device companies. Karen has been with KCK since January 2018, when she joined as Executive-in-Residence. Karen serves as Board Director in many KCK portfolio companies as well as Independently. Prior to KCK, Karen was President and CEO of Nuelle, a women's consumer health company incubated at ExploraMed, a Silicon Valley medical device incubator. Nuelle was acquired in 2017. Karen has spent over 20 years in medical devices and diagnostics developing and marketing novel and market leading products focused on improving quality of life. She has held a series of key operating roles in consumer diagnostic companies, ChemTrak and Inverness Medical and eventually management positions at LifeScan, a Johnson & Johnson company, after the acquisition of Inverness Medical. In early 2007, Karen joined Acclarent as Worldwide Vice President of Marketing and led Acclarent's marketing efforts through rapid growth and ultimately through the acquisition by Johnson & Johnson. Karen held remained at Johnson & Johnson until joining the ExploraMed incubator in 2012. Acclarent was also an early spinout from ExploraMed. Karen began her career as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker after receiving her undergraduate and graduate degrees from San Diego State University.

(Note: A version of this episode originally ran in 2016.)It's no secret that CEOs get paid a ton – and a ton more than the average worker. More than a hundred times than what their average employee makes. But it wasn't always this way. So, how did this gap get so vast? And why? On today's episode … we go back to a specific moment when the way CEOs were paid got changed. It involves Bill Clinton's campaign promises, and Silicon Valley workers taking to the streets to protest an accounting rule. And of course, Dodd Frank. Subscribe to Planet Money+Listen free: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the NPR app or anywhere you get podcasts.Facebook / Instagram / TikTok / Our weekly Newsletter.This episode was hosted by Jacob Goldstein and Stacey Vanek Smith, and was originally produced by Nick Fountain. This update was reported and produced by Willa Rubin and edited by Alex Goldmark.Music: "Love To Go" and "Second Line Stomp."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

What does it take to build a brand that dominates the mind—and outlasts the competition? Positioning strategist Laura Ries has the answer.As the president of Ries & Ries and co-author of the classic 22 Immutable Laws of Branding, Laura has advised Fortune 500 companies around the world. In this conversation, she shares how growing up with her father, branding legend Al Ries, shaped her career, and how her new book The Strategic Enemy reveals why every great brand needs a rival.From Volvo and Tesla to Liquid Death and Dude Wipes, Laura dissects the successes and failures that prove one truth: brands don't win by being better, they win by being different.---Guy Kawasaki is on a mission to make you remarkable. His Remarkable People podcast features interviews with remarkable people such as Jane Goodall, Marc Benioff, Woz, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Bob Cialdini. Every episode will make you more remarkable.With his decades of experience in Silicon Valley as a Venture Capitalist and advisor to the top entrepreneurs in the world, Guy's questions come from a place of curiosity and passion for technology, start-ups, entrepreneurship, and marketing. If you love society and culture, documentaries, and business podcasts, take a second to follow Remarkable People.Listeners of the Remarkable People podcast will learn from some of the most successful people in the world with practical tips and inspiring stories that will help you be more remarkable.Episodes of Remarkable People organized by topic: https://bit.ly/rptopologyListen to Remarkable People here: **https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guy-kawasakis-remarkable-people/id1483081827**Like this show? Please leave us a review -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!Thank you for your support; it helps the show!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Ruth and Jay delve into the challenges and opportunities presented by technology in our spiritual lives. They discuss the necessity of solitude, silence, and retreat for spiritual formation and explore how digital distractions can hinder these practices. Ruth shares her personal journey and insights into managing technology's role in her spiritual practices, while Jay offers practical strategies for minimizing digital interruptions. They emphasize the importance of intentionality in creating sacred spaces free from technological distractions and offer thought-provoking questions to help listeners assess their relationship with technology and its impact on their spiritual life.   Questions to ponder this week: Ask yourself, in the presence of God, where am I?  Am I addicted? Is there any way in which I am a slave or in which I am in bondage to my technologies? We're back for Season 27, titled “Taming our Technologies: [Spiritual] Practices for a Digital Age.” This season we have a special co-host, pastor, author, and podcast host Jay Y. Kim! Jay will be joining Ruth all season long to explore the impact technology is having on our lives with God, our attention span, our parenting, our community, and our creativity. Jay and Ruth will wrestle with their own questions and wonderings about finding balance in using technology in good and helpful ways while also acknowledging its challenges. This season aims to be gracefully thought-provoking, practically helpful, and ultimately hopeful and encouraging.   Jay Kim serves as lead pastor at West Gate Church in the Silicon Valley of California. He's the author of several books including Analog Christian, Analog Church, and Listen, Listen, Speak. Jay also hosts the Digital Examen podcast and much of his work focuses on the intersection of the digital age and spiritual formation.  Mentioned in the episode: Brick device Wilderness Time by Emilie Griffin   Music Credit: Kingdom Come by Aaron Niequist Chasing Butterflies from Music in Solitude On October 8, we will be hosting another full Online Oasis entitled, A Path to Freedom: Moving from the False Self to our True Self in God. In this Online Oasis we will clarify what we mean when referring to the false self and true self, explore the movement from the false self to the true self with reflections on several characters from Scripture, identify key spiritual practices that open us to this grace, and slow down and enter into space for reflection. REGISTER HERE to join us on Wednesday, October 8, from 12:00–1:30 CST for this bit of respite in the middle of your day.   Support the podcast! This season patrons will receive special bonus episodes that incorporate a spiritual practice to help balance out the technological woes discussed in each episode. Become a patron today by visiting our Patreon page!     The Transforming Center exists to create space for God to strengthen leaders and transform communities. You are invited to join our next Transforming Community:® A Two-year Spiritual Formation Experience for Leaders.  Delivered in nine quarterly retreats, this practice-based learning opportunity is grounded in the conviction that the best thing you bring to leadership is your own transforming self! Learn more and apply HERE.   *this post contains affiliate links

Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/jae-park As designers and creatives, many of us spent years of our career looking at blank canvases and attempting to find the best place to start solving the problems in front of us. Now that AI can churn out designs and imagery, not to mention writing, video, and even music in seconds, what are we losing from the friction that is being removed from the creative process? Our guest today, Jae Park, VP of Digital Product Design at Ford's Electric Vehicle Digital Design division, posed this question to us. Jae previously led design teams at Microsoft, Amazon, and Google—companies that epitomize the "move fast and break things" mentality of Silicon Valley. But he questions whether our obsession with speed is actually how we want to live. We talk with Jae about the "valley" between disruptions, why Ford's pivot to affordable EVs matters for American manufacturing, how Gen Alpha will reshape our expectations of vehicles, and why the Socratic method might be more important than any design tool in the age of AI. Jae also discusses what might be his most complex challenge yet: helping a 120-year-old automotive icon compete in an era where, as he puts it, "the phone and the car are becoming the same thing"—at least in rapidly evolving markets like China. Bio Jae Park is a design leader with a track record of building teams and driving innovation at the intersection of business, technology, and human needs. At Ford's EVDD group, he leads cross-functional designers shaping the company's digital product strategy to make mobility a fundamental right while advancing sustainability. His career includes inspiring new ways of working at Google, creating the award-winning Metro design system at Microsoft, and leading the invention of Amazon's Echo Show, which defined a new multimodal product category. Guided by a belief that innovation begins with people, Jae's leadership style emphasizes curiosity, collaboration, and empowerment. He nurtures diverse teams of designers and technologists, ensuring they have the perspective and support to create products that serve humanity and improve the world at scale. *** Visiting the links below is one of the best ways to support our show: Saily: Saily solves the hassle of staying connected while traveling by offering affordable, data-only eSIM plans that activate seamlessly when you arrive—no physical SIM swap needed. Plus, it layers in built-in security features like ad blocking, web protection, and virtual location for safer browsing on the go. Download their app on your phone and you can buy an eSIM before you fly so you're connected the minute you land. And if you're traveling between countries, you only need one eSIM. You can get a global or a regional plan and travel with the same eSIM plan. Get an exclusive 15% discount on your first Saily data plans! Use code DESIGNBETTER at checkout. Download Saily app or go to ⁠https://saily.com/designbetter⁠

Facial recognition cameras, tenant screening platforms, digital property management—many landlords use sophisticated technology to monitor and screen tenants. Erin McElroy weighs the impact of so-called proptech on prospective renters, on tenants' lives and well-being, and on people's ability to respond to and organize against landlord abuse. McElroy also talks about what they call Silicon Valley imperialism. Neda Atanasoski and Nassim Parvin, editors, Technocreep and the Politics of Things Not Seen Duke University Press, 2025 Erin McElroy, Silicon Valley Imperialism: Techno Fantasies and Frictions in Postsocialist Times Duke University Press, 2024 The post Landlord Tech appeared first on KPFA.

Today we were delighted to welcome KR Sridhar, Ph.D., Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Bloom Energy. KR's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, a Master's in Nuclear Engineering, and a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering. Before founding Bloom, KR served as Director of the Space Technologies Laboratory at the University of Arizona, where he led a NASA project to develop fuel cells capable of producing oxygen for future Mars missions. That breakthrough research ultimately inspired the founding of Bloom Energy in 2001. Bloom went public in 2018 and is a leader in solid oxide fuel cell technology, delivering always-on, on-site power. Its systems convert natural gas, biogas, or hydrogen into electricity without combustion, helping power data centers and hospitals to microgrids and industrial facilities and beyond. We were thrilled to visit with KR to discuss fuel cells, the evolving power landscape, Bloom's progress, and what lies ahead. In our conversation, KR shares reflections on the past 24 years of technology development since founding Bloom in 2001 and his original vision for the company, the shift from the mechanical/industrial age to the digital age, and the opportunity he saw to support rising energy demand driven by economic growth. We discuss Bloom's high-temperature solid oxide fuel cells, the history of the underlying physics stemming from an 1890s patent, product development and commercialization, and KR's reliance on top-tier, seasoned venture investors willing to commit capital and time. We explore the advantages of being in Silicon Valley with access to risk capital and highly skilled engineers, Bloom's strategic choice to focus on natural gas as a commercially viable fuel, and KR's thesis on distributed electricity as a way to provide access, affordability, and sustainability. KR discusses Bloom's fuel cell technology and strategic design choices, highlighting the application of Moore's Law to drive annual cost reductions, and outlines the target market and growth trajectory, focusing on AI data centers and the increasing need for on-site power. He emphasizes the advantages of Bloom's modular on-site power solutions, commercial adoption milestones, and the company's cost-effectiveness compared with traditional turbines and engines. We touch on Bloom technology's scalability from powering a store to a full data center or factory, their supply chain and ability to scale rapidly to meet growing demand, the technology moat between them and any other competitor, and Bloom's relationship with natural gas producers. We had a hard time ending the discussion, but to conclude, we asked KR for his vision for Bloom ten years from now. He shared an inspiring vision for abundant, affordable, accessible, and sustainable electricity. As mentioned, Bloom's recent white paper on fuel cells is linked here. We greatly appreciate KR for sharing his time and unique insights. To kick us off, Mike Bradley noted that all eyes are on Wednesday's FOMC Rate Decision Meeting, with consensus expecting a 25 basis-point interest rate cut and two additional 25 basis-point rate cuts through year-end. He emphasized that Wednesday's rate cut is fully consensus/dialed in and wouldn't be surprised if the week proves to be more of a “buy the rumor, sell the fact.” Furthermore, Chairman Powell's press conference tone will be extremely important in determining how aggressive interest rate cuts could be through year-end. On the broader market front, the S&P 500 has historically risen ~0.5% on average one week following the last three interest rate cuts, so there could be some very-very modest follow through this week. Equity market observers are hopeful that a series of interest rate cuts will allow market breadth to expand beyond AI/Big Tech stocks, which currently comprise ~35% of the S&

Most people think you need to be a Silicon Valley insider — or have millions in funding — to start a tech venture. That's just not true. In this episode, Sophia Matveeva shares the journeys of four Tech for Non-Techies alumni who built products and startups without writing a single line of code. You'll learn: How a dentist turned lockdown frustration into a healthtech app (and how you can spot opportunities in your own field). Why a fund manager realised he didn't need to code — and the mindset shift that freed him to start building. How a CFO uses tech knowledge to make smarter investment decisions (lessons every business leader can apply). The simple framework a banker used to launch her startup on the side, while keeping her day job. You'll hear directly from Tech for Non-Techies alumni Dr. Marilyn Sandor, Musi Skosana, Gustavo Juarez, and Zahra Almahoozi — and walk away with practical takeaways you can use to move your own idea forward. If you've ever caught yourself thinking “someone like me couldn't do that,” this episode is proof that you can. Resources from this Episode FREE class: Build a Startup WITHOUT Learning to Code https://www.techfornontechies.co/freeclass Tech for Non-Technical Founders course: https://www.techfornontechies.co/tech-for-non-technical-founders Growth Through Innovation If your organisation wants to drive revenue through innovation, book a call with us here. Our workshops and innovation strategies have helped Constellation Brands, the Royal Bank of Canada and Oxford University. Follow and Review: We'd love for you to follow us if you haven't yet. Click that purple '+' in the top right corner of your Apple Podcasts app. We'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast. Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Emerald City Productions. They helped me grow and produce the podcast you are listening to right now. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com Let them know we sent you. For the full transcript, go to https://www.techfornontechies.co/blog/270-real-people-real-startups-lessons-from-our-alumni   

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In this episode of The Digital Executive, host Brian Thomas speaks with Dr. Denis Phares, President and CEO of Dragonfly Energy, the company behind the well-known Battle Born Batteries brand. A former USC professor with a background in energy, nanotechnology, and fluid mechanics, Dr. Phares shares how he transitioned from academia to entrepreneurship to advance sustainable energy solutions.He explains how Dragonfly carved out a leadership position in the lithium-ion battery market, especially in RV, marine, and off-grid applications—by focusing on brand growth, real-world adoption, and profitability. Dr. Phares also highlights Dragonfly's groundbreaking dry electrode cell manufacturing technology, a key step toward enabling domestic competitiveness and reducing reliance on overseas production.Looking ahead, he discusses the company's 23% year-over-year sales growth, expansion into heavy-duty trucking and other sectors, and Nevada's ambitious “lithium loop” ecosystem. With a strong foundation, innovative IP, and a commitment to onshore manufacturing, Dragonfly Energy is positioning itself to play a pivotal role in America's renewable energy transition.If you liked what you heard today, please leave us a review. Apple or Spotify.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the Silicon Valley companies that are competing to create the best–and most profitable–AI model. Gary has been covering the tech world for decades and has seen the major players in this arms race evolve over that time. He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldn't be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out.  Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9/15/25: SILICON 666 Beginning today, September 15, tech billionaires are openly planning the Luciferian World State — and they think you are too stupid to notice. Peter Thiel, the billionaire puppet master behind PayPal, Palantir's surveillance empire, and Facebook's early rise, is hosting a private, four-part lecture series at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club. The topic is not about "AI ethics." Not "technological disruption." Not "digital transformation." No, the lecture series will be about the Antichrist. And guess what - he's not warning about it. He's teaching Silicon Valley's elite how to recognize it, analyze it, and work with it. These new Silicon Valley companies are making inroads into creating a system that will only allow you to buy, sell, or conduct transactions if you have a unique identifier, similar to the mark of the beast, embedded in your hand—or in your forehead. Sound familiar? Listen to Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis M-F from 7-10 pm, pacific time on groundzeroplus.com. Call in to the LIVE show at 503-225-0860. #groundzeroplus #ClydeLewis #markofthebeast #siliconvalley #PeterThiel

In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the Silicon Valley companies that are competing to create the best–and most profitable–AI model. Gary has been covering the tech world for decades and has seen the major players in this arms race evolve over that time. He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldn't be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out.  Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the Silicon Valley companies that are competing to create the best–and most profitable–AI model. Gary has been covering the tech world for decades and has seen the major players in this arms race evolve over that time. He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldn't be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out.  Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's EV News Briefly for Tuesday 16 September 2025, everything you need to know in less than 5 minutes if you haven't got time for the full show. Patreon supporters fund this show, get the episodes ad free, as soon as they're ready and are part of the EV News Daily Community. You can be like them by clicking here: https://www.patreon.com/EVNewsDaily CUPRA TINDAYA IS VW'S ANSWER THE CHINESE RANGE EXTENDERS https://evne.ws/3KopUgD GEELY LAUNCHES EX5 ELECTRIC SUV IN UK https://evne.ws/4n4e0ae VW DELAYS ID. GOLF AND ID. ROC TO 2030 https://evne.ws/4pH14Jp TESLA BERLIN PLANT RAISES OUTPUT DESPITE SALES DROP https://evne.ws/3IdI1p2 ALL-ELECTRIC AUDI RS6 E-TRON FUTURE UNCLEAR https://evne.ws/3I32pJw HONG KONG PURSUES LOCAL EV ASSEMBLY BASE https://evne.ws/41RwmTA LUCID TO EXPAND IN ASIA, BUT NOT CHINA https://evne.ws/41UAceF EXTENDING AUSTRALIAN EV TAX EXEMPTION ADDS 1.5 MILLION TO ROADS https://evne.ws/3JXn5mR NISSAN AND CHARGESCAPE LAUNCH V2G PILOT https://evne.ws/464rMUm FORD'S MOVE TO LFP BATTERIES https://evne.ws/46ofcy6 TOYOTA UK PROFIT FALLS TO £462,000 https://evne.ws/4goz5K1 USED EV CREDIT WORTH $4,000 ENDING SOON https://evne.ws/4mfAZxS UK REQUIRES LOCK UPGRADES FOR CHINESE CARS https://evne.ws/3K58IN8 CUPRA TINDAYA PREVIEWS EV FORMENTOR REPLACEMENT AND RANGE EXTENDER PLANS Cupra unveiled the Tindaya concept at the Munich motor show, hinting at a Formentor successor and showcasing Volkswagen Group's SSP platform with range-extender EV capability for increased market flexibility, especially in China. The sporty, composite-bodied SUV pairs dual motors and a petrol engine for 300 km range, with a production debut expected around 2027 or 2028. GEELY LAUNCHES EX5 ELECTRIC SUV IN UK Geely has launched its EX5 electric SUV in the UK, starting at £31,990 and offering up to 267 miles of range on a lithium-iron-phosphate battery with rapid charging. Featuring trims up to £36,990, the EX5 targets fleet buyers, includes a six-year warranty, and will begin deliveries in late October. VW DELAYS ID. GOLF AND ID. ROC TO 2030 Volkswagen has postponed production of its ID. Golf and ID. Roc EVs to 2030, with the ID. Roc debuting first on the new SSP platform, followed by the ID. Golf. The delay triggers a reshuffle of its plant allocations, with related internal combustion and EV model moves now set for clarification in annual planning later in the year. BERLIN PLANT RAISES OUTPUT DESPITE SALES DROP Tesla's Berlin Grünheide factory is increasing its production targets in response to anticipated market strength, despite ACEA reporting a 44% sales drop in the EU and a 39% decline in German registrations through August. Tesla attributes the downturn to Model Y design updates disrupting sales, with Norway showing strong growth and production revised upwards for Q3 and Q4. ALL-ELECTRIC AUDI RS6 E-TRON FUTURE UNCLEAR The fully electric Audi RS6 e-tron may be canceled, even as prototypes continue road testing, with Audi expected instead to launch a plug-in hybrid RS6 alongside its traditional combustion model. Both vehicles were planned to share RS6 design cues but sit on different platforms, and initial plans had the EV debuting before the plug-in hybrid's 2026 arrival. HONG KONG PURSUES LOCAL EV ASSEMBLY BASE Hong Kong is negotiating with multiple Chinese carmakers, including FAW Group, to establish local EV production facilities as part of a push for strategic industry and international expansion. High local costs and China's overcapacity drive suppliers to Hong Kong's financial sector, with major players like Contemporary Amperex Technology already setting up headquarters and listing on the city's stock exchange. LUCID TO EXPAND IN ASIA, BUT NOT CHINA Lucid Motors plans expansion into Asian markets but will avoid China, citing heavy subsidies and overcapacity as reasons for staying out. Interim CEO Marc Winterhoff expressed confidence in Lucid's technology and competitiveness while focusing future models on the $50,000 segment and higher, not the low-cost market. EXTENDING AUSTRALIAN EV TAX EXEMPTION COULD ADD 1.5 MILLION TO ROADS Extending Australia's EV fringe-benefits tax exemption to 2035 could add 1.5 million electric cars to Australian roads, according to Electric Vehicle Council modelling. The policy has driven over 100,000 additional EV sales since 2022, with further benefits possible for plug-in hybrids and the second-hand market. NISSAN AND CHARGESCAPE LAUNCH V2G PILOT Nissan and ChargeScape have launched a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot in Silicon Valley, using Nissan EVs and Fermata Energy bidirectional chargers to support grid demand for local data centers. The project aims to set a model for broader V2G integration through California's virtual power plant network and beyond. FORD TOUTS MOVE TO LFP BATTERIES Ford will manufacture lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries at its BlueOval Michigan plant from 2026, using CATL technology for future vehicles including a mid-size pickup. LFP batteries offer lower cost and better safety, though less energy density, and Ford remains open to evolving battery chemistry based on market needs and possible new plants. TOYOTA UK PROFIT FALLS TO £462,000 Toyota Motor UK's pre-tax profits fell sharply to £462,000 with revenues down over £135m, attributed to fleet mix management and compliance with tighter ZEV mandates. Despite a drop in market share, Toyota will expand its EV offering next year, including the all-electric Urban Cruiser SUV debuting in late 2025. USED EV CREDIT WORTH $4,000 ENDING SOON The U.S. federal Used Clean Vehicle Credit, worth up to $4,000 for electric or plug-in hybrid cars priced under $25,000, expires September 30. The credit drove significant price declines and saw models like the Tesla Model 3 and Chevy Bolt become notably affordable, making immediate purchases attractive for eligible buyers. UK REQUIRES LOCK UPGRADES FOR CHINESE CARS UK insurers have required Chinese car manufacturers to improve their vehicles' anti-theft devices and locking systems to better meet local standards amid rising theft rates, now at 102,000 annually. Brands like BYD have worked with regulators and added advanced technology to boost security as Chinese car sales surge in Britain.

In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the Silicon Valley companies that are competing to create the best–and most profitable–AI model. Gary has been covering the tech world for decades and has seen the major players in this arms race evolve over that time. He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldn't be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out.  Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Healthy Waves, host Avik Chakraborty sits down with Greg Vorst and Michael Nolan, co-founders of Embodied Recovery, to explore the deeper roots of addiction and mental health struggles. Together, they unpack the powerful idea that “the illness is often in the personality,” and how true recovery requires more than abstinence—it demands transformation of how we live, breathe, and relate to ourselves and others. The conversation covers the role of learned helplessness, how body-based practices like Sundo breathing can loosen ingrained patterns, and why recovery is not just coping but awakening into aliveness, peace, and purpose. This dialogue is direct, thought-provoking, and filled with practical insights for anyone navigating healing, trauma, or transformation. About the Guests   Greg Vorst is a licensed therapist, recovery mentor, and practitioner of Sundo—an ancient Taoist breathing and meditation practice. With decades of experience, he bridges psychology, spiritual wisdom, and embodiment work to create practical tools for everyday healing. Michael Nolan is a recovery leader and transformational teacher whose lived experience fuels his work. He helps people move beyond abstinence into awakening—shifting from helplessness to empowerment, and from survival to authentic living. Together, they founded Embodied Recovery, a pioneering treatment center in Silicon Valley. Key Takeaways   Healing is not only about treating symptoms but reshaping personality patterns that keep us stuck. Learned helplessness can keep people trapped, but small nudges from community and structure restore agency. Abstinence is only the foundation—true recovery comes from transforming how we live and relate. The body holds psychological defenses; breathwork and embodiment practices can release stored tension and unlock healing. Protective personality traits (like armoring or judgment) may once have been survival mechanisms but can block intimacy and growth if left unchecked. Recovery is not just coping—it's awakening to aliveness, responsibility, spiritual connection, and empowered choice. A practical first step: share your struggle with a safe friend, guide, or community—truth-telling begins the healing journey. Connect with the Guests   Embodied Recovery Treatment Center: www.embodiedrecovery.com Join Daily Sundo Practice or Empowered Living Teachings: www.meloscenter.org Upcoming Workshop with Master Jin Mok (Oct 4): Details available on meloscenter.org Phone: 888-372-3610 Want to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik Disclaimer   This video is for educational and informational purposes only. The views expressed are the personal opinions of the guest and do not reflect the views of the host or Healthy Mind By Avik™️. We do not intend to harm, defame, or discredit any person, organization, brand, product, country, or profession mentioned. All third-party media used remain the property of their respective owners and are used under fair use for informational purposes. By watching, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer. Healthy Mind By Avik™️ is a global platform redefining mental health as a necessity, not a luxury. Born during the pandemic, it's become a sanctuary for healing, growth, and mindful living. Hosted by Avik Chakraborty—storyteller, survivor, and wellness advocate—this channel shares powerful podcasts and soul-nurturing conversations on: • Mental Health & Emotional Well-being• Mindfulness & Spiritual Growth• Holistic Healing & Conscious Living• Trauma Recovery & Self-Empowerment With over 4,400+ episodes and 168.4K+ global listeners, join us as we unite voices, break stigma, and build a world where every story matters.

How authorities tracked down the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Plus, group of Silicon Valley whiz-kids and their charismatic leader.. How four murders in three states may be linked. And meet “mom Tok” sensation Taylor Frankie Paul, the new Bachelorette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the Silicon Valley companies that are competing to create the best–and most profitable–AI model. Gary has been covering the tech world for decades and has seen the major players in this arms race evolve over that time. He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldn't be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out.  Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you'll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/moneyplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CEO of Cloudflare – the internet's bodyguard - sits down with Katie to talk about his efforts to make the AI money machine start benefiting creators. Cloudflare's new blocker tool required AI platforms to “pay per crawl.” Follow the UnCanny Valley feed for WIRED's best and brightest as they provide an insider analysis of the overlap between tech and politics, from the influence of Silicon Valley on the Trump administration to how inaccurate information from artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots fanned the fire on social protests. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In this episode of Gradient Dissent, Lukas Biewald talks with the CEO & founder of Surge AI, the billion-dollar company quietly powering the next generation of frontier LLMs. They discuss Surge's origin story, why traditional data labeling is broken, and how their research-focused approach is reshaping how models are trained.You'll hear why inter-annotator agreement fails in high-complexity tasks like poetry and math, why synthetic data is often overrated, and how Surge builds rich RL environments to stress-test agentic reasoning. They also go deep on what kinds of data will be critical to future progress in AI—from scientific discovery to multimodal reasoning and personalized alignment.It's a rare, behind-the-scenes look into the world of high-quality data generation at scale—straight from the team most frontier labs trust to get it right.Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro: Who is Edwin Chen? 03:40 – The problem with early data labeling systems 06:20 – Search ranking, clickbait, and product principles 10:05 – Why Surge focused on high-skill, high-quality labeling 13:50 – From Craigslist workers to a billion-dollar business 16:40 – Scaling without funding and avoiding Silicon Valley status games 21:15 – Why most human data platforms lack real tech 25:05 – Detecting cheaters, liars, and low-quality labelers 28:30 – Why inter-annotator agreement is a flawed metric 32:15 – What makes a great poem? Not checkboxes 36:40 – Measuring subjective quality rigorously 40:00 – What types of data are becoming more important 44:15 – Scientific collaboration and frontier research data 47:00 – Multimodal data, Argentinian coding, and hyper-specificity 50:10 – What's wrong with LMSYS and benchmark hacking 53:20 – Personalization and taste in model behavior 56:00 – Synthetic data vs. high-quality human data Follow Weights & Biases:https://twitter.com/weights_biases https://www.linkedin.com/company/wandb

Kelly talks to Martin Dubin, a clinical psychologist, serial entrepreneur, business coach, and adviser to C-suite executives and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, about his new book: “Blindspotting: How to See What's Holding You Back as a Leader.” “Things go well until they don't.”  “We are not as self-aware as we believe.”  “Your identity is the least fixed […]

The moonshot factory X is home to some of Silicon Valley's boldest inventions. CEO Astro Teller reveals how the secretive lab tests crazy ideas that can change the world... even when they fail. TED Radio Hour+ subscribers now get access to bonus episodes, with more ideas from TED speakers and a behind the scenes look with our producers. A Plus subscription also lets you listen to regular episodes (like this one!) without sponsors. Sign-up at plus.npr.org/ted.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy