The Tech Download

Arjun Kharpal

Booking Overview

A business-and-technology interview show focused on major technology trends, corporate strategy, investment implications, and the global economy, it typically features CEOs, founders, and senior executives from prominent technology and defense companies. PR agencies could credibly pitch technology company CEOs, AI founders, senior product and engineering leaders, and executives with significant product launches or informed perspectives on enterprise technology; booking difficulty is very high because recent guests hold top leadership roles at major companies.

Metrics

Episodes: 122

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.4M subscribers

Instagram: 3.0M followers

Contact Information

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Host

Arjun Kharpal - Senior Technology Correspondent at CNBC covering major technology companies, products, trends, and their business and economic implications.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

CEOs, founders, and senior technology, product, or business leaders at prominent technology, defense, or enterprise software companies.

Required Achievements:

Leading a major technology company or business division, Building or scaling a high-growth technology company, Launching significant technology products or platforms, Shaping enterprise, defense, or consumer technology strategy

Recent Guest Discussions

Brian Schimpf - Artificial Intelligence In Modern Warfare, Autonomous Weapons, Defense Manufacturing, U.s.-china Competition, Supply Chains, And Defense Technology.

Clay Bavor - Customer-facing AI Agents, Enterprise Workflows, Return On Investment, Outcome-based Software Pricing, Coding Agents, Token Costs, And AI Deployment.

Panos Panay - AI Hardware, Alexa Plus, Smart-home Devices, Wearables, Autonomous Vehicles, Satellites, And The Future Of Ambient AI Assistants.

Recent Topics

Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Defense, Business, Economics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Tech Download

How BlackBerry found a second life inside cars and robots

August 24, 2026

BlackBerry may be best known for its QWERTY-keyboard smartphones, but the company today is building its next chapter around software for cars, robots and secure communications. BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo joins CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal to explain how the company has reinvented itself around QNX, BlackBerry’s operating system used in software-defined vehicles. He discusses why BlackBerry sees physical AI as a major growth opportunity, from autonomous vehicles and warehouse robots to su...

Europe has startups. Why not more tech giants?

August 10, 2026

Europe has no shortage of technology ideas or startups. Its challenge is turning them into global companies — and keeping more of its most successful businesses in Europe. Arm co-founder Hermann Hauser, who also co-founded Amadeus Capital, joins CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal to explain why Europe struggles to scale its technology companies. He discusses the need for growth capital and experienced management to help European companies scale, as well as access to critical technologies if Europe is ...

How Silicon Valley is changing warfare

July 28, 2026

Anduril has become one of the fastest-growing defense technology companies. CEO Brian Schimpf joins CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal to discuss how AI is transforming modern warfare, why autonomous weapons still require human oversight, and how Anduril is scaling defense manufacturing. They also examine U.S.-China competition, supply chains, and the future of defense technology.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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