The Times Tech Podcast

Danny Fortson, Katie Prescott

Booking Overview

A weekly technology news and interview show focused on Silicon Valley, technology business, artificial intelligence, and the societal impact of emerging tech, with recurring interviews featuring high-profile founders, CEOs, investors, and technology-minded public figures. Credible pitches include senior technology executives, startup founders, prominent investors, AI and biotechnology innovators, and notable creators with substantive technology expertise; booking difficulty is high because recent guests include nationally recognized company leaders and a globally known musician and tech investor.

Metrics

Episodes: 480

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

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Host

Danny Fortson - West Coast Correspondent for The Sunday Times, reporting from San Francisco on Silicon Valley, technology companies, and the technology industry.

Katie Prescott - Technology Business Editor at The Times, covering technology businesses, financial markets, and the technology sector from London.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior executives and founders of notable technology companies, prominent technology investors, and public figures with substantive expertise or influence in emerging technology.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or led a notable technology company, Built or invested in emerging technology ventures, Developed influential work at the intersection of technology and another major industry

Recent Guest Discussions

will.i.am - Artificial Intelligence And Musicians, Creative Work, AI Training Data, And The Future Of Artists.

will.i.am - Artificial Intelligence, Personal Data, Privacy, Power, AI Agents, And Responsible Technology Development.

Jason Kelly - The Convergence Of Artificial Intelligence And Biology, Autonomous Cloud Laboratories, And The Future Of Scientific Discovery.

Recent Topics

Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Startups, Venture Capital, Finance

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Times Tech Podcast
:

China vs USA: Should Trump ban open-source AI?

July 30, 2026

A fierce debate is taking place between Silicon Valley and Washington right now. After the release of KIMI K3 – China’s cheaper and powerful AI model – the Trump administration is showing signs of restricting open-source AI to maintain control over the technology. Danny Fortson and Mark Sellman, Tech Correspondent for The Times, discuss why tech bosses are worried, what it could mean for America’s lead in AI and whether open-source models could speed up the race to superintelligence...

OpenAI's rogue agent and Silicon Valley’s China problem

July 23, 2026

OpenAI has revealed that one of their AI agents went rogue during a test and hacked a startup. Hugging Face reportedly had to use an open-source Chinese model to contain the cyber attack. It comes as Kimi K3, a powerful new Chinese AI model, is challenging OpenAI and Anthropic’s most capable systems on some benchmarks – calling America’s tech dominance into question. Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott discuss what this means for the global AI race and how it casts doubt over OpenAI and Ant...

BONUS | Will.i.am: will AI repeat the mistakes of social media?

July 19, 2026

In this bonus episode of The Times Tech podcast, Katie Prescott shares her conversation with will.i.am about what comes after the AI boom. The musician and tech investor says the next big battle will be over personal data, privacy and power. Who owns your data? Where should it live? And can AI agents be built around people’s values and goals, rather than the business models of big platforms?He's been sharing his views at the recent UN AI for Good Summit in Geneva and told Katie why he believe...

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