Podcasts by PCMag - Fast Forward with Dan Costa

Pernilla Jonsson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

PCMag's Dan Costa sat down with Ericsson's Head of Consumer Labs Pernilla Jonsson to talk about the future of AI, mobile devices and brand new networks.

Fast Forward Jay Fulcher Zenefits 2019 Audio from 2020-03-12T15:21:19

Zenefits CEO Jay Fulcher explains how small businesses can scale in an age of AI and Automation.

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Delta's CIO Wants to Give You Free Wi-Fi and Parallel Realities from 2020-03-02T18:36:53

Delta’s CIO Rahul Samant Talks about the evolution of entertainment, parallel realities, and the trickiness of free inflight WiFi.

Ethical Algorithms and Evil AIs from 2020-02-26T20:41:57

Author Michael Kearns explains how AI systems will change the world for the better. If we design them the right way.

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Why Customer Experience (CX) Comes First at Lenovo from 2020-02-07T20:14:43

Lenovo’s Dilip Bhatia talks 5G, voice interfaces, why companies need to do a better job managing the employee experience.  
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Qualcomm’s Roadmap for 5G, XR, and Autonomous Cars from 2020-01-22T16:01:35

Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon on the post-mobile future and the human rights for digital twins.

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How Enigma Is Using Big Data to Fight Human Trafficking from 2019-06-12T19:15:51

These days, collecting data is easy; maybe too easy. That's why more and more firms are turning to Enigma CEO Hicham Oudghiri to make sense of it.

Fast Forward Marten Mickos Audio from 2019-06-05T17:33:47

This special edition of Fast Forward was recorded on stage at the Techonomy Conference in New York City. My guest is Marten Mickos the CEO HackerOne, a company that connects thousands of white h...

Your Sleep Is Broken: Now What? from 2019-05-31T13:17:54

Dr. Chris Winter on sleep, blue-light blocking, and the proper place for tech in the bedroom.

Dean Kamen Doesn't Have 450 Patents (He Has Way More) from 2019-05-16T18:41:40

Dean Kamen talks about innovation, robotics competitions, and mass producing human organs

Douglas Rushkoff Is Team Human, and Not Ready to Let Tech Win from 2019-05-08T19:07:22

Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff's new book, Team Human, argues that people need to reprogram themselves to be more resistant to technology that lets us disconnect from others.

How AI Is Changing the PC from 2019-05-02T20:09:02

Dell Technologies' SVP of Experience Design, Ed Boyd, says AI, collaboration, and immersion will change how PCs look and work.

Ethereum Co-founder Still Bullish Post Blockchain Bust from 2019-04-24T14:13:17

Go ahead and call blockchain a 'glorified spreadsheet,' says Joe Lubin, the CEO and Founder of ConsenSys, and an Ethereum co-founder. It will change the world anyway.

Sextech Pioneer Lora Haddock Is Rebooting the Orgasm from 2019-04-18T16:44:12

Lora Dicarlo's CEO explains how her robotic sex toy won CES by losing an Innovation Award.

Aurora Is Not Building Autonomous Cars, It's Building Safe Drivers from 2019-04-12T16:57:51

Aurora is the most important self-driving car company you've never heard of. And its CEO, Chris Urmson, was building and racing vehicles long before Uber, Lyft, or Waymo were on the scene.

The Head of Verizon Media's Red Team Has One Simple Security Tip from 2019-04-05T14:36:23

Josh Schwartz spends his days trying to hack into Verizon Media's most valuable and trusted systems. But his top tip for staying safe online is something we can all do.

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Black Girls Code CEO Is Changing the Face of Tech from 2019-03-27T19:18:08

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Garry Kasparov Says A.I. Can Make us 'More Human' from 2019-03-19T15:06:13

Kasparov says when it comes to AI people think we are at Windows 10 era, while we're still all at MS-DOS.

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Autonomy Documents Our Self-Driving Future from 2019-03-19T15:04:36

Autonomy Director Alex Horwitz Reveals Hidden Past and Controversial Future of Self Driving cars.

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ICYMI: This Company Wants Your Gadgets to Understand Emotions from 2019-02-13T21:38:46

Rana el Kaliouby, CEO of Affectiva, wants to raise the Emotional Quotient (EQ) of your laptop, your voice assistant, even your car. We sat down with her at SXSW.

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ICYMI: Whurley Explains Quantum Computing from 2019-02-13T21:37:08

Forget the AI Hype, William Hurley aka “Whurley” CEO of Strangeworks explains that Quantum Computing is what will change the world.

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ICYMI: Dean Kamen Does Not have 450 Patents (He Has Way More than That) from 2019-02-13T21:35:42

Dean Kamen talks about innovation, robotics competitions, and mass producing human organs. 

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Fast Forward Aaron Shapiro 01 from 2019-02-13T21:32:45

Huge CEO Aaron Shapiro on the death of media, the verticalization of the Internet and the addicts that fund the casual gaming business.

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Arm's CEO on Leading a 'Chip Company That Doesn't Make Chips' from 2019-01-31T18:53:28

UK-based Arm is the most important chip company that doesn't make any chips. It produces low-power, high-performance chip architectures that it licenses to other vendors. Customers include Apple...

For LG, Everything is About AI from 2019-01-24T20:14:34

LG’s President and CTO, Dr. I.P. Park, explains how LG is leveraging AI in everything from smartphones to dish washing machines. 

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What Lyft Learned from 30K Driverless Rides from 2019-01-15T16:52:45

Lyft’s Raj Kapoor Explains the Benefits of Real-World Drive Testing and the Promise of Electric Scooters.

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Moovit Helps 300M People Catch Their Bus Every Day from 2018-12-18T20:57:26

Moovit CEO Nir Erez says the company is adding 1 million new users every day and maps an entirely new city every 15 hours—all for free. He explains how that happened, how Moovit makes money, and...

Ford's CTO on Scooters, AI, and Bringing Autonomous Cars to Miami from 2018-12-07T19:35:34

Ford has its self-driving cars on the road in Miami and Washington, D.C., but a lot of work needs to be done before launching a commercial service in 2021. Ford's CTO Ken Washington talks to PCM...

From Chatbots to Silicon-based Beings from 2018-12-07T14:40:51

According to IPSoft CEO Chetan Dube, “If your competition has got A.I. and you don't, you're dead” And IPSoft has the most human AI in the world.

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David Kirkpatrick Talks Techonomy and Facing Facebook’s Failure from 2018-11-06T01:01:34

Founder of Techonomy, David Kirkpatrick is a journalist, commentator about technology, and author of the bestselling book “The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting...

NYTimes Chief Data Scientist Dr. Chris Wiggins on Data and Media from 2018-10-09T19:30:28

Professor Chris Wiggins on the future of media, algorithmic news feeds, and data asymmetries.

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Adobe's Scott Belsky on UX, XD, and Experience Design from 2018-05-18T15:51:10

Adobe's Scott Belsky talks about the much-anticipated release of Adobe XD and how the user experience is more important today than ever.

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Facebook Data Leak is Like a Nuclear Waste Spill from 2018-04-10T13:26:32

Executive Director of Mozilla Foundation Mark Surman explains the key takeaways from the Internet Health Report 2018.

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The End Of The "Attention Economy?" from 2018-03-23T20:53:14

Huge CEO Aaron Shapiro on the death of media, the verticalization of the Internet and the addicts that fund the casual gaming business.

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How VR Is Changing The Face Of Journalism from 2018-03-22T17:12:10

Today on Fast Forward we caught up with journalist, documentary filmmaker, and founder and CEO of Emblematic Group Nonny de la Peña. How can VR and other forms of immersive storytelling change h...

London's Chief Digital Officer Has an Eye on 5G from 2018-03-21T18:55:49

Theo Blackwell, the Chief Digital Officer for the City of London, discusses building smart cities in the 5G era, digital citizenship, and the increasing scarcity of bootleg tapes in Camden Town....

Evernote Wants to Conquer Information Overload from 2018-03-20T14:52:28

Evernote CEO Chris O'Neill explains the price hikes, the potential of machine learning, and why Evernote is irreplaceable.

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This Company Wants Your Gadgets to Understand Emotions from 2018-03-19T15:45:37

Rana el Kaliouby, CEO of Affectiva, wants to raise the Emotional Quotient (EQ) of your laptop, your voice assistant, even your car. We sat down with her at SXSW.

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Tim O’Reilly says “WTF” Does Not Stand “For What the Future.” from 2018-03-15T17:09:36

A conversation with the founder of O’Reilly Media on how we can take back control of our technology and our lives.

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Dean Kamen Does Not have 450 Patents (He Has Way More than That) from 2018-03-14T17:33:15

Dean Kamen talks about innovation, robotics competitions, and mass producing human organs.

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Whurley Explains Quantum Computing from 2018-03-13T20:11:30

]Forget the AI Hype, William Hurley aka “Whurley” CEO of Strangeworks explains that Quantum Computing is what will change the world.

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Half the World Still Doesn't Have Internet from 2018-03-09T20:42:32

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Filip Chytrý from 2018-03-06T16:32:03

PCMag's Dan Costa sat down with Avast's Technical Sales Director Filip Chytrý to talk about security of all kinds - network, cell phones, TVs, even toasters!

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Matt Miller from 2018-03-05T16:13:17

PCMag's editor-in-chief Dan Costa sits down with Matt Miller, Vice President of Conversational Commerce for at MasterCard. He is a digital product leader and payments professional with deep know...

Jessica Rosenworcel from 2018-03-01T14:41:06

PCMag's Dan Costa sat down with Democratic FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel at Mobile World Congress 2018 in Barcelona to talk net neutrality and the upcoming 5G rollout.

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Dave Mandelbrot from 2018-02-15T15:19:59

Crowdfunding isn’t just about raising cash anymore, according to Indigogo CEO David Mandelbrot, it is about shipping.

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Larry Lessig from 2018-01-29T15:22:09

Creative Commons author, Larry Lessig talks about the messy collision of law and the internet.

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John Ellis from 2018-01-17T20:16:40

The Zero Dollar Car author, John Ellis talks about living in a zero dollar economy.

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Jessica Robinson from 2018-01-17T19:23:58

Ford's Director of City Solutions, Jessica Robinson talks about self-driving cars and smart cities.

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Dr. Chris Winter from 2018-01-17T16:35:12

Dr. Chris Winter, author of The Sleep Solution, talks about our sleep habits (both good and bad) and how today's tech can help.

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Ellen Ullman from 2017-12-19T15:41:48

Life in Code author, Ellen Ullman talks about the tech industry and how its tools are changing us on a daily basis.

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Ophir Tanz from 2017-10-16T19:55:23

GumGum's founder and CEO, Ophir Tanz talks about how AI is changing advertising, and all other industries as it continues to evolve.

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Liza Kindred from 2017-10-10T13:31:13

Liza Kindred is an author and founder of Mindful Technology, a research & design firm.

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George Conard from 2017-10-02T20:41:34

Dan sits down with George Conard, product manager for Jigsaw at Google, to discuss the growing epidemic of DDOS attacks and how he’s using technology to address some of the most difficult geopol...

Hicham Oudghiri from 2017-09-27T20:33:08

In this episode, Dan talks to Hicham Oudghiri, co-founder and CEO of Enigma, about connecting public data to the real world and making it open, and actionable.

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Jay Kaplan from 2017-09-26T14:08:37

In this episode, Dan talks to Jay Kaplan, founder & CEO of Synack, about cybersecurity, the hacker mentality, and exactly how vulnerable our connected world is today.

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Justin Rosenstein from 2017-09-15T20:16:41

Talking about productivity with Asana's Co-Founder Justin Rosenstein.

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Tim Chen from 2017-09-11T13:00

Talking about personal financial savvy with Nerdwallet founder Tim Chen.

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Dr. Jean Twenge from 2017-09-04T13:00

Dan talks to author Dr. Jean Twenge about the first generation to spend their entire adolescence in the age of the smartphone.

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Debbie Millman from 2017-08-28T17:05:28

Design Matters host Debbie Millman is here to tell us about how the Internet has changed design forever.

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Rob High from 2017-08-07T20:48:58

We're chatting about A.I. in the IBM Watson Experience Center.

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Aneesh Chopra from 2017-07-31T15:41:59

Former U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra talks about the Innovative State, Big Data, and the Reason to believe in Washington, DC.

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Jonathan Taplin from 2017-07-24T20:35:02

We're talking about Silicon Valley's biggest problems with "Move Fast and Break Things" author Jonathan Taplin.

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Navin Shenoy from 2017-07-17T16:31:47

This week we spoke with Navin Shenoy, EVP and Intel’s new General Manager of the Data Center Group about the surprising technologies being enabled by data centers today.

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Amanda Richardson from 2017-07-10T18:19:04

Chatting with Hotel Tonight's Chief Data and Strategy Officer, Amanda Richardson about the future of travel.

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Peter Cherukuri from 2017-06-30T17:47:27

Chatting with 1776's President and Chief Innovation Officer, Peter Cherukuri about inclusive innovation for startups and government.

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Mark Simpson from 2017-06-16T15:29:22

Chatting with IBM Watson's VP Offering Management and Stategy, Mark Simpson about AI, machine learning and how businesses are using these and other technologies to better understand their custom...

Adam Dole from 2017-06-13T13:17:17

For this week’s Fast Forward, we are going to mix things up a bit. GoKart Labs opened a Washington, DC office last week and I was asked to speak about the latest Apple news, the state of artific...

Scott Chasin from 2017-05-30T15:02:28

Chatting network security with ProtectWise's Co-Founder and CEO, Scott Chasin.

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Brian Connors from 2017-05-18T16:09:20

Lenovo's VP of Strategic technology and Future Platforms talks about what next in AI, HPC, and the data-driven business.

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Steve Case from 2017-05-11T17:20:08

Chatting with America Online Founder, Steve Case about the three waves of internet innovation.

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Stephen Hilton from 2017-05-01T18:53:23

Chatting with Director of Bristol Futures, Stephen Hilton about the future of cities.

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Ron Howard from 2017-04-24T17:26:59

We're talking with director and producer Ron Howard, whose new TV series Genius—about the life of Albert Einstein.

Dianne Bryant from 2017-04-17T20:07:45

Chatting with Intel's Data Center Group EVP, Diane Bryant about AI.

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Thad Starner from 2017-04-10T20:28:52

Chatting with Georgia Tech's Professor of Computing, Thad Starner about the future of wearables.

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Sophie Kleber from 2017-04-03T19:04:52

Chatting with Huge's Executive Director of Product and Innovation, Sophie Kleber about making smarter machines and the "bot revolution."

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Poppy Crum from 2017-03-27T17:17:36

Chatting with Dolby Labs' Chief Scientist, Poppy Crum about hearables, augmented reality and virtual reality.

Chris Becherer from 2017-03-20T16:35:53

Chatting with Pandora's VP of Product, Chris Becherer about redefining what a $10 a month music streaming service should be.

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Mamie Kanfer Stewart from 2017-03-13T15:20:39

Talking with Meeteor founder & CEO Mamie Kanfer Stewart about productivity apps, virtual teams and voice activated technology.

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Rishi Dave from 2017-03-06T20:47:32

Chatting with Dun & Bradstreet chief marketing officer Rishi Dave about how technology and data are transforming business.

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Matthew Brimer from 2017-02-27T15:54:17

Talking the importance of human interaction in an automated world with with General Assembly and Daybreaker Co-Founder, Matthew Brimer.

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Ibrahim Abdul-Matin from 2017-02-21T16:37:03

Discussing the future of cities, green tech, and the digital divide with Ibrahim Abdul-Matin from NYC's Department of Environmental Protection.

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Steve Singh from 2017-02-13T21:28:10

Chatting with SAP's Steve Singh about the future of work, software and AI.

Manoush Zomorodi from 2017-02-06T20:12:09

Chatting about digital privacy with Manoush Zomorodi, host of the "Note to Self" podcast from WNYC Studios.

John Keefe from 2017-01-31T18:49:44

WNYC's Senior Editor for Data News talks collecting data in journalism.

Chris Lawrence from 2017-01-30T15:51:56

Mozilla's Chris Lawrence talks privacy issues and Mozilla's tech privacy-related exhibit.

Aaron Shapiro from 2017-01-12T21:04:32

Aaron Shapiro of the digital strategy and design firm, Huge talks about the future of jobs and automation.

Vivienne Ming from 2017-01-12T20:58:55

How will AI transform the jobs market? We speak with scientist and entrepreneur Vivienne Ming to find out.

Mike Lee from 2017-01-12T20:56:17

What's the next big thing in fitness technology? We talked to Under Armour Chief Digital Officer Mike Lee at CES 2017 to find out.

Don Butler from 2017-01-12T20:52:22

Don Butler from Ford discusses the company's plan for self-driving cars.

Leah Gilliam from 2017-01-12T20:50:04

Girls Can Code's VP of Education, Strategy & Innovation, Leah Gilliam, discusses diversity in the world of coding.