Tech Snippets Today with Joseph Raczynski
Welcome to Tech Snippets Today, where the future of tech is served in bite-sized brilliance! I’m Joseph Raczynski, and every episode we’re cutting through the noise to explore how technology shapes our world and future trends—from AI in your hand to the policies in the halls of power. We dive deep, blending the philosophical with the practical, chatting with visionary minds like Garry Kasparov, Frank McCourt, and the leaders driving innovation across the globe. Ready to get smarter about the future? Let’s get started!
Episodes
65 episodes
AI Warfare: Holly Levanto on Transforming Military Strategy from Booz Allen
This was a wonderful opportunity to speak with Holly Levanto, VP in Booz Allen’s AI practice about the current and future uses of AI. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming military operations and strategies, offering...
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Episode 66
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26:44
NFTs 2.0: Zach Burks on Institutional Adoption Beyond the Art Hype
Are you sleeping on the potential of NFTs? Today I had a fantastic chat with Zach Burks, CEO & Founder at Mintable. As we all know now, NFTs, or non-fungible tokens are a derivative of blockchain technology. The mania pea...
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Episode 65
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27:46
Revolutionizing LegalTech: Rob Scott on AI-Powered Contracts-as-a-Service
It has been a moment since we stepped back into the LegalTech arena. Today, I am happy to have Rob Scott who is revolutionizing the field of technology law as Chief Innovator of Monjur, a pioneering venture with a laser focus on transforming le...
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Episode 64
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18:27
AI and Biometrics in Border Control with Petra Molnar of Harvard
Today we focus on migration and technology, and the people caught in the middle.My guest, Petra Molnar, has written: The Walls Have Eyes: Surviving Migration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence offers a global story of the shar...
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Episode 63
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24:40
Unmasking AI Deception: Perry Carpenter's Guide to Digital Truth
Today, any image, video, or audio can be fabricated to extent that it is nearly, or almost impossible to tell. This show focuses on how we can combat AI deepfakes, deception and disinformation. My guest Perry Carpenter - Chief Hu...
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Episode 62
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26:20
Unlocking Digital Asset Value: Ledn's Crypto-Backed Loan Revolution with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo
Did you know that if you are a holder of digital assets, you can take a loan out against those tokens? Ledn is a company that offers this service. I met with Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Co-Founder and CSO of Ledn for a dynamic co...
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Episode 61
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26:57
Unlocking the Future: Inside Ledger's New Hardware Wallet with Ian Rogers
If you have ever wondered what the minds behind the biggest hardware wallet are like, this is for you. What an amazing conversation with Ian Rogers, CXO at Ledger. We dove into their newest kid on the block, Ledger Stax. ...
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Episode 60
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20:41
Revolutionizing the Cloud with Decentralized Computing, Founder Greg Osuri
What a world we live in today. We now have decentralized cloud computing. This is a thing. It will be an important means for businesses to access increasingly vital compute. I had an amazing opportunity to chat w...
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Episode 59
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14:11
EtherMail: Turning Your Inbox into a Blockchain Gateway with Gerald Heydenreich
I was delighted to have Gerald Heydenreich, Founder of EtherMail. In case you have not heard, interactions with NFTs, cryptocurrency, and all things blockchain can be a bit painful to control. Not anymore!Recently Eth...
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Episode 58
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22:35
Rootstock: Bringing Ethereum's Brains to Bitcoin's Brawn with Daniel Fogg
This company is one of the OG in the industry. I really enjoyed this conversation with Daniel Fogg, CEO at RootstockLabs. We met at the recent Consensus conference in Austin. Their combination of history with Bitcoin an...
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Episode 57
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16:50
Forging the Future: MetalCore's Web3 Revolution in Dystopian Gaming with Dan Nikolaides
Today we’re venturing into Web3 gaming. Backed by a team of creatives from LucasFilm, Disney, Activision among others, we’re diving into a brand new game about to launch (in Closed Beta) called MetalCore. I spoke with Dan Nikolai...
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Episode 56
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20:18
Pixel Perfect Pitches: When Ads Play Hide and Seek
Marketing, advertising and most specifically product placement will never go away, but some of the traditional means of marketing will fade. Today we peek into what one company is doing to lead the way for advertisers to market via produc...
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Episode 55
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20:32
Blockchain & Briefs: Legal Eagles Surf the Crypto Wave
What impact might current legislation have on digital assets? How can someone navigate through the complexities of cryptocurrency rules and regulations? This was an insightful conversation with two gurus of digital assets from CahillNXT, at the...
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Episode 54
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16:55
The AI Makeover Reshaping Boardrooms with Bernard Marr
The AI Act was signed into law in the EU recently. In addition, the UK and US signed a landmark deal to work together on testing advanced artificial intelligence—both countries will now work together on developing 'robust" methods for eva...
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Episode 53
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33:29
Bits of Brilliance: Open Source's Love Affair with GenAI with Alison Smith
Today we dive into the implications, considerations, and possibilities of open-source generative AI systems!One question that looms for many is could Open-source AI help, hinder or simple coexist with a closed system. As you likel...
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Episode 50
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30:33
Scam-Buster 3000: When AI Plays Sherlock in Your Inbox
Today, we uncover how AI is reshaping the fight against fraud! With Asher Lohman, VP of Data Analytics at Trace3 we’ll crack open the magic of machine learning—spotting sneaky behavior, detecting anomalies, and sending real-time alerts faster t...
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Episode 52
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23:16
AI-ght, Let's Collab: Cisco's WebEx Gets a GenAI Glow-Up
This was an extremely refreshing conversation with Anurag Dhingra, Chief Technology Officer and Head of Engineering at Webex by Cisco. He has a deeply technical background and has risen through the ranks to focus on the importance about g...
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Episode 51
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18:17
Bits, Blocks, and Belly Laughs: Decoding DApps in the Wild Web3 West with Alejo Pinto
According to Dapp Radar, the decentralized application (dapp) industry is flourishing with a new all time high at 15.9 million unique active wallets in July 2024, a 78% increase over June’s total. Today we are going to dive into this spac...
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Episode 49
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32:46
Smart Contracts, Smarter Students: Web3's Altruistic Classroom with Vishwastam (Vishy) Shukla at HackerEarth
Web3 is rapidly deploying globally. There are those that are building, and those that are harnassing the skills to build. One can birth the other.In today's discussion, I speak with Vishwastam (Vishy) Shukla, Chief Technology Officer...
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Episode 47
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30:39
Speak Easy or Speak Sleazy: The Voice Ownership Conundrum with Tobias Dengel at WillowTree
This was an amazing conversation with Tobias Dengel, President of WillowTree. We deep dive into the impact of voice on all digital technology both now and what is right around the corner. This is weighty stuff. Dengel...
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Episode 46
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26:12
Avatar or Avafraud? Unmasking Digital Doppelgangers with Yiannis Gavrielides at Covve
My discussion with Yiannis Gavrielides - Co-founder & CEO of Covve. We talk connections and networking in the Metaverse. What will it look like and how can we assure that the person behind that avatar is really who they a...
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Episode 48
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23:24
Web3's Pied Piper: Crypto's Siren Song to the Mainstream with Steven Dung at Portkey
Wonderful conversation today with Steven Dung, CTO, of Portkey, part of the aelf ecosystem. We discussed the current state of blockchain, wallets and the evolution of people from Web2 to Web3.Mainnet has recently welcomed t...
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Episode 45
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27:19
Token Femmes: Minting a Web3 Revolution with Sallyann Della Casa at GLEAC
It was an honor and a privilege to speak with Sallyann Della Casa. She is Chief Identity Hacker at GLEAC. We dive headlong into NFTs and their increasing relevance going forward. Some background about my esteemed guest....
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Episode 44
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31:09
Chatty Crystal Ball: Decoding AI's Conversational Future, with Prasanna Arikala at Kore.ai
AI is nonstop in the headlines these days. Conversational AI and Large Language Models lead the way with these discussions. Today, I had a very enjoyable conversation with Prasanna Arikala, Chief Technology Officer at Kore.ai...
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Episode 43
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24:33
LegalTech Tango: Dancing Through Contract Chaos with Praful Saklani at Pramata
A dynamic and charismatic leader and conversationalist, here is my discussion with Praful Saklani, Co-Founder and CEO of Pramata. We focus on LegalTech and the issues clients; law firms, and corporate council have with the contract proces...
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Episode 42
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