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FT Tech Tonic

Financial Times

We are in the midst of a digital revolution, where the line between our physical world and cyberspace is blurring. Tech Tonic is the show that investigates the promises and perils of this new technological age.

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266 episodes

  1. Bill Gates: AI bioweapons ‘could be worse than Covid’ 26:25
  2. FT Weekend Fest: Tech to save democracy 26:01
  3. FT Weekend Fest: Could AI make us happier? 30:24
  4. FT Weekend Fest: How AI is really changing jobs 31:30
  5. FT Weekend Fest: Is the AI boom a bubble? 21:43
  6. Rewiring sport: Hi-tech cheating 29:46
  7. Rewiring sport: Is tech ruining sports fandom? 25:41
  8. Rewiring sport: How technology is helping athletes break barriers 26:34
  9. Coming soon: Rewiring sport 0:57
  10. AI Labs: Zuckerberg’s $100bn gamble 28:20
  11. AI Labs: Elon Musk wants AI in space 24:58
  12. AI Labs: Sam Altman may make or break OpenAI 28:18
  13. AI Labs: Google DeepMind plans its comeback 29:38
  14. AI Labs: Are Anthropic really the good guys? 26:32
  15. The battle of the AI labs 0:57
  16. Introducing Untold: Opus Dei 1:09
  17. Artificial intimacy: The day your chatbot dies 29:27
  18. Artificial intimacy: Prescribing robots to combat loneliness 30:48
  19. Artificial intimacy: The AI therapist that ended a marriage 31:24
  20. Artificial intimacy: A teenager’s last conversation 34:11
  21. Artificial intimacy: The delusion machine 33:41
  22. Artificial intimacy: How to fall in love with AI 36:24
  23. Coming soon: Artificial intimacy 1:30
  24. Tech in 2026: Silicon Valley’s power plays and players 39:51
  25. Tech in 2026: Inside the AI bubble 40:08
  26. Untold: Toxic Legacy, Ep. 1 42:06
  27. Defying death: The future of forever 31:14
  28. Defying death: The longevity lab 32:28
  29. Defying death: The origins of ageing 35:49
  30. Coming soon: Defying death 1:30
  31. Introducing Untold: Toxic Legacy 2:16
  32. Mission to Mars: Bad science fiction 31:17
  33. Mission to Mars: The new space race 29:53
  34. Mission to Mars: Elon Musk's 'Starship' enterprise 29:34
  35. Coming soon: Mission to Mars 1:40
  36. Vote for Tech Tonic in the Signal Awards! 0:49
  37. AI Music: ‘Theft machines’? 31:11
  38. AI Music: The Infinite Jukebox 28:02
  39. Coming soon: Will AI ruin music? 1:53
  40. Trump’s tech bros: The enigma of Peter Thiel 31:00
  41. Trump’s Tech Bros: Is ‘Maga Mark’ the real Mark Zuckerberg? 29:14
  42. Trump’s Tech Bros: Has Jeff Bezos sold out? 25:42
  43. Trump's Tech Bros: The tragedy of Elon Musk 37:00
  44. Trump’s Tech Bros: Can Tim Cook save Apple from the trade war? 26:44
  45. Coming soon: The rise and fall of Trump’s tech bros 1:01
  46. Future weapons: Tomorrow’s technology 30:22
  47. Future weapons: Rearming Europe 27:11
  48. Future weapons: Battlefield AI 23:53
  49. Future weapons: The defence tech bros 24:56
  50. Future weapons: Ukraine’s army of drones 28:06