Best Big Data Ecosystem Podcasts (2025)

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Sam Altman says Meta tried and failed to poach OpenAI’s talent with $100M offers 4:16

19m ago4:16

4:16

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been on something of a hiring spree lately, trying to staff up Meta’s new superintelligence team with top-tier AI researchers from competing labs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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OpenAI’s $200M DoD contract could squeeze frenemy Microsoft 3:26

15m ago3:26

3:26

The contract could put the model maker in competition with the OpenAI services that Microsoft wants to sell to the DoD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Sword Health nabs $40M at $4B valuation, pushes IPO plans to at least 2028 3:45

7h ago3:45

3:45

The digital health startup says it secured the fresh capital to update its valuation and finance acquisitions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Spotify’s Daniel Ek just bet bigger on Helsing, Europe’s defense tech darling 4:46

20h ago4:46

4:46

Spotify's Daniel Ek just led a €600 million investment in Helsing, a four-year-old, Munich-based defense tech company that is now valued at €12 billion, according to the Financial Times. The deal makes it one of Europe's most valuable privately held companies; it also highlights Europe's scramble to build its own military muscle as the world grows …

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Patreon will increase the cut it takes from new creators ... and more 7:36

1d ago7:36

7:36

Patreon is bumping its take fee from creators from 8% to 10%, but only for new signups; ChatGPT seems to have pushed some users towards delusional or conspiratorial thinking, according to a recent feature in The New York Times; Meta’s massive investment in Scale AI may be giving some of the startup’s biggest customers pause. Reuters reports that Go…

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Instagram users complain of mass bans, pointing finger at AI 4:07

2d ago4:07

4:07

Instagram users report that their accounts were banned even though they had not violated the company's terms of service or other policies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster 3:54

2d ago3:54

3:54

It sounds like the start of a 21st century horror film: Your browser history has been public all along, and you had no idea. That’s basically what it feels like right now on the new standalone Meta AI app, where swathes of people are publishing their ostensibly private conversations with the chatbot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc…

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211: How the Blue Horizons Is Innovating the USAF from the Inside Out 49:33

3d ago49:33

49:33

What does it take to shake up one of the largest and most complex organizations in the world from the inside out? On this episode of the Innovation Storytellers Show, I invite you to buckle up for a conversation that dives straight into the heart of how the US Air Force is building a homegrown culture of audacious innovation through its Blue Horizo…

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Amazon joins the big nuclear party, buying 1.92 GW for AWS 3:37

3d ago3:37

3:37

Amazon and Talen revised an existing deal to buy power from the Susquehanna nuclear power plant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway 5:53

3d ago5:53

5:53

A new analysis done by ride-hailing aggregator Obi shows Waymos cost more especially on shorter trips. They also have longer wait times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Governance & Compliance episode 4: Risks escalate for corporate criminal liability 17:57

4d ago17:57

17:57

The past 18 months have seen major changes to the corporate criminal landscape in the UK and, with enforcement ramping up, companies need to act. In this episode, we recap the main changes, highlight some pressing compliance deadlines, and suggest how companies might best respond. In the latest episode of our UK Governance & Compliance mini-series,…

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How Warp is introducing robots to automate its network of warehouses 4:16

6d ago4:16

4:16

Warp can't automate long-haul trucking or short-range delivery, so it's working on what it can potentially change: the workflows inside its warehouses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Uptime Industries wants to boost localized AI usage with an ‘AI-in-a-box’ called Lemony AI 3:33

6d ago3:33

3:33

The Lemony AI device can run large language models, AI agents and automated workflows locally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Sam Altman thinks AI will have ‘novel insights’ next year 4:18

7d ago4:18

4:18

In a new essay published Tuesday called “The Gentle Singularity,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his latest vision for how AI will change the human experience over the next 15 years. The essay is a classic example of Altman’s futurism: hyping up the promise of AGI — and arguing that his company is quite close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …

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Mistral releases a pair of AI reasoning models 3:44

7d ago3:44

3:44

Mistral released Magistral, its first family of reasoning models. Like other reasoning models — e.g. OpenAI's o3 and Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro — Magistral works through problems step-by-step for improved consistency and reliability across topics such as math and physics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Paragon says it cancelled contracts with Italy over government’s refusal to investigate spyware attack on journalist 5:28

8d ago5:28

5:28

The Italian government claims that accepting Paragon’s help would have compromised national security and classified information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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PayPal is adding hotel booking within its app, powered by Selfbook 2:36

8d ago2:36

2:36

PayPal is partnering with hotel payment provider Selfbook to let users search for and book hotels within the PayPal app. The company said that it will let users pay through PayPal at checkout and offer exclusive discounts to users within the app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Waymo robotaxis, Lime e-scooters set ablaze during LA protests 3:02

9d ago3:02

3:02

Several Waymo robotaxis and Lime e-scooters were set ablaze this weekend as unrest in downtown Los Angeles continued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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AI Assistant for Real Estate Agents, with HouseWhisper CEO & Co-founder Luis Poggi 32:02

10d ago32:02

32:02

Luis Poggi is the CEO and Co-Founder of HouseWhisper, a startup at the intersection of real estate and generative AI, building tools that transform how homes are marketed and sold. A seasoned tech executive with deep experience in product, marketing, and sales, Luis previously held leadership roles at Zillow and Expedia, where he helped scale indus…

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Walmart and Wing expand drone delivery to five more U.S. cities 3:33

9d ago3:33

3:33

Walmart and Wing are expanding their partnership and rolling out drone delivery to dozens of more stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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210: How Therapy Brands Hit a $1.25B Exit in Alabama And Grew the Innovation Ecosystem 47:47

10d ago47:47

47:47

In this episode, I sit down with Shegun Otulana, founder and former CEO of Therapy Brands. His journey from arriving in Birmingham, Alabama at 18 to leading one of the largest software exits in the state's history is nothing short of remarkable. Shegun opens up about his early days, the lessons learned from failure, and the moment his wife encourag…

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Klever Blockchain - A Wallet Ecosystem 27:43

10d ago27:43

27:43

In this episode of ChainLeak, we explore "Klever Blockchain – A Wallet Ecosystem" with special guest Bruno Campos the CEO of Klever. Discover how Klever evolved from a secure wallet provider into a full Layer-1 blockchain built to support developers, digital assets, and seamless cross-chain experiences—all while staying true to its user-first roots…

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Bonfire’s new software lets users build their own social communities, free from platform control 5:59

10d ago5:59

5:59

Bonfire's mission is to build social software where people get to make the decisions, not big tech platform makers like Meta or Google. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Reddit sues Anthropic for allegedly not paying for training data 3:27

10d ago3:27

3:27

Reddit is suing Anthropic for allegedly using the site’s data to train AI models without a proper licensing agreement, according to a complaint filed in a Northern California court on Wednesday. Reddit claims in the complaint that Anthropic’s unauthorized use of the site’s data for commercial purposes was unlawful. Learn more about your ad choices.…

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Hugging Face says its new robotics model is so efficient it can run on a MacBook 3:12

13d ago3:12

3:12

It’s becoming a little easier to build sophisticated robotics projects at home. AI dev platform Hugging Face released earlier this week an open AI model for robotics called SmolVLA. Trained on “compatibly licensed,” community-shared datasets, SmolVLA outperforms much larger models for robotics in both virtual and real-world environments, Hugging Fa…

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Reddit now lets you hide content, like posts and comments, from your user profile 3:45

13d ago3:45

3:45

Reddit announced a new feature that will offer its users more privacy when it comes to what’s shared on their user profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Anthropic’s AI is writing its own blog — with human oversight 4:30

14d ago4:30

4:30

Anthropic has given its AI a blog. A week ago, Anthropic quietly launched Claude Explains, a new page on its website that’s generated mostly by the company’s AI model family, Claude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Health giant Kettering still facing disruption weeks after ransomware attack 3:57

14d ago3:57

3:57

A healthcare giant with dozens of facilities across Ohio is still recovering after shutting down nearly all its operations following a ransomware attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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TikTok launches ‘TikTok for Artists,’ a new music insights platform 3:07

15d ago3:07

3:07

TikTok announced on Tuesday that it’s officially launching TikTok for Artists, a new music insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers. The official launch comes two months after TikTok was spotted testing the platform in select countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Early AI investor Elad Gil finds his next big bet: AI-powered rollups 7:09

15d ago7:09

7:09

Elad Gil started betting on AI before most of the world took notice. By the time investors began grasping the implications of ChatGPT, Gil had already written seed checks to startups like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Every doc you take 43:30

15d ago43:30

43:30

From punk rock to process automation, from Blondie to BSON — it’s a genre-defying episode of the Data-Powered Innovation Jam where we grab a virtual bench in Central Park with Andrew Davidson, SVP of Products at MongoDB, and let the data conversation run wild. What follows is an improvisational jam session on the evolution of data, the art of distr…

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For the love of God, stop calling your AI a co-worker 5:05

16d ago5:05

5:05

Generative AI comes in many forms. Increasingly, though, it’s marketed the same way: with human names and personas that make it feel less like code and more like a co-worker. A growing number of startups are anthropomorphizing AI to build trust fast — and soften its threat to human jobs. It’s dehumanizing, and it’s accelerating. Learn more about yo…

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Why CX Is Finally Earning C-Suite Attention with Ania Rodriguez of JourneyTrack 26:00

17d ago26:00

26:00

On this episode, host Sima Vasa talks to Ania Rodriguez, CEO and Founder of JourneyTrack and Chairwoman of the Board at Key Lime Interactive. Ania shares her founder journey from launching a UX consulting firm to building a venture-backed SaaS company in the emerging category of journey management. With a clear-eyed view of the differences between …

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DeepSeek’s updated R1 AI model is more censored, test finds 3:16

16d ago3:16

3:16

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s newest AI model, an updated version of the company’s R1 reasoning model, achieves impressive scores on benchmarks for coding, math, and general knowledge, nearly surpassing OpenAI’s flagship o3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Volteras wants to connect to more EVs than anyone else 3:54

17d ago3:54

3:54

Volteras has raised $11.1 million to expand its connected car offerings to automakers and companies that want to interact with EVs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Tesla pleads for Senate to spare its booming energy business 3:31

17d ago3:31

3:31

If the Senate were to pass it with those repeals in tact, it could have a devastating impact on Tesla’s energy division. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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LoveJack, the dating app designed for users to find love using just five words 5:35

17d ago5:35

5:35

As Kevin Malone from “The Office” once said, “Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?” For Julia LeStage and Lisa Le, the creators of a new dating app called LoveJack, finding love online doesn’t have to feel like filling out a mountain of paperwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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209: How Stanford University Is Inspired By Nordic Sustainability Methods 31:19

18d ago31:19

31:19

In this special episode of Nordic Visionaries, I'm joined by Lincoln Bleveans, Senior Sustainability Executive at Stanford University. He is leading one of the most ambitious real-world experiments in climate innovation happening anywhere in the United States. If you've ever wondered what it would take to turn sustainability from a pledge into dail…

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Atomic Canyon wants to be ChatGPT for the nuclear industry 3:51

20d ago3:51

3:51

Atomic Canyon raised $7 million in a seed round to expand its document search AI for nuclear power plants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Why export restrictions aren’t the only thing to pay attention to in Nvidia’s earnings 3:53

20d ago3:53

3:53

After the market closes on Wednesday, Nvidia will report earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which ended on April 27. While many in the industry are likely eager to hear how the recent whiplash surrounding U.S. chip export controls will impact Nvidia’s international chip business and future guidance Learn more about your ad choi…

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Gridcare thinks more than 100 MW of data center capacity is hiding in the grid 4:18

21d ago4:18

4:18

Gridcare raised $13.3 million for its data platform that finds underutilized capacity on the electrical grid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Tesla loses more ground in Europe, while BYD makes gains 2:58

21d ago2:58

2:58

In April, Tesla sold 7,261 vehicles in the European Union, European Free Trade Association, and U.K., a 49% year-over-year decline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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YouTube tops Disney and Netflix in TV viewing and WhatsApp launches long-awaited iPad app 3:27

22d ago3:27

3:27

Nielsen’s latest report serves as another wake-up call that YouTube is rapidly gaining ground in the TV landscape. On Tuesday, Nielsen released its April 2025 “Media Distributor Gauge” report, which showed that YouTube has achieved a significant milestone: it has maintained the largest share of TV viewing for three consecutive months, now accountin…

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Why a new anti-revenge porn law has free speech experts alarmed 7:27

22d ago7:27

7:27

The newly signed Take It Down Act makes it illegal to publish nonconsensual explicit images – real or AI-generated – and gives platforms just 48 hours to comply with a victim’s takedown request or face liability. While widely praised as a long-overdue win for victims, experts warn its vague language, lax standards for verifying claims, and tight co…

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Why Intempus thinks robots should have a human physiological state 4:23

23d ago4:23

4:23

Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Anthropic CEO claims AI models hallucinate less than humans 4:14

23d ago4:14

4:14

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei believes today’s AI models hallucinate, or make things up and present them as if they’re true, at a lower rate than humans do, he said during a press briefing at Anthropic’s first developer event, Code with Claude, in San Francisco on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Tapas and Tax Breaks, part 1: Spain’s carried interest regime 32:20

24d ago32:20

32:20

With its new carried interest regime offering a 50% tax rebate, Spain is making a bold play for private equity talent. Clearer rules, competitive rates, and a lifestyle that blends world-class cuisine, culture, and climate are turning heads, and portfolios, toward the Iberian Peninsula. Could a move to Spain cut your carried interest tax bill in ha…

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Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government, sources say 13:32

24d ago13:32

13:32

The elusive hacking group Careto was never publicly linked to a specific government, but TechCrunch has learned researchers concluded privately that the Spanish government was behind the group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Quai Network - Decentralized Multi-Chain 34:49

24d ago34:49

34:49

In this episode of ChainLeak, we explore "Quai Network - Decentralized Multi-Chain" with special guest Dr. K the Co-Founder of Quai Network. Discover how Quai Network is reimagining blockchain architecture with a truly decentralized multi-chain design—delivering massive scalability, EVM compatibility, and developer-ready tools. --- 📌 Episode Highli…

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