Techonomics

When Stephanie Chuang was diagnosed with Cancer, not only was the news a bit of a shock, but so was the lack of human empathy when working through her diagnosis.  She founded OneDavid.com to help others find an easier path, and shares the how’s and why’s.

Biz, Business, Startup, Cancer, Medicine

Recovery Unplugged is an addiction recovery center that uses music to help facilitate a person’s journey to sobriety.  We talk to Joseph Gorordo, the Director of Outreach, to find out why this works.

Biz, Business, Addiction, Recovery, Drugs, Music

Diagnosing a health issue can be uncomfortable, both physically and emotionally.  What if it were easier on at least one aspect?  We talk to Amit Kumar, CEO of ITUS Corporation, to get more on the technology behind a less invasive biopsy.

Biz, Business, Tech, Technology, MedTech, Medicine, Cancer

We’ve heard from other tech analysts that AI will not be making life and death decisions, but the driverless car that killed a pedestrian is proof that isn’t true.  We a behind the scenes look at legislation relating to AI, warfare, and the Pentagon from former US Army Ranger at the Pentagon turned author, Paul Scharre.  His latest book is “Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War.”

 

Biz, Business, Politics, Tech, Technology, Defense, AI, Artificial Intelligence

There is a lot of money floating around waiting to be used as Capital for someone’s venture – not only in Silicon Valley.  We talk to Jeff Grabow, a VC leader from Ernst & Young, about the numbers and what that means for entrepreneurs and competition.

Biz, Business, Money, Tech, Technology, SV, Finance

Tech Policy, from the think tank to the floor of Congress.  Ro Khanna is the US Representative for California’s District 17 – Silicon Valley.  We discuss Net Neutrality, young voters, and bringing the government into the 21st century.

Biz, Business, Money, Politics, Tech, Technology, Silicon Valley, SV

Net Neutrality is a hot button that is supposed to work to bring younger voters to the polls.  But it’s not the only issue people making tech policy have to face.  We talk to Roslyn Layton, a tech policy expert from the American Enterprise Institute, to break down 5G and other big ticket tech items that could be affected by these mid-term elections.

Biz, Business, Money, Politics, Tech, Technology, Silicon Valley, SV

If you want to live where you work, you might end up living in an expensive city.  The rules for budgeting if you do live in an “ExpenCity” are different than if you reside in an area with a lower cost of living.  We talk to a Morgan Stanley Family Wealth Advisor, Bruce Stuart, about this very issue.

Biz, Business, Housing Crisis, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, East Bay, South Bay, Money, Economy, Finance, Retirement, Savings

Did you feel the effect of that tax cut earlier this year?  With wages staying where they’ve been for several years, and inflation continuing, we talk to a 1 %er, Chuck Collins, about how he’s devoted his life to correcting the wealth gap.  His new book “Is Inequality in America Irreversible? (The Future of Capitalism)” is about what we can do, both as a country and in the private sector, before it’s too late.

Biz, Business, Income Inequality, Wealth Inequality, Wage Gap, Money, Politics, Market, Economy