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The Premise is a new podcast from Forbes' tech news team that defogs and defuses the hype in business technology. We try to spot and explain the most important trends in mobile, security, cloud and da... more
FAQs about The Premise:How many episodes does The Premise have?The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.
February 07, 2017The Battle For Your BrainParmy and Forbes technology writer Kathleen Chaykowski discuss two companies promising to fix our runaway addiction to apps. One is already making money: the startup behind meditation app Headspace is worth a quarter of a billion dollars. Another startup, Space, used to be in the business of making people more addicted - ahem - 'engaged' to apps. Now it's using software tricks to help them break the habit....more36minPlay
January 31, 2017Faux-cial MediaParmy and Alex are joined by Forbes tech writer Kathleen Chaykowski to discuss how companies and consumers are combating the proliferation of fake news. Alex Knapp talks to UCLA professors Timothy Tangherlini and Vwani Roychowdhury about a machine learning method they have developed to identify fake social media stories. Parmy Olson interviews author and neuroscientist David Levitin about using critical thinking to vet news sources....more55minPlay
January 24, 2017Smarter CitiesWith more people around the globe moving to metropolitan areas, how are cities incorporating technology to improve infrastructure and overall life quality? Parmy and Alex tackle the topic of smart cities and bring on Michael Zeto, AT&T's Smart Cities General Manager and Executive Director, and Vishal Chatrath, Co-Founder and CEO of PROWLER.io....more1h 15minPlay
January 17, 201730 Under 30 Recap, Part 2 - Ep 37For part two of the Forbes' 30 Under 30 breakdown, Parmy and Alex bring on fellow reporters Alex Konrad and Dave Ewalt to discuss the young names making their mark in the science, venture capital and gaming fields....more34minPlay
January 10, 201730 Under 30 Recap, Part 1 - Ep 36Parmy and Alex bring on tech reporters Ryan Mac and Kathleen Chaykowski to discuss this year's Forbes' 30 Under 30 Summit and the newest young game changers in the technology and manufacturing fields....more32minPlay
January 03, 20172016: The Year In Tech - Ep 35Parmy and Alex talk to Forbes reporter, Alex Konrad, about the biggest tech stories of 2016: From Facebook to election hacking to self-driving cars to rockets blowing up to Pokemon GO and more....more57minPlay
December 27, 2016No Longer Lost In Translation - Ep 34Parmy talks to Luis Von Ahn, founder of language learning platform Duolingo, and Vasco Pedro, founder of translation AI service Unbabel, about the great strides being made in translation software - largely thanks to artificial intelligence....more43minPlay
December 20, 2016The Duke of Tech - Ep 33Imagine pitching your tech startup... to a member of the royal family. Nerve-racking, right? Parmy Olson interviews Prince Andrew, Duke of York, about "Pitch at Palace" - his London tech pitching event and whether or not it'll make its way to Silicon Valley. Parmy and Alex discuss the implications of the event for the rest of Europe and companies all over the world....more31minPlay
December 13, 2016A.I. Hardware and Tear - Ep 32Alex Knapp chats it up in San Francisco with staff writers Aaron Tilley and Brian Solomon about the hardware behind artificial intelligence and how far it's come in recent decades. They discuss A.I.'s application towards video games and self-driving cars, the job displacement it is causing and the likelihood that we'll someday have robot overlords....more33minPlay
December 06, 2016Mobile Domination - Ep 31How are mobile messaging companies growing and adapting in the tech world? Parmy and Alex bring on Line CEO, Takeshi Idezawa, to talk about his company's impact on the Asian markets and Tango CEO, Eric Setton, to discuss how they are staying competitive by refocusing on their target audience....more33minPlay
FAQs about The Premise:How many episodes does The Premise have?The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.