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Tech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiAI on the Blockchain: Building a Safer Digital Future with DecideAIJesse Glass, Lead AI Researcher at DecideAI, steps into the spotlight at a moment when the stakes for AI and data privacy have never been higher. As AI systems race ahead, so do the risks—exposing sensitive data in ways most current tech simply isn’t built to defend. Enter the “zero trust” philosophy: a world where blockchain’s decentralized backbone eliminates the need for faith in third-party APIs, external hosts, or shadowy identity layers.In this episode, Jesse unpacks why trustless, decentralized systems are essential as AI moves into high-stakes territory—from medical diagnostics to supply ch...2025-06-3024 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBeyond SaaS: How AI Agents Are Rewriting the App PlaybookIs the SaaS model on its last legs, or just evolving into something smarter? Today, most of us live in a world run by Software as a Service—but with the rise of AI, the rules of the game are changing fast. Enter Anton Marchanka, CEO of Zing Coach, a leader whose portfolio spans $100 million, 20 mobile products, and a staggering 600 million users worldwide.In this episode, Anton unpacks what’s next for app developers as AI agents begin to replace traditional SaaS, ushering in the era of "AI-as-a-Service." We’ll explore how agentic systems are reshap...2025-06-2530 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiProof Without Peeking: Human Passport and the Future of Blockchain IdentityImagine if verifying you’re human online didn’t mean giving up your privacy—or your entire transaction history. Today, blockchain’s biggest paradox is that while it promises trustless systems, it often leaves identities and wallets wide open, exposing users to everything from Sybil attacks to airdrop hunters. On platforms like Base, the Coinbase-backed Ethereum Layer 2 now outpacing Solana in daily transactions, the need for real, private user verification has never been greater.Enter Human Passport—formerly Gitcoin Passport—and its co-founder, Kyle Weiss. Their mission? To build the holy grail of blockchain i...2025-06-2322 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiNo-Code, No Lines: How Halliday Is Serving Up Instant Blockchain InnovationWhat if building on the blockchain was as effortless as ordering your daily coffee—no cryptic instructions, no endless queues, just tap, pay, and play? Thanks to a wave of agentic AI and smart contract innovation, that future is now. Today, fintechs and banks can launch digital asset products in hours, not months, all while bypassing the headaches of fragile, labor-intensive contracts. At the center of this revolution is Halliday’s Workflow Protocol, led by the ever-caffeinated Griffin Dunaif—Stanford grad, distributed systems savant, and CEO with a knack for turning complex tech into real-world impact.In t...2025-06-1825 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiControl, Context, and Code: Windsurf’s Quiet Revolution in Developer ToolsEver wonder what happens when the future of software meets the sharpest minds in AI—right as acquisition rumors swirl? At the AI+ Expo in Washington, DC, I sat down with Anshul Ramachandran, founding team member at Windsurf (formerly Codeium), just as whispers of an OpenAI buyout electrified the halls.Ramachandran’s resume reads like a Silicon Valley power map—Caltech grad, stints at Google, Facebook, Zoox, and Nuro—but his real claim to fame is redefining how developers work with AI. Windsurf isn’t here to replace coders with robots; it’s here to supe...2025-06-1617 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBeyond the Singularity: Anders Indset’s Guide to Staying HumanAnders Indset is a philosopher for the digital age—a renowned author, business thinker, and trusted advisor to leaders navigating the complexities of tomorrow. With his latest book, "The Singularity Paradox: Bridging the Gap Between Humanity and AI," Anders delivers a timely and thought-provoking exploration of one of the most pressing questions of our era: How do we reconcile rapid technological advancement with our deepest human values?Anders’ journey is as unconventional as it is inspiring. Originally from Norway and now based in Germany, he has become a sought-after voice on the global stage, known for blending Euro...2025-06-0931 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiNo More Traffic Jams: Grigore Roșu on Fixing Blockchain’s CongestionImagine a world where every street in a city speaks a different language, uses a different currency, and has its own quirky set of toll booths. Welcome to the current state of blockchain—a sprawling metropolis of over 1,000 networks and 16 million cryptocurrencies, most of them abandoned vehicles rusting by the curb. Navigating this chaotic landscape is like weaving through Manhattan traffic before congestion pricing—confusing, slow, and full of unexpected detours.Now, enter the cross-chain bridges—the overworked translators of this digital city. Some are robust, handling dozens of chains and hundreds of tokens; others, well, let’s just s...2025-06-0426 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiTokenizing Trust: Sunny Lu (VeChain) and the Future of Real-World BlockchainToronto, Canada – Consensus 2025: Sunny Lu’s journey from IT executive to blockchain visionary is a remarkable story of foresight, innovation, and relentless pursuit of real-world impact. As the founder and CEO of VeChain, Sunny has become one of the most influential early entrants in the crypto space, recognized for pioneering the application of blockchain technology to enterprise supply chains and sustainability challenges.With a strong technical foundation—graduating from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and earning a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certification—Sunny spent nearly two decades in senior IT roles at Fortune 500 companies, including Bacardi...2025-05-2814 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiSky’s the Limit: Bill Lakeland and the Drone Mapping RevolutionToronto, Canada – Consensus 2025: Bill Lakeland is a trailblazer at the intersection of aerial technology and next-generation mapping. As the CEO and co-founder of Spexi, Bill has built his reputation on a passion for democratizing access to high-resolution, real-time geospatial data—empowering drone enthusiasts and professionals alike to help map the world in unprecedented detail.Bill’s journey began with a fascination for how technology can transform our understanding of the physical world. With a background in geospatial sciences and a keen entrepreneurial spirit, he recognized early on the untapped potential of drones—not just as tools fo...2025-05-2614 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiElizaOS & the Age of AI Agents: A Conversation with Shaw WaltersToronto, Canada – Consensus 2025: It was a privilege to sit down with Shaw Walters of Eliza Labs today. Shaw Walters stands as one of the most influential pioneers at the intersection of artificial intelligence and decentralized finance. As the founder of Eliza Labs and the creator of ElizaOS—formerly known as ai16z, an Andreessen Horowitz-backed initiative—Shaw has fundamentally shaped the agentic AI landscape by building open-source frameworks that empower developers to create truly autonomous AI agents.His journey began with a fascination for game development and blockchain, which led him to experiment with NFTs and sma...2025-05-2021 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiClause Encounters: How AI Is Rewriting the Legal Playbook with Eleanor Lightbody and Graham SillsMIT EmTechAI - Cambridge MA: I had the opportunity to catch-up with a pioneer in the legal AI Agentic space on how their platform works and what the future holds for AI with contract and litigation work across the legal practice. This conversation is with Eleanor Lightbody, CEO and Dr. Graham Sills, Co-Founder and Director of AI at Luminance. AI adoption in legal teams has surged from 19% to 79% in just one year, fundamentally changing the way law practices operate. AI is now automating contract drafting, streamlining routine tasks, and setting the stage for br...2025-05-1423 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiHacks, Stacks, and Ledger Acts: Securing Crypto in the Age of AI with Sebastien BadaultJust above the din of crowd and with flood lights in full effect at Token 2049 in Dubai, UAE I met with Ledger’s Vice President of Enterprise, Sebastien Badault. We spoke about enterprise security for digital assets. He said the high-profile $1.4 billion hack of crypto exchange Bybit in 2024 was an alarm bell for the entire industry — and a failure of basic security practices.We also dove into how the AI agents will proliferate in what will likely prove to be an amazing time to bridge blockchain to artificial intelligence. More about Ledger:2025-05-1214 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiSilicon, Photons, and the Quantum Leap: Inside Photonic with Stephanie SimmonsAt the Quantum.Tech event, held at the Conrad in Washington, DC, I sat down with Stephanie Simmons, Founder & Chief Quantum Officer of Photonic, Inc. We chatted about where the quantum space sits these days and where she sees it going through the lens of the company she started. Stephanie is a dynamic speaker and thought leader in this space and it is fantastic to hear her perspective.Photonic is building one of the first scalable, distributed, fault-tolerant and unified quantum computing and networking platforms, uniquely based on optically-linked silicon spin qubits. Photonic’s platform of...2025-05-0713 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph Raczynski200 Years Forward: Radical Change, AI, and the New Human Blueprint with Steve FisherThis was an incredibly interesting conversation with Steve Fisher design futurist, entrepreneur, and podcaster – co-author of SuperShifts: Transforming How We Live, Learn, and Work in the Age of Intelligence with Dr. Ja-Naé Duane.In SUPERSHIFTS, Steve and Ja-Nae give an overview of how we are at the end of one 200-year arc and embarking on another. With this new age of intelligence, Duane and Fisher highlight the various catalysts for change currently affecting individuals, businesses, and society as a whole. They also provide a model for transformation that expertly bri...2025-05-0531 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiYour DNA, Your Rules: Revolutionizing Genomic Privacy with Blockchain - Dr. Anmol KapoorToday we speak with Dr. Anmol Kapoor is a pioneering leader in precision healthcare, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology who is revolutionizing modern medicine.23andMe, the genetic testing company, recently filed for bankruptcy. Could your data now be sold to the highest bidder – it’s possible. This case serves as a stark reminder that the current model of medical data storage is flawed. If consumers and healthcare institutions fail to act now, genetic data will continue to be vulnerable to corporate failures, security breaches, and regulatory loopholes.Alternatively, imagine a world where your geneti...2025-04-2829 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBreaking the Chains: How Decentralized AI is Redefining Intelligence and Autonomy with David JohnstonMy mind is blown. David Johnston, Code Maintainer at Morpheus, willingly took on my zany questions with the ease of an Olympic marathoner, graceful and with dogged determination. In this episode, we'll delve into the concept of decentralized AI and its profound implications for our interactions with intelligent agents. Imagine AI systems that operate with a blockchain, ensuring transparency, security, and user sovereignty. These agentic AI systems can analyze data, make decisions, and execute tasks without centralized oversight, heralding a new era of autonomy and collaboration.We'll explore how this fusion of AI and blockchain...2025-04-2134 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiTokenized Tomorrow: Unifying Ethereum, Real-World Assets, and the Future of DeFiLet’s get a little technical today and do a deep dive into Ethereum and other blockchains. This was an educational discussion with Amir Forouzani, Co-founder & CEO, of Puffer Labs. The world, perhaps the US, is finally waking up to the power and potential of DeFi or decentralized finance. We are beginning to see what I termed in 2017 as the “Tokenization of all Assets” is starting to take shape. Now renamed RWA or Real-World Assets, it is leveraging blockchain technology to tokenize any asset, be it tangible or intangible. One of the impediments in this space ha...2025-04-1628 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiCicero Speaks: AI Roleplay, Real Conversations, and the Future of Workplace Training - Doug StephenThis is a fascinating discussion today about the advancement of chatbots with real value. I speak with Doug Stephen - President, Enterprise Learning Division, CGS and their new product, Cicero.In a world of Agentic AI, chatbots like Sesame that have real-time interactions, with humanlike voice, intonation, and seemingly empathy, today we get to see this sort of technology in an iteration that helps people use an unscripted, customizable roleplay platform that dramatically enhances workplace training, powered by AI/XR.Here’s the gist: think about the most difficult conversation you’ve ever had...2025-04-1421 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiAI, Blockchain, Assets, and the Future of Emerging Technology with Felix HartmannJoin us for an enlightening conversation with Felix Hartmann, the German-American tech entrepreneur, futurist, and asset manager. As the driving force behind a pioneering frontier tech investment firm, Felix has been at the forefront of both crypto asset hedge funds and metaverse venture funds. In this episode, we delve into his unique journey, exploring how his German roots and American experiences have shaped his innovative approach to technology and finance. Discover the challenges and triumphs he's encountered while navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of cryptocurrency and the metaverse. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, an aspiring entrepreneur, or simply curious...2025-04-0834 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiWhat are the next attack vectors for criminals and how to fix a breach with Andy MausWe are touching on cybersecurity today. What are the latest scams and technologies that are being used to help people part ways with their assets. It's unfortunate, but staying aware and vigilant is key.We focus on how you can stop the madness once it has started, with Andy Maus, Head of Cyber Recovery Services at DriveSavers. Ransomware attacks increased by 32% from Q3 to Q4. The fourth quarter was marked by new players emerging and established groups adjusting their strategies. In 2024 alone, 55 new ransomware groups emerged — a 67% increase in group formation from the previous year — indicating a rapi...2025-04-0330 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiHow do you prove someone is human?... with Terence KwokToday we discuss how emerging technology help help better verify someone is who they say they are. It's no easy task.Humanity Protocol, founded by Terence Kwok, is a decentralized, privacy-first digital identity blockchain, which has launch of Humanity Foundation, an initiative to advance decentralized identity technology and foster global adoption of Proof of Humanity solutions. The Foundation will be led by its founding directors, Yat Siu, Chairman of Animoca Brands, Mario Nawfal, Founder of International Blockchain Consulting, and Yeewai Chong, a seasoned investment professional from Morgan Stanley and Ortus Capital.Humanity Foundation will serve...2025-04-0129 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiAre we at the end of human centered customer service? Dimitri Masin has ideas.As someone who has overseen teams of customer success and service, this was a very interesting conversation. We are at a point where many of these human services can be replaced by machine. Listen to what is happening now with Dimitri Masin, CEO and Cofounder at Gradient Labs’.While AI-powered customer service isn’t new, regulated industries have been left behind due to strict compliance requirements and the high cost of mistakes. AI customer service agents can achieve 80-90% resolution rates, 75% cost savings, and a 98% quality assurance pass rate (compared to 90% for humans), outperforming both human agents and tr...2025-03-3122 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiAI Warfare: Holly Levanto on Transforming Military Strategy from Booz AllenThis 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 unprecedented capabilities in areas such as surveillance, data analysis, and autonomous systems. AI-driven technologies can enhance decision-making processes, improve the precision of weaponry, and optimize logistics, leading to more efficient and effective military actions. However, the integration of AI into the military also raises ethical and security concerns, particularly regarding autonomous weapon systems and the potential for unintended consequences. As nations con...2025-03-2726 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiNFTs 2.0: Zach Burks on Institutional Adoption Beyond the Art HypeAre 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 peaked in 2021 with the likes of Bored Apes and CryptoPunks, the latter is still seen as the original grail in the industry, but even Punks have dropped in value from their highs. Beyond art, we are going to dig into where NFTs are going from here with institutions adopting this nascent technology.Send us a textM...2025-03-2627 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiRevolutionizing LegalTech: Rob Scott on AI-Powered Contracts-as-a-ServiceIt 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 legal services for IT services firms.The focus of our discussion was on some of the latest advancements in LegalTech with AI. We did a deeper dive into Contracts-as-a-Service legal solutions, specifically designed for IT managed services and software providers.Send us a textMany more amazing technology episodes to...2025-03-2518 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiAI and Biometrics in Border Control with Petra Molnar of HarvardToday 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 sharpening of borders through technological experiments while also introducing strategies of togetherness across physical and ideological borders.Based on years of researching borderlands across the world, lawyer and anthropologist Petra Molnar’s The Walls Have Eyes is a truly global story—a dystopian vision turned reality, where your body is your passport and matters of life...2025-03-2024 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiUnmasking AI Deception: Perry Carpenter's Guide to Digital TruthToday, 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 Human Risk Management Strategist at KnowBe4 has written a book, “FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions” Perry has been called a “Deceptionologist”. He’s a cybersecurity researcher who’s been exploring the intersection of technology and humans for over two decades.Send us a textMany more amaz...2025-03-1926 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiUnlocking Digital Asset Value: Ledn's Crypto-Backed Loan Revolution with Mauricio Di BartolomeoDid 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 conversation about how this works. More about the company from CoinDesk:Cryptocurrency lending company Ledn is offering customers crypto-backed loans where all the assets remain locked up with a qualified custodian, as the company adapts its centralized finance approach to a post-FTX world.Ledn has done a brisk trade in...2025-03-1826 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiUnlocking the Future: Inside Ledger's New Hardware Wallet with Ian RogersIf 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. In this video we get our first hand-on with the device as it hits the mitts of the early adopters. From Ledger:Web3 is all about digital freedom. But with freedom comes responsibility. Put simply, a crypto wallet is an interface that allows you to access and manage your fund...2025-03-1320 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiRevolutionizing the Cloud with Decentralized Computing, Founder Greg OsuriWhat 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 with the founder of Akash, Greg Osuri at Consensus recently. We dive headlong into the business and why it is a foundational change for enterprises. Akash is a decentralized and open-source cloud computing platform. The network connects server owners that need computing power to host applications with cloud computing resources through the Akash Marketplace, where users can buy...2025-03-1214 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiEtherMail: Turning Your Inbox into a Blockchain Gateway with Gerald HeydenreichI 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 EtherMail launched its Email-as-a-Wallet (EaaW) solution, enabling users to create non-custodial wallets through Gmail or Apple accounts in under one minute – broadening the accessibility of blockchain-based applications and services to billions of users worldwide who currently don’t have a digital wallet. EtherMail has over 500,000 users and announced a $4 million funding round led by the powerhouse of Tim Draper and Draper Associa...2025-03-1122 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiRootstock: Bringing Ethereum's Brains to Bitcoin's Brawn with Daniel FoggThis 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 and what they are doing to build decentralized applications by bringing Ethereum smart contracts to Bitcoin. This will only better grow the ecosystem for years to come. From the company:RootstockLabs is led by our mission to give developers the tools to build on Bitcoin, support the growth of the Rootstock ecosystem, and expand the frontiers of d...2025-03-0616 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiForging the Future: MetalCore's Web3 Revolution in Dystopian Gaming with Dan NikolaidesToday 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 Nikolaides, CTO of MetalCore, which is a multiplayer combined arms shooter, and is one of the first games built on Immutable zkEVM live on MainNet.The game combines high-quality traditional gaming comparable to Destiny and TitanFall with true asset ownership. Set in a dystopian alien world, the game is visually inspired by titles such as Star Wars a...2025-03-0420 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiPixel Perfect Pitches: When Ads Play Hide and SeekMarketing, 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 product placement inside of video post production. Think about all of the time that is involved in placing a can of soda on the table in the middle of a movie, while the story is being told. The lighting, angle, position, all have to be considered during that shoot. Now it can be done digitally after the actors are long gone...2025-03-0320 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBlockchain & Briefs: Legal Eagles Surf the Crypto WaveWhat 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 law firm Cahill. I met with Samson A. Enzer and Lewis Rinaudo Cohen at Consensus in Austin recently. They serve as Co-Chairs, Digital Assets and Emerging Technology Practice. CahillNXT is the premier destination for clients seeking counsel to help them resolve their most important, their most challenging, and their most sensitive legal and business problems relating to digital assets and other e...2025-02-2716 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiThe AI Makeover Reshaping Boardrooms with Bernard MarrThe 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 evaluating the safety of AI tools and the systems that underpin them. We will go deeper on how AI and regulation needs a balanced approach, but will it get it globally? We also discuss blockchain and NFTs and immersive experiences. Bernard wrote: Generative AI in Practice: 100+ Amazing Ways Generative Artificial Intelligence is Changing Business and Society.Send us a t...2025-02-2733 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBits of Brilliance: Open Source's Love Affair with GenAI with Alison SmithToday 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 likely know open-sourced approaches, have democratized access to software, ensured transparency, and improved security for decades, but can it have a similar impact on AI? My fantastic guests today are Alison Smith, Director of Generative AI, and Geoff Schaefer, Chief Technologist and lead of Booz Allen’s responsible AI practice. The goal of the discussion was to dissect the balance betwe...2025-02-2630 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiScam-Buster 3000: When AI Plays Sherlock in Your InboxToday, 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 than ever. Can AI outsmart fraudsters while keeping pace with their tricks? You’re about to find out—let’s dive into the future of fraud detection!Today there is a great deal of noise in the technology industry around AI, but not much practical intelligence is offered. Trace3, based in Irvine, California, delivers over 20 years of expertise in deliver...2025-02-2523 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiAI-ght, Let's Collab: Cisco's WebEx Gets a GenAI Glow-UpThis 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 generative AI in the workplace.In today’s tech-dependent world, Cisco notes the importance of delivering tech with integrity and purpose, and the need to understand and account for both the "benefits and bewares" across privacy, security and human rights.It is important for organizations to consider the important risks and issues and create a corporate culture tha...2025-02-2018 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBits, Blocks, and Belly Laughs: Decoding DApps in the Wild Web3 West with Alejo PintoAccording 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 space and how Lumio plays a role.We delve into the idiosyncrasies of how VM abstraction framework on Lumio works. What this means is that developers no longer have to build specifically just for one blockchain, but their work can enable cross chain.Alejo Pinto, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer at Pontem, a product studio work...2025-02-1932 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiSmart Contracts, Smarter Students: Web3's Altruistic Classroom with Vishwastam (Vishy) Shukla at HackerEarthWeb3 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 at HackerEarth, which is a tech hiring platform that helps recruiters and engineering managers effortlessly hire the best developers thanks to a powerful suite of virtual recruiting tools that help identify, assess, interview and engage developers. They also put on a ton of hackathons. One huge winner from a recent HackerEarth hackathon, OccSaviors. They fight for Honest Occupational...2025-02-1830 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiSpeak Easy or Speak Sleazy: The Voice Ownership Conundrum with Tobias Dengel at WillowTreeThis 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 has a fascinating argument that voice technology is poised to drastically alter the way we live and how companies do business. He says it’s a shift as fundamentally important as mobile a decade ago and the Internet in the late ’90s. Dengel is at the forefront of this breakthrough and works with some of the best-kn...2025-02-1326 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiAvatar or Avafraud? Unmasking Digital Doppelgangers with Yiannis Gavrielides at CovveMy 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 are?Send us a textMany more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to join the show, please reach out.For more information, please visit the following: Website: https://www.josephraczynski.com/ Blog: ht...2025-02-1223 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiWeb3's Pied Piper: Crypto's Siren Song to the Mainstream with Steven Dung at PortkeyWonderful 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 the deployment of the first CA (contract account) contract by Portkey, the first CA wallet project from aelf ecosystem. Approved by all BPs, the Portkey.Contracts.CA contract is up and running, and will soon be connected to the Portkey project whose goal is to become the entry point for Web2 users and projects to migrate into Web3.a...2025-02-1127 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiToken Femmes: Minting a Web3 Revolution with Sallyann Della Casa at GLEACIt 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. She is one of the 4% of women globally who has a patent pending method and algorithm (for measuring soft skills) as a sole inventor. Sallyann holds degrees and certifications in Law, Organizational Behavior and Urban Planning. She speaks five languages and is a published author. Her education spans the globe from Harvard University to Franklin College to University of Toronto....2025-02-0631 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiChatty Crystal Ball: Decoding AI's Conversational Future, with Prasanna Arikala at Kore.aiAI 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. They are the the world leader in Conversational AI technology, helping companies deliver extraordinary experiences for their customers, agents, and employees on voice and digital channels.Send us a textMany more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to join the show, please reach out....2025-02-0524 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiLegalTech Tango: Dancing Through Contract Chaos with Praful Saklani at PramataA 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 process. As Praful is steeped in AI, we certainly go down the rabbit hole of the future of Artificial Intelligence in legal and outside. Founded in 2005, Pramata was born of our CEO, Praful Saklani’s own personal experiences and frustration with the complex contract process. Since then they have maintained their mission to ensure that their highly adopted and intuitive platform conti...2025-02-0427 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiMeta-Metrics: Blueprinting Tomorrow's Digital Frontier with Neil Trevett at Metaverse Standards ForumLovely conversation today with Neil Trevett, Chair of the Metaverse Standards Forum! We get to hear about what led him to his position and the important need that the Forum is working on right now, as the Metaverse takes off. I have seen this firsthand when meeting with companies and firms of all sizes. They are looking for a guiding light on all things standards and interoperability, as well as finding a common ground with this soon to be mainstay of the future of the internet. Interoperability is the bedrock of the metaverse, to enable mult...2025-01-3031 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiGlass Beakers and Glass Ceilings: Cracking the STEM Gender Code with Monica Eaton at Chargebacks911Today we investigate what I think is a striking lack of women represented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields, especially the FinTech sector. With only 8% of leadership roles in FinTech companies held by women, I spend some time with Monica Eaton, Founder of LIFT to understand what might be happening, and more importantly what we can do to change this dynamic.Monica Eaton is the owner, cofounder & COO of Chargebacks911, a FinTech company that helps merchants in 87 countries eliminate payment theft, prevent chargeback fraud and stop cyber-shoplifting. Since 2011, Chargebacks911 has successfully protected over 10 b...2025-01-2928 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiDigital Notary 2.0: Blockchain's Stamp on Asset Authenticity with Michael Eckstein at AllCertifiedThis is my discussion with Michael Eckstein, CEO and Chairman of AllCertified. We get into all things about NFTs and the cetification of art, collectables and eventually all digital assets. AllCertified is a visionary group of NFT gurus, experienced fintech programmers, cryptocurrency miners, and industry-leading copyright and trademark IP lawyers with deep contacts in the sports, social media, and entertainment industries. We have come together to create and launch AllCertified, the unique company with patent-pending technology to create blockchain authenticated celebrity autographs to be affixed to digital NFTs…producing huge across-the-board increased value to any NFT...2025-01-2423 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBlockchain or Blockpain? Decoding the Enterprise Ledger Dilemma with Medha Parlikar at CasperLabsHere is my conversation with Medha Parlikar, Co-founder and CEO of CasperLabs. It is great to hear her take on enterprise level blockchains.Casper is the first blockchain built specifically for business adoption. Casper’s unique design allows it to adapt and endure with your business over time – and thanks to Casper Labs, organizations building on Casper always have a clear place to turn for dedicated services, support and bespoke software development.Send us a textMany more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you w...2025-01-2308 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiEY's Quantum Leap: Auditing the Future, One Qubit at a Time with Kristin Milchanowski at EYAt Quantum World Congress, I met with Dr. Kristin Milchanowski who is the Global Quantum Leader for EY to discuss what the landscape of quantum is today.The way Kristin sees this space, is that she recognizes that not everyone can afford to invest in experimental quantum hardware. Their broader goal is to democratize quantum, and EY has been testing and curating an ecosystem of vendors who are entering the market in droves — just in the last two years they have seen 800 new vendors come through. A client can work with EY and have access to the ve...2025-01-2105 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBlockchain Beats: Decoding the Digital Symphony of Music's Future with Kory Felton at HitPieceStarting in 2016 when I began presenting, writing, and consulting on various blockchain technologies, one area in particular has always intrigued me, the music industry. Today, I speak with Kory Felton, Co-Founder and CEO of HitPiece. We focus on the trends and the technology, not the most recent noise from the industry. HitPiece creates a new boundless frontier between music artists and fans through NFTs and exclusive in real life and metaverse experiences. Artists/Owners launch NFT-unlocked access to content, connections, and opportunities that thrills fans. The platform offers an NFT marketplace, metaverse spaces built entirely for music fans...2025-01-1726 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiIs the Algorithm Plotting Against Us? With AI expert Kenneth WengerAI is the topic du jour, and for good reason. According to my guest today, it will undoubtedly impact all of us fairly dramatically in the next few years. I am fortunate to have the author of "Is the Algorithm Plotting Against Us? A layperson's guide to the concepts, math and pitfalls of AI. We discuss all scenarios of AI - no real impact, some pretty interesting impacts, and then then end of times. Artificial intelligence is everywhere—it’s in our houses and phones and cars. AI makes decisions about what we should buy, watch, and read, an...2025-01-1630 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiTinseltown Techdown: Blockbusters vs. Blockchains with Jonathan Taplin at USCToday I got into it with Jonathan Taplin, Director Emeritus, Annenberg Innovation Lab at USC (University of Southern California). He and I have pretty different perspectives on AI, blockchain, and technology in general and where it is taking us as a society. Jonathan was the founder and first director of USC Annenberg’s Innovation Lab. Long before that, he managed tours for Bob Dylan and the Band; produced movies, among them Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets; became the VP for media mergers and acquisitions at Merrill Lynch; created a pioneering video-on-demand service; and is now chairman of the Ame...2025-01-1534 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiPixel Prophecies: Decoding Gaming's Digital Destiny with Jennifer Poulson at ImmutableIt was wonderful to sit down with Jennifer Poulson, Vice President, Game Partnerships at Immutable during NFT.NYC. Our conversation was a wide ranging overview about Web3 gaming. She shares her vision on gaming and we get to hear about what is coming down the road with Immutable. Immutable is a global leader in gaming on a mission to bring digital ownership to every player by making it safe and easy to build great web3 games.The Immutable Group consists of the Immutable Platform, the preferred developer platform for building & scaling web3 games on...2025-01-1013 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBox Office Crystal Ball: Where Fans, Artists, and Jocks Collide, with Josh Katz at YellowHeartYellowHeart leverages Web3 to revitalize ticketing, empower fans, artists, and sports teams. Using blockchain in a very usable way, the organization helps people and venues by accessing deeper layers of community. I speak with Josh Katz, CEO of YellowHeart about the industry and what is changing. It is clear from our talks that this is the future of ticketing.Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/MuKdH4g3NwgSend us a textMany more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to...2025-01-1019 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBlockchain Backstops: Decoding Reinsurance's Decentralized Makeover with Karn Saroya at ReToday, I spoke with Karn Saroya, Co-founder and CEO, at Re. This is an area that I was very interested in learning more about as the company Re is essentially a 'decentralized Lloyds of London'.Reinsurance transfers the risk from one insurance company to another to reduce the likelihood of a large payout. The reinsurer will receive a cut of the insurance premiums but will also bear a portion of the losses when a claim is made. Built on the Avalanche blockchain, Re enables reinsurance brokers to bring business to clients via the pr...2025-01-0919 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiCash for All: Anna Stone's UBI (Universal Basic Income) Revolution at GoodDollarToday I had a really encouraging and thoughtful conversation with Anna Stone, Executive Director at GoodDollar. GoodDollar is a protocol to deliver a global universal basic income (UBI) to anyone who wants it. Their philosophy is that they believe this is a great way to onboard more people into Web3, and to give out digital money that people can use to improve their lives. Their vision is a world where everyone has access to basic economic assets and financial products that are inclusive by design.On the heels of the Sam Altman’s Worldcoin token release, and lines...2025-01-0929 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiLedger Lawyers: Navigating the Cryptic Maze of Blockchain, KYC, and Cybersecurity with Justin Daniels at Baker DonelsonBaker Donelson has always been at the tip of the spear when it comes to their focus on blockchain and other digital assets in legal. Today, I spoke with Justin Daniels, Shareholder, Corporate M&A Technology Attorney and all around NFT, blockchain, and cybersecurity guru. Those are my words, not his.What I enjoyed about the discussion was Justin's focus on the importance of cybersecurity for all emerging technologies as they develop, not as an afterthought. We touch on the FTX fiasco, ChatGPT, and the future of identity.Baker has a practice group c...2025-01-0826 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiQuantum Quake: BlueQubit's Vision of a Computational Revolution, with Hrant GharibyanQuantum is the next great emerging technology that few are really talking about, until now. Today we spoke with Hrant Gharibyan, Co-founder & CEO at BlueQubit. He has focused on a number of different areas including the model of traversable wormholes in holography to develop a new kind of teleportation protocol. Yes, we talked about wormholes. He named this protocol the teleportation by size protocol and wrote a paper on Quantum Gravity in the Lab. Experimental realizations of this protocol on a superconducting quantum computer and ion trap quantum devices can probe many interesting features of Einstein’s gravity, such as th...2025-01-0819 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiVirtual Verdicts: Tom Polcyn's Lawyerly Metaverse Courtroom at Thompson CoburnA great discussion about trademark law IP in legal surrounding the Metaverse with Tom Polcyn, who leads the IP practice at Thompson Coburn. We discuss the implications of trademarking your company name for the metaverse - a possible future proofing of ownership going forward. Does it make sense and its resulting implications.Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/OA-auTcFRdE Send us a textMany more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to join the show, please reach ou...2025-01-0716 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiDigital Gold Rush: Mining Profits in the Metaverse Frontier with Janine Yorio at EveryrealmThis was an amazing conversation with Janine Yorio who is the Chief Executive Officer of Everyrealm. The focus today was unpacking what the future internet looks like and how people will connect and interact. Everyrealm is a gateway to the metaverse with a background in private equity and in real estate. Everyrealm is a metaverse holding company with holdings in 27 metaverse platforms, over 4,000 NFTs, an e-sports gaming guild and an esports league. Everyrealm also operates Realm Academy, the premier online educational campus in the metaverse. Yorio’s “superpower is her ability to turn wildly creative visions into finan...2025-01-0626 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiThe Future of Work: Cisco's Blueprint for a Hybrid Revolution with Jeetu PatelThe future of work is one of the most discussed topics currently. On today’s program, we delve into the battle and future of hybrid work and AI in the workplace. It was a distinct pleasure to have Jeetu Patel Cisco’s Executive Vice President and General Manager of Security and Collaboration join me for this conversation. We discussed the new iteration of “back to the office”, the technical tools that are coming to open companies welcome a global talent pool, and how to protect employees with regard to security. We also touched on AI in its dual form –...2025-01-0531 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiByte-Sized Branding: AI's Mad Men Makeover with Frank Vella at Constant ContactWhat advice do you give your kids as they consider their career paths in a world transformed by AI? It’s a tough question, but one we tackle head-on today with Frank Vella, CEO of Constant Contact.In this episode, we explore the rise of AI and its impact on business platforms, remote work, and marketing. Post-pandemic entrepreneurship is thriving, but finding and connecting with customers has never been more challenging. Frank shares how businesses can harness tools to reach the right audiences and thrive in this new landscape.It’s a co...2025-01-0421 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiAI’s Revolution and Its Achilles’ Heel: Fighting Misinformation with Alex Fink at The Other WebWe are living in the midst of an AI revolution—a transformative era where artificial intelligence is reshaping everything from healthcare and education to transportation, entertainment, LegalTech, and FinTech. No industry is untouched, and the ripple effects of AI will undoubtedly upend every aspect of our lives.But alas… even this mighty technology has its Achilles’ heel: internet misinformation.Today, I’m joined by Alex, a forward-thinking expert diving deep into how AI is reshaping our world, why the fight against misinformation is essential, and what we need to know to...2025-01-0332 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiBlockchain Backflow: When Web3's Pipes Get Clogged with Carlos Feliciano at HatchfiOne of the challenges with digital assets these days is building out the plumbing. In other words, creating the infrastructure which allows for everyone to take advantage of these new systems. It is a lot of work to do behind the scenes. Hatchfi, and its Founder and CEO, Carlos Feliciano is hard at work connecting over 20 blockchains, 200 wallets and all of the APIs and platforms of the biggest players, so you can leverage and have access to your digital asset data in a much more digestible way. These are the sorts of developments which are paramount for the move from...2024-12-2022 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiNeural Networks Unchained: Decoding the App-ocalypse of Decentralized AI with David Taylor at Next Earth AI LabsThis was an amazing conversation about the intermix between AI, decentralization, and the future of AI powered applications. I spoke with David Taylor, Co-Founder & CPO at Next Earth, who just launched Next Earth AI Labs. We meander through the current state of AI to the end of time and everything between.Next Earth AI Labs recognize the importance of disruptive technologies and the impact they can have on our lives. By embracing this cutting-edge technology, they opened the door to new and exciting possibilities that will help us achieve their vision. Their focus is tapping...2024-12-1926 minTech Snippets Today with Joseph RaczynskiStablecoins, Regulation, and the Road Ahead with Dante Disparte at Circle (USDC)Today, I’m thrilled to welcome Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer at Circle—a cornerstone in the world of stablecoins and global payments innovation. With a name like Dante, it’s fitting that he’s helping guide the crypto industry through what sometimes feels like the nine circles of regulation. But don’t worry, this journey ends not in chaos, but in clarity and opportunity.Dante’s wisdom is unparalleled—balancing the pragmatism of navigating regulatory landscapes with the optimism of what crypto can achieve: a seamless, borderless future for global payments. Together, we dive into t...2024-12-1723 min