The Index Podcast

Jon Swartz has covered Silicon Valley for about 40 years. Parts of the AI boom, he says, remind him of the dot-com era.
The Techstrong Group writer on living books and news, and why there will always be room for humans.
@jswartz on The Index with @annebot

Leo Fan spent two years learning how to build custom ZK chips. Then his company paused the chip.
The Cornell cryptographer behind Cysic on why the market moved, why GPUs came next, and how hardware know-how became data for AI labs.
@cysic_xyz on The Index with @afkehaya

Max Gokhman built an AI teammate to tell him when he's wrong.
Franklin Templeton's head of AI and digital asset solutions on agents that push back in meetings, and why his team builds its AI like an F1 car.
@FTDA_US on The Index with @afkehaya 🏁

Chris Cummings still makes his design team sketch by hand.
The founder of Iconic on what AI could do to creativity, how 3D worlds in the browser bring museums to life, and why cities need better ways to show what they're building.
On The Index with @afkehaya

James Au says shopping has gotten so normal it's almost boring.
The founder of @watchdotfun on gamified shopping, luxury watches on Solana, and what happens when streamers open boxes for their audience.
@watch_emperor on The Index with @SteveCleanBrook