<p>Affirm CEO, PayPal co-founder, original member of the 'PayPal Mafia' Max Levchin joins Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott to talk about moral moneylending, Elon Musk, mega-IPOs and why there are so many tech bosses in Washington. As he puts it – “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.”</p><br><p>Meanwhile, Anthropic has announced that Claude Fable 5 will be released again globally after the Trump administration's ban. Plus, Danny and Katie discuss the latest trend in Silicon Valley - the rise of voice AI and the death of the keyboard. Is it hot air or if we are really in a new era of&nbsp;"yapping, rather than tapping"? On that note, Norman, Katie's AI agent, finally (and terrifyingly), has a voice.</p><br><p>Would you swap your keyboard for voice-to-text software? <strong>Get in touch:</strong> techpod@thetimes.co.uk</p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLje9qGTvGLgpAYw56SkbQb_WqARqaNm_V" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch on YouTube </a></p><br><p><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/business/technology/article/ai-voice-text-death-keyboard-gzwdmdl86" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is it time to say goodbye to the keyboard?</a></p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Marnie Duke</p><p><strong>Executive Producer: </strong>Priyanka Deladia</p><p><strong>Video Producer: </strong>Bronwen Latham</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Getty</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Times Tech Podcast

The Sunday Times

PayPal’s Max Levchin on Donald Trump, Elon Musk and mega-IPOs

JUL 2, 202645 MIN
The Times Tech Podcast

PayPal’s Max Levchin on Donald Trump, Elon Musk and mega-IPOs

JUL 2, 202645 MIN

Description

<p>Affirm CEO, PayPal co-founder, original member of the 'PayPal Mafia' Max Levchin joins Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott to talk about moral moneylending, Elon Musk, mega-IPOs and why there are so many tech bosses in Washington. As he puts it – “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.”</p><br><p>Meanwhile, Anthropic has announced that Claude Fable 5 will be released again globally after the Trump administration's ban. Plus, Danny and Katie discuss the latest trend in Silicon Valley - the rise of voice AI and the death of the keyboard. Is it hot air or if we are really in a new era of&nbsp;"yapping, rather than tapping"? On that note, Norman, Katie's AI agent, finally (and terrifyingly), has a voice.</p><br><p>Would you swap your keyboard for voice-to-text software? <strong>Get in touch:</strong> [email protected]</p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLje9qGTvGLgpAYw56SkbQb_WqARqaNm_V" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch on YouTube </a></p><br><p><strong>Read more: </strong><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/business/technology/article/ai-voice-text-death-keyboard-gzwdmdl86" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is it time to say goodbye to the keyboard?</a></p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Marnie Duke</p><p><strong>Executive Producer: </strong>Priyanka Deladia</p><p><strong>Video Producer: </strong>Bronwen Latham</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Getty</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>