Does airport security need humans at all?
Security expert Lisa Dolev discusses taking humans “out of the loop” in airport security.
MüV
A team including Silicon Valley firefighters dream up a carpooling app in their spare time – then Google steps in.
SETI Finds an Angel
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence gets $100m from a Russian billionaire. Astronomer Seth Shostak.
The Internet is Not the Answer
Professional contrarian Andrew Keen is not so sure this “Internet thing” is a good idea.
Why Doesn’t Business Fight Back?
Six months after the Sony attack, businesses still seem woefully vulnerable to hackers. Elastica CEO Rehan Jalil.
Archives: Net Neutrality
Federal courts strike down the FCC’s Open Internet rules. Lawyer & author Larry Downes (“Big Bang Disruption”) weighs in.
The Storage Story
Seagate president Rocky Pimentel on the cloud, solid state drives and the future of storage.
Gun by Gun
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur - deeply affected by gun violence - turns to crowdfunding to get weapons off the streets.
Tim Cook’s Nemesis
AJ Forsythe says Americans can wait longer than 12 months between new phones. He founded an iPhone fix-it empire in his college dorm room.
Over the Top
American families demand huge amounts of data in their homes. Ikanos CEO Omid Tahernia builds the chips to help providers keep up.
Vaunte CEO
Secondhand fashion is one of the Internet's fastest growing spaces and Leah Park leads the way.
Bringing Government Data Online
Yelp provides health scores next to restaurant reviews. Accela makes that possible. CEO Maury Blackman.
Nicest Venture Capitalist Ever
Lightspeed’s John Vrionis hands out money to young entrepreneurs, with no strings attached.
Flextronics CEO
Mike McNamara runs the second-largest electronics manufacturer in the world but his poker face needs work. A discussion on the future of manufacturing in America.
Developers Developers Developers!
BlackBerry VP Alec Saunders has to convince app developers to write for the newest version of BlackBerry.
Disrupting the Courtroom
Rocket Lawyer founder Charley Moore revolutionizes the legal profession. Plus Scott McGrew tears up his will.
Hire for Attitude, Not Ability
Business author Ekaterina Walter (“Think Like Zuck”) explains why teachers make good flight attendants.
Race Against the Machines
Could robots and automation replace nearly all jobs? MIT's Andrew McAfee on why China and India may have the most to lose.
Leah Busque
TaskRabbit's CEO adapts to an improving economy. A conversation with reporters from Bloomberg News and TechCrunch.
Putting Content in Search
Ask.com CEO Doug Leeds ponders the future of search. Can real answers from real people offer more?
Ep 157 Are You Being Served?
BMC Software creates iPad app MyIT, making fixing your email as easy as ordering lunch.
Ep 157 FTC Cracks Down
Most children's apps violate privacy. Details from Lookout CTO Kevin Mahaffey.
Ep 154 Doing Well by Doing Good
"We First" author Simon Mainwaring says all companies should have a social mission.
Ep 143 What Happened to Wall Street?
Charles Schwab VP Colleen O'Brien on Wall Street's image problem
Ep 143 Social Media Disasters
An airline and a car insurance company have a very hard week on Twitter.
Ep 143 Mobile Payments
TechCrunch's Leena Rao and Eric Savitz of Forbes discuss Square and Starbucks.