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PCMag - Fast Forward with Dan Costa

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PC Magazine's Fast Forward With Dan Costa is a weekly interview program that features one-on-one discussions with leaders in technology and business. Guests include influential entrepreneurs, CEOs, experts, and analysts who discuss what’s next in tech and its impact on society, culture, and business. Fast Forward lives beyond the daily news cycle and adds value to the important conversation around technology and how it changes our lives everyday. The show is broadcast live on Facebook, posted to YouTube, and is available for download as a podcast. Dan Costa is the editor in chief of PCMag.com and SVP of Content for Ziff Davis. He oversees editorial operations for PCMag.com, Geek.com, ExtremeTech.com, and ComputerShopper.com, which serve more than 21 million readers per month. He appears regularly on ABC, BBC America, CNBC, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, and NBC to analyze the latest technology news. He is also a speaker on the impact of technology on society and business.
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Fast Forward Jay Fulcher Zenefits 2019 Audio

Zenefits CEO Jay Fulcher explains how small businesses can scale in an age of AI and Automation. Dan Cost" - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCM"g's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of D"n's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMag.com is your ultimate destination ...

Mar 12, 202025 min

Ethical Algorithms and Evil AIs

Author Michael Kearns explains how AI systems will change the world for the better. If we design them the right way. Dan Cost" - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCM"g's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of D"n's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMag.com is your u...

Feb 26, 202032 min

Why Customer Experience (CX) Comes First at Lenovo

Lenovo’s Dilip Bhatia talks 5G, voice interfaces, why companies need to do a better job managing the employee experience. Byline: Dan Costa My guest on this episode of Fast Forward is Dilip Bhatia, the Vice President of global marketing and user customer experience at Lenovo. Lenovo makes laptops, desktops, and a whole range of personal computing devices. The company also has voice assistant for the home, and recently, for the office as well. Bhatia is a Lenovo veteran who has been leading Lenov...

Feb 07, 202015 min

Qualcomm’s Roadmap for 5G, XR, and Autonomous Cars

Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon on the post-mobile future and the human rights for digital twins. Dan Cost" - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCM"g's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of D"n's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMag.com is your ultimate destinati...

Jan 22, 202019 min

Fast Forward Marten Mickos Audio

This special edition of Fast Forward was recorded on stage at the Techonomy Conference in New York City. My guest is Marten Mickos the CEO HackerOne, a company that connects thousands of white hat hackers with the corporations that will pay them bug bounties. For elite hackers, this can means thousands--even millions of dollars. We talk about the evolving nature of security and I manage to get him to name his favorite hacker movie of all time. I hope you enjoy this conversation with Marten as mu...

Jun 05, 201916 min

How AI Is Changing the PC

Dell Technologies' SVP of Experience Design, Ed Boyd, says AI, collaboration, and immersion will change how PCs look and work.

May 02, 201917 min

The Head of Verizon Media's Red Team Has One Simple Security Tip

Josh Schwartz spends his days trying to hack into Verizon Media's most valuable and trusted systems. But his top tip for staying safe online is something we can all do. Dan Cost" - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCM"g's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of D"n's previous interv...

Apr 05, 201919 min

Black Girls Code CEO Is Changing the Face of Tech

Dan Cost" - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCM"g's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of D"n's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMag.com is your ultimate destination for tech reviews and news. Subscribe to our videos here: https://goo.gl/JfBShr Like us on Faceboo...

Mar 27, 201917 min

Garry Kasparov Says A.I. Can Make us 'More Human'

Kasparov says when it comes to AI people think we are at Windows 10 era, while we're still all at MS-DOS. In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of Dan's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMag.com is your ultimate destination for tech reviews and news. Subscribe to our videos here: https://goo.gl/JfBShr Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCMag F...

Mar 19, 201924 min

Autonomy Documents Our Self-Driving Future

Autonomy Director Alex Horwitz Reveals Hidden Past and Controversial Future of Self Driving cars. In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of Dan's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMag.com is your ultimate destination for tech reviews and news. Subscribe to our videos here: https://goo.gl/JfBShr Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PCMag Follow us...

Mar 19, 201921 min

ICYMI: This Company Wants Your Gadgets to Understand Emotions

Rana el Kaliouby, CEO of Affectiva, wants to raise the Emotional Quotient (EQ) of your laptop, your voice assistant, even your car. We sat down with her at SXSW. Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of Dan's previous interviews he...

Feb 13, 201920 min

ICYMI: Whurley Explains Quantum Computing

Forget the AI Hype, William Hurley aka “Whurley” CEO of Strangeworks explains that Quantum Computing is what will change the world. Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of Dan's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMa...

Feb 13, 201921 min

ICYMI: Dean Kamen Does Not have 450 Patents (He Has Way More than That)

Dean Kamen talks about innovation, robotics competitions, and mass producing human organs. Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of Dan's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMag.com is your ultimate destination for te...

Feb 13, 201929 min

Fast Forward Aaron Shapiro 01

Huge CEO Aaron Shapiro on the death of media, the verticalization of the Internet and the addicts that fund the casual gaming business. Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of Dan's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk ...

Feb 13, 201918 min

Arm's CEO on Leading a 'Chip Company That Doesn't Make Chips'

UK-based Arm is the most important chip company that doesn't make any chips. It produces low-power, high-performance chip architectures that it licenses to other vendors. Customers include Apple, Samsung, and Qualcomm so Arm chips are found in most of the mobile phones we use in the US. And the company is just getting started. At CES 2019 , I spoke with CEO Simon Segars for the latest episode of Fast Forward . He discussed the company's unique approach, its role in the move to 5G , and how secur...

Jan 31, 201913 min

For LG, Everything is About AI

LG’s President and CTO, Dr. I.P. Park, explains how LG is leveraging AI in everything from smartphones to dish washing machines. Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of Dan's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMag.c...

Jan 24, 201911 min

What Lyft Learned from 30K Driverless Rides

Lyft’s Raj Kapoor Explains the Benefits of Real-World Drive Testing and the Promise of Electric Scooters. Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of Dan's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/rLPrCk PCMag.com is your ultimate des...

Jan 15, 201914 min

Moovit Helps 300M People Catch Their Bus Every Day

Moovit CEO Nir Erez says the company is adding 1 million new users every day and maps an entirely new city every 15 hours—all for free. He explains how that happened, how Moovit makes money, and whether it would entertain a Google acquisition. Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking tec...

Dec 18, 201816 min

Ford's CTO on Scooters, AI, and Bringing Autonomous Cars to Miami

Ford has its self-driving cars on the road in Miami and Washington, D.C., but a lot of work needs to be done before launching a commercial service in 2021. Ford's CTO Ken Washington talks to PCMag about that, the scooter revolution, and the rebirth of the Ford Bronco. Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders ...

Dec 07, 201820 min

From Chatbots to Silicon-based Beings

According to IPSoft CEO Chetan Dube, “If your competition has got A.I. and you don't, you're dead” And IPSoft has the most human AI in the world. Dan Costa - Host Zach Yuzon - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-breaking technology that will shape our future. Check out some of Dan's previous interviews here: https://goo.gl/...

Dec 07, 201840 min

David Kirkpatrick Talks Techonomy and Facing Facebook’s Failure

Founder of Techonomy, David Kirkpatrick is a journalist, commentator about technology, and author of the bestselling book “The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company that is Connecting the World,” published in 32 countries. He spent 25 years at Fortune, and founded and hosted its Brainstorm and Brainstorm Tech conferences. Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward ...

Nov 06, 201848 min

NYTimes Chief Data Scientist Dr. Chris Wiggins on Data and Media

Professor Chris Wiggins on the future of media, algorithmic news feeds, and data asymmetries. For more great episodes of Fast Forward featuring interviews with leaders in technology and business, check out here! https://www.pcmag.com/podcasts/fast-forward Dan Costa - Host Weston Almond - Producer/Director Kirsten Cluthe - Producer Pete Haas - Social Media Manager Jamie Lendino - Original Music In PCMag's Fast Forward video series, editor-in-chief Dan Costa talks to industry leaders about ground-...

Oct 09, 201823 min
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