{"podcast":{"title":"The Times Tech Podcast","slug":"the-times-tech-podcast-487766","podcast_index_feed_id":487766,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/8cf4cec7-5a0f-49c5-8ec9-36941b5c6b6e","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/danny-in-the-valley","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0b311a8cbef1d93cf121/1728038865168-4d111bb9-300e-4efb-b485-601b498a043e.jpeg","author":"Will Morley","episode_count":475,"summary":"From Silicon Valley to The City, tech journalists Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott bring you the inside track on the new industrial revolution. Co-hosted from San Francisco and London, this weekly podcast delivers the latest news and freshest interviews with the people creating the future. As West Coast Correspondent for The Sunday Times, Danny is on the ground to witness the technological whirlwind that first roared out Silicon Valley. From London, working as The Times' Technology Business Editor, Katie has seen the waves of boom and bust rolling through one of the world's financial capitals. Together they explore this strange new world of high finance and tech giants, explaining how we got here and what is just around the corner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T22:20:19.310030+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-times-tech-podcast-487766"},"episode":{"title":"The $14 billion Nscale story and how founders succeed in Silicon Valley","slug":"the-14-billion-nscale-story-and-how-founders-succeed-in-silicon-valley","published_at":"2026-03-13T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-times-tech-podcast-487766/the-14-billion-nscale-story-and-how-founders-succeed-in-silicon-valley","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-times-tech-podcast-487766","url":"https://shows.acast.com/dannyinthevalley/episodes/nscale-nvidia-and-neoclouds-how-to-become-silicon-valleys-ne","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/dannyinthevalley/e/69b2e4e46250eadca2d01616/media.mp3","summary":"British AI data-center company NScale has hit a $14.6 billion valuation after raising another $2 billion but its rapid rise is raising eyebrows. Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott examine the meteoric story of founder Josh Payne and the questions surrounding his business. They’re joined by Alice Bentinck, CEO of Entrepreneurs First, to discuss what it really takes to build the next generation of tech founders. Plus, Danny's been in court following a landmark trial in California that's seen Mark Zuckerberg grilled by lawyers and could prove to be a turning point for the multitrillion-dollar social media industry. Producer: Marnie Duke Executive Producer: Priyanka Deladia Image Credit: The Sunday Times/James Cowen/Nscale  Get in touch: techpod@thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"British AI data-center company NScale has hit a $14.6 billion valuation after raising another $2 billion but its rapid rise is raising eyebrows. Danny For…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2342,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-times-tech-podcast-487766/episodes/the-14-billion-nscale-story-and-how-founders-succeed-in-silicon-valley/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-times-tech-podcast-487766/the-14-billion-nscale-story-and-how-founders-succeed-in-silicon-valley.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}