At The Washington Post’s Building America Summit in Washington, DC, an insightful dialogue took place between Vineet Khosla, Chief Technology Officer at The Washington Post, and Marian Salzman, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Senior Advisor to the US CEO at Philip Morris International (PMI). Salzman, a globally recognized trendspotter and corporate strategist, has
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Part 2: My China Trip – Drone Delivery?! Robot Baristas?! $10K Electric Cars?! Trains at 200+ MPH?! Yes, this is China.
This is part 2 of a trip I took to China to better understand where they are with tech and how the culture is around it. If you want to read the first part, please start here: https://joetechnologist.com/part-1-my-china-trip-drone-delivery-robot-baristas-10k-electric-cars-trains-at-200-mph-yes-this-is-china/
Quick recap
This is a different type of post for me. It’s a bit more personal, but
From Whiteboards to 600 kW Racks: Reindustrializing America with Data Layers and High-Value Assembly
At the Building America Summit hosted by The Washington Post in Washington, DC, a compelling conversation unfolded between David J. Lynch Global Economics Correspondent, The Washington Post, and Revathi Advaithi, the CEO of Flex. For technologists tracking the intersection of global supply chains, industrial operations, and artificial intelligence, the session offered a masterclass in how
Part 1: My China Trip – Drone Delivery?! Robot Baristas?! $10K Electric Cars?! Trains at 200+ MPH?! Yes, this is China.
This is a different type of post for me. It’s a bit more personal, but still ties to my love of deep tech, culture and its impact on all of us both personally and professionally. There is A LOT going on in China which is very important, IMO.
Context and Rationale
In May I was
MSN Names Joseph Raczynski to “Top 10 AI leaders to follow in 2026”
Author: Emily Standley Allard
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly moving forward in the technology sector, evolving from a technological breakthrough into a transformative force impacting the global economy. Today’s leaders, spanning leaders, experts, and executives, are shaping how AI is developed, governed, and deployed across industries, including technology, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy.
The given list
The Silent Revolution: Scaling the CIA’s AI Frontier
In the hushed, high-stakes corridors of the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) summit, Michael Ellis, Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), delivered a briefing that felt less like a standard government update and more like a tech keynote from the bleeding edge.
As a technologist, listening to Ellis, the youngest person to ever
SCSP Summit Dispatch: Securing the Future in the Age of Agentic Intelligence
The technological landscape is shifting beneath our feet, moving from a period of digital assistance to an era of Agentic AI, systems capable of not just processing information, but executing complex goals with minimal human intervention. At the recent Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) session, “AI and The Future of Global Security,” the conversation transcended
Henry “Hank” Paulson Jr. on Mutually Assured Economic Disruption: The New Baseline for US-China Relations
At the Semafor World Economy summit, held during the pivotal World Bank & IMF Spring Meetings, Henry “Hank” Paulson Jr., former U.S. Treasury Secretary and one of the world’s most seasoned China diplomats, offered a masterclass in “realist” geopolitics. He was questioned by the Co-founder and CEO of Semafor, Justin B. Smith.
For the technologist,
The Maverick Era: Inside the DIA’s (Defense Intelligence Agency) Digital Insurgency
At the recent Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) summit, the air in the room shifted from theoretical policy to operational urgency. The catalyst? Major General Robert Kinney, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
For a technologist, Kinney’s briefing was a masterclass in bureaucratic disruption. He didn’t just talk about “digital transformation”,
The AI Sieve and the Drone Epidemic: Lessons from the Israeli Battlespace
At the recent Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) summit, the focus shifted from domestic policy to the jagged edges of active conflict. Dr. Eyal Hulata, former Israeli National Security Advisor and former head of the Mossad’s technology division, joined Michael Allen of Beacon Global Strategies for a session that was part tactical briefing, part futurist
Kraken CEO on the Synthetic Frontier: Crypto, Capital, and the Architecture of Trust
At the Semafor World Economy summit, nestled within the broader discussions of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, the “Future of Capitalism” session took a sharp turn into the digital deep end. Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Kraken, sat down with Semafor’s Rohan Goswami to dissect a global financial landscape that is being re-architected in
Cybersecurity Update: Vibe Coding vs. Verified Code – Can AI Fix the Mess it Created… with Eran Kinsbruner
In the history of software development, we have never seen a gap widen as quickly as the one between the speed of creation and the speed of assurance. We have entered the era of ‘Machine-Speed Development,’ where AI isn’t just assisting coders—it’s becoming the coder. But as large language models churn out millions of lines
The Institutionalization of Trust: Crypto, Credit, and the Future of Capitalism
At the Semafor World Economy summit, the “Future of Capitalism” session offered a visceral look at the growing pains of a financial system in mid-transition. Featuring Anthony Scaramucci (SkyBridge Capital) and Jenny Johnson (CEO of Franklin Templeton), the discussion moved beyond the “if” of digital assets to the “how” of institutional integration.
From a technologist’s
The Common Plumbing: Andrea Orcel’s Bull Case for a Convergent Europe
At the Semafor World Economy summit, held during the high-level World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, the “Future of Global Finance” took a decidedly Continental turn. While the morning headlines focused on U.S. inflation and Middle Eastern volatility, Andrea Orcel, CEO of UniCredit SpA, sat down with Thorold Barker to address the “Sandwich Question”: Does
The Fragile Equilibrium: George Walker CEO at Neuberger Berman, Perspective on the Economy
The digital ticker at the bottom of my workspace doesn’t just track price action anymore; it tracks the wild whacky trends of geopolitics.
Listening to George Walker and Shelly Banjo discuss the state of play, I am struck by the paradox of our current era. We are living through a period of “Economic Antifragility,” where
Architecting Life: Authoring the Future of Species with Dr. Adrian Woolfson
Many moons ago, in 2015 I began my talks/presentations and writings about exponential technology and how this could lead to a world of abundance. Examples I once referenced included devices with which you could communicate with dogs and whales, saving data to DNA, namely tree DNA; living to 125 and using lab grown organs like