Bold Names

McLaren CEO Zak Brown On F1 And Business Strategy At 200 Miles Per Hour

What business lessons are forged at 200 miles per hour? On this week’s Bold Names, McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown joins Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] to talk about his new book, “Seven Tenths of a Second.” A racecar driver turned executive, Brown leads a global racing organization worth hundreds of millions of dollars. We talk about the pressure and focus required to run a winning Formula One team, and what racing has taught Brown about leading a competitive business. To watch the video version of this episode, visit our WSJ Podcasts YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@WSJPodcasts/podcasts?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] or the video page [https://www.wsj.com/video/series?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] of WSJ.com [http://wsj.com?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Check Out Past Episodes: How Uber Plans to Win the Self-Driving Car Race [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/how-uber-plans-to-win-the-self-driving-car-race/310059a9-55e1-467e-896c-03003c60b266?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] 70,000 Bets a Minute: How FanDuel’s Parent Is Winning at Sports Gambling [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/70000-bets-a-minute-how-fanduels-parent-is-winning-at-sports-gambling/0fc210bb-4392-469e-bbba-1d20e59fa67f?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] How Tubi Is Coming for Netflix and YouTube in the New Streaming Wars [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/how-tubi-is-coming-for-netflix-and-youtube-in-the-new-streaming-wars/946eaa37-6506-4022-94e5-004d425bdb6a?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Space Trucks: One Startup’s Plan to Get the U.S. Back on the Moon [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/space-trucks-one-startups-plan-to-get-the-us-back-on-the-moon/178178a0-724d-4519-bedc-6db72dbecc1b?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Christopher Mims’s Keywords column. [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/keywords?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]Read Tim Higgins’s column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD].  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

SPECIAL WSJ Tech Live: The Man Leading Trump’s AI Charge Against China (The Journal Podcast)

This week, we’re bringing you an episode of The Journal [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23071391006&gbraid=0AAAAACzV1gdcs4hHdNFkiGgKg8JxVifOY&gclid=CjwKCAiAz_DIBhBJEiwAVH2XwGG1XPdzJrV5uLJpYjf3rneKIV0eF11wb2lCnRuQPUfGWOhMNFu4lRoCUeUQAvD_BwE?mod=WSJ_BNPOD], produced by Spotify and the Wall Street Journal. In this episode, recorded at WSJ’s Tech Live, host Jessica Mendoza sits down with Michael Kratsios [https://www.wsj.com/video/the-man-leading-trumps-ai-charge-against-china/409C3DCA-254E-43E2-BD5E-3602B06162B4?mod=WSJ_BNPOD], Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, to discuss everything from chips to chatbots, how Kratsios thinks AI should be regulated, and whether or not the AI boom might be a bubble. [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/is-the-flurry-of-circular-ai-deals-a-win-winor-sign-of-a-bubble-8a2d70c5?mod=WSJ_TJPOD?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] To watch the video version of this episode, visit our WSJ Podcasts YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@WSJPodcasts/podcasts?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] or the video page [https://www.wsj.com/video/series?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] of WSJ.com [http://wsj.com?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Check Out Past Episodes: Condoleezza Rice on Beating China in the Tech Race: 'Run Hard and Run Fast' [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/condoleezza-rice-on-beating-china-in-the-tech-race-run-hard-and-run-fast/cdcc8a41-ed63-4e2d-a972-df91c0541cbe?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Reid Hoffman Says AI Isn’t an ‘Arms Race,’ but America Needs to Win [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/reid-hoffman-says-ai-isnt-an-arms-race-but-america-needs-to-win/EAFAB54F-65D6-4A7D-BBC1-49660196A89D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Why This Investor Says the AI Boom Isn’t the Next Dot-Com Crash [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/why-this-investor-says-the-ai-boom-isnt-the-next-dot-com-crash/66de6d84-2319-45b2-bfc5-0ac1b892d1a5?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] How the U.S. Stacks Up to China’s ‘Engineering State’ [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/how-the-us-stacks-up-to-chinas-engineering-state/9da72c53-df4d-4ff8-b107-f3c8f707fc8e?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Christopher Mims’s Keywords column. [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/keywords?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Read Tim Higgins’s column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD].  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Biden’s Antitrust Architect on How Big Tech Threatens U.S. Prosperity

Are we becoming a nation mined for our money, data, and attention? Author and legal scholar Tim Wu certainly thinks so. A key architect of President Joe Biden’s antitrust policy, Wu joins WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] on Bold Names to explain how a handful of tech platforms conquered the economy and why he fears Silicon Valley could become “inefficient, bloated, and bested by foreign competitors,” if the country doesn’t rein in monopoly power. Wu shares insights from his new book, “The Age of Extraction,” which maps out a path toward restoring competition and rebuilding an economy that works for everyone.   To watch the video version of this episode, visit our WSJ Podcasts YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@WSJPodcasts/podcasts?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] or the video page [https://www.wsj.com/video/series?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] of WSJ.com [http://wsj.com/?mod=WSJ_BNPOD].  Check Out Past Episodes: The World’s Tech Giants Are Running Out of Power. This CEO Plans to Deliver. [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/the-worlds-tech-giants-are-running-out-of-power-this-ceo-plans-to-deliver/37f59519-823c-4e49-a6fc-7f7f2b2ad36a?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Why This Investor Says the AI Boom Isn’t the Next Dot-Com Crash [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/why-this-investor-says-the-ai-boom-isnt-the-next-dot-com-crash/66de6d84-2319-45b2-bfc5-0ac1b892d1a5?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Inside Visa’s Tech-Charged Future: From Crypto to AI [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/inside-visas-tech-charged-future-from-crypto-to-ai/502e9917-76dd-49e6-8386-1ca4e32a4a1e?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Condoleezza Rice on Beating China in the Tech Race: 'Run Hard and Run Fast [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/condoleezza-rice-on-beating-china-in-the-tech-race-run-hard-and-run-fast/cdcc8a41-ed63-4e2d-a972-df91c0541cbe]  Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com.  Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD].  Read Christopher Mims’s Keywords column. [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/keywords?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Read Tim Higgins’s column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD].  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The World’s Tech Giants Are Running Out of Power. This CEO Plans to Deliver.

Electricity demand is exploding, fueled by the rise of artificial intelligence and an unprecedented wave of data center construction [https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/ai-fever-in-power-stocks-moves-from-nuclear-to-plain-natural-gas-a77af88b?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Some experts warn the U.S. grid won’t be able to handle it. But Scott Strazik, the CEO of GE Vernova, says his company can deliver. On this episode of Bold Names, Strazik joins the WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] to talk about leading GE’s energy spin-off through its blockbuster first year, how gas turbines have become Silicon Valley’s hottest commodity, and whether nuclear can help power the future. To watch the video version of this episode, visit our WSJ Podcasts YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@WSJPodcasts/podcasts?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] or the video page [https://www.wsj.com/video/series?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] of WSJ.com [http://wsj.com?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Check Out Past Episodes: Condoleezza Rice on Beating China in the Tech Race: 'Run Hard and Run Fast' [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/condoleezza-rice-on-beating-china-in-the-tech-race-run-hard-and-run-fast/cdcc8a41-ed63-4e2d-a972-df91c0541cbe?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] The Google-Backed Startup Taking on Elon Musk in Humanoid Robotics [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/the-google-backed-startup-taking-on-elon-musk-in-humanoid-robotics/eed66ce7-e446-445c-a9e6-b8f1fbc0e562] This Tech Founder's $1.3 Billion Company Is Taking On Apple and Samsung [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/this-tech-founder-13-billion-company-is-taking-on-apple-and-samsung/b4967fa2-365a-4eaf-b6b5-0b5f830fb673?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Christopher Mims’s Keywords column. [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/keywords?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]Read Tim Higgins’s column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD].  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How Uber Plans to Win the Self-Driving Car Race

Driverless cars are no longer in the realm of science fiction. Nearly a decade after abandoning its own self-driving car unit, Uber is taking a hybrid approach, partnering with more than a dozen autonomous vehicle firms, including Alphabet’s Waymo and Chinese robotaxi company WeRide. But as the robotaxi market heats up, can Uber stay in the race? [https://www.wsj.com/tech/uber-lyft-self-driving-taxis-a3659c9c?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]On the latest episode of Bold Names, Uber’s Chief Product Officer, Sachin Kansal, speaks to WSJ’s Christopher Mims [https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] and Tim Higgins [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] about the company's plans for a driverless future. To watch the video version of this episode, visit our WSJ Podcasts YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@WSJPodcasts/podcasts?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] or the video page [https://www.wsj.com/video/series?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] of WSJ.com [http://wsj.com?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Check Out Past Episodes: Inside Visa’s Tech-Charged Future: From Crypto to AI [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/inside-visas-tech-charged-future-from-crypto-to-ai/502e9917-76dd-49e6-8386-1ca4e32a4a1e?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] This Tech Founder's $1.3 Billion Company Is Taking On Apple and Samsung [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/this-tech-founder-13-billion-company-is-taking-on-apple-and-samsung/b4967fa2-365a-4eaf-b6b5-0b5f830fb673?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] The Google Exec Reinventing Search in the AI Era [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/the-google-exec-reinventing-search-in-the-ai-era/52d5bc85-7056-40a7-b790-04079a2c44d7?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Condoleezza Rice on Beating China in the Tech Race: 'Run Hard and Run Fast [https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/wsj-the-future-of-everything/condoleezza-rice-on-beating-china-in-the-tech-race-run-hard-and-run-fast/cdcc8a41-ed63-4e2d-a972-df91c0541cbe] Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter [https://www.wsj.com/newsletters/technology?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Read Christopher Mims’s Keywords column. [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/keywords?mod=WSJ_BNPOD] Read Tim Higgins’s column [https://www.wsj.com/news/types/tim-higgins?mod=WSJ_BNPOD]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]