John Hanke is the CEO of Niantic, a company that makes the wildly popular Pokemon Go mobile game in partnership with Nintendo and the Pokémon company. Pokemon Go, and its predecessor Ingress, are now the largest and most successful augmented reality games in the industry, which means John has long been at the forefront of what we’ve all started calling the m ... Show More
Aug 27
OpenAI's executive exodus has one big winner
Today, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about some pure Decoder bait: the seemingly-endless org chart changes at OpenAI, and how all of them seem to consolidate power under cofounder Greg Brockman, the company’s president. While Sam Altman is the CEO ... Show More
40m 40s
Jan 2025
How Pokemon Go and augmented reality are transforming how we’ll navigate the world w/ Niantic's Brian McClendon
Whether you’re trying to find your way around a new city or just looking for a place to eat, it’s become second nature to many people to turn to Google Maps to get us from point A to point B. On the last episode of this season of The TED AI Show, we’re chatting with Keyhole (now ... Show More
1h 9m
Feb 2025
Business Daily meets: Pokémon Company president Tsunekazu Ishihara
Pokémon started as a hugely successful game for Nintendo’s Gameboy nearly 30 years ago. Since then, it's become a billion-dollar global media brand. Despite the firm's huge revenue, the Pokémon Company remains private. The firm doesn’t release its historical earnings figures, but ... Show More
17m 36s
Aug 2022
What Business Leaders Should Know Now About the Metaverse
It might still seem like a buzzword, or something that only matters to tech CEOs. But Matthew Ball, CEO of Epyllion and the former global head of strategy for Amazon Studios, says the metaverse is the "new internet" – and that it's already here. He argues that companies large and ... Show More
27m 30s
Feb 2022
Navigating the Metaverse and Beyond Part Two
It's time for our annual tech visit with our good pal, Jeff Bakalar, the head of content development and strategy at Giant Bomb. On this visit we're talking about the state of gaming, the Metaverse, Web 3.0 and blockchain.Have a money question? Email us, ask jill [at] jill on mon ... Show More
13m 51s
May 2022
Live … from the metaverse!
Suddenly it feels like everyone is talking about the metaverse, doesn't it? But what exactly is the metaverse? Wikipedia describes it as “a network of 3D virtual worlds focused on social connection,” but the only real consensus seems to be that it's going to be, well, huge. Googl ... Show More
27m 49s