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Why the best ideas come from play | Maxwell Pearce

Coaches kept telling Maxwell Pearce to stick to the fundamentals. Good thing he didn't listen. A Harlem Globetrotter and artist, he went on to build a global reputation for gravity-defying dunks and a theory that the same playful rule-breaking is what powers progress in every fie ... Show More

12m 54s

Yesterday

Why you should disappoint your parents | Desiree Akhavan (re-release)

tid127921tidWhen filmmaker Desiree Akhavan told her Iranian immigrant parents she was in love with a woman, she knew they would object. She explains why it's worth the risk to let people get to know the real you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11m 40s

Jun 2

The love of my life (and why I need to share it with you) | Ann Patchett

If you want to live in a world where people read, novelist Ann Patchett has news for you: it's your job to help create that reality. Tracing her path from a chance airport encounter through a career writing iconic novels and opening a beloved independent bookstore, she makes the ... Show More

37m 5s

Sep 2024

The Telegram case: Privacy vs security

What are the limits of privacy when it comes to our online lives? If authorities are investigating a crime, should they be able to access private messages sent between two individuals? In this episode of Tech Tonic, John Thornhill interviews Eva Galperin, director of cybersecu ... Show More

27m 50s

Sep 2024

The Telegram case: Pavel Durov

The FT’s Innovation editor John Thornhill and San Francisco tech correspondent Hannah Murphy have in the past both met and interviewed Pavel Durov, the secretive founder of Telegram who was arrested in France for alleged failure to address criminality on the messaging app. In ... Show More

34m 52s

Mar 2023

Twitter looks for a leaker. Insider risks. The state of resilience. Russian auxiliaries briefly disrupt a French National Assembly website. Cyber trends in the hybrid war. DPRK hacking, as it is.

Twitter gets a subpoena for a source-code leaker’s information. The insider risk to data. Russian hacktivist auxiliaries target the French National Assembly. Recent trends in cyberattacks sustained by Ukraine. Ben Yelin unpacks the White House executive order on spyware. Mr. Secu ... Show More

23m 45s

Jun 2025

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Talks Evolution of AI, Antitrust Suits, Privacy

Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai talks about the evolution of artificial intelligence and how it protects the data of users. He speaks to Bloomberg's Emily Chang at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30m 5s

Sep 2024

Telegram and X expose tech platforms’ new reality

The arrest of Pavel Durov, founder of the controversial messaging app, and the ban of X in Brazil shows state officials are not afraid to intervene in Big Tech. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate what it means and how CEOs should manage the threat. Visit t ... Show More

19m 8s

Aug 2024

Billionaire Telegram CEO charged in criminal investigation

On Wednesday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov was charged in France with a wide range of crimes related to illicit activity on the app. His detainment is part of an ongoing investigation by French authorities into the social media app. Telegram, with its more than 900 million users ... Show More

27m 52s

Sep 2024

The arrest of Telegram’s founder, and what it means for social media

The arrest of Telegram’s founder and CEO in Paris last month has thrown the spotlight on the messaging app and its approach to content moderation. Madeleine Finlay hears from Russian affairs reporter Pjotr Sauer and technology journalist Alex Hern about how the case could influen ... Show More

17m 40s

Sep 2024

How Telegram Became the Underworld’s Favorite App

A Times investigation has found that Telegram, one of the world’s biggest messaging apps, with nearly a billion users, is also a giant black market and gathering place for the likes of terrorists and white supremacists.Adam Satariano, a technology reporter for The Times ... Show More

25m 45s

Oct 2025

#482 – Pavel Durov: Telegram, Freedom, Censorship, Money, Power & Human Nature

Pavel Durov is the founder and CEO of Telegram. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep482-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/pavel-duro ... Show More

4h 42m

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