A sceptic’s guide to crypto: boom and bust

After Tony’s wife died, days would go by without him speaking to anyone. Then he got a live-in AI robot called ElliQ. It chats to him, plays games with him and reminds him to eat and exercise. Since ElliQ arrived, Tony has been much less lonely. In this episode: policymakers are ...  Show more

When Kirsty turned to a chatbot for help, she was feeling trapped and isolated. Something in her marriage wasn’t right - a constant feeling of tension that would sometimes erupt into arguments, even violence. When she asked ChatGPT for advice, it told her that her relationship wi ...  Show more

A new season of Tech Tonic asks whether crypto and its supporting technology - the blockchain - have a future following a market crash. In the first episode of this five-part series, FT columnist and host Jemima Kelly casts a sceptical eye on what led to the boom in digital as ...

We know that investing in crypto is a popular topic with Money Clinic listeners, so we thought you might like to hear the first episode in the new season of the FT's Tech Tonic podcast.A Sceptic's Guide to Crypto asks whether crypto and its supporting technology - the blockchain ...  Show more

In the second episode of the latest season of Tech Tonic, FT columnist and host Jemima Kelly tries to understand why an influential Silicon Valley investment firm thinks that Web 3 is a good bet. Will blockchain technology really be the foundation of a new internet era? Is Web ...

A Twitter debate sparks much reflection. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Chainalysis and FTX US.  On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” NLW reads and reflects on Nic Carter’s “Setting the Record Straight.” - Nexo is a security-first platform where you can buy, exchange and bo ...  Show more