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Tech Disruptors
Tech Disruptors by Bloomberg Intelligence features conversations with thought leaders and management teams on disruptive trends. Topics covered in this series include cloud, e-commerce, cybersecurity, AI, 5G, streaming, advertising, EVs, automation, crypto, fintech, AR/VR, metaverse and Web 3.0. This podcast is intended for professional investors only. It is being prepared solely for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer or investment advice.
Episodes
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Serval CEO on Replacing Legacy ITSM
To solve the employee-support problem, “you actually have to solve the automation problem,” Serval co-founder and CEO Jake Stauch tells Bloomberg Intelligence…
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AWS Marketplace VP on the Agent Buying Boom
“Over 80% of Marketplace transactions are still self-service today, but the bulk of the revenue is enterprises buying large contracts,” Matt Yanchyshyn, vice…
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Box’s Levie, AWS’ Kain on Agentic AI in Finance
AI agents are driving more experimentation and early production use cases across enterprise workflows. Box CEO Aaron Levie and AWS Director of Financial…
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Domino Data Lab CEO on Taking AI to Production
AI’s expansion into enterprise use is exposing a gap between rapid prototyping and reliable deployment across the organization. Domino Data Lab CEO Nick Elprin…
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Intercom Co-Founder on Outcome-Based AI Pricing Model
“We charged for outcomes with Fin…we’re charging when we did the work properly, and we weren’t charging when we didn’t,” Des Traynor, Intercom’s co-founder and…
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Ericsson on 5G, 6G Enterprise Market Outlook
Ericsson’s recent headway in securing contracts for 5G enterprise applications signals a rise in commercial deployments as business customers gain confidence…
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Mastercard on Stablecoins and Agentic Commerce
Mastercard’s push into stablecoin infrastructure, including its proposed acquisition of BVNK, alongside advances in enabling agentic payments, reflects an…
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Concentrix CEO on Scaling AI in Customer Service
Concentrix CEO Chris Caldwell joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Tamlin Bason to examine how AI is reshaping customer experience. As companies move from…
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Salesforce on Measuring Agentic Work Outcomes
“Enterprises cannot vibe operate,” declares Madhav Thattai, GM and EVP of Salesforce AI, on this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Tech Disruptors podcast…
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Qlik CEO on Building AI-Ready Data Foundations
AI adoption is moving from experimentation to execution, exposing gaps in data quality and governance. Qlik CEO Mike Capone joins Bloomberg Intelligence Senior…
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Block’s Jennings on Building AI-Native Fintech
The assumption that output grows linearly with headcount no longer holds. As AI tools drive a step-change in productivity, companies are rethinking their…
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Capital One on Building AI Moats in Banking
In banking, the AI question isn’t “Can you build it?” — it’s “Can you explain it, monitor it, and shut it off when required?” As the hype cycle moves past…
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Lumentum on Optics Shifts in AI Data Centers
Lumentum CEO Michael Hurlston and VP of Investor Relations Kathy Ta join Bloomberg Intelligence’s Jake Silverman on this episode of the Tech Disruptors podcast…
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Reddit COO on Gen AI Models, Ads Platform
Reddit’s Chief Operating Officer Jen Wong discusses the impact of gen AI models on its platform and how the company is positioning itself in the era of…
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ThredUp’s CEO on AI and the Future of Resale
Resale is evolving from a fragmented, thrift-driven experience into a technology-enabled infrastructure layer for the apparel industry. James Reinhart…
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Microsoft on Getting Beyond the Pilot Phase
“No great company became a great company because they saved a lot of money,” says Eric Boyd, president of Microsoft’s AI platform. “They became a great company…
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Inside IBM’s 7-Year Software Transformation
“Not everything is an AI problem,” says IBM Software SVP and Chief Commercial Officer Rob Thomas. In this episode of the Tech Disruptors podcast, Thomas and…
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Vultr Is Scaling AI Cloud for the Next Phase
AI demand is scaling and infrastructure complexity is rising. Vultr CEO JJ Kardwell returns to the Bloomberg Intelligence Tech Disruptors podcast with an…
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Khan Academy CEO on How AI Can Aid Education
“If anyone’s going to disrupt Khan Academy, it should be us,” founder and CEO Sal Khan tells Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Tech Analyst Anurag Rana, discussing…
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Lightmatter Taps Photonics to Solve AI at Scale
Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris joins Bloomberg Intelligence’s Kunjan Sobhani and Jake Silverman to explain why lasers — not just chips — are the missing piece to…
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AV’s Hutton Says Cost Per Effect Key in Drones
Russia invasion of Ukraine “has completely reframed perceptions of drone utility and value. Where once high-end, exquisite systems dominated the procurement…
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Ciena Expands Optics for AI Data-Center Demand
Ciena is expanding from its telecom optical roots to become a critical enabler of AI-driven data-center infrastructure. In this episode of Bloomberg…
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NiCE’s Russell on AI Agents for Contact Centers
‘We’ve seen an incredible acceleration of true automation, where AI agents were able to fulfill a significant amount of engagement with a consumer, whether it…
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IonQ CEO on Taking Quantum Computing Mainstream
Quantum computing is extending beyond the lab to redefine how we address complex problems. On this episode of Tech Disruptors, IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi joins…
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How Intuit Uses AI, Human Experts for Workflows
Powering businesses to accomplish their daily work remains Intuit’s central mission, using AI and a network of human experts to accomplish a wide range of…
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Microsoft Killing Tech Debt with Agents
“AI removes the friction from the intent to the implementation,” says Amanda Silver, corporate vice president and head of products, apps and agents at…
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Canva CTO on Design at AI Speed
“Internally, we’ve kind of moved from a model where kind of engineering kind of owned R&D, to a model where everyone is now in R&D” says Canva CTO Brendan…
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Marqeta CEO on Embedded Finance Scaling Up
Embedded finance — integrating payments and financial services directly into apps and platforms — is entering its next phase, shifting from niche fintech use…
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Affirm CEO on Transaction-Level Intelligence
Consumer credit may be approaching its foundational AI moment — with buy now, pay later emerging as the first visible act. On this episode of the Tech…
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Chambers’ 2026 Outlook — an AI Roller Coaster
Now an annual tradition on the Bloomberg Intelligence Tech Disruptors podcast, John Chambers, former Cisco CEO and founder of JC2 Ventures, sits down with…
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AT&T Ventures Bets on Future Telecom Trends
The private equity marketplace is increasingly competitive, making it difficult to win a seat at the table on hot deals. AT&T’s in-house private investment…
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Webtoon and the Future of Digital Storytelling
Webtoon pioneered the vertical scrolling format nearly 20 years ago, and has been expanding the genres of its content since. CFO David Lee joins Bloomberg…
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Amazon VP on Rufus and the Future of Search
Shopping is shifting from keyword-based search toward AI-driven, conversational guidance. Rajiv Mehta, Amazon.com’s vice president of Search and Conversational…
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Alphabet’s Woodworth on Drone-Delivery Moonshot
Drone technology has had a prolonged evolution, with companies exploring viable use cases for mainstream adoption. Adam Woodworth, CEO of Alphabet’s Wing…
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Salesforce Scaling Agentforce in the Enterprise
“…A successful agentic enterprise deployment means each of your departments are fundamentally different,” Salesforce’s SVP of Product Marketing for AI Sanjana…
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Workdays CTO on its Open-Platform Bet
“Open doesn’t mean a free for all, but open will win.” Workday CTO Peter Bailis joins Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Technology Analyst Anurag Rana to explain…
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You.com CEO on Reinventing Search for AI Era
Search is shifting to intelligent, context-rich answers from static links. You.com CEO Richard Socher joins Bloomberg Intelligence senior software analyst…
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Solidigm on Satiating AI’s Data-Storage Needs
“We think that for every gigawatt, it’s about 25 exabytes of new flash creation,” says Greg Matson, SVP and head of products and marketing at Solidigm. Matson…
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SambaNova CEO Liang on Powering AI Efficiently
“The world’s now flipped to inference — and it’s limited by power. With the same energy, we can deliver four times the output of a Blackwell,” says SambaNova…
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Waymo Sees Inflection in the Rollout of AVs
“We are more than 10x safer on many key safety metrics than an average human driver” says Saswat Panigrahi, Waymo chief product officer. Saswat joins Bloomberg…
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AWS and How it is Building Enterprise Agents
“We are moving beyond simple query-response to task completion.” AWS’s Swami Sivasubramanian joins Bloomberg Intelligence Software and Technology Analyst…
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Penguin Solutions' Bespoke Advantage in AI Buildout
Emerging AI-hardware technologies are poised to reshape data centers. Penguin Solutions CTO Phil Pokorny joins Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Woo Jin Ho to…
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Rafay CEO on Orchestrating AI Infrastructure
AI infrastructure is becoming central to enterprise innovation as companies seek faster app delivery and efficient use of computing resources. In this episode…
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AWS Gears up for Agentic Shopping
How will agentic AI change the way we shop and reshape retailers’ go-to-market strategies? AWS’s David Dorf joins Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Poonam Goyal…
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Docusign CEO on AI, IAM and Software’s Future
“We’re the only vendor that really provides that end-to-end suite and the scale and reach that Docusign has — we’re able to do this across an incredibly large…
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AWS Infrastructure in the Era of AI Workloads
“The line between AI workload and non-AI workload is getting blurrier by the day.” Prasad Kalyanaraman, VP of AWS Infrastructure Services, talks with Anurag…
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How Figma Scales Freemium to Enterprise
“In this world of AI, there’s going to be more software, not less — and design and craft will matter more than ever,” Figma CFO Praveer Melwani says. On this…
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Check Point CEO Zafrir on AI Agents, Security
“We’re in the first inning right now. In the second inning, you’ll see companies really adopting agents, building their own models for consumption within the…
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Adobe CFO - Why AI Will Accelerate Creative Cloud
“I think we’re at this really seminal moment from an industry where we clearly have a major inflection shaping the end-markets. Adobe is not new to…
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ServiceNow’s AI Control Tower and the Future of Workflows
“AI has become the new UI,” says Amit Zavery, ServiceNow’s president, chief product officer and COO, referring to the user interface as he explains why the…
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Pure Storage Brings Flash Power to the Cloud
Pure Storage is disrupting a hard-disk-dominated market by solving the price, power and performance puzzle. Pure Storage CEO Charlie Giancarlo joins Bloomberg…
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Powering Up Silicon-Anode Batteries With Enovix
In a rapidly evolving battery-technology landscape, Enovix stands out as a leader in advanced silicon anodes. Enovix’s disruptive architecture enables a…
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Zeta Leading the AI Agent Push in Marketing
Powering brands to boost customer acquisition, retention and monetization by effectively leveraging consumer data is Zeta Global’s core mission. In this Tech…
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Grindr CEO on Gen Z Dating Habits, AI Products
“We are investing significantly in dating features right now because that’s a really big item people want,” says George Arison, CEO of Grindr, noting that half…
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Pure Lithium CEO on Next-Generation Batteries
Pure Lithium aims to push the boundaries of energy storage with proprietary technology that unlocks lithium metal for the first time, disrupting both the…
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LinkedIn on the Job Market-How is AI shifting the landscape?
“Whether or not you’re changing your job, your job is changing,” says LinkedIn Chief Product Officer Tomer Cohen, who joins Anurag Rana, senior technology…
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Rocket Lab’s CEO on End-to-End Space Solutions
“What we are really focused on here is building an end-to-end space company,” says Sir Peter Beck, founder and CEO of Rocket Lab. “You can just come to one…
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May Mobility CEO Olson on Autonomous Driving
May Mobility has launched a robotaxi fleet in Atlanta through a partnership with Lyft, with standby operators included to help ease riders into the technology…
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Cyera’s Role in Cybersecurity, Data Protection
Data and identity security continues to grow in importance as enterprises face more sophisticated cyberattacks from expanding AI agents that are expanding…
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NetApp’s CEO on Unifying Data for the AI Era
NetApp has evolved into a leader in intelligent-data infrastructure from a storage pioneer, helping enterprises unify, secure and optimize their data across…