{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8cf4cec7-5a0f-49c5-8ec9-36941b5c6b6e/6a44f2ed75e7a3e96116d78d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"PayPal’s Max Levchin on Donald Trump, Elon Musk and mega-IPOs","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0b311a8cbef1d93cf121/1783000676609-cd6de5a2-b8a4-4e7e-baaf-9c2090f214fd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Affirm CEO, PayPal co-founder, original member of the 'PayPal Mafia' Max Levchin joins Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott to talk about moral moneylending, Elon Musk, mega-IPOs and why there are so many tech bosses in Washington. As he puts it – “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.”</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile, Anthropic has announced that Claude Fable 5 will be released again globally after the Trump administration's ban. Plus, Danny and Katie discuss the latest trend in Silicon Valley - the rise of voice AI and the death of the keyboard. Is it hot air or if we are really in a new era of&nbsp;\"yapping, rather than tapping\"? On that note, Norman, Katie's AI agent, finally (and terrifyingly), has a voice.</p><p><br></p><p>Would you swap your keyboard for voice-to-text software? <strong>Get in touch:</strong> techpod@thetimes.co.uk</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read more: </strong><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/business/technology/article/ai-voice-text-death-keyboard-gzwdmdl86\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Is it time to say goodbye to the keyboard?</a></p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Marnie Duke</p><p><strong>Executive Producer: </strong>Priyanka Deladia</p><p><strong>Video Producer: </strong>Bronwen Latham</p><p><strong>Image: </strong>Getty</p>","author_name":"The Sunday Times"}