Tech Snippets Today with Joseph Raczynski

Joseph Raczynski

Welcome to Tech Snippets Today, where the future of tech is served in bite-sized brilliance! I’m Joseph Raczynski, and every episode we’re cutting through the noise to explore how technology shapes our world and future trends—from AI in your hand to the policies in the halls of power. We dive deep, blending the philosophical with the practical, chatting with visionary minds like Garry Kasparov, Frank McCourt, and the leaders driving innovation across the globe. Ready to get smarter about the future? Let’s get started! 

  1. 4 GG FA

    Beyond the Cloud: Who's Really Winning the Tech Race and What's the Impact on Humanity with Mehdi Paryavi

    Mehdi Paryavi, Chairman and CEO of the International Data Center Authority (IDCA), is a pivotal figure in the world of digital transformation. Leading the world’s largest Digital Economy think tank, he advises governments, the United Nations, and tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. Paryavi’s influence extends beyond boardrooms—he’s the architect behind “application-centric” data center models, fundamentally changing how Fortune 100 companies and governments approach digital infrastructure. His Global Digital Economy Report uncovers surprising leaders in digital development, revealing that 15 countries outperform the UK, including Slovenia, and challenging assumptions about digital dominance. We chatted about the future of jobs and what kids might do. There is some concerns that we addressed and are important to start to wrap our heads around. Key Innovations and Frameworks Infinity Paradigm®: Paryavi’s holistic framework revolutionizes digital infrastructure by integrating data centers, cloud, and applications, setting the global standard for sustainable, AI-ready systems.Environmental Responsibility: He highlights the massive environmental footprint of digital activity—each Google search emits 7 grams of CO₂, and IT infrastructure now rivals aviation in energy use. His work provides essential strategies for scaling technology sustainably.Cybersecurity Leadership: With cyberattacks and data breaches escalating worldwide, Paryavi’s insights into digital security are crucial for organizational survival.AI and Human Cognition: He addresses the cognitive challenges posed by AI, warning against over-reliance on technology and advocating for a balance between innovation and human critical thinking.Digital Competitiveness: Through IDCA’s Global Digital Readiness Index, Paryavi measures national digital progress, revealing that only six nations are “highly developed” while many, including the U.S., are still emerging.Paryavi’s expertise spans technical, environmental, and geopolitical dimensions of digital infrastructure. Whether you’re interested in global digital rankings, the environmental cost of technology, or the future of human intelligence in an AI-driven world, his vision and data-driven insights offer a roadmap for navigating the challenges and opportunities of our digital era. Send us a text Many more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to join the show, please reach out. For more information, please visit the following: Website: https://www.josephraczynski.com/ Blog: https://JTConsultingMedia.com/ Podcast: https://techsnippetstoday.buzzsprout.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerazz/ X: https://x.com/joerazz

    29 min

  2. 6 GG FA

    Hollywood Unchained: How Blockchain Is Rewriting the Script with Riaz Mehta

    Are we all ready to discover how the future of entertainment is being rewritten—one blockchain at a time? Well, today we sit down with Riaz Mehta, the visionary CEO and founder of Ritestream, the production studio shaking up Hollywood’s old playbook! He’s creating a new breed of production studio that takes advantage of Web3 technology like NFTs and blockchain to open doors for creators and allow audiences to play a bigger role in how stories are made, funded and shared.   Why Listen? Meet the Maverick: Riaz isn’t just talking about change—he’s building it. Learn how Ritestream uses Web3 tech like NFTs and blockchain to give creators the keys to the kingdom and let audiences become true collaborators in the stories they love.Behind the Scenes of ‘CryptoKnights’: Get the inside scoop on the Prime Video reality series where startups pitch to top investors for funding—think “Shark Tank,” but powered by NFTs and decentralized crowdfunding.Web3 Unpacked: Riaz breaks down how blockchain is opening doors for creators and fans, making content creation, funding, and sharing more democratic, transparent, and fun.The End of Gatekeepers: Hear how creators can finally stop chasing funding or sacrificing ownership, and instead monetize their work directly—no more middlemen.Building Smart, Lean Studios: Riaz shares hard-earned lessons from building resilient, forward-thinking entertainment ventures that actually solve problems for creators, investors, and fans.What’s In Store? The real impact of NFTs and blockchain on film and TVAre you working on decentralized streaming/file sharing?Why traditional licensing is overdue for disruptionHow creators and communities can take the reins—and the rewardsTips for building entertainment companies that thrive in the fast laneReady to see what happens when creativity meets cutting-edge tech? Hit play and join us for a conversation that’s as inspiring as it is entertaining. This is the future of storytelling—don’t miss your front-row seat! Send us a text Many more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to join the show, please reach out. For more information, please visit the following: Website: https://www.josephraczynski.com/ Blog: https://JTConsultingMedia.com/ Podcast: https://techsnippetstoday.buzzsprout.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerazz/ X: https://x.com/joerazz

    29 min

  3. 23 LUG

    The Privacy Revolution - What is Zero Knowledge and How Will it Change Everything with Jens Groth

    Step into the cryptic, captivating world of privacy tech with Jens Groth, the Chief Scientist at Nexus and the very architect behind the Groth16 protocol—one of the most important breakthroughs in cryptography. In this episode, we decode the “magic words” of digital privacy—Zero Knowledge Proofs, ZKPs, ZK SNARKS—and reveal how they’re quietly transforming the internet, blockchain, and the future of AI. Why Listen? Meet the Mastermind: Jens Groth is not just an expert—he’s the inventor of Groth16, a protocol that’s become foundational for privacy and verifiability in blockchain and beyond.Demystifying the Jargon: If terms like ZK SNARKS sound like sci-fi, Jens will break them down, showing how these tools protect your data and enable trust in an increasingly AI-driven world.Compelling Storylines 1. The Secret Language of Privacy: ZKPs, SNARKS, and the Groth16 Protocol From Spy Code to Everyday Tech: Jens explains how Zero Knowledge Proofs—once the stuff of academic theory—are now powering real-world applications, making privacy practical and scalable.The Groth16 Origin Story: Hear the inside story of how and why Jens created Groth16.2. Building the Blockchain for the AI Era Nexus’s Vision: Learn what Nexus is building—a next-generation blockchain designed for the challenges of AI, where verifiability and privacy are non-negotiable.Verifiable Internet & AI: Explore how ZKPs enable a “verifiable internet,” where data and AI models can be trusted without revealing sensitive details.3. Beyond Ethereum: What Sets Nexus and ICP Apart Not Just Another Blockchain: Jens breaks down the differences between Nexus, Internet Computer Protocol (ICP), and popular blockchains like Ethereum, SUI, and Solana.Hidden Advantages: Find out what most people are missing about these new platforms—and why they might be better suited for the next wave of decentralized, privacy-first applications.4. Real-World Impact: Use Cases for ZKPs and Groth16 From Finance to Healthcare: See how ZKPs are already being used for confidential transactions, secure voting, private identity systems, and more.Apps of Tomorrow: Will we soon see mainstream apps with built-in zero knowledge tech? Jens shares his predictions and what it will take to get there.5. The Road Ahead: Where Is Privacy Tech Going? The Next Five Years: Jens looks into the crystal ball—will privacy become the default? How will AI and blockchain intersect? What new threats and opportunities are on the horizon?Advice for Builders: Tips for developers and entrepreneurs who want to integrate cutting-edge privacy into their products. Key Questions Explored What is the real story behind Groth16 and why does it matter?How do ZKPs work, and why are they so powerful for privacy and trust?What sets Nexus and ICP apart from the “big names” in blockchain?What are the most exciting use cases for zero knowledge tech today?How will privacy,Send us a text Many more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to join the show, please reach out. For more information, please visit the following: Website: https://www.josephraczynski.com/ Blog: https://JTConsultingMedia.com/ Podcast: https://techsnippetstoday.buzzsprout.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerazz/ X: https://x.com/joerazz

    30 min

  4. 21 LUG

    Building the Future of AI - Inside AXL’s Ambitious Mission with Dr. Daniel Wigdor

    Step into the heart of Canada’s AI revolution with Dr. Daniel Wigdor—professor, inventor, and co-founder & CEO of AXL, one of the country’s most ambitious venture studios. In this episode, we uncover how AXL is transforming world-class research into high-growth companies and why its mission to launch 50 AI-powered ventures in five years could reshape Canada’s innovation landscape. Why Listen? Visionary Leadership: Dr. Daniel Wigdor is not just an academic—he’s a serial entrepreneur whose inventions have reached billions of devices worldwide and who’s raised over $100 million in funding for his ventures.Canada’s AI Pipeline: Learn how AXL is tackling the country’s long-standing challenge: converting world-leading AI research into homegrown commercial successes, rather than watching them get snapped up by global tech giants.Exclusive Legal Partnership: Discover how AXL’s collaboration with Dentons, one of the world’s largest law firms, is bringing legal innovation into the earliest stages of AI commercialization, transforming how legal services are delivered. Compelling Storylines 1. The 50-Company Challenge: Ambition Meets Execution Why 50? Dr. Wigdor and his team aren’t just aiming for quantity—they’re building an ecosystem designed to keep Canadian talent and intellectual property at home, fueling economic growth and global competitiveness.Venture Studio Model: AXL’s proprietary approach merges cutting-edge AI research from the University of Toronto with real-world industry needs through its AI Catalyst program, ensuring every startup is rooted in validated demand. 2. Reinventing Legal Services: The Dentons Partnership Co-Developing the Future: Dentons and AXL are co-creating ventures that will modernize legal workflows, pricing, and access—potentially redefining what legal services mean in the age of AI.Legal Insight from Day One: Dentons becomes the exclusive legal partner for AXL’s ventures, embedding legal expertise into the earliest stages of company formation and product development. 3. High Stakes for Canada’s Tech Future Retaining Talent and IP: Dr. Wigdor’s vision is to reverse Canada’s “brain drain” by giving entrepreneurs the support, funding, and networks they need to build world-class companies at home. Key Questions Explored Can Canada finally capture the full value of its AI breakthroughs?What does it take to build 50 successful AI companies in five years?How will AI transform the legal industry—and who benefits?Can this model be replicated in other sectors or countries? Why Dr. Daniel Wigdor? Dr. Wigdor’s rare blend of academic excellence and entrepreneurial grit—combined with his track record of building and selling high-impact tech companies—makes him the perfect guide to the challenges and opportunities of commercializing AI in Canada. "With AXL, we’re not just launching startups—we’re building the infrastructure and community needed to transform inno Send us a text Many more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to join the show, please reach out. For more information, please visit the following: Website: https://www.josephraczynski.com/ Blog: https://JTConsultingMedia.com/ Podcast: https://techsnippetstoday.buzzsprout.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerazz/ X: https://x.com/joerazz

    24 min

  5. 14 LUG

    Unmasking Google’s Advertising Empire with Ari Paparo

    Step into the world behind the web’s curtain—where a single company’s quest for dominance has shaped the digital age. In this episode, we sit down with Ari Paparo, founder of Marketecture.tv, former Google executive, and author of the forthcoming exposé, Yield: How Google Bought, Built, and Bullied Its Way to Advertising Dominance (Amplify, August 5, 2025). Why Listen? Insider Access: Ari Paparo draws on decades at the heart of ad tech—Google, Nielsen, Comcast, and as the founder of Marketecture.tv—to reveal the hidden mechanics of Google’s rise.Breaking News: Hear the untold story of how Google quietly seized control of digital advertising, recently declared an abusive monopoly by U.S. courts.Impact on Everyone: Discover why this matters for the future of journalism, business, and democracy. Compelling Storylines 1. The Secret Playbook: How Google Bullied Its Way to the Top From Search Engine to Ad Titan: Trace Google’s evolution from a humble search engine to a behemoth controlling the majority of online ads.Acquisitions and Aggression: Learn how strategic takeovers—like DoubleClick and Admeld—gave Google the keys to the digital ad kingdom. 2. The Ethics Shift: From “Don’t Be Evil” to Controversy Idealism vs. Reality: Explore Google’s journey from Silicon Valley idealist to a company facing global scrutiny and accusations of manipulating both markets and public trust.Voices from the Inside: Hear first-hand accounts from industry insiders who felt deceived or powerless as Google’s influence grew. 3. The Antitrust Showdown: Trials, Tribulations, and the Future Landmark Rulings: Get a front-row seat to the historic antitrust trials that found Google guilty of maintaining illegal monopolies in both search and advertising technology.Behind the Scenes: Ari shares exclusive insights from interviews with key players and analysis of thousands of pages of court documents, making complex legal battles understandable and gripping.Key Questions Explored Is Google too powerful in the ad market to be challenged?What would breaking up Google’s ad business mean for publishers, advertisers, and consumers?Can the “open web” survive without Google at its center?Will antitrust remedies help or harm the future of media?Don’t miss this episode if you want to understand the invisible forces shaping the internet, the fate of journalism, and the future of business in the digital age. Send us a text Many more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to join the show, please reach out. For more information, please visit the following: Website: https://www.josephraczynski.com/ Blog: https://JTConsultingMedia.com/ Podcast: https://techsnippetstoday.buzzsprout.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerazz/ X: https://x.com/joerazz

    21 min

  6. 30 GIU

    AI on the Blockchain: Building a Safer Digital Future with DecideAI

    Jesse Glass, Lead AI Researcher at DecideAI, steps into the spotlight at a moment when the stakes for AI and data privacy have never been higher. As AI systems race ahead, so do the risks—exposing sensitive data in ways most current tech simply isn’t built to defend. Enter the “zero trust” philosophy: a world where blockchain’s decentralized backbone eliminates the need for faith in third-party APIs, external hosts, or shadowy identity layers. In this episode, Jesse unpacks why trustless, decentralized systems are essential as AI moves into high-stakes territory—from medical diagnostics to supply chain risk management and data-sensitive language models. We’ll explore whether true AI-on-blockchain is finally within reach, or if the real magic happens when AI’s reasoning power teams up with blockchain’s immutable ledgers, leveraging oracles and agentic systems to keep data secure. Jesse shares his journey to DecideAI, the company’s vision for a safer, smarter digital future, and which blockchains are best suited for this next frontier. We’ll dig into the power of zero-knowledge proofs, strategies to outsmart Sybil attacks, and how the privacy-versus-verification debate is shaping the evolution of Ethereum and its rivals. If you’re curious about the future of AI, privacy, and the architecture of a truly trustless internet, this is the conversation that connects all the dots—and then some Send us a text Many more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to join the show, please reach out. For more information, please visit the following: Website: https://www.josephraczynski.com/ Blog: https://JTConsultingMedia.com/ Podcast: https://techsnippetstoday.buzzsprout.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerazz/ X: https://x.com/joerazz

    25 min

  7. 25 GIU

    Beyond SaaS: How AI Agents Are Rewriting the App Playbook

    Is the SaaS model on its last legs, or just evolving into something smarter? Today, most of us live in a world run by Software as a Service—but with the rise of AI, the rules of the game are changing fast. Enter Anton Marchanka, CEO of Zing Coach, a leader whose portfolio spans $100 million, 20 mobile products, and a staggering 600 million users worldwide. In this episode, Anton unpacks what’s next for app developers as AI agents begin to replace traditional SaaS, ushering in the era of "AI-as-a-Service." We’ll explore how agentic systems are reshaping user experience, the growing role of AR and VR in app development, and what it really takes to build a hit product in today’s hyper-personalized, AI-infused landscape. Is the human element fading, or just getting an upgrade? And where does Zing Coach fit into this rapidly shifting future? From the psychology of user engagement to the future of personalized coaching apps—think Peloton with a neural network—we’re mapping out the next five years of digital innovation. If you want to know where apps, AI, and immersive tech are headed, pull up a chair. This is the conversation that will get you thinking beyond the SaaS status quo. Send us a text Many more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to join the show, please reach out. For more information, please visit the following: Website: https://www.josephraczynski.com/ Blog: https://JTConsultingMedia.com/ Podcast: https://techsnippetstoday.buzzsprout.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerazz/ X: https://x.com/joerazz

    30 min

  8. 23 GIU

    Proof Without Peeking: Human Passport and the Future of Blockchain Identity

    Imagine if verifying you’re human online didn’t mean giving up your privacy—or your entire transaction history. Today, blockchain’s biggest paradox is that while it promises trustless systems, it often leaves identities and wallets wide open, exposing users to everything from Sybil attacks to airdrop hunters. On platforms like Base, the Coinbase-backed Ethereum Layer 2 now outpacing Solana in daily transactions, the need for real, private user verification has never been greater. Enter Human Passport—formerly Gitcoin Passport—and its co-founder, Kyle Weiss. Their mission? To build the holy grail of blockchain identity: a way to prove you’re real, at scale, without KYC headaches or opaque algorithms. In this episode, we dive into how Human Passport is merging AI’s reasoning power with blockchain’s immutable transparency, using tools like zero-knowledge proofs to keep your data private but your identity verifiable. Kyle shares the story behind Human Passport, the invisible war for humanity playing out on-chain, and what the next era of privacy-first, bot-proof blockchain might look like. If you care about the future of digital identity—or just want to know how Web3 can finally keep the bots at bay—this is the conversation you don’t want to miss. Send us a text Many more amazing technology episodes to come! Subscribe and prepare for the new world. If you would like to join the show, please reach out. For more information, please visit the following: Website: https://www.josephraczynski.com/ Blog: https://JTConsultingMedia.com/ Podcast: https://techsnippetstoday.buzzsprout.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joerazz/ X: https://x.com/joerazz

    22 min
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Welcome to Tech Snippets Today, where the future of tech is served in bite-sized brilliance! I’m Joseph Raczynski, and every episode we’re cutting through the noise to explore how technology shapes our world and future trends—from AI in your hand to the policies in the halls of power. We dive deep, blending the philosophical with the practical, chatting with visionary minds like Garry Kasparov, Frank McCourt, and the leaders driving innovation across the globe. Ready to get smarter about the future? Let’s get started! 

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  • Creatore
    Joseph Raczynski
  • Anni di attività
    2024 - 2025
  • Puntate
    92
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    © 2025 Tech Snippets Today with Joseph Raczynski
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    Tech Snippets Today with Joseph Raczynski