After more than a decade in London, Danny Fortson returns to Silicon Valley to meet the techies trying to change the world - and make loads of money while doing it. DIVE DEEPER - Longform interviews on Danny's sister podcast, Danny In The Valley - Read Danny's longform commentary on the series at thetimes.co.uk Danny has 3 jobs listed on their profile. Yeah, gimme one of those. After more than a decade in London, Danny Fortson returns to Silicon Valley to meet the techies trying to change the world - and make loads of money while doing it. Photo / Getty ImagesThe TimesBy: Danny FortsonDanny Fortson reports on the new age of flying machines. No, wait — what I desperately need is one of those levitating motorcycles that they race around on in the Star Wars films. by The Sunday Times. I need a jetpack. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Paul Romer, the Nobel prize-winning economist, to talk about the choice between killing people and killing the economy (3:00), the policy failures of the Covid response (7:30), what happens when we reopen (11:35), the state of the economy (16:15), why going back to “normal” is doomed to fail (22:00 […] Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dannyinthevalley. Danny Fortson Verified Podcast Host, West Coast Correspondent — Danny in the Valley Podcast , Tales of Silicon Valley Podcast , The Sunday Times In 1997 opposing coach Charlie Spoonhour complimented Fortson with: "I could do a chin-up on his arm, and it wouldn't affect his shooting.". At their peak on January 27, GameStop shares, which traded at less than $5 last year, hit $492, valuing it at more than $25 billion (£18 billion) despite its $296 million loss on $3 billion sales in the first nine months of its financial year. Duration: 00:29:14. After more than a decade in London, Danny Fortson returns to Silicon Valley to meet the techies trying to change the world - and make loads of money while doing it. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Paul Romer, the Nobel prize-winning economist, to talk about the choice between killing people and killing the economy (3:00), the policy failures of the Covid response (7:30), what happens when we reopen (11:35), the state of the economy (16:15), why going back to “normal” is doomed to fail (22:00 […] 894646. View Danny Fortson’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Registered in England No. Danny Fortson has been the West Coast correspondent for The Sunday Times since the beginning of 2017, covering all things technology and Silicon Valley. In an additional bonus episode to Tales From Silicon Valley, The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, for the full interview that was featured in episode 1 of Tales Of Silicon Valley. Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: “Make Data Great Again” The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO and one of the world’s richest men, to talk about retiring with a $33bn fortune (1:55), launching his new project USA Facts (3:00), losing his shirt investing in Twitter (3:55), starting as … Atari's Nolan Bushnell "I started tinkering in third grade and never stopped" 1/14/2020. 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Danny Fortson Sunday February 07 2021, 12.01am , The Sunday Times The pump turns to dump Shares in GameStop, the Texas-based video games retailer at … After more than a decade in London, Danny Fortson returns to Silicon Valley to meet the techies trying to change the world - and make loads of money while doing it. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. by The Sunday Times. “A New York company, TransparentBusiness, sends screenshots from your computer to your line manager, to show them what you are up to. Actually, make it a flying car. By Danny Fortson; The Times; 4:40PM December 13, 2020; Comments; Share this article. The WallStreetBets page on the Reddit website was stuffed with stories of overnight fortunes won by punters gambling their Covid stimulus cheques while hedge funds were pushed to the brink. The Sunday Times in collaboration with Wireless Studios today announces its first storytelling podcast series, ‘The Pivot’ hosted by its West Coast correspondent, Danny Fortson. "If you look at a Tesla, in many ways, it feels like an iPhone on wheels. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on George Goldsmith to talk about how he started looking into psilocybin (3:45), its history of research (7:00), what he and his wife did before starting Compass (10:15), the 100 million people suffering treatment-resistant depression (14:15), launching the company (17:15), finding investors (18:45), […] In his three years playing for the Bearcats he became the school's second highest all-time scorer by scoring 1,881 points. You know the ones, where the driver is bent over like a jockey? We use cookies on our website to improve your user experience and to collect statistical data such as number of unique visitors and time spent on our website. More. Fortson played for the Cincinnati Bearcats for 3 years from 1994 to 1997. By accepting this policy, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies. In this new eight-part series, the Sunday Times' technology correspondent Danny Fortson tells the story of the valley through portraits of key players through its short history. The pump turns to dumpShares in GameStop, the Texas-based video games retailer at the centre of an online trading phenomenon, collapsed 80 per cent last week. We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. CNBC's Brian Sullivan and Deirdre Bosa discuss what investors should watch in the Big Tech sector under the incoming administration, especially with regard to Section 230, with Danny Fortson … Please, The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. Danny Fortson, senior business reporter for The Sunday Times, called this a "gold rush" in the electric vehicle market. Please, Janet Yellen, the Treasury secretary, has held a meeting with fellow regulators. College career. There was the 10-year-old who turned $60 of GameStop shares into $3,000. They went from $325 on Monday to $63.77 by Friday’s close. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Paul Romer, the Nobel prize-winning economist, to talk about the choice between killing people and killing the economy (3:00), the policy failures of the Covid response (7:30), what happens when we reopen (11:35), the state of the economy (16:15), why going back to “normal” is doomed to fail (22:00 […] Danny Fortson, who previously covered oil, gas, utilities and mining, has been appointed West Coast Tech Correspondent, based in San Francisco. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Danny’s connections and jobs at similar companies. The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Dmitri Mehlhorn, head of Investing in US, to talk about the business of unseating Trump (3:45), what he saw as an existential threat (8:25), linking up with Reid Hoffman (10:50), the problem he sought to solve (13:00), investing hundreds of millions to make Trump a one-term president (15:55), the importance of Big Data in politics (20:15), …