John Coogan
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John Coogan is an entrepreneur and the co-founder and host of TBPN, a daily technology show. He is known for discussing technology and startup news.
4 episodes featuring John Coogan
TBPN
AI agents promise convenience while threatening financial stability
The episode connects AI’s cultural arrival to a harder question: whether autonomous systems will reshape commerce and amplify systemic risk.
Sep 29, 2026 · 30 min
TBPN
Smart glasses face a usefulness test beyond smartphones
The episode connects Snap’s ambitious wearable pitch with harder questions about consumer demand, AI evaluation, corporate strategy, and institutional adaptation.
Sep 17, 2026 · 29 min
TBPN
AI agents meet higher rates and harder questions of trust
The episode connects AI governance and personal-agent economics with the financing conditions shaping startups and infrastructure.
Sep 16, 2026 · 2h 20m
TBPN
AI risk meets robot arms, agent investing and chip competition
The episode connects abstract arguments about AI safety to hands-on robotics, emerging agent businesses and the hardware race challenging NVIDIA.
Sep 11, 2026 · 1h 46m