Beyond The Valley show

Beyond The Valley

Summary: CNBC's “Beyond the Valley” brings you all the latest from the vast, dynamic world of tech — outside the Silicon Valley.

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 Space companies want to beam web access to the entire planet | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:36

Companies from SpaceX to OneWeb are looking to send thousands of satellites into space. The aim is to bring internet to the remotest parts of the world. But there could be problems.

 TikTok: From viral app to national security concern | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:38

Chinese-owned app TikTok has become one of the biggest social media platforms in the world. But now it's facing scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers.

 Facial surveillance may come to a space near you | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:09

Technology is being perfected in China that uses cameras, software and artificial intelligence to identify individuals as they go about their daily lives. And now other countries are trying it out.

 Inside Huawei's rough year | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:16

Beyond the Valley looks at how Huawei has navigated a trade war, a tech blacklist, and other global turbulence — and where it may be headed next.

 Facebook’s Libra: What is it, and can it take crypto mainstream? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:23:31

Beyond the Valley explores Facebook's “Libra” and other global efforts to make cryptocurrencies a part of daily life.

 Big Tech fears US regulation, but it may be Ireland that should scare them | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:17

A unlikely regulatory body sits firmly on the front line of data protection and privacy, and it wields a very "big stick" over Silicon Valley and beyond.

 The hot trend in smartphones? Not buying a new one | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:13:32

Smartphone makers have a problem. A lot of people see no reason to upgrade. Manufacturers are trying hard to give them one.

 What is 5G — and why are the US and China fighting over it? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:21:01

The 5G network of the future will manage super-complex tasks quickly, and both China and the United States want to control it.

 It's easy to open an online store — if you give big tech a piece of the action | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:21:59

E-commerce has opened the whole world to sellers in Asia and Europe. But if they want to be big merchants, they have to contend with big tech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

 China vs US: Which country will dominate AI? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:16:12

Artificial intelligence is the most important tech frontier, and both the United States and China want to dominate it. We look at how the two countries compare now—and where the race is headed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

 How a cryptocurrency scam and its shadowy leader bilked investors out of $2 million | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:15:42

Eager investors put money into an initial coin offering, or ICO, led by a figure by the name of Marco Fike. Everything seemed to check out at first. But then they discovered that Marco Fike wasn’t real.

 An interview with Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:18:01

The top exec at Alibaba explains “Singles Day,” describes his relationship with Jack Ma, and talks about why cloud computing will be the “main business” for the e-commerce giant in the future.

 Pro video gamers are making millions by age 30 in the booming world of ‘esports’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:22:25

Pro video gamers are making millions by age 30 in the booming world of ‘esports’

 A look inside the mysteries of the dark web | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:28:29

The “dark web” is huge and mysterious, but most people have never been there. Beyond the Valley explores it first-hand. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

 Behind one man’s fight to find out everything Facebook knows about him | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:33:26

Well before the Cambridge Analytica scandal exploded, Paul-Olivier Dehaye wanted to know what Facebook knew about him. Even more than that, he wanted to know what Facebook was doing with that information. What he learned surprised him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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