{"id":3085516,"date":"2026-01-23T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?post_type=tc_video&#038;p=3085516"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:27:27","slug":"how-did-davos-turn-into-a-tech-conference","status":"publish","type":"tc_video","link":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/video\/how-did-davos-turn-into-a-tech-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"How did Davos turn into a tech conference?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div id='jwppp-video-box-30855161' class='jwppp-video-box' itemprop='video' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject' data-video='1' style=\"margin: 1rem 0;\">\n<meta itemprop='name' content='How Did Davos Turn Into A Tech Conference?'\/>\n<meta itemprop='description' content='The World Economic Forum&#039;s annual meeting in Davos felt different this year, and not just because Meta and Salesforce took over storefronts on the main promenade. AI dominated the conversation in a way that overshadowed traditional topics like climate change and global poverty, and the CEOs weren&#039;t holding back. There was public criticism of trade policy, warnings about AI bubbles popping, and a lot of talk about what comes next for the industry. Today on TechCrunch\u2019s Equity podcast, Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O&#039;Kane discuss which conversations took over Davos this week, the latest startup raises that caught our eye, and more.'\/>\n<meta itemprop='duration' content='PT0H28M45S'\/>\n<meta itemprop='thumbnailUrl' content='https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/thumbs\/gYNC31u9-720.jpg'\/>\n<meta itemprop='uploadDate' content='2026-01-23T12:00:00-08:00'\/>\n<meta itemprop='contentUrl' content='https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/media\/gYNC31u9'\/>\n<span class=\"jwppp-instant\" style=\"display: none;\" data-video=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?jwp-instant-articles=1&#038;player=GQNKsmiX&#038;mediaID=gYNC31u9\" data-width=\"480\" data-height=\"270\"><\/span><div id='jwppp-video-30855161' class='jwplayer'>Loading the player...<\/div>\n<script class=\"tcembed-script\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/libraries\/GQNKsmiX.js\"><\/script><script type='text\/javascript'>\nvar playerInstance_30855161 = jwplayer( \"jwppp-video-30855161\" );\nplayerInstance_30855161.setup({\nplaylist: \"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/media\/gYNC31u9\",\n})\n<\/script><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The World Economic Forum&#8217;s annual meeting in Davos&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2026\/01\/20\/anthropics-ceo-stuns-davos-with-nvidia-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">felt different this year<\/a>, and not just because Meta and Salesforce took over storefronts on the main promenade.&nbsp;AI dominated the conversation in a way that overshadowed traditional topics like climate change and global poverty, and the CEOs&nbsp;weren&#8217;t&nbsp;holding back. There was public criticism of trade policy, warnings about AI bubbles popping, and a lot of talk about what comes next for the industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch as TechCrunch\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/podcasts\/equity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equity<\/a>\u00a0podcast discusses which conversations took over Davos this week, the latest startup raises that caught our eye, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subscribe to Equity on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TechCrunch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">YouTube<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1215439780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1215439780\/equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Overcast<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5IEYLip3eDppcOmy5DmphC?si=rZDFHv2sQUul_g94iCRgpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u00a0Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and all the casts. 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