{"id":151773,"date":"2025-09-12T15:53:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/151773\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T15:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:53:04","slug":"astro-teller-takes-us-inside-the-moonshot-factory-building-tech-ahead-of-its-time-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/151773\/","title":{"rendered":"Astro Teller takes us inside the &#8216;moonshot factory,&#8217; building tech ahead of its time : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astro Teller is the CEO of X, Alphabet&#8217;s &#8216;moonshot factory.&#8217; He gives a behind-the-scenes look at moonshots like transforming the power grid and bringing internet to all with light beam technology.<\/p>\n<p>About Astro Teller<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.astroteller.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Astro Teller<\/a> is an entrepreneur, computer scientist, and author. He is the co-founder and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>, Alphabet&#8217;s &#8216;moonshot factory.&#8217; X is an innovation laboratory that creates new technologies to help solve some of the world&#8217;s most complex problems. Teller also serves on the boards of Wing and Intrinsic, and on the advisory board of Sandbox AQ.<\/p>\n<p>Before X, Teller co-founded and led several companies including BodyMedia, Cerebellum Capital, Zivio Technologies and Sandbox Advanced Development.<\/p>\n<p>This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by Katie Monteleone. It was edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour and Manoush Zomorodi. You can follow us on Facebook @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TEDRadioHour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TEDRadioHour\u00a0<\/a>and email us at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/09\/12\/nx-s1-5493348\/mailto:TEDRadioHour@npr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TEDRadioHour@npr.org.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Web Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/speakers\/astro_teller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Related TED Bio<\/a>: Astro Teller<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/playlists\/785\/how_innovation_changes_the_world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Related TED Playlist<\/a>: Invention<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/shahram_izadi_the_next_computer_your_glasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Related TED Talk<\/a>: The next computer? 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