The AI Agent in Your Pocket: Qualcomm’s CEO on the Future of Mobile

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Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon discusses the future of mobile technology and the shift from apps to AI agents.

The smartphone is everywhere, but its next evolution won’t look like the apps we use today. In this episode of Bold Names, WSJ’s Tim Higgins sits down with Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon to discuss the seismic shift from apps to AI agents – and why this transition could reshape everything from your phone to your glasses. To watch the video version of this episode, visit our WSJ Podcasts YouTube channel or the video page of WSJ.com. Check Out Past Episodes: How SAP's CEO Is Remaking the European Tech Giant For The Age Of AI How Corning Is Using Trump’s Tariffs To Its Advantage This Tech Founder's $1.3 Billion Company Is Taking On Apple and Samsung Biden’s Antitrust Architect on How Big Tech Threatens U.S. Prosperity Let us know what you think of the show. Email us at BoldNames@wsj.com. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter.Read Tim Higgins’s column. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Tim Higgins

Guest: Cristiano Amon

Topics covered

• AI
• mobile technology
• smartphones

Keywords

• Qualcomm
• AI agents
• smartphone evolution

Mentioned in this episode

Products: smartphones, AI agents

Places: U.S.

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