POLITICO Tech
The POLITICO Tech podcast is your download on the disruption that technology is bringing to politics and policy. New episodes on Thursdays.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 1025
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
SCOTUS kicked online speech back to the courts — so what does the future look like?
The Supreme Court dropped a major decision affecting the future of online speech last week. But the ruling was not exactly decisive. And the legal battle isn’t over yet. On POLITICO Tech, Matt Wood f…
00:15:28 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
What the election means for AI policy
The next administration will play a pivotal role in shaping artificial intelligence, but how much would that differ under Joe Biden or Donald Trump? On today’s POLITICO Tech, Dr. Alondra Nelson tackl…
00:22:28 |
Tue 09 Jul 2024
How smarter use of data could bring down opioid deaths
The number of Americans dying from an opioid overdose soared during the Covid pandemic. One theory for how to bring those numbers down? Better data. A recent multi-year study from the National Instit…
00:16:42 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
The "invisible rulers" shaping politics
Today, host Steven Overly talks with Renée DiResta, a former technical research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory, about her book "Invisible Rulers" on online influencers' power. DiResta's…
00:20:44 |
Fri 28 Jun 2024
Breaking down the Supreme Court's Murthy v. Missouri decision
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Biden administration in Missouri v. Biden, a case about government influence on social media content moderation. Guest host Rebecca Kern called A…
00:18:28 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
“Too big to govern”: Assessing the geopolitical risks around tech
Eurasia Group games out political risk. And when it comes to tech, Vice Chair Gerald Butts sees a lot of them. A former adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Butts joins POLITICO Tech to…
00:20:21 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
How the church of AI made Nvidia a profit
Nvidia has rapidly become one of the world’s most valuable companies, propelled by the global rush to develop artificial intelligence. But the company’s success was not actually all that sudden — and…
00:13:55 |
Tue 25 Jun 2024
The challenges with creating cellphone-free schools
Los Angeles will soon ban cell phones and social media in schools, becoming the latest school district to crack down on tech in the classroom. California at large could be next. On POLITICO Tech, Sta…
00:18:24 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
The rocky road ahead for New York’s new social media law
Children’s advocates often compare social media to cigarettes, arguing platforms like YouTube and TikTok are addictive and harmful. That’s led to an increasing number of states passing laws aimed at …
00:14:24 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
How much energy does AI use? A lot, actually
Artificial intelligence consumes a lot of energy. Exactly how much is hard to say, because AI companies keep much of that information hidden – a practice that some policymakers and activists are tryi…
00:18:01 |
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Elon Musk wants to end electronic voting machines. Is that even possible?
Elon Musk sparked much debate with a post on X saying the U.S. “should eliminate electronic voting machines.” But is that even possible? Pamela Smith, the president and CEO of election integrity nonp…
00:14:10 |
Tue 18 Jun 2024
Why Silicon Valley’s Trump backers should worry Democrats
A small but growing number of tech entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and crypto enthusiasts are throwing their 2024 support behind former President Donald Trump over President Joe Biden. And Rep. Ro…
00:17:53 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Ex-Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer thinks numbers will save us
Steve Ballmer has made his fortune as the former CEO of Microsoft and owner of the LA Clippers. But his nonprofit USAFacts is trying to make government data more consumable, a mission driven by the b…
00:29:14 |
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Four U.S. and Canadian tech execs talk AI
POLITICO Tech went to Toronto for the U.S.-Canada Summit, hosted by BMO Financial Group and Eurasia Group. Host Steven Overly moderated a discussion on how the neighbors are competing and cooperating…
00:19:04 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
REBROADCAST: Why one ‘godfather of AI’ warns humans must exert control
Host Steven Overly is in Canada this week for The US-Canada Summit, hosted by BMO Financial Group and Eurasia Group — and it got him thinking about another Canadian who's been on the podcast before: …
00:19:47 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
The EU election results — and what they mean for tech policy
After the EU elections over the weekend, the continent’s politics seems to be shifting. So what does that mean for tech? Host Steven Overly talked with Politico EU tech reporter Clothilde Goujard to …
00:15:25 |
Tue 11 Jun 2024
Trump is blowing up on TikTok. Will Republicans soon join him?
Former President Donald Trump is in his second week on TikTok, and already soaring past President Joe Biden in both followers and views. But that doesn't necessarily mean he's having more influence. …
00:13:40 |
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s big bet on climate tech
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey says climate tech is all opportunity, no hype. That’s why she wants to pour $1 billion into the sector over the next decade, along with as much federal money as she ca…
00:16:47 |
Fri 07 Jun 2024
Whose voice is it anyway? When AI comes for the rich and famous
What do Scarlett Johansson, Bette Midler and Johnny Carson have in common? All three have been at the center of controversies over the impersonation of famous people — and tested the limits of what U…
00:19:24 |
Thu 06 Jun 2024
'The death of truth' — and how to save it
Disinformation and conspiracies that run rampant online, and the business models that fund them, have created a world in which people no longer agree on a shared set of facts. That was the impetus be…
00:18:25 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
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