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
Millions of kids use Roblox. Now, it wants Washington’s attention.
If you haven’t heard of Roblox, your kids certainly have. It’s an online platform for games and other virtual experiences, and most of its users are under 17 years old. As Congress weighs kids’ onlin…
00:18:58 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
How the U.S. is becoming more like China on tech
The Biden administration is in the midst of its latest attempt at a diplomatic reset with China, its chief geopolitical rival on all things tech. Council on Foreign Relations President Mike Froman — …
00:23:48 |
Fri 05 Apr 2024
What Trump’s return would mean for trans-atlantic tech relations
U.S. and European officials will meet in Belgium today and tomorrow for the latest gathering of the Trade and Technology Council, a body meant to mend the trans-atlantic relationship following four y…
00:13:51 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
This organization could decide how AI is regulated in health care
AI is coming to health systems — in fact, it's already here. As it rolls out, the government is taking a light approach to regulation, issuing guidance, but no binding rules. The Coalition for Health…
00:17:09 |
Wed 03 Apr 2024
What a U.S.-UK AI alliance really means
The U.S. and UK have inked a memorandum of understanding that will see the allies join forces on AI safety research and testing. But what will that mean in reality? On POLITICO Tech, host Steven Over…
00:18:38 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
How surging tech demand will stress America’s power grid
Electricity demand in the United States is projected to skyrocket over the next decade, partly because of the rising power needs of data centers and electric vehicles. That poses big challenges for t…
00:18:58 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
The author of 'Broad Band' on what you didn't know about tech’s hidden heroines
Claire Evans, the author of "Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet," joins guest host and Deputy Tech Editor Daniella Cheslow to talk about frequently overlooked female tech…
00:17:07 |
Fri 29 Mar 2024
The author of ‘Chip War’ on the state of the fight
Chris Miller wrote the definitive book on microchips. Now, the author of “Chip War” joins guest host Phelim Kine to break down the U.S. strategy for becoming a global leader in semiconductor manufact…
00:17:38 |
Thu 28 Mar 2024
Connecticut is looking to be a first mover on AI regulation
The state level is really where the tech action is at right now. On today’s Politico Tech, Morning Tech author Mallory Culhane sits in for Steven Overly to talk with Connecticut State Senator James M…
00:16:28 |
Wed 27 Mar 2024
Mozilla took on Big Web. Now, it’s taking on Big AI.
Tensions between large and small tech companies over the rules for artificial intelligence are already palpable. On POLITICO Tech, Linda Griffin from Mozilla tells host Steven Overly why Mozilla sees…
00:17:09 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Chinese hackers and the Rubik’s Cube: One-on-one with CISA Director Jen Easterly
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, also known as CISA, is tasked with tackling two of Washington’s biggest and most politically fraught challenges: confronting Chinese hackers and …
00:24:08 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
My mom's Facebook got hacked. Here's what happened next
Social media hacking and the scams that come with it affect thousands of people each year -- including host Steven Overly’s mom. It can be a major inconvenience for those cut off from friends and lov…
00:19:36 |
Fri 22 Mar 2024
Intel lobbied hard for chips money — and got a big payout
The Biden administration announced Wednesday it will provide Intel with subsidies, grants and tax credits in exchange for building new manufacturing and research facilities in the U.S. Combined, Inte…
00:15:15 |
Thu 21 Mar 2024
Why states are losing the fight to protect voters from doxxing
The names and addresses of millions of Americans can be found online through voter registration records. And some states argue that’s a privacy concern as voters are targeted with doxxing and harassm…
00:11:30 |
Wed 20 Mar 2024
SEC chair Gensler on AI's threat to Wall Street: "I don't want everybody to drive off the cliff"
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler warns on today’s episode of POLITICO Tech that Wall Street’s headlong rush to embrace artificial intelligence could create new weaknesses in the …
00:24:08 |
Tue 19 Mar 2024
SCOTUS to tackle online disinformation today
Should the government be telling social media companies what misinformation to remove? That’s the central question in a major tech case being heard at the Supreme Court today. On POLITICO Tech, Nina …
00:19:06 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
The AI doctor will see you now
Artificial intelligence has begun to transform health care. But how do you separate the promise from the hype? And will only the rich actually benefit? Host Steven Overly asked those questions at the…
00:18:43 |
Fri 15 Mar 2024
What’s next in TikTok’s Washington drama
The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to force a sale, and perhaps eventually a ban, of the video sharing app TikTok. But many hurdles remain before that becomes a reality. And the drama surroundi…
00:21:13 |
Thu 14 Mar 2024
Why the U.S. Army is recruiting at South By Southwest
South By Southwest took over Austin. The annual tech and entertainment festival attracts an eccentric crowd, which this year includes a strong contingent of Washington policymakers and U.S. defense o…
00:17:16 |
Wed 13 Mar 2024
A new political playbook for countering disinformation
The rise in online disinformation has forced political campaigns to develop a new playbook. Journalist Sasha Issenberg tackles that subject in his new book, “The Lie Detectives.” He joins POLITICO Te…
00:15:00 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
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