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
Put down your pencil. The SAT has officially gone digital
The Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT, has long been a rite of passage for students applying to college in the U.S. Now, the test has undergone a digital transformation that became official over the w…
00:17:27 |
Mon 11 Mar 2024
Why AI could be the death and rebirth of high school English
Generative artificial intelligence is transforming the way students learn to read and write. To understand how, POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly called up California high school teacher Daniel Herman…
00:17:25 |
Fri 08 Mar 2024
What tech to put on your State of the Union bingo card
President Joe Biden will deliver the State of the Union address tonight. And while tech probably won’t dominate the speech, Biden could mention issues like AI, microchips and competition with China. …
00:18:56 |
Thu 07 Mar 2024
The AI behind Israel’s strikes on Gaza
Israel is using artificial intelligence to identify strike targets in Gaza as it goes after Hamas following the Oct. 7 attacks. Critics are now pressing for details on the technology as the death tol…
00:15:06 |
Wed 06 Mar 2024
What a 2024 campaign looks like online
It’s Super Tuesday — and President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are expected to be the big winners. But the digital campaign is not exactly a 2020 rematch. On POLITICO Tech, Republican…
00:19:45 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
The White House's AI guy on the data Biden doesn’t want China to get
The Biden administration escalated its tech war with China last week, taking a pair of actions aimed at cracking down on Beijing’s access to data on Americans. Ben Buchanan, the White House special a…
00:16:58 |
Mon 04 Mar 2024
How Russia outmaneuvers U.S. tech restrictions
In the two years since the invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. has tried to cut off Russia’s access to microchips and other technology that helps its war effort. But Moscow has proven resilient — and conti…
00:18:26 |
Fri 01 Mar 2024
‘It's a tug-of-war’: Public vs. expert opinions on AI
A new report out today shows that tech experts and the general public don’t see eye to eye on some of the biggest risks posed by artificial intelligence. Lee Rainie from Elon University’s Imagining t…
00:16:35 |
Thu 29 Feb 2024
'Any nightmare use for data you can think of will probably happen'
Steven Overly interviews journalist Byron Tau about his newly published book, “Means of Control,” which details how he came to learn that a trove of personal information was being peddled to federal …
00:17:55 |
Wed 28 Feb 2024
Inside the Brussels spyware crisis
At least two lawmakers in the European Parliament have found spyware on their phones. This is a major breach, especially since both members sit on the defense subcommittee. And it shows serious cyber…
00:16:01 |
Tue 27 Feb 2024
The social media content moderation laws before SCOTUS today
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two lawsuits today -- the outcomes of which could shape the way governments regulate social media. At issue are laws in Texas and Florida that put restriction…
00:16:30 |
Mon 26 Feb 2024
How AI is changing Homeland Security from the inside out
The Department of Homeland Security has an enormous footprint. Everything from policing the southern border to processing visas for high skilled immigrants, Investigations into child sexual material …
00:20:31 |
Fri 23 Feb 2024
How federal agencies are fighting deepfakes
Washington is in the midst of its first real crackdown on AI-generated deepfakes, as federal agencies take action to combat robocalls, election misinformation and fraud. But will it be enough? Public…
00:18:20 |
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Biden's chips problem in Michigan
A Michigan company called Hemlock Semiconductor got the red carpet treatment from President Joe Biden back in 2022. As Biden stood outside the White House, he pledged the CHIPS and Science Act would…
00:12:37 |
Wed 21 Feb 2024
Parler’s ousted CEO is trying for a second act
John Matze is the former CEO of Parler. You might recall, that’s the social media app that became a favorite for far-right personalities spreading conspiracies during the 2020 election. And he was fi…
00:22:33 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Tech layoffs are 'the new normal'
Tech companies worldwide have laid off nearly 35,000 workers so far this year, adding to the worst stretch of job cuts the industry has seen in decades. In the U.S., cities dependent on the tech sect…
00:16:43 |
Fri 16 Feb 2024
The U.S. president is on TikTok. Now what?
President Joe Biden officially joined TikTok this week -- a surprise that may have delighted no one more than TikTok itself. The video sharing app has been sharply criticized in Washington over supp…
00:16:22 |
Thu 15 Feb 2024
The UK’s new crypto minister comes to Washington
The U.K.’s Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Bim Afolami, is making a swing through the U.S. and Canada this week, pitching his home country as a hub for crypto and fintech. Afolami sat down with P…
00:18:04 |
Wed 14 Feb 2024
AI in elections? A former Facebook exec says it's time to ‘panic responsibly’
A series of recent headlines about politicians using AI-generated deepfakes of themselves got us thinking the gray areas in how artificial intelligence can be used on the campaign trail. In Indonesia…
00:19:53 |
Tue 13 Feb 2024
When is an AI invention still manmade?
Artificial intelligence alone cannot be considered as an inventor, but the humans who use it can be. That’s according to U.S. Patent and Trademark Office guidelines put out this morning. On POLITICO …
00:17:29 |
Mon 12 Feb 2024
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