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
Public praise and shared foes: Tech's Trump 2.0 strategy
Silicon Valley executives lauded President-elect Donald Trump after his big win Tuesday night. And while buttering up the president-to-be is typical, the flattery may be especially strategic in Trump…
00:19:33 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
Washington, get ready for a lot more Elon Musk
Former President Donald Trump wasn’t the only big winner on Tuesday night. Elon Musk made a big bet on Trump during the election, becoming his billionaire benefactor and social media hype man. And no…
00:20:26 |
Thu 07 Nov 2024
Republicans won the Senate. Here’s what that means for tech.
Donald Trump will be the next president. But so much in tech policy depends on which party controls Congress. And last night, Republicans also took control of the Senate. That has big implications fo…
00:13:15 |
Wed 06 Nov 2024
Tonight’s election returns will be a tech spectacle
There will be many races to watch as election results pour in tonight. That includes the competition among news outlets to one-up each other with splashy new technology. After all, it’s an Election N…
00:14:56 |
Tue 05 Nov 2024
Inside Microsoft’s ‘situation room’ for Election Day
Election Day is nearly upon us. (Finally!) But any uncertainty over the outcome is sure to turbocharge disinformation from foreign adversaries and fellow Americans alike. Ginny Badanes leads the Demo…
00:24:15 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
From AI to influencers, one election official’s call for more tech transparency
The Federal Election Commission faced a big question this election cycle: Should political candidates be banned from making AI-generated deepfakes of their opponents? POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly…
00:20:38 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
How the NATO Innovation Fund is trying to change the future of war
The nature of war is changing. $10 million tanks in Ukraine are being disabled by $10,000 drones — and many cutting-edge battlefield technologies today come from private companies rather than governm…
00:22:00 |
Thu 31 Oct 2024
Who's likely to support political violence? Check the data.
Data firms are hoovering up all sorts of information about us, and then selling it to political campaigns and advocacy groups. But one of these data collectors is using that information to extrapolat…
00:15:26 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
An election lawyer unpacks the legal scrutiny on Elon Musk’s voter sweepstakes
Elon Musk’s $1 million giveaways for swing-state voters have drawn scrutiny from federal and state law enforcement, though Musk denies the money is intended to drive voter registration. On POLITICO T…
00:18:29 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
The waning days of Biden's AI policy
Election Day is (inescapably) just over a week away. But in its waning months, the Biden administration is still cranking out policy. In particular, President Biden put out guidelines late last week …
00:16:47 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
‘Atomic Advocate’ — The Italian influencer making nuclear power cool again
The combination of rising energy demands and fears about climate change is fueling fresh interest in nuclear energy, and the movement is getting a boost from Big Tech. But the return to nuclear power…
00:19:45 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
AI’s in the HR department. What are the risks?
When you apply for a job, AI is often part of the process whether you know it or not. With technology making more employment decisions, there are real questions about discrimination happening faster …
00:20:14 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
What is ‘sovereign AI’ anyway?
The term “sovereign AI” gets thrown around a lot in tech circles these days, but there’s no one set definition for what it means. Ultimately, it comes down to a race among countries to build and own …
00:19:02 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
How one doctor-turned-lawmaker wants to regulate AI
A House task force is expected to roll out a bipartisan wish list for AI regulations by year’s end and Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) is one of the lawmakers shaping that agenda. A physician prior to enter…
00:19:05 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
‘The center of the storm’: Arizona’s election chief prepares for a 2020 repeat
Arizona was an epicenter for election disinformation four years ago. A hotbed for false claims about election rigging and for politicians who still deny the results. It’s Adrian Fontes’ job to combat…
00:23:47 |
Mon 21 Oct 2024
Why the ‘religion’ of tech needs a reformation
Greg Epstein is the humanist chaplain at Harvard and MIT, and he has spent the past several years examining the rising power of tech through the lens of faith. An atheist, Epstein came away with the …
00:26:56 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
The broadband program that’s become a political fight
Government internet programs aren’t usually at the center of political attacks. But the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, or BEAD, has become a Republican target amid Vice President Ka…
00:17:06 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
How the crypto industry became a big election spender
The crypto industry is spending millions of dollars this election cycle in a bid to reshape Congress, including pivotal Senate races in Ohio, Michigan and Arizona. But ads the industry is funding foc…
00:15:25 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
The hurricanes may be over — but disinformation persists
Over the last month, the Southeastern United States has been hammered by back-to-back hurricanes. But weather aside, experts are pointing to another big storm – the swirl of storm and recovery-relate…
00:18:51 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Can Elon Musk turn out the ‘bro vote’ for Trump?
Tech billionaire Elon Musk wants to leverage his starpower to put former President Donald Trump back in the White House. But will Musk’s deep pockets and large online following make a difference in t…
00:16:29 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
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