We've heard a lot about AI risks from Pope Leo XIV in recent weeks. On today's POLITICO Tech podcast, I spoke to his AI adviser, Father Paolo Benanti. It's a thought-provoking discussion all about tech, religion & regulation. Listen and subscribe: pod.link/1500970749

“If we invested as much in innovating how we built social structures around technology as we do in technology itself, we could live in a vastly different world.” More from my convo w/ the McGovern Foundation’s Vilas Dhar: www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Spend part of your weekend catching up on this week’s POLITICO Tech episode with actor and entrepreneur Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Available @politico.com. Listen and subscribe on Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music and all podcast platforms. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

“Make a law that says your digital self belongs to you.” That’s what actor and entrepreneur Joseph Gordon-Levitt wants policymakers to do as AI transforms not only Hollywood but every industry. 🎧 Listen to our conversation on today’s POLITICO Tech podcast: www.politico.com/podcasts/tech

This week on Politico Tech: Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins @stevenoverly.bsky.social to discuss AI and Hollywood — including the consequences for creatives and what he wants to see from the tech and policy worlds. Subscribe to hear the full podcast ep — out Thursday👇 politico.com/podcasts/tech

We talk a lot about the global AI race, but U.S. states are also competing to harness AI for their economies. Today's POLITICO Tech podcast explores whether the American South can become the "Digital Delta" with Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves. 🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

President Trump and his family are diving deeper into the crypto business as his administration rolls back regulations and implements crypto-friendly policies. On POLITICO Tech, reporter Declan Harty dissects Trump's crypto conflicts. 🎧 Listen & subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The House passed Trump's "big, beautiful bill" today, including a provision that would block state AI laws for 10 years. That's ... a long time. On POLITICO Tech, Sam Hammond from the Foundation for American Innovation unpacks the proposal with me. 🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Big takeaways on the Qatari jet, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Trump’s Middle East trip and Marco Rubio’s massive job(s) from today’s POLITICO Live Security Summit 👇 Read on @politico.com: www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

Is AI the new oil? President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia made clear that American technology is defining the new Middle East — and increasingly central to U.S. economic and security interests in the region. More on today’s POLITICO Tech podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

How have Trump's first 100 days gone for Silicon Valley? It's been a rocky start ... on tariffs, immigration, antitrust and more. Listen to me and Brendan Bordelon break it down on today's POLITICO Tech podcast. 🎧 Listen and subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

An antitrust expert and former FTC chair breaks down Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s big week in court www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Meta’s big antitrust trial began this week with CEO Mark Zuckerberg answering hours of questions about his social media empire. On POLITICO Tech, former FTC Chair Bill Kovacic joins me to break down his testimony and the latest in the case. 🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

🎧 On Playbook Daily Briefing: Trump lawyers face a contentious hearing today over the status of a Maryland man wrongly deported to El Salvador. POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney joins me to discuss. Plus, Harvard rebuffs Trump and Biden steps out. Also, pay your taxes. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

On POLITICO Tech, Roblox CEO David Baszucki joins me to discuss how his company aims to stay ahead of kids’ online safety regulation. Plus, his take on the recent tariff turmoil and his bid to buy TikTok. 🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

President Donald Trump has rapidly escalated his trade war with China. Now, one of his former trade officials says the two economies will be forced to decouple. But Trump’s hand may not be as strong as he thinks. 🎧 Listen to POLITICO Tech for more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Will Big Tech actually benefit from Trump's trade war? www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Could Trump’s tariffs be used as leverage against foreign tech regulation and taxes? Silicon Valley hopes so — but it all depends on how Trump negotiates. More with Council on Foreign Relations president Mike Froman on POLITICO Tech. 🎧Listen and subscribe: politico.com/podcasts/tech

Trump’s going to negotiate trade deals with countries who want to shake his tariffs — and tech is poised to be a big bargaining chip. More with Council on Foreign Relations President Mike Froman on today’s POLITICO Tech. 🎧Listen and subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Elections in Florida and Wisconsin today could deliver a major blow to Republicans — and their benefactor Elon Musk. On Playbook Daily Briefing, POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin joins me from St. Augustine to break down the votes ahead. 🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

What’s so great about Greenland? We delve into the critical minerals and potential AI data centers that are drawing tech interest in Greenland — including from folks in Trump’s orbit. 🎧Listen on POLITICO Tech: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Were the messages “war plans” or “attack plans”? Was the information classified, sensitive or something in between? Regardless, Graham Brookie from the Atlantic Council tells me the conversation never should have been on Signal. 🎧 Listen on POLITICO Tech: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

First Amendment really has me feeling 👊🇺🇸🔥 today

The group chat heard ‘round the world is still rocking Washington. POLITICO’s Amy Mackinnon joins me on Playbook Daily Briefing to talk about “Signalgate.” 🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

On POLITICO Tech, I spoke with Andreessen Horowitz general partner Katherine Boyle about Silicon Valley’s embrace of Trump and whether the firm’s American Dynamism practice is MAGA motivated. 🎧 Listen to the full show: www.politico.com/podcasts/tech

DOGE has business leaders seeing dollar signs. Appian CEO Matt Calkins tells me the government can save billions of dollars using "the most powerful digital worker ever invented" — artificial intelligence. 🎧Listen on POLITICO Tech: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

"We're not like some small country you can push around." Canada's innovation minister François-Philippe Champagne tells me Canada doesn't want a deepening trade war... and that it can take its business elsewhere if needed. More on today's POLITICO Tech: www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

I talked to Bachelor-turned-podcaster Nick Viall for POLITICO Tech and it's the first time my sister has texted me about the podcast so rise up #BachelorNation podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Is it a conflict of interest for President of the United States to publicly endorse your struggling car company when he’s also your boss but you singularly bankrolled his campaign? Y/N need an explainer. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

What can a former Bachelor teach Washington about the future of media? Nick Viall turned reality TV fame into lasting relevance through podcasting. And after 2024's "podcast election," he tells me podcasts are the future of political messaging. On POLITICO Tech: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

From Rockefeller and McKinley ... to Musk and Trump. Is America in the midst of a second Gilded Age? @joshuamzeitz.bsky.social told me so on POLITICO Tech this week. And history has a warning for Republicans — and Big Tech. Catch up on our conversation: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Great interview with @stevenoverly.bsky.social on @politico.com with former USDS eng manager Anne Marshall on the damage done and inefficiencies exacerbated by DOGE indiscriminate cuts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

I had a great time talking with @stevenoverly.bsky.social at POLITICO Tech about World Eaters. I hope you’ll give it a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/5HRZ...

We’re changing things up here at POLITICO Tech! Starting next week, you’ll hear new episodes on Mondays and Thursdays. Timely conversations about tech and politics — now with deeper reporting and insights from me! Subscribe so you don’t miss future episodes! www.politico.com/podcasts/tech

I spoke with Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna about Elon Musk's plans to cut government spending and how he thinks Democrats can win back voters with a pro-tech message. Listen on today's POLITICO Tech: www.politico.com/news/2024/11...

The last time Trump imposed sweeping tariffs, tech managed to avoid much of the pain. Now Trump is coming back, and his tariff plans are more aggressive. I spoke to the Consumer Technology Association’s trade guy Ed Brzytwa about the game plan this time around. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

For the last week, journalists and pollsters have been picking apart why certain people voted they way they did. But journalist Steven Waldman says they’re overlooking a key factor: where people get their information. Listen on POLITICO Tech: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Congress is back this week after a big election night win for Republicans. Will lawmakers knock anything off their (very long) tech to-do list? My colleague Brendan Bordelon is back on POLITICO Tech to discuss: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

The tech industry is preparing for Trump’s return and what Adam Kovacevich at the Chamber of Progress calls his “personal grievance agenda.” On POLITICO Tech, he tells me the industry’s approach this time will be 1) public flattery and 2) shared enemies. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

"A star is born." Donald Trump had a lot of praise for Elon Musk after his win Tuesday night. And now, Trump is poised to give Musk even more power. Listen to POLITICO Tech today as my colleagues and I delve in Musk's rising influence. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Trump is on the cusp of winning the presidency, and he will have the backing of a GOP-controlled Senate. That has big implications for tech policy. I dig into that with POLITICO reporter BrendanBordelon on today's POLITICO Tech. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

From augmented reality to “Magic Wall” apps, tonight’s election results will be a tech spectacle. But in the age of disinformation and distrust in news, Election Night tech is about more than making a splash. More on POLITICO Tech: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

I spoke with Ginny Badanes, head of Microsoft’s Democracy Forward program, about the election disinformation she’s expecting in the days ahead and what it will be like inside the “situation room.” Listen on POLITICO Tech: www.politico.com/news/2024/11...

Earlier this week, I interviewed FEC Commissioner Shana Broussard at #GovAI24. We talked about AI in political ads, disclosures for social media influencers and the Elon Musk "smell test." You can listen on today’s POLITICO Tech: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

All sorts of data is gathered about us and sold to political campaigns. But what if that data was used to predict whether you believe QAnon conspiracies? Or support the Jan. 6 insurrection? One company is doing just that. More on POLITICO Tech: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

The Philadelphia district attorney is suing Elon Musk over his $1 million giveaways for registered voters. On POLITICO Tech, we break down Musk's latest legal challenges and how he is pushing the boundaries of billionaires in politics. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

With AI making more employment decisions, there are questions about discrimination happening faster and more frequently — and who is to blame when it does. On POLITICO Tech, former EEOC commissioner Keith Sonderling tells me decades-old laws have the answers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

On POLITICO Tech today, Rep. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) tells me why he thinks the tech industry should want VP Kamala Harris in office... and why Donald Trump could make it harder to work with allies on tech issues like AI. Listen to the wide-ranging interview: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Arizona was a hotbed for election disinformation in 2020. Democrat Adrian Fontes says election officials are savvier now — but so are foreign adversaries and election deniers. Listen to yesterday’s interview on POLITICO Tech: www.politico.com/news/2024/10...

“The whole essence of what AI is doing and being in our society right now is hype and overhype. … And that is, in many ways, how bad religions work.” Today’s “Five Questions” interview with humanist chaplain and author @gregmepstein: www.politico.com/newsletters/...