POLITICO Tech

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 Maroney, who helped get the state’s data privacy law across the finish line in 2022, and who now has shifted gears to artificial intelligence. They discuss S.B. 2, a comprehensive tech bill, and Maroney’s hopes for Connecticut in AI regulation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 competition as key to minimizing the risks of AI -- and is looking to global regulators to level the playing field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 securing U.S. elections. On POLITICO Tech, reporter Maggie Miller sits down with CISA Director Jen Easterly to discuss the agency’s plans for both this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 loved ones, and a serious financial and emotional burden for those who lose money in the process. John Breyault from the National Consumers League joins POLITICO Tech to talk social media scams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, Intel’s haul could be worth as much as $44.5 billion. On POLITICO Tech, reporter Brendan Bordelon explains how the company lobbied its way to a big payday, and why President Joe Biden sees the deal as a political winner on the campaign trail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 harassment. But their efforts to change public disclosure laws have garnered pushback from conservative election transparency advocates. POLITICO reporter Alfred Ng joins host Steven Overly to dissect the tensions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SEC Chair Gensler discusses AI's risks in Wall Street, emphasizing the need for regulatory measures to prevent financial crises. Topics include AI's impact on the financial system, regulation challenges in finance, crisis response strategy, and SEC's use of AI for market oversight.

Exploring the Supreme Court case on online disinformation, the podcast discusses government intervention in social media, obstacles to research, challenges faced by women researchers, personal struggles of a disinformation board leader, and potential consequences of online disinformation in a hypothetical second term for President Trump.

Exploring the intersection of AI and healthcare, discussing challenges and opportunities in transforming healthcare with data and AI. Touching on issues of data contribution, privacy, AI regulation, and the divide between tech and healthcare sectors.

Discusses the House vote on banning TikTok, national security concerns, legal challenges, potential Chinese retaliation, and complexities of TikTok legislation amidst US-China geopolitical tensions