POLITICO1 day agoElon Musk and the (ahem) future of civilizationverified_publisherPOLITICO - By BEN SCHRECKINGERListen to the fourth episode of POLITICO Tech's multi-part podcast series on cybercrime below, and find the whole series here. Elon Musk has a hunch that his Twitter takeover is really important, but he’s having a hard time explaining it. “I can't exactly say why,” he told listeners in an online chat …
POLITICO2 days agoWill robots take your job — or bump you into a new one?verified_publisherPOLITICO - By DEREK ROBERTSONListen to the third episode of POLITICO Tech's multi-part podcast series on cybercrime below, and find the whole series here. BALTIMORE — A robotic ballet plays out around the clock every day in a vast building on the outskirts of Baltimore, a city with a long history as a logistics hub in its own …
POLITICO3 days agoA new era for the online culture warverified_publisherPOLITICO - By BEN SCHRECKINGERListen to the second episode of POLITICO Tech's multi-part podcast series on cybercrime below, and find the whole series here. Elon Musk's attempt to stage a blowout media event by releasing internal Twitter correspondence last week hasn't changed many peoples’ opinions about the main topic of his …
POLITICO4 days agoThe darkest parts of the internetverified_publisherPOLITICO - By DEREK ROBERTSONAnd now, for something slightly different: Today marks the launch of POLITICO Tech, our new podcast on the politics and policy of technology. I spoke this afternoon with POLITICO’S Mohar Chatterjee, who’s kicking off the podcast with a 10-part limited series exploring “darknet” marketplaces, some of …
POLITICODec 25 questions for Kathy Baxterverified_publisherPOLITICO - By MOHAR CHATTERJEEHappy Friday! For this installment in our weekly feature, The Future in Five Questions, we examine the role of ethics in a profitable tech enterprise with Kathy Baxter — the principal architect of Salesforce’s ethical AI practice. Salesforce’s software is ubiquitous in American business, with its …
POLITICODC's FTX takeaway? Don't change muchverified_publisherPOLITICO - By BEN SCHRECKINGERIf you’ve been holding your breath for a dramatic shift in the public response to crypto, seek medical attention immediately. It’s been three weeks since crypto exchange FTX melted down. But as events of the past day have made clear, the post-collapse landscape bears an eerie resemblance to the …
POLITICOThe GOP’s new path to the futureverified_publisherPOLITICO - By DEREK ROBERTSONA new approach to tech policy is taking root in the GOP, and it’s not what you might expect from the party of Alan Greenspan and Friedrich Hayek. Led by a handful of ambitious, policy-minded senators, a group of conservatives is embracing the idea of subsidizing the tech industry and advanced …
