Tech'ed Up

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What’s happening right now on the frontlines of tech?  From the C-Suite and Capitol Hill to AI and quantum computing, Niki breaks down trending tech to help savvy listeners get even smarter. 

A zippy conversation about emerging technology hosted by industry veteran Niki Christoff.  Guests include experts, enthusiasts, regulators, policymakers, CEOs, and reporters.  

New episodes weekly.

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Quick Tech Takes • Surveillance, TikTok & Robots

Apr 25 2024 19 mins  
Corporate Counsel at Google, Kat Mauler, sits down with Niki in the Tech’ed Up studio to talk about what’s moving fast in tech news. They break down big legislative moves in Congress with the expansion of FISA Section 702 adding extra surveillance remit to the US government, the TikTok divestiture bill dominating the headlines - and why it’s not a ban, and critique the moves

Profiles in Tech: Fighting Online Hate • Imran Ahmed

Apr 18 2024 19 mins  
The CEO and Founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, Imran Ahmed, joins Niki in the studio to talk about what his recent win against Elon Musk means for the proliferation of hate speech online. He and Niki debate who has moral responsibility for online hate but both agree the current climate is untenable.“CCDH advocates a market regulatory solution to a market regulator

Quick Tech Takes • Privacy Legislation & Tech's AI Data Race

Apr 11 2024 21 mins  
Corporate Counsel at Google, Kat Mauler, joins Niki for a D.C. insider take on the latest tech headlines. They talk AI’s insatiable appetite for data and the landmark bipartisan data privacy bill making waves this week. Added bonus, zombie attacks in the Terms & Conditions and the sad trombone sounds of Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” tech. “You always want tech to move ahea

Profiles in Tech: Put Yourself in The Room • Jill Hazelbaker (Uber)

Apr 04 2024 30 mins  
SVP of Marketing and Public Affairs at Uber, Jill Hazelbaker, shares lessons learned from her career at the comms helm of John McCain’s presidential campaign, to jumping in head-first at Google, to what keeps her engaged and energized at Uber. “...most companies get a honeymoon period, and you would be very wise to use it to think about those arguments and think about your alli

Quick Tech Takes • U.S. v. Apple & "The Rewiring of Childhood"

Mar 28 2024 23 mins  
Founder and CEO of the Chamber of Progress, Adam Kovacevich, joins Niki for a rapid-fire take on the latest tech headlines. They dive into the latest Big Tech anti-trust litigation and have a candid talk about childhood in the smartphone era. “Apple hasn't done anything in the U.S. differently than in Europe. So it's peculiarly American that we've ended up in this

"Regulatory Hacking" • Author Evan Burfield

Mar 21 2024 23 mins  
Head of Strategy at The Future US, Evan Burfield, joins Niki with an update on how hacking the regulatory environment for start-ups has changed over the last few years. They take a deep dive into minerals and bioeconomy tech, talk human brain interfaces, and how building coalitions is essential to being strategic in approaching Washington. “The Department of Defense can be an inc

Quick Tech Takes • TikTok & EU's Digital Markets Act

Mar 14 2024 21 mins  
Founder and CEO of the Chamber of Progress, Adam Kovacevich, joins Niki for a rapid-fire take on the latest tech headlines. They talk about TikTok’s headache in Washington, Europe’s misguided Digital Markets Act, and the state of play in Congress. “Even if this bill founders this year, the issue doesn't go away, right? That's the thing. The issue never goes away. Th

Billionaires Playing Politics • Teddy Schleifer (Puck)

Mar 07 2024 27 mins  
Puck reporter Teddy Schleifer pulls back the curtain on tech billionaires and political contributions. He and Niki look into the money and influence wielded by Silicon Valley titans over the presidential campaign. They talk about effective altruists, the “red-pilling” of Silicon Valley, and why tech donations to third-party candidates will continue to make things interesting th

Quick Tech Takes • “Spamouflage,” Google Gemini, & ChatGPT

Feb 29 2024 22 mins  
Steer PR partner Lauren Tomlinson joins Niki for the second installment of Beyond the Buzz, the bi-weekly series of Tech’ed Up that digs into the comms, tech, and DC news creating headlines. They talk “Spamoflauge”, Gemini, and Chat GPT. Subscribe to the BLUF newsletterRead the Forbes articleRead the Washington Post articleRead the NY Times articleFollow Lauren on LinkedIn L

The AI Ripple Effect • Dex Hunter-Torricke (DeepMind)

Feb 22 2024 22 mins  
Head of Global Communications and Marketing at DeepMind, Dex Hunter-Torricke, joins Niki in the studio to inject some optimism and hope into the doom n’ gloom AI conversations dominating the airwaves. He highlights exponentially innovative developments at the Google subsidiary like AlhpaFold, scientific discoveries of new crystals and minerals, and AI-improved weather forecasting