Tech'ed Up
360 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsWhat’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.
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Battling "Big Tech" Backlash
April 07, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBAuthor and academic, Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt, Ph.D, applies AI modeling to analyze large data sets of tech coverage to answer the question: Why is there a backlash gainst Big Tech and is their comms strategy working? Her first book, The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication, chronicles how mainstream coverage of the tech industry shifted from a long period of utopianism to our current state of dystopianism. Find Nirit's book Follow Niki on LinkedIn
Battling Big Tech Backlash • Author Nirit Weiss-Blatt
April 07, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBAuthor and academic, Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt, Ph.D, applies AI modeling to analyze large data sets of tech coverage to answer the question: Why is there a backlash gainst Big Tech and is their comms strategy working? Her first book, The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication, chronicles how mainstream coverage of the tech industry shifted from a long period of utopianism to our current state of dystopianism. "We've been over utopian, but we are clearly over-dystopian now. And we should seek a...
Big Tech: Battling PR Backlash • Nirit Weiss-Blatt
April 07, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBAuthor and academic, Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt, Ph.D, applies AI modeling to analyze large data sets of tech coverage to answer the question: Why is there a backlash gainst Big Tech and is their comms strategy working? Her first book, The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication, chronicles how mainstream coverage of the tech industry shifted from a long period of utopianism to our current state of dystopianism. Find Nirit's book Follow Niki on LinkedIn
Battling "Big Tech" Backlash (Nirit Weiss-Blatt)
April 07, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBAuthor and academic, Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt, Ph.D, applies AI modeling to analyze large data sets of tech coverage to answer the question: Why is there a backlash gainst Big Tech and is their comms strategy working? Her first book, The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication, chronicles how mainstream coverage of the tech industry shifted from a long period of utopianism to our current state of dystopianism. Find Nirit's book Follow Niki on LinkedIn
"Your Computer Isn't Listening to You" • Austin Carson
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBAI enthusiast and founder of SeedAI, Austin Carson, started a non-profit to get artificial intelligence projects launched in new and diverse communities across America. We talk about “machines thinking for themselves,” bias in code (and in the world), and Austin finally answers the burning question: Are our computers eavesdropping? Learn more about SeedAI Subscribe to Jack Clark’s newsletter Watch “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World” Follow Niki on LinkedIn
AI: "Your Computer Isn't Listening to You" • Austin Carson
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBAI enthusiast and founder of SeedAI, Austin Carson, started a non-profit to get artificial intelligence projects launched in new and diverse communities across America. We talk about “machines thinking for themselves,” bias in code (and in the world), and Austin finally answers the burning question: Are our computers eavesdropping? Learn more about SeedAI Subscribe to Jack Clark’s newsletter Watch “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World” Follow Niki on LinkedIn
AI: "No, Your Computer Isn't Listening to You" • Austin Carson
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBAI enthusiast and founder of SeedAI, Austin Carson, started a non-profit to get artificial intelligence projects launched in new and diverse communities across America. We talk about “machines thinking for themselves,” bias in code (and in the world), and Austin finally answers the burning question: Are our computers eavesdropping? "Just like we are, it (the internet) aggregates our good things and aggregates our bad things and that lays us kind of bare in front of ourselves in the world....
"Your Computer Isn't Listening" with Austin Carson
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBAI enthusiast and founder of SeedAI, Austin Carson, started a non-profit to get artificial intelligence projects launched in new and diverse communities across America. We talk about “machines thinking for themselves,” bias in code (and in the world), and Austin finally answers the burning question: Are our computers eavesdropping? Learn more about SeedAI Subscribe to Jack Clark’s newsletter Watch “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World” Follow Niki on LinkedIn
Is Your Computer Listening to You? (Austin Carson)
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBAI enthusiast and founder of SeedAI, Austin Carson, started a non-profit to get artificial intelligence projects launched in new and diverse communities across America. We talk about “machines thinking for themselves,” bias in code (and in the world), and Austin finally answers the burning question: Are our computers eavesdropping? Learn more about SeedAI Subscribe to Jack Clark’s newsletter Watch “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World” Follow Niki on LinkedIn
Is Your Computer Listening to You?
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBAI enthusiast and founder of SeedAI, Austin Carson, started a non-profit to get artificial intelligence projects launched in new and diverse communities across America. We talk about “machines thinking for themselves,” bias in code (and in the world), and Austin finally answers the burning question: Are our computers eavesdropping? Learn more about SeedAI Subscribe to Jack Clark’s newsletter Watch “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World” Follow Niki on LinkedIn
AI: Your Computer Isn't Listening to You • Austin Carson
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBAI enthusiast and founder of SeedAI, Austin Carson, started a non-profit to get artificial intelligence projects launched in new and diverse communities across America. We talk about “machines thinking for themselves,” bias in code (and in the world), and Austin finally answers the burning question: Are our computers eavesdropping? Learn more about SeedAI Subscribe to Jack Clark’s newsletter Watch “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World” Follow Niki on LinkedIn
"No, Your Computer Isn't Listening to You" • Austin Carson (SeedAI)
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBAI enthusiast and founder of SeedAI, Austin Carson, started a non-profit to get artificial intelligence projects launched in new and diverse communities across America. We talk about “machines thinking for themselves,” bias in code (and in the world), and Austin finally answers the burning question: Are our computers eavesdropping? "Just like we are, it (the internet) aggregates our good things and aggregates our bad things and that lays us kind of bare in front of ourselves in the world....
"Your Computer Isn't Listening to You" with Austin Carson
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBAI enthusiast and founder of SeedAI, Austin Carson, started a non-profit to get artificial intelligence projects launched in new and diverse communities across America. We talk about “machines thinking for themselves,” bias in code (and in the world), and Austin finally answers the burning question: Are our computers eavesdropping? Learn more about SeedAI Subscribe to Jack Clark’s newsletter Watch “Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World” Follow Niki on LinkedIn
Bonus: Crisis Comms & The Royal Family
March 23, 2022 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.36 MBThis week host Niki Christoff appears as a guest on the Royally Obsessed podcast to talk about what she does in her day job: crisis communications. From Prince Andrew and the Oprah interview to Queen Elizabeth’s commitment to “never complain, never explain,” Niki breaks down the press strategy. Listen at min 25:00 https://apple.co/3uskWE2
Crypto 101: What are Stablecoins? (Chris Grieco)
March 17, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBAttorney Chris Grieco is General Counsel for a crypto startup that has created a stablecoin protocol. An alumnus of the Department of Justice, White House Counsel's office, and a former federal prosecutor, Chris knows his way around the corridors of Washington. In this episode, he joins Niki at the Tech'ed Up studio to explore the concepts of stablecoins, a digital dollar, and "decentralized finance" AKA DeFi.
Crypto 101: Understanding Stablecoins • Chris Grieco
March 17, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBAttorney Chris Grieco is General Counsel for a crypto startup that has created a stablecoin protocol. An alumnus of the Department of Justice, White House Counsel's office, and a former federal prosecutor, Chris knows his way around the corridors of Washington. In this episode, he joins Niki at the Tech'ed Up studio to explore the concepts of stablecoins, a digital dollar, and "decentralized finance" AKA DeFi.
Crypto 101: Understanding Stablecoins • Chris Grieco
March 17, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBAttorney Chris Grieco is General Counsel for a crypto startup that has created a stablecoin protocol. An alumnus of the Department of Justice, White House Counsel's office, and a former federal prosecutor, Chris knows his way around the corridors of Washington. In this episode, he joins Niki at the Tech'ed Up studio to explore the concepts of stablecoins, a digital dollar, and "decentralized finance" AKA DeFi. "…another kind of theme of crypto, I think, is that people don't necessarily tak...
Crypto 101: What are Stablecoins?
March 17, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBAttorney Chris Grieco is General Counsel for a crypto startup that has created a stablecoin protocol. An alumnus of the Department of Justice, White House Counsel's office, and a former federal prosecutor, Chris knows his way around the corridors of Washington. In this episode, he joins Niki at the Tech'ed Up studio to explore the concepts of stablecoins, a digital dollar, and "decentralized finance" AKA DeFi.
Understanding Stablecoins with Chris Grieco
March 17, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBAttorney Chris Grieco is General Counsel for a crypto startup that has created a stablecoin protocol. An alumnus of the Department of Justice, White House Counsel's office, and a former federal prosecutor, Chris knows his way around the corridors of Washington. In this episode, he joins Niki at the Tech'ed Up studio to explore the concepts of stablecoins, a digital dollar, and "decentralized finance" AKA DeFi.
Understanding Stablecoins • Chris Grieco
March 17, 2022 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBAttorney Chris Grieco is General Counsel for a crypto startup that has created a stablecoin protocol. An alumnus of the Department of Justice, White House Counsel's office, and a former federal prosecutor, Chris knows his way around the corridors of Washington. In this episode, he joins Niki at the Tech'ed Up studio to explore the concepts of stablecoins, a digital dollar, and "decentralized finance" AKA DeFi.
Ethereum Explained with Laura Shin
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBCrypto journalist, podcaster, and author Laura Shin joins Niki from New York to talk about her new book, “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze.” She recounts the origins of Ethereum, the second most important blockchain, and the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap after Bitcoin, and sheds light on the unlikely founder, a teenager named Vitalik Buterin. Listen to Laura’s podcast Buy The Cryptopians from an independent bookstor...
Crypto 101: Ethereum Explained
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBCrypto journalist, podcaster, and author Laura Shin joins Niki from New York to talk about her new book, “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze.” She recounts the origins of Ethereum, the second most important blockchain, and the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap after Bitcoin, and sheds light on the unlikely founder, a teenager named Vitalik Buterin. Listen to Laura’s podcast Buy The Cryptopians from an independent bookstor...
Crypto 101: Ethereum Explained (Laura Shin)
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBCrypto journalist, podcaster, and author Laura Shin joins Niki from New York to talk about her new book, “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze.” She recounts the origins of Ethereum, the second most important blockchain, and the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap after Bitcoin, and sheds light on the unlikely founder, a teenager named Vitalik Buterin. Listen to Laura’s podcast Buy The Cryptopians from an independent bookstor...
Crypto 101: The Story of Ethereum with Laura Shin
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBCrypto journalist, podcaster, and author Laura Shin joins Niki from New York to talk about her new book, “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze.” She recounts the origins of Ethereum, the second most important blockchain, and the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap after Bitcoin, and sheds light on the unlikely founder, a teenager named Vitalik Buterin. Listen to Laura’s podcast, Unchained Buy her debut bookThe Cryptopians fro...
Crypto 101: Ethereum Explained • Laura Shin
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBCrypto journalist, podcaster, and author Laura Shin joins Niki from New York to talk about her new book, “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze.” She recounts the origins of Ethereum, the second most important blockchain, and the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap after Bitcoin, and sheds light on the unlikely founder, a teenager named Vitalik Buterin. "I did not realize when I started reporting it. However, by the end, it wa...
Ethereum Explained • Laura Shin
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBCrypto journalist, podcaster, and author Laura Shin joins Niki from New York to talk about her new book, “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze.” She recounts the origins of Ethereum, the second most important blockchain, and the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap after Bitcoin, and sheds light on the unlikely founder, a teenager named Vitalik Buterin. "I did not realize when I started reporting it. However, by the end, it wa...
On-Demand Birth Control and the Telehealth Trend
March 03, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBChelsea Kohler joins Niki from San Francisco to break down the latest trends in digital health and to discuss how the pandemic has shifted attitudes - and regulations - around telehealth. Chelsea’s company, The Pill Club, is on a mission to make reproductive care more accessible and convenient, especially to members of Gen Z.
Start-Up: Telehealth for Women • Chelsea Kohler
March 03, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBDigital health start-up, Favor, is on a mission to make reproductive care more accessible and convenient, especially to members of Gen Z. Chief Marketing Officer, Chelsea Kohler, joins Niki Christoff from San Francisco to break down the latest trends in digital health and to discuss how the pandemic has shifted attitudes - and regulations - around telehealth. "I can't imagine a world in which any other medication that people are on for three plus decades still needs to be picked up every ...
Startup: Telehealth for Women • Chelsea Kohler
March 03, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBDigital health start-up, Favor, is on a mission to make reproductive care more accessible and convenient, especially to members of Gen Z. Chief Marketing Officer, Chelsea Kohler, joins Niki Christoff from San Francisco to break down the latest trends in digital health and to discuss how the pandemic has shifted attitudes - and regulations - around telehealth.
Telehealth: On-Demand Birth Control • Chelsea Kohler
March 03, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBDigital health start-up, Favor, is on a mission to make reproductive care more accessible and convenient, especially to members of Gen Z. Chief Marketing Officer, Chelsea Kohler, joins Niki Christoff from San Francisco to break down the latest trends in digital health and to discuss how the pandemic has shifted attitudes - and regulations - around telehealth.
Telehealth and On-Demand Birth Control with Chelsea Kohler
March 03, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBDigital health start-up, Favor, is on a mission to make reproductive care more accessible and convenient, especially to members of Gen Z. Chief Marketing Officer, Chelsea Kohler, joins Niki Christoff from San Francisco to break down the latest trends in digital health and to discuss how the pandemic has shifted attitudes - and regulations - around telehealth.
Telehealth and On-Demand Birth Control • Chelsea Kohler
March 03, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBDigital health start-up, Favor, is on a mission to make reproductive care more accessible and convenient, especially to members of Gen Z. Chief Marketing Officer, Chelsea Kohler, joins Niki Christoff from San Francisco to break down the latest trends in digital health and to discuss how the pandemic has shifted attitudes - and regulations - around telehealth.
On-Demand Birth Control + the Telehealth Trend (Chelsea Kohler)
March 03, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBDigital health start-up, Favor, is on a mission to make reproductive care more accessible and convenient, especially to members of Gen Z. Chief Marketing Officer, Chelsea Kohler, joins Niki Christoff from San Francisco to break down the latest trends in digital health and to discuss how the pandemic has shifted attitudes - and regulations - around telehealth.
Start-Up: Refinancing Auto Loans Online • Kevin Bennett
February 24, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBCEO of fintech startup Caribou Kevin Bennett joins Niki in the studio to lament the ‘double marginalizing experience’ of buying a car – being treated like crap and paying for the privilege.. Luckily, his D.C-based company is here to help. "We do think that the period and the time and the days of cars being reasonably priced is probably over." -Kevin Bennett Learn More at www.techedup.com Follow us on Instagram Check out video on YouTube Follow Niki on LinkedIn
Startup: Refinancing Auto Loans Online • Kevin Bennett
February 24, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBCEO of fintech startup Caribou Kevin Bennett joins Niki in the studio to lament the ‘double marginalizing experience’ of buying a car – being treated like crap and paying for the privilege.. Luckily, his D.C-based company is here to help.
Refinancing Cars Loan Online with Kevin Bennett
February 24, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBCEO of fintech startup Caribou Kevin Bennett joins Niki in the studio to lament the ‘double marginalizing experience’ of buying a car – being treated like crap and paying for the privilege.. Luckily, his D.C-based company is here to help.
Refinancing Auto Loans Online • Kevin Bennett
February 24, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBCEO of fintech startup Caribou Kevin Bennett joins Niki in the studio to lament the ‘double marginalizing experience’ of buying a car – being treated like crap and paying for the privilege.. Luckily, his D.C-based company is here to help.
Refinancing Auto Loans Online with Kevin Bennett
February 24, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBCEO of fintech startup Caribou Kevin Bennett joins Niki in the studio to lament the ‘double marginalizing experience’ of buying a car – being treated like crap and paying for the privilege.. Luckily, his D.C-based company is here to help.
Auto Refinancing? There’s An App For That
February 24, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBCEO of fintech startup Caribou Kevin Bennett joins Niki in the studio to lament the ‘double marginalizing experience’ of buying a car – being treated like crap and paying for the privilege.. Luckily, his D.C-based company is here to help.
Start-Ups: Refinancing Auto Loans Online • Kevin Bennett
February 24, 2022 08:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MBCEO of fintech startup Caribou Kevin Bennett joins Niki in the studio to lament the ‘double marginalizing experience’ of buying a car – being treated like crap and paying for the privilege.. Luckily, his D.C-based company is here to help.
Parenting in the Age of Algorithms
February 17, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBTech industry veteran Kat Mauler joins Niki in the studio to talk about the challenges–and opportunities–of parenting in the age of smartphones and what it’s like trying to raise ‘full-stack humans’ whose personalities aren't driven by what the algorithms reward. Ideas of great parenting apps or tools or tips or tricks? Email us at [email protected]
Parenting in the Algorithm Age • Kat Mauler
February 17, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBTech industry veteran Kat Mauler joins Niki in the studio to talk about the challenges–and opportunities–of parenting in the age of smartphones and what it’s like trying to raise ‘full-stack humans’ whose personalities aren't driven by what the algorithms reward. "What I don't want is to think of this as being dystopian. What I want is to think of this as being an opportunity. We know that the world will be different in 30 years." -Kat Mauler Ideas of great parenting apps or tools or tips...
Parenting in the Algorithm Age with Kat Mauler
February 17, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBTech industry veteran Kat Mauler joins Niki in the studio to talk about the challenges–and opportunities–of parenting in the age of smartphones and what it’s like trying to raise ‘full-stack humans’ whose personalities aren't driven by what the algorithms reward. Ideas of great parenting apps or tools or tips or tricks? Email us at [email protected]
Parenting in the Algorithm Age • Kat Mauler (Google)
February 17, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBTech industry veteran Kat Mauler joins Niki in the studio to talk about the challenges–and opportunities–of parenting in the age of smartphones and what it’s like trying to raise ‘full-stack humans’ whose personalities aren't driven by what the algorithms reward. "What I don't want is to think of this as being dystopian. What I want is to think of this as being an opportunity. We know that the world will be different in 30 years." -Kat Mauler Ideas of great parenting apps or tools or tips...
When Self-Driving Trucks Hit the Highway • Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli
February 10, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBVice President of Partner Products, Programs & Operations of autonomous vehicle startup Aurora Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli joins Niki in the studio. They discuss how self-driving technology could transform our highways, help with our long-haul trucker shortage, and shore up America’s supply chain. “You can build the best technology in the world, but if the market isn't ready for it or doesn't want it, then, you know, what's the point?” -Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli Learn More at www.techedup.com...
AVs: When Self-Driving Trucks Hit the Highway • Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli
February 10, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBVice President of Partner Products, Programs & Operations of autonomous vehicle startup Aurora Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli joins Niki in the studio. They discuss how self-driving technology could transform our highways, help with our long-haul trucker shortage, and shore up America’s supply chain.
Self-Driving Hits the Highway • Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli (Aurora)
February 10, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBVice President of Partner Products, Programs & Operations of autonomous vehicle startup Aurora Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli joins Niki in the studio. They discuss how self-driving technology could transform our highways, help with our long-haul trucker shortage, and shore up America’s supply chain. “You can build the best technology in the world, but if the market isn't ready for it or doesn't want it, then, you know, what's the point?” -Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli Learn More at www.techedup.com...
Self-Driving Trucks • Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli
February 10, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBVice President of Partner Products, Programs & Operations of autonomous vehicle startup Aurora Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli joins Niki in the studio. They discuss how self-driving technology could transform our highways, help with our long-haul trucker shortage, and shore up America’s supply chain.
Self-Driving Trucks with Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli
February 10, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBVice President of Partner Products, Programs & Operations of autonomous vehicle startup Aurora Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli joins Niki in the studio. They discuss how self-driving technology could transform our highways, help with our long-haul trucker shortage, and shore up America’s supply chain.
When Self-Driving Trucks Hit the Highway • Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli
February 10, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBVice President of Partner Products, Programs & Operations of autonomous vehicle startup Aurora Lia Theodosiou-Pisanelli joins Niki in the studio. They discuss how self-driving technology could transform our highways, help with our long-haul trucker shortage, and shore up America’s supply chain.