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December 09, 2024 What to Expect from the Trump Administration on Cybersecurity
The digital world has become a dangerous place. We have seen foreign entities burrow into
telecom networks and extract highly confidential information. There have been hacks of vital
infrastructure, ransomware attacks, and thefts of sensitive data bases.

The Biden Administration sought to deal with emerging threats by defending critical
infrastructure, disrupting threat actors, use market forces to improve security, and forging
international partnerships.

What remains to be seen, though, is how many of these initiatives will be maintained by the new
Trump Administration. How the new president handles cybersecurity is an important topic
because a CyberNews study recently found 65 percent of American companies scored a D or
worse on cybersecurity and only 7 percent earned an A. It is clear that we all need to do a better
job on protecting our digital assets.

To help us understand these issues, Brookings colleagues Stephanie Pell and Darrell M. West
ways to safeguard critical infrastructure, disrupt threat actors, and use market forces to improve
security and the manner in which Trump may move on cybersecurity.
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32 min
November 25, 2024 Will the US Become the new Crypto Capital of the World?
Donald Trump's election could set the stage for a sweeping policy overhaul, fueled by ambitious plans to make the United States the crypto capital of the world. From a potential national Bitcoin reserve to pro-crypto regulatory leadership, the sector is gearing up for a transformative period. With a Republican-controlled Congress and big industry campaign contributions in the 2024 election, the stakes are set for dramatic changes in crypto-policy and the overall crypto-landscape.
This week on the TechTank Podcast, co-hosts Darrell West is joined by Aaron Klein, a Senior Fellow at the Center on Regulation and Markets at the Brookings Institution to discuss if the U.S will become the crypto capital of the world.
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32 min
November 11, 2024 What a Trump Presidency Means for Tech
In this episode of the TechTank Podcast, Cohost Darrell West and Nicol Turner Lee sit down to discuss what to expect in the coming years in regard to AI, antitrust enforcement, the digital divide, China, cryptocurrency, and disinformation and what people should watch from Capitol Hill and the administration.
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36 min
October 28, 2024 Is climate change a forgotten priority for election 2024?
In this episode of the TechTank podcast guest host Xavier Freeman-Edwards is joined by Barry Rabe, Nonresident Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and professor at the University of Michigan to discuss if the 2024 election will bring more attention to climate change.
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31 min
October 15, 2024 Can social media platforms engage in their own self-regulation?
On this episode of the TechTank Podcast co-host, Nicol Turner Lee, shares her new paper on this topic with Mary K. Engle Executive Vice President, Policy at BBB National Programs, and David Vladeck, the A.B. Chettle Chair in Civil Procedure and former Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. They discuss the path forward for social media regulation and unpack the issues that are of main focus to teens and adults on the internet.
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40 min
September 30, 2024 How Does Tech Affect Inequality?
This week on the TechTank Podcast, Darrell West talks with Zia Qureshi a Brookings Institution Senior Fellow in Global Economy and Development about how cutting-edge tech like AI, quantum computing, and cloud storage are shaping inequality. They dive into whether these innovations will widen the gap between those with access to tech and those without, and what we can do to make sure technology benefits everyone.
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35 min
September 16, 2024 What do Vance and Walz have to say about tech policy ?
This week on The TechTank Podcast, Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West explore how the Vice President candidate's tech policy stances might influence the campaigns and the election, and whether they will ultimately shape the future of technology in the United States.
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30 min
September 03, 2024 A Citizen's Guide to Disinformation
This week on the TechTank podcast, co-host Nicol Turner Lee is joined by her colleagues, co-host Darrell West, and Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management. Together, they will discuss the impact of disinformation on society and explore solutions presented in the new book authored by Darrell and Elaine titled Lies That Kill: A Citizen's Guide to Disinformation.
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41 min
August 19, 2024 Will VP Harris close the gaps for the digitally invisible if elected?
In this episode of the TechTank podcast, co-host, Darrell West speaks to Nicol Turner Lee, co-host and author of Digitally Invisible, to discuss what can be done by policymakers, industry, and civil society to talk about her new book, and share her thoughts on what it will take to narrow the widening disparities that exist around connectivity.
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43 min
August 05, 2024 What Project 2025 says about AI, antitrust, and public radio
This week on the TechTank Podcast, co-host Darrell West is joined by Roxana Mika Muenster, COMPASS fellow at Brookings’ Center for Technology and a doctoral student at Cornell University. Together, they explore what Project 2025 envisions for tech and media policy, and try to understand the impact their agenda would have on industry politics, and the voters themselves.
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32 min

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