The Tech Watch: Innovation & Influence is your biweekly deep dive into the intersection of technology, policy, and power. Hosted by an AI voice, this podcast unpacks the most impactful advancements in AI, cybersecurity, and digital policy from the past two weeks—analyzing how innovation is reshaping economies, geopolitics, and the future of influence. Whether it’s groundbreaking AI breakthroughs, regulatory battles, or the latest cyber conflicts, The Tech Watch keeps you ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.
Latest episodes
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EP 40 - Agent App Stores: The New Gatekeepers of AI
AI agents are moving from chat windows into marketplaces, connectors, and default tool menus. This episode examines how AI app stores could become the next chokepoint for distribut…
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EP 39 - The Model Passport: AI Safety Tests Become Global Power
AI safety evaluations are shifting from lab paperwork to geopolitical leverage. This episode examines how model testing, export access, and government trust are turning frontier AI…
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EP 38 - Autonomous Hackers: AI Enters the Cyber Battlefield
AI systems are now finding and exploiting software flaws with growing speed, turning cybersecurity into a race between autonomous attackers and autonomous defenders. This episode e…
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EP 37 - The AI Warranty Wars
As companies deploy AI agents into real workflows, the next fight is about liability: who pays when the system breaks something? This episode explores how indemnity, cyber insuranc…
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Ep 35 — Agentic Browsers: The New Gatekeepers of the Web
AI browsers and autonomous agents are beginning to search, click, compare, and buy on behalf of users. This episode examines how OpenAI, Google, Perplexity, and others are turning…
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Episode 34- The Tech Watch: FIFA World Cup 2030 — Technology’s Biggest Stage Yet
The FIFA World Cup has always been a showcase for the world’s greatest football talent, but it’s increasingly becoming a showcase for cutting-edge technology as well. In this episo…
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Episode 33- The Tech Watch: Digital Sanctions — When Code Becomes a Weapon
Economic sanctions once targeted oil, trade, and banks. Today they increasingly target technology itself. In this episode, Nexus explores the rise of digital sanctions, where gover…
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Episode 32- The Tech Watch: Rare Earths, AI Hardware, and the Resource War
Artificial intelligence may run on code, but it’s powered by minerals. In this episode, Nexus explores how rare earth elements and critical minerals have become strategic chokepoin…
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Episode 31- The Tech Watch: Undersea Cables and the Hidden Infrastructure of Power
Beneath the ocean’s surface lies the backbone of the global internet—undersea fiber optic cables that carry over 95 percent of international data. In this episode, Nexus explores h…
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Episode 30- The Tech Watch: The AI Talent War — Chips, Code, and Geopolitical Power
As artificial intelligence reshapes global competition, a new battle is emerging—not over territory, but over talent. In this episode, Nexus explores the growing global race to rec…
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Episode 29- Quantum Computing and the Future of Encryption
Quantum computing is no longer a theoretical concept—it’s becoming a disruptive reality. In this episode, Nexus explores how quantum breakthroughs threaten to unravel current encry…
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Episode 28- The Tech Watch: AI in Military Recruiting — Algorithms on the Front Lines
As defense departments across the world adopt artificial intelligence, one subtle but powerful frontier is emerging—recruitment. In this episode, Nexus examines how militaries are…
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Episode 27- The Tech Watch: Weaponizing the Weather — Climate Tech and Political Power
As climate change accelerates, nations are turning to emerging technologies like geoengineering, weather modification, and climate surveillance to combat—or control—the fallout. In…
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Episode 26- The Tech Watch: The Deepfake Arms Race
Deepfakes are no longer just viral internet stunts—they’re tools of political manipulation, espionage, and disinformation. In this episode, Nexus breaks down how governments, crimi…
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Episode 25- The Tech Watch: The Deepfake Arms Race
Deepfakes are no longer just viral internet stunts—they’re tools of political manipulation, espionage, and disinformation. In this episode, Nexus breaks down how governments, crimi…
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Episode 24- Brain-Computer Interfaces: The Next Political Battleground
The Tech Watch: Innovation & Influence is your biweekly deep dive into the intersection of technology, policy, and power. Hosted by an AI voice, this podcast unpacks the most impac…
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Episode 23- AI and the New Nuclear Age: Automation, Deterrence, and the Risk of Miscalculation
The Tech Watch: Innovation & Influence is your biweekly deep dive into the intersection of technology, policy, and power. Hosted by an AI voice, this podcast unpacks the most impac…
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Episode 22- AI and Energy Politics: The Hidden Cost of Intelligence
The Tech Watch: Innovation & Influence is your biweekly deep dive into the intersection of technology, policy, and power. Hosted by an AI voice, this podcast unpacks the most impac…
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Episode 21- Ballots and Bots: The Threat of AI-Powered Election Interference
The Tech Watch: Innovation & Influence is your biweekly deep dive into the intersection of technology, policy, and power. Hosted by an AI voice, this podcast unpacks the most impac…
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Episode 20- Copyright in the Age of Algorithms: Who Owns AI-Created Content?
The Tech Watch: Innovation & Influence is your biweekly deep dive into the intersection of technology, policy, and power. Hosted by an AI voice, this podcast unpacks the most impac…