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  • Why Silicon Valley is watching Brazil’s election, David Shor on AI bubble

    October 23, 2026 · 15 min

    Sunday’s run-off vote in Brazil won’t just decide the fate of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and the Bolsonaro clan with which he has sparred for the last decade. It may also determine the future of one of Silicon Valley’s top…

  • Peter Thiel criticizes Trump policy in exclusive recordings

    October 22, 2026 · 13 min

    Peter Thiel does not support the Trump administration’s war in Iran, he told a private, assembled audience in Nashville on October 12. In today’s episode of Decoded, hosts Calder McHugh and Brendan Bordelon discuss exclusive recordings of…

  • The vibe shift comes for Bitcoin’s bad boys

    October 21, 2026 · 13 min

    With Trump’s own crypto interests looming over the industry and Democrats poised for a return to power, crypto’s founding rebels are confronting an uncomfortable reality: The movement that set out to upend the financial establishment is…

  • Sergey Brin’s huge spending spree to defeat the billionaire tax

    October 20, 2026 · 17 min

    Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who once called government a “giant bonfire of partisanship” and spent years on the political sidelines, has emerged as a force in the midterms — and it could signal more to come from the c…

  • The tech industry is GOP-coded

    October 19, 2026 · 15 min

    American voters across the political spectrum now assume most tech CEOs are conservative, according to new results from The POLITICO Poll. The results, first revealed in Decoded, could complicate not only the prospects of Republicans…

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  • Is Europe struggling with an AI identity crisis?

    October 16, 2026 · 17 min

    As U.S. tech giants worry about the power of their advanced AI models, they are pressing governments around the world for new rules that would slow them down. But Europe, fearful of missing the next wave of innovation, doesn’t want to hear…

  • Microsoft’s president warns the White House

    October 15, 2026 · 20 min

    Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith delivered a broadside Wednesday against President Donald Trump’s push to block the path to permanent residency for highly-skilled immigrants, warning the White House that its plan could cripple…

  • Are Wall Street vibes shifting on AI?

    October 14, 2026 · 11 min

    The Big Bank earnings calls that kicked off Tuesday offer a preview for how CEOs are couching their optimism to account for the financial realities that will shape the industry’s future. Plus, a Democratic candidate for governor unveiled a…

  • Dems widen war on AI

    October 13, 2026 · 13 min

    A new super PAC created by two longtime Democratic operatives is launching its “opening salvo” this week, spending $4 million across four key House races to portray Republicans as beholden to the artificial intelligence lobby, Decoded can…

  • The donation Ron Conway regrets, Anthropic's AI models go rogue (again)

    October 12, 2026 · 16 min

    Democratic megadonor and venture capitalist Ron Conway regrets funding an influential Big Tech political group that has fought strict AI rules, according to former Obama Press Secretary Jay Carney, who leads communications for Conway’s new…

  • The rise of the AI anxiety index

    October 9, 2026 · 13 min

    Silicon Valley is stressing over the uncertainty around how artificial intelligence will be regulated. Decoded spoke to SoFi CEO Anthony Noto about how he's preparing his businesses for an AI-driven economy. Plus, Vice President JD Vance…

  • What’s in Peter Thiel’s new Antichrist lecture?

    October 8, 2026 · 14 min

    Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is sharpening his warnings about the Antichrist — which he sees as someone who could harm technological development — as AI races ahead and public concern over its risks grow, according to exclusive recordings…

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About the show

The Decoded Podcast explores the people, policy battles and market forces shaping the future of technology around the world, drawing on POLITICO’s reporting to make sense of what’s happening and what comes next.