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🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Donald Trump—or at least the tech guys who have his ear—is ready to clear the regulatory runway for A.I. but other Republicans aren’t too sure. Can he bring them around? Or will the bubble burst first? Guest: Gerrit De Vynck, tech reporter for the Washington Post. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Think about cheese.
0:02.1	Make your thoughts cheesier.
0:04.2	Now add 100% chicken breast fillet, Chipopla sauce and Ameta cheese melt.
0:08.3	And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.
0:12.3	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:13.9	Cheese!
0:15.8	Availments at the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11am.
0:18.1	Price and participation may vary.
0:19.2	Subjects availability.
0:20.7	Why are businesses like HelloVet choosing Apple products and services?
0:25.0	So we started the business two years ago.
0:27.3	We had a few people who were used to PCs and this was their first foray into Macs.
0:32.6	But it's been super smooth getting everyone onto those devices and everyone seems really, really happy.
0:38.2	Find out how Mac can help you run and grow your business at Apple.com forward slash hellovette.
0:49.5	I want to start this show by taking us back to the summer. When the Trump administration and
0:57.2	Republicans in Congress were trying to pass the so-called one big beautiful bill, a tax and spending
1:03.6	law, the tech industry and its allies in Washington were lobbying hard to have something called
1:09.7	AI preemption added to it.
1:12.9	Basically, an amendment saying that states couldn't make their own rules about AI, because
1:18.4	states have been very active on that front.
1:21.8	Every single state has at least proposals, bills related to AI.
1:28.0	Garrett DeVinck covers tech for the Washington Post.
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