Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story  How a popular podcast waded into politics Alex Cooper’s ultra-popular podcast, “Call Her Daddy,” featured a not-so-typical guest: Vice President Harris. © Chris Carlson, Charles Krupa, and Evan Vucci, Associated Press Harris is one of the few, if not the only, politicians to appear for an interview with Cooper, who has avoided politics — and politicians — throughout her podcast’s meteoric rise.  “As you guys know, I do not usually discuss politics or have politicians on this show, because I want ‘Call Her Daddy’ to be a place that everyone feels comfortable tuning in everyone feels comfortable tuning in,” Cooper said during the episode’s introduction.  Even so, Cooper said she ultimately chose to invite the Democratic presidential nominee, along with former President Trump, given the focus on women’s rights in this election.   Cooper reportedly turned down interviews with Harris or President Biden earlier this year.  But after much deliberation, the 30-year-old host said she “couldn’t see a world in which one of the main conversations in this election is women and I’m not a part of it.”   “I am so aware I have a very mixed audience when it comes to politics, so please hear me when I say my goal today is not to change your political affiliation,” she added. “What I’m hoping is that you’re able to listen to a conversation that isn’t too different than the ones that we’re having here every week.”  The 45-minute episode, released Sunday night, largely focused on reproductive and women’s rights — issues Cooper has increasingly discussed following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade.   When asked by Cooper why she chose to come on “Call Her Daddy for a long-form interview, Harris said, “I think especially now, this is a moment in the country and in life where people really want to know they’re seen and heard, and, and that they’re part of a community, that they’re not out there alone.”  “Call Her Daddy” is the top listened-to podcast among women, according to Spotify, which struck an exclusive deal worth more than $60 million with Cooper in 2021. It’s the second-most-listened-to podcast overall behind Joe Rogan’s “The Joe Rogan Experience” last year and boasts “millions” of “Gen-Z and millennial listeners.”  Political and media experts said Harris stands to benefit from an interview in front of Cooper’s audience, which is largely made up of two critical voting groups — women and young constituents.  Read more of what they had to say at thehill.com.   Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter, we're Julia Shapero and Miranda Nazzaro — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley.   Did someone forward you this newsletter? 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Essential Reads  How policy will be impacting the tech sector now and in the future:   Supreme Court won’t take up challenge to Jack Smith’s Trump Twitter data access The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge by social platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to court rulings that forced the platform to turn over data on former President Trump’s account to special counsel Jack Smith.  Early last year, Smith obtained a secret warrant for Trump’s account on X, where Trump posted prolifically during his White House term, as part of prosecutors’ federal election interference …  Full Story   FTC antitrust case against Amazon moves forward, several state claims dismissed The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against Amazon will move forward, but several state claims against the e-commerce giant were dismissed, according to a newly unsealed ruling.  In a ruling filed last week under seal, U.S. District Judge John Chun dismissed claims brought by Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Maryland. 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