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The Anna-Ly-sis

Anna-Lysa Gayle

Anna-Lysa Gayle is an award-winning journalist in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV) region. This season her podcast is focused on "tech news you can use," appealing to people who may not be plugged into the latest every day. Find exclusive segments on YouTube weekly and at AnnalysaGayle.com/blog.

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Season 4: Episode 9 – Former Prince George’s County...

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2025/12/30

Former Prince George’s County School Board member Dr. Kenneth Harris II is expanding his community outreach to Boston and internationally, working with stars like Jaylen Brown and leaving a lasting impression on young minds.

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2026 Tech Trends to Watch

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2025/12/29

Increase in autonomous taxis and availability The writing is already on the wall for this one. Waymo, Uber, and Lyft are all exploring cities to add robotaxis, with Uber and Lyft hoping to add robotaxis in London next year. Waymo is also hoping to begin offering services in D.C. in 2026. I asked Councilmember Charles […]

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Season 4: Episode 8 – New app and social club...

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2025/12/23

The Choros app and social club was created by Alex Vans. “The idea is about a year old. We started a little more than six months ago with a beta web app, with 20 guys,” he said. “My goal for Choros in five years is to be live in 4 to 5, mid to upper […]

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Season 4: Episode 7 – What to expect at Techsgiving 2025

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2025/12/02

I sat down with Ayo Duyile and Femi Adebayo to learn more about what to expect at this year’s Techsgiving, which is happening Dec. 10–13 at Nationals Park. We talked about everything from the do’s and don’ts to the changes in the tech industry following the recent government shutdown and layoffs. The hosts of the […]

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Season 4: Episode 6 – A Prince George’s County native...

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2025/11/12

Hampton University alum Brandon Starkes is making it easier to find organic fruits and vegetables right in our backyards. “The business was inspired by my great-grandmother, who grew up on a farm in Prince George’s County,” Starkes said. “She taught me that food is medicine, honestly. And that was one of the reasons I started […]

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Season 4: Episode 5 – How a musician is teaching kids...

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2025/11/12

Musician Lemond “Mr. Imag” Brown majored in architectural engineering at Drexel University, and he put his skills to use as soon as he graduated. “When I came back to my hometown, D.C., I saw the gaps where they were talking about a lot of students who look like me that were doing bad in math […]

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Season 4: Episode 4 – The future of a cancer...

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2025/11/12

Martha Sklavos is the founder and CEO of Aloe Therapeutics, she’s working on a treatment option for “advanced solid tumors.” “Forty percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime, so it will touch us all in one way, shape or form,” Sklavos said.

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Season 4: Episode 3 – Detroit man develops app to...

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2025/10/22

Orlando Robinson is hoping to revolutionize emergency calls starting on Nov. 15. He says his app will be able to broadcast live audio, video, GPS location and more to 911 operators.

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Season 4: Episode 2 – Extended conversation with the...

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2025/09/18

D.C. native Tayo Adesanya secured $125,000 at a recent pitch competition in Atlanta organized by Invest Fest. In this episode, Purdue University alum Tayo Adesanya, founder and CEO of Lola Vision Systems, discusses his plans for the company and what sets his AI chips apart. “Invest Fest had over 25,000 people there. It was the […]

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Season 4: Episode 1 – What parents, educators need to...

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2025/02/05

DeepSeek is a relatively new AI platform, created in China, which is similar to ChatGPT. Experts say it is quickly growing in popularity among young people, and others. I sat down with Professor Aram Sinnreich to discuss the platform’s potential impacts on educators, and more.

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Season 3: Episode 7 – Extended conversation with...

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2024/09/06

InPress will be available to the public on Oct. 3. It is a unique way to find friends and potentially your next date. “We’ve already got about 500 users in a couple of days now,” said co-founder Adam Harder. In this episode, Harder shares details on how the app started and the future of […]

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Season 3: Episode 6 – What’s next for the Tech...

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2024/06/07

IonQ has been named the Tech Company of The Year, according to the Maryland Tech Council. The company recently opened the United States’ first quantum computing manufacturing facility, in Bothell, Wash. “If we’re ever going to cure cancer, we’re going to need much, much more powerful compute capacity than the classical world has today,” CFO […]

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Season 3: Episode 5 – UMD researchers on navigating...

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2024/05/23

If you work in the medical field, you may be familiar with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). “Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a portable, non-invasive, brain imaging technology that uses low levels of non-ionizing light to record changes in cerebral blood flow in the brain through optical sensors placed on the surface of the scalp,” according […]

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Season 3: Episode 4 – London-based founder discusses...

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2024/05/15

Women in tech will gather at National Harbor on Wednesday and Thursday. I had a conversation with Michaela Jeffery-Morrison, the founder and managing director of the Women in Tech World Series, to learn more about what to expect. She joined the chat from London. “Recent reports have named Washington, D.C. as one of the best […]

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Season 3: Episode 3 – CEO of EV charging company...

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2024/04/12

Blink’s CEO Brendan Jones is excited about the company’s new headquarters in Bowie, and more. “We’ll probably have upwards of 150 new high-tech, higher than the average, wage jobs here,” Jones said. Watch the story that aired in this week’s ‘Tech Talk’ on DCNewsNow.com, or listen to this episode for our extended conversation.

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25:27

Season 3: Episode 2 – Meet the CEO behind the AI...

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2024/03/29

This week I sat down with Panos Kostopulos to talk about Proxy Foods. The CEO from Greece started developing his company at Georgetown University, investors include billionaire Ted Leonsis. Watch the story that aired on DC News Now here. “We want to create a food tech hub in D.C.” -Kostopulos

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Season 3: Episode 1 – How to order products on Amazon...

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2024/01/15

Ingrid Riley recently wrote an article about how Amazon.com shipped directly to her front door in Kingston, Jamaica. Shipping through Amazon is a fairly new concept in Jamaica, even though it is popular in the United States. In this episode, she shares her genuine thoughts on the experience, including the cost. Listen to our conversation […]

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18:27

Season 2: Episode 17 – Financial advisor on the state...

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2022/07/16

Xavier Epps is an expert in money management, with 15+ years in the finance and accounting industry. In this episode, he’s answering questions about the state of the economy, cryptocurrency, housing market, and more. As well as providing tips, on how to thrive. Transcript: Anna-Lysa (2:20): Today we are talking about that ‘R’ word that […]

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Tech news you can use – New safety features available...

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2022/06/17

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Season 2: Episode 16 – Take a trip to SiliconCaribe

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2022/02/11

You’ve heard of Silicon Valley, but have you ever heard of SiliconCaribe? This month I’m sitting down with Ingrid Riley, the founder of SiliconCaribe.com. While leading the media and events company, she spends her time between Jamaica and New York. “All I want to do is to continue to chronicle and showcase the way we […]

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