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Google has been declared a monopolist, but will the company finally be broken up or are we about to see the limits of antitrust once again?
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Rob Larson about where Google’s monopoly fight goes from here and what we should remember about how Microsoft evaded being broken up in the early 2000s.
Full ep: https://techwontsave.us/episode/238_will_googles_monopoly_be_broken_up_w_rob_larson
#tech #google #antitrust #competition #monopoly #microsoft
Will Google’s Monopoly Be Broken Up? w/ Rob Larson - Tech Won’t Save Us
A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.Tech Won't Save Us
In the face of massive layoffs, video game workers are unionizing in record numbers — with new wall-to-wall unions at Bethesda and Blizzard’s World of Warcraft team.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Taylor Welling and Kathryn Friesen about their union campaigns and the state of the industry.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/236_unionizing_the_video_game_industry_w_taylor_welling__kathryn_friesen
#tech #gaming #videogames #union #microsoft #blizzard #bethesda #wow
Unionizing the Video Game Industry w/ Taylor Welling & Kathryn Friesen - Tech Won’t Save Us
A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.Tech Won't Save Us
Israel’s genocide in Gaza depends on the infrastructure and services of tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Mohammad Khatami and Gabi Schubiner of No Tech for Apartheid about how tech workers are pushing back on the companies’ complicity and trying to end their relationships with Israel.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/235_no_tech_for_apartheid_w_mohammad_khatami__gabi_schubiner
#tech #israel #gaza #palestine #genocide #google #microsoft #amazon
No Tech for Apartheid w/ Mohammad Khatami & Gabi Schubiner - Tech Won’t Save Us
A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.Tech Won't Save Us
The crypto industry isn’t dead yet. In fact, it’s one of the biggest funders in this US election cycle.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @molly0xfff to discuss what crypto boosters want from their nearly $200 million in campaign spending.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/235_crypto_is_spending_millions_to_sway_the_us_election_w_molly_white
#tech #crypto #politics #bitcoin
Crypto Is Spending Millions to Sway the US Election w/ Molly White - Tech Won’t Save Us
A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.Tech Won't Save Us
Shopify says it’s a different kind of company, yet it enables right-wing extremists to profit from Nazi memorabilia and hateful merchandise, and its COO cofounded a far-right “news” site.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @llebrun and @atRachelGilmore about the right-wing politics driving Shopify’s leaders.
https://techwontsave.us/episode/232_shopifys_right_wing_inner_circle_w_luke_lebrun__rachel_gilmore
Shopify’s Right-Wing Inner Circle w/ Luke LeBrun & Rachel Gilmore - Tech Won’t Save Us
A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.Tech Won't Save Us
Over the past few years, Spotify spent big to try to take over podcasting. Now it’s shutting down shows, laying off workers, and disappearing well-known brands. What happened?
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Eric Silver about Spotify’s big plan to enclose podcasts so it could get more data and diversify away from music. Needless to say, it didn’t work.
https://techwontsave.us/episode/204_how_spotify_tried_to_take_over_podcasting_w_eric_silver
#tech #podcast #spotify #audio #media
How Spotify Tried to Take Over Podcasting w/ Eric Silver - Tech Won’t Save Us
A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.Tech Won't Save Us
We’re over a year into this cycle of AI hype, but how does the real impact of the technology compare to what tech CEOs have spent all their time warning us about?
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @timnitGebru about how they distracted us from the real problems with AI to shape regulation and serve themselves.
https://techwontsave.us/episode/203_ai_hype_distracted_us_from_real_problems_w_timnit_gebru
![Timnit Gebru: "They want us to think they're creating some magical being that can solve the world's problems if we just let them do their thing. They want to keep us [focused] on that discourse so we're not looking at the actual practices they're engaging in."](https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/777/604/154/090/554/original/0314754ced82d340.png "Timnit Gebru: \"They want us to think they're creating some magical being that can solve the world's problems if we just let them do their thing. They want to keep us [focused] on that discourse so we're not looking at the actual practices they're engaging in.\"")
AI Hype Distracted Us From Real Problems w/ Timnit Gebru - Tech Won’t Save Us
A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.Tech Won't Save Us
We often hear about the challenges facing San Francisco, but we don’t hear nearly enough about how tech billionaires wield their power to serve themselves even if it means making life for everyone else harder.
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with SF District 5 Supervisor @deanpreston about the robotaxi chaos in the city and the many ways the tech industry tries to shape local politics for their ends.
How Tech Wields Its Power in San Francisco w/ Dean Preston - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Dean Preston to discuss the havoc robotaxis are wreaking in San Francisco and the wider impacts the tech industry has had on the city. Dean Preston is the District 5 Supervisor in San Francisco and the first democratic...Buzzsprout
On #TechWontSaveUs, Edward Ongweso Jr. outlines why we need to abolish venture capital if we have any hope of creating better technology and actually improving people’s lives.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/13377584-abolish-venture-capital-w-edward-ongweso-jr
#tech #ai #vc #finance
Abolish Venture Capital w/ Edward Ongweso Jr. - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Edward Ongweso Jr. to discuss how the venture capital industry works, why the technologies it funds don’t deliver on their marketing promises, and how that’s once again being shown in the hype around AI. Edward Ongweso...Buzzsprout
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Antony Loewenstein about how that tech is developed, what it means for Palestinians, and how the Israeli government uses oppressive tech for diplomatic leverage.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/13212302-how-israel-uses-occupation-to-develop-military-tech-w-antony-loewenstein
#tech #israel #weapons #military
How Israel Uses Occupation to Develop Military Tech w/ Antony Loewenstein - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Antony Loewenstein to discuss how the Israeli weapons industry tests new military technologies on occupied Palestinians before selling them internationally. Antony Loewenstein is an independent journalist who’s written for ...Buzzsprout
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Emily Hund about the social and economic forces that created the industry and how it still depends on precarity all these years later. It’s a fascinating conversation that also considered where it goes next!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12994172-the-influencer-industry-is-built-on-precarity-w-emily-hund
#tech #socialmedia #culture
The Influencer Industry Is Built on Precarity w/ Emily Hund - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Emily Hund to discuss the creation of the influencer industry, how it’s been formalized by companies who profit from it, and what can be done to make it fairer for the people who work in it. Emily Hund is the author of The ...Buzzsprout
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with @emilymbender about how these technologies work, why they don’t reflect how humans use language, but why we want to believe they’re talking to us.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12640803-chatgpt-is-not-intelligent-w-emily-m-bender
#tech #ai #chatgpt #generativeai #llm #podcast
ChatGPT Is Not Intelligent w/ Emily M. Bender - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Emily M. Bender to discuss what it means to say that ChatGPT is a “stochastic parrot,” why Elon Musk is calling to pause AI development, and how the tech industry uses language to trick us into buying its narratives about t...Buzzsprout
This week on #TechWontSaveUs, I chat with Jacob Silverman about what SVB reveals about the state of the industry and why the end of low interest rates could be a serious challenge.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12489566-everyone-hates-vcs-after-the-svb-collapse-w-jacob-silverman
#tech #svb #siliconvalleybank
Everyone Hates VCs After the SVB Collapse w/ Jacob Silverman - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, how it’s part of a larger crisis in the tech sector, and why it’s turning people against the industry’s venture capitalists.Jacob Silverman is a journalist and...Buzzsprout
This week on #TechWontSaveUs, I speak to Dan McQuillan about how AI promotes ranking populations and austerity policies, and the risks that come with its emergence coinciding with the growth of far-right policies.
Listen to the full episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12380621-why-we-must-resist-ai-w-dan-mcquillan
#ai #tech #politics #chatgpt
Why We Must Resist AI w/ Dan McQuillan - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss how AI systems encourage ranking populations and austerity policies, and why understanding their politics is essential to opposing them.Dan McQuillan is a Lecturer in Creative and Social Computing a...Buzzsprout
This week on #TechWontSaveUs, @niedermeyer joins me for a deep dive into Tesla, the challenges the company is facing, and why it’s so hard to get away from Elon Musk.
Listen to the full episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12208956-the-tesla-crash-is-only-beginning-w-edward-niedermeyer
#tech #tesla #elonmusk #ev
The Tesla Crash is Only Beginning w/ Edward Niedermeyer - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Edward Niedermeyer to discuss the rollercoaster ride of Tesla’s share price, the escalating regulatory and legal scrutiny the company faces, and the challenges it faces in the electric car market.Edward Niedermeyer is the a...Buzzsprout
This week on #TechWontSaveUs, I speak to @anousha about upcoming contract negotiations and why the Writers Guild could go on strike for the first time since 2007.
Listen to the full episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12160126-why-hollywood-writers-may-strike-over-streaming-w-anousha-sakoui
#tech #streaming #film #tv
Why Hollywood Writers May Strike Over Streaming w/ Anousha Sakoui - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Anousha Sakoui to discuss the prospect of a writer’s strike later this year, what workers are fighting for, and how the move to streaming has affected working conditions and compensation in Hollywood.Anousha Sakoui is an en...Buzzsprout
This week on #TechWontSaveUs, I chat with @timnitGebru about the misleading framing of AI, why she started doing this research, and how she ended up getting fired by Google. It’s a must listen!
Tune in here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/12073262-don-t-fall-for-the-ai-hype-w-timnit-gebru
#ai #tech #podcast #chatgpt
Don’t Fall for the AI Hype w/ Timnit Gebru - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss the misleading framings of artificial intelligence, her experience of getting fired by Google in a very public way, and why we need to avoid getting distracted by all the hype around ChatGPT and AI i...Buzzsprout
Sometimes people ask why we should bother thinking about the future when there are so many pressing issues in the present. But as @roseveleth explains in this week’s episode of #TechWontSaveUs, tech billionaires want us to buy into their ideas for the future, and we need to push back with better alternatives!
Listen to our conversation: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/11975314-why-tech-billionaires-want-to-shape-our-future-w-rose-eveleth
#tech #future #podcast
Why Tech Billionaires Want to Shape Our Future w/ Rose Eveleth - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Rose Eveleth to discuss the end of her long-running podcast, why thinking about the future is important, and how tech billionaires try to shape our idea of the future to serve their ends.Rose Eveleth is the creator and host...Buzzsprout
On this week’s #TechWontSaveUs, Wendy Liu returns to discuss this shift and how executives are emboldened by Elon Musk’s actions since taking over Twitter.
Listen to the full episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/11871797-tech-billionaires-are-coming-for-workers-w-wendy-liu
#tech #podcast #elonmusk
Tech Billionaires Are Coming for Workers w/ Wendy Liu - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Wendy Liu to discuss what it was like to work in tech in the 2010s and why structural changes in the industry are empowering an increasingly reactionary capitalist class to strike back at workers and upend the expectations ...Buzzsprout
On December 18, I’ll be breaking down the year in tech in a livestream with @bcmerchant, @hypervisible, and @xoxogossipgita — exclusively for #TechWontSaveUs supporters!
We’ll be discussing the wildest stories of the year, the worst tech CEOs, what we’re looking to in 2023, and much more!
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#podcast #tech #livestream
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On this week’s #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @Rushkoff about why it’s time for us to wake up and challenge the power and self-serving narratives of the tech billionaires — before it’s too late.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/11828681-trusting-tech-billionaires-is-a-recipe-for-disaster-w-douglas-rushkoff
#tech #siliconvalley #podcast #politics
Trusting Tech Billionaires is a Recipe for Disaster w/ Douglas Rushkoff - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Douglas Rushkoff to discuss why internet visions of the 1990s were wrong to ignore corporate power, how the dot-com boom was like a Ponzi scheme, and why we desperately need to stop elevating tech billionaires.Douglas Rushk...Buzzsprout
https://techwontsave.us/episode/144_tech_isnt_fixing_the_crisis_on_our_streets_w_david_zipper
Tech Isn’t Fixing the Crisis on Our Streets w/ David Zipper - Tech Won’t Save Us
After a decade of promises, tech hasn’t fixed the transport system. David Zipper explains the problems on our roads and what we really need to do to fix them.Tech Won't Save Us
In a new #techwontsaveus, I spoke to @danjokaz00ie to explore how companies create audiences to sell to advertisers — and why that’s important to understand.
Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/11747335-why-advertising-shapes-the-tech-economy-w-daniel-joseph
#advertising #tech #techindustry #podcast
Why Advertising Shapes the Tech Economy w/ Daniel Joseph - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Daniel Joseph to discuss why advertising is central not just to the tech economy, but modern capitalism itself, and how the business models of companies are increasing shaped by serving ads and collecting data to inform the...Buzzsprout
In a new #techwontsaveus, I spoke to “Empire of Effects” author Julie Turnock to get the details on the influence of Star Wars and Industrial Light & Magic in the early days, and Marvel today.
Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1004689/11705523-why-visual-effects-look-the-way-they-do-w-julie-turnock
#filmindustry #movies #visualeffects #podcast
Why Visual Effects Look the Way They Do w/ Julie Turnock - Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Julie Turnock to discuss the history of the visual effects industry, the role that George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic played in setting industry standards, and what its current form dominated by Disney means for visua...Buzzsprout