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parismarx , 1 month ago to random

Kara Swisher literally helped build up these billionaires to the point where they can threaten us with fascism, and now she’s trying to pretend that she’s the one providing a big warning to the world. It boils my blood.

parismarx , 1 month ago to random

“There is something very, very wrong with us, that our society affords so much power to people like this.”

Rick Perlstein met Marc Andreessen in 2017. He said he was glad OxyContin was ripping through rural communities, which he despised.

https://prospect.org/power/2024-04-24-my-dinner-with-andreessen/

#tech #a16z #vc #politics

parismarx , 1 month ago to random

Balaji Srinivasan is calling for a “tech Zionism” that would see “Grays” loyal to the tech industry take over San Francisco by allying with the police to give themselves privileges as they oppress the “Blues” (liberals).

Essential read by @gilduran: https://newrepublic.com/article/180487/balaji-srinivasan-network-state-plutocrat

#tech #politics #democracy

parismarx , 1 month ago to random

This week in the Disconnect Roundup, I’m thinking about whether it’s feasible to ditch my smartphone. Plus, the usual recommended reads, labor updates, and other news you might have missed.

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-should-we-ditch-smartphones/

#tech #smartphone

parismarx , 1 month ago to random

🏆 now blocked by kara swisher on twitter and threads 🏆

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Apple’s Vision Pro is a bad product with an even worse vision for the future of computation.

New sales numbers prove it’s a failure, but more than that it shows the idea of tech’s inevitability is a myth. We have the collective power to stop tech that doesn’t serve us.

https://disconnect.blog/the-vision-pro-is-a-big-flop/

#tech #apple #visionpro #vr #ai

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

I’ll be speaking at @republica in Berlin on May 27 about the data centers that power the AI boom and the growing movements trying to stop more from being built!

More info: https://re-publica.com/de/session/backlash-ai-fueled-data-center-boom

#tech #berlin #ai

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Transhumanism is all the rage with tech billionaires pushing mind uploading, AGI, and more. But where do those ideas come from?

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Meghan O’Gieblyn to discuss the religious roots of transhumanist visions of the future.

https://techwontsave.us/episode/218_the_religious_foundations_of_transhumanism_w_meghan_ogieblyn

#tech #ai #artificialintelligence #neuralink #tescreal

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Incredible that Elon Musk been saying Tesla is on the cusp on mastering self-driving for a decade, it’s still nowhere in sight, and he still tells investors if they don’t “believe Tesla is going to solve autonomy, I think they should not be an investor in the company.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-23/tesla-s-musk-warns-wall-street-autonomous-future-is-main-goal

#tech #elonmusk #tesla #selfdriving

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Meta lost $3.85 billion on the metaverse in the first quarter of 2024 alone. You know, that thing we all laughed about a couple years ago and next to no one actually uses.

It’s burned $45 billion on the metaverse since the end of 2020.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/metas-reality-labs-posts-3point85-billion-loss-in-first-quarter.html

#tech #meta #metaverse #vr

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Apple is cutting Vision Pro production as it fails to meet sales targets.

Analysts expected it to sell 700-800k units in 2024, but it could now be as low as 400k. A lower cost model could now be pushed beyond 2025, if it ever arrives.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138487/apple-vision-pro-cut-shipment-forecast-kuo-rumor

#apple #tech #visionpro #vr #ar

parismarx , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

After a terrible stabbing in Sydney, Australia’s eSafety commissioner asked social platforms to take down videos of the incident.

Meta complied, but Elon Musk refused. The government is now planning new social media laws with bipartisan support.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-21/opposition-backs-social-media-crackdown-after-sydney-stabbings/103750548

#tech #australia #socialmedia #elonmusk

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

For a decade, Hollywood hasn’t aggressively fought piracy because it saw people would pay if they made them a good deal.

But as streaming has gotten worse and more expensive, consumers turned back to file sharing. Now the industry plans to get Congress to pass new legislation to stop them.

https://disconnect.blog/hollywood-is-reviving-its-war-on-piracy/

#tech #movies #piracy #streaming #hollywood

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

I’ll be speaking at #AMRO24 in Linz, Austria on May 8! Come along to hear me talk about how the tech industry is much more overtly embracing government and military to protect itself.

More info here: https://art-meets.radical-openness.org/2024/program/libertarians-no-more-how-tech-is-embracing-the-state-to-amplify-its-power/

#tech #austria

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Binance’s regional manager for Africa escaped custody in Nigeria and fled the country last month. But now he’s been arrested by authorities in Kenya and will soon be sent back to Nigeria.

https://decrypt.co/227480/escaped-binance-exec-arrested-in-kenya

#binance #tech #crypto #africa

cwillmes , 2 months ago to random German

Ok, just unsubscribed from @parismarx Roundup Newsletter because of "Israel Arpartheid" BS and in particular condeming Google decision to sanction workers who wanted to boykott Israeli IT firms. (No Tech for Arpartheid Campaign) What is wrong with the North Amreican "left"?

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

This week in the Disconnect Roundup, Elon Musk’s full Twitter transition team is revealed. Plus, plenty of great stories on SHEIN, Hollywood, and AI-generated ebooks, along with labor updates and other news you might have missed.

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-elon-musks-twitter-transition-team/

#tech #twitter #elonmusk

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Elon Musk once promised Tesla vehicles would have insanely high resale value because they’d all be robotaxis. Owners must be pissed he keeps gutting the value of vehicles they paid much more for a few years back.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-21/tesla-cuts-china-us-prices-after-sales-slow-inventories-rise

#tesla #tech #elonmusk #cars #transport #evs

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Tesla has to recall every Cybertruck it’s shipped. There are only 3,878 of them.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/19/tesla-cybertruck-throttle-accelerator-pedal-stuck/

#tesla #tech #cybertruck #cars

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Amazon set the foundation for the waves of generative AI ebooks now flooding its platform with its promotion of self publishing.

Scam publishers use AI tools, very poorly paid ghostwriters, and fake reviews to trick people into buying terrible books.

https://www.vox.com/culture/24128560/amazon-trash-ebooks-mikkelsen-twins-ai-publishing-academy-scam

#tech #amazon #ai #books

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

It’s like when Apple stopped reporting iPhone unit sales because they stalled and shifted to revenue as they raised average prices.

Netflix is doing the same as future user growth looks limited, but it brings pushes ads and continues raising prices.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-to-stop-providing-subscriber-numbers-1235877111/

#tech #streaming #netflix

parismarx , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

Since 2018, sports betting has been quickly legalized across much of the United States — and it’s created countless problems.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Alex Shephard to discuss how it fueled gambling addiction and could threaten the integrity of sports.

https://techwontsave.us/episode/217_how_sports_betting_is_fueling_gambling_addiction_w_alex_shephard

#tech #sports #gambling #sportsbetting

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Elon Musk declared he wouldn’t comply with orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court to ban far-right accounts involved in an attempted coup.

It shows how Musk uses Twitter to amplify fascism, but also why many countries are increasingly fed up with unaccountable US tech firms.

https://disconnect.blog/elon-musk-is-already-losing-his-battle-with-brazil/

#tech #elonmusk #brazil #brasil #twitter #socialmedia

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

After his bold words last weekend, Musk is backing off from his war with Brazil’s Supreme Court like a whimpering dog with its tail between its legs.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/x-tells-brazils-top-court-it-will-continue-comply-with-rulings-2024-04-15/

#elonmusk #twitter #socialmedia #tech #brazil #brasil

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

no lies detected

https://defector.com/cybertruck-deliveries-halted-due-to-car-being-a-big-piece-of-shit-that-doesnt-work

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #cybertruck

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Elon Musk might say Tesla is preparing for its “next growth phase cycle,” but laying off 14,000 people after news the mass-market vehicle was canceled and sales are dropping doesn’t suggest things are going all that great.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-lay-off-more-than-10-its-staff-electrek-reports-2024-04-15/

#tesla #elonmusk #evs #cars #tech

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

This week in the Disconnect Roundup I look at the meeting between Elon Musk and Argentine president Javier Milei. Plus, plenty of recommended reads, labor updates, and other news you might have missed!

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-elon-meets-javier/

#tech #elonmusk #politics

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

“The rise of the Chinese EV industry has been enabled not only by generous government subsidies but also by profound changes in strategy and organization, and in particular by a distinctive revival of vertical integration—at both individual firm and national levels. The approach is perfectly exemplified by BYD, which has sought to bring virtually all aspects of the value chain under its control.”

https://www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/byd/

#tech #byd #china #cars #transport

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Today in “disasters waiting to happen”: Texas replaces thousands of exam graders with “AI”

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/10/24126206/texas-staar-exam-graders-ai-automated-scoring-engine

#tech #ai #school #artificialintelligence

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Apple says it’s sorry for making Zionists angry by correctly identifying that Jerusalem is part of Palestine.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/12/apple-says-it-will-fix-bug-recommending-palestinian-flag-emoji

#tech #apple #emojis #palestine

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Streaming services are becoming less attractive because of rising prices and companies removing content, which is sending people back to piracy. So now the industry is trying to pass laws to penalize digital piracy again.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/studios-antipiracy-bill-legislation-1235871278/

#tech #streaming #movies #tv #film

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

The TikTok ban is part of an effort to protect U.S. corporations against “Chinese competitors that, in some cases, are matching or even out-innovating some of the things that American tech companies are doing.”

I spoke to Derek Seidman at Truthout:

https://truthout.org/articles/tiktok-exposed-youth-to-genocide-in-gaza-is-that-why-electeds-want-it-banned/

#tech #tiktok #tiktokban #socialmedia #politics

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

The Cybertruck is a dud. The Semi still isn’t in mass production. The new Roadster is 5 years behind schedule. And the $25,000 model is dead.

Tesla was the EV leader. Now it’s fallen behind because it chased Musk’s pet projects and hyped up fantasies.

https://disconnect.blog/tesla-is-in-serious-trouble/

#tech #elonmusk #tesla #cars #transport

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Kara Swisher styles herself as a thorn in the tech industry’s side. The reality is she’s one of its biggest boosters.

This week on #TechWontSaveUs, I talked to Ed Ongweso Jr. about Swisher’s true legacy and the deeper problems with tech journalism.

https://techwontsave.us/episode/216_kara_swisher_shows_tech_journalisms_flaws_w_edward_ongweso_jr

#tech #journalism #media

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Speak German? I was interviewed by Daniel Hackbarth for @woz about the problems with tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Sam Altman. Check it out!

https://www.woz.ch/2415/silicon-valley/und-ploetzlich-waren-die-techmilliardaere-die-bad-guys/!F9HQCHK3J3RB

#tech #elonmusk #samaltman #deutsch

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

In a newly released deposition, Elon Musk admits he used a burner account to tweet as his toddler and that he “may have done more to financially impair the company than to help it,” in reference to Twitter/X.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-didnt-want-his-latest-deposition-released-here-it-is_n_66133d2ce4b0d81853f9a766

#elonmusk #tech #twitter #socialmedia

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

This week saw major media organizations once again publishing embarrassing stories that either didn’t mention Elon Musk’s far-right politics or both-sides’d it. It needs to stop.

I discuss that along with the usual recommend reads and more in the Roundup!

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-how-is-the-media-still-doing-this/

#tech #elonmusk #media #journalism

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

Elon Musk never wanted to build the low-cost car, according to Walter Isaacson. He wanted the design team to focus on the robotaxi, but they eventually convinced him to do both. Now he’s overruled them again.

If the board really cares about Tesla, they’d use this to oust Musk.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-scraps-low-cost-car-plans-amid-fierce-chinese-ev-competition-2024-04-05/

#tech #elonmusk #transport #evs #tesla

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

As Elon Musk’s power has grown, he’s become a world leader in his own right. Now he’s using it to boost extreme right-wing movements around the world.

Part of it is political, but he also wants to make his power and wealth will not be challenged.

https://disconnect.blog/elon-musk-is-building-ties-with-the-global-extreme-right/

#elonmusk #tech #politics #tesla #spacex

parismarx , 2 months ago to random

i can’t wait for the ai bubble to burst

parismarx , 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to random

After AI-generated porn of Taylor Swift spread on Twitter, the issue finally got more attention — but it’s much bigger than celebrities.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @kattenbarge about how deepfake nudes are wreaking havoc in women’s lives.

https://techwontsave.us/episode/215_deepfake_abuse_is_a_crisis_w_kat_tenbarge

#tech #deepfake #ai #artificialintelligence