Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke thinks your right to vote should be linked to how much income tax you pay. This week @rachelgilmore.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to dig into how Shopify’s leaders are pushing right-wing politics in Canada. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...

Cloud giants wield influence in so many ways that we don’t even consider — including shaping and capturing research. This week @ceciliarikap.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how major tech companies shape society and why we need to push back. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/339_...

Bernie Sanders wants the US government take ownership in AI companies. But is that really a good move? @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss the long history of tech refusal and why we need to recognize this tech is not neutral. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/337_...

Libraries are still essential in the digital age. Some librarians are even helping patrons ditch AI and get off Big Tech. This week Hannah Cyrus and @flexlibris.bsky.social join @parismarx.com to discuss how libraries address people’s concerns about tech. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/338_...

Before the Luddites and the arrival of capitalism, it wasn’t just workers pushing back against technology; governments did too. This week @thomas-dekeyser.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how refusal of technology has a very long history. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/337_...

The crypto industry wants favorable policy, and it certain helps with the Trump family is making big bucks from it. @molly.wiki joined @parismarx.com to discuss how the AI industry is trying to replicate how crypto bought political influence. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/336_...

The crypto industry set the playbook. Now the AI industry is spending big on the US midterms to buy support. This week @molly.wiki joins @parismarx.com to discuss the money flooding into US elections to ensure favorable regulation for AI and data centers. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/336_...

Memory prices are pushing up the cost of computers and game consoles — and that’s forcing some people to get experimental. @papapishu.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to talk about how people are using e-waste and maintaining tech to avoid high prices. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/335_...

Apple is hiking its hardware prices. Xbox consoles are going up again. Sub-$500 laptops basically don’t exist anymore This week @papapishu.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss how the RAM crisis is coming for everyone—all thanks to the data centers. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/335_...

Data centers are becoming an incredibly contentious issue — and many communities are fighting back. @parismarx.com spoke with Saul Levin to learn more about the pushback and moratoriums being won across the United States. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/334_...

Across the United States, communities are uniting in opposition to data centers to power generative AI. This week Saul Levin joins @parismarx.com to talk about those fights and how they center on tangible issues that bring people together. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/334_...

Mark Carney wants Canadians to become more “literate” on AI. But is a lack of understanding really why people are against it? This week @hadrianmk.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to dig into the Canadian government’s AI strategy and its many blind spots. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/333_...

If even nurses can be made gig workers, who else will be in their crosshairs? @katiejwells.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com how technology doesn’t have to be used against workers, but that’s precisely how it’s being implemented. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/332_...

The gig economy is moving into healthcare and trying to make nurses bid on shifts through apps. @katiejwells.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to dig into the threat gig work poses for patients and hospital workers alike. There are already horror stories. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/332_...

SpaceX is going public! Despite the name, it’s now more of an AI company than a rocket company. @okane.fyi joins @parismarx.com to dig into the SpaceX IPO, the wild valuation it’s going for, and how it destroys corporate governance to empower Elon Musk. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/331_...

There’s a growing backlash not just to AI in schools, but to dependence on screens more broadly. It’s about time. @tommullaney.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to dig into how AI is making its way into schools and why a more critical perspective is needed. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/330_...

Chatbots are showing up everywhere and schools are no exception. But should we really be letting tech companies push AI on students? @tommullaney.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss the drawbacks of AI in schools and the broader pushback to screens. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/330_...

Prediction markets are one of the many ways society is crumbling under the pressure to financialize everything — which crypto and NFTs were part of. @jathansadowski.com joined @parismarx.com to dig into how tech companies are harming us to maximize profit. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/329_...

Polymarket and Kalshi seem to be everywhere, but what are prediction markets doing to society? This week @jathansadowski.com joins @parismarx.com to dig into the ideological goal to financialize everything and the many harms that arise from that model. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/329_...

Prime ministers sucking up to tech executives for jobs is bad enough, but it clearly isn’t a good sign for their approach to tech policy. @parismarx.com spoke to @willdunn.bsky.social about the risks of the UK government’s deep reliance on generative AI. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/328_...

The UK government is so deep on generative AI it’s using chatbots to write laws. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. @willdunn.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss why the UK has gone so hard on AI and the many risks created by its AI dependence. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/328_...

Elon Musk sees that people are getting information from social media and AI chatbots. That’s why he wants to control those interfaces. @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com spoke to @parismarx.com about the system Musk has built to cement his power. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/327_...

Is Muskism set to define the 21st century, in much the same way as Fordism did through the 20th century? This week @bentarnoff.com and @quinnslobodian.com join @parismarx.com to discuss the system Elon Musk has built and the threats it poses for society. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/327_...

Tim Cook is stepping back as CEO of Apple. What legacy does he lead and where does Apple go next? This week @bcmerchant.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to discuss why we can’t ignore the labor exploitation built into the outsourcing model Cook created. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/326_...

When the AI bubble bursts, people are going to suffer from how it hits the economy. Unless OpenAI can somehow pull a Tesla. @karlbode.com spoke to @parismarx.com about coverage of tech and how the industry uses narratives for financial engineering. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/325_...

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The New Yorker put a spotlight on Sam Altman’s compulsive lying. It’s not a great look for tech media that echoed his statements. @karlbode.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss “CEO says a thing” reporting and the need to hold tech CEOs accountable. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/325_...

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Tesla pioneered flush door handles then the industry adopted them. Now countries are banning them over safety concerns. @darakerr.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to explore how Tesla owners are getting stuck inside and why regulators haven’t acted sooner. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/324_...

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