Notices by Paris Marx (parismarx@mastodon.online), page 7

Tomorrow evening I’ll be chatting with the Wellington Socialist Society about the harmful ideologies of the tech elite. Don’t miss it!

More info here: https://www.socialistsocieties.org.nz/aec_events/our-new-prometheans-wss-presents-the-radical-philosophies-of-silicon-valley-elites-w-paris-marx/

Tech giants are building massive data centers around the world that require a ton of water and energy. The AI boom will only accelerate it, but local opposition is growing.

I spoke to @slehuede about a group in Chile that fought a Google data center and why the tech industry’s plans must be challenged.

https://disconnect.blog/how-to-stop-a-data-center/

#tech #ai #datacenter #energy #climate

incredible how far apple tv+ has come that it can get headlines like this now

#apple #streaming #tv #film

I used to look at these kinds of statements as deceptive PR, but increasingly I see them more through the lens of faith.

The tech billionaires are true believers and don’t accept they’re misunderstanding things like intelligence because they believe themselves to be geniuses.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/deepmind

#tech #ai #agi #deepmind

Elon Musk has long opposed unions, but now he’s taking his war on workers to an entirely new level.

In Sweden, Tesla wants to blow up the Nordic labor model, while SpaceX is echoing the Federalist Society by trying to destroy the NLRB in the United States. He must be stopped.

https://disconnect.blog/elon-musk-just-escalated-his-war-on-workers/

#elonmusk #labor #tesla #spacex #union #tech

i know i’m over two decades late, but i just finished ds9 after spending the past year making my way through it and it really is such a good series. i loved how much vic fontaine they got in the final season 😅

🚨 Good news: Disconnect is now on Ghost!

Substack already had issues with its content policy, but after the recent controversy around platforming Nazis, it became clear the newsletter had to move. I’m excited for Disconnect’s future!

https://disconnect.blog/welcome-to-the-new-disconnect/

Nobody should be presenting Substack choosing to remove 5 Nazi publications from its platform as a win. Platformer alone says it’s reviewed dozens spreading those ideas, and really the Nazi stuff is just the tip of the iceberg.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/8/24030756/substack-nazi-newsletter-content-moderation

Innovation is dead. In its place, companies just add internet connectivity and voice control in places it’s absolutely not needed so they can pretend extracting data and profit is the same as progress. No one needs a “smart” bidet.

#tech #innovation #toilet

At the same time as Tesla is fighting the Nordic labor model in Sweden, SpaceX is launching a war on the labor rights of Americans.

Elon Musk has long abused his workers and sought to stop unions being formed at his companies, but now he’s taking it to a new level.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/04/musks-spacex-seeks-to-blow-up-nlrb-00133919

#spacex #tesla #elonmusk #tech #labor #unions

@mattly we do transcripts, but it takes a week or two before they're added especially with the holidays

What does requiring everyone to become a personal brand on highly commercialized digital platforms do to how we communicate?

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with Naomi Klein about her trip into the Mirror World of right-wing conspiracies, how they thrive online, and what it’s all doing to our politics.

Listen here: https://techwontsave.us/episode/201_how_the_mirror_world_distorts_our_reality_w_naomi_klein

#tech #socialmedia #conspiracy #politics

I want to believe @anildash, but I don’t see the nostalgic comparison between now and the early web.

Things are may be getting a little weirder, but the web is far more commercialized than it was then. Power shifts don’t mean redistribution, but new monopolists displacing the old.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-commentary/internet-future-about-to-get-weird-1234938403/

The end of low interest rates is showing us what the tech companies really built over the past 15 years and it’s nothing like what their PR hacks once promised.

Everything is more expensive, more invasive, and far less innovative or improved than they led us to believe.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/26/24015595/amazon-prime-video-ads-coming-january-29

As Hyperloop One shuts down, we need to remember that the Hyperloop was never meant to be built.

Elon Musk’s goal was never to transform transportation for the masses, but to stop or delay high-speed rail from reaching North America. Sadly, he succeeded — and we all lost as a result. While the rest of the world moved forward, the US remains stuck in the past.

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/the-hyperloop-was-always-a-scam

#tech #transport #transportation #train #hyperloop #elonmusk

“AI is being used as form of 'shock doctrine', where the sense of urgency generated by an allegedly world-transforming technology is used as an opportunity to transform social systems without democratic debate.”

https://danmcquillan.org/ai_thatcherism.html

It’s been a rough year for people who work in the video game industry. Even as companies were releasing incredibly successful titles, thousands of workers were being laid off.

I talked to @Nelsormensch to get his insights on why that happened and what it means for independent studios.

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/this-year-for-the-games-industry

#tech #games #videogames

🚨 THE RESULTS ARE IN 🚨

After losing to Peter Thiel in last year’s contest, Elon Musk takes the title of WORST PERSON IN TECH 2023!

We only wish we could reward him with a one-way ticket to the sun 🚀☀️

RADICALIZED IMBECILE vs FASCIST PUPPETMASTER

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💥 FINAL FOUR 💥

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