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parismarx, 1 hour ago to tech

Balaji Srinivasan is leading a growing tech movement to take over San Francisco and “ethnically cleanse” it of Silicon Valley’s critics.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @gilduran about network states and tech billionaires’ turn against democracy.

Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/221_techs_plan_to_ethnically_cleanse_san_francisco_w_gil_duran

#tech #sf #politics

parismarx, 1 day ago to tech

Scarlett Johansson has dealt with deepfakes, robots in her likeness, and now OpenAI mimicking her voice because she wouldn’t license it.

She’s used to fighting these battles. The spotlight she casts on generative AI may finally prompt regulatory action.

https://disconnect.blog/scarlett-johansson-cant-escape-tech-exploitation/

#tech #openai #samaltman #chatgpt #gpt4o

parismarx, 1 day ago to random

I’m doing a series of events in Copenhagen and Berlin over the next week. If you’re around, make sure to come to one!

Links for more info on my website: https://parismarx.com/

parismarx, 3 days ago to OpenAI

“I have seen the extremely restrictive off-boarding agreement that contains nondisclosure and non-disparagement provisions former OpenAI employees are subject to. It forbids them, for the rest of their lives, from criticizing their former employer.”

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/5/17/24158478/openai-departures-sam-altman-employees-chatgpt-release

#openai #tech #ai

parismarx, 4 days ago to tech

In this week’s Disconnect Roundup: Apple’s new products are flops, so it’s going back to what Tim Cook knows best: raising prices to get more out of existing customers.

Plus, recommended reads, labor updates, and other news you might have missed.

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-apples-wants-to-hike-iphone-prices-again/

#tech #apple #iphone

parismarx, 4 days ago to tech

“The certain knowledge that Kevin Roose is a credulous dumbass who makes a jingle-bell sound if he nods his head real fast only does so much to moderate the obscenity and offensiveness of his ascribing ‘playful intelligence’ and ‘emotional intuition’ to a predictive text generator.”

https://defector.com/if-kevin-roose-was-chatgpt-with-a-spray-on-beard-could-anyone-tell

#tech #ai #chatgpt #gpt4o

parismarx, 4 days ago to OpenAI

Kevin Roose so desperately wants to live in the futures tech companies are selling that he’ll eagerly do their PR for them and buy into whatever illusions of intelligence they put in front of him so he can trick himself into believing they’ll actually be realized this time.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/technology/ai-chatgpt-her-movie.html

#openai #ai #chatgpt #gpt4o

parismarx, 4 days ago to TeslaMotors

Chinese carmakers’ global growth “comes as major U.S. carmakers … have withdrawn from promising markets such as India, Indonesia & Thailand to focus on their North American base.”

Market share of Chinese automakers “has jumped in many markets over the last 5 years, growing from 3% to 10% in Thailand, from 1% to 9% in Australia and from nothing to 13% in Mexico … Gains in Russia have been even starker, jumping from almost nothing to more than a third.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/05/18/china-us-ev-cars/

#ev #cars #china

parismarx, 6 days ago to tech

Remember when tech CEOs whipped us into a frenzy about generative AI changing everything? Those days are long gone.

Google and OpenAI’s latest demos show the bubble is deflating, but they’re still going to seize as much power as they can before the crash.

https://disconnect.blog/ai-hype-is-over-ai-exhaustion-is-setting-in/

#tech #ai #google #openai #chatgpt #artificialintelligence

parismarx, 6 days ago to random

lmao yes, the webbies really did get maggie haberman to present an award to kara swisher

parismarx, 8 days ago to tesla

Tesla charging chief Rebecca Tinucci cut 15-20% of her team after Musk demanded it.

She felt that would justify a major Supercharger network expansion, but when she met with Musk he wanted more layoffs. When she pushed back, he fired the whole team.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inside-story-elon-musk-mass-100216178.html

#tesla #tech #elonmusk #layoffs #ev

parismarx, 7 days ago (edited 7 days ago) to tesla

Tesla will face a class-action lawsuit alleging it misled consumers over the self-driving capabilities of its cars after claiming its vehicles would be able to autonomously drive from New York to Los Angeles by the end of 2017.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-15/tesla-must-face-suit-alleging-buyers-were-misled-about-autopilot

#tesla #tech #elonmusk #av #ev

parismarx, 8 days ago to tech

Remember all the times Elon Musk said Tesla is so amazing for the environment? The company is being sued for violating the Clean Air Act hundreds of times in recent years by emitting harmful pollutants from its Fremont factory into nearby neighborhoods.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/14/tesla-sued-over-air-pollution-from-factory-in-fremont-california.html

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #environment

parismarx, 7 days ago to tech

I remember the days when people were furious Google was scanning their emails to serve ads. Now we’ve reached the point that everything you send and receive is being filtered through its AI model and you’re expected to love it.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/14/gemini-comes-to-gmail-to-summarize-and-draft-emails/

#tech #google #ai #gmail

parismarx, 8 days ago to tech

Amazon workers in Laval, Quebec have been granted union accreditation after a majority signed cards to form a union.

Now Amazon isn’t just contesting the decision, but challenging workers’ rights to form a union without an election by signing cards.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/laval-amazon-warehouse-union-accredited-1.7202192

#tech #amazon #labor #canada #union

parismarx, 8 days ago (edited 8 days ago) to tech

Google is feeling so emboldened by the AI hype that it wants to take another swing at Google Glass. Not only this product, but the entire company needs to feel consumers’ wrath if it dares to even try.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/14/24156518/google-glass-prototype-ar-glasses-io-2024

#tech #google #ai

parismarx, 8 days ago to tech

Apple’s industry-defining products made it the juggernaut it is today. But as iPhone sales continue to stagnate and the Vision Pro vastly underperforms, the company’s long-term prospects look increasingly dicey.

My latest for Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-tim-cook-running-out-of-ideas-iphone-ipad-sales-2024-5

#tech #apple #iphone #timcook #visionpro

parismarx, 8 days ago to random

far too much tech journalism is little more than boosterism, as we see again this week with the string of stories on OpenAI’s attempt to recreate Her

parismarx, 10 days ago to tech

I keep seeing these stories about huge investments Microsoft, Amazon, and other major tech companies are making around the world. They’re almost always for massive, resource-hungry data centers to power their AI ambitions.

#tech #microsoft #amazon #ai #datacenters

Biden announces $3.3B investment from Microsoft for AI data center in Mount Pleasant
Microsoft to invest $1.7 billion into Al infrastructure in Indonesia, CEO Satya Nadella says
Microsoft to invest $2.9 bln to expand Al, cloud infra in Japan

parismarx, 10 days ago to apple

I feel conflicted about this because I know journalism is in a rough spot, but I also hate the online ads so much. Usually I’d say this would be a nudge to force them to change course, but given the media’s in such dire straits, I’m not so sure this time.

https://www.ft.com/content/c6dcbe7b-eaf0-41d1-adb4-f9a68542e2cb

#apple #tech #news #journalism

parismarx, 12 days ago to China

The United States is protecting is uncompetitive automakers addicted to expensive SUVs and trucks from facing a real challenge that would force them to innovate and could accelerate the EV transition by making cheaper models much more accessible.

https://www.ft.com/content/9b79b340-50e0-4813-8ed2-42a30e544e58

#china #ev #cars #politics

parismarx, 12 days ago to tech

When Phil Spencer took over Xbox, he sold himself as a fellow gamer to win player support. He used that vibe to convince them industry consolidation would benefit everyone.

But now we’re seeing the real costs: layoffs, closures, and fewer games. Spencer was always serving the company.

https://disconnect.blog/phil-spencer-isnt-your-friend/

#tech #xbox #gaming #videogames #microsoft

parismarx, 13 days ago to tech

Begging the DoJ to make my dreams come true by nailing Elon Musk for securities and wire fraud 🙏

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/8/24151881/tesla-justice-investigation-securities-wire-fraud-self-driving

#tech #elonmusk #tesla #fraud

parismarx, 14 days ago to tech

Tesla has long depended on hype to survive, but as Elon Musk does mass layoffs and bets the company on bad self-driving tech, is its time running out?

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @niedermeyer to discuss why Tesla is failing as a car company.

https://techwontsave.us/episode/219_tesla_is_choosing_hype_over_substance_w_edward_niedermeyer

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #cars #transport #ev

parismarx, 15 days ago to tech

Every few months, I take a look at the critical tech books coming soon to give Disconnect subscribers a look at books they might want to check out. Sign up and check out the list!

https://disconnect.blog/a-critical-tech-reading-list-for-mid-2024/

#tech #books #reading