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critic of tech futures | host of tech won’t save us | writer of disconnect | my book “road to nowhere” is out now! | he/they

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parismarx, to tesla
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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

parismarx, to tesla
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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/

parismarx, to tech
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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

parismarx, to tech
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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/

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

On , 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

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Tech Won’t Save Us is turning four years old — and we need your help to make a new series!

What’s the material impact of the AI hype? Do we really need all these massive data centers? Who is fighting back?

Become a supporter to help us make it: https://patreon.com/techwontsaveus

parismarx, to tech
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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/

parismarx, to twitter
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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/

parismarx, to tech
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no lies detected

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

parismarx, to tesla
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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/

parismarx, to tech
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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/

parismarx, to tech
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“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/

parismarx, to tech
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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

parismarx, to tech
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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

parismarx, to tech
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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/

parismarx, to tech
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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/

parismarx, to tech
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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/

parismarx, to tech
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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 , 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

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Tech Won’t Save Us is turning four years old — and we need your help to make a new series!

What’s the material impact of the AI hype? Do we really need all these massive data centers? Who is fighting back?

Become a supporter to help us make it: https://patreon.com/techwontsaveus

parismarx, to tech
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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, to tech
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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

parismarx, to tech
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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/

parismarx, to tech
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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/

parismarx, to tech
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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, to random
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i can’t wait for the ai bubble to burst

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