parismarx

parismarx, 22 days 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, 22 days ago to tech

“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, 22 days ago to tech

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, 22 days ago to tech

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, 22 days ago to random

🏆 now blocked by kara swisher on twitter and threads 🏆

parismarx, 24 days ago to tech

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, 25 days ago to tech

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, 25 days ago to tech

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, 26 days ago to tech

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, 26 days ago to tech

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, 27 days ago to apple

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, 27 days ago (edited 27 days ago) to tech

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, 27 days ago to tech

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, 28 days ago to tech

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, 28 days ago to tech

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, 28 days 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, 29 days ago to tech

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, 29 days ago to tesla

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, 1 month ago to tesla

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, 1 month ago to tech

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, 1 month ago to tech

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