I had a fascinating chat with Yangyang Cheng about the growth of Huawei, the geopolitics of telecommunications, and how the US is often doing the very surveillance it accuses China of wanting to do to justify expelling Chinese companies from Western telecom systems.

The US is bombing Iranian nuclear facilities, transferring AI tech to the Gulf states, and enabling Israel. This week Laleh Khalili 🇵🇸 joins Paris Marx to discuss how the United States wields technology to enhance its power in the Middle East. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/284_ho…

Diving in now...

This side of the AI tech revolution doesn't get much focus, it should. The militarisation of this tech especially by the US will shape the future, likely in ways we can't yet imagine. Light needs to be shone on this NOW.

The video game industry is in a tough spot. Microsoft’s effort to remake it hasn’t helped. This week Nathan Grayson joins Paris Marx to discuss huge Xbox layoffs and how Microsoft’s plan to remake gaming around Game Pass hasn’t panned out. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/285_mi…

I don’t talk about video games much on the show, but I always love when I get the opportunity and this conversation with Nathan Grayson is no exception! It was great to get his insights on what’s happening at Microsoft and the broader troubles facing game workers.

he’s right and he should say it

“There was an Xbox producer who actually recommended that laid-off workers use Al to kind of, you know, deal with the difficulties of being laid off” — Paris “Big slap in the face because the end goal of Al…is almost certainly to replace people” — Nathan

Is it possible to imagine a better future where we use less computation? The effects of AI hype almost demand it. This week danmcquillan (@[email protected]) joins Paris Marx to lay out the concept of decomputing as a different way of assessing technology. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/286_de…

Decomputing is an important form of technological degrowth.

haven't listened yet, but danmcquillan (@[email protected]) is saying what we need to hear on decomputing.

It’s always such a pleasure to have danmcquillan (@[email protected]) on the show! I was particularly excited to chat about decomputing, the possibilities it offers, and how it can focus our critique of the exploitative tech systems we depend on.

AI is toxic. Smash the compute.

“decomputing is saying stop… these things are foundationally toxic in what they are and what they deliver and therefore we should be pushing back and saying no thanks very much, enough of that”

Donald Trump is making out like a bandit through crypto scams, and some people see it as an easy way to buy influence. This week Jacob Silverman joins Paris Marx to discuss how Trump is deregulating crypto and the continued tech-MAGA alliance. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/287_tr…

Great to have Jacob Silverman back on the show! We start by discussing how influential tech figures can get away with open racism and Islamophobia, then pivot to talk about the scandalous nature of Trump’s capture by the crypto industry.

Google has long been a key source of traffic for news and all manner of sites across the web. This week Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 joins Paris Marx to discuss how Google’s pursuit of AI is causing fewer people to click through, causing traffic to plummet. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/288_wh…

The prospect of Google Zero — when referral traffic falls to zero — would have massive implications for news media, but also for so many people who run websites. It was great to chat with Matt Pearce 🦅🇺🇸 again to get his insights on what it all means.

This is an educational conversation between Paris Marx and Matt Pierce about "Google Zero," AI amd the future of journalism.

The Roman Catholic Church has a new Pope, and one of his first statements was on AI’s impact on workers. This week Paolo Benanti joins Paris Marx to discuss how Pope Leo XIV might approach AI and how to think about the ethics of technology. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/289_wi…