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parismarx , 12 hours ago to Media Industry Discussions

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 , 13 hours ago to Art

In this week’s Disconnect Roundup, Apple delivered an insult to life itself by crushing all human creativity into an iPad Pro in its recent ad. Plus, recommended reads, labor updates, and other news you might have missed.

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-apple-delivers-an-insult-to-life-itself/

#tech #apple #ipad #ai #art

parismarx , 1 day ago to cars

“Inside Tesla’s sprawling factory in Austin, Texas, known as Giga Texas, the company on Monday took a striking step to adjust to its new reality. It was the first day without a night shift for the Model Y … which effectively cut the company’s output of the vehicle in half.”

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/at-tesla-a-wild-week-that-defined-the-companys-future

#tech #cars #tesla #elonmusk #ev

parismarx , 2 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 , 2 days ago to Xbox

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 , 3 days ago to Tesla

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 , 3 days ago to Tesla

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 , 5 days ago to Random stuff

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

parismarx , 6 days ago to Random stuff

On May 23, I’ll be speaking with Information editor-in-chief Rune Lykkeberg in Copenhagen for a conversation on “The lies of the tech companies.” Make sure to join us!

https://butik.information.dk/collections/arrangementer/products/techselskabernes-logne

#tech #denmark

parismarx , 7 days ago to Media Industry Discussions

This week in the Disconnect Roundup I’m reflecting on how bias affects tech coverage as I find my own positive views toward Sony affecting how I see the Paramount acquisition talks. Plus, the usual recommended reads, labor updates, and other tech news!

https://disconnect.blog/roundup-how-bias-can-creep-into-tech-coverage/

#tech #sony #paramount #tv #film #media

parismarx , 8 days ago to Random stuff

JK Rowling is so deeply transphobic that even Elon Musk is telling her to lighten up a bit 🫠

parismarx , 9 days ago to Tesla

“The Cybertruck is not road-legal in China, although that hasn’t stopped Tesla from displaying the rust-prone electric pickup in some of its Chinese showrooms. Likewise, Tesla has just announced plans for a European Cybertruck tour. But, just like in China, the EV pickup cannot be sold in the EU.”

https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-cant-solve-teslas-china-crisis-with-his-desperate-asia-visit/

#tech #tesla #cybertruck #ev #elonmusk

parismarx , 9 days ago to Tesla

Swedish Tesla technicians “described increasing pressure to fix more cars in less time, which they said forced them to take shortcuts, skip breaks and stay late. They’d seen colleagues get fired for reasons that they said seemed arbitrary. Two said they’d spoken up about these issues and were deprived of raises as a result.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-29/tesla-strike-in-sweden-previews-elon-musk-playbook-for-us-unions

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #sweden #labor

parismarx , 10 days ago to Random stuff

🇩🇰 Are you in Copenhagen? I’ll be speaking at ENIGMA on May 22 about the AI hype and why we shouldn’t buy into the fantasies coming from the tech industry. Don’t miss it!

https://shop.enigma.dk/dk/paris-marx

parismarx , 10 days ago to China

SHEIN has quickly become a juggernaut in the world of fast fashion, but it’s also worsened its environmental and labor issues.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Nicole Lipman to discuss how SHEIN became so big and how its issues should be addressed.

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

#tech #china #shein #fashion

parismarx , 10 days ago to Non Political Twitter

The United States wants the world to choose: either they accept the dominance of Silicon Valley or fall into the hands of scary Chinese tech. But that choice makes no sense.

If we want better tech, it must be rejected in favor of another model that breaks up the monopolies and gives countries more power to shape their own technological futures.

https://disconnect.blog/embrace-the-splinternet/

#tech #politics

parismarx , 11 days ago to Tesla

I don’t often share the fanblogs, but this is a good look behind the scenes: Elon Musk has been absent from Tesla for the past year, but now he’s reasserting himself by doing mass layoffs with little regard for the effects on the business. It’s a mess.

https://electrek.co/2024/05/01/elon-musk-throwing-weight-tesla-wrecking-ball/

#tech #elonmusk #tesla #ev #cars

parismarx , 12 days ago to Random stuff

the united states showing the world it will eagerly erode its own democracy to defend its genocidal colonial outpost in the middle east, regardless of whether democrats or republicans are in power

parismarx , 12 days ago to Tesla

This is truly one of the more baffling decisions I’ve seen in a long time. Tesla is a leader in charging infrastructure, to the degree that virtually every other carmaker is even adopting its standard.

Then Elon Musk laid off the entire Supercharger team.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/30/24145621/tesla-layoff-supercharger-ev-charging-nacs-elon-musk

#tesla #elonmusk #tech #cars #evs

parismarx , 12 days ago to Random stuff

It’s April 2024 and journalists are still publishing stories about conversations they had with chatbots 🫠

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/chatgpt-ai-boyfriend-spicy-8ac6a6e9

#tech #ai #chatbot #chatgpt

parismarx , 12 days ago to Tesla

In 2021, Elon Musk said the government should end all EV subsidies. Yet new data shows Tesla received more money from Biden’s grants to expand EV charging networks than anyone else — $17 million, or 13% of all EV charging awards.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/27/tesla-biden-electric-car-charging-00143431

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #evs

parismarx , 12 days ago to Tesla

Elon Musk is betting Tesla’s future on using self-driving fantasies to boost the share price instead of building a real car business. He just gutted the teams working on the Supercharger network (right as other companies are adopting it!) and new vehicles.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/04/tesla-to-lay-off-everyone-working-on-superchargers-new-vehicles/

#tech #tesla #elonmusk #evs #cars

parismarx , 12 days ago to Random stuff

Interesting to see Microsoft referring to data centers as “AI infrastructure,” further abstracting what they are and the resource demands that come with them.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/microsoft-to-invest-1-7-billion-in-ai-infrastructure-in-indonesia-5398e04f

#ai #tech #microsoft #datacenter

parismarx , 14 days ago to Random stuff

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 , 14 days ago to Non Political Twitter

“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 , 14 days ago to Non Political Twitter

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 , 14 days ago to Random stuff

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 , 15 days ago to Random stuff

🏆 now blocked by kara swisher on twitter and threads 🏆

parismarx , 16 days ago to Random stuff

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 , 17 days ago to Random stuff

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 , 17 days ago to Random stuff

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 , 18 days ago to Tesla

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 , 18 days ago to Random stuff

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 , 19 days ago to Random stuff

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 , 19 days ago (edited 19 days ago) to Random stuff

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 , 19 days ago to Twitch

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 , 20 days ago to Random stuff

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 , 20 days ago to Random stuff

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 , 20 days ago to Random stuff 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"?