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Why Countries Must Fight for Digital Sovereignty

Paris Marx — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On Tech Won’t Save Us, Cecilia Rikap warns against overdependence on US tech companies.

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What Google Zero Means for Journalism

Paris Marx — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 12:40:37 +0000

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On Tech Won't Save Us: the AI monster comes for the news. With guest Matt Pearce.

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Trump’s Crypto Profiteering Is Worse Than You Think

Paris Marx — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On Tech Won't Save Us: Jacob Silverman on how Trump is enriching himself through crypto scams.

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Decomputing for a Better Future

Paris Marx — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Dan McQuillan on the global push toward rapid AI adoption at all costs.

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Microsoft Is Gutting the Video Game Industry

Paris Marx — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Nathan Grayson on the tech giant's destructive impact on the gaming world.

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How the US Weaponizes Technology in the Middle East

Paris Marx — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Laleh Khalili on how the United States uses its control of key technologies to shift global power dynamics.

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The Geopolitical Fight Over Huawei

Paris Marx — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Yangyang Cheng on how Huawei became one of China’s most powerful companies.

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Chatbots Are Repeating Social Media’s Harms

Paris Marx — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Nitasha Tiku on AI companies, user engagement, and social media.

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Brazil's Battle to Rein In Big Tech

Paris Marx — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:52:47 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Laís Martins on how Brazil is tackling Silicon Valley.

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We All Suffer From OpenAI’s Pursuit of Scale

Paris Marx — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Karen Hao on the danger that Sam Altman poses.

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The New Military-Industrial Complex

Paris Marx — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Sam Biddle talks about Silicon Valley's rush to become part of the American imperial project.

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The Case for a Digital Detox

Paris Marx — Thu, 29 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Casey Johnston on why you should get a dumb phone.

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Generative AI Is Not Inevitable

Paris Marx — Thu, 22 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna on the dangers of generative AI.

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Elon Musk Is Remaking the US Space Program

Paris Marx — Thu, 15 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Tim Fernholz on Elon Musk’s influence in the White House and, consequently, the US space program.

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The Roots of Elon Musk’s War on Empathy

Paris Marx — Thu, 08 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Julia Carrie Wong on Elon Musk, the Christian right, and longtermism.

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How Brain-Rot AI Is Upending the Internet

Paris Marx — Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Jason Koebler on the proliferation of AI-generated images.

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How Masayoshi Son Shaped the Tech Industry

Paris Marx — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:16:45 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Laleh Khalili on Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank.

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Digital Sovereignty in a Time of Rising Fascism

Paris Marx — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, a solo episode on the perilous alliance between American politics and the tech industry.

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Can Europe End Its Dependence on US Tech?

Paris Marx — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Aline Blankertz on whether Silicon Valley may finally have some competition across the Atlantic.

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The Dirty Alliance Between Tech and the Oil Industry

Paris Marx — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, JS Tan on the relationship between Microsoft and Chevron.

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DOGE Is Gutting the US Digital Service

Paris Marx — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Kate Green and Milo on the current state of the US Digital Service.

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Canada’s Tech Leaders Want Their Own DOGE

Paris Marx — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Jen St. Denis on the political ideology of Canada's tech executives.

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AI Hype Enters Its Geopolitics Era

Paris Marx — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Timnit Gebru on AI’s new role in the geopolitical world.

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The UK’s Misguided Embrace of AI Hype

Paris Marx — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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In this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, James Meadway on the Labour Party's use of AI.

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Protesting Tesla Can Hurt Elon Musk

Paris Marx — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Ed Niedermeyer on Tesla's business model and how it affects Elon Musk.

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How DOGE Is Remaking the US Government

Paris Marx — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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In this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Makena Kelly on DOGE, government employees, and the American public.

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The Tech Oligarchy’s Campaign Against the Media

Paris Marx — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Eoin Higgins on tech billionaires' effect on the media ecosystem.

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How Spotify Remade the Music Industry

Paris Marx — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Liz Pelly on the music streaming service.

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The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism

Paris Marx — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Chris Gilliard on how politics shaped the way we think about the internet.

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The New Tech Oligarchy

Paris Marx — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Gaby Del Valle on the billionaires at the inauguration.

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How to See Tech Like a Luddite

Paris Marx — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Jathan Sadowski on the relationship between technology and capitalism.

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What Netflix Has Done to Movies

Paris Marx — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Will Tavlin on Hollywood, data and deception.

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How Data Is Changing Air Travel

Paris Marx — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Amanda Mull on tech's changes to how air travel works.

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Should Australia Ban Teens From Social Media?

Paris Marx — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Cam Wilson on the controversial plan.

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Nuclear Won’t Meet Tech’s Energy Demands

Nuclear Won’t Meet Tech’s Energy Demands — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Nuclear Won’t Meet Tech’s Energy Demands

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The Forgotten Story of How Conservatives Shaped the Internet

Paris Marx — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Becca Lewis on the right-wing tech project of the 1990s.

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Making Sense of a Pro-Tech Trump Presidency

Paris Marx — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Brian Merchant on what the 2024 election results will mean for the tech world.

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The Corruption of Open Source

Paris Marx — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, tante on the troubling development of Wordpress’s war with WP Engine.

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Silicon Valley Is Reshaping US Democracy

Paris Marx — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Jacob Silverman on all the money Elon Musk is spending on the Trump campaign.

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The Threat of Data Colonialism

Paris Marx — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Ulises A. Mejias and Nick Couldry Silicon Valley’s extractive data collection regime.

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The “Dark Elf” Leading Tech’s Extreme Right

Paris Marx — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Julia Black on Curtis Yarvin.

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Gaza Is a Laboratory for Future Warfare

Paris Marx — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Spencer Ackerman on Israel’s war technology.

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Don’t Fall for Mark Zuckerberg’s Rebrand

Paris Marx — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Karl Bode on Zuck's latest makeover.

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What Happens to Our Digital Footprints When We Die?

Paris Marx — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Tamara Kneese on an afterlife as A.I. chatbots.

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Will Google’s Monopoly Be Broken Up?

Paris Marx — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Rob Larsen on antitrust and Google.

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Google and Meta Are a Threat to Journalism

Paris Marx — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, Matt Pearce on Silicon Valleys threat to media.

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Unionizing the Video Game Industry

Paris Marx — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Taylor Welling and Kathryn Friesen discuss the emergent labor movement within video game developers, and their own contributions to it.

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Crypto Is Spending Millions to Sway the US Election

Paris Marx — Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Molly White on Web3's role in the 2024 race.

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Is Social Media Fueling Far-Right Riots?

Paris Marx — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Hussein Kesvani on far-right attacks in the UK.

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Shopify’s Right-Wing Inner Circle

Paris Marx — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:00:00 +0000

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Luke LeBrun and Rachel Gilmore on Shopify and the Right.

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