Silicon Valley Doesn’t Know What Makes a Good City
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us: Joanne McNeil unpacks Big Tech’s driverless transport fantasy.
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Silicon Valley Doesn’t Know What Makes a Good City w/ Joanne McNeil | Tech Won’t Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Joanne McNeil to discuss the proliferation of delivery bots and robotaxis and how they recycle disproven claims about how technology will improve transportation.
Joanne McNeil is a freelance writer and the author of Wrong Way and Lurking: How a Person Became a User.
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An Amazon Zoox driverless robotaxi drives on the Las Vegas Strip on August 7, 2025.
(Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)Paris Marx is joined by Joanne McNeil to discuss the proliferation of delivery bots and robotaxis and how they recycle disproven claims about how technology will improve transportation.
Joanne McNeil is a freelance writer and the author of Wrong Way and Lurking: How a Person Became a User.
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Why Communities Want to Stop Flock Cameras w/ Jason Koebler / Tech Won’t Save Us
No one is comfortable with police surveillance in the US, which is why there’s a bipartisan backlash to Flock cameras. Jason Koebler joins Paris Marx to discuss the rise of Flock, how their cameras are being pitched by right-wing politicians and police agencies, and how they’re being used to stalk residents from coast to coast.
Jason Koebler is a co-founder of 404 Media and co-host of the 404 Media Podcast.
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