The Dirty Alliance Between Tech and the Oil Industry
On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, JS Tan on the relationship between Microsoft and Chevron.
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The Dirty Alliance Between Tech and the Oil Industry w/ JS Tan | Tech Won’t Save Us
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by JS Tan to discuss his experience seeing first hand how Microsoft deployed its cloud and machine learning services to help Chevron extract more oil and gas, and the state of tech worker organizing around climate change.
JS Tan is a PhD student at MIT, researching cloud computing in the US and China. He’s a a member of Collective Action in Tech and writes the Value Added newsletter.
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The Chevron gas station logo is seen on February 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas.
(Brandon Bell / Getty Images)On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we are joined by JS Tan to discuss his experience seeing firsthand how Microsoft deployed its cloud and machine learning services to help Chevron extract more oil and gas, and the state of tech worker organizing around climate change.
JS Tan is a PhD student at MIT, researching cloud computing in the United States and China. He’s a a member of Collective Action in Tech and writes the Value Added newsletter.
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