Podcast / Tech Won’t Save Us / Nov 14, 2024

Making Sense of a Pro-Tech Trump Presidency

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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Making Sense of a Pro-Tech Trump Presidency w/ Brian Merchant | Tech Won’t Save Us
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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the fallout from the US election, what it means for the tech industry, and more importantly, what it might mean for all of us. They also celebrate the show hitting 250 episodes!

Brian Merchant is a longtime tech writer and author ofĀ Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech.

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On this episode of Tech Won’t Save Us, we’re joined by Brian Merchant to discuss the fallout from the US election, what it means for the tech industry, and more importantly, what it might mean for all of us. We also celebrate the show hitting 250 episodes!

Brian Merchant is a longtime tech writer and author of Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech.

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Europe is Gutting Its Tech Regulations w/ Aline Blankertz | Tech Won’t Save Us
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Paris Marx is joined by Aline Blankertz to discuss how right-wing governments and international corporations in the European Union are pushing to gut tech regulations with the goal of boosting AI development in hope of improving economic growth and geopolitical standing.

Aline Blankertz is a cofounder of Structural Integrity.

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Paris Marx is a tech critic and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. He writes the Disconnect newsletter and is the author of Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation.

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