Elon Musk
Advertisers are returning to Twitter/X to keep Elon Musk happy
Brands know Musk has influence with Donald Trump and want to make sure he doesn’t use it against them
Weekly roundup
Read to the end for another Cybertruck fail
Transport
Recent comments by Ford CEO Jim Farley give a more honest picture of why Chinese EV makers are leading
Weekly roundup
Read to the end for a fascinating video a certain orange guy’s social media use
Google and OpenAI’s latest showcases suggest the AI bubble’s days are numbered
The benefits of the internet are eroding. The AI boom is only accelerating their demise.
Silicon Valley believes more computation is essential for progress. But they ignore the resource burden and don’t care if the benefits materialize.
Tech billionaires are using faith to solidify their power
Ursula Le Guin said we must be able to imagine freedom. AI traps us in the past.
Tech companies want us isolated and constantly staring at screens because it drives profit
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Media and politicians created a monster and lost control of him
Amazon’s low-wage, non-union model is a threat to key public institutions and their unionized workers
Read to the end for a fun jab at Mark Zuckerberg’s Halloween costume
He may have made important contributions to artificial intelligence, but that doesn’t mean he knows where it’s going
Read to the end for another AI CEO making ridiculous energy demands
A new Netflix series continues the effort to launder Bill Gates’ reputation
Read to the end for a cool guide for new Bluesky users
Eric Schmidt is the latest tech executive to claim AI must be built regardless of the climate cost
Read to the end for a new crypto-libertarian conspiracy theory
Bold promises may no longer be enough for an extremist CEO who can’t deliver
Read to the end for one of the worst photos of Elon Musk I’ve ever seen
Meta’s platforms are still causing harm, but the CEO has convinced the media to look at the future instead of the present