Media
Dismissing critics has “real and dangerous” consequences
Casey Newton’s diatribe against AI skeptics illustrates a broader issue in tech journalism
Paris Marx
Paris Marx is a tech critic who writes Disconnect. He’s also the host of Tech Won’t Save Us and the author of “Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong About the Future of Transportation.”
Weekly roundup
Roundup: The US’s war on Chinese tech has consequences
Read to the end for a little song about a certain health insurance story
Transport
Elon Musk is sending DOGE after high-speed rail
Donald Trump’s “first buddy” is using his position to revive personal vendettas
Politics
Why we must reclaim digital sovereignty
A new white paper envisions a radically different technological future
Weekly roundup
Roundup: What’s going on in Romania?
Read to the end for the revival of Elon Musk’s war on California high-speed rail
Weekly roundup
Roundup: The return of self-driving hype
Read to the end for a graph of Elon Musk’s real-time mental decline
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
Roundup: Has Bluesky’s moment arrived?
Read to the end for another Cybertruck fail
Transport
What we get wrong about the supposed threat of Chinese EVs
Recent comments by Ford CEO Jim Farley give a more honest picture of why Chinese EV makers are leading
Weekly roundup
Roundup: Some fiction after a grim week
Read to the end for a fascinating video a certain orange guy’s social media use
Elon Musk
Shame on the Elon enablers
Media and politicians created a monster and lost control of him
Labor
How Amazon threatens Canada’s post office
Amazon’s low-wage, non-union model is a threat to key public institutions and their unionized workers