Why should the US decide who can have certain tech?
Restrictions on Iranian and Chinese technology are about preserving US geopolitical power
Paris Marx
Paris Marx is a Canadian tech critic and host of the award-winning 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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Getting off US tech is no easy task
But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make the effort
I’m writing a new book!
It will tell the story of what’s really behind the hyperscale data center boom
Elon Musk’s reputation must be beyond rehabilitation
It's time to end the myth of his genius once and for all
What you missed in May 2025
Chatbots messing with your mind, data center energy use, China’s electricity revolution, and more!
The ideological rift on the tech right
What a disagreement between Joe Lonsdale and Balaji Srinivasan tells us about the effort to enhance Silicon Valley’s power
Social media must be reined in
Countries are adopting higher age limits, but they need to tackle addictive design practices that target everyone
Will Pope Leo XIV be an ally against AI?
The Catholic Church has a striking clear-eyed critique of artificial intelligence
Mark Zuckerberg wants to you be lonely and miserable
That’s the only way he’ll profit from selling you AI friends