After calling Trump “badass” a few weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg now says Biden forced him to “censor” Covid misinformation posts — something that should be basic moderation — and that he regrets donating to support local election infrastructure in 2022, which he somehow thinks was partisan.
The Verge
Mark Zuckerberg responds to GOP pressure, says Biden pushed to ‘censor’ covid posts
Zuckerberg says he “regrets” not being more outspoken.
 #tech #socialmedia #politics #markzuckerbeg #facebook #meta
Sam Altman says he wants to “give people another 10 years of healthy, vigorous life.” In the US, the rich live up to 15 years longer than the poor. Changing that requires political action that many tech billionaires oppose, not more tech solutions.
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Sam Altman doesn’t care about you
The OpenAI CEO wants to extend his life by 10 years, but doesn’t care the poor die 15 years earlier than the rich
 #tech #ai #samaltman #berniesanders
The crypto industry isn’t dead yet. In fact, it’s one of the biggest funders in this US election cycle. On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to @Molly White to discuss what crypto boosters want from their nearly $200 million in campaign spending. Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/235_crypto_is_spending_millions_to_sway_the_us_election_w_molly_white #tech #crypto #politics #bitcoin image
“Yarvin has laid out a philosophy in which he suggests replacing American democracy with a monarchy. … He has referred to himself and his friends as ‘dark elves’ on a heroic journey to rescue the know-nothing ‘hobbits’ who make up the American populace.” Wild story by Julia Black: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/the-far-right-guru-who-has-befriended-silicon-valleys-extreme-factions #tech #politics #peterthiel #jdvance
Peter Thiel says he might leave the United States and finally take advantage of the New Zealand citizenship he bought over a decade ago.
Yahoo News
Peter Thiel, eccentric billionaire patron of JD Vance, says he is thinking about leaving the US
Thiel compared California liberalism to Saudi Arabian Wahabbism — but it was sort of a compliment
 #tech #peterthiel #newzealand
Eric Schmidt took a break from selling AI to the military to tell a bunch of Stanford students to become entrepreneurs and if that required stealing a ton of content, they shouldn’t worry about it. When they succeed, their lawyers will clean up the mess.
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Roundup: Eric Schmidt says the quiet part out loud
Read to the end for a disastrous Peter Thiel interview
 #tech #ai #google #ericschmidt
Major tech companies are producing far more carbon emissions than they suggest in their sustainability reports. They’re lobbying hard to rewrite the rules on how emissions are calculated to show net zero on paper, but not in practice.
Client Challenge
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Everyone’s talking about an AI bubble, but what happens after it crashes? The promises of generative AI were pure fantasy, but the harms it enables could stick around long after the hype fades — unless we act to stop it.
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What comes after the AI crash?
The end of the boom won’t end generative AI’s harms
 #tech #ai #generativeai #aibubble #openai
Far-right riots recently swept the UK, but to what degree was social media to blame? On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Hussein Kesvani about the broader factors that set the stage for widespread anti-immigration, anti-Muslim attacks. Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/234__is_social_media_fueling_far_right_riots_w_hussein_kesvani #tech #uk #socialmedia image
The 2010s were a decade a peak exuberance for tech, but as higher interest rates force a reassessment, what have we learned? For North & South, I looked at the New Zealand context and the tragic story of a young entrepreneur. Full story in the Post:
The Post
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