Tech billionaires are talking a lot about using nuclear as a supposedly cleaner power source for hyperscale data centers. But what they don’t say is that their ambitious plans are extending the life of coal-fired power plants across the United States. https://www.powermag.com/power-demand-from-data-centers-keeping-coal-fired-plants-online/ #tech #datacenters #ai #genai #electricity
Eric Schmidt says we’re not going to meet our climate targets, so we must put all our energy into improving AI and hope it solves the problem for us. He’s part of a growing chorus of tech billionaires openly admitting they’ll sacrifice the climate on the altar of their AI ambitions.
Disconnect
Silicon Valley is sacrificing the climate for AI
Eric Schmidt is the latest tech executive to claim AI must be built regardless of the climate cost
 #tech #ai #genai #generativeai #climate #climatechange #ericschmidt
Donald Trump says Tim Cook called him to complain about Apple’s billions in EU fines. It doesn’t surprised me that regardless of party, the tech industry is expecting the US government to be even more forceful in protecting their interests abroad.
The Verge
Trump says Tim Cook called him to complain about the European Union
The EU fined Apple billions of dollars this year.
 #tech #apple #timcook #politics #eu #donaldtrump
Wealthy tech guys are working so hard to relegitimize eugenics with a tech rebrand.
the Guardian
Revealed: International ‘race science’ network secretly funded by US tech boss
Group promoting ‘dangerous’ scientific racism ideology teamed up with rightwing extremist, recordings reveal
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Curtis Yarvin describes himself as a “dark elf” saving the know-nothing “hobbits” of the US public with an anti-democratic, pro-tech politics. On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Julia Black to understand how his popularity has grown and why tech billionaires are echoing his extreme ideas. Listen to the full episode:
Tech Won't Save Us
The “Dark Elf” Leading Tech’s Extreme Right w/ Julia Black - Tech Won’t Save Us
 #tech #politics #fascism #uselection