Of all the wild details in this story, I don’t think people are paying enough attention to how Elon Musk seems to be talking to his father again β€” both of whom are big Trump supporters and have had their minds addled with right-wing conspiracy theories.
Elon Musk Wants Big Families. He Bought a Secret Compound for His. (Published 2024)
As the billionaire warns of population collapse and the moral obligation to have children, he’s navigating his own complicated family.
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China is adding twice as much wind and solar as every other country put together β€” including enough solar to power all of Australia β€” and is rapidly rolling out electric vehicles. Its emissions are poised to decline this year despite rising power demand.
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China Appears On Track to See Emissions Fall This Year
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Now that all the episodes are out, you must have questions. On Thursday, I’ll be doing a live Q&A about DATA VAMPIRES for Patreon supporters. Sign up now to support the show, join the livestream, and learn more about the series: patreon.com/techwontsaveus #tech #podcast #datacenters #ai image
The final episode of DATA VAMPIRES is here! We end this four-part series by digging into the harmful worldview driving the massive buildout of hyperscale data centers and AI. Will we accept tech billionaires charting the course of our future? Listen to the full episode:
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Data Vampires: Fighting for Control (Episode 4) - Tech Won’t Save Us
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Elon Musk has spent the past couple years railing against β€œillegal” immigrants, but new reporting confirms what we’ve long suspected: Musk himself worked illegally in the United States and deceived officials when investors finally forced him to get a visa. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/10/26/elon-musk-immigration-status/ #tech #elonmusk #immigration #politics
Bill Gates is back with a new Netflix docu-series. β€œWhat’s Next?” is an attempt to get the public to forget his recent scandals and convince them his wealth is essential to solving our collective challenges. The real future we need is one without him and his fellow billionaires.
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Gates-washing the future
A new Netflix series continues the effort to launder Bill Gates’ reputation
 #tech #netflix #billgates #climate #inequality
Tech companies have built out a massive infrastructure to collect enormous amounts of data on each and every one of us β€” and that has consequences. On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke to Ulises A. Mejias and @npub1xpxk...8hmh to discuss the threat of data colonialism. Listen to the full episode:
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The Threat of Data Colonialism w/ Ulises A. Mejias & Nick Couldry - Tech Won’t Save Us
 #tech #ai #datacenters #surveillance
β€œThe unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI is a major, unjust threat to the livelihoods of the people behind those works, and must not be permitted.” 11,500 actors, musicians, authors, and more have signed this open letter:
Statement on AI training
Statement on AI training
An open letter on AI training signed by creators around the world.
 #tech #ai #genai #generativeai
DATA VAMPIRES is a four-part series exploring the costs of hyperscale data centers and why tech billionaires are desperate to build more. In Part 3, we explore how the AI boom is accelerating the build out and its massive climate impacts. Listen to the full episode:
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Data Vampires: Sacrificing for AI (Episode 3) - Tech Won’t Save Us
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A few weeks ago, Elon Musk joked he might get arrested if Kamala Harris is elected president. The more brazen his efforts to buy the election become by paying voters and telling them they have the chance to win $1 million, the more I believe he just might.
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Roundup: What will happen to Elon Musk after the election?
Read to the end for a cool guide for new Bluesky users
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