Tech Won't Save Us26 Tammi 2023

Will AR Glasses Die Like Google Glass? w/ Quinn Myers

Paris Marx is joined by Quinn Myers to discuss the launch of Google Glass, why the product failed so badly, and what lessons we can learn from it as tech companies make another push for AR glasses.Quinn Myers is the author of Google Glass and a freelance writer who used to write for MEL. You can follow him on Twitter at @quinmyers.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham and part of the Harbinger Media Network.Also mentioned in this episode: Please participate in our listener survey this month to give us a better idea of what you think of the show: https://forms.gle/xayiT7DQJn56p62x7 Apple is planning to release a mixed-reality headset, but its AR glasses have reported been delayed due to ongoing technical issues. Mark Zuckerberg said you’ll be able to text people during a meeting on your glasses. Google released a video called “One Day” that vastly overpromised what Glass would deliver. Sergey Brin’s affair with an employee working on Glass was revealed in 2013. After 8 years, the “Twitter tax cut” finally ended in 2019. Residents protested against Google’s use of public bus stops in San Francisco. The PRISM revelations showed the NSA had access to tech company servers. The Daily Show skewered Google Glass in a 2014 segment. Support the show

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Can Europe End Its Dependence on US Tech? w/ Aline Blankertz

Paris Marx is joined by Aline Blankertz to discuss whether Europe is going to finally make a serious push to end its dependence on US tech and how different European interests are trying to take advan...

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The Dirty Alliance Between Tech and the Oil Industry w/ JS Tan

Paris Marx is joined by JS Tan to discuss his experience seeing first hand how Microsoft deployed its cloud and machine learning services to help Chevron extract more oil and gas, and the state of tec...

3 Huhti 202553min

DOGE Is Gutting the US Digital Service w/ Kate Green and Milo

Paris Marx is joined by Kate Green and Milo to discuss how Elon Musk’s DOGE is dismantling the US Digital Service and the consequences that has on really improving service delivery in government.Kate ...

27 Maalis 202552min

Preview: Breaking Down Canada’s Election on Campaign Cops

Don’t worry; your regularly scheduled Tech Won’t Save Us is coming soon! But if you’re looking to try something a little different and get a critical take on the ongoing Canadian election, check out C...

26 Maalis 202536min

Canada’s Tech Leaders Want Their Own DOGE w/ Jen St. Denis

Paris Marx is joined by Jen St. Denis to discuss how Silicon Valley thinking is creeping into Canadian politics as Donald Trump continues to threaten the country with tariffs and annexation. Jen St. D...

20 Maalis 202551min

AI Hype Enters Its Geopolitics Era w/ Timnit Gebru

Paris Marx is joined by Timnit Gebru to discuss where the AI industry stands in 2025 as AI increasingly becomes a geopolitical football even as the big promises made by AI companies fail to materializ...

13 Maalis 202555min

The UK’s Misguided Embrace of AI Hype w/ James Meadway

Paris Marx is joined by James Meadway to discuss how the UK Labour Party is embracing AI regardless of the cost and the consequences of allowing US companies to dominate the digital economy in so many...

6 Maalis 202545min

Protesting Tesla Can Hurt Elon Musk w/ Ed Niedermeyer

Paris Marx is joined by Ed Niedermeyer to discuss the trouble with Tesla’s business model and how that makes Elon Musk’s power vulnerable to protest and boycott.Ed Niedermeyer is the author Ludicrous:...

27 Helmi 202553min