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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How DOGE is Remaking the US Government w/ Makena Kelly

Paris Marx is joined by Makena Kelly to discuss how Elon Musk’s DOGE is reshaping the US government and the consequences that has for government employees and the wider public.Makena Kelly is a senior...

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Patreon Preview: The Harms of Generative AI w/ Alex Hanna

Our Data Vampires series may be over, but Paris interviewed a bunch of experts on data centers and AI whose insights shouldn’t go to waste. We’re releasing those interviews as bonus episodes for Patre...

17 Helmi 20255min

The Tech Oligarchy’s Campaign Against the Media w/ Eoin Higgins

Paris Marx is joined by Eoin Higgins to discuss how tech billionaires set out to change the media ecosystem and made it profitable for influential voices to shift to the political right.Eoin Higgins i...

13 Helmi 202553min

Patreon Preview: Sam Altman’s Self-Serving AGI Future w/ Julia Black

10 Helmi 20256min

How Spotify Remade the Music Industry w/ Liz Pelly

Paris Marx is joined by Liz Pelly to discuss how Spotify changes how we listen to music and the broader impacts it has on the wider music industry.Liz Pelly is a music journalist and the author of Moo...

6 Helmi 20251h 5min

The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism w/ Chris Gilliard

Paris Marx is joined by Chris Gilliard to discuss David Golumbia's final book Cyberlibertarianism and how right-wing politics shaped how we think about the internet.Chris Gilliard is co-director of th...

30 Tammi 202558min

Patreon Preview: Do We Live in a Simulation? w/ Émile P. Torres

27 Tammi 20254min

The New Tech Oligarchy w/ Gaby Del Valle

Paris Marx is joined by Gaby Del Valle to discuss the inauguration of Donald Trump and what the tech oligarchy hopes to get from their relationship with him.Gaby Del Valle is a policy reporter at The ...

23 Tammi 202552min