Tech Won't Save Us16 Kesä 2022

Streaming Wars: Revenge of the Cinema? w/ Gita Jackson

Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss how streaming has altered the film and television industry, what happens as their business models are coming under question, and whether cinemas have reason to celebrate streaming’s woes.Gita Jackson is a staff writer at Motherboard, Vice’s tech vertical. Follow Gita on Twitter at @xoxogossipgita.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.Find out more about Harbinger Media Network at harbingermedianetwork.com.Also mentioned in this episode: Gita wrote about why Eternals was still bad even though it was diverse, Netflix laying off Tudum writers, and some of the challenges Netflix faces. Paris wrote about the end of the Paramount Decrees, the need to break up the media giants, and the problem with the new Spider-Man movies. EA considered a merger with NBC Universal, and had talks with other companies. Raven Software at Activision Blizzard and Bioware contractors at Keywords Studios have voted to unionize. Microsoft’s Phil Spencer said the company would recognize the Raven Software union if its acquisition of Activision Blizzard goes through. CNN+ was shut down after a few weeks of operation. Netflix is changing its content investment strategy as investors lose confidence. Netflix’s share price plummeted in April after reporting it lost subscribers. The following week, the cinema celebrated the negative turn on streaming at CinemaCon. The Mandalorian pioneered a new kind of film set with massive LED screens instead of green screen. Support the show

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How Data Is Changing Air Travel w/ Amanda Mull

Paris Marx is joined by Amanda Mull to discuss the data-informed decisions that are changing the way we all experience air travel, mostly for the worse. Amanda Mull is a senior reporter and Buying Pow...

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Patreon Preview: Spain Doesn’t Have Water for Data Centers w/ Aurora Gomez Delgado

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...

10 Joulu 20243min

Should Australia Ban Teens from Social Media? w/ Cam Wilson

Paris Marx is joined by Cam Wilson to discuss Australia’s plan to ban under-16s from social media, the interests driving it, and whether it’s the right approach to tackle the harms of those platforms....

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Patreon Preview: The Crippling Energy Demand of Ireland’s Data Centers w/ Brid Smith

3 Joulu 20244min

Patreon Preview: Fighting Data Centers in Chile w/ Sebastian Lehuede

29 Marras 20245min

Nuclear Won’t Meet Tech’s Energy Demands w/ MV Ramana

Paris Marx is joined by MV Ramana to discuss the tech industry’s push to have nuclear energy power its data centers and why the reality of nuclear power isn’t as great as its promoters often make it s...

28 Marras 20241h 2min

The Forgotten Story of How Conservatives Shaped the Internet w/ Becca Lewis

Paris Marx is joined by Becca Lewis to discuss the right-wing project to shape the internet in the 1990s and how we’re still living with the legacies of those actions today.Becca Lewis is a postdoctor...

21 Marras 202459min