The New Military Industry Complex w/ Sam Biddle

The New Military Industry Complex w/ Sam Biddle

Paris Marx is joined by Sam Biddle to discuss how Silicon Valley is shamelessly courting government military contracts, using tactics to silence employee dissent and normalize the situation to the public, and what it all means for the future of military geopolitics.Sam Biddle is a senior technology reporter at The Intercept.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. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson.Also mentioned in this episode: Sam wrote about how defense tech companies sought to capitalize on Trump’s return to office and OpenAI’s embrace of nationalism. Trae Stephens was interviewed by Wired last year, where he made his comments about the military industrial complex. Meta and Anduril teamed up to provide VR and AR devices to the US military. Trump’s US Army appointee won’t give up his Anduril stock. Palantir’s CEO wrote the Defense Reformation report and Andreessen Horowitz launched an American Dynamism division. Support the show

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Bring Back Meddling With Tech Hardware w/ Chris Person

Bring Back Meddling With Tech Hardware w/ Chris Person

Paris Marx is joined by Chris Person to discuss the state of hardware and manufacturing in the tech industry, ways to hack your stuff, options to undermine Microsoft’s software dominance, and how the ...

22 Jan 58min

Reimagining Our Relationship with Digital Tech w/ Paris Marx

Reimagining Our Relationship with Digital Tech w/ Paris Marx

Paris Marx marks the beginning of 2026 by discussing some of the big themes that will be moving the conversations he’ll be having this year, particularly digital sovereignty and rethinking the value o...

15 Jan 49min

We All Suffer from OpenAI’s Pursuit of Scale w/ Karen Hao [Replay]

We All Suffer from OpenAI’s Pursuit of Scale w/ Karen Hao [Replay]

Paris Marx is joined by Karen Hao to discuss how Sam Altman’s goal of scale at all costs has spawned a new empire founded on exploitation of people and the environment, resulting in not only the loss ...

8 Jan 54min

How Spotify Remade the Music Industry w/ Liz Pelly [Replay]

How Spotify Remade the Music Industry w/ Liz Pelly [Replay]

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. This episode previously aired in February 2025. Liz...

1 Jan 1h 6min

The Year in Tech w/ Jathan Sadowski & Brian Merchant

The Year in Tech w/ Jathan Sadowski & Brian Merchant

Paris Marx is joined by Jathan Sadowski and Brian Merchant to reflect on the year in tech, discuss the worst people in Silicon Valley, and share what they’ll be keeping an eye on in 2026. Jathan Sado...

24 Dec 20251h 28min

How Effective is Australia’s Social Media Age Limit? w/ Cam Wilson

How Effective is Australia’s Social Media Age Limit? w/ Cam Wilson

Paris Marx is joined by Cam Wilson to discuss the new social media age limit in Australia, including how successful the rollout has been so far and the missed opportunities of taking a more nuanced re...

18 Dec 202559min

Europe’s Subservience to the United States w/ Ben Wray

Europe’s Subservience to the United States w/ Ben Wray

Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss the Europe’s capitulation to pressure from the United States on Nexperia, as well as on digital protections and labor rights that could have big implication...

11 Dec 202559min

Europe is Gutting Its Tech Regulations w/ Aline Blankertz

Europe is Gutting Its Tech Regulations w/ Aline Blankertz

Paris Marx is joined by Aline Blankertz to discuss how right-wing governments and international corporations in the European Union are pushing to gut tech regulations with the goal of boosting AI deve...

4 Dec 202557min

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