Our Sunday Read: The Great Tech Vibe Shift
Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palantir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along.
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Our Sunday Read: The Great Tech Vibe Shift
Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palantir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along.
Tech Billboard Decoder: The Great Tech Vibe Shift
Tech companies used to portray themselves as do-gooders. But as Palantir's new billboard suggests, their commitment to domination was there all along.
Oakland Public Safety Committee Votes Down $2.25 Million Flock Expansion
Despite its lip-service to progressive politics, Oakland City Council was poised to advance a proposal to expand its Flock surveillance network.
Tech’s Benevolent Boosters Still Confused About How To Not Be Evil
We attended SF Tech Week's block party for tech's supposed do-gooders. We couldn't find the party. Nor the good.
Why Bay Area Group Stop AI Thinks Artificial Intelligence Will Kill Us All
The group behind all those flyers wants you to think about AI doom, tech power, and human extinction.
AI Company’s Billboards Say Workers Are Disposable. But Are We?
San Franciscans hated them, and they were right. These billboards suck — and our rage is their gain.
San Francisco's Billboards Aren't For You
Wendy Liu, author of Abolish Silicon Valley, explains what those weird tech billboards are really saying.
We Should All Be Luddites: Jathan Sadowski on Why We Deserve Better Tech
Silicon Valley capitalists think you shouldn’t have a say in how technology works.
Waymos incendiando: efigies en llamas de la oligarquía tecnológica
Cuando protestantes quemaron vehículos de Waymo en las calles de Los Ángeles, no se trato de una destrucción descontrolada. Fue un mensaje directo de la clase trabajadora contra la oligarquía tecnológica.
The Torched Waymos: Burning Effigies of Tech Oligarchy
When protesters burned Waymo vehicles in the streets of Los Angeles it wasn’t wanton destruction. It was a direct message from the working class.