Tech Won’t Save Us

DATA VAMPIRES is a four-part series digging into the costs of hyperscale data centers and why tech billionaires are so desperate to build more. In Part 1, we explore where “the cloud” came from and how it expands the power of Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/241_...

I couldn’t think of anyone better to interview me on my podcast about my new data center book than @lifewinning.com — someone who’s been making the infrastructures of the internet visible for far longer than I have. Check out our conversation — and grab our books!

The tech industry’s data center boom has generated an unprecedented backlash — and is threatening any prospect of climate progress in the process. This week @lifewinning.com takes over the show to interview @parismarx.com about his new book HYPERSCALE. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/351_...

Local opposition is one way to rein in a data center project. Taking them to court is another. This week @marthadark.bsky.social joins @parismarx.com to talk about challenging data centers in court, including over local impacts and environmental harm. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/350_...

Tech reporting this bad is why @techwontsave.us exists.

Really happy to have @laismartins.com back on the podcast to dig into the unique form data center expansion is taking in Brazil and to discuss what’s happening in the country’s election.

My new book HYPERSCALE is out in two weeks — and my copies just arrived! I recorded an unboxing video to share some thoughts as it gets closer to release and show you what it looks like. Hate data centers? You’re going to want a copy! Preorder yours today: bookshop.org/a/18331/9798...

I highly recommend listening to @ketanjoshi.co recent episode on @techwontsave.us with @parismarx.com , especially because they spent the latter half of the episode bringing the conversation of 'ai data centres' back to Aus and its capture by Fossil Fuel companies. bsky.app/profile/tech...

There was an amazing AI booster podcast where the host talked about how his AI-using kids were distraught when they found out about bad AI is for the environment. He seemed surprised and confused at their reaction.

WTF are we doing? Let's take the world back from the insane Oligarchy

And all because you won’t write your own sentences and paragraphs, as you had to do only five fucking years ago. We could end all this tomorrow if everyone just searched, read, thought and wrote by themselves

Bluesky locals discuss some underappreciated aspects of the global fossil-fueled data center boom. Good conversation!

The point of the unprofitable AI industry--the billionaires telling you their magic machines will solve the climate crisis--is to drive up energy demands to keep the oil industry alive. 'AI' is not the future but the last gasp of a model that has no future.

Really happy to have @ketanjoshi.co back on the podcast to learn more about all the emissions being generated by the gas plants to power the tech industry’s data centers. There’s no chance of truly addressing climate change if the industry gets its way!

Not a bug, but an essential feature.

“There are a lot of books being published about how Big Tech is ruining our environment and our minds … but Hyperscale is the one I’ve got my eye on this fall.” @literaryhub.bsky.social recommends my book HYPERSCALE on its non-fiction list! Preorder now: hyperscalebook.com

I think a lot of folks even in the climate community have fallen for the greenwashing - folks like @ketanjoshi.co are giving us stark figures showing that anyone concerned about fossil fuels, especially us working against climate change, should take a closer look at the AI industry's plans.

Screaming eternally Fuck these AI companies

This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES. In Episode 4, Paris explores the future envisioned by the tech elite — and how hostile it is for the rest of us. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/347_...

An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.

I had a great conversation with @adamconover.net covering so many aspects of the data center debate. Don’t miss it, and make sure to preorder my new book HYPERSCALE!

John Ternus kicked off his tenure as Apple CEO by announcing the long-awaited folding iPhone. But behind the scenes, it looks like products and services are going to get more expensive to please shareholders and he’s ready to sacrifice privacy on the altar of AI.

This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES. In Episode 3, Paris digs into what the AI industry wants us to sacrifice to enable their grand ambitions. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/346_...

While you're waiting for the Alex Gibney documentary on Elon Musk to be released, be sure to check out the brilliant @techwontsave.us 4-part series 'Elon Musk Unmasked', which absolutely buries him (often using his own words). techwontsave.us/elon-musk-un...

This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES. In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...

This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES. In Episode 2, Paris explores some of the movements pushing back on data centers and the issues driving them. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/345_...

I never ever ever use shopify.

Big news for HYPERSCALE less than two months out from release: It’s longlisted for the FT’s Business Book of the Year Award, got some great reviews, and I’m narrating the audiobook! Plus, get great tech reads you might have missed in the Disconnect monthly recap.

Begging some very “left podcasts” to at least drop the Shopify ads. No ethical podcast ads under capitalism or whatever but that guy specifically sucks in a real disgusting manner.

Narcissistic billiionaires like Elon Musk and Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke have deluded themselves into believing they represent normal people. @rachelgilmore.bsky.social joined @parismarx.com to discuss how Shopify is pushing right-wing politics in Canada. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/340_...

This month, we’re doing something special. @parismarx.com’s new book HYPERSCALE is out on October 20, so we’re bringing back DATA VAMPIRES. In Episode 1, Paris digs into how data centers went hyperscale—and the role of the cloud in how we got to this point. Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/344_...