The dark history of Silicon Valley

The dark history of Silicon Valley

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Is America a gerontocracy?

What does the country lose when one generation refuses to yield power? In this episode, Vox host Jonquilyn Hill talks with Idrees Kahloon, staff writer at the Atlantic, about why he believes America has become a gerontocracy – a government whose rulers are older than the rest of ...  عرض المزيد

Inside the secret race to build artificial intelligence

What is happening behind the scenes of America’s largest AI companies? How could the squabbles, ideologies, and goals of their CEOs and engineers shape our future? In today’s episode, guest host Christine Emba sits down with technology journalist Kevin Roose to discuss his new bo ...  عرض المزيد

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Malcolm Harris, "Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World" (Little, Brown, 2023)
New Books in the American West

Palo Alto is nice. The weather is temperate, the people are educated, rich, healthy, enterprising. Remnants of a hippie counterculture have synthesized with high technology and big finance to produce the spiritually and materially ambitious heart of Silicon Valley, whose products ...  عرض المزيد

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Malcolm Harris take a closer look at wealth and capitalism
NPR's Book of the Day

Today's episode features interviews with two people who've given a lot of thought to capitalism's role in modern society. First, Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about his new book, It's OK to be Angry About Capitalism, and how he views the way politicians appe ...  عرض المزيد

Part One: Tech Bros Have Built A Cult Around AI
Behind the Bastards

Robert sits down with Ify Nwadiwe to talk about the weird cult that's formed around AI, and some of the most powerful people in Silicon Valley. (Adapted from his article in Rolling Stone: <a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-companies-advocates-cul ...

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