Why Tech Makes Us More Insecure w/ Astra Taylor

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Data Vampires Redux: Going Hyperscale (Episode 1)

Paris’ new book Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech’s Data Empires is coming out on October 20. To celebrate, we’re revisiting the series that planted the seeds for his deep dive into hyperscale data centers, the communities they’re affecting, and the future Silicon V ...  Show more

How Mass Layoffs Changed Working in Tech w/ Clarissa Redwine & JS Tan

Not long ago, tech jobs were sought after for their security, benefits, wages, and the progressive values promoted by Silicon Valley companies. But now workers are barely hanging on. Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan join Paris Marx to discuss the state of worker organizing in the tech ...  Show more

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