Q&A with journalist Jacob Silverman on his new book Gilded Rage, the radical politics of certain tech elites, AI's impact on Silicon Valley politics, and more
www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Scott Horton / @robertscotthorton : “Because of the tremendous wealth of key figures in [the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia], major corporations have enabled, collaborated with, and turned a blind eye to [its] efforts to suppress, torture, falsely imprison, terrorise and murder dissenters both within Saudi Arabia and around the world.” Michael E. Mann / @michaelemann : Must-read piece in @theguardian.com (h/t @dpcarrington.bsky.social). In #ScienceUnderSiege, we describe how petrostates Saudi Arabia & Russia leveraged Musk's buyout of twitter so they could weaponize it for climate denial propaganda & attacks on renewables. — www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Jacob Silverman / @jacobsilverman.com : Glad to talk with Politico about Gilded Rage, tech authoritarianism, SF, social media obsessed billionaires searching for an exit, and the crypto industry as a Democratic Party adversary. — www.politico.com/news/magazin... Forums: r/politics : 'The Democrats Still May Not Understand What They're Dealing With'
“Venture capital firms served as Laundromats for a class of kleptocrats, princelings and other global elites, who could funnel their fortunes into one of the US's most celebrated industries” — www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2...
“Because of the tremendous wealth of key figures in [the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia], major corporations have enabled, collaborated with, and turned a blind eye to [its] efforts to suppress, torture, falsely imprison, terrorise and murder dissenters both within Saudi Arabia and arou…
Must-read piece in @theguardian.com (h/t @dpcarrington.bsky.social). In #ScienceUnderSiege, we describe how petrostates Saudi Arabia & Russia leveraged Musk's buyout of twitter so they could weaponize it for climate denial propaganda & attacks on renewables. — www.theguardian.…
Glad to talk with Politico about Gilded Rage, tech authoritarianism, SF, social media obsessed billionaires searching for an exit, and the crypto industry as a Democratic Party adversary. — www.politico.com/news/magazin...