A tech news podcast to help you sort through the wreckage. Hosted by @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social. Music by @com.y-a-c-h-t.com. Production by @ericwickham.ca.https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalidhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lti4apdoxs2wWhat does the new movie Mountainhead tell us about how tech billionaires think? In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social give their thoughts on the movie, what it does well, and not so well. Became a Patreon supporter to listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mountainhead-of-13293622708 Jul 2025 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lti4apdoxs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lt5fxyrmrs2nTHIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH 💥 The 10-year ban on state AI laws is dead 💥 Canada caves to pressure from Trump 💥 The generative AI backlash grows ➕ Peter Thiel and his buddies are starting a new Middle Earth bank, Microsoft is cutting thousands of jobs + more! LISTEN: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/episodes/17444957-the-ban-on-state-ai-laws-is-dead-canada-bows-to-trump-and-big-tech-and-the-ai-backlash-grows04 Jul 2025 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt5fxyrmrs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lsmmb5yxos2mTHIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH 💥 Anthropic gets a court win on training data 💥 Should training on copyrighted works be fair use? 💥 Tesla’s robotaxis have predictable issues ➕ Australia’s social media ban, new Fairphone, Brian has a new series +more! Listen here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/episodes/17405001-ai-has-its-day-in-court-and-tesla-s-robotaxis-are-already-a-dangerous-menace-in-austin27 Jun 2025 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsmmb5yxos2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3ls2lbzc2m22hTHIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH 💥 Trump Mobile takes the phone world by storm 💥 The ties grow between tech and the military 💥 AI slop meets the Israel-Iran conflict ➕ Tesla pauses production, AI hits libraries, governments are getting off Microsoft + more! LISTEN: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/episodes/17365472-the-rise-of-the-ai-military-industrial-complex-trump-s-scam-phone-and-israel-iran-slop20 Jun 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2lbzc2m22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lrioxkyins24THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH 💥 The Trump-Musk relationship continues to spiral 💥 Musk should face consequences for DOGE 💥 LA protesters are burning Waymos ➕ Ohio making students bilingual in AI, video game performers have a tentative agreement + more! LISTEN: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/episodes/17324968-donald-trump-and-elon-musk-clash-while-protesters-burn-waymos-in-los-angeles13 Jun 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrioxkyins24https://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lr6nj3axw22zPalmer Luckey wants Western countries to be armed to the teeth with automated weapons. In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social dig into Anduril’s scary vision for our future. Become a Patreon supporter to listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/palmer-luckey-to-13071692509 Jun 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6nj3axw22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lqx3irv5lk2gTHIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH 💥 Elon Musk is out at DOGE (kind of) 💥 Musk tried to kill OpenAI’s UAE Stargate project 💥 Palantir is scooping up data on Americans ➕ ZeniMax workers have a contract, Twitter warning about blue checks in Europe + more! LISTEN: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/episodes/17289184-what-elon-musk-s-exit-from-white-house-really-means-and-what-s-next-for-doge06 Jun 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqx3irv5lk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lqgaetnzrc2gTHIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH: 💥 Sam Altman and Jony Ive get hitched (for AI hardware) 💥 Trump threatens a 25% iPhone tariff 💥 Can an iPhone be made in the USA? ➕ BYD beats Tesla in Europe, Google’s Veo 3 goes viral, Duolingo cleans up its AI mess + more! Listen: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/episodes/17252069-sam-altman-and-jony-ive-are-making-an-ai-device-openai-gets-desperate-and-trump-goes-after-iphones30 May 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqgaetnzrc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lpuowginp22qTHIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH 💥 Microsoft adopts Grok after “white genocide” scandal 💥 Big tech can’t see beyond AI 💥 Young people are done with the internet ➕ SpaceX flexes muscle in Texas, newspapers run AI-generated list, Netflix grabs Sesame Street + more! LISTEN: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/episodes/17212217-teens-are-done-with-big-tech-s-internet-google-triples-down-on-ai-and-grok-is-pro-white-genocide23 May 2025 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpuowginp22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lpcfnfsho22w THIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH 💥 Republicans are trying to ban AI regulation 💥 The Vatican has a Luddite Pope 💥 Trump’s Saudi trip shows the geopolitics of AI ➕ Canada’s AI minister, UK artists fight copyright changes, Microsoft layoffs + more! LISTEN: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/episodes/17173136-republicans-want-to-ban-ai-regulation-our-new-luddite-pope-and-the-obscene-saudi-spectacle16 May 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpcfnfsho22whttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3loqsijfbks2mTHIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH 💥 Zuck drinks coffee “recreationally” with his 15 AI friends 💥 OpenAI will remain a weird nonprofit 💥 Generative AI is harming education and jobs ➕ Tesla sales plummet, PBS Kids is defunded, Google funds “White Mirror” + more! LISTEN: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/episodes/17127434-the-ai-education-and-jobs-crisis-openai-s-corporate-drama-and-zuck-s-ai-friends09 May 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqsijfbks2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lohtebivm22bEric Schmidt is using China’s threat to US power as a marketing device to get the Pentagon to buy AI. In a new bonus episode, @parismarx.com and @bcmerchant.bsky.social pull back the curtain on Schmidt’s evolution. Become a Patreon supporter to listen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/eric-schmidts-to-12786961406 May 2025 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lohtebivm22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/handle.invalid/post/3lo7ackdf4k2oTHIS WEEK ON SYSTEM CRASH 💥 Canada rejects Trump — and DOGE-style politics 💥 Jeff Bezos caves to the White House 💥 Tech billionaires are radicalizing in massive group chats ➕ X users drop, Duolingo embraces AI, Microsoft cancels data centers + more! LISTEN: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2425400/episodes/17082811-canada-rejects-doge-bezos-caves-to-trump-and-the-tech-billionaire-signal-club02 May 2025 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:cdqkh2mczjunvsgeuw5l6dbn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7ackdf4k2o