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Disconnect Roundup: TikTok Bans Are About Economic Power, Not SecurityStay to the end for a reflection on the inequity of entrepreneurship
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Disconnect Roundup: TikTok Isn’t a Speech Issue and Elon Musk is a GrifterStay tuned to the end for some penguin photos!
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The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse Should be a Radicalizing MomentIt’s time to take down the venture capitalists who fuel the tech that makes our lives worse
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How Tech Companies Reshape the EconomyWhether Amazon or the creator economy, the effects of platforms go much deeper than we often realize
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Disconnect Roundup: AI isn't "democratization" and beware the "next big thing"Stay tuned to the end for a clip on AI animation being "an insult to life itself"
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Master Plan 3 is a Conservative Vision for the FutureElon Musk wants to electrify everything, while changing nothing else
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Will Elon Musk's New Master Plan Address Tesla's Real Challenges?The CEO has a poor record of delivering on his past master plan promises
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Disconnect Roundup: Elon Musk's China links and Microsoft's misleading merger argumentsRead to the end for another worrying aspect of proliferating AI tools
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Netflix is Bringing Back PiracyThe streaming reality is a far cry from its early promise
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Meta Verified Is a Sign of StagnationSocial media's best days are behind it, but companies will squeeze users as they decline
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We Don't Need New Tech to Fight Climate Change
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Netflix is Bringing Back Piracy
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