Burn Book: A Tech Love Story - Dec 12, 2024

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Join us for a gathering of friends to discuss the latest Book Therapy Project selection, Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.

One topic we haven't broached yet is tech and AI, and as we approach Trump’s second presidency, it feels particularly necessary right now to understand the people behind the social media and tech we use every day. Who are these tech bros running the country? (Insert Elon Musk as President joke here.)

Read: “Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule: How the US government came to rely on the tech billionaire – and is now struggling to rein him in” – New Yorker, August 2023

Watch: Kara Swisher in conversation with Ted Sarandos at Live Talks Los Angeles

Listen: On With Kara Swisher, and specifically this episode: “Leaving X? Where Next? On Bluesky, Threads and the “Fediverse”