I’ve been writing about the politics of technology for over a decade. These days I publish much of my work at Disconnect.

My second book is called Hyperscale: The Ambition and Excess of Big Tech's Data Empires and it comes out on October 20. It digs into the buildout of all the hyperscale data centers needed to power the generative AI boom, and asks whether we really need to go along with the fantasies of tech billionaires. Preorder your copy today!

I was critical of Elon Musk long before it was popular. My work is why a lot of people know the Hyperloop was a scam to fuel opposition to California high-speed rail. I’ve also written a lot about Uber’s exploitative business model, among other transport and climate issues. More recently, my focus has shifted to the high cost of data centers and tech billionaires’ open embrace of far-right politics.

My first book Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation was published in 2022. I also co-authored a white paper on digital sovereignty. My work has been published by Time, Wired, NBC News, Business Insider, CBC News, Toronto Star, and MIT Technology Review.

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