Gen Z is Pivoting From Tech to the Military-Industrial Complex, Gary Stevenson

This week on Techish, Michael and Abadesi unpack how the changing political landscape is shaping career goals for top university grads. They also dive into Big Tech’s ties to the military-industrial complex, reflect on the 'good old days' of internet journalism, and the debate about tackling wealth inequality.Chapters00:25 Stanford Grads Are Ditching Big Tech for Defense07:57 Nostalgia for BuzzFeed-Era Journalism10:20 The Pressure to Perform Success13:31 Gary Stevenson and Taxing the Super RichExtra Reading & ResourcesStanford students used to chase jobs at Meta and Google. Now they want to work on defense [The San Francisco Standard]Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance [Wired]Yahoo sells TechCrunch to investment firm Regent [Axios]The Diary of a CEO Daniel Priestley Gary Stevenson [YouTube]Revealed: the property empires that make Charles and William millions [The Times]Support the showJoin our Patreon for early content, extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techishWatch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2————————————————————Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techishhttps://www.instagram.com/techishpod/https://www.instagram.com/abadesi/https://www.instagram.com/michaelberhane_/ Email us at [email protected]

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