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A.I. & Israel

Western Big Tech giants enable Israel's occupation.

US Big Tech supports Israel's AI-powered genocide and apartheid.

Israel's tech sector accounts for 20% of its economy.

SATELLITES

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites roughly once per week; and it's not the only telecom corporation in the game. By the 2030s, 100,000 satellites could crowd low Earth orbit.

Last month, SpaceX junk crashed onto Saskatchewan farmland.

TECH WORKERS

E-waste recycling centers in China expose workers to flame retardants' hazardous chemicals. Then, after processing, e-waste negatively impacts the environment.

Communications Workers of America (CWA) Draws Attention to AT&T Wire Tech Attrition as Bargaining Continues. A survey of 647 Wire Technicians showed that nearly 65% of respondents were actively looking for other jobs. An anonymous wire technician said, "They wonder why turnover rates are so high. It's because you have to have a roommate or a second job to be able to afford to live."

YOUTH

Teachers told Jessica Grose about A.I. in school-- including how students' ability to wrestle with a problem has shrunk to the length of time it takes to get an answer from a search engine.

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