Sam Altman’s anti-human worldview

OpenAI CEO downgrades humanity in pursuit of goal to merge with computers | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 16 days ago

X shows why stricter tech regulation is necessary

We need comprehensive rules on social media far more than age limits | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 month ago

Escaping the trap of US tech dependence

Canada needs real digital sovereignty, not our own digital colonizers | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 month ago

A critical tech reading list for winter 2026

11 books to keep you thinking through the winter | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 month ago

Elon Musk’s X must be banned

Regulators need to stop cowering before the richest man in the world | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 2 months ago

The United States is a rogue state

Donald Trump’s “attack on sovereignty” in Venezuela has terrible consequences for the world | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 2 months ago

We need to reassess our relationship to digital tech

Getting off US tech led me to a wider questioning of digital convenience | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 2 months ago

Netflix can’t be allowed to buy Warner Discovery

It would be the next step in the degradation of culture to serve commercial ends | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 2 months ago

A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving

Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 3 months ago

Generative AI is a societal disaster

Governments are deluding themselves into believing investment justifies allowing AI to upend society | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 4 months ago

A critical tech reading list for fall 2025

9 books to consider for the rest of the year | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 4 months ago

Social media causes more harm than good

We need to stop falling for anti-regulation hysteria if we’re to get control of digital harms | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 5 months ago

iPhone Air is Apple’s latest gimmick

The thin iPhone is teeing up a foldable phone likely to come next year | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 6 months ago

Ghosting Substack

After 9 months on Substack, Disconnect is back on Ghost. Paris explains why the migration was necessary. | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 6 months ago

World leaders must stop appeasing Donald Trump

Conceding to Trump’s demands only guarantees new threats. It’s time to reject the US and its tech companies. | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 6 months ago

My first book is out in paperback!

Grab your copy of Road to Nowhere | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 6 months ago

Wading through the social media haze

Wildfire responses in Canada stifled by misinformation, particularly on on Facebook | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 6 months ago

I drove some Chinese cars. Here’s what I thought.

Western automakers are doomed if they keep trying to hide behind tariff walls | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 7 months ago

Mark Carney is going “elbows down” against Big Tech

Canada’s AI agenda ignores potential harms in the hope of short-term economic gain | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 7 months ago

I’ve had it with Microsoft

The company is deceptively raising prices on existing customers to fund its AI spending | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 7 months ago

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider. | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 7 months ago

Why Canada needs to build a public cloud

Dependence on US tech giants must end if the country is serious about digital sovereignty | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 7 months ago

Better founders won’t fix Silicon Valley

The pressure to maximize profit makes even the seemingly good executives compromise their values or move aside | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 8 months ago

A critical tech reading list for summer 2025

10 books to check out during your summer vacation | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 8 months ago

Mark Carney caves to Trump and the tech industry

Canada’s decision to rescind its digital services tax shows it’s “elbows down” in US trade talks | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 8 months ago

Why should the US decide who can have certain tech?

Restrictions on Iranian and Chinese technology are about preserving US geopolitical power | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 8 months ago

Getting off US tech is no easy task

But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make the effort | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 8 months ago

I’m writing a new book!

It will tell the story of what’s really behind the hyperscale data center boom | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 8 months ago

Elon Musk’s reputation must be beyond rehabilitation

It's time to end the myth of his genius once and for all | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 9 months ago

The conservative-tech alliance is coming to Canada

Shopify executives want to emulate the right-wing project of their Silicon Valley peers | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Roundup: The system is crashing

Read to the end for a surprising tirade against Elon Musk | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Dismissing critics has “real and dangerous” consequences

Casey Newton’s diatribe against AI skeptics illustrates a broader issue in tech journalism | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Roundup: The US’s war on Chinese tech has consequences

Read to the end for a little song about a certain health insurance story | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Elon Musk is sending DOGE after high-speed rail

Donald Trump’s “first buddy” is using his position to revive personal vendettas | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Why we must reclaim digital sovereignty

A new white paper envisions a radically different technological future | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Roundup: What’s going on in Romania?

Read to the end for the revival of Elon Musk’s war on California high-speed rail | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Roundup: The return of self-driving hype

Read to the end for a graph of Elon Musk’s real-time mental decline | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Advertisers are returning to Twitter/X to keep Elon Musk happy

Brands know Musk has influence with Donald Trump and want to make sure he doesn’t use it against them | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Roundup: Has Bluesky’s moment arrived?

Read to the end for another Cybertruck fail | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

What we get wrong about the supposed threat of Chinese EVs

Recent comments by Ford CEO Jim Farley give a more honest picture of why Chinese EV makers are leading | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Roundup: Some fiction after a grim week

Read to the end for a fascinating video a certain orange guy’s social media use | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Shame on the Elon enablers

Media and politicians created a monster and lost control of him | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

How Amazon threatens Canada’s post office

Amazon’s low-wage, non-union model is a threat to key public institutions and their unionized workers | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Roundup: Targeting platforms’ addictive design

Read to the end for a fun jab at Mark Zuckerberg’s Halloween costume | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Geoffrey Hinton’s misguided views on AI

He may have made important contributions to artificial intelligence, but that doesn’t mean he knows where it’s going | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Roundup: Elon Musk’s Russian connection

Read to the end for another AI CEO making ridiculous energy demands | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Gates-washing the future

A new Netflix series continues the effort to launder Bill Gates’ reputation | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago

Roundup: What will happen to Elon Musk after the election?

Read to the end for a cool guide for new Bluesky users | Continue reading


@disconnect.blog | 1 year ago