Tech Won't Save Us The New Military Industry Complex w/ Sam Biddle
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Jun 5, 2025 
Sam Biddle, a senior technology reporter at The Intercept, dives into the troubling alliance between Silicon Valley and military contractors. He exposes tactics used to silence dissent within tech companies and how this collaboration shapes perceptions of defense work. Biddle discusses the impact of key figures from the Trump administration on military contracts and raises ethical concerns about tech moguls prioritizing defense over consumer innovation. The conversation reveals the geopolitical motivations behind this shift and the normalization of tech's role in the military-industrial complex.
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Tech's Military Complex Ambitions
- Peter Thiel and his allies have influenced a new wave of defense tech startups claiming traditional military contracting is broken.
- They aim to replace old contractors like Lockheed with themselves, disguising self-interest as reform.
Worker Risks in Military Protests
- Employees protesting military contracts at tech companies face severe retaliation, including firing.
- Workers must weigh great personal risk when opposing these defense collaborations in hostile company cultures.
Warlike Tech Branding
- Defense tech executives openly embrace violent and militaristic rhetoric to brand their companies.
- This aligns tech with aggressive U.S. foreign policy and projects a new era of corporate jingoism.
