Dying for an iPhone: Apple, Foxconn, and the Lives of China’s Workers By Jenny Chan, Mark Selden, and Pun Ngai Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2020 ISBN: 978-1-64259-124-8 Paperback Like many of you, I use an iPhone. It is a technological wonder and allows me to do things unimaginable even a few years ago; it has more computer power than NASA had[Read More...]
Hacked accounts, policing algorithms and the rise of the restaurant robots + this day in history w/the birth of 'Kid A' and our song of the day by The Prodigy on your Morning Monarchy for October 2, 2018.
New investigation by Associated Press shows how iPhone and Android users’ location data is still recorded even when they have been misled to believe it isn’t. (CD) — Android and iPhone users may be under the impression that Google is not tracking their location data if they’ve turned off “Location History” on their devices. After all, the […]
Space Force, gaming addiction and the CREEPER Act + this day in history w/the Shishou incident and our song of the day by Trevor Moore on your Morning Monarchy for June 19, 2018.
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Apple changed mining, manufacturing, and the way we wait in lines. And made the music we listen to poorer.
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the most revolutionary consumer product ever introduce: the iPhone. It’s amazing how much progress we’ve made in a few short decades, and how affordable common electronic products have become. And the poor and middle class benefit the most. Thanks, iPhone and Happy Birthday.
