Labor Bytes

In an anomalous episode of the world's best leftist tech podcast, host Gabe Carey is joined by Gizmodo Consumer Tech Reporter and resident domestic cohabitant Victoria Song to discuss the obtrusive implications of the so-called "age of surveillance capitalism," as well as other controversial labor practices plaguing the tech industry. But first, an interview with Jake Pierce of democratically run games label Ice Water Games.

After a long day rife with PS5 confusion, leftist tech podcast hosts Gabe Carey and Bill Thomas hash out changes to Facebook's news algorithm, Activision's weird pregnancy tracking incentives, and more, leading into a frank discussion about the demoralizing working conditions plaguing Anthem developer BioWare.

In a capitalist hellscape of subsidized art, do we truly own anything? As Apple, Google, and Microsoft all reveal plans for subscription-based gaming services, tech reporters turned leftist tech podcast hosts Gabe Carey and Bill Thomas discuss the impermanence of content and how temporary licenses affect our perception of entertainment at large.

Is Google Stadia going to harvest all of your data? Will the re-enactment of net neutrality backfire? Is there a place in the world for Tim Apple's new streaming service? Leftist tech podcast hosts Gabe Carey and Bill Thomas discuss all these questions and more in the latest episode of Labor Bytes.

Preceded by an interview with The Hard Times founder and OutVoice creator Matt Saincome, leftist tech podcast hosts Gabe Carey and Bill Thomas discuss cloud-based game streaming platform Google Stadia, Movie Pass' repeatedly failed attempts at revival, Facebook's "cracking down" on discriminatory ads, Nvidia's RTX backpedaling and for our featured discussion: Fascism, YouTube, and cultivated identity.

What would happen if you dropped 100 billionaires onto an island? Chances are, they'd pummel each other to the ground. And as new markets emerge from the governmental shortcomings of our capitalist society, leftist tech podcast hosts Gabe Carey and Bill Thomas suggest a "billionaire battle royale" is long overdue.

God damn it. We have to talk about the THQ Nordic 8chan AMA, don't we? Then, later on, leftist tech podcast hosts Gabe Carey and Bill Thomas discuss Google's elimination of forced arbitration, UK parliament's Facebook regulation efforts, Microsoft's HoloLens weaponry scandal, and Samsung's prematurely revealed $2,000 foldable phone. Plus: More layoffs!

After giving proper introductions and laying out some ideological groundwork, the premiere episode of Labor Bytes sees leftist tech podcast hosts Gabe Carey and Bill Thomas discussing the Activision Blizzard layoffs, Amazon's NYC HQ2 back-out, and Metro Exodus' Epic Games Store exclusivity.