Are big tech companies trying to control our lives?
Should we be concerned about the growing power of tech giants? In his book, “World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech,” Franklin Foer says that more than their size, these...
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HARI SREENIVASAN: But first: Tech giants are increasingly under scrutiny from politicians, regulators and experts on the left and the right. Some are concerned about their growing power, even calling them monopolies. And the tension keeps building, whether over privacy, politics or the displacement of workers by automation. Yet their role in contemporary life certainly isn't shrinking. We, too, at the "NewsHour" have worked and collaborated with Facebook, Google and many other new media businesses. A new book zeros in on some of these criticisms. Economics correspondent Paul Solman has a conversation for his weekly series, Making Sense. PAUL SOLMAN: So, what's the problem? FRANKLIN FOER, Author, "World Without Mind: The Existential ...
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HARI SREENIVASAN: But first: Tech giants are increasingly under scrutiny from politicians, regulators and experts on the left and the right. Some are concerned about their growing power, even calling them monopolies. And the tension keeps building, whether over privacy, politics or the displacement of workers by automation. Yet their role in contemporary life certainly isn't shrinking. We, too, at the "NewsHour" have worked and collaborated with Facebook, Google and many other new media businesses. A new book zeros in on some of these criticisms. Economics correspondent Paul Solman has a conversation for his weekly series, Making Sense. PAUL SOLMAN: So, what's the problem? FRANKLIN FOER, Author, "World Without Mind: The Existential ...
