May is an award-winning journalist who led a large-scale investigation into the Tony Blair Institute’s (TBI) insidious relationship with tech multi-billionaire Larry Ellison, founder of the tech and data conglomerate Oracle.
May is the editor at investigative newsroom Lighthouse Reports, where she coordinates teams of journalists and carries out investigative reporting to produce stories that are published in some of the world’s leading media outlets.Timestamps:
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(00:04:32) – Insider revelations of how TBI pushes Oracle’s products onto governments
(00:12:49) – The length of the relationship between Tony Blair and Larry Ellison
(00:14:06) – Why should people be concerned about this relationship?
(00:20:52) – How the TBI is influencing the current UK government’s obsession with American tech
(00:28:13) – What was the trigger point that rang the alarm bells with May and her colleagues?
(00:37:25) – TBI appears to be acting as Larry Ellison’s and Oracle’s dedicated sales operation
(00:38:38) – How Tony Blair and many leaders obsessively believe in AI and tech, as if it’s religion!
(00:42:54) – Can the obsessive reliance on AI and the addiction to AI companions ever be reversed?
(00:58:42) – How May discovered the link between the tech sector and migration policies.
(01:06:50) – The role played by big tech platforms in influencing migration narratives and policies
(01:15:32) – How and why did May choose to become a journalist, and her advice to noobs like Tim!
(01:25:11) – What is the future of the mainstream media and the public’s trust in journalism?
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