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Podcast: Tech Can't Save Us
Episode: What the OceanGate Disaster Can Teach Us About Regulation in Tech
Description: This week, Will and Rebecca discuss the Oceangate Titan submersible disaster that killed five people — including the company’s founder, Stockton Rush — and what we can learn from it about the need for regulation in tech.
Despite numerous warnings from industry experts and a lack of regulation, Rush pushed ahead with the fatal expedition, reflecting a prevailing attitude among super-rich entrepreneurs that they know better than anyone else.
Will and Rebecca discuss the barriers to regulation, whistleblowers, and what really lies behind moves towards tougher regulation in the EU and UK. Are dark forces at play? And whos...