{"id":16058,"date":"2024-11-06T16:08:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16058"},"modified":"2024-11-06T17:26:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T17:26:09","slug":"what-a-trump-victory-means-for-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=16058","title":{"rendered":"What a Trump Victory Means for Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Another Trump presidency will be good for crypto and Elon Musk, but every big tech company may not benefit from a more hands-off approach to antitrust.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The red wave that swept Donald J. Trump to re-election did not, despite what some podcasters might claim, originate in Silicon Valley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here, in bluer-than-blue San Francisco, rank-and-file tech workers still largely vote for Democrats. And while some prominent tech leaders came out in support of Mr. Trump \u2014 most notably, Elon Musk, and a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/10\/18\/magazine\/trump-donors-silicon-valley.html\" title>cluster of right-wing executives<\/a> and venture capitalists who bankrolled his campaign \u2014 many others either supported Kamala Harris or parked themselves comfortably on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But whether they voted for Mr. Trump or not, nearly everyone in tech will feel the consequences of a second Trump term, from social media companies to crypto investors to the companies trying to build next-generation artificial intelligence systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump\u2019s first term was wild and unpredictable, creating a noisy day-to-day business environment that even the biggest tech companies struggled to navigate. It\u2019s likely that more chaos and uncertainty lie ahead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But here are a few predictions I already feel confident making.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-21afda62\">Musk vindicated<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Elon Musk, already the tech industry\u2019s most visible and polarizing figure, may have done more than anyone else in America to elect Mr. Trump. He was not only one of Mr. Trump\u2019s biggest donors and his highest-profile supporter on the campaign trail \u2014 he turned X, the social network he owns, into a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/04\/us\/politics\/musk-x-trump-harris.html\" title>megaphone for the MAGA movement<\/a>, flooding users\u2019 feeds with pro-Trump content and urging people to vote for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">No one in Silicon Valley has ever put his thumb on the scale this hard. And no one will benefit more from a second Trump presidency than Mr. Musk, who will become the most powerful businessman in America (if he wasn\u2019t already).<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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Trump to re-election did not, despite what some podcasters might claim, originate in Silicon Valley.Here, in bluer-than-blue San Francisco, rank-and-file tech workers still largely vote for Democrats. And while some prominent tech leaders came out in support of Mr. Trump \u2014 most notably, Elon Musk, and a cluster of right-wing executives and venture capitalists who bankrolled his campaign \u2014 many others either supported Kamala Harris or parked themselves comfortably on the sidelines.But whether they voted for Mr. Trump or not, nearly everyone in tech will feel the consequences of a second Trump term, from social media companies to crypto investors to the companies trying to build next-generation artificial intelligence systems.Mr. Trump\u2019s first term was wild and unpredictable, creating a noisy day-to-day business environment that even the biggest tech companies struggled to navigate. It\u2019s likely that more chaos and uncertainty lie ahead.But here are a few predictions I already feel confident making.Musk vindicatedElon Musk, already the tech industry\u2019s most visible and polarizing figure, may have done more than anyone else in America to elect Mr. Trump. He was not only one of Mr. Trump\u2019s biggest donors and his highest-profile supporter on the campaign trail \u2014 he turned X, the social network he owns, into a megaphone for the MAGA movement, flooding users\u2019 feeds with pro-Trump content and urging people to vote for him.No one in Silicon Valley has ever put his thumb on the scale this hard. And no one will benefit more from a second Trump presidency than Mr. Musk, who will become the most powerful businessman in America (if he wasn\u2019t already).We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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