What a Trump Victory Means for Tech
The New York Times
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.
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The red wave that swept Donald J. 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 — most notably, Elon Musk and a cluster of right-wing executives and venture capitalists who bankrolled his campaign — 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’s first term was wild and unpredictable, creating a noisy day-to-day business environment that even the biggest tech companies struggled to navigate. It’s likely that more chaos and uncertainty lie ahead.
But here are a few predictions I already feel confident making.
Donald Trump’s pledge to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild on health” has put three issues on the agenda in the final days of the 2024 campaign.
The epidemic in Africa continues to grow, prompting fears of another outbreak in the U.S. But the vaccine is no longer free, and vulnerable people are going without.
Scientists dug up the real dirt on the substance applied to all the baseballs used in the major leagues.
In Colombia, a fossil-collecting rancher has found a giant, flightless killer from 13 million years ago — and a missing link to the region’s evolutionary history.
A team recently dived deep beneath Lake Huron hoping to harvest grain that may one day be distilled into whiskey with a flavor forgotten to history.
Museums are adding scents as another tool for communicating information about science and other subjects in their exhibits.
If every emergency room in the United States were fully prepared to treat children, thousands of lives would be saved and the cost would be $11.84 or less per child, researchers found.
The hunt for dark matter is shifting from particles to waves named after a laundry detergent.
Since the Mexico City restaurant Contramar turned a classic fish dish into a go-to entree, versions have popped up from Milwaukee to Greece.
Breaking up the C.D.C., moving funds from the N.I.H. — conservatives have floated changes should Mr. Trump regain office.
The ghosts of stars are up to their usual mischief.