Technology and Politics Collide

For many years, Silicon Valley was considered to be somewhat apolitical. But the last decade has changed the relationship with governments. What’s causing the changes? SHOW: 844SHOW TRANSCRIPT: The Cloudcast #844 TranscriptSHOW VIDEO: https://youtube.com/@TheCloudcastNET CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSOR:Upgrade to the next generation of the cloud.  Oracle Cloud InfrastructureSHOW NOTES:It’s Silicon Valley vs. Silicon Valley (NY Times)VCs for KamalaThe Little Tech Agenda: Why We Support Trump (a16z)BG2 Podcast - Silicon Valley’s Political 180SHOW NOTES:TECHNOLOGY IS A CRITICAL DRIVER OF ECONOMIC GROWTHVCs are becoming more visible and vocal in their political agendasBillionaires have the wealth, power and influence of nation statesEuropean and APAC tech policy are more defined than USDOES GROWTH ALLOW YOU TO AVOID RESPONSIBILITY OR ACCOUNTABILITY?Has there been an “unwritten” agreement between WashDC and Silicon Valley?Crypto is not just another technologyIssues: Antitrust, Taxes, Future of AI, etc.FEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @cloudcastpodInstagram: @cloudcastpodTikTok: @cloudcastpod