The chapter explores the notable shift of influential tech leaders openly endorsing the Republican Party, impacting Silicon Valley's political landscape. It discusses how billionaires in the tech sector are leveraging their power to influence the upcoming 2024 election and the implications of figures like Musk and Andreessen supporting Trump. The conversation also delves into the frustrations towards the Biden administration within the tech industry and the motivations behind tech elites aligning themselves with specific political standpoints.
This week, an assassination attempt for the social media age: what the platforms got right and wrong in the chaotic aftermath. Then we talk with the Times reporter Teddy Schleifer from this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee about the wave of Silicon Valley billionaires stepping up to back Trump. And finally, we talk to The Times’s Styles reporter Callie Holtermann about facial fitness gum, a “jawmaxxing” product targeted at teen boys online.
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