Exploring the minimal predicted impact of Trump's influence on Silicon Valley and the tech industry's increasing engagement with political matters, suggesting a shift from indifference towards political issues. The chapter concludes with a humorous anecdote on multitasking and a nostalgic reflection on teenage years.
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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