Tuesday’s election brought Donald Trump to president-elect status and the tech industry isn’t so sure what that means. The short answer is yes, tech will experience a Trump effect but listen for the longer term effect and take a peek at the “Election and Technology” links below for more perspective.
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Other Top Tech Stories
Election and TechnologyTrump’s Presidency Could Upend the Way Silicon Valley WorksUnder Trump the future of Net Neutrality and broadband is uncertainDonald Trump Could Put Climate Change on Course for ‘Danger Zone’Trump’s a disaster for online privacy. Here’s how to protect yours before it’s too late.Read Tim Cook’s Email To Apple Employees After Donald Trump’s ElectionMoving forward together: Our thoughts on the US electionPeter Thiel Said to Join Trump’s Presidential Transition TeamFacebookZuckerberg: Fake news on Facebook affected election? That’s ‘crazy’ Facebook is telling everyone that they’re deadTwitter still might save Vine by selling itYouTube VR: A whole new way to watch… and createRequires a Daydream-ready phone like Pixel and the new Daydream View headset and controllerCool Thing of the Week
Phil: UncourageTim: Narro turns your reading list into a podcastSteve: ProtonMailEncrypted email service ProtonMail says new signups doubled after Trump winUpcoming Events
The Complete List of 250+ Tech, IT, and DevOps Conferences in 2016The list as a Google spreadsheet32 conferences for Mac and iOS professionals in 2016ProductCamp Twin Cities 2016, Nov. 12, 2016 9AM – 4PM, Worrell DesignGamer’s Rhapsody 2016, Nov. 18th, BloomingtonMinneHack, January 28-29, 2017