How Trump’s plan to ‘fix it’ may just risk it for UK tech – UKTN
As the result of the US election was all but confirmed, Mark Zuckerberg took to Threads to congratulate Donald Trump on his victory, saying: “We have great opportunities ahead of us as a country.”
Many in the global tech sector will view the election result as an opportunity. But with the mass exodus from X – and the confirmation of a role in Trump’s cabinet for its owner – it’s clear that there are significant challenges ahead for tech too.
The Musk effect
As well as having Elon Musk head up the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, Trump has aligned himself to several tech initiatives driven by Musk – from aggressive deregulation of some of Biden’s AI legislation, to the appointment of pro-crypto figures to his cabinet….
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