Monday, January 30, 2017

Immigration and Silicon Valley: the gift of Google and the about-face of Elon Musk – Corriere della Sera

From words to (the first) made. And the controversy. After expressing their dissent to the blocks at the immigration of the new president, Donald Trump, some of the managing directors of the giants of Silicon Valley have put hand to the portfolio. Problems and sudden changes of position — instead — for the next two, Travis Kalanick, and Elon Musk, the most close to the tycoon.

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Google, as reported by Usa Today, has made available a fund of $ 2 million to which may be added another 2 million by the employees. In total, there are four million put on the plate for many associations: the American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, International Rescue Committee and Unhcr. The head of the american emphasizes how it is the most consistent intervention of Mountain View for a humanitarian crisis.

Uber, the number of which one Kalanick is part with Elon Musk, the Tesla of team Trump, has created a fund from 3 million, to help its drivers to defend themselves legally. The driver was a dedicated web page to report any problems. The delicate position of Kalanick, contrary to the announcement, but close to, the president, and the decision to continue to operate during the protest of the taxi against Trump, however, have made the company the target of controversy and accusations.

On Twitter, the defections from the app are bandied about with the hashtag #DeleteUber.

is taking advantage of rival Lyft, who will donate a million over the next four years at the American Civil Liberties Union: “We are aware of the impact of this decision on many of the members of our community. We are with you”.

Musk has finished in the crosshairs of the chirping. If the hot has distanced itself from the ruling, recognizing that “it is not the best way to deal with the challenges of the Country”, later the ceo of Tesla and SpaceX, and adviser to the president has attempted to open a dialogue with his followers on the microblog on the technical aspects of the text.

Despite criticism, Musk has posted the dose – sharing the tweets of a user that defines the text of the measure more acceptable compared to how it was interpreted on the left: “Read the source is much better than relying on the opinions of others,” is the comment of Musk, which in fact has changed position.

January 30, 2017 (amending the January 30, 2017 | 10:59)

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